Mediterranean Hegemony Road

A wave of unresolved waves rises again and again!

The just-concluded year of 1909 was a turbulent year, and the international situation had undergone earth-shaking changes!

At the beginning of the year, the "Kavala Shelling Incident" occurred, and then the Near East War broke out between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. Then, with the intervention of the Germans, the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance was established, and the second Balkan War broke out!

The coup d'état took place in the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish Al-Shabaab entered the stage of history, the anti-guarantee alliance was defeated, and the international situation in the Near East has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The relationship between Bulgaria and the Germans deteriorated rapidly. At the same time, the contradiction between the Entente and the Allies further deepened. Influenced by the Second Balkan War, the main war factions of Russia and France began to rise, laying the groundwork for the outbreak of the First World War. Hidden danger!

The strategic layout of the British on the European continent was initially completed. After the end of the Second Balkan War, the negotiations between Britain and Germany on limiting the naval arms race also ended!

The Anglo-German alliance that the Germans had been looking forward to was completely shattered, the two countries formally confronted each other, and the naval arms race escalated!

In the same year, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Siam signed the "Treaty of Bangkok", and the British achieved the completion of their expansion in the Malay Peninsula.

Oh, and the former Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi was assassinated in North Korea. Since then, the Japanese government has embarked on a road of no return. Along the way, the Japanese army launched another coup, but it was temporarily suppressed by the Japanese government!

In the ancient country of the East, the constitutional reform failed, the countdown to the Manchu Dynasty began, and internal contradictions intensified. In the same year, Zhang Zhidong, the last banner of the Westernization Movement, died of illness, heralding the end of an era.

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The international situation affects the whole body. The influence of Ferdinand's butterfly effect on the world is getting bigger and bigger, and history has changed beyond recognition.

In the Royal Palace of Sofia, Ferdinand was teaching the academics of several sons of the emperor, and Metev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, rushed in.

"Your Majesty, something happened!"

Seeing Metev's nervous appearance, Ferdinand was stunned for a moment, then reacted quickly and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Metev tried to calm down and suppressed his emotions as much as possible, saying: "Your Majesty, the Berlin Embassy just sent a message that the German Foreign Minister announced at today's press conference that Romania, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Montenegro officially officially After joining the Allies, the situation in Europe will change drastically!"

Ferdinand's face changed greatly. Although he had expected it, he still did not expect it to happen so quickly!

Oh, this is also Ferdinand's butterfly effect. How could the Germans not make a promise to win over the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania to form an anti-guarantee alliance?

If there is no endorsement from the Allies, even if the two countries are dissatisfied with Bulgaria, they will not come forward!

Now it is time for the Germans to fulfill their promise. After the end of the Second Balkan War, both the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania are facing severe military pressure and urgently need a German platform!

And the Turkish youth party, which has just come to power in the Ottoman Empire, also needs to hand over a satisfactory answer sheet to the people.

In this context, wouldn't it be chilling if the Germans did not allow these three little brothers to join the Allies?

You must know that the world war has not yet happened, and as a major power, you still have to be embarrassed.

Even if you form an alliance, you must look at your strength!

Otherwise, if everyone puts down their faces and pulls the younger brother directly, it will not be the "Three-Kingdom Alliance" and the "Quadruple Pact" now.

If the Allied countries start to bring their younger brothers to join, then the Allied countries are bound to follow up, and then the countries of the European continent will be forced to stand in line. As a result, the scale of the world war is likely to be further expanded!

This is why Ferdinand is not worried. Now that Bulgaria is surrounded on all sides by the Allies, if the scale of the world war is further expanded, who can guarantee that the Allies will win?

In the history of parallel time and space, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and other countries have all chosen neutrality, and now Ferdinand is not sure what choice they will make.

But one thing is certain, the choices of these countries will have a very significant impact on the international situation, and even affect the trend of the world war!

