The news of Bulgaria's quest for peace talks was transmitted back to their respective countries as soon as they approached the British and French commercial agencies. Romania, which has an urgent connection with this, also received the news from Britain and France as soon as possible.

So that evening, when Prime Minister Brettianu brought the foreign minister to Eder the news, he was having dinner with his family.

After putting down the dishes and taking the telegram, Eder felt his eyes moisten a little as he looked at the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister who showed joy on their faces. The few words of Bulgaria's peace statement mean that Romania is not fighting in the Balkans in isolation, and that there are two concepts of reinforcements and no reinforcements.

After putting down the telegram, Edel asked after calming down. "Is there any other news from Britain and France?"

Prime Minister Brettianu, who knew what Eder wanted to ask, spoke. "We have been informed by the British and French ambassadors. Taking into account our interests in the Balkans, after the armistice agreement with Bulgaria has been drawn up, the terms will be sent to us for review and then to Bulgaria when there are no objections. ”

The Prime Minister's words made Eder very satisfied, and these were all won by the Romanian army's performance on the battlefield. The capture of Transylvania, the flanking of Bulgaria, and the flanking of the German attack made the Romanian army's combat effectiveness visible to the world.

Now Europe generally raises the Romanian army to the same level as Austria-Hungary, and the main reason is that the Romanian reserve mobilization force is somewhat weak, which drags down the impressive performance of the standing division in Transylvania.

As for Britain and France leading this negotiation, it is also a proper meaning, as the leader of the camp, it is good to take care of Romanian interests during the negotiations.

The news brought by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister kept Edel awake all night, and the next day he appeared in front of everyone with two panda eyes. Britain and France were well aware of the seriousness of the matter, and when Bulgaria changed its cabinet in the morning, a draft armistice agreement with it had already been sent to Romania. This time, Eder summoned the military and the government to negotiate the terms.

In this armistice that Britain and France drafted overnight, it was mainly for the occupied territories of Greece and Serbia, and the third and fifth articles were most relevant to Romania.

The third of these was that Bulgaria must stabilize the situation on the ground and not allow the former Allied bloc to use its military facilities. The Allies also provided a helping hand clause in the event of an invasion of Bulgarian territory by the Allies, which would provide military and material assistance. This was clearly aimed at the previous reinforcements of Germany and Austria and Turkey, and Britain and France wanted to create some contradictions between Bulgaria and the former allies. Since reinforcements from Turkey have already entered Bulgarian territory, if the commander of the team is not clever, everyone will be happy to see another battle between the Bulgarian and Turkish armies.

The fifth article was that Bulgaria had to open its ports and concentrate its trains, ships, and other means of transport for the use of the Allied powers, for which the Allied countries would pay rents. This was the most helpful for Romania, as it allowed the Allied forces and aid to flow through Bulgaria and supply Romania with a steady stream of supplies.

Other clauses, such as the prohibition of the withdrawal of Bulgarian troops until the Allies had taken over, and the fact that Bulgaria was to concentrate its weapons and ammunition for the Allies to count, were not the focus of Eder's discussions.

On the whole, the armistice agreement drawn up by Britain and France took full account of the actual situation in Romania. Knowing that they needed the aid of supplies and troops, many provisions were made in the express to stabilize the situation in Bulgaria.

After studying the terms behind closed doors for a morning, Eder asked, looking at the two rows of high-ranking military and political officials in front of him. "Everyone's fine."

"No problem at all."

"This agreement is very reasonable."

"No comment."

After seeing that everyone was satisfied with this, Eder said to Prime Minister Bretianu and Foreign Minister Barnosque to his left. "Inform Britain and France of our attitude."

As soon as Romania agreed to the agreement, Britain and France handed it over to the newly inaugurated Radical Democratic Party through their offices in Sofia.

In the face of the conditions proposed by Britain and France, the Bulgarian side, of course, had to bargain. The newly appointed Prime Minister Malinov informed the rebels outside the city of the government's decision to withdraw from the war, and after calming them, he immediately rushed to Thessaloniki by car. Because there is a plenipotentiary representative of the Entente here, the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in Greece, Lieutenant General Espere of France, as a candidate to negotiate an armistice, the opinion of the soldiers still needs to be respected.

As a sign of respect for the armistice negotiations, the Allies also stopped fighting in Thessaloniki, and the Romanian army, led by Lieutenant General Fereit, which feared Bulgaria the most, also stopped across the mountain from Sofia across the mountain from Stara.

Of course, in response to the goodwill of the Entente, Bulgaria also ceased all hostilities and ordered the Turkish army to withdraw from its territory. General Otto Zanders, who commanded the Turkish Third Army, was of course modest, and as soon as he saw that the situation was not going well, he immediately retreated with the Turkish army to the Dardanelles, much to the disappointment of the British and French, who hoped that something would happen to them.

The German-Austrian troops assisting Bulgaria also stopped in Belgrade after seeing the situation change dramatically, waiting for the situation to become clearer. However, it is believed that it will not be long before they will go to Macedonia to defend against the attack of the Entente powers.

Therefore, in Thessaloniki, a place that still smells of gunpowder, the two sides who fought to the death before began to have a fierce discussion on the topic of peace.

"Your Excellency, we still agree with the terms you gave, but the rent in Article 5 is counted in the future compensation, is it too harsh. We also need to resume production after the armistice, the means of transport are given to you, and we have too much influence. And we can't get rent yet, which is very difficult for our country to accept, you know, our treasury can already run mice, unless you are willing to give us a batch of grain to stabilize the situation. ”

In the face of Bulgarian Prime Minister Malinov's objections, Lieutenant General Espere, as the main negotiator of the Entente countries, spoke. "We have fully considered the difficulties you mentioned, but we are also short of funds now, so we can only rent first, and then we are thinking about ways to rent. As for the grain, we can collect some in the market, but you know that due to the lack of funds, you have to find your own way. ”

In the face of Prime Minister Malinov's objections, General Espere sent him away with no money. As for whether there is no money, the two parties did not care too much, but just tested each other's attitudes.

In fact, the negotiations in Thessaloniki proceeded very quickly, and it took four days to negotiate the content of the negotiations on January 26, when the negotiations began. The reason why they were able to conclude the negotiations quickly was that both sides wanted to get out of this situation sooner. The Entente needed the implications and practical benefits of Bulgaria's withdrawal from the war, and Bulgaria could also have its hands free to appease the already explosive discontent at home. Therefore, when both parties have urgent needs, this negotiation can quickly reach a consensus.

On January 31, the two sides officially announced the signing of an armistice, which announced Bulgaria's withdrawal from the war.

The armistice, known as Thessaloniki, stipulated that the Bulgarian forces must immediately withdraw from the Greek and Serbian territories it occupied. The Bulgarian forces immediately prepared for demobilization, and all the weapons, ammunition and baggage of the demobilized troops were concentrated in storage under the supervision of the Allied forces. Bulgaria was able to keep only 30,000 troops for its own defense needs. Strategically important locations such as Montana and Adrianople in Bulgaria were occupied by the Allied forces, and their ports also needed to be open to both the Entente and neutral countries.

With the withdrawal of Bulgaria, the connection between Germany and Austria and Turkey can be said to have been cut off, wool, cotton, dyes and minerals from the Middle East were cut off, and German weapons and machinery products could hardly reach Turkey. This has made the situation on both sides worse, and it has also caused headaches.