At a time when Italy was bent on developing itself, a conflict that had just taken place in the Balkans forced Italy into it.

Prevoše is a small village on the edge of the new territory of Sebo, which both countries claim because of the unclear demarcation of the border.

Since both sides claim the village, it has also become a small focal point for both sides. Early one morning in April, a patrol from Bulgaria spotted the Serbs building a guard post and stopped it.

Of course, the Serbs did not want the Defenders to come to stop it, so the two sides were pushing and shouting, and they did not know who had touched the gun and misfired, so an unexpected fierce battle began. The final result was that the Serbian army suffered more than 20 casualties, and the Bulgarian army also suffered more than 10 casualties, and then the two armies began to gather here, and a confrontation began.

"Your Majesty King Kalo, despicable Serbs, who shot our patrol officers and soldiers, occupied Prevosche, which belongs to our country, and now our country needs your help."

The Bulgarian ambassador to Rome, Pozniakov, was urgently meeting with Kahlo.

In the face of the Bulgarian ambassador who was asking for help, although Carlo already knew the news, he did not want to give an immediate reply.

"Ambassador Poznyakov, as friends who have worked together in the past, we will not sit idly by, but please rest assured, I will convene the ministers to discuss."

Immediately after sending off the Bulgarian ambassador, Carlo called Foreign Minister Bakona. "What's the matter, I remember that the Bulgarians didn't suffer, they still have an advantage, why are they so anxious to ask us for support?"

Faced with the king's questioning, Bacona immediately answered his questions. "Your Majesty, according to the latest information, both the Greeks and the Ottomans have just expressed their strong opposition to Bulgaria's invasion of its neighbors, and Romania condemns this act."

Bacona's words immediately made Carlo's face change, this situation is too unfriendly to Italy.

Bulgaria was surrounded by a circle of enemies except Italy.

For this reason, Carlo was a little puzzled, "I know that the two countries have a dispute with Bulgaria in Macedonia, and the Ottomans are unwilling to lose so much territory, so why is Romania like this?" ”

In fact, what Carlo said was already very euphemistic, Bulgaria and Serbia and Greece are in dispute, since Bulgaria acquired most of the Macedonian region, the relationship between the two countries and Bulgaria has taken a turn for the worse, and the newspapers of the two countries have been talking every day, saying that Bulgaria has encroached on the interests of the two countries.

Under the influence of the domestic media, many radicals from both countries often crossed the border to the new territory of Bulgaria to cause trouble. This led to Bulgarian repression, and the resentment of the people of the two countries against Bulgaria became deeper and deeper. (The presence of Cypriots and Greeks in the Bulgarian region of Macedonia was used by radicals from both countries, and Bulgarian repression was triggered.) This is a bitter pain for the Cypriots and Greeks in Bulgaria)

And the current conflict between Serbia and Bulgaria in Prevosche is also an open outbreak of these ethnic issues. Regardless of who is justified in this conflict, it is now time to take sides, and it is clear that Greece and Ottomans are on Serbia's side.

Even Romania, a somewhat unrelated country, stands opposite Bulgaria, which is something that Carlo can't understand. Could it be that Bulgaria's diplomacy is all pigs, they can't see the situation clearly?

When confronted with Carlo's questioning, Bacona immediately explained. "Why Romania is on the opposite side of Bulgaria is primarily a question of Greater Bulgarianism......"

In Bakona's narration, Carlo finally understood why Bulgaria had pushed Romania to the opposite side, and blamed this Great Bulgarianism. Great Bulgarianism, which sought to incorporate Macedonia and Thrace into its territory, reached a new peak immediately after Bulgaria acquired north-central Macedonia. Great Bulgarianism, which was already very prevalent in the country, has since become the consensus of the vast majority of Bulgarians, who are eager to see Bulgaria return to its former glory.

It's just that they didn't notice the increasingly ugly faces of the neighboring Romanians.

As the strongest of the Balkan states, Romania is extremely wary of Bulgaria. On the one hand, Bulgaria has a special relationship with Russia, and on the other hand, after annexing most of Macedonia, Bulgaria has become a challenger to Romania, the strongest country in the Balkans.

So it is only natural that Romania is on the opposite side of Bulgaria. No one wants to see their neighbor too strong, let alone have bad intentions. Don't think that Romanians are worrying about the sky, Bulgaria has become strong in history, and the Romanians living in the lower Danube have no less autumn wind.

"It's not going to be easy now."

Carlo then thought of something and continued to ask. "And what about the attitude of other countries towards this?"

Of course, Bacona knew that His Majesty was asking the attitude of the Great Powers, and then he spoke. "At the moment, no country other than Russia has taken a stand, and the Russians are calling for restraint."

That's right, the conflict between Serbia and Bulgaria is very difficult for the Russians, and both sides of the conflict are considered little brothers to Russia. Although the little brother of Bulgaria has been awkward from time to time, with the special relationship between the two countries, it can barely be regarded as Russia's sphere of influence.

In the present situation, what can Russia do but call for restraint on both sides, and favoring either side will inevitably offend the other.

As for the fact that the other powers do not take a stand, they want to see it again. There is also the possibility that they are waiting for the participating countries to choose sides.

While other countries could wait, Carlo understood that Italy could not.

But before that, Italy has to find out what one of the countries is doing.

"Bakona, send a telegram to Britain and ask about the other side's attitude to this conflict."

That's right, what Carlo wanted to ask about was the attitude of the British. Britain, although it has little interest in the Balkans, has not shown much interest. But when it comes to the containment of Russia, the British Empire is not as careless as it seems. They must have had their own ideas, and Carlo wanted to know London's opinion, for Italy also did not want to see Russia profit from the conflict.

As for the attitude of Austria-Hungary, another country of interest, he can also guess a little. It's nothing more than waiting for others to come to the door to beg for themselves, because this conflict is also an opportunity for Austria-Hungary. Although the two countries were allies, it was impossible to say that Vienna was not moved by the enormous benefits that Italy had reaped in the Balkans.

Of course, regardless of what others do, Italy's interests in the Balkans must be protected. For this reason, Italy cannot sit back and watch the situation rise, as other countries do.