Although the Bulgarians thought that there was still time, they arrived two days later with the arrival of the Ottoman delegation, and they immediately ran out of time, because the Rome peace talks had officially begun.

The Ottomans were not given time to rest, and the day after their arrival in Rome, negotiations for war began at the Quirinal Palace.

It's just that the Ottomans are in a more difficult situation in this negotiation, although they are still representatives of so many countries, but compared with the London peace talks, not only the voice of Greece and Serbia has plummeted, but even the influence that other great powers can exert in this peace talks has also decreased a lot.

All this was due to the undesirable consequences of the Ottomans' previous refusal to sign the peace treaty, and now the Ottomans need to rely more on themselves.

It's just that the results of the battlefield made the Ottomans very unconfident. This is not after the two sides of the negotiation were seated, Italian Foreign Minister Bacona came up with the conditions for the victory of one side. "Said Pasha, this is my condition, please take a look."

As the negotiator of the Ottoman side, Said Pasha, who had been mentally prepared after taking over as the Grand Vizier, did not refute after hearing the words of the Italian Foreign Minister, but silently took the document representing the conditions of the Italian side from the other side and flipped through it.

This time, Italy's conditions were much higher, in addition to the original demand for the cession of Albania and Ottoman North African territory and the guarantee of the independence of Crete, but also the requirement that the Ottomans make Kosovo and the Twelve Islands as punishment for prolonging the war before the Ottomans.

After Said Pasha read the Italian conditions, Popkov, who was the Bulgarian foreign minister, came up with the Bulgarian conditions. "This is a request from our country, and I would like to ask you to take a look at it."

Like the Italians, Bulgaria added a number of conditions, the most important of which was that Bulgaria strongly demanded that the whole of Macedonia be ceded to them as punishment for the Ottomans' previous reversal of the London Treaty.

As for Greece and Serbia, the conditions are the same as before, but they have not changed. But then again, in the previous wars, they were more or less involved, and to say a shameless word, they contributed to the victory of the war. And this time with the Ottoman rematch, they didn't even touch Mao, even if they wanted to touch porcelain, they didn't have that condition, so they could only watch this kind of price increase scene.

As you may have discovered, there is one country other than Italy and Bulgaria that has not made a condition. That's right, the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, which hated the Ottomans the most, didn't move, which is unscientific.

There is nothing unscientific, Montenegro and there is no border with the Ottomans, it is not easy to divide the territory. With this in mind, Italy, as the big brother, reluctantly helped Montenegro to control the territory, and at most carved out part of the adjacent Albania region as compensation. In fact, Montenegro and Italy have privately agreed that the 1,400 square kilometers of territory on Lake Skadar, where Montenegro and Albania meet, will be used as a reward for the Grand Duchy of Montenegro in this war.

Despite the small size of this land, Montenegro is very happy, because most of its territory is mountainous, and the land around Lake Skadar is not a small grain producing land, which is not a small temptation for the Grand Duchy of Montenegro. Therefore, the dividends of the war between the Grand Duchy of Montenegro and the Ottoman war for the second time came from Italy.

Of course, Italy did not suffer, and it gained more from the Ottomans, and the Kosovo region and the Twelve Islands were enough for Italy to be satisfied.

The only new clauses in this peace talks are Italy and Bulgaria, so the new Grand Vizier Said Pasha, who is the head of the Ottoman negotiators, will soon read it.

After reading the terms of Italy and Bulgaria, Said Pasha put down the document and spoke. "We have seen your conditions, and I have some questions about this."

Speaking of this, Syed Pasha did not wait for others to ask, and then said. "I wonder what is the basis for your claim to the Twelve Islands and Macedonia?"

Said Pasha seemed to be talking nonsense, but the people present were all skilled in diplomacy, and how could they not understand the meaning of his words.

This is asking them what they can use as proof to claim the territory.

