Chapter 331： Bulgaria is defeated (part 2)

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"The soldiers outside the city rioted. They demanded that the Prime Minister lead the cabinet to resign within two days."

This surprising news spread quickly in the city of Sofia, causing anxiety among the residents of the city. In the other direction without facing the military camp, the constant flow of escape from the city makes the situation even more worrying.

"Hurry up and prepare the sandbags, and set up the machine gun here to face the intersection."

Soldiers loyal to the government set up fortifications in settlements close to the city, which is even more worrying. It just seems that these sparse soldiers scattered all over the city, how to resist the nearly 100,000 troops that are about to become rebels outside the city, this has also become a problem.

This problem also troubled Lieutenant General Ivanov, who was temporarily arranged to serve as the commander of the Sofia city defense. Because he only had military police and military academy cadets in his hand, as well as the royal guards and other bits and pieces, which added up to less than nine thousand troops. More importantly, the Romanian army has now moved into Ferraca, which is separated from Sofia by the Stara mountain range.

Lieutenant General Kudingchev, who commanded the Sixth Army, had promised that he would use the Stara Mountains, which divide Bulgaria into the north and south, to hold back the enemy, but he could only guarantee a delay of three days. For this result, Ivanov who knew the details was also very satisfied. Because he knew that this was Lieutenant General Kudingchev who was using his soldiers' lives to drag them out, just watching the army showing signs of rebellion outside the city, is it worth it?

Lieutenant General Ivanov’s question was actually raised to Radoslav. In the Sofia Palace, King Ferdinand I was asking the Prime Minister.

"Prime Minister, is it worth it?"

Facing the enquiry of the powerful king in his new year, the prime minister who had been driven to a desperate situation with a haggard expression replied firmly. "Your Majesty is worth all this. Because we haven't actually failed yet. It only takes five days for the reinforcements from Turkey to reach Thessaloniki. In this way, we are asking Admiral Zekov to mobilize 150,000 troops to return to Sofia. , And then Germany and Austria can also reinforce from Serbia in about ten days. In this way, we will have an army of close to 400,000, and we can even counterattack Romania to regain the territories occupied by them such as Ruse and Varna."

Prime Minister Radoslav's words used to make Ferdinand I's heart surging, but now it makes the king feel that his Prime Minister is a little boastful.

What appeared in his mind were the leaders of the Radical Democratic Party Teodorov and Malinov whom he had secretly met yesterday evening. In this little-known audience, two radical Democrats described the current situation in Bulgaria in detail to him. After hearing that hundreds of thousands of people in Bulgaria had starved to death due to famine, and that the soldiers were generally war-weary, and that Bulgaria had lost hundreds of thousands of troops in the face of two-sided strikes, the king who rarely cared about the situation decided to do something for him. Do something in this country.

And this interview is actually a step for King Ferdinand to give the Prime Minister, but it is a pity that the post of Prime Minister has made Radoslav confused. In other words, joining the Confederate camp made him lose his retreat, and the prime minister in front of him is still trying to get the king to support his plan.

Ferdinand I, who was king and commander-in-chief of the army for many years, is now very clear. The biggest problem in Bulgaria at the moment is that the soldiers are tired of this war in which no victory can be seen. No one can solve this problem. Moreover, the Prime Minister said so much in front of him, and has been avoiding a key question, that is, the wishes of the soldiers who have rioted outside the city.

The resignation of the prime minister and cabinet is not a difficult question for the king. And now for him, there is a more urgent problem to be solved, that is, how to ensure the existence of the royal family in Bulgaria.

So when he saw Prime Minister Radoslav talking about his ridiculous plan, Ferdinand told him directly. "Radoslav heard that you are sick and in poor health?"

Prime Minister Radoslav, who was still immersed in his plan to show off, did not hear the meaning of the king even being too lazy to say the word Prime Minister for a while, so he answered directly. "Your Majesty, my health is very good, there is no pain at all."

After seeing that the Prime Minister did not understand his own words well, Ferdinand I spoke very bluntly again. "Prime Minister, you must take a rest when you are in poor health."

Ferdinand deliberately increased his tone when he said the word rest, and only then did Radoslav react. Then the prime minister looked at the king with unbelievable eyes, as if saying that this is true?

Regarding this, Ferdinand I said one more thing. "Prime Minister, if you are sick, leave the work to someone else to do it, so you can recover from the illness with peace of mind."

"Yes, your Majesty, I...I...I am not in good health, I really need a rest.

After Radoslav finished speaking this sentence intermittently, he seemed to be taken away from his energy, and then he said in a dry tone. "I will announce my resignation tomorrow."

The words of Prime Minister Radoslav made Ferdinand a sigh of relief. No one can underestimate the voice of the army outside the city. In addition, joining the camp of the Allies is the responsibility of the Prime Minister to negotiate. If he continues to negotiate a truce with the Allies, it will be embarrassing for both parties.

After Prime Minister Radoslav said all this, he asked curiously. "Your Majesty, can I ask who will pick me up as Prime Minister?"

Facing the problem of Ladoslav Ferdinand I spoke generously. "Malinov of the Radical Democratic Party has a good influence in Britain and France, and he will be a suitable candidate."

The king’s words made Radoslav’s mind show that the man with the eyes of a scholar, when deciding to join the Allied Powers camp, vehemently opposed everyone’s faces. Radoslav also has to admit that this candidate is indeed suitable for negotiating an armistice agreement.

"Malinov is indeed a suitable candidate for negotiation."

After sending away Prime Minister Radoslav, Ferdinand called a confidant to order. "Immediately send a message to Teodorov and Malinov. The Prime Minister has agreed to resign and prepare them to take over. Then he asked them to go to the Anglo-French commercial agency in Sofia and inform them of our decision to cease the war. Send a message to General Ivanov and inform the soldiers outside the city that the Prime Minister will lead the cabinet to resign. Now they should be satisfied."

After Ferdinand finished speaking, the attendant nodded and replied. "Okay Majesty, I will do it now."

Looking at the attendant leaving, Ferdinand thought of the meeting with Teodorov and Malinov last night, and he said to himself. "I hope you can guarantee the status of the royal family."

It turns out that Ferdinand I decided to let the Radical Democrats come to power, and the reason they promised to keep Wang Shi's status.

Just for this move, there are too many things that the royal family needs to give up, and it's even possible to abdicate themselves. In his mind, Ferdinand was already prepared for this, because the news that the Russian tsar was forced to abdicate and was under house arrest made him feel uneasy. Therefore, for the sake of the country and the royal family, peace talks have become a necessary choice. After all, no one wants to go to the city to negotiate again.

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