My Italian

In the Balkans, the reputation of Bulgarian mountain people has always been known for their bravery and bravery. Bulgaria has been an important source of troops since the Byzantine era.

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Since the independence of Bulgaria, the army composed of Bulgarian mountain people has proved itself in several wars and won the reputation of Balkan Prussia.

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But this time, Bulgaria failed to keep its reputation in the battle with the Serbian army around the village of Perk.

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In this decisive battle, the Serbian army withstood the onslaught of the Bulgarians, and the experienced Admiral Putnik released the reserve at the last moment, and in one fell swoop the newly exhausted Bulgarian army was stunned. Now, the retreating Bulgaria stumbled all the way back to Slivnica.

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The Serbian army, which was changing on the offensive and defensive, led by Admiral Putnik, did not give the Bulgarians a chance to breathe, and followed them all the way to capture Slivnica. At this time, the Bulgarian army could only continue to retreat, until the town of Nakas, which was only 18 kilometers away from Sofia, stabilized its position.

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In this battle, the Bulgarian army lost 8,419 people, wounded 17,628 people, lost more than 4,000 people, and lost nearly 30,000 people. The Serbian army also had 6,791 killed, 12,579 wounded and 627 missing.

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Considering that Bulgaria was an attacker from the beginning, such casualties are enough to demonstrate its combat effectiveness.

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Of course, the Serbian army is not weak. After the last war that ended quickly, the Serbs have been training their army hard all these years. At the same time, closely track the emergence of new technologies and study the style of play that suits you.

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In addition to the fact that the Serbian army is not what it used to be, in fact, Bulgaria itself accounted for half of the cause of this defeat. Because according to the plan, the Bulgarian army needs to defeat the Serbian army first, and then confront the incoming Romanian army.

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This battle plan is very problematic, let the Bulgarian army walk a tightrope. This also caused its commander, Lieutenant General Savov, to have no time to spend with the Serbian army here, and could only attack first. The result was calculated by the wily Admiral Putnick, and he lost by one move.

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The defeat of Perk made the situation for the Bulgarians even more difficult. First, Sofia, the capital, was under threat from the Serbs, and secondly, the Romanians had just broken through Pleven and were also preparing to cross the Stara Mountains and head towards Sofia.

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In addition, after being driven back to Thessaly, the Greek army regrouped and attacked again. At present, the Greek army has approached Thessaloniki. Lieutenant General Kudinchev, who was defending the southern front, reported that he planned to use Thessaloniki. Hold the enemy and stop the Greek army here.

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Obviously, the Greek army put a lot of pressure on the Bulgarian southern commander, otherwise he should not have said the words "delay, stop", but should have defeated and defeated.

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This is indeed the case. In addition to replenishing weapons and ammunition, Greece has also replenished more than 70,000 mobilized troops, bringing the Greek army to 180,000. The difference in strength was so great that Lieutenant General Kudinchev, the commander of the southern front, could only defend first. Fortunately, there is Thessaloniki, the largest city in Macedonia, and the Greek army will never consider other targets until it is captured.

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Faced with such a difficult situation, Bulgaria is also looking for help in order to break through. Austria-Hungary, Russia, Germany and even the Turks, Bulgaria are trying to reach out. However, the most worthy of Bulgaria's eyes is the former ally, the Kingdom of Italy, which directly borders it.

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"Your Excellency Bondarev, there is no way for our country to mediate the current war between your country and the Roxise three countries. Presumably your country also knows that our country has suffered heavy losses in the Messina earthquake, and you want to mediate the disputes in the Balkans. Powerless, your country should look for other countries."

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In the Foreign Office in Rome, facing the Bulgarian ambassador Bondarev, Bakona informed the ambassador of Italy's decision.

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Facing the answer given by Bakona, Bondarev, the Bulgarian ambassador, was not reconciled.

"My country is also very sympathetic and understanding for the earthquake and tsunami disasters suffered by your country. However, the actions of the three Roxise countries have seriously caused humanitarian disasters in the Balkans. Our country is also very considerate of your country, but I hope that your country can see On the face of the suffering people in the Balkans, I ask your country to mediate, for which our country is willing to pay any price for these people."

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Obviously, what Ambassador Bondarev said means that the Bulgarian government is already impatient, and they can't wait any longer. And it is not for Italy to help Bulgaria either. Just stand up and mediate.

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To say that the country best able to mediate the current Balkan war is Italy. Italy's territory in the Balkans borders Serbia and Greece, and its relationship with Romania is not bad, so if Italy stands up to mediate, it will definitely be the most important among the countries.

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This also fully shows that the Bulgarians have good eyesight and know who is most useful to them at this time.

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However, for this condition offered by the Bulgarians, it would be a lie to say that they were not interested, but Bacona knew that for this Balkan war, the king strictly ordered Italy not to participate, no amount of benefits would do.

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Bacona guessed a part of the king's strict orders. Although he didn't know why the king seemed to be too cautious about the interests of the Balkans, he was able to execute the king's orders without compromise. If it weren't for this habit, how could he have been in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly 20 years. From middle age to old age, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be firmly in the hands, relying on the trust of the king.

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"Ambassador Bondarev, I'm very sorry, my country really doesn't have the energy to ask about what's going on in the Balkans. At present, all my energy is focused on the reconstruction work of the Messina earthquake and tsunami, so I'm sorry that we can't help, Sorry."

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After leaving this sentence, Bakona ended the meeting with the Bulgarian ambassador.

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The attitude from Italy refusing to mediate made the Bulgarian government a little discouraged. It should be known that before Bulgaria had the best relationship with Russia, it had a good relationship with Italy.

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But the current war has kept both countries away from themselves. Needless to say, Russia, I don’t know what drug the Serbs gave Russia to make it stand on their side in this war.

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As for the relationship with Italy, Shuri'an has not been as close as before in recent years, but what should I say, I blame this **** earthquake, so that he can focus on the country for a period of time. For those who are not in the Balkans Transactions also become less of a concern.

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Just when Bulgaria was feeling overwhelmed by this, bad news came, which made Bulgarians feel cold.

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At this critical moment, the Thracian territories, which the Ottomans were unwilling to lose, also declared war on Bulgaria. After defeating a small number of frontier troops, its 150,000 troops attacked all the way to Adrianople. At this time, more than 10,000 Bulgarians were free in the new territories of East Thrace, and apart from maintaining law and order, they could not play a role in stopping the Ottoman army at all.

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At this time, Bulgaria desperately discovered that, except for Italy in the west, Bulgaria was full of enemies. In a military terminology at this time, Bulgaria was besieged in multiple ways, and it was almost impossible to break the situation.

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Just as Bulgaria was scratching its head to break the game, another news came that the Romanian army had broken through the transportation hub of Fraca, and then Romania could reach Sofia just by following the railway.

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At this time, Bulgaria's only chance was to defeat the Serbian army, but looking at the dense fortifications on the Serbian positions, the Bulgarian army lost confidence after several attacks.

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At this time, there was only one way for the Bulgarians to go. Although they were very unwilling, in the end, after some thought and debate, Bulgaria sent a telegram for peace.

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Bulgaria was defeated.

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