Rise of Australia

Chapter 325 Romania enters the game
The alliance between Serbia and Greece to resist Bulgaria was actually planned as early as during the London peace talks.

It's just that with the two countries of Serbia and Greece alone, even with the addition of Montenegro, which has expanded its territory a little, it can only achieve a balance with the Bulgarian army.

Judging from the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army, it is not difficult to hold the occupied land. This also gave birth to the idea of ​​​​both Serbia and Greece, which is to attract more allies to participate.

To say that the Balkan region is a powerful country other than the Balkan Union, apart from the great powers and Turkey, which they have just defeated together, there is only Romania in the northeast of the Balkan Peninsula.

Romania is located in the northeast of Serbia and in the north of Bulgaria. Before the Balkan War, Romania was the largest and most populous country in the Balkans except for the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Because there was no direct border with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Romania had no reason to participate in the last Balkan war, and could only watch the Balkan countries gain more territory and population.

In the eyes of Romanian Foreign Minister Tyrol, Korizis's proposal is indeed very attractive to Romania.

It would allow Romania to resolve a potential threat while gaining some territory.More importantly, in the alliance against Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece are the countries adjacent to Bulgaria's new territory. Although these two countries have gained more territory after victory, they will also attract Bulgaria's hatred more.

In this way, the second and third strongest countries in the Balkans have unsolvable hatred, and Romania can sit back and watch, and even wait for a chance to completely unify the Balkans.

But it is almost impossible for an old political veteran like Tyrol to directly agree to send troops to Romania.

Politicians are like cunning foxes. It is impossible to make promises before they think they have enough bargaining chips to make their hearts beat.

"I understand what you mean, and even I am very optimistic about your proposal. But I'm sorry, the peasant riots in Romania happened not long ago, which caused a lot of damage to Romania's political situation and economy. Before, we were incapable of sending troops abroad." Romanian Foreign Minister Tirol spread his hands, expressing that even though he was tempted, he was actually powerless.

Romania's special geographical location makes this country the largest country in the Balkans in terms of area and population, but it basically does not intervene in the situation in the Balkans.

The actual reason is also very simple. The north of Romania is the Tsarist Empire, and the west is the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The two major powers have great ambitions for the Balkans, so it is naturally impossible to let Romania, the number one power in the Balkans, do things.

More importantly, Romania borders Serbia to the southwest and Bulgaria to the south.

Except for the sea in the east, the countries bordering other places have certain strengths, and Romania is unstoppable.

What's more, Serbia and Bulgaria also had the support of the Tsarist Russian Empire before, so it is naturally impossible for a small kingdom of Romania to covet it.

Therefore, the idea of ​​​​Tyrol is also very simple.Romania can send troops, but Greece and Serbia must also pay Romania enough, otherwise Romania will not take the risk of hostile powers and Bulgaria to make wedding dresses for Serbia and Greece.

"Of course, Your Excellency Tyrol. Our country and Serbia are also aware of Romania's difficulties, and we are very sympathetic to Romania's experience. We agree that if Romania can risk all kinds of domestic risks and agree to send troops, it should also get enough Therefore, in addition to the 300 square kilometers of land in South Dobroja, the Romanians scattered in Bulgaria and Macedonia in Romania can also return to their motherland. At the same time, as long as the war can be won, our country will cooperate with Serbia in the The total value of compensation to your country after the war will definitely not be less than [-] million pounds." Korizis said with a smile.

When deciding to win Romania into the anti-Bulgarian alliance, Greece and Serbia were already ready to compromise some of their interests.

But the good news is that Romania does not border Macedonia and Thrace, which also means that Romania can only get land from Bulgaria at most.

The views of Greece and Serbia are also very unified, and Romania's expansion can only be carried out from the Bulgarian side.

After acquiring the land of Bulgaria, Romania and Bulgaria naturally had a lot of hatred.

If only Bulgaria's land and a little financial compensation can be exchanged for Romania's fate, it will definitely be a profitable business.

Seeing that Tyrol was already seriously considering it, Korizis continued to encourage: "Actually, it is reasonable for your country to join the alliance against Bulgaria. After the rise of Bulgaria, it is inevitable that it will not expand again. But Junshi The Constantinople area is a taboo of the great powers, so it is naturally impossible to allow Bulgaria to continue to expand. In addition to the direction of Constantinople, if Bulgaria wants to continue to expand, perhaps our neighboring countries will suffer. If so, it is better Before this danger occurs, completely resolve the threat and usher in a more lasting peace in the Balkans."

