Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 205

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In 1908, Austria took advantage of the Ottoman civil strife (Turkish Shabaab revolution), and with the support of Germany, announced the annexation of the Slavic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

At that time, the whole country of Serbia was boiling, and Russia also expressed strong dissatisfaction with Austria’s unilateral annexation.

Unfortunately, Russia had just experienced the Russo-Japanese War at that time, and the domestic situation was chaotic. Germany stood behind Austria again, and did not hesitate to issue a war threat to Russia to help its ally Austria annex Bihei.

Relations between Serbia and Austria have been sour since then, and it’s no wonder that Austria reacted strongly when it learned of the secret alliance between Bulgaria and Serbia, the two main Slavic states in the Balkans.

Constantine pondered for a moment. Obviously, the tension between Austria and Serbia was in Greece’s favor.

Lord Tristan cleared his throat and said: “The foreign policy of the British Empire on the Balkans has not changed. We still prefer to maintain the balance of the situation in the Balkans and oppose the countries in the region using violent means to change the status quo of territorial ownership.”

“Your Majesty the King, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the current situation in Europe is already very delicate. The Germans are ambitiously seeking the status of European hegemony. Once a military conflict occurs in the Balkans, it is likely to trigger a chain reaction.”

Speaking of this, probably to express his attitude clearly, Tristan said sternly: “Once the tragic war that swept the whole of Europe broke out, the Balkan countries as the birthplace of the war would definitely suffer heavy losses, everyone, this is not an alarmist. “

Lord Tristan spoke sharply, expressing Britain’s position, and everyone was silent for a moment.

It is easy to understand that the UK wants to maintain the status quo. As a world hegemon, the existing international order itself is established by the UK. Under this system, the UK is the biggest beneficiary. From this perspective, The UK has good reason to support the status quo.

This is not a new point of view.

Constantine was noncommittal about the position expressed by Tristan, and instead asked: “And what does the British government think of the war between Italy and the Ottomans?”

It is difficult to agree with such a contradictory policy of saying that it supports the maintenance of the status quo.

Hearing Constantine asking about the Italian-Austrian war, Lord Tristan’s tone was a little slower: “According to the opinions conveyed at home, in order to prevent the war from expanding and causing further tension among European countries, this war will be a local war. , the main battlefield will be limited to Libya”

In order to strengthen the persuasion, Tristan further said: “Britain and France will urge Italy to do this”

Seeing that there was no fresh information to be asked from Tristan, Constantine stood up, shook hands with Tristan and Henry, and said, “That’s it for today’s meeting, two gentlemen. , thank you two for visiting today”

Not long after the housekeeper led the two guests out of the garden, Venizelos hurriedly arrived and reported to the two: “Your Majesty the King, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, regarding the diplomatic letter sent by Greece to the governments of Serbia and Bulgaria, invites the prime ministers of the two countries to come to Athens for a meeting. , after separate messages from our ambassadors in Belgrade and Sofia, the two governments’ attitudes were vague, neither refusing nor agreeing.”

In order to reach an alliance with the two countries as soon as possible, Venizelos decided to take a positive attitude after consulting with Constantine, clearly showing Greece’s attitude and inviting the two prime ministers to visit Athens.

“Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received visits from the ambassadors of the two countries in Athens at the same time. I just met the ambassadors of the two countries at the Prime Minister’s residence. Instead, they expressed their desire to invite Greece to visit Sofia.”

Constantine’s brows loosened, and he was a little amused by the choice of the meeting place for the three kingdoms.

“Your Majesty the King, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this seems a bit funny. The three countries are procrastinating for the meeting place, which seems a bit stupid,” Venizelos immediately explained when he saw Constantine’s expression.

“In fact, the choice of location is very meaningful.”

“If Greece agrees to the three prime ministers’ negotiation of alliance matters in Sofia, it means that Greece has surrendered, recognized the strength of Bulgaria, and joined the alliance system dominated by Bulgaria. Then, during the negotiation, it is bound to be on the issue of the division of interests. Leaning towards Bulgaria,” Venizelos explained solemnly.

“On the contrary, if the meeting place is chosen in Athens, it means that the two countries agree that Greece is the strongest among the three countries. This alliance is concluded with the theme of Greece, while Bulgaria and Serbia are in a subordinate position.”

After such an explanation from Venizelos, Constantine nodded, indicating that he understood. He originally thought that the choice of the meeting place was an insignificant matter, but he did not expect such an important relationship.

The game between the three countries has now begun.

“Serbia needs Bulgaria’s support on the issue of the Slavs in the Balkans, and is currently facing strong pressure from Austria, so it stands on the Bulgarian side,” Venizelos said solemnly.

“Then what should we do now, just like this?” Constantine didn’t quite understand this kind of foreign affairs.

Venizelos shrugged and said, “The first issue between the three countries has already begun, and now it depends on who will surrender first.”

“By the way, what does Lord Tristan say? Do the British have any new views on the situation in the Balkans?”

Constantine shook his head: “No, it’s still some old-fashioned question, still want to keep the situation in the Balkans stable”

Constantine repeated to Venizelos the views expressed by Lord Tristan on behalf of the British government.

“What do you think of the British view, can it be done?” King George asked Venizelos.

“Impossible, Your Majesty, first of all, if the war between Italy and the Ottoman Empire is mainly limited to North Africa, the battlefield will continue for a long time. The two sides have reached a stalemate. The coastal area of ​​Libya is currently at a stalemate due to the superiority of the Italian navy. All have been occupied by the Italian Army”

“It’s not the case in the interior of Libya~www.mtlnovel.com~ The nomadic tribes in the interior of Libya are not easy to mess with, they are flexible, fierce in character, and have huge advantages in cavalry. There are unobstructed deserts and the Gobi, and the Italian army is fundamentally There is no good way”

“In order to quickly end the war, Italy will inevitably seek breakthroughs from other directions and force the Ottoman government to submit. For example, taking advantage of the Italian navy, shelling the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, exerting pressure, and even blocking shipping in the Dardanelles”

Therefore, the so-called confinement of the war to North Africa is simply deceiving ghosts.

“In addition, Bulgaria and Serbia have close relations with Russia, and the UK has limited influence on these two countries, and there is no good way to prevent the two countries from running rampant.”

Constantine nodded. Now Russia, after the reform of Stolypin, the economy has recovered. After the tentacles of the original expansion to East Asia were cut off by the Japanese, attention turned to the Balkans again, and impatiently wanted to play in the Balkans. Influence.

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