Greece’s Roman Road

"In Europe now, every country is enjoying prosperity," Salisbury said with a serious face.

"The major powers do not want to break this harmonious situation"

"Once the Russians' attention is drawn back to Europe, Greece's interests will also suffer."

Salisbury's so-called Russian attention means something.

After the Berlin Conference in 1881, European countries reached an agreement in Berlin to maintain the current situation in Europe.

To put it bluntly, it means, don't think about doing things in Europe, just stay calm.

The intentions against the Russians are very clear.

The most intuitive impression of Russia as a country is its endless greed for land—every one of Russia's neighbors counts as one, and almost all of them have fought with Russia and suffered Russian invasion.

Expansion is the life of Russia.

This is not because of the brutality and greed of the Russians, but is determined by the national conditions of this country.

Russia is a country with serious shortcomings - it is located inland, has high latitudes and has a cold climate.

The history of Russia's rise is a history of finding a warm port.

From Sweden, Russia got St. Petersburg.

From Ottoman Turkey, Russia got Crimea and Ukraine.

But, God seems to have played a joke with the Russians - they can't find a good warm water port with convenient shipping.

Whether it is St. Petersburg or Crimea, although they are indeed excellent ports, these ports have serious drawbacks - the throat of the port is controlled by others, and it is very easy to be cut off.

Peter the Great defeated the Swedes and got St. Petersburg, which is located in the Baltic Sea, the gateway of the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Denmark-Norway Strait, which is very easy to be blocked.

Catherine the Great got the Crimea on the coast of the Black Sea, but the Bosphorus Strait is the only place where the Black Sea enters the Mediterranean Sea.

Whether it is the Black Sea or the Baltic Sea, it is a semi-closed ocean.

After the Berlin Treaty of 1881, Russia saw no chance for European expansion - a possibility that the Berlin Treaty had sealed off.

Russia continued to expand eastward and began to pursue ports in the Pacific Ocean to expand in Asia.

For this strategy, a concept of "Yellow Russia" was specially proposed.

Salisbury's implied meaning is that Greece's war behavior may draw Russia's attention back to Europe.

And this is a situation that no European country, whether it is Germany or Austria-Hungary, but also the United Kingdom, is unwilling to see it.

Once the Ottomans were torn apart by war, Russia naturally preferred the European port of Constantinople.

Instead of Vladivostok, thousands of miles away.

So, Salisbury's words are an implicit threat - Greece should not do things that everyone doesn't like.

Constantine couldn't help but admire the professionalism of Salisbury, the British foreign minister.

To speak threatening and offensive words secretly and implicitly requires exquisite language art.

Especially in the face of a military general like Constantine who just won a brilliant victory.

From Salisbury's words, Constantine knew that the British intended to mediate the Heo war.

Constantine did not have any extravagant hopes. In just one battle, the Ottomans were wiped out.

Negotiation must be negotiated.

However, the Greek army still has to continue its military operations.

The Thessaly Legion just defeated the Ottoman army on the border. Except for Thessaloniki, the other Ottoman territories, Greece had no control over.

So far, the fierce battle in Thessaloniki area is still going on.

At this time of negotiation, what are we talking about at the negotiating table?

The territory that was not obtained on the battlefield does not need to be mentioned at the negotiating table, and it is impossible for people to agree.

In case Hamid II gritted his teeth, recruited soldiers from the country, and continued to fight, it would add twists and turns.

The number of the Ottoman Empire's army is about 200,000. In addition to the garrison of Ioannina, which confronted the Greek Epirus Legion, and the two divisions that attacked Thessaloniki, the Ottoman Empire was on the borders of Bulgaria and Serbia, and the Caucasus. In the area of ​​Constantinople, there are still about 100,000 troops.

Despite the loss of a legion, 80,000 people, Osman was not a toothless tiger.

However, the face of the British Empire was not dismissed casually.

Constantine said to Salisbury: "Your Majesty, you are right, but the Greeks just want to be with their compatriots."

"It's not too much to ask for"

Salisbury looked at the kind-hearted Constantine, and it seemed that he agreed with his opinion that the war would be ended immediately, but the meaning of his words was equally rich.

The Greeks just wanted to be with their countrymen, which seems to be referring to the people of Crete who caused the war between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

But this Greek may also refer to the Greeks living in northern Epirus, Thessaloniki, Thrace, Constantinople, and the Aegean coast of Asia Minor.

"Then Your Highness agrees to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire now?" Salisbury continued.

"It can be negotiated by the prime ministers of the two countries (the Grand Vizier) in London, I would love to see this," Constantine could only respond.

At this time, the British Empire, Greece really could not refuse.

"An act of kindness, Your Highness," Salisbury twitched his beard happily.

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After Salisbury left, Constantine immediately communicated to Athens that he had agreed to negotiate between the two countries.

On the same day, Salisbury and Prime Minister Terry Kupis sailed to England to negotiate with the Ottomans on the issue of war.

After a two-day rest, the soldiers of the Thessaly Legion set foot on the journey again, and the 2nd Division went to support Thessaloniki and end the threat of the Ottoman army to Thessaloniki.

As for the other troops, they moved to North Epirus and cooperated with the Greek Epirus Legion to capture the city of Ioannina.

With the might of great victory, with the aid of the Epirus Legion~www.wuxiaspot.com~Thessaly Legion captured the capital of Epirus region - Ioannina.

In just ten days, the Greek army swept the defenseless Albania.

Before the war, because there was no threat from Albania, Edmund sent all the defenders of Albania into his Macedonian army.

The military operations of the Greek army in Albania have elicited almost no decent resistance.

When the second division marched to the city of Thessaloniki, the commander of the Ottoman army, who got the news, understood that the situation was over. In order to quickly capture Thessaloniki, under the urging of Edmund, the two divisions made several storms. The positions of the first division defended by machine guns suffered heavy casualties, with the loss of almost half of the personnel.

Even without the assistance of the Second Division, their attack could no longer be sustained.

In order to avoid unnecessary losses, the Ottoman army gathered outside Thessaloniki took the initiative to retreat and broke away from contact with the Greek army.

As a result, the Ottoman territories occupied by the Greek army included northern Epirus, the whole of Albania, and the Aegean coast of Macedonia.

In order not to further stimulate Serbia and Bulgaria, Constantine specially ordered the army not to enter the northern part of Macedonia, because these areas are relatively close to the two countries.

Direct military action on the battlefield between the two countries came to an end.

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