Vol 4 Chapter 57: Terrible guess

If the World War broke out in 1914, shattered the world economic order, and destroyed Euro 6; then 1913 was the last carnival feast before the destruction!
There is no doubt that the theme of 1913 is still an arms race. If the Allies are still considering financial affordability, the Allies are crazy!
Germany's fiscal deficit has even passed fiscal revenue. Ferdinand is frightened, Austria-Hungary and Italy are not too much to let go. Fiscal deficits have broken historical records.
Well, in fact, the allies are not much better, at least Bulgaria's fiscal deficit is as high as 50% of fiscal revenue. At this time, it is not the time to consider fiscal affordability.
After investing at no cost, the military strength of all countries has greatly improved. First, the Germans started six battleships and four battlecruisers in one breath. The British started construction of eight battleships and six battlecruisers. & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
Oh, now even the British are not keeping the ratio of 3: 2. It can be seen that the Germans are crazy, and the bottom line of the British is getting lower and lower.
It was followed by the French who launched four battleships and six battlecruisers in one fell swoop. Who can make the French react slowly?
When the era of the fearless ship came, France did not keep up with it. In 1912, French talents started construction of two fearless ships. In the face of the aggressive Italian navy, it would not work hard to keep the Mediterranean!
However, the Italians performed stiff enough this time, probably due to the sequelae of the Ferdinand butterfly effect. Britain and France did not offer a price that satisfied them, and they mostly followed the allies to go black.
It is mainly because the French should have loaned to the Italians, but Ferdinand gave them a cut. In the context of the explosion of French nationalism, it takes courage to dare to lend to allies, especially Ferdinand staring at it! & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
As soon as the negotiations between the two sides begin, radical groups in France will receive the news. In an era of vengeance for all, capitalists will not dare to take the lead.
There is no way, the French people's funds are not unlimited, Bulgaria must have some people to get less if you want to get more! Vice versa, in order to get more loans and pay less, Ferdinand had to kill some competitors first.
Without the loans of the Allies, the promised benefits are not big enough, of course, Italy will not jump back so easily!
In 1913, the Italians started construction of three fearless ships and two battlecruisers. Most of them completed the five-year shipbuilding plan at one time. In addition, they had already started two fearless ships. After completion, there were five fearless ships. Ship it!
The two fearless ships announced by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1912 have now been launched, and are expected to be in service in early 1914. & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
This time, the Vienna government decided to increase investment again, and started to build two fearless ships and two battle cruisers. It looks like it will mean to turn the Austro-Hungarian Empire into a naval power!
And the two Dreadnoughts ordered by the Ottomans from Germany are about to be completed and are expected to be delivered by the end of this year.
What did Ferdinand do in this context?
At present, there is only one Dreadnought ship in service in the Bulgarian Navy. In the arms race in 1912, two Dreadnought ships were started in line with the times, and should be completed by the end of the year.
But it is clear that in the era of everyone's big expansion, this is obviously not enough. In order to save costs, even the battlecruiser Ferdinand's plan was cut off.
The current Bulgarian navy is still a conservative navy, and the requirements for the decisive battle in the ocean are not high. Even the scheduled combat range is only the large bathhouse in the Mediterranean. & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
Minister of the Navy Petrov said anxiously: "Your Majesty, all countries are now building ships. If we do not follow up immediately, we will be very unfavorable in the future!
If we let it go, the navy's dominant position in the Mediterranean in the future will gradually lose, and then we will be in danger!
By 1915, we had only three fearless ships. Even if we added six French ships, there were only nine ships, while the two ally Ottomans, five Italians, and four Austro-Hungarian empires were eleven. Very obvious! "
Ferdinand nodded, he knew all this. What is more important is the geographical location of Bulgaria, sandwiched by the Ottoman Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Romania, Montenegro, and Italy. Once the war broke out, it was truly on all sides!
Oh, Romania can be ignored, Romania will have to learn the power of the gray cattle of the Russians as soon as the war breaks out, probably nothing will happen to them! & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
Due to strategic security considerations, it is best for Bulgaria to land on the 6 Asia Minor Peninsula as soon as possible without giving the Ottoman any chance.
At the same time, it is necessary to block the Otranto Strait and prevent the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from coming out in order to guarantee the superiority of the Allies in the Mediterranean region.
Create opportunities for the French to attack Italy. Once France defeats the Italian navy, the Italians are likely to fall, and the Allies ’Mediterranean battlefield will be alive.
Can the blockade of the Otranto Strait be achieved? Ferdinand is also not clear about this. After all, the Italians fell to the Allies. How the combat effectiveness of the Air Force remains to be tested!
