Chapter 548 No one can take it away
The Kingdom of Bulgaria is obviously stronger than the Kingdom of Greece, and it has the support of Germany. If Thessaloniki is co-administered by the two countries, sooner or later there will be conflict between the two countries. War was not in the interest of the Russian Empire.
When George studied history before, he really thought that the Russian Empire established a series of countries in the Balkans in order to rescue the Slavs in the Balkans from the clutches of the Ottoman Empire.
Now George knew that it was not that the Russian Empire did not want to annex the Balkans, but that the situation simply did not allow it.
Think about how Napoleon failed, and you will know why the Russian Empire did not annex the Balkans.
The attitude of the Balkan countries towards the Russian Empire is very complicated. They are both grateful and afraid. They are afraid of being annexed if they get too close, and they are afraid of being beaten if they stay too far away.
George believes that the Russian Empire should make full use of the complex feelings of the Balkan countries towards the Russian Empire, continue to strengthen the Russian Empire’s influence on the Balkan Peninsula, and truly turn this influence into a part of the Russian Empire’s strength.
This time the fight against the Ottoman Empire was a successful experiment.
In all the previous Russian-Turkish wars, the Russian Empire was at the forefront. Not to mention its own losses, the goal of seizing the Black Sea outlet has never been achieved.
George made full use of the predicament of the Ottoman Empire being trapped in the Italian-Turkish War. He first instigated the Balkan countries to consume the Ottoman Empire. Only when the Ottoman Empire was exhausted did the Russian Empire end. George believed that this model was also suitable. Used against the German-Austrian Alliance.
Once a world war breaks out, Germany will definitely fight France first, and Austria-Hungary will fight Russia.
When the time comes, George will let the Balkan Alliance consume the Austro-Hungarian Empire first, and then the Russian Empire will finish.
After defeating the Austro-Hungarian Empire, no matter how the German and British-French forces fought, the Russian Empire could deal with it calmly.
If that doesn't work, the Russian Empire can carve up Europe with Germany. Anyway, the Russian Empire and Germany are quite familiar with the matter of "carving up".
Nicholas never expected that George’s ultimate goal was not the Black Sea outlet at all, but to completely overturn the table.
To achieve this achievement, we must first ensure that there is no internal strife in the Balkan Alliance.
So the Russian Empire, both emotionally and rationally, has to teach the ambitious Kingdom of Bulgaria a lesson.
In the Balkans, it is not yet your turn to be the boss of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
"George, no matter what you do, I will not object-"
Nicholas gave up completely and finally returned to his childhood, obeying George's words.
"——I only have one request, don't make Sani too sad."
This——
The Tsar is begging me?
George felt a little numb.
This kind of thing will never happen to Niyi and Yaer.
Nicholas actually didn't disobey.
Now George only hopes that Alex, the queen of the Russian Empire, will put the interests of the Russian Empire above family affection.
Valdemar is Alex's younger brother.
Nikolai and Alexey are Alex’s husband and son.
Who did George work so hard for?
In the end, it's not all Alexei's. Mohammed V was still very decisive. The negotiations with the Kingdom of Italy ended in only 3 days. The Ottoman Empire happily ceded Tripoli and Cyrenaica to the Kingdom of Italy, and then transferred all its energy to Russia. On the empire's side.
The Ottoman Empire promised to always open the Black Sea to Russian Imperial ships, including Russian warships, and also agreed to cede Thrace to the Balkan Alliance, but hoped that the Russian Empire would Tantinople was returned to the Ottoman Empire.
The negotiations with the Ottoman Empire were under the charge of Foreign Minister Sergey Sazonov. After full communication with Nicholas, George returned to Sevastopol.
Whether the Ottoman Empire agreed to the Russian Empire's request, George didn't care at all. As long as the two countries did not sign for one day, the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were in a state of war, and George had to fulfill his duties.
Approximately 250,000 Ottoman troops surrendered to the coalition forces in the Balkans.
George would not let the prisoners of war gain weight in the prison. The prisoners of war had to earn their own rations.
The bombing that lasted for many days caused almost devastating damage to Constantinople, a cultural city with a history of 2,500 years.
After the Russian army captured Constantinople, George finally understood why the Cossacks were infamous.
This is also understandable. Imagine what will happen after Goryeo captures Japan, and you will know why George used 100,000 people to clean up the ruins of Constantinople.
"Constantinople is gone. The city needs to be completely rebuilt. If we want to ensure the security of Constantinople, we need to cross the Bosporus and establish at least a hundred kilometers of safety zone."
Brushinov did not take the loss of Constantinople to heart at all.
No matter how prosperous Constantinople is, it is the Constantinople of the Ottoman Empire and has nothing to do with the Russian Empire.
If you want to turn Constantinople into the territory of the Russian Empire, you must not only erase the name Constantinople from the map, but also complete the de facto reconstruction and remove any connection with the Ottoman Empire. Relevant elements can be considered safe and sound.
Strictly speaking, the Russian Empire only controls half of the Black Sea outlet, which is simply not enough to guarantee the security of Constantinople.
Across the Bosporus, it can be under the control of the Ottoman Empire, but the Ottoman Empire cannot build military facilities or station troops.
"Then cross the sea, our boys really need some rewards."
George knew very well that this is the common need of all Cossacks.
After the military reform of George, the treatment and salary of Russian soldiers have been implemented, which has been significantly improved compared with the past.
The traditional skill of Cossacks is to support war with war. In Russia, George can restrain the Cossacks. The Ottoman Empire is a war zone. If George asks the Cossacks not to take advantage of the masses——
Oh, bah, the Ottomans are not fellow Cossacks.
George was not worried that the Ottoman Empire would not surrender.
While the Cossacks crossed the Bosporus, the Black Sea Fleet was clearing mines, and the reinforcement fleet was sweeping the Ottoman Empire's islands in the Mediterranean one by one. These will become bargaining chips for the Russian Empire.
The Kingdom of Italy is relatively depressed.
Although the Ottoman Empire ceded Tripoli and Cyrenaica to the Kingdom of Italy, it did not withdraw its troops fighting in North Africa and the Kingdom of Italy. In the above two places, there are at least 6,000 Ottoman officers and soldiers, and 20,000 locals The natives are still fighting against the Kingdom of Italy.
The Kingdom of Italy also wanted to seize the Ottoman Empire's islands in the Mediterranean with the Russian Empire, but was directly warned by the reinforcement fleet.
These islands of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean belong to the Russian Empire and no one can take them away.
(End of this chapter)