Rise of Australia

Chapter 408 Trading
Although the war has been extremely unfavorable, there is also good news for Tsar Ferdinand, that is, two of the four great powers of the Allied Powers came from the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family like him.

Although neither King George V of England nor King Arthur of Australasia were close blood relatives to Ferdinand, they were also relatives from the same family after all, so there should be no need to kill them all.

With such expectations, Ferdinand began to try to contact the Allied Powers to discuss how to end the war with smaller losses.

Yes, although a large number of Bulgarian troops are still fighting bravely on the front line to defend the country, Ferdinand in Sofia is already thinking about how to protect the interests of himself and the royal family, and how to stabilize his position after the war.

Ferdinand succeeded in displaying the spirit of killing fellow Taoists but not poor people, and killing civilians not killing the royal family. As long as he can ensure that his power and status after the war will not be lost, he can give up anything.

For this reason, when Ferdinand contacted the Allies, he deliberately did not notify the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, in order to let the Prime Minister of Bulgaria take the blame for launching and participating in the war after negotiating with the Allies.

Although the top military officials were more proactive before the war, and the pot was bigger, Tsar Ferdinand still needed the military to maintain Bulgaria's stability and its own status after the war. Therefore, the military could not be offended.

Ferdinand gave full play to the spirit of choosing the most important for the benefit of the two powers, and choosing the lesser for the harm between the two powers. He never hesitated when it was time to abandon it, and even decided on the scope of the land to be ceded after the defeat.

If the troops on the Bulgarian front line learned of Ferdinand's actions, they might have to say: "Your majesty is about to fight to the death, why did your majesty surrender first?"

Of course, Ferdinand did a good job of keeping secrets. At least the Bulgarian soldiers on the front line did not know that Ferdinand had planned to surrender.

The truckloads of materials shipped to the front line not only entrusted the government's ardent expectations for the war, but also entrusted the Bulgarian people's desire for victory in the war.

May 1915, 5, frontier border.

The Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand first contacted Britain and France, because the Balkan countries had launched the second Balkan War with the support of Russia before, so Ferdinand never thought of contacting Russia first anyway.

As for Australasia, although Britain, France and Russia are the four major powers of the Allied Powers, Australasia is still too weak compared to the other three countries, and it is too far away from Europe to play a vital role in the European situation.

But what Ferdinand did not expect was that the unified caliber of Britain and France was that Commander Martin of Australasia was the supreme commander of the Balkan front, and Australasia had independent command of its own army.

This also means that unless Australasia and Commander Martin nod, the war in the Balkans will continue, and the Balkan countries will agree to sit at the negotiating table with Bulgaria only after they have achieved satisfactory benefits.

This made Ferdinand nervous instantly.If the Balkan countries are allowed to carve up Bulgaria, I am afraid that Bulgaria's losses in this war will be extremely huge, and the Bulgarian people will not accept the result of such a war.

Even if the prime minister is pushed to the foreground to take the blame in the future, it may not be able to bear it.There is no way the angry Bulgarian populace can overthrow the government, or even the royal family behind it.

Immediately afterwards, Ferdinand sent his cronies to Australasia by airship as soon as possible to seek the consent and understanding of Australasia to end the war in the Balkans.

It was already mid-June when Arthur received the cronies sent by Ferdinand at the Sydney Palace.

Although the telegram is a faster method of communication than the airship, Ferdinand did not dare to take the risk of being discovered by the government and the people. It is undoubtedly safer to send his cronies to communicate in private.

"Your Majesty, I implore you to stop the army's offensive in the Balkans because of our relationship with His Majesty the Tsar. To show our sincerity, we are willing to surrender to Australasia and accept a peace treaty that is not too excessive." As soon as they met Arthur, Ferdinand's representative pretended to be pitiful with snot and tears.

There is no doubt that it is impossible to build a relationship with Arthur.Not to mention that Arthur's soul is not very familiar with the people of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family. Even if they are familiar with each other, it is impossible for them to be swayed by private interests on the premise that they represent the interests of the country.

Just like Arthur's Queen Mary came from the Russian royal family, it is impossible for Arthur to devote everything in Australasia to save the Russian royal family for Mary.

At most, for the benefit of Australasia, allowing Tsarist Russia to exist for a longer period of time must be on the premise that there is no loss in Australasia.

