Leaving Britain and France aside, let's go back to the Mediterranean.

There is a very embarrassing thing for the current Greek government, that is, although Greece has ceded the former Bulgarian territory in the north, Romania has taken an aggressive attitude towards it. And in Albania, Italy has made no secret of its ambitions for Epirus and Corfu.

This attitude was even more pronounced after the loss of combat effectiveness of the British Mediterranean fleet. As far as Greece knows, Romanian troops, which had fought in Poland, were constantly entering the Thracian region through the Bulgarian mountains.

As far as Greece knows, Romania currently has at least 300,000 troops in the region, many of them elite troops who have just arrived from Poland. As for Albania, the Italian army also increased its strength, and its number of troops deployed there increased from 35,000 to 56,000.

And in the face of Romanian and Italian troop increases, the Greek government did not do nothing. On the one hand, they suppressed the wave of opposition to the two countries at home (avoiding giving them an excuse), and on the other hand, they asked Britain and France for material assistance.

In the face of Greece's request for help, the two countries, which were worried about the situation in the Mediterranean, were naturally willing to do so, and they not only agreed to Greece's request for eight divisions of equipment, but also took the opportunity to offer that the two countries could also provide planes and warships as long as Greece was willing.

In the face of the good intentions of Britain and France, Greece rejected the uneasy and well-intentioned offer of the two countries. If Greece accepts British and French warplanes and warships, then war will inevitably break out.

However, Greece's wish was not realized, and before the help of Britain and France arrived, Italy and Romania issued an ultimatum to Greece.

Greece was required to surrender Epirus and Corfu to Italy, to cede to Romania the islands of Macedonia, Lemnos, Lesvos, Chios, etc., which it occupied, and to Romania the islands off the coast of Turkey, and that Crete must be administered by Romania for 30 years, after which the island would remain at its own discretion. Greece is limited to 24 hours to reply.

In fact, this condition is much better than what Yiluo discussed before. Because if Greece really agrees, then it will save Italy and Romania time, troops and materials, and both countries will achieve their own goals, why not.

And if the Greek side opposes, then it is just right to meet the original demands of the two countries.

In the face of the demands of Romania and Italy, Prime Minister Metaxas, as the dictator of Greece, naturally did not make a decision immediately in the face of this ultimatum, but he summoned the main government officials and showed them the conditions from Italy.

The high-ranking military and political officials who were recruited by Metaxas all looked ugly after reading this ultimatum. No one wants to look at this condition, but Yiluo, who only gives them a 24-hour time limit, obviously will not give them a chance to delay.

Seeing the silent scene, Metaxas spoke. "I believe in this ultimatum, everyone has seen it, now everyone will talk about it."

General Papagos, who had the hottest temper and was also the commander-in-chief of the army, immediately spoke. "We cannot accept such an ultimatum, and whoever agrees, will become a sinner of the nation and the state."

As a representative of the military, General Papagos was naturally the most hawkish. For such harsh conditions of the ultimatum, the army was the first to refuse.

Some people are against it, and some people are in favor of it, but I saw the Minister of Commerce and Trade Tasamotos speak. "I think this condition can be talked about again, ...... at the moment"

"No matter how you talk about it, this is completely dividing the territory of Greece, and we will never agree to it."

Unexpectedly, before Tasamotos finished speaking, Admiral Papagos planned his speech.

Facing the head of the army who interrupted his speech, Tasamotos waited until the other party had finished speaking. "So is the military sure of resisting the attacks of the two countries?"

"How not. As long as we persist in using the terrain to fight, we can completely drive the Ilo-Roman army out of Greece when the British and French come to our aid. ”

"I don't know, how long do you expect it to take to do this?"

"As long as we resist for half a year, we will be able to get support from Britain and France. There are many mountainous areas in our country, and it is entirely possible to take advantage of these advantages to the point of delaying the opponent's offensive. ”

And at this time, I saw Tasamotos continue. "Very good, this method can be used in the battle on land, so how are you going to solve it at sea."

Tasamotos's words made Admiral Papagos stuck. Although he was confident that he could use the terrain to delay the enemy, he had no way at sea. However, Greece has a long coastline and is very vulnerable to enemy exploitation.

And Metaxas's words immediately turned everyone's attention to the Minister of the Navy, Sakelario,

As Greece's Minister of the Navy, Admiral Sakelario naturally knew his navy well. Facing everyone's attention, I saw him speak. "The entire navy is willing to fight for the kingdom to the last ship."

The Secretary of the Navy's slippery remarks also clearly showed the Navy's confidence that it did not stop the enemy's navy. But then again, as far as the Greek ships are concerned, what confidence can they hold back the Romanian and Italian navies. The two largest warships of the Greek Navy are the Mississippi-class battleships sold to them by the United States, and these two former dreadnoughts are long overdue to go to the shipyard for dismantling. It's just that because Greece has no money, it can only continue to use it.

Admiral Sakelario's words made Tasamotos let out a cold snort, these people couldn't see the situation at all, if the British fleet was still there, then Greece would still have the capital to resist, and now there is no foreign aid and Greece will rely on itself to resist the army of Yiluo.

It's just that Prime Minister Metaxas's words next surprised him even more. I saw the prime minister stand up and say. "Well, now I announce the answer to this ultimatum. Greece rejects any of the terms of this treaty, and Greece will not sell its territory for the sake of grievance peace. If they're going to fight, then fight! ”

Metaxas's words were greeted with cheers from many people, who could not accept Loi's conditions, even if Greece was a small country, but it had to be dignified.

As for Prime Minister Metaxas, who announced the decision, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

He couldn't agree to this condition at all. He had lost his prestige when he signed the Munich Agreement, and if he had agreed to this ultimatum, he would have been torn apart by popular anger and mercilessly whipped on the pillar of shame in history.

So Metaxas can only be tough to the end, otherwise it is self-destructive. Since the results are all the same, why not leave a good name.

And Tasamotos, after hearing the Prime Minister's decision, quickly calmed down. After the Prime Minister's decision, he stopped talking. Then after the meeting, he also got in the car for the first time.

"Minister, where are you going now?"

"Go home."

Sitting in the back row, Tasamotos looked at the scenery in the city of Athens, and various thoughts kept flashing through his mind, and when he was almost home, he suddenly called the driver.

"Stop, Wells."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Wow~"

As the car pulled to the side of the road, Tasamotos thought for a moment and said. "Now at the Domore Hotel, I still have some things to deal with."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The car, under the driver's control, immediately turned and drove towards the destination he said.

Sitting in the car, Tasamotos' face was cloudy as he made a big decision. Greece cannot be destroyed at the hands of Metaxas and others, someone has to step up and stop it, and he thinks he is the one to do it. It's just that you need to go to the Domol Hotel first, because there is someone you need there.