Mediterranean Hegemony Road - v6 Chapter 18

The love slapstick of Edward VIII contracted the year-round joke, and finally found that it was really impossible to stop. Prime Minister Stanley Win Baldwin made concessions.

Marriage is fine, anyway, they will not give the title of queen, and their future children have no inheritance rights.

Prime Minister Stanleywin Baldwin ca n’t do without surrender. Raw rice is cooked into cooked rice. Ca n’t he really let the king abdicate?

This is not the same as in history. Several brothers of Edward VIII are standing on their own. It is impossible for him to abdicate himself.

The strength of the royal family is so much stronger than in history. The London government has had enough troubles. Prime Minister Stanley Win Baldwin cannot afford it.

The farce is over, but the aftermath is also quite serious. It should have been the wedding of the world’s attention, and the last heavy guest did not.

Even the media in London was a pass, and the British people felt ashamed, and I am sorry to mention it again.

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“His Majesty, the Governor of Somalia proposes to occupy Ethiopia and increase our competitiveness on the African continent!” Said Colonel Minister Edley.

“First talk about the situation in Ethiopia. Is there any reason to take military action?” Ferdinand Jr. asked with concern.

Now that this issue has come to him, it must have been supported by the government, or at least one of the Army, the General Staff, and the Bulgarian Military Commission.

The War Department does not need to think about it. As long as there is a battle, they will most likely support it. Do all lieutenant generals want to be titled?

Therefore, on this kind of issue, their right to speak is not high, and they can only make a reference opinion. Of course, the war they are opposed to will certainly not be able to fight.

“Her Majesty, militaryly speaking, as early as a decade ago, the Governor’s Government of Somalia began to penetrate into Ethiopia. After so many years of cannibalization, we now use the Shabelle River as the dividing line.

At the same time, the Greek kingdom in Asmara has also been fighting Ethiopia. Since five years ago, Ethiopia has been in a military disadvantage.

The strength of the Ethiopians has been almost exhausted. For a long time, they have already lost their vitality.

The Governor of Somalia believes that our local troops can defeat the enemy!

From an economic point of view, Ethiopia has many types of minerals, rich in hydropower and forest resources, and has great development value.

Strategically, we can further put pressure on the British to let them understand our importance to Africa and force them to increase their military investment in South Africa! “Explained Attlee.

Ferdinand Little nodded, the war was a continuation of politics.

For military reasons, he can directly ignore it. The two sides are not a grade at all and are not qualified to be taken seriously by Bulgaria.

Economic reasons can only be regarded as general. The value of Ethiopia is not too high, and it does not belong to the kind of place that is inevitable.

Putting pressure on the British strategically is what Ferdinand Jr. attaches most importance to.

Everyone knows that the Army is not a strength of the British. It would be better if the British could invest more in the Army.

“His Majesty, the topographic conditions of the African continent are very harsh, and they are not suitable for large army operations at all. Transportation and logistics are the biggest problems.

The English-British War is the best example. Rather than the Boer and the British fighting for two and a half years, it is better to say that bad traffic dragged the British for two years, and the remaining half of the year was the time to fight.

The junctions between our and the British colonies are all wild areas, and the British deliberately ignored local traffic.

In order to avoid conflict, we have not carried out construction in the border area, and both sides have set up sufficient buffer zones.

If we want the British to feel military pressure, unless we keep repairing the railway, even if we have occupied Ethiopia without solving the traffic problem, it will not be of much help!

The British are not fools. They will not give up their strengths and compete with us on land. If we want to put pressure on them, I suggest adding troops to Africa.

Even conducting a few military exercises around the Sinai Peninsula is much better than attacking Ethiopia! The Minister of Finance objected

No one doubts whether Bulgaria can occupy Ethiopia. The question is how much military expenditure is required to occupy it. No one can answer this question.

Although the colonial garrison has repeatedly stated that they can handle it themselves, but at this time?

The area of ​​Ethiopia is not small. Even if some areas have been eroded by Bulgaria in recent years, and some sites have been robbed by the Greeks, the remaining territory still has some 8.9 million square kilometers.

“His Majesty, Ethiopia is also an independent country, and our initiation of war for no reason will affect our international reputation!” Foreign Minister Coleman said.

“His Majesty, war excuses are everywhere. Although Ethiopia is an independent country, it does not have a high status in the world. In the eyes of many people, this is an African tribe.

There is no one in the world on their behalf. As long as we do public relations in a timely manner, we can put the responsibility of war on them! Klosf countered.

“Her chief of staff, even if you say that the ceiling is rotten, no one will think that Ethiopia dare to invade Bulgaria. In fact, they can’t even win the Greeks!

The so-called excuse for war is not suitable for the present. At this time, we are competing with the British. A good international reputation is very important! Said Prime Minister Tolski.

