The news that Edel was also king of Bulgaria quickly spread throughout the world.
Unlike Bulgaria and Romania who cheered for Eder's appointment as King of Bulgaria, other European countries generally held a neutral and opposed attitude. Only Italy, which has close relations with Romania, expressed congratulations.
Countries that have expressed neutrality are mainly small, unrelated countries and Germany, which is in economic distress.
Those who oppose it are mainly the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and other countries. Even Poland, which has close economic ties, also has some objections.
The opposition voices in Poland are also mainly afraid that Romania will use its energy in the Balkan direction and will not have the same hostile attitude towards the Soviet Union as in the past.
As for Turkey, after Edel became the king of Bulgaria, he was afraid that the merger of Bulgaria and Romania would put him under greater pressure. You must know that Istanbul was originally called Constantinople and is the holy land of the Orthodox Church. In case of instigation by religious forces
, which made the Romanians think that it would be difficult for Turkey to recapture Constantinople.
As for Yugoslavia and Greece, of course, it is more because of the issue of the ownership of the Macedonian region. Originally, facing the shrinking power of Bulgaria after World War I, the two countries were not afraid at all and even showed a bit of contempt. But now with Edel's arrival in Bulgaria
The throne brought out a powerful Romania, which made the two countries extremely nervous. They were afraid that Romania would encourage Bulgaria to take back its homeland, which would make it difficult for the two countries to resist.
Because Romania is already the de facto leader in the Balkans, but the two countries have better relations with Britain and France and have more interests, so they cannot switch sides. This is where the two countries find it difficult.
As for the Soviet Union's opposition, they were a little helpless. They were happy and surprised when Edel became the king of Bulgaria. Because with Edel taking over as the king of Bulgaria, it means that Romania will gradually penetrate its energy into the Mediterranean, which can alleviate the Soviet Union's influence in Ukraine.
pressure.
You must know that the Kiev Military District is currently the military district with the largest number of troops stationed in the Soviet Union, and it is also the military district with the heaviest tasks. Its peak strength reached more than 500,000 troops, although it is still less than 300,000. Currently, more than 400,000 troops are permanently stationed here.
Its main purpose was to keep an eye on Romania, the most stubborn anti-Soviet element.
As Romania's focus shifts, it will inevitably make the Soviet Union's western border safer, and it will also allow the Soviet Union to reduce pressure and better serve its Second Five-Year Plan.
Surprisingly, the Balkan Peninsula has always been an area that traditional Russia has been fighting for. For this reason, Russia suffered a discolored fate in World War I. After the Soviet Union regained its strength, it also wanted to continue to invest in it for its own benefit.
But as Bulgaria was turned into a country by Romania (actually it didn't, but the Soviet Union believed that this would happen sooner or later), Romania had the upper hand in the region, which was still very detrimental to the Soviet Union.
For this reason, the Soviet Red Star newspaper published many comments on this, severely accusing Romania of destroying the peaceful environment in the region. It even organized several military exercises in Ukraine, each one becoming larger in scale. However, Romania remained unmoved and criticized the Soviet Union.
Violent reaction without any expression.
The UK and France are much simpler. In order to prevent Romania from appearing in the Mediterranean, this already lively sea area will become more intense. Moreover, the two countries are the big brothers of Greece and Yugoslavia respectively, so they are naturally obliged to help them avoid losses. Of course, this
The deeper reason for the two countries is that the growing Romania is seizing the market, which is harming the interests of Britain and France.
Of course, Britain and France, which are still in charge of the European order, have no intention of giving up after Eder became the king of Bulgaria. On the one hand, they increased their support for the opposition forces, and on the other hand, they claimed that Bulgaria was a defeated country. They demanded that the Kingdom of Bulgaria
The Treaty of Neuilly must be observed, and in particular Bulgaria is required not to challenge it.
Its main purpose is to require Bulgaria to still recognize the territories it ceded to Yugoslavia and Greece and not to raise objections. In addition, the size of the 20,000 army currently retained by Bulgaria must not be expanded. The requirements of Britain and France are not only to reassure Yugoslavia and Greece.
In addition, it also has the intention of causing trouble for Edel.
Because after Edel took over Bulgaria and returned places such as South Budoroga to Bulgaria, the self-confidence of the Bulgarian people has been unprecedentedly improved. Some media have already shouted in newspapers that the Macedonian people must return to Bulgaria.
slogan.
And if Edel agrees to the request of Britain and France, his status among the Bulgarian people will be greatly reduced. If Edel does not agree, he will be hostile to Yugoslavia and Greece, and the two countries will have a negative impact on Romania and Bulgaria's economic, trade, and diplomacy.
It will take a huge blow to relations. It will also affect neighboring countries such as Hungary and the Czech Republic, because people want to see an ambitious country around them.
Moreover, this problem is not easy to solve for Edel. The Versailles system after World War I was recognized by all countries. If Romania rebels, Romanian diplomacy will suffer a heavy blow. And for Romania, he has a vested interest.
layer, or the vested interest layer that has gained huge benefits.
Therefore, if Edel opposes it, he will disappoint the Kingdom of Romania, and if he agrees, he will disappoint the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and he has to express his position.
After careful consideration, Edel chose a favorable attitude. Because he knew very well where his basic base was, and in terms of strength, he must also give priority to the attitude of the Kingdom of Romania. Moreover, Bulgaria still needs to recover slowly domestically.
The internal affairs are uneven, the national strength is weak, and it has not yet become a whole with Romania. How can it challenge Britain and France?
Moreover, he was very satisfied with the provision of the Neuilly Peace Treaty that limited the Bulgarian Army to 20,000, and had no plans to modify it. Although the Bulgarian Army expressed neutrality in the chaos and did not oppose Edel's taking over, he was still dissatisfied with it.
The Bulgarian military is too involved in politics, which makes Edel very afraid of it. Look at the chaotic situation in Bulgaria, the military has taken several actions to aggravate the chaos of the situation.
Moreover, Edel has long had the idea of purging the Bulgarian army, especially since the current Edel Guard is in an embarrassing situation in Bulgaria. The guard that has completed the escort mission should be disbanded, but Edel is not willing to disband it. And Bulgaria
The military was resistant to accepting him, which made Edel angry. Even now that he had become king, the Bulgarian military still seemed to be a unit of its own.
This time, the coercion from Britain and France gave Eder the opportunity to agree to limit the number of troops, leaving the military speechless.
Then the Guard was streamlined and incorporated into the newly established armed police force. These backbones were Bulgarian officers and soldiers in the Romanian army, which just allowed them to play their role. Moreover, this armed force was a police force, and even if it was equipped with a tank, it was still a tank.
The police, Britain and France have nothing to say.
This can also leave an armed force loyal to itself in Bulgaria, which will also play a huge role in consolidating its position.
As for the compensation that had been paid long ago, Edel ignored it and wondered if he could still get it back.
There is currently no strength to take back the ceded territory, so there is no loss to Bulgaria. The only loss is the inflated self-confidence. In this regard, Edel believes that suffering some suppression will make Bulgaria feel even worse towards Britain and France.
, there is nothing wrong with it either.
So in the end, the Bulgarian government made a public statement, declaring that it was willing to abide by the Neuilly Peace Treaty and had no intention of amending the treaty.
