19o8 is a very crucial year for the future situation of the world. The British-British-Palestinian negotiations, which lasted for more than half a year at the beginning of May, finally came to an end. On the 18th, the two countries signed the "British-Palestinian Agreement" which had a profound impact on world history!
The treaty states:
1. The two sides recognize each other's core interests and support them diplomatically;
2. Bulgaria acknowledged the recognition of British hegemony in the Mediterranean region, and the two sides delineated their respective spheres of influence against the Ottoman Empire.
That is: the colonies of Egypt and the area of the Euphrates River are the interests of the British, including the Suez Canal!
The British recognize that the Aegean region, the Asia Minor Peninsula, including Greece, belong to Bulgaria's sphere of influence!
3. The British support Bulgaria 's expansion in Africa 6. In return, the British Navy has the freedom of navigation in Bulgaria 's overseas colonial ports!
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Oh, this is also the third power to recognize Bulgaria's sphere of influence after France and Russia, especially the British Empire who dominates the world!
The "British-Insurance Agreement" was also agreed by all sectors of Bulgarian society that this is another great diplomatic victory for the Bulgarian government!
Obviously no one is showing the crisis is approaching! Only Ferdinand knows that this is the British people cheering on the Allies, otherwise according to the current German exhibition momentum, it will not be long before the Allies will admit it!
At least within the Bulgarian government, many people have always advocated joining the ally. After all, the Germans '6th Army is the world 's first, and there are two teammates from Austria, Hungary and Italy. If you add Bulgaria, the European Big 6 is the ally of the ally!
Anyway, Bulgaria and the three-nation alliance did not have a big conflict of interest. Even with the already bordering Austro-Hungarian Empire, the two sides did not have a big conflict!
Oh, if Ferdinand didn't know that there were two pit cargo teammates in Italy and Austro-Hungarian Empire, he would think so!
If it were not for the strength of the pro-Russian factions in Bulgaria and the strong suppression of Ferdinand, Bulgaria has already fallen to the allies!
Since the Russians lost in the Far East, the Franco-Russian agreement is no longer an opponent of the three-nation alliance, and the European Big Six balance has been broken!
Later, with the efforts of the French, the newly-upgraded Bulgaria was brought into the Allies, which only barely balanced the strengths of the two sides, otherwise the situation of the Big 6 in Europe will be even more severe!
If the British cannot stand up to support the Allies, then the compromise between Bulgaria and Russia will soon be born. Anyway, there is no major contradiction, and it can be reconciled at any time!
This is what John Niu cannot tolerate. Once the two countries choose to compromise, then the French will undoubtedly surrender to the Germans. Hatred is not the opponent of bayonet!
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It's not long since the Germans dominated the Big 6 in Europe, which is what many people thought at the time!
John Bull could not help but finally, it was not easy to bring Bulgarians and Russians aboard. Historically there was a serious conflict between the Russians and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkans, but it no longer exists.
With the rise of Bulgaria, the Russians have been hit hard in the Far East, and the conflict of core interests between Russia and Austria no longer exists.
Now the Russians do n't know whether to cry or laugh. Bulgaria, which has been cultivated by one hand, has lost control. Now it is time to join the power clubs. Similarly, due to the rise of Bulgaria, the Russians have less pressure on the European Big Six A lot!
Regardless of what the Russians think, the British are blooming anyway, and the rise of Bulgaria-means that they have another **** in their hands!
If not the main enemy now is the Germans, there will be thugs blocking the Russian expansion in the Near East!
At this point, the British are still very confident. As long as they are lured, they will be provoked, and they are not afraid that Russia and Russia will not turn their faces!
Of course, this is the future. Now the main task of the London government, is it still necessary for the two countries to join forces to fight against the Germans in Eastern Europe?
The British are not the same as the French. The French government paid real money to pull Bulgaria and the Russian Empire on board. The British were generous to others!
Ferdinand knew that the bait was poisonous, but he chose to swallow the bait in front of the interests. Anyway, the French paid it once, and the English bait was nothing more than a rope tied to death!
Moreover, even if the World War broke out, the enemies Bulgaria is facing directly are weak chickens. As long as the birds are not in the lead, the overall strategy is safe!
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Oh, shortly after the signing of the "British-Insurance Agreement", negotiations between the UK and Russia came to an end. On May 28, the two countries signed the "British-Russian Agreement", and the allies were officially established!
As the British joined, the influence of the Allied Powers increased greatly. The original "Three Kingdoms Compact" has now become the "Four Powers Compact", but it has suppressed the Allied Powers on the Big 6 in Europe!
The British once again used diplomacy to make the world understand who is the boss of this era!
At this moment, Germany, Italy, and Austria are silent. Politicians in Britain, France, Russia, and Bulgaria are celebrating this great diplomatic victory. As long as Ferdinand is shaking his head in secret, he knows that World War is no longer possible avoided!
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"Your Majesty, can we start with Libya?" Petrov asked cautiously.
Ferdinand shook his head and thought to himself: The influence of the British in this era was indeed strong. As soon as the Four Kingdoms Agreement was established, the military began to bear it!
"No, it's not the time!"
Ferdinand decisively chose to suppress the main battle faction. From a military standpoint, the Ottoman navy suffered a great deal of vitality after the last Marmara war. The Sudanese government was limited by financial resources and has not purchased anything so far. Pass a battleship.
Even though the tonnage of the Ottoman navy is still slightly larger than the Bulgarian navy, it is a pity that 80,000 tons has fallen behind the iron armored fleet of the era, and it really cannot win the new-style fleet of 50,000 tons!
Not to mention the 6th Army, how many soldiers did the Ottoman Empire have in Libya? The 6th Army Minister Popov said that only two regiments can be used to easily defeat them, and one division can occupy Libya!
This is really not bragging. Although Libya has an area of 1.7 million square kilometers, except for the coastal areas, most other areas are deserts. It is not too difficult to occupy it!
Anyway, with the support of Niu Niu, you can get supplies from Egypt, and Tunisia and Algeria on the other side are French territory, and you can also get help!
But Ferdinand knows that Libya and Albania are completely different concepts!
The Italians did not conflict with Bulgaria on the issue of Albania. It was that the 6th Italian army had just lost in Ethiopia. Even if the radicals were confident in the country, they did not think that their 6th soft-leg shrimp could compete with the 6th Bulgarian army under!
It is human nature to bully and fear, the Italians cannot challenge an opponent who cannot win for a colony that cannot be obtained!
But Libya is different. Although its economic value is not high and its strategic value is not rampant, isn't the big 6 in Africa already divided up?
If you give up again, where else can the Italians go? Ethiopia? The old soldiers of the 6th Army said that whoever loves to go is who they are.
The 6 army counsel, but it does not mean that the navy also counsels! At least now the Italian Navy still has the power to suppress Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire!
The reason why they haven't done it is mainly because of their fear of the Ottoman Empire and the attitude of the Germans!
That's right The Italians still jealous of the Ottoman Empire. In the history, if the British did not help and banned the Ottoman army from Egypt, the Italians might not be able to win the Italian-Turkish War!
Although the Allies were established, Russia, France, and Bulgaria assumed military obligations among themselves, while the sly British retained their right to move freely!
In case Bulgaria had worked with the Italians for the Libya issue and set off the World War in advance, but the British watched the show next to it, then Bulgaria had to go to Germany and desperately!
After all, the Germans have not yet reached their peak, and the navy is not yet an opponent of the French. As long as the United Kingdom does something behind, theoretically France, Russia, Bulgaria and Germany, Austria and Italy still have a battle. !!