[4] After the defeat of the Strandzha commune he dealt with the accommodation of the rebels who withdrew to Bulgaria.

He published articles in the Bulgarian and foreign press, appealing to the international community for intervention in the resolution of the Eastern question in the Balkans.

[5] At the outbreak of the Balkan War in 1912, Gerdzhikov headed the Lozengrad guerrilla unit of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps.

On the eve and during the Second World War, 1939–1945, due to his advanced age, he was mainly engaged in journalism.

Although some of his associates were involved in the resistance movement, Gerdzhikov remained aloof, although he maintained ties with them.