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Chapter 630 No One Should Laugh at Anyone
Although the Kingdom of Bulgaria was established with the support of the Russian Empire, everyone knows why Polis became the King of Bulgaria.

The Russian Empire was too far away from Bosnia. After the end of the tenth Russo-Turkish War, the Russian Empire did not win independence for Bosnia. Since then, Bosnia has become increasingly distant from the Russian Empire.

Boris just turned 20 this year and is not yet old enough to rule the country. Although George is still Grand Duke Yuriev of the Russian Empire, strictly speaking, George is the regent of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

If George wanted to, he could certainly help Bosnia free itself from Austro-Hungarian rule.

As to whether leaving the Austro-Hungarian Empire and joining the Kingdom of Bulgaria was another wrong choice, this was no longer within the consideration of the peasant representatives.

Both Montenegro and Albania are independent countries.

Because of their weak national strength, they have no ability to decide their own destiny and can only be slaughtered by the big powers.

The Kingdom of Serbia suffered the most. They fought hard and refused to accept the fate, but the result was the destruction of the country, the extinction of the royal family, and every family was in mourning.

By joining the Kingdom of Bulgaria, they would become a new vested interest group, at least in the Bosnia region.

Stamboliyski promised the peasant representatives that he would go to Constantinople and ask Grand Prince Yuriev to give Bosnia the protection it deserved.

While Stamboliyski was meeting with peasant representatives, George was receiving Churchill at the theater headquarters.

The British military strength in the Anatolian Peninsula has increased to 30, but the controlled area is still limited to the plains around Mersin.

In July, the British army attempted to launch an attack on the mountainous area, but was hit head-on by the Austrian army.

Without the protection of their naval guns, the British Army would not fight at all.

Churchill hoped that George would transfer the Gao Ri Corps deployed in Egypt to Mersin to cooperate with the British army in the battle.

This would not only eliminate the hidden danger of the Gao Ri Corps in Egypt, but also ease Churchill's pressure.

The British Navy had almost no outstanding performance after the outbreak of the war. Some time ago, British War Secretary Kitchener was attacked by a German submarine while on a warship to St. Petersburg. This was the highest-ranking Allied general killed since the outbreak of the war.

The British were unwilling to be left out, and while the Ottoman Empire was being beaten by George, they wanted to take advantage of the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the British army in Mersin was suppressed and the British army in Kut surrendered, and their performance was not much better than that of the Kingdom of Italy.

The soap opera of the Isonzo River has entered its fourth episode. The Italians have claimed victory twice, and the battle line remains in the Isonzo River area.

"Why don't you transfer the British troops in Mersin to Ankara to cooperate with the 14th Army in the battle."

George didn't mind the British army's intervention. The Ottoman Empire was not the Balkans, and George couldn't cover everything with one hand.

"Mersin only needs a reinforcement to break through the Ottoman defenses."

Churchill and Nicholas are of the same type, both are bad at cooking.

Probably because Kitchener was attacked, in order to escort Churchill to Constantinople, Churchill drew six warships from the Mediterranean Fleet, including the battleship "Queen Elizabeth".

The "Queen Elizabeth" class battleship was started in 12. It has a full load displacement of 3.3 tons. There are five ships of the same class. The first ship, "Queen Elizabeth", was commissioned in January this year. It is the most powerful warship in the British Mediterranean Fleet.

It is rare in the world to be so afraid of death.

If you are so afraid of death, you shouldn't be the Minister of the Navy. It would be better to be an idle official.

He was afraid of death but wanted to gain military merit. When he came to George's place, he did not forget to put on the airs of a so-called British aristocrat. He not only brought a large number of servants and maids, but also three trucks of luggage and even a bathtub.

Even Nikola's travels were not so grand.

"Could it be that the United Kingdom cannot even send a single reinforcement?"

George also had insufficient troops. If he had another army, he would have captured Budapest long ago.

Yankov doesn't have to give up Ankara either.

"We are fighting against millions of German troops on the Western Front and bearing most of the pressure from Germany. You should have done more..." Churchill's expression was gloomy. He was facing questioning from the British Parliament.

After the outbreak of World War II, Britain did not stop its shipbuilding plan and continued to build battleships frantically, which is incomprehensible.

The German Navy is in retreat, and the Royal Navy, which was built at great expense before the war, is doing nothing. Shouldn't more resources be used to build the army?

Britain did not do so and had not yet completed Kitchener's plan of a million-strong army. It only drew vassal troops from its colonies and sent them to France to make up the numbers, and Joffre was helpless.

On the surface, the British seem to be working hard.

Continuing to build ships only proves that Britain will abandon France and flee back to the British mainland at any time when the situation is unfavorable.

"What were you doing when the Germans concentrated their forces to launch an offensive on the Eastern Front? Has a large-scale battle broken out on the Western Front this year? Do you have a plan to actively attack the Germans? You were even unwilling to plan a feint to tie up the German forces."

For the sake of his allies, George did not curse.

But this does not mean that George forgives Britain.

Too many tragedies in modern history started in Britain. The Industrial Revolution was like a joke God played on mankind. It started from a place far away from the center of the world and changed the direction of the world in an incorrect way.

Britain has never concealed its hostility towards the Russian Empire.

In other words, to any country in the world, Britain is like a poisonous snake hiding in the shadows, a deadly threat.

If Hungary is a parasite of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then Britain is the cancer of the world.

"I am the Lord Admiral and cannot interfere with the Army's operational plans."

Churchill spoke so confidently that he seemed to have forgotten that George was also the First Lord of the Admiralty.

"So you have the ability to send 30 British troops to Mersin, but not to Hamburg."

George didn't want to bother with the greatest Englishman in history -

Oh, he is not, the European grandmother is.

As September approached, there was less and less news about the negotiations, until September 9, when news came from St. Petersburg that the negotiations had broken down.

George was not surprised. The Hungarians had no sincerity in the first place and the negotiations were just to buy time.

Since the outbreak of the war, the Russian Empire has replaced front-line commanders, the Chief of the General Staff, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and two Interior Ministers, two Foreign Ministers, and three Justice Ministers.

The situation in Germany was not much better, and the contradiction between Falkenhayn and Hindenburg gradually emerged.

Last winter, Falkenhayn and Hindenburg, as well as the Austro-Hungarian Chief of General Staff Conrad, held a military meeting in Berlin, after which the German army shifted its main attack direction from the Western Front to the Eastern Front.

This decision was made at the strong insistence of Hindenburg and Conrad.

It cannot be said that this decision was wrong. The German army did achieve some results. Hindenburg occupied Warsaw, Ludendorff repelled Alexeev, and the German army won a great victory on the northern front.

However, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the German army suffered an unprecedented defeat. Not only did it lose Bosnia and Herzegovina, but even Budapest was surrounded by the Russian army.

A month ago, the German army held another meeting in Berlin. Hindenburg hoped to increase the intensity of the German offensive on the Eastern Front, continue to attack the Russian army, and advance northward.

Falkenhayn fully realized the strategic depth of the Russian Empire and hoped to concentrate his forces to attack France, occupy Paris, force France to withdraw from the war, and then concentrate his forces to attack the Russian Empire.

This is why things were quiet on both the Eastern and Western Fronts throughout August.

(End of this chapter)