In Ferdinand's view, the best way is to go directly to Italy under the cover of the navy and air force. Anyway, there are only forty nautical miles. It is the safest way to deploy shore guns on both sides of the strait, put more torpedoes, and deploy more air forces! & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
Of course, in fact, this is very difficult to do, and the Italians are not stupid. How could they be silly to fight the French navy?
Before the Italian Navy was defeated, it was very crazy for the 6th Bulgarian Army to take part in the 6th War. If the Italian Navy rushed forward without any loss and the Austro-Hungarian Navy was killed again, the 6th Bulgarian Army would feed the sharks. It's up!
Unless the entire Fleet's fleet in the Mediterranean is concentrated, it is possible to achieve it! After all, the combat effectiveness of aircraft in this era is not as sharp as later generations.
At present, the Bulgarian Air Force can only carry light torpedo attacks. It is okay to deal with cruisers. It is enough to deal with battleships. Ten or eight are not necessarily capable of sinking. Moreover, the actual torpedo hit rate is still very low!
No matter how cheap the aircraft is, Ferdinand cannot use hundreds of aircraft to fight a battleship, right? So wouldn't it take thousands of planes to deal with a fleet? & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
Ferdinand thought for a moment and said, "Communicate with the French. We have limited strength. We will start at most two more fearless ships this year. The rest is their problem!"
Of course, Ferdinand was not intended to allow the French to expand their naval shipbuilding plan, mainly to urge the French to progress. In fact, as early as 1912, the French government had formulated a plan for the construction of 12 class fearless ships. Get started!
In the naval arms race, Bulgaria must not be allowed to participate in unlimited ways. This is not a problem of one or two fearless ships. Each battleship must have a series of supporting ships. The total cost is not much lower than the battleships!
According to the current situation, in 1913 Bulgaria's military expenditure exceeded 30 million pounds is just around the corner.
Now Ferdinand understands why the World War must explode. The arms race is too expensive. As long as someone can't hold it, then they can only start playing! & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
Bulgaria has come to this stage. It can only be said that the loans of the major powers are not so easy to obtain. Bulgaria has come to the present with the support of the French, and naturally it has to pay a price.
Of course, even if there is no military loan, Ferdinand will expand his army. In this regard, he dare not counsel!
Anyway, Bulgaria still received the 1.8 billion leva low-interest military loan provided by Britain and France. Ferdinand now feels the pressure, let alone the allies.
Due to the two-line operation, the military expenditure of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had to be far behind in history. The Germans could not help them in this regard. After all, the Germans are not rich now.
Everyone is holding the money of domestic capitalists in preparation for war. After all, for them, the main purpose of this war is to grab resources and markets for domestic industry and commerce!
Benefit is always the best motivation! & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>
In this naval arms race, the major European powers are going crazy, even the Russians are now ambitious to start three fearless ships, but Ferdinand is not optimistic about them.
The main reason is that the efficiency of the Tsarist government is too low. Starting from 19o9, the Russians were preparing to build their own fearless ships, and the construction was delayed until 1913. Ferdinand was very doubtful if Nicholas II had a chance to collect them. News to the completion of the warship!
For Ferdinand, these are not problems, anyway, the Allies are still dominant in the Mediterranean any time soon.
Although the number of allied fearless ships in the Mediterranean is not enough, the quantity is not enough to make up!
Although the French-made Dreadnoughts have not yet been completed, their old warships still have a dozen, and they can also pile up opponents with their quantity!
No, the Dreadnoughts of the Allies have not yet had time to serve. At present, only the Sofia of Bulgaria is swaying in the Mediterranean, but the first Dreadnought of the Italians will be in service by the end of this year.
By 1914, another Italian Dreadnought would also be in service, and two Dreadnoughts from the Austro-Hungarian Empire would also be in service. In addition, the two Dreadnoughts purchased by the Ottoman Empire from Germany would require the Allies in the Mediterranean. Six fearless ships.
For the Allies: the French will have two Dreadnoughts in service in the second half of this year, and Bulgaria will have two Dreadnoughts in service in May and June 1914. The remaining warships will not be possible until the end of 1914 or the beginning of 1915 at the earliest. Completed.
There will be at least a half-year gap period during this period ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The number of fearless ships in the ally will be double that of the allies, to a certain extent this time is the time when the navy of the allies is the weakest in the Mediterranean.
What if the Allies were severe enough to attack the main force of the French navy in the first half of 1914, what will happen in the future?
Thinking of this, Ferdinand was taken aback. This situation is really possible. As long as the main force of the French navy is severely damaged, the navy advantage of the Allies in the Mediterranean will no longer exist.
So is the British going to split the Mediterranean? If the army is divided, can the British continue to suppress the German high seas fleet?
If there is no division, can the allies of the Mediterranean route support it?
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