The gentle March breeze swept across the land, over the fields. Spring had returned to the earth, lush with green.
In this beautiful season, Ferdinand lay quietly upon the lawn, basking in spring's embrace and drinking in the vigor of life to his heart's content.
"Your Majesty, something major has happened! The Hungarians announced their entry into the Entente just this morning, and Budapest was raided by German forces this afternoon. They are now asking us for aid!" Foreign Minister Metev said calmly.
Ferdinand could tell that although he claimed something major had happened, the glimmer of delight on his face could not conceal his gloating.
Earlier, in order to coordinate the encirclement and annihilation of this combined German-Austrian force, the Foreign Ministry had contacted the Hungarians. Yet citing secrecy, the Hungarians had refused to disclose the timing of their operation to Bulgaria, leaving the Foreign Ministry deeply embarrassed. Now that the Hungarians had run into trouble, it was the Foreign Ministry's turn to laugh at them.
Ferdinand was no magnanimous man either. Since the Hungarians did not trust Bulgaria, he naturally would not meddle in their affairs. Now that the Germans had launched a surprise attack on Hungary's capital, it could only be counted as the Hungarians' bad luck.
In any case, Bulgaria's objective had already been achieved. With the Hungarians rebelling and the Germans choosing to raid Budapest, the combined German-Austrian army's defensive line along the Tisza River had naturally collapsed as well.
Now the Bulgarian army merely had to cross the river. Moreover, with the Hungarians switching sides, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's defensive line at Belgrade naturally could not hold either. Nearly half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was about to fall.
As for whether the Kingdom of Hungary lived or died, did that matter? They had chosen this