Therefore, Ferdinand's behavior of closer relationship seemed ridiculous to Arthur.Are George V and William II still closer cousins, going to war for the national interest?
"Mr. Kosnov, I am very pleased that your country is able to find its way back, but the war in the Balkans cannot be decided by the Australasian side. We have to inform our allies, Britain, France and Russia, and we can inform the Balkan countries to obtain the consent of all countries and forces. If your country is really sincere, as long as we can obtain the consent of all the above countries, we will of course agree to let the Balkans enter peace and end this war through peaceful negotiations." Arthur said with a smile.

Hearing that Arthur was not impressed by the behavior of pulling relations, Kosnov hurriedly continued: "Your Majesty, in order to show our sincerity, we are willing to provide your country and the Balkan countries with an indemnity of 500 billion levs, cede the Western Thrace region, and promise not to have any contact with the Allies. I hope that His Majesty can see that the Bulgarian royal family belongs to the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, and let the Bulgarian people usher in peace again."

Seeing the real conditions offered by the other party, Arthur nodded and said: "Your country's compensation needs to be discussed at a future peace conference. If your country really wants peace, then you can tell Ferdinand to order all Bulgarian troops to stop resisting, and the Allied forces will officially take over Bulgaria. For the sake of signing the European Royal Declaration, I will persuade other countries to try to keep Ferdinand on his throne."

Arthur knew Ferdinand's real purpose clearly, not to promote peace talks in Bulgaria, but to protect his throne after the war.

For Ferdinand, war or peace is not important, what is important is that his throne is guaranteed.

If the war is won now, what Ferdinand thinks about is how to carve up the land of other countries and seek more benefits for himself.

After hearing Arthur point out his purpose of coming, Kosnov nodded quickly without any hesitation.

Although Ferdinand was much older than Arthur, with Arthur's current status, there was nothing wrong with calling Ferdinand by his name directly.

On the contrary, Kosnov breathed a sigh of relief.As long as Ferdinand's throne can be guaranteed, the Prime Minister will be responsible for Bulgaria's cession of land and compensation, and the public's anger is also to blame on the government and the Prime Minister.

After the goal was achieved, Kosnov immediately went to the Bulgarian embassy in Australasia and sent a confidential telegram to Ferdinand by telegram.

The content of this confidential telegram was so simple that ordinary people could not see any secrets at all, but Ferdinand knew at a glance that Kosnov's operation had been successful.

On June 1915, 6, the Bulgarian army had retreated again and again, and it was not far from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

Although Ferdinand had decided to surrender to the Allies, it must not be Ferdinand who voluntarily surrendered.

After all, the Bulgarians are brave and good at fighting, and most people in the country are militants.

In history, Bulgaria only had a population of more than 400 million during World War I, but abruptly mobilized more than 100 million troops, which shows how tough and bellicose Bulgaria is.

The current Bulgaria is not much different. It also has a population of more than 400 million. Bulgaria has mobilized more than 40 troops. On average, one out of every three Bulgarian men in the prime of life joins the army, which is enough to show the madness of the Bulgarians for war.

With the frontline army still fighting to the death, if Ferdinand surrendered publicly, his prestige among the people would definitely be greatly reduced.

Therefore, it would be best to find someone, someone with enough weight in the government, to be the first to call for surrender.

There is no doubt that the Prime Minister of Bulgaria is the most suitable choice.As the prime minister who was single-handedly promoted by Ferdinand, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria is still very loyal to Ferdinand.

In order to make the prime minister work for him regardless of his reputation, Ferdinand used various means successively, and finally made the Bulgarian prime minister agree to take the blame.

On June 6, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria delivered a public speech, saying that Bulgaria has come to an end so far. Instead of being defeated by the enemy and divided up by others, it is better to surrender voluntarily to protect its own interests.

This speech caused an uproar among the Bulgarian people. Even during the speech of the Bulgarian prime minister, many Bulgarian people wanted to rush to the stage and beat up the amazing prime minister.

If it weren't for the police and army guards arranged by the government, the Bulgarian prime minister would have been beaten to death by angry Bulgarian people before he could wait for a just verdict.

Of course, it is impossible for the Bulgarian Prime Minister's speech to have no impact on the Bulgarian people.

A few Bulgarians looked back and found sadly that, as the Prime Minister said, Bulgaria could no longer see any hope of victory.

At the same time, under Ferdinand's instruction, the government began to control the army to retreat one after another. The Allied forces easily arrived at Sofia and surrounded the capital of Bulgaria.

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