As for why only the Twelve Islands and Macedonia were asked, this was also his strategy. The Ottomans lost this war even in their bottoms, so it was inevitable to lose some territory. The rest of the Ottomans were no longer in the Ottoman realm, with the exception of the Twelve Islands and Macedonia, which were extremely important to the Ottomans. The Twelve Islands were able to directly threaten their core territory, the peninsula of Asia Minor, which was very important to the Ottomans. As for Macedonia, it was the strategy of the Ottomans. The war brought the Ottomans back to Asia, much to the displeasure of the Ottomans. In this case, it is only natural that the necessary mines should be planted to create a chance for themselves to return.

In this case, there is no better option than the Macedonian region. Everyone knows it's a hornet's nest, and the Ottomans want to make a fuss out of it, and that's no better.

Faced with Said Pasha's question, Bakona and Popkov quickly gave an answer.

"Our country is here to liberate the natives from your country."

Bacona is right, although the Greek inhabitants of the Twelve Islands may not be willing, but their opinion is serious?

Greece didn't dare to mention it at all, they couldn't even do it to Crete. As for the Ottomans, who let them lose so badly!

"The Macedonian region has historically been our territory, and most of the people in this region are ethnic Chinese, so it should be assigned to our country, and this is also our unanimous demand."

When Popkov said this, he set his sights on the Italian allies, which was endorsed by the Italian delegation headed by Italian Prime Minister De Pretis. In some respects, Bulgaria's demands are more reasonable than Italy's, but in diplomatic negotiations, legitimacy is not the main basis.

No, as soon as Stambolov's voice fell, it immediately attracted opposition.

"I disagree with the words of His Excellency Popkov. Macedonia also has our people, and Macedonia has historically been part of our territory, so according to Your Excellency, then Macedonia should also belong to our country. ”

It was Greek Foreign Minister Mavros who spoke, and his words were echoed by Serbian Foreign Minister Jeremić.

"Your Excellency Mavros is right, Macedonia also has our people, and it has historically belonged to our country, so according to His Excellency Popkov, this region should also have a share of our country."

In the face of the obstruction of Serbia and Greece, this is also within the scope of Bulgaria's consideration. After all, all three countries have ambitions for the Macedonian region, and who can not know about each other.

So after hearing the opposition of the two countries, Prime Minister Stambolov, who is the head of the Bulgarian negotiations, had to stand up.

"The two of you may have forgotten that in this war, our country contributed more, and the bloody battle of nearly 300,000 Bulgarian troops and the help of the allies of Italy and Montenegro freed the Macedonian people from Ottoman oppression, and what contribution did the two countries have to express their opinions on the Macedonian issue."

Although there were still Ottomans present, the Bulgarian Bismarck did not take into account the feelings of the Ottomans in his words.

The Ottoman side was not angry about such a situation, because they knew who the Bulgarian prime minister was targeting, and he was just accidentally implicated, and it was more of a contest between Bulgaria and Serbia. Next, look at the confrontation between the three countries, which will be more beneficial to the Ottomans. Moreover, according to the Ottomans' understanding of the three countries, the Cypriots and Greece would definitely not submit to the Bulgarians on the Macedonian issue.

Sure enough, even the Bulgarian Bismarck's naked threat of force still did not make the two countries back down.

I saw Greek Prime Minister Trikupis say with a mocking face. "Your Excellency Stambolov, do you think that the force of your country alone will bring us to our knees. I am afraid that I will disappoint your country, and the three million soldiers and civilians of Greece will never accept any oppression. ”

Without waiting for Trikupis, the Greek Prime Minister's voice, Prime Minister Grujć of Serbia on the side also said coldly. "The same is true of our three million soldiers and civilians, and they will absolutely not accept any oppression."

Seeing the sudden internal negotiation on the Macedonian issue at the venue of the peace talks, Italian Prime Minister De Pretis, as the host, stood up.

"Three, this is a peace talk with the Ottomans, not a negotiation on the Macedonian issue, if you want to talk about Macedonia, then I can open a separate conference room for the three of you."

De Pretis's words repressed the atmosphere of the venue. The three countries need to give face to the Italian host, and these words have given the three people who have gradually become a tiger just now a step down.

"Now let's move on!"

After glancing at the prime ministers of the three countries, Depretis said to the real target, the Ottoman representative. "Your Excellency Said Pasha, what is your country's opinion on our conditions?"