Mediterranean Hegemony Road

At the beginning of September, the Romanian defense had not yet started, and the Ukraine defense had begun. The Germans seemed to turn a blind eye to the Bulgarian army hiding in the defense line and entered Ukraine directly from the Polish region. "Love ← Go ÷ Small? Said → Net.aqxs52o.", to provide you with wonderful novels to read.

Obviously, forcing the Russians to withdraw from the war is the real strategic goal of the Germans. Compared with Romania, they can grab more food in Ukraine.

As for oil, the Germans also know that even if they get the oil field, they will not be able to get oil for a while! Romanians can fry oil wells, so can Bulgarians!

The attack of the German-Austrian coalition naturally increased the pressure on the tsarist government. Most of the Lithuania and Belarus regions have been occupied, and the war in Ukraine has also burned to the Goron River.

For the Russian Empire, every day the war goes on, the loss is an astronomical figure. Unfortunately, the terms of the two sides have not been able to be negotiated. The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg is already covered with clouds, and Nicholas II has not shown a smile for a long time. .

At the political meeting, Nicholas II roared: "What are the Germans trying to do? Do they think that the great Russian Empire is a soft persimmon?

To cede Poland, half of Lithuania, and part of Ukraine? Do they think they've settled for us? "

Well, the Germans are still adhering to this concept and negotiating with the Russians. Unfortunately, the tsarist government can’t afford it. Every day is a battle report of losing the city and losing ground. It’s no wonder that Nicholas II couldn’t bear it.

Perhaps before the negotiations were over, the German-Austrian coalition had already arrived in St. Petersburg. As for the newly constructed line of defense, I'm sorry that the time is too short, and the inefficient Russian government has not had time to implement the plan.

The Russian army on the frontline has gone from more than 5 million people at its peak to more than 2 million people left. This is based on the premise that the tsarist government has dispatched reinforcements from the country several times, otherwise the situation will be even worse. !

The Foreign Minister said calmly: "Your Majesty,

This is just a preliminary request put forward by the Germans, and it is not the final condition. We can completely protect most of our interests through negotiation!

It is even possible not to cede the land, just pay a war indemnity, or sell a batch of materials to the Germans at a low price, and we can end the war with dignity! "

Now it's not just the Russians who want a truce, why don't Germany and Austria-Hungary want to end the war? At least they must get rid of the two-front battle, so that the Allies can win the war in a short period of time!

Does it seem unacceptable to make some concessions to the Russians in order to win the war? Of course, this is only what politicians see, but in fact, it is not the government that can make concessions if it wants to make concessions!

Nicholas II's anger has been suppressed. Since it is a negotiation, it is inevitable for the lion to open his mouth. His bottom line is to pay the war indemnity, cede at most a few cities, and continue the war if there is more!

He said coldly: "Then what about the front line? If we continue to lose the battle, maybe the negotiation has not ended, and we will move the capital first!"

The new 6th Army Minister bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, the German-Austrian coalition's offensive has slowed down a lot recently, and they are almost unable to hold on as the front line increases.

Now Britain and France are almost ready on the Western Front. The Italians have begun to withdraw their troops from the Western Front. To fight the homeland defense war, this part of the force gap needs to be filled by the Germans themselves.

In June, the German-Austrian coalition had a total strength of more than 4 million people. After more than three months of war, their loss of troops did not drop by 1 million. Now the total number of troops that they can really put into the battle is only two million. We can completely delay the war until winter comes, and then fight back! "

Although it was a very suffocating explanation, Nicholas II accepted it. Napoleon died in the winter of the Russian Empire, and the Germans were no exception.

It is already the beginning of September, and winter has begun to fall in many parts of Russia, and it is still getting colder the further east you go. After another month at most, the German-Austrian coalition will have to stop moving forward, otherwise the severe cold can make They are screwed.

In fact, is it that simple? The Russian winter is terrible, and the Germans also know that Napoleon has told the world how terrible the winter in the Russian Empire is with real cases!

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"Your Majesty, we have received news that the British are secretly negotiating with the Italians, and the Italians are very likely to withdraw from the war in the near future!" The intelligence chief Xi Europe said cautiously.

Ferdinand was stunned for a moment. The Allied forces were less than 100 kilometers away from Rome. It might only take less than a week for the military parade in Rome. John Bull is now jumping out and doing things!