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The General Staff + Army + Colonial Government VS Cabinet, the main battle faction and the main peace faction were equalized, and the final decision was in the hands of Ferdinand Jr.

Should we attack Ethiopia?

Looking at the map of Africa, Ferdinand Jr. was thoughtful, and he seemed to understand something. It was no coincidence that the new Greek kingdom was placed in Asmara.

This is clearly going to Ethiopia. From the current situation, this plan is going very smoothly.

The Greeks who refused to integrate in the country all rushed to the new Greek kingdom. They were busy fighting the Ethiopians every day. Naturally, they couldn’t get through with Bulgaria.

After so many years have passed, the two sides have long resented the enemy, but the relationship between Greece and Bulgaria has improved.

To transfer hatred, Ferdinand’s move is simply a fire of fire, and he has fought with Ethiopia for more than 20 years. How many Greeks still remember the grievances with Bulgaria?

Even if it appeared in the history books, now their enemy is Ethiopia next door.

Taking the Bulgarian Empire as an enemy, it is estimated that even the most radical Greeks do not think there is a chance of victory. Since they cannot win, they will naturally admit it.

After thinking about all this, Ferdinand Jr. knew what to do. Ethiopia can occupy it, but it must not be now!

Bulgaria’s reputation can not be bad, it is related to the future world strategy. Even if war is to be waged, there must be sufficient reasons.

Unfortunately, now the strength of the Bulgarian Empire is too strong. Unless it is flooded in the brain, no one will take the initiative to wage war against Bulgaria, including the British.

On the Eurasian continent alone, Bulgaria covers an area of ​​more than eight million square kilometers.

There is also the world’s most complete industrial system, with a population of over 80 million, the world’s most powerful air force, and the second-ranked army and navy.

Ferdinand Jr. does not advise any enemy, and today there is no country in the world that is as balanced as Bulgaria.

The most important among the powers is that Bulgaria has an absolute demographic advantage, almost equal to the combined population of the British mainland + North America.

When power is strong and power is weak, foreign policy is also very different.

At the time, Ferdinand could design the Ottoman Empire and let them take the responsibility of provoking war. They could also show weakness to the enemy and attract Greece, Montenegro, and Romania to attack.

Now Ferdinand Jr. cannot decide to play like this, otherwise the Eastern European Union will be finished first. Without the Eastern European Union, going to single out the world will not be so simple.

“The issue of Ethiopia has been put on hold. For the sake of security, we are now focusing on nibble, and we will come back to deal with this issue after the overall situation has been determined!

Taking into account the issue of international reputation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tried to promote the alliance between Ethiopia and the British, so that when we start in the future, we will not be condemned by public opinion! Ferdinand Little said.

Let the enemies hold together, and then go to great lengths. It was by this strategy that Bulgaria succeeded in unifying the Balkans.

Today, Ferdinand Jr. has once again come up with this strategy, and naturally everyone will not oppose it.

Ethiopia is not a powerful country. Even if it is allied with the British, it will not be possible to enhance the strength of the Western European Union, but it will also disperse the energy of the British.

Ferdinand Jr. does not believe that Ethiopia can complete industrialization in a few years. It is important to know that even in Bulgaria, the industrialization process has taken more than thirty years.

On the basis of his predecessor, it took Ferdinand more than ten or twenty years to complete the initial industrialization.

The industrial upgrade was still completed after the First World War, relying on the heritage of Russia, the family base of the Germans, and their own accumulation to complete the counterattack.

When Bulgaria’s industrialization started, there were millions of elementary school students and hundreds of thousands of middle school students in the country. With these talents, Ferdinand started a five-year plan.

Now Ethiopia does not have so many talents, otherwise it will not wait until the 21st century to complete industrialization.

“His Majesty, the Ethiopian government has already moved closer to the London government, but the British are too proud to look down on them, or they would have been allies 20 years ago.

This is a matter of concept. Unless the war has broken out, the British will not let go! Coleman frowned.

The sun does not set the empire naturally has its own pride, it is too difficult for them to make an alliance with the African chief.

Even small European countries, www.mtlnovel.com, such as pro-British Portugal, have not formally formed an alliance, otherwise the membership of the Western European Union will continue to increase.

Of course, this is not a British decision error, but the more members, the more internal conflicts.

Including some countries that can only shake their flags to join the alliance, in addition to increasing internal contradictions, can not increase the strength of the alliance, it is completely worth the loss.

“Then leave them alone, we won’t be able to fight for a while and a half, if the French can explode and play the prestige of the Napoleonic era, we don’t need to do anything.

War is not a child’s play. In this way, we can decide whether to fight less or as little as possible! Ferdinand Little nodded and said

Those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes. Now both Britain and Bulgaria wear shoes. Both sides naturally exercise restraint.

Without the existence of two bare feet in Germany and Germany, it is destined to break the situation in Europe. Ferdinand Jr. does not mind planting another twenty years to let the British themselves give in.

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