Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Another spring comes, and Sofia is already full of flowers, but this year there are some exceptions. Everyone is busy for the war, and there is not much mood to appreciate the sea of ​​flowers.

For most people, the news of victory in the United States is not as good as the news of victory on the battlefield. As the situation of the world war gradually stabilized, the propaganda slogans of the Bulgarian government began to change.

"Fight for the national unity of Yugoslavia!" This new slogan is undoubtedly in line with everyone's appetite. As for whether it will stimulate the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it does not matter now.

After the victory of the winter offensive, the Russians had already shouted the domineering declaration of "fight for the unity of the Slavic nationalities". The whole world was taken aback, and unknowingly thought that the Russians were going to declare war with Bulgaria.

Then the tsarist government also realized that the slogan was too early. If the secret agreement to protect Russia was leaked in advance, it is estimated that the material assistance from Britain and France would be gone before the Slavic Empire was built.

Then two words were added to it, and it became "fight for the unification of the East and West Slavic nations", and the momentum was weakened by more than half, and it did not cause major trouble.

However, the unconscious actions of the Russians have been interpreted by Britain and France as an expression of ambition, raising their vigilance against woolly bears.

What makes Ferdinand laugh or cry is that Britain and France also hinted that Bulgaria can continue to expand in Europe, with the obvious purpose of deliberately creating conflicts between Bulgaria and Russia to prepare for the post-war world pattern.

Unfortunately, this is premised on the existence of the Russian Empire. Obviously, in the just-exploded Eastern Front War, Mao Xiong's performance has terrified Britain and France.

Now a new pawn is needed to counter them, and Bulgaria is the best choice!

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"Your Majesty, this is the good news from General Popov, Uskudal has been conquered, and it is expected that the Ottomans will lose the Great Plains of Constantinople after half a month.

"Imya Dimitev, Chief of the General Staff, said excitedly.

The agricultural production technology of the Ottoman Empire was very backward, and there was not much progress compared with the Middle Ages. Once the plains were lost, their food production would be severely hit.

Strictly speaking, the Great Plain of Constantinople is not accurate. It is composed of gentle hills and plains, and the natural conditions are excellent and suitable for agricultural production.

It has always been the most elite place in the Mediterranean region and the most important granary of the Ottoman Empire. Ferdinand simply ordered him to be the "Great Plains of Constantinople".

This is not the first time it has been occupied here. As early as the Second Balkan War, the Bulgarian army had occupied this land, but it was forced to give up under the pressure of foreign powers.

"Well, this is indeed good news. In the name of the General Staff, I send a congratulatory message to General Popov, congratulating him on opening up a new living space for Bulgaria again!" Ferdinand said with satisfaction

"Yes!" Chief of the General Staff Imya Dimitev immediately replied

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But at this time, Admiral Popov's mood was not so good. The hint of this congratulatory message was too obvious, but it was very troublesome to implement.

"Open up a new living space for Bulgaria", then this means that this land can only be owned by Bulgarians!

This "again" seems to be said again, and it can be imitated by the old calendar! How did Bulgaria do it before? Send the Ottomans straight back to the country, but where do you throw them now?

The destruction of the Ottoman Empire is already a plan made by Bulgaria for a long time, and it must not be changed. There is no place to repatriate it?

He misses the time in Sofia very much now. He doesn't know what to do, but he can go directly to King Ferdinand!

It is definitely not possible to ask now. Obviously, this is the task of taking the blame. As a qualified subordinate, you cannot push the boss.

Face-to-face dictation is okay, no traces will be left, telegrams should be forgotten, in case something is left, isn't it smearing the greatest emperor in Bulgaria's history?

In line with the principle of "leisure alone is not as good as the joy of others", Popov chose "the troubles alone are not as troublesome as the troubles", and convened a meeting of high-level officers to find a solution together!

A powerful army is often a gathering place for hawks. For this problem that annoyed Popov, his generals did not consider so many consequences.

"Commander, I think the concentration camp is a good choice. Didn't the Montenegrin Kingdom and the Greeks do it before? Send them all to the concentration camp to add to the construction of Bulgaria!" Nikolai, commander of the 76th Division - said Major General Victoria domineeringly

"Yes, this is a good way. The Ottoman Empire has done a lot of evil, and it's time for them to pay the price!" The 31st Division Commander Mobak supported.

"right!"

