Mediterranean Hegemony Road

After thinking about it, George I found that although there were more Bulgarian troops, the Istanbul area was close to Constantinople, and the Bulgarian army had to undertake the main force of this war.

I am still confident in the combat effectiveness of the Greek Army. If it wasn't for the concern that Bulgaria would become a fisherman, the Greek government would be ready to take on the Ottoman Empire one-on-one!

"Okay, Ferdinand! I made a bet on behalf of the Greek government! Write this into the treaty, don't you regret it?" George I said confidently

Ferdinand smiled slightly, and you will cry when the Greek Army performs on the field!

On August 12, 1895, Ferdinand and King George I of Greece signed the famous "Balkan Treaty" in the suburban estate of Sofia, marking the initial establishment of the Balkan Alliance!

The treaty stipulates: 1. For the Ottoman Empire, the two countries undertake mutual defense tasks; once any country between the two countries has a war with the Ottoman Empire, the other country must also declare war on the Ottoman Empire unconditionally.

2. Within three months before the outbreak of the war, the other party must be notified to prepare in advance, otherwise the other party can join the war one week after the outbreak of the war!

3. The time for the outbreak of the war must be five years later, otherwise Bulgaria will have the right to delay its participation in the war for one month! (This was proposed by Ferdinand, on the grounds that Bulgaria had just finished playing Serbia and needed to recuperate.)

4. Regarding the issue of loot, in principle, individual operations are first-come, first-served. In joint operations, the number of enemies killed by each side is divided by the total number of enemies killed, and the distribution is based on their respective proportions.

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In addition to the secret treaty, the two countries also signed a treaty of friendly business and trade exchanges. Of course, the contract was no longer signed by Ferdinand and George I. The ordinary treaty was naturally handled by the foreign ministries of both sides.

The contents include: 1. The two countries give each other the most-favored-nation treatment to facilitate direct business exchanges between the two countries.

2. The two countries should strengthen non-governmental cooperation and encourage cultural exchanges.

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After digging a deep pit for the Greeks, Ferdinand returned to the palace contented. Since the Greeks are not on the Tao, then it is no wonder that his hands are black.

However, Bulgaria's strategy is about to undergo a small change! The outlet to the Mediterranean does not necessarily require Albania. According to Macedonia, Thrace and Epirus may be a better choice!

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In fact, Ferdinand didn't care about the "Balkan Alliance". The combat effectiveness of the Greek Army at the end of the 19th century was really doubtful.

Serbia has been abolished, and they will not appear in the Balkan wars for at least 20 years. Twenty years later, if it is not annexed by Austria-Hungary, it will be too late to come up with bubbles.

Men's Negolo (Montenegro) is too small, even if it bursts liver and kidneys, at most 20,000 to 30,000 troops can be gathered, and it's okay to play soy sauce.

The biggest purpose of establishing the alliance is to cheer up the Greeks and encourage them to challenge the Ottoman Empire. It would be perfect if we could borrow the hands of the Turks and abolish Greece like history!

If George I knew Ferdinand's true thoughts, I don't know if he would be pissed off! Now he is returning to Athens with confidence. Since Ferdinand asked to put the war time in five years, the Greek government has not even started to prepare for the war, and of course there is no money to do it!

Ferdinand didn't know yet that when Taimou calculated Greece, someone also marked his doctrine. After the second Bulgarian war, Bulgaria has come into the eyes of people with a heart, and this foreign loan has become a game of foreign powers!

Since Bulgaria's loan program was proposed, it has attracted the attention of the foreign powers. Foreign Minister Metev, Chancellor of the Exchequer Kennedy, and Prime Minister Konstantin have all become the focus of the public relations of various consortiums.

Of course, this is not a good thing, because now that Germany, Austria, France and Russia have joined together to form a consortium, the British Empire will naturally go it alone.

In addition, bank consortia from the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium and other countries also participated.

Bulgaria will face another diplomatic choice, aside from other things, Bulgaria must make a choice between Germany and Austria and France and Russia!

The advantage of choosing Deao is that there is no need to repay the long-term loan. Anyway, when the world war broke out, Deao would not have the ability to collect the debt. After the war, maybe Bulgaria can pay off the debt with a hundred levs.

However, in the following Balkan expansion, Bulgaria will be embarrassed. Will Germany give up the Ottoman Empire for Bulgaria? Anyway, Ferdinand wouldn't believe it!

The key is the retaliation of the Russian Empire, which Bulgaria cannot afford. Ferdinand doesn't think that his political skills are so defiant that he can have both sides!

Even if they knew that the conditions given by Deo were more favorable, Bulgaria had no choice. Ferdinand knew about this problem, as did others. It is estimated that Deo himself did not hold much hope, and it is more likely to block the Russians!

The British are worthy of being a shit stirrer, and the ability to fool people is not covered. In addition to the loan, Bulgaria was proposed to build a navy, and Bulgaria was invited to participate in the scramble for African colonies.

Even Ferdinand was secretly conscious of the dizziness of the cabinet flickering. You must know that at the end of the 19th century, it was the peak period for foreign powers to divide up Africa. After this village, there is no such shop!

If there is the support of the British, Bulgaria will concentrate all its efforts and smash the fleet out, and it will not be able to get a share of the pie in Africa.

Ferdinand still ruthlessly refused, the navy was not established in a day, and when the Bulgarian fleet formed a fighting force, it is estimated that the day lily will be cold!

A big picture cake, you can't see it and you can't eat it. I don’t know if the Greeks were fooled by the British like this, and they desperately smashed the fleet. In the end, the colonies were not caught, but they played deadly with the Ottoman Navy!

Do you think the British will give up after refusing? Next, the British Empire invited Bulgaria to join the intervention army to interfere in the Armenian issue. Oh, and the Greeks have joined.

This time the temptation is much greater. The three countries have joined forces to overthrow the Turks. In theory, there is no problem at all. At that time, the Balkans will be divided up by Bulgaria and Greece.

Ferdinand knew that it was actually a huge crater. The Navy may be able to easily deal with the Turks in the British Empire, but the Army Bulgaria is ready to go head to head with the Turks!

It wasn't that Ferdinand looked down on the British Army. If it weren't for the training in the Boer War, the First World War would have given the British Army no room to play!

Ferdinand had to use his personal prestige to forcibly suppress the turmoil in the hearts of the people at home, and he also deeply realized the influence of the British Empire!