For a professional diplomat, it is simply a piece of cake to say that turning against each other due to the uneven distribution of benefits is a contribution to human peace.

For this era of the weak and the strong, if you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is a truth that will never go out of date.

If Bulgaria is a country at the level of a great power, then the anti-Bulgarian alliance cannot happen at all.

But if the gap between Bulgaria and the Balkan countries is not too big, then Bulgaria, which has acquired the most land, will naturally be hated from neighboring countries, even Romania, which did not participate in the Balkan war.

As the saying goes, if a man is innocent, he is guilty if he is pregnant.Before there is enough strength, a huge country, a developed economy and rich mineral resources are all the reasons why a country suffers from aggression.

"Your Excellency Korizis, I have to admit that you have persuaded me. But I'm sorry, such an important matter must be reported to His Majesty the King. At the same time, we also need a promise that during the war between us and Bulgaria, Even if Russia does not express its support for the war, it cannot intervene in this war." Tyrol was obviously moved by the offensive of Korizis, but he still did not forget the duty of a diplomat, said.

For Romania, it is not difficult to unite with Serbia and Greece against Bulgaria.

But one of the most critical issues is that it must be ensured that Russia will not interfere in this war, otherwise Romania will not only offend Russia in vain, but may also face hatred and aggression from Bulgaria after its rise.

You must know that almost all the Balkan countries launched wars with the support of Russia, but Romania did not.

To put it bluntly, Romania has no cards behind it, which is why Tyrol is so cautious.

As a third-rate country adjacent to the two major powers, Romania has to be extremely cautious in every action, and must also consider the choices of the two surrounding powers.

"You can rest assured about this, Your Excellency Tyrol. We can guarantee that the Russians will not interfere in this war and will not provide any help to Bulgaria. Even Germany, Austria and Italy will not interfere in this war. This is all just a Balkan It's nothing more than a civil war between countries." After hearing Tyrol's request, Korizis agreed very simply, without any hesitation.

Although the Balkan Alliance is theoretically a country supported by Russia, they are also Russia's younger brothers.

But no matter what, there must be a distinction between closeness and distance.Compared with Bulgaria, the relationship between Serbia and Russia is closer, and Russia also attaches great importance to the covenant with Serbia.

How much does Russia value the covenant with Serbia?The reason why the First World War broke out was that the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia refused to make any concessions on the Serbian issue, which led to the outbreak of an all-out war between the two major military blocs.

After the Sarajevo incident at that time, both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany carelessly believed that Russia, which had outdated weapons and equipment and was slow to prepare for war, was not ready to go to war, and would also make concessions on the Serbian issue.

But what people didn't expect was that Russia attached great importance to the covenant with Serbia, and it refused to back down on Serbia's issues.

In Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time, the development of the situation was no longer in the hands of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Austrian Emperor Franz.

The military, industrialists, capitalists and nationalists are all calling for a declaration of war at home.

Under such a general trend, a war broke out that the monarchs of various countries were reluctant to see, and it also caused the monarchies of European countries to face a devastating blow.

The reason why Korizis gave the guarantee was because the Serbian side had already communicated with Russia. Even though Russia was very embarrassed, it still chose to stand on the Serbian side.

In fact, this is normal. After all, the relationship between Serbia and Russia has been around for a long time, but Bulgaria was only a country that temporarily relied on Russia before the Balkan War.

After receiving Korizis' pledge, Romanian Foreign Minister Tyrol nodded in satisfaction and asked Korizis to wait for a few days. He will go to see the king tomorrow and wait for the king's decision.

The situation has developed to the present, and it is inevitable for Romania to join the ranks of the anti-Bulgarian alliance.

It is impossible for the King of Romania to oppose, and there is no reason to oppose Romania's expansion.

This is actually a common problem among the major European monarchs. Basically, not many monarchs can completely suppress domestic forces and keep the domestic situation calm when the enthusiasm for civil wars is high.

As Tsar Nicholas II, when announcing the general mobilization order, wrote to his cousin and ally, King George V of England: "I do not know what will happen to this reckless initiation of Austria-Hungary. This war is very likely to turn into a major war involving many people. Maybe this is just a local war, maybe it may drag Europe into the abyss."

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