Greece’s Roman Road

After Colonel Deedson's report was sent to Berlin, the German envoy's attitude towards the London talks finally changed.

Instead of standing entirely on the side of the Ottoman Empire, mediate between the two countries.

Obviously, despite getting the benefits of Greece, the Germans are still unwilling to offend Ottoman completely and give up the strategic and commercial interests that this huge empire may bring.

The Germans gave their mediation plan. Albania was no problem to be assigned to Greece, while Thessaloniki, an important commercial port on the Aegean Sea and a transportation hub in the Balkans, was still returned to the Ottoman Empire.

The Greek army could obtain Macedonian territory on the side of the Thermaic Gulf, with a river flowing into the Thermaic Gulf as a new border between the two sides.

As for Crete, the British gave advice, and the countries formed an international management committee to jointly manage Crete.

The British Mediterranean Fleet is the strongest maritime force in the Mediterranean, although this is the British proposal, and no one dares to oppose it.

As for Epirus, it was handed over to Greece.

This plan is a step back from both sides.

When the news came back to Athens, the people, the parliament, and even the army were very dissatisfied with the abandonment of the important city of Thessaloniki.

Although most of the residents of this city are Jews, Greeks have become a minority.

As for Albania, most of the residents in this area are msl, and the Greek people don't value it at all.

During the Eastern Roman Empire, the status of the city of Thessaloniki was much more important than that of Athens.

When Greece became independent, Athens was already a small city with only tens of thousands of people, and it has long lost its glory in the Greek period.

The army's complaints are easy to understand. For Thessaloniki, the army suffered heavy casualties. During the siege of Thessaloniki, the first division defended here, with a total of more than 5,000 casualties.

During the defense of the city, many of the residents in the city had aided the army. Now that the city that Greece intends to sign an agreement to give up, once it returns to the hands of Greece, the Greeks and Jews in the city who have cooperated with Greece will face Ottoman revenge.

Despite this initial proposal and many problems, Trikupis still believes that Greece cannot delay any longer and insists on signing the treaty.

Since the outbreak of the war, Greece has been mobilizing for two or three months. If it continues to be delayed, it will have a serious impact on the Greek economy.

At present, the Greek army has more than 100,000 troops, which are distributed in a vast area including Albania, Macedonia and Crete. If the agreement is not signed for a day, the daily consumption of the army is an astronomical figure.

And the Ottoman Sultan, Hamid II, agreed to this plan after considering it.

No matter what, the Germans still helped the Ottoman Empire to get back the important city of Thessaloniki.

Epirus and Albania, under the Ottoman rule, are poor mountainous areas with rugged mountain roads and backward economy. Although the area is not small, when it comes to important, it is not enough to compare with the important city of Thessaloniki. compared to.

Among them, Epirus is still a place with scarce population even in the 21st century, let alone this era.

Albania is only on the Adriatic coast, there are some coastal plains, and most of it is still hilly and barren with limited value.

In the end, under the witness of various countries, Prime Minister Trikupis, on behalf of the Greek government, formally signed an agreement with the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in London.

The treaty stipulates:

The Ottoman Empire handed over Albania, Epirus, and Macedonia along the Thermaic Gulf, with a total area of ​​about 40,000 square kilometers and a population of about 500,000, to Greece.

2. Crete will be under the jurisdiction of the International Governing Council, and Greece can occupy three of the nine Cretan commissioners in total.

The three parties did not seek compensation from each other, but the Ottoman Empire paid 10 million drachma as a ransom for nearly 80,000 Ottoman prisoners (including 65,000 in border battles and 15,000 in Epirus).

4. The Ottoman Empire agreed to treat Greek goods equally and not to adopt trade discrimination policies.

After reading the specific terms of the treaty, Constantine let out a sigh of relief, and the war was finally over.

The treaty can be said to have given enough face to the Ottoman Empire. There are no such insulting words as "ceded", "defeat" and "indemnity" throughout the text. Even the 80,000 Ottoman prisoners only demanded 10 million drachmas.

It can be seen that the major powers in Europe are still unwilling to see the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and cause turmoil in Europe.

In contrast, Greece has also benefited a lot.

Although the territory of 40,000 square kilometers seems small at first glance.

However, after acquiring these territories, Greece's land area has almost doubled to about 90,000 square kilometers, with a population of 2.5 million.

There are about 300,000 msls in the original and newly acquired territories of Greece.

Moreover, the domestic economic contraction in Greece will also be improved and on the right track after Ottoman promised to lift trade restrictions.

After Prime Minister Trikupis, on March 12, 1896, returned to Athens with the text of the treaty, it came into effect after the Greek Parliament and the King considered it.

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Athens Ministry of Defense Building

The high-level officials of the Greek army are sorting out various data of the army during the war.

"In terms of ammunition during the war, the 20 million mana bullets and 1.5 million artillery shells stored in the northern army before the war consumed 15 million mana ammunition and 1.1 million artillery shells respectively," said Armament Minister Giannis.

"In terms of mobilizing soldiers, there were 100,000 native Greek soldiers and 40,000 people in the Congolese area. Among them, about 30,000 Greek soldiers suffered casualties and 10,000 Congolese soldiers."

"How much did this war cost?" Constantine asked curiously~www.novelmt.com~ He helped the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and Giannis said, "About 190 million drachmas."

"That's not counting the ensuing pensions for killed and wounded soldiers"

Hearing this number, everyone present couldn't help stunned. The war lasted no more than three months, but it cost the Greek government almost more than a year of fiscal revenue.

"The General Staff is directing the Greek army to withdraw from the city of Thessaloniki to Greek territory"

"It's time to dismiss the temporary conscripts in the army," King George arranged.

"According to the plan, the number of the Greek army will reach 60,000 after returning to normal, compared with the previous one, expanding a standing division."

"The troops of two of the divisions will be deployed in Albania."

On March 5th, at the port of Piraeus, Constantine, together with Brute, personally bid farewell to the Congolese army. This time the Congolese army played a major role.

If it weren't for the sudden strengthening of the Greek army, the emergence of 40,000 Congolese troops, disrupting the frontline deployment of the Ottoman army, and allowing the Greek army to find an opportunity, the outcome of this war is still full of variables.

During the battle, the bravery of the Congolese soldiers was also recognized by the officers of the Greek army.

Although this was under the command of Greek officers.

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