Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Issues that cannot be resolved at the negotiating table should be resolved under the negotiating table. In fact, as long as the Allies let go of their mouths, Ferdinand's goal can be achieved. As for the anti-guarantee alliance's own opinion, it doesn't matter!

In order to achieve the real strategic purpose, Ferdinand threw out this series of smoke bombs, just to confuse the six major powers and focus their attention on the negotiations to cover the actions of the Bulgarian army on the Greek peninsula!

Before the negotiation started, the Bulgarian army had already occupied most of Greece, and after the negotiation started, taking advantage of the home field advantage, Ferdinand cut off the contact between the delegations of various countries and the Greek mainland, and won three days.

Covered the actions of the Third Front Army, which had just been drawn from Izmir, namely: landing on the Peloponnese, and occupying Piraeus, turning Athens into an isolated city! (Other areas have been occupied before, including Evia)

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Oh, the Greek delegation that got the news is now protesting to Metev angrily, but unfortunately Metev is also an old fritter, how could they accept it?

In the face of the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Metev, the head of the Greek delegation, Prime Minister George Theotokis, was powerless and could only appeal at the negotiating conference in an attempt to gain the support of the foreign powers.

"Gentlemen, during the days I'm negotiating, Bulgarian troops have raided Greece, landed in the Peloponnese, and occupied Piraeus!

The Bulgarians are a blasphemy against peace, they did not take the negotiation conference in their eyes, and violated international practice. We hope that all countries can uphold justice and stop this..."

Russian representative Paul Ivanlov interrupted Prime Minister George's tirade, saying: "We deeply regret what happened on the Greek peninsula, but now that it has happened, let's continue today's negotiations!"

His proposal was supported by Britain and France, and even obtained the acquiescence of Italy, Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire. Only the Germans and the Austro-Hungarian Empire raised objections!

This result made Prime Minister George Theotokis very chilled. It was normal for the Allied countries to support Bulgaria, but the silence of the other three countries of the Anti-guarantee Alliance and the Italians undoubtedly told him that the countries were ready to sell out the interests of Greece to Satisfy the interests of Bulgaria, thereby lowering the conditions in other areas!

In fact, the same is true. In the following negotiations, Bulgaria's attitude towards the other three countries softened, as if to tell everyone that the main purpose of Bulgaria this time is the Greek peninsula!

After the adjournment, Prime Minister George Theotokis protested to the three allies of Montenegro, Romania and the Ottoman Empire, expressing strong dissatisfaction with their betrayal!

Oh, as for the four countries of Britain, France, Russia, and Italy, they are all foreign powers, and the Greeks can't afford it, so they can only pretend that nothing happened.

At the same time, the three countries of the Allied Powers also held a secret meeting. The representatives of Germany and Austria-Hungary expressed strong dissatisfaction with the silence of the Italians. Changed!

"Mr. Antonio, what do you mean by your country's performance today? We need a reasonable explanation!" said German Foreign Minister Pilov dissatisfied.

Although the representative of the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not speak, his expression had already betrayed his attitude, and he also needed a reasonable explanation from the Italians.

Italian diplomatic representative Antonio Sarandra said calmly: "Mr. Pilov, our Italian attitude has not changed from beginning to end, and we will be consistent with your country's position in this negotiation. , this is beyond doubt!

As for today's matter, it is entirely for the common interests of everyone that we have made a temporary decision.

Now that the Bulgarians have occupied the Greek peninsula, and they have the support of the Allied Powers, it is probably impossible for them to withdraw from our diplomatic pressure alone.

Everyone knows that it is impossible for our three countries to start a full-scale war for the sake of the Greeks!

Now that the established facts have been created, if the Bulgarians can make concessions on the issues of the other three countries, it is not unacceptable to give up Greece! "

Pilov's attitude towards the Italians was also helpless. Although it was emotionally difficult to accept the Greeks, he had to admit that Antonio had a point.

The Bulgarians have already occupied the Greek peninsula, and even if the Triple Alliance wanted to interfere, it would be beyond the reach!

The Germans were too weak in the Mediterranean and could only rely on the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Italians.

The Italians have made it clear that they will not start a war for the Greeks; let alone the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they can't expect their army to push it all the way, right?

The most important thing is that Greece is too weak. As the weakest country in the anti-guarantee alliance, even if their geographical location is very important, their practical value is the lowest!

No way, even if the Allies are willing to help them, the strength of the Greeks cannot stop the two Bulgarian infantry divisions. Once the war breaks out, they will be finished immediately. What can such allies be used for?

The powers are very realistic. In front of feelings and interests, of course, interests are more important!

The Ottoman Empire is undoubtedly of the highest strategic value to the Allies now. They have the greatest war potential. They can contain the Russians and Bulgaria at the same time, and they can also threaten the Suez Canal. They cannot be given up!

The second is Romania, which has a certain strength and can join forces with Austria-Hungary to deal with Bulgaria and the Russians!

The Kingdom of Montenegro and Greece are both dispensable existences. The Kingdom of Montenegro was just bought by the Germans. The Greeks were forced by Ferdinand. They belong to the existence of low loyalty, and they are not allied countries. True ally!

At least Austria-Hungary did not regard Montenegro as an ally, and the Italians did not regard Greece as a thing!

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When the Allies were negotiating internally, Metev was not idle. This time, Bulgaria quietly did it behind the backs of other countries. Although Britain, France and Russia chose to support Bulgaria due to the relationship of allies, they would definitely be in their hearts. There are dissatisfaction, these are still need to appease!

Well, simply put, it's a bribe! After all, before the negotiation started, everyone reached an agreement, and the positions of the countries had been determined. What Metev had to do was to settle the representatives of the countries, otherwise they would learn from the Italians and be silent once, enough for Ferdinand to endure it!

The autonomy of these diplomatic representatives is very large, and Ferdinand did not spend less energy in order to make Antonio Sarandra, a right-wing member, the head of the Italian delegation.

Now the harvest is also obvious, and the performance of others is also very strong, that is, they are deliberately letting Bulgaria become bigger and stab the back of the Austria-Hungary Empire!

In the eyes of these extremists, fighting the Austro-Hungarian Empire and retaking the Trentino region and the Grizia region is the primary task, and the rest are clouds!

Oh, and this is one of the reasons why the Italians suddenly betrayed the Allies after Antonio became Prime Minister!

After all, being an ally with the old enemy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italians' feelings are not so easy to accept. In this emotional country, personal feelings can often transcend national interests!

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