Vol 2 Chapter 18: Situation in the Balkans

　　 At the end of the 19th century, as the Austro-Hungarian Empire continued to infiltrate Serbia, people of insight in Serbia believed that if Serbia did not expand to the Aegean region, it would be annexed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire sooner or later.
　　 Therefore, Serbia adopted a radical expansion policy, including propagating national separationism to various places, including a series of messy ideas, which also paved the way for the subsequent disintegration of Yugoslavia.
　　 In addition to Macedonia, countries are also infiltrating other regions. The most famous ones are the "Greater Bulgaria Plan" and the "Greater Serbia Plan"; of course, the "Greater Greece Plan" and the "Gateway Montenegrin Plan" are also indispensable.
　　The Great Bulgaria Project is a Bulgarian national unity ideology aimed at restoring the largest territory in Bulgarian history.
　　Of course, Bulgarians have not been so stupid that they really want to restore the largest territory in history. When it was time to give up, they still chose to give up!
　　The range of targets set includes: the plains between the Danube River and the Balkan Mountains, the north and south Dobrogea, the Sofia region, Pirot, Vranje, North Thrace, parts of East Thrace, Macedonia and other regions.
　　 The main targets were all aimed at the Turks, and they did not foolishly encircle the Austria-Hungary Empire, Greece and other countries. Even so, it was beyond the scope of Bulgaria's ability at the time.
　　The Great Serbia project is interesting, it is Great Serbia again, the concept of national unity put forward by Serbian nationalists.
　　 Well, the basic goal is to unify the areas where Serbs live, and there are also requirements for areas where Serbs are ethnic minorities.
　　 This area is difficult to define, and advocates the establishment of a larger Serbian country in the western Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.
　　 After that, it was even worse. At the end of the 19th century, when the activists expanded their strength, this nation included the entire Yugoslav nation.
　　 As far as the most basic goal, the area includes: Serbia, Montenegro (Montenegro), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, etc.
　　 According to the goals of activists, the small Balkans can no longer accommodate Serbia. Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria are all involved, and they are even interested in Moldova. (Not necessarily accurate, from Baidu, for reference only)
　　 Of course, this group of activists is only a minority of the minority, and it is the activism of activism, which can be understood as madism!
　　 This is nothing, and there are Slavic peoples who are influenced by pan-lavism and openly advocate the unification of the world!
　　 You read that right, after the establishment of Yugoslavia after World War I, some people advocated the unification of the Slavic nations throughout the world and the establishment of a large Slavic empire with the Serbs at the core! Even the great strategic concept of unifying the Soviet Union has come out!
　　 Ok, just read it as a joke! Which country has few lunatics? There were more madmen in Serbia in that era!
　　 Blind nationalism without economic and military strength, and lack of international support, will only bring disastrous consequences. Great Serbianism eventually became the fuse for the outbreak of World War I!
　　 The Greeks still know themselves. Perhaps it was the first "Greek-Turkish War" that awakened the Greek nationalists. The Great Greece Project was just a dream. I shouted twice, and when I felt tired, I stopped shouting!
　　 The Montenegrin plan, the establishment of Yugoslavia was realized for a time, but he was unified, was it completed? Maybe I think this result is not so wonderful, and then I became independent again!
　　 But all of this has undergone a fundamental change in this time and space, under Ferdinand’s butterfly effect!
　　 Of course these plans still exist, but the "Greater Serbia Project" was just called out and it died.
　　 The situation in the Balkans before 1892 was basically the same as in parallel time and space. There was not much change. The most was that the Bulgarian government built a little more missionary school outside, and the scope was a little wider.
　　 Since the establishment of the Russian-Russian Alliance, history has reached a turning point here! First, Ferdinand provoked an arms race in the Balkans. The economic crisis that followed was destructive and a little bigger!
　　 Then, starting in 1893, the governments of Greece and Serbia were forced to stop their expansion in Macedonia due to financial reasons. After the Serbian War, Serbia directly shut down most Serbian schools and churches!
　　Time has entered 1895. Serbia, which was originally ambitious, is now licking its wounds and has no energy to come out and make trouble.
　　 Now the most active is Negro (Montenegro), who is working hard to establish the kingdom of Montenegro!
　　George I of Greece is still hiding in the dark, looking for opportunities to give the Ottoman Empire a sap, similar to Ferdinand’s idea.
　　 The two sides tacitly exported the revolution to the Ottoman Empire. Although Ferdinand fired a fire, if the Greek government did not cooperate, the Greeks in Turkey would never be so violent.
　　 The Macedonians relied on the Serbs before 1860, and then turned to rely on the Bulgarians. The main reason for this reason is the promotion of the Russian Empire.
　　 The Russians led the Macedonians to move closer to Bulgaria in religion and diplomacy, and the attitude of the Russian Empire has a huge impact on all the people in the Balkans who believe in the Orthodox Church!
　　 After the alliance between Russia and Bulgaria, this influence became more obvious. The Orthodox faith areas in the Balkans are all moving closer to Bulgaria. Taking advantage of this advantage, the Ferdinand government accelerated its penetration into the Balkans.
　　 Romania is the harder one. Watching the Balkan countries expand, Carol I has no ambitions, but there is nowhere to use it. He can only watch the excitement with peace of mind!
　　 Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova of Russia in Beichuan, Bulgaria to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Powerful enemies are surrounded by food and have nowhere to develop.
　　During the Belarusian War, the Romanians were ready to come out and share a piece of the pie. Unfortunately, due to their relationship with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they chose to support Serbia.
　　 But Serbia was defeated too fast. The war was over before Romania had had time to mobilize the whole country. Who could call his northern neighbor the Russian Empire? The Russian Empire is precisely an ally of Bulgaria, and the Romanians dare not bet anyway!
　　 More than 70% of the country’s main forces are deployed on the front lines of Moldova and Ukraine. No matter how confident Carol I is in his military capabilities, he does not think that a Romanian division can defeat Bulgaria.
　　 Coupled with the unstable domestic situation in Romania at that time, a new round of peasant uprising may break out at any time. Carol I finally chose to abandon the Serbs.
　　...... (As for the domestic situation in Ottoman, please make up for it! There are only four words: the smoke is everywhere!)