After thinking for a while, Ferdinand said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will communicate with the other three countries as soon as possible to find out what plans they have. We can adapt accordingly!"

In any case, Bulgaria's geographical location determines that they can only be sidelined, and their influence on the European continent is destined to be incomparable to other European powers!

To be honest, Ferdinand did not want too many countries to join the Entente, which would dilute Bulgaria's right to speak in the alliance, and more importantly, would affect the distribution of interests after the war.

After all, the loot is limited, and the more people involved, the less everyone gets, which is inevitable!

If there is no major change in the direction of the World War, after the end of World War I, Bulgaria has a great possibility to become one of the giants at the Paris Peace Conference, and it will have enough right to speak in the distribution of interests after the war!

This is completely different from Italy and the United States, which are excluded in parallel time and space!

In the eyes of Britain and France, the Italians belong to the second and fifth sons, not their own. Their status has always been lower than that of their allies. Their right to speak is inherently low. Coupled with their poor performance in the World War, it is really impossible to win everyone. respect!

The Americans joined late, and more importantly, Britain and France saw the strong national power of the Americans and were worried that the Americans would come out to snatch their world hegemony.

This point exposed the strategic goals of the United States after the First World War after Wilson put forward the "Fourteen-Point Principles".

That is: Americans hope to expand their sphere of influence around the world with their strong economic strength, under the guise of national self-determination and reduction of arms, in exchange for the support of world public opinion, weakening competitors such as Britain and France, and then intervening politically through the establishment of an international alliance With control of the post-war world situation, participate in the strategy of dividing the colonies of the world.

Then the contradiction between the two sides could no longer be eased. Britain and France could not tolerate this kind of behavior of the United States to seize power. They immediately put down the contradiction between the two sides and jointly expelled the Americans from the game!

Bulgaria and Britain and France have common interests in this regard! Did Ferdinand also hope to incorporate the colonies into the mainland? How could the colonial system collapse so early?

After the war, the joint suppression of the United States and the lock-up of the new Soviet Union are the interests of the three countries to continue to form an alliance!

Oh, the premise is that the situation on the European continent does not change significantly. Britain and France were hit hard by the Germans, and it is somewhat difficult to maintain their world hegemony; but they cannot be beaten half-hearted like in World War II and simply give up world hegemony!

In this context, they need Bulgaria as an ally! In the distribution of interests after the war, only Bulgaria will get a share of the pie!

Therefore, for Ferdinand, it is now the less variable the better, and the expansion of the scope of the world war is not in Bulgaria's interest.

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Facts have proved that when it comes to diplomacy, the British are the kings of this era! When Ferdinand was worried that the scope of the future world war would expand, the London government has come up with a practical plan!

There are many countries in the European continent that are inclined towards Germans. If the two sides set up their horses and directly force the countries to stand in line, most of the Entente countries will be at a disadvantage.

No way, although the strength of the Allied Powers is strong, their ability to draw hatred is directly proportional to their strength!

On this point, there is no way to do it. The old empires occupy a lot of interests, and naturally they are accompanied by a lot of enemies. Interests are the source of contradictions!

But it doesn't matter, there is a third option - neutral!

After all, in this era, the influence of Britain and France is unparalleled. There are some European countries who are inclined towards the Allies, and naturally there are also those who are inclined towards the Entente. Now the strength of the Entente is still dominant.

In this context, under this wave of operations by John Bull, the time for each country to stand in the team was greatly delayed.

Now that the Allies are restrained, the Germans can only lure and win over other countries. As for coercion? Will William II also worry that people will directly take refuge in the Allied Powers?

Oh, maybe the Germans realized this, or maybe the German government was confused, and after pulling Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire on board, they also temporarily stopped their operations.

Seeing this, Ferdinand breathed a deep sigh of relief. No matter what, the European continent has finally recovered temporarily!

As for how long this calm can be maintained, Ferdinand has absolutely no expectations for it. Anyway, in the next few years, the international situation is destined to change.

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