Vol 4 Chapter 11: , Dreadnought-Great Power Dream

Compared with the clear strategic goals of the Allies, the strategy of the Allies is a bit embarrassing!
As the boss of the Germans, they are still in a daze. They regard the biggest enemy as the French, and are ready to overthrow France again, so as to dominate the European continent!
The remaining two younger brothers are still pinching each other. The Italians are still eyeing the territory of Austria-Hungary. Although the Germans are working hard to reconcile them, this contradiction still exists!
Similarly, the Italians are eyeing their quasi-ally Ottoman Empire, and even the semi-allies of Greece and the Italians have expressed interest!
If you talk about pit cargo teammates, through the ages, Italy is the first to be the first choice. It is estimated that anyone who understands European modern history will have no doubt!
Then came the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Joseph I's mind is still very clear now. After annexing Serbia, he regretted it!
The national contradictions in the Austro-Hungarian Empire are big enough, and the endless internal contradictions have suppressed his desire to expand the territory!
In general, the performance of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at this time is still good, but their desire for war is really worrying!
Without the conflict in the Balkans, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had no desire to fight the Russians! Scramble for territory? The internal conflicts have not been resolved yet?
By the time the Hungarians showed a strong interest in Romania, unfortunately they are still allies now, and the Vienna government will never tolerate them doing it!
After taking an inventory, Ferdinand found that although the Three-Power Alliance is still strong on the European continent, they have many internal contradictions. The Germans are not Britain and France, and they failed to resolve internal contradictions through diplomatic means!
Therefore, even if the current Allies are more united than in history, their core is still the Germans.
Austria-Hungary and Italy have their own plans, and even they are not so willing to see the Germans dominate the European continent!
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Time passed in a hurry, and it was Christmas again. On this day, the whole country was on holiday in Bulgaria, and Ferdinand was playing with the Christmas tree with four little guys.
Oh, it's the boss and the second child helping, and the little Caesar is in charge of making trouble, the third son Peter is waving the flag and cheering beside him, like a victorious general, but Ferdinand doesn't look angry at all!
The king’s son is not so good. Little Caesar has about one or two years to go, and Peter is his last happy time. He will soon follow the footsteps of his two elder brothers and feel what is elite. The nobles are educated!
Ferdinand had to be fortunate. Fortunately, his family had a profound family background, and he had a strict education system for his descendants. Basically, he was trained strictly since childhood, and there will be no waste when he grows up!
Usually this kind of training is aimed at the eldest son, so after the eldest son has an accident, there have been many things that the heirs behind are useless!
But when he arrived at Ferdinand, he directly decided that all his sons should receive the same education!
It’s a big deal that in the future, a few more kingdoms will be brought out overseas, and they will be thrown out as kings. In this way, even if there are any changes in the future, the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohari family can maintain its prominent position. !
Oh, these are all things in the future, let's enjoy the family happiness now!
But Ferdinand was quickly attracted by a piece of news!
"Your Majesty, the Sofia has been completed, and the sea trial can begin at any time. We have our own dreadnought ship!" Prime Minister Constantine said somewhat incomparably
"What?" Ferdinand said in surprise
"Your Majesty, we are the second country in the world to have a dreadnought ship!" Constantine said excitedly
After repeated confirmation, Ferdinand finally confirmed that this matter is true! Due to Ferdinand’s butterfly effect, Bulgaria began preparations ahead of time, and finally replaced Germany as the second country in the world with dreadnoughts!
I believe that this news will soon shock the world!
Perhaps the upper echelons of various countries will not be too surprised. After all, they know that the Bulgarian dreadnought began construction in the first half of 1907, and with the technical support of the Gallic chicken, it is not surprising that it can be built!
But ordinary people don't know! They will only be shocked by the strength of Bulgarian industry, and lament the strength of Bulgaria!
Although this kind of folk recognition cannot increase Bulgaria's hard power, it can increase its soft power! What the Bulgarian government lacks now is precisely this kind of soft power!
"Okay! The sea trial ceremony is scheduled for three days. Now we will announce the news and invite the ministers of various countries to participate in this grand event!" Ferdinand said with some excitement.
He knew that as soon as the news came out, this Christmas would change its flavor, and the whole world would be shocked!
After all, in everyone’s perception, the second dreadnought should be the French, the Germans, and no matter how bad it is, the Russians, Austro-Hungarians, Italy, and even the Americans are within their guess!
The second country that can build dreadnoughts is Bulgaria? The first reaction of normal people, UU reading www.uukanshu. Com would think this is impossible!
What the is Bulgaria? God's back garden? I heard that the roses are good, that's it!
Although Bulgaria has risen after the Balkan War, its international influence is limited to the Near East, and its reputation in the world is still so unknown!
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In fact, due to the backwardness of information transmission in this era, at Christmas, except for the Bulgarian people, other countries only received the news from the upper level. After the ordinary people received the news, they no longer know how long it is!
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As the news spread, Sofia became lively first, and of course it was very lively at Christmas! This news undoubtedly added another bit of joy!
The first reaction of many people is whether today is April Fool's Day? Although everyone knows that Bulgaria has launched the Dreadnought program, no one can believe it will be completed so soon!
We must know that so many countries in the world now have this technology by the British, and the Bulgarian dreadnought ships are coming too soon!
From the beginning of the War of Independence to the present, after two generations of unremitting efforts, the dream of a great power is finally coming true!
Of course, this is not Ferdinand’s dream of a big country. He is very clear that now Bulgaria has only taken the first step, and there is still a long way to go!
History told him that if a country does not have enough territory and people, it will never become a real big country!
Can half of the Balkans support a powerful country? The answer is no!
Even the entire Balkan Peninsula can only support a regional power at most. In parallel time, the British and French have proved this with practical actions!
Ferdinand’s ideal country is to include...