"Attendant, ask the Foreign Minister to come and see me right away!"

Fortunately, all this has not yet happened. If the Italians are allowed to withdraw from the war in such an understatement, who will reimburse the Bulgarian war funds?

The Germans just paid the British and French war reparations, and their economy collapsed. Even if Bulgaria gets a share, they don't know that they will get it in the year of the monkey and the horse!

Is the Austro-Hungarian Empire still a question mark? Is it possible to count on the dismembered small country to come up with this money?

Are there any other members of the Allied countries who have survived? Even if there is, who can afford it except Germany, Austria and Italy?

Of course, the Italians are also very poor, but no matter how big they are, even if they can't come up with money in a short time, they can be allowed to repay their debts slowly, and they are not afraid that they will dare to default!

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Foreign Minister Metev hurried over from outside, and before he could speak, Ferdinand said first: "The British are conspiring with the Italians, and it may not be long before the Italians will withdraw from the war!

It is also a good thing for us that the Italians withdraw from the war, but how to withdraw from the war is a problem!

We cannot tolerate a mortal enemy who was fighting with us just now, and immediately becomes our ally. This is a desecration of sacrificing soldiers!

So Bulgaria accepts only the Italians to surrender, but refuses to let the Italians join the Entente!

I ask the Foreign Office to immediately negotiate with the French. The Italian issue is that we must be united and jointly pressure the British to protest against their shameless behavior of betraying their allies and engaging with the enemy in private! "

Ferdinand admitted that John Bull's diplomatic skills were excellent, but now Lao Tzu only accepts the surrender of the Italians. If John Bull can persuade the Italians to surrender, then he will also admit it!

If it is to let the Italians join the Entente, then forget it! Now the Allies don't need the half-crippled navy of Italy, and their 6th Army is not very effective, so it's not very useful.

The most important thing is to let them join the Entente, and everyone has to provide a lot of materials to feed them! This is equivalent to grabbing rice from Bulgaria's bowl. Originally, the materials of the Allied countries are not rich, and everyone is saving a little.

For materials shipped from overseas, the basic distribution principle of Britain, France, Russia and Bulgaria is .8:4.:1:o.9! The share of materials that Bulgaria can get is very small. If one more person is added, it will be worth it!

The long-term interest is money, and the short-term interest is the distribution of materials. From Bulgaria's standpoint, no matter how you look at it, it is more cost-effective for Italy to surrender.

And the French had to stand with Bulgaria as long as they were interested in Italian territory. Now the French are very dissatisfied with the French-Italian dividing line, and at least they need to get a few strategically important places.

Ferdinand doesn't know whether the French have greater ambitions. Anyway, as long as the French do not annex the entire Italian peninsula, he can accept it.

After thinking about it, Metev said, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that diplomatic protests alone will not work. Once the British and Italy have reached an agreement and created the established facts, there is nothing we can do!"

Ferdinand said fiercely: "That's why we have to reach an agreement with the French. The British's action this time is mainly to check and balance the French. As long as the Italians become allies, the French will have no way to continue the expansion of Italy!

But we need the French to continue to expand abroad after the war, provoking contradictions between Britain and France, to attract the attention of the British and provide cover for our expansion!

Now, the Allied forces are about to come to Rome. What if the British and Italy reached an agreement?

As long as we French stand together, even if the Italians announce their withdrawal from the war, we can continue to attack Rome and force the Italian government to surrender! "

"Yes!" Chekov replied.

Now everyone is still allies. After the war, everyone is a competitor. When Bulgaria is going to expand abroad, it is inevitable to face the extravagant tricks of various countries.

The best way to solve this problem is to provoke contradictions between countries, so that countries cannot jointly target Bulgaria!

Don't the British have a ranking of the first enemy, the second enemy, and the third enemy? Well, let's create powerful enemies for them!

In the Americas there is a moment when the United States wants to drive them out, in East Asia there is a Japan that is eyeing their colonies, in Europe there is a France that is about to dominate the European Big 6, and even in Eastern Europe there is another one that will turn the Baltic Sea into a The behemoths of the inland sea, can they still care about Bulgaria?

In terms of threat, three of the above four enemies threaten John Bull's world hegemony. In contrast, Bulgaria has the most influence on their right to speak in the Mediterranean, but has no strength to drive them out!

Ferdinand has some doubts about whether John Bull can keep his position as world hegemon.

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