Supporting Bulgaria and the Turks for the Bosphorus and the Marmara Sea, saying that it is not too big is not enough to change the strategic focus of the Russian Empire; it is not small that it means a new round of the Balkan war Coming soon!
For the first Balkan war in history, the Russian Empire supported the union of Pause and the end of the Ottoman Empire's dominance in the Balkans. One of the purposes was to serve the Bosporus!
But unfortunately, this strategy has not been achieved due to the intrigue of the Balkan Union! The position of Bulgarian and Russians was greatly diminished. After all, the Bulgarian army was only 20 kilometers away from Constantinople!
Regardless of the reasons for the Bulgarians, but they did not win King Danteburg and complete the strategy of the Russian Empire, this pot is set!
In the eyes of Russians, this is the performance of Bulgarians who just want to take advantage and not take responsibility! Another hidden factor is that the Bulgarian government wants to suppress the influence of the Russian Empire at home-exposed!
Moreover, the stance of the Bulgarian government at that time was vacillating between the allies and allies, which made the Russian Empire unhappy. Of course, the title of Czar of Ferdinand even embarrassed Nicholas II. He once declared that there is only one Czar in the world!
With all these factors combined, the Russians have abandoned Bulgaria and opted to support Serbia!
Everything is different now. The crippled Serbia is now the flesh of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Even the Russian Empire cannot help it!
Simply put, without the nod of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is difficult for Russians to enter Serbia. What about other things?
After a brief silence, the Minister of Finance questioned: "Can the Bulgarians complete this plan? Don't forget, once the Ottoman Empire is weak, it is also a large country with a population of more than 30 million. How can a small Bulgarian match? "
The opposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was not surprising. Well, basically it costs a lot of money, and the Minister of Finance does not like it!
The Minister of Foreign Affairs opened his mouth and explained: "I can answer this question. Compared to pure comprehensive strength, the Ottoman Empire is indeed far superior to Bulgaria.
However, the lives of the Turks are not good. The revolution in the country is endless. The British are playing the idea of Egypt and the Euphrates. The French and the Italians are staring at Africa, Libya and Morocco. !!
They are very powerful, and they can use the Balkans for only three or four points. This is based on the premise that they are very heavy against the capital, King Constantinople, and prepare in advance!
If the Turks are smart, the Armenian problem should be solved now, and don't care about international opinion!
Except for the British, the British powers do not intend to take any action against them. It happened that the British were dragged down again, and the Italians fell into the quagmire of Ethiopia! Resolve domestic contradictions at the fastest speed, and then meet the challenges from it, it will be much easier!
Of course, even in the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire could theoretically gather 400,000 troops.
It is still very challenging for Bulgaria. Without our support, the two sides will probably lose each other! "
Nicholas II was in front of his eyes, and asked incredulously: "Is that right? Bulgaria now has the strength to lose two times with the Ottoman Empire?"
The Secretary of the Army bragged with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Bulgarian Army was trained by us. How about the combat effectiveness? Our Army Department is the most clear, even if there is a gap between us, but it is still stronger than the Turks A lot! "
The Secretary of the Army's explanation, everyone took it for granted that the current Russian Empire is so cattle! Otherwise, how can we suppress the German-Austrian alliance while still having the confidence to challenge the hegemonic status of the British Empire?
The words of the army secretary gave Nicholas II enough confidence. Young and vigorous, he now needs to make achievements to prove his ability to the world!
He is nothing more than "cultural rule and martial arts, diplomatic power"! There is no need to consider "the rule of culture". This is a long-term project. It is not too late to look at it after ten or eight years.
"Martial arts"? Now that the Russian Empire is in full swing, the Siberian Railway is not open to traffic, and Europe is a group of great powers. It is difficult to achieve a breakthrough. Unless it is heading for the ocean, in fact, the expansion of the Russian Empire's continent has reached its limit!
Diplomatically, during the period of Alexander III, the "French-Russian Alliance" and the "Russia-Russia Alliance" were established. International diplomacy? Sorry, the German-Austrian alliance is unbreakable now, and the "British-Russian contradiction" cannot be resolved, and there is no room for him to exert it!
The Far East strategy is the most important link of Nicholas II now, but the transportation of the Far East has restricted the eastward expansion of the Russian Empire!
In history, in order to concentrate its efforts on eastward expansion, the Russian Empire conceded to Austria and Hungary on the Balkans in 1897. The situation in the Balkans was stable for ten years. And the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not much better. In ten years, I have been busy cleaning up the mess in China!
For the small countries in the Balkans, this is "the golden decade Unfortunately, everyone is not sure!
Greece and Ottoman have a friendship pk, vitality is licking the wound.
Bulgaria is busy engaging in political struggles at home.
Serbia is right, King Alexander I is busy revising the constitution, plus shame (taken a 10-year-old palace maid as the queen. Well, compared to him, the Emperor Apocalypse is weak!); The people are busy making the king's counter, such as Alexander I was assassinated in 1903.
After Russia's strategic focus shifted eastward, the big empire first had blood mold, and then it was the Japanese's turn.
Nicolas II 's attitude towards the Japanese can no doubt be described as "bad". The scar on his forehead is a shame in his life!
In the history of the Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War of the Sino-Japanese War, the "three-country interference returned to Liaoning" occurred in this context.
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The proposal of the Minister of the Navy is still very appetizing for Nicholas II. For the Bosphorus, his ancestors did not have to work with the Turks. If it can be started easily now, it would be better!
He smiled and said, "Since the Bulgarians have that strength, how can we not push one?
Let Ferdinand master the Bosphorus for us. If possible, including the Aegean Sea in the class, we can support them! "
The Prime Minister said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Bulgarian army still has some combat power, what about the navy? Do they have this army? How do I remember that it is only an anti-smuggling team! It is not a joke to rely on them to control the strait?"
Everyone laughed. Yes, can the Bulgarian navy be counted as a navy? The total tonnages are not as good as a battleship! The Russians have enough confidence to despise the weakest navy in the world.