Greece’s Roman Road

The general course of the war between the two sides is as follows:

On November 17, the two sides launched a decisive battle in Slivnica, west of Sofia; on November 20, the Serbian army was defeated and fled west;

On November 22, the Bao army began to counterattack across the board;

On November 24th, except for the Timok River Corps, which continued to besiege Vidin, the rest of the main force of the Serbian army gathered at the Pirot fortress on the border of Paulo; (Pirot belongs to the country of Serbia)

On November 25, Serbia requested a ceasefire; Bulgarian Grand Duke Battenberg said that unless Serbia agreed that Eastern Rumelia belonged to Bulgaria, the Bulgarian army would fight until Belgrade;

On the same day, the Battle of Pirot started, with 65,000 Serbian troops and 42,000 Bulgarian troops participating in the war;

On November 27, the Serbian army collapsed and all fled to Niš;

King Milan I of Serbia announced a national mobilization;

"So far, the large-scale ground war has ended," said Chief of General Staff Emmanuel.

"It is said that the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Belgrade personally went to the headquarters of the Bulgarian army and threatened that if the Bulgarian army did not stop military operations, then the Austro-Hungarian army would enter Serbia to fight."

"Now the two sides seem to be in the negotiation stage, will Bulgaria still get Serbian territory?" King George asked.

Now that Bulgaria has merged with Eastern Rumelia Province, its comprehensive strength is almost twice that of Greece.

The most obvious reference target is that Bulgaria has an army of 100,000 people, while Greece has only 50,000.

At present, Bulgaria has occupied a large area of ​​western and southern Serbia. If Bulgaria invades some of the territory and expands its territory, I am afraid that it will just get rid of Greece from Ottoman Turkey in the future. Soon, it will be subject to the powerful Bulgaria, a powerful country in northern Greece.

In geopolitics, the strength of a neighboring country is the weakness of its own country.

"This situation is impossible. Austria-Hungary will definitely dispel Bulgaria's ambitions. It is impossible for them to create a regional power in the Balkans, and it is also a Slavic country," Prime Minister Trikupis said with certainty.

Trikupis's remarks are recognized by everyone. It is well known that the Austro-Hungarian Empire itself has ambitions for the Balkans.

"Constantine, what do you think?" George I wanted to know if his heir had a keen sense of politics.

"I agree with Prime Minister Trikupis. It is precisely because Austria-Hungary was in a weak position in the process of competing with Russia for the Balkans and felt great pressure that it formed an ally with Germany."

"So the Austro-Hungarian Empire will never allow a Balkan power to appear under its nose."

"For Russia, Bulgaria has already gone its own way and wants to get rid of Russia's control and infiltration. If Bulgaria continues to expand its territory and strengthen its own strength, it will not take Russia seriously in the future."

"Therefore, the two powers that have the most say in the Balkans, Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia, can predictably stand on the side of the Serbs and oppose Bulgaria's continued expansion."

Regarding the analysis of the political situation, Constantine was still very confident.

For politicians, this is a skill that they must be good at, otherwise they should not eat this bowl of rice.

Obviously, as a result of the final discussion, the situation in the Balkans is still under the control of major powers.

From this war, we can also see the sadness of small countries: if they win the war, they may not gain much, but once they lose, they will suffer heavy losses.

Just like Bulgaria, even if they occupied a large area of ​​Serbia, because of the opposition of the big powers, they would not even want to stay.

"Actually, for Greece, this war, no matter who wins or loses, has an obvious benefit for Greece."

Constantine's words attracted everyone's attention, and a few people in the room turned to look at him, waiting for him to make further explanations.

"The Serbian army has high morale and considers itself a strong army. But this disastrous defeat in Bulgaria has shattered the army's belief."

"Before this war, the armies of Bulgaria and Serbia, in order to resist the rule of the Ottoman Turks many times, under the agitation of Pan-Slavism, united and fought together. The two armies have a deep friendship."

"But now, the Serbian army has been defeated by Bulgaria, no matter what their previous relationship was, now they have forged a **** feud" Constantine spoke eloquently under the gazes of everyone.

Serbia and Bulgaria, the citizens of both countries are Slavs, and they both believe in the Orthodox Church and can communicate directly without barriers. Before that, they regarded each other as brother countries.

"In any case, Greece has benefited from their opposition. At least there is no need to worry about the two Slavic countries being linked together, which has virtually reduced a lot of pressure on Greece."

In war, adultery and looting is an indispensable evil program. Even officers will not deliberately prevent soldiers from atrocities. On the contrary, they will think that such venting can maintain morale.

The Bulgarian army will not be polite to Serbs just because they are Slavs.

For Constantine's analysis, everyone in the audience nodded in agreement.

After everyone dispersed, only King George I and Constantine were left in the huge conference room.

"Constantine, you know that the barbaric behavior of the British has brought the relationship between England and Greece into a low ebb," said King George I worriedly.

"For a country like Greece that is not strong and is in a land of right and wrong, it must find a backer for itself."

"So the actions of the British made me firm in my determination to marry the Germans"

"Now the European continent~www.wuxiax.com~Germany is the most powerful country, and Greece must have a good relationship with Germany"

George I said here, looking at Constantine's reaction.

"By the way, what happened to the Congo colony? It's been a long time since I heard you talk about Congo." George I suddenly changed the subject and talked about colonial affairs.

"The Congolese government led by Banning is going all out to build the railway from Matadi to Kinshasa. As long as this railway can be completed, the treasures of Congo will be opened to us." On the high-backed chair, he replied respectfully.

This railway needs to open up a passage in the tropical jungle of Congo, and the way is full of desolate virgin forests, with a harsh climate and complex geology. Therefore, it is very difficult to build a railway in Congo, which is far from civilized society. , let Banning complain.

As of now, only half of the railway has been built.

"What are your plans for the Congo? Constantine, I want to hear your plans for the Congo" George I asked seriously.

Although it has been some time since the Congolese Commission took over the management of the Congo River Basin.

But George I never asked.

He had doubts about whether his young son Constantine could manage such a large colony smoothly.

You must know that the area of ​​the Congo River Basin is dozens of times that of mainland Greece, and the population is nearly 20 million.

"Congo is a source of raw materials, of course, it is also a commodity market, but it is unlikely that Greek products will appear in Congo in the near future, and the indigenous people do not drink wine," Constantine replied.

"It will also be the source of indigenous soldiers in the future"

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