Greece’s Roman Road

Once the steel industry, the basic industry, has to stop production due to lack of raw materials, it will be like a domino, and a series of chain effects will occur in the Greek economy.

In this way, the second Morocco crisis caused the situation in the whole of Europe to be extremely tense.

The changes in the situation in Europe led to the breaking of the principle of balance of power established after the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, and replaced by the Allied Powers composed of France and Russia, and the Allies of the German-Austrian-Italian Alliance.

For a period of time after that, Constantine has been paying attention to the direction of this crisis.

On June 11, 1911, Constantine received a notice from the Palace of the Constitution Square to participate in the Council of State.

Entering the conference room, Constantine saw all the senior military and political leaders in Greece with solemn expressions and unsmiling expressions.

King George, who presided over the meeting in person, looked around the crowd and saw that everyone had arrived, and said solemnly: "According to the reaction of the Greek ambassador to Rome, Italy seems to have recently seized the only remaining territories of the Ottomans in Africa, Tripoli and Cyrenaica. signs of use of force"

"It is observed that the Italian navy and army have begun to assemble in southern Italy, and the signs are already obvious."

King George's words were like sparks igniting dynamite, and the whole conference room became noisy. This explosive news shocked everyone.

The Moroccan crisis, the negotiation between Germany and France, and the turmoil in Europe caused by the tension between the two countries, the effect has already appeared.

"Is there going to be a war?"

"There is going to be another war in Europe!"

In fact, it is no wonder that everyone will be so surprised, because once a war between Italy and the Ottomans really breaks out, it will be the first war between major European powers since the Russo-Turkish War in 1878.

Since 1878, the great powers of Europe have maintained a state of peace.

"Is Italy obtained permission from Britain and France?" Prime Minister Alexandros asked in disbelief.

Italy is the weakest of the great powers. Except for people, it lacks every industrial resource. Without permission from Britain and France, it has neither the courage nor the material foundation to use force against the Ottoman Empire without authorization.

"Although I don't know the specific details, it is obvious that this is the result of the instigation of Britain and France. Of course, Italy itself has the intention of expanding," Constantine said.

Seeing that everyone looked at themselves suspiciously, he explained: "Britain and France have obviously been united and have reached an agreement on dealing with Germany. This is already obvious in the crisis caused by Morocco."

"Italy is an ally of Germany, the two countries have signed a treaty, and the Ottoman Empire is a quasi-ally of the Germans. Over the years, Germany and the Ottomans have had close relations, and the two sides have close economic and trade exchanges. Germany helped the Ottoman Empire to build railways and assist Sudan. Forming a new army, it is clear that the Germans intend to win over the Ottoman Empire as an ally"

"So, at this time, should Germany be embarrassed?"

"The tension between the quasi-ally and the ally, then, who will Germany support?"

Thinking of William's predicament now, Constantine felt a little sympathetic to him. The diplomatic pressure exerted by Britain and France is very heavy.

"Yes, as the leader of the Allied countries, Germany is in a dilemma at this time," Venizelos agreed.

Germany is the mainstay of the Allied powers. Wouldn't it be a shame if you couldn't manage your own little brother?

Once Italy uses force against the Ottoman Empire, no matter what the outcome of the war is, Germany's international prestige will suffer.

This is actually far more than a matter of face, but a real impact on the positions of various countries.

Convince Italy not to attack the Ottomans?

This is almost impossible.

The original purpose of Italy joining the German-led Allies was for colonial expansion.

In 1881, Italy was frustrated in the competition with France for Tunisia. France directly sent troops to occupy Tunisia. Compared with France, Italy, which was weaker than France, had no one to help and support in the world. To avoid future colonial expansion, Italy was alone and joined the Allies.

However, in the subsequent Italian-Ethiopian war, as an ally, Germany did not give support to Italy. Italy was defeated by Ethiopia's black uncle, so she was naturally dissatisfied with her ally, Germany.

This time, Britain and France instigated Italy to attack the North African territory of the Ottoman Empire, Libya (later called Libya, now Tripoli and Cyrenaica), a temptation that Italy could not refuse.

As for Germany's persuasion to Italy not to use force against Libya, Italy would definitely scoff at such a statement: I recognize you as a big brother for colonial expansion, and now you are preventing me from expanding, so what do I want your big brother to do?

The reason why the Ottoman Empire approached Germany was to introduce new powers, balance the influence of Britain and France in the Ottomans, and use barbarians to control barbarians to ensure their own security.

After the rise of Germany, the relationship between the two countries continued to draw closer, especially after the Turkish al-Shabab revolution, Germany's influence in the Ottoman Empire could not be increased.

Once Germany was unable to provide much-needed help to the beleaguered Ottoman Empire, there was a re-examination of German capabilities within the Ottoman Empire.

Therefore, this move of Britain and France - inciting Italy to attack Libya, alienated the relationship between Germany and its allies, and hit Germany's dead end.

Venizelos sighed: "This blow just hit the Germans' soft underbelly"

King George frowned and said, "Then, once Italy and the Ottoman Empire really go to war, the Ottoman Empire will not have any foreign aid?"

Constantine shook his head firmly in response to the king~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Seeing this scene, the naval commander Cantoriotis said worriedly: "Without foreign aid, the Ottoman Empire can never be Italian. opponent"

"In this way, Tripoli and Cyrenaica will fall into the hands of the Italians in the future."

"Although it is a barren desert, its strategic location is very important. It is separated from Sicily in southern Italy by the Tunis Strait, and the Italian Navy can easily cut off the Mediterranean route."

There was a sigh in the conference room.

On the route from Congo to Greece, the Tunis Strait is a must.

"Not only that, once Italy gets Tripoli and Cyrenaica, the territory of Italy will be half-encircled by Greece." Constantine stood up and pointed to the map of Europe hanging on the wall behind King George.

Cyrenaica is located in the south of the Greek peninsula, only a hundred kilometers away from Crete.

Coupled with the Italian boot-shaped native land, in the west of Greece, Italy encircled the Greek territory from the west and the south.

Cantoriotis, the commander of the Greek navy, feels extremely heavy. In this way, the Greek navy will be under enormous pressure from the Italian navy.

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