"What? The secret visit of King George I of Greece!"
I'm too lazy to talk about it, is it that I have read too many retarded novels? Anyway, he is also the king of a country. Who did he cheat by playing a secret visit?
The Balkans are so big, once you find that George I has n't missed for a long time, and you have a little bit of attention, you know to check it! As long as you make sure that George I was in Bulgaria, who do you need to ask? ?
Well, Ferdinand hadn't thought about it yet, the Ottoman Empire is so mentally retarded, or that small countries like Greece and Bulgaria are not at all minded, and they are busy dealing with the difficulties of the British!
前 Before the outbreak of the first Balkan War in history, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Greece's vigorous preparations for war did not attract the attention of noble masters until the outbreak of the war was caught off guard!
Anyway, George I has already come, Ferdinand has to go to the reception, everyone is still relatives, this face is still to give.
Since George I was visiting in secret, Ferdinand also decided to cooperate with him in a play. As long as the Greeks did not take the initiative to inform him, he pretended not to know about it.
And the welcome ceremony can be saved, and even the meeting place cannot be selected in the Royal Palace of Sofia.
The most important thing now is to understand why George I visited in secret? And it came so suddenly that it would not have been noticed until he arrived in Bulgaria unless it was noticed by intelligence personnel.
"Secretary of Foreign Affairs, I remember that the secret envoy of George I arrived in Sofia not long ago, what did your Ministry of Foreign Affairs be in charge of contacting him? How did it go?" Ferdinand asked
The Minister of Foreign Affairs said with a headache: "Prince, there is no result. The Greeks are asking too much, and they can pay too little!"
Fildenen froze, then asked, "Oh! I want to hear how big the Greek appetite is? What price do you plan to pay?"
The Foreign Minister smiled and said, "The Greeks want to work with us to deal with the Turks. Bulgaria has 300,000 troops. Greece has 150,000 troops. The Greek Navy will pin down the Ottoman navy. There is no problem!
But they asked for Thessaloniki, and they also shared with us Macedonia, Albania, and East Thrace! "
Jeff Ferdinand was a little speechless. The Greek Navy in 1895 was unable to cut off the connection between the Ottoman Empire and Eurasian. The so-called containment was only effective in fighting in Thessaloniki.
Since Greece wants Thessaloniki, it is reasonable to do it yourself. Why should it be included in the contribution of the alliance? If the Greek Navy, like the Balkan War, could suppress the Ottoman Navy, that would be pretty much the same!
The battles in Macedonia, East Thrace, and Albania still depend on the decisive battle of the army. Bulgaria is the main force in these areas. Even if the difference in the combat effectiveness between the two armies is not taken into consideration, Bulgaria will be the leader
It is no wonder that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stopped catching a cold with Greece. The conditions between the two sides are too wide, and there is no possibility to negotiate!
斐 In Ferdinand's view, the fifteenth army of Greece entered the battlefield, and it was just a few numbers. Compared to Serbia, it is far worse than that. Look at the "Greek-Turkish war" in history!
克 The Crete uprising occurred in 1897. In early February, the Greek army occupied Crete. In April, the Greek army attacked the Turkish army in Thessaly, and the Greek-Turkish war began.
底 The Greek army was defeated at the end of April. Before the truce on May 20, the Turkish army was not far from Athens. On December 4, a peace treaty was concluded, and Greece compensated Turkey 4 million liras and ceded parts of Thessalia to Turkey.
Well, the Ottoman Empire didn't have the time to exert its power, the Greek Army was defeated, and this battle force is a fight that the Italian Army has!
Ferdinand's bottom line is that Bulgaria can get most of Macedonia, Kosovo, Eastern Thrace, and Istanbul, and Greece can get some of Macedonia. Other regions include Thessaloniki, Ipirus, Thrace Can be owned by Greece!
In fact, even if it is distributed like this, Greece has already taken advantage! The Ottoman Empire has approximately 250,000 square kilometers of territory in the Balkans.
Bosnia-Herzegovina is in the possession of Austro-Hungary, removing these 50,000 to 60,000 square kilometers; Montenegro will acquire the region of Rashka generation, nearly 15,000 square kilometers of territory; Greece will receive parts of Macedonia, Epirus, Cyprus Thessaloniki generation, Crete, etc., with more than 40,000 square kilometers of territory.
But the Greek appetite surpassed his imagination and directly took away more than half of the booty, nearly 100,000 square kilometers of territory. It must not be because Serbia is out The Greek government will inherit their loot? Isn't Ferdinand the head of injustice?
However, George I, who is about to arrive in Bulgaria, does not think so. From his point of view, among the Balkan countries, Greece was the earliest in independence and the earliest time to form an army. weak!
Then it is reasonable to divide the site in this way. Greece has great strength and great responsibility, and naturally it should take away the largest piece of cake!
Well, before the Greek-Turkish war, the Greeks were very confident in the combat effectiveness of their own army, otherwise they would not single out the Ottoman Empire.
Time passed quickly, and a week later, the Greek King, disguised as George I, arrived in Sofia.
Jeff Ferdinand had a cordial and friendly talk with him in a royal estate on the outskirts of Sofia. The two sides reached an agreement on strengthening economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
Simply put: Bulgaria and Greece have reached an agreement on the Ottoman Empire and decided to join forces to overthrow the evil rule of Sudan in the Balkans!
As for the problem of loot, looking at the confident George I, Ferdinand was not easy to say directly: The Greek army is a weak chicken, which can only be used to beat soy sauce!
Ferdinand can only make a very constructive proposal: "George, it seems that our bottom line is too far apart, and today we cannot talk about it!
It 's better for us to just gamble. After defeating the Ottoman Empire, the territory of the Balkans will be owned by anyone who grabs it first, and half of the family will be grabbed. "
I was silent for a moment, and George I seemed to be calculating, would he suffer? Ferdinand then provocatively said, "How's it? Do you dare to gamble?"