"It's already cheap for them. I didn't kill them all. It's for God's sake!"

"Shut up, they are all heretics, God will not bless them, they only deserve to go to hell!"

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Listening to the chattering discussion below, Popov suddenly realized that it seemed like a wrong choice for them to come to the meeting. According to their ideas, these Ottomans are really not troublesome, and they can be used as fertilizers no matter how bad they are.

But the question is what to do politically? There are quite a few Ottomans in this generation. As the most elite area of ​​the Asia Minor Peninsula, there are three or four million Ottomans living in this mere 20,000 to 30,000 square kilometers of land.

If all these were sent to concentration camps, Bulgaria would not have become the largest slave owner in the world. After all, these people are now handling it this way, so it will naturally be the same in the later period!

Considering that tens of millions of people have entered the concentration camp, then he Popov has not become the "general of the founder of the concentration camp"?

As for the proposal to wipe them all, Popov simply chose to ignore it. He has already had the nickname "General Butcher", and he has no inner pressure to slaughter the Ottomans. The question is, who can do it with so many people?

If you really want to kill all the way like this, the soldiers can't be crazy? Should the Indians do it? As soon as this thought came out, he was immediately dismissed.

Suddenly, Major General Karlovina, the chief of the military law department, said: "Commander, after we occupied this place, there are many ethnic minorities who escaped disaster. They have accused us of the atrocities of the Ottomans, and hope that we will uphold justice, is it okay? Do something about this?"

Popov's eyes lit up, and finally he had a seemingly reliable proposal, so he asked, "Go ahead, what do you think?"

Major General Karlovina said solemnly: "Commander, since someone needs us to do justice, then we will come out to do justice, and the victim will be fair!

We can open military courts, hear these cases openly, and impose heavy penalties! "

Popov shook his head and said, "But it's not very useful? Even if we get involved with the whole family, there is no way to deal with a few people reasonably?"

Major General Karlovina said coldly: "No, Your Excellency Commander! If you really want to pursue it, most of these Ottomans will be involved. In addition to oppressing and slaughtering minorities, they also commit a crime of blasphemy!

We just need witnesses to prove that they have committed these acts, and we can even invite the Holy See and the media to join in and convict them! "

Everyone was shocked. Isn't this a religious war?

"No! They must not be convicted in the name of religion. The political impact of doing so is too serious, and it is impossible for the country to agree!" Popov said decisively.

That's right, as long as Ferdinand wasn't crazy, probably wouldn't do it. It's the twentieth century now, and the aura of religion is fading, and it would be almost a hundred years earlier in the morning.

In the short term, no one will feel that there is any problem. The current international public opinion is still in the "hands of believers of God", and few people dare to come out and oppose it.

The future will be different. The independent country behind is not a believer of God. Ferdinand is not sure that he will be whitewashed in these short decades. If they are all hostile to Bulgaria because of this, it will be a big trouble.

Major General Karlovina thought for a while and said, "If this is not possible, then they can only be convicted of crimes against humanity!

According to the information we have, in addition to slaughtering ethnic minorities, the Ottomans also committed cannibalism!

As long as these evidences are released and a batch of witnesses are found, this charge is enough to send most of them to prison! "

"Very good, this is a good way. We will put up notices in all occupied areas to let the world know that the perpetrators will be severely punished by the law!" Popov declared domineeringly.

The fate of these Ottomans has been decided. Basically, as long as they go to a military court, the serious case is of course the death penalty. The lightest case is ten or twenty years, and then they are thrown into the mine, and the death penalty is also the same. There is no difference!

Popov is well aware that this is obviously nonsense, and what Major General Karovina is saying is just an example, but what does it have to do with him? Anyway, as long as it exists!

Once processed by the media and magnified, it can be characterized. Anyway, it is not completely nonsense. The Ottoman nobles can really do such a thing!

It's just that this estimate is difficult to convince everyone, but it doesn't matter that the massacre can be named as a crime against humanity, and there is no need to convict everyone, just scare the Ottomans away.

Yes, according to the fanfare of this plan, the Ottomans will definitely run away. Otherwise, if they do go to a military court, they can still count on these surviving ethnic minorities to be able to distinguish who participated in the massacre and who did not participate in the massacre.

As for what happens to these Ottomans after they escape, Popov doesn't bother to care. Even if the Ottoman government organizes them all as cannon fodder, they must be able to support them first!

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