Tsarist Empire, Moske, Gram Palace.

Tsar Mikhail’s mood was very good, and even he did not expect that this military operation would be so smooth.

In just half a month, the Russian Empire occupied the entire territory of the Bulgarian kingdom.

It can be said that they met with almost no decent resistance.

“Your Majesty, five infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade of the 1st Army have occupied the Kingdom of Bulgaria. All the troops there, having laid down their arms and stopped resisting. Ferdinand I had already fled to Austria-Hungary. Our military operation has already been won! Admiral Brushlov’s face was full of smiles.

“Very well, then we can officially annex the Kingdom of Bulgaria.” Here, from now on, it will no longer be an independent country, but a province of the empire! Mikhail said.

Although, due to the fact that between the empire itself and the Bulgarian kingdom, there is also a Romanian kingdom. This land is like an enclave. However, Mikhail is confident of holding here.

Moreover, it will become an important stronghold of the Russian Empire in the Balkans. Or rather, a bridgehead.

Next, the Russian Empire will use this as a base to expand into other parts of the Balkans.

For example, the Ottoman region of Rumilia, as well as the Kingdom of Serbia, Montenegro, and even the Slavic states controlled by Austria-Hungary.

In that case, the entire Balkan Peninsula would be under the rule of the Russian Empire.

“Your Majesty, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire will not give up in the future. If we want to truly annex the Kingdom of Bulgaria, we must resist their counterattack. Prime Minister Podobeschaiv reminded.

Mikhail nodded, his ambition was not just to take the Kingdom of Bulgaria. If the Ottomans dared to take the opportunity to send troops, then they would have to be prepared to lose the whole of Rumelia.

“We need to strengthen the troops deployed in Bulgaria. The rest of the 1st Army needed to be deployed as soon as possible. In addition, preparations will be made to bring more war materiel there. Of the 14 cavalry brigades directly under the General Staff, 4 were sent to reinforce in the past. Of the five mountain infantry brigades, two were also sent in the past to reinforce. Mikhail ordered.

In any case, if the Russian Empire wanted to gain a foothold in the Balkans, it had to win the next war.

Otherwise, the Russian Empire would have suffered a heavy blow.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Admiral Brushilov answered.

“In addition, the 3rd Army and the 4th Army must also be combat-ready. Once war breaks out, feel free to commit to it. Mikhail ordered.

If Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire intervened. Then, the scale of the war will expand.

The battlefield will no longer be confined to the Balkans.

The two sides will fight more fiercely in the Central European Plain and the Caucasus, as well as in the Balkans.

The Russian Empire must be prepared.

The annexation of the Kingdom of Bulgaria was only the first step in this operation. Next, the defeat of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire is the most important.

While the Russian Empire was actively preparing for war, Austria-Hungary was also deliberating for the next choice.

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand, Prime Minister Mario Weber, Foreign Minister Baron Berchedold, Minister of War Duke Casbah, Minister of the Admiralty General Anton House, Chief of the General Staff Baron Herzendorf and others, all gathered in the palace.

“Your Majesty, the damned barbarians invaded the Kingdom of Bulgaria as a premeditated, or rather premeditated, expansion into the Balkans. We must stop the Russian Empire and drive them out of the Balkans. Here, is our sphere of influence. In the future, it will become our territory! “Archduke Ferdinand’s attitude is very resolute.

The current Archduke Ferdinand has concurrently served as deputy commander-in-chief of the army, and his position has undoubtedly been further consolidated.

This made him more and more radical in the affairs of Austria-Hungary.

“Ferdinand I had fled the Kingdom of Bulgaria and fled to the Empire. Their army had already surrendered to the Tsarist Empire. The Russian Empire had already de facto occupied the Kingdom of Bulgaria. If we’re going to stop them. Then we will go to war with the Russian Empire. Prime Minister Mario Webb reminded.

“Fight for it! Our strength is no worse than that of the Tsarist Empire. Even if we go to war, we may not lose to them. Exactly, once we defeated the Russian Empire on the battlefield. Well, we can not only retake the Bulgarian kingdom, but also annex it directly. Even, it can expand to the east and bite a piece of fat on the body of the Tsarist Empire. “Archduke Ferdinand’s face is full of greed.

He was also salivating over the vast territory of the Russian Empire, wishing that Austria-Hungary would be able to expand further eastward. It is better to swallow the entire Ukblue Plain.

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