The alliance of Serbia and Greece against Bulgaria had been planned as early as the London peace talks.

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

Judging by the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army, it was not difficult to hold on to the occupied territories, which also gave birth to the idea of Serbia and Greece to attract more allies to participate in it.

In addition to the Balkan Union, the only great powers in the Balkans are Romania, which is located in the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, except for the great powers and Turkey, which they have just jointly defeated.

Romania, located in northeastern Serbia and northern Bulgaria, was the largest and most populous country in the Balkans outside of the Ottoman Turkish Empire before the Balkan Wars.

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.

Korizis's proposal, in the opinion of Romanian Foreign Minister Tyrol, is indeed not small for Romania.

It would allow Romania to address a potential threat and gain part of its territory. More importantly, Serbia and Greece were the neighbors of Bulgaria's new territories in the alliance against Bulgaria, and although they gained more territory after their victory, they would also attract more hatred from Bulgaria.

In this way, the second and third strongest countries in the Balkans have irresolvable hatred, and Romania can sit back and watch the tiger fight, and even wait for an opportunity to completely unify the Balkans.

But it is almost impossible to get a political old fritter like Tyrol to directly agree to Romania to send troops.

Politicians are like cunning foxes, and it is impossible to make promises without the bargaining chips they think are enough to make their hearts flutter.

"I understand what Your Excellency means, and even I am very optimistic about Your proposal. But I am sorry that there was a peasant revolt in Romania not long ago, which caused a lot of damage to the political situation and economy of Romania. At least until we fully recover, we will not be able to fight against foreign troops. Romanian Foreign Minister Tyrol spread his hands and said that although he was very excited, he could not do anything about it.

Romania's special geographical location makes this country, which is the largest power in the Balkans in terms of area and population, but basically does not interfere much in the situation in the Balkans.

The practical reason is also very simple, Romania is bordered by the Tsarist Empire to the north and Austria-Hungary to the west.

The two great powers had considerable ambitions for the Balkans, and naturally it was impossible to let Romania, the number one power in the Balkans, do things.

What's more, Romania borders Serbia to the southwest and Bulgaria to the south.

Except for the eastern sea, the countries bordering other places have a certain strength, and Romania cannot gnaw at it.

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

Therefore, the idea of Tyrol is also simple. Romania can send troops, but Greece and Serbia must also pay Romania sufficiently, otherwise the Romanian side will not risk the bad relations with the great powers and Bulgaria to make a wedding dress for Serbia and Greece.

"Of course, Lord Tyrol. My country and Serbia are also aware of Romania's difficulties, and we are very sympathetic to Romania's plight. We agreed that Romania should also be adequately remunerated if it could agree to send troops at all risks at home. Thus, in addition to the 4,000 square kilometers of land in South Dobroga, Romanian ethnic Romanians scattered in Bulgaria and Macedonia could also return to their homeland. At the same time, as long as the war can be won, our country and Serbia will compensate your country after the war, and the total value will definitely not be less than 3 million pounds. Corizis said with a smile.

By the time the decision was made to draw Romania into the anti-Bulgarian alliance, Greece and Serbia were ready to concede part of their interests.

The good news is that Romania does not share borders with Macedonia or Thrace, which means that Romania will only get land from Bulgaria at most.

The views of the Greek and Serbian sides were also unified, and Romanian expansion could only be carried out from the Bulgarian side.

And after acquiring the Bulgarian lands, Romania and Bulgaria naturally had no small hatred.

If only Bulgarian land and a little financial compensation can be exchanged for the end of Romania, it will definitely be a profitable deal.

Seeing that Tyrol was already seriously considering, Korizis continued to agitate: "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 the Constantinople region was a taboo for the Great Powers, and naturally it was impossible to allow Bulgaria to continue to expand. In addition to the direction of Constantinople, if Bulgaria wants to continue to expand, perhaps our neighbors will suffer. That being the case, it is better to address the threat once and for all before this danger occurs, so that the Balkans can usher in a more lasting peace. ”

For a professional diplomat, it is a piece of cake to turn the argument that the unequal distribution of interests leads to hatred and hatred into a contribution to human peace.

For this era of the jungle, backwardness means being beaten, and this is a truth that will never become obsolete at any time.

If Bulgaria were a country at the level of a great power, then an anti-Bulgarian alliance would simply not have happened.

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

As the saying goes, the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty. Before there was sufficient strength, a huge country, a developed economy and rich mineral resources were the reasons for a country's aggression.

"Lord Corizis, I have to admit that you have already moved me. But I am sorry that such an important matter must be reported to His Majesty the King. At the same time, we need to make a commitment that during our war with Bulgaria, Russia will not intervene in the war, if not to show its support. Tyrol was clearly moved by the offensive of Corizis, but he still did not forget his duty as a diplomat, he said.

For Romania, it was 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 does not intervene in the war, otherwise Romania will not only offend Russia in vain, but may also face the hatred and aggression of Bulgaria after its rise.

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

To put it bluntly, Romania doesn't have any hole cards behind them, which is why Tyrol is so cautious.

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

"You can rest assured, 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 intervene in this war, it is simply a civil war between the Balkan countries. After hearing Tyrol's request, Corizis agreed very simply and without hesitation.

Although the Balkan League is theoretically a country supported by Russia, it is also a younger brother of Russia.

But no matter what, there must always be a distinction between relatives and distances. Serbia and Russia were more closely linked than Bulgaria, and Russia attached great importance to its alliance with Serbia.

How much did Russia attach importance to the alliance with Serbia? The outbreak of the First World War was the unwillingness of Austria-Hungary and Russia to make any concessions on the Serbian question, which led to the outbreak of an all-out war between the two major military blocs.

At that time, after the Sarajevo incident, Austria-Hungary and Germany were careless in believing that Russia, which was backward in weapons and equipment and slow in preparing for war, was not ready for war, and would also make concessions on the Serbian question.

But what people did not expect was that Russia attached great importance to the alliance with Serbia and refused to back down on the Serbian issue.

And in Germany and Austria-Hungary at that time, the development of the situation was no longer something that Kaiser Wilhelm II and Austrian Emperor Franz could say.

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

Under such a general trend, a war that the monarchs of various countries did not want to see broke out, and the monarchies of European countries faced a devastating blow.

The reason why Korizis swore and gave assurances was because the Serbian side had already communicated with Russia, and Russia still chose to side with Serbia even though it was very difficult.

In fact, this is normal, after all, the relationship between Serbia and Russia has been going on for a long time, and Bulgaria is only a temporary country that leaned on the Russian side before the Balkan War.

After receiving Corizis's assurance, Romanian Foreign Minister Tyrol nodded with satisfaction and told Corizis to wait a few days, and tomorrow he would go to the king and wait for the king's decision.

The situation had developed to such an extent that Romania's entry into the ranks of the anti-Bulgarian coalition was inevitable.

The Romanian king could not have objected, and had no reason to oppose Romanian expansion.

In fact, this is also a common problem of major European monarchs, basically there are not too many monarchs who can completely suppress the domestic forces, and can keep the domestic situation calm when the enthusiasm for the domestic war is high.

As Tsar Nicholas II wrote to his cousin and ally, King George V of England, when announcing the general mobilization order, said: "I have no idea what will happen, but this war, which Austria-Hungary has recklessly initiated, is likely to turn into a great war with a wide range of implications." Maybe it's just a local war, maybe it risks dragging Europe into the abyss. ”

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