My Italian: Chapter 509 Xibao League Part 1

In Athens in June, the temperature is gradually rising, with a maximum temperature of 32 degrees, even near the sea. Especially for Prime Minister Petkov, who is used to Sofia's pleasant climate, it is still a bit annoying.

But for Petkov, the hot weather in Athens is still tolerable, and besides, he is not here for vacation, but for a friendly visit to his neighboring country.

"Ivanchov, do you think the Greeks will agree to our request this time?"

At this time, Prime Minister Petkov sat on the sofa with a big thorn, unbuttoned his neckband to dissipate the heat, and asked Ivanjov, the foreign minister who looked the same as him. They had just visited King George I of Greece before, and the conversation went well.

"Prime Minister, this issue depends on what the Greeks think. We have talked with them many times, and each time we cannot discuss because of the ownership of Thessaloniki." Regarding the topic of the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Ivan Chev felt a little headache .

Facing the words of the Foreign Minister, Petkov said with a smile. "So this time I'm here."

Of course, the prime minister also knows why the two countries can't agree on the alliance regarding the ownership of Thessaloniki. Because Thessaloniki is so important that no one wants to let it go.

Thessaloniki is the largest port city in Macedonia, the most populous and most economically developed city in the region, and it is also an important trade and transportation hub in the region. There is one factor that is enough for the two countries to compete, not to mention the combination of many factors in Thessaloniki, which is an impossible goal for the two countries to let go.

So in recent years, although the two countries have the willingness to form an alliance, when it comes to the ownership of Thessaloniki, this willingness can only end without a problem under the trend of interests.

And Petkov's words of such confidence aroused Ivanchov's curiosity. He didn't know what panacea the Prime Minister had to appease the ambitions of the Greeks.

And just when he wanted to ask a question, he heard a knock on the door. The voice of the Bulgarian ambassador to Greece came from outside the door.

"Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Theotokis and Zaymis are visiting."

The sound outside the door cheered up the two people in the room immediately, and they looked at each other and quickly arranged their clothes. "You two please come in."

"Good day, both of you!"

The Greek Prime Minister Teotakis who came in greeted the two of them.

"Good day, Your Excellency Teotakis and Chaymis!"

After the guest of honor was seated, the visiting Greek Prime Minister Teotakis spoke. "I brought greetings from His Majesty the King of our country. He is very grateful to your country for this friendly visit, and wishes that our two countries can unite sincerely and have a better future."

"Thank you for the greeting from the king of your country. Please also bring back my greetings to King George. As long as we maintain the same interests, then the sincere unity of your two countries will be invincible." Petkov also replied friendly.

Well, the two prime ministers are playing charades, one is talking about finishing the fight before dividing the spoils, and the other is talking about dividing the spoils before talking about it and fighting.

It can be seen from the charades of these two that the differences between the two countries have still not been resolved.

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Seeing that the Bulgarians are still killing them and need to distribute the benefits first, Theotokis said helplessly. "Your Excellency Petkov, there is a deadlock in the current discussion about the distribution of benefits. There are a large number of people from our country living in Thessaloniki. It is impossible for our country to abandon this city."

Facing the Greek Prime Minister's remarks, Petkov said with a straight face. "Your Excellency Teotakis, your Excellency should also know about our country's demand for Mediterranean ports. I can't persuade the people of my country to accept the alliance conditions that can't get Thessaloniki."

Well, now everyone is no longer suave, and they are shirtless.

"You see, regarding the issue of the ownership of Thessaloniki, your two countries have never been able to agree. This is actually not good news for our two countries. You must know that the Turks are not easy to deal with. If we Unless the two countries unite, no one will be able to regain the territory occupied by the Turks."

Petkov also agrees with what Theotokis said. Don't look at Bulgaria's posture of Balkan Prussia all day long, but they are unwilling to let it face the Turks alone. Among other things, Turkey has a population of more than 30 million, Bulgaria has only more than 4 million, and Greece has only 2 million. The population of the two countries is far inferior to that of the Turks.

Of course, war is not just based on population, but also on the number of troops, weapons and equipment, training levels, and morale of personnel. In comparison of these aspects, the training level and personnel morale of the two countries are better than those of the Turkish army, but the degree of improvement is limited, and it is far from being able to withstand the gap in the number of personnel.

Although the per capita possession of technical weapons such as artillery and machine guns in the two countries is much higher than that of the Turks, there is a big gap in the number of troops. At present, Greece has an army of more than 50,000 people, while Bulgaria has more than 70,000 people. As their potential opponent, Ottoman has 340,000 people, of which 180,000 are elite troops trained by German consultants , its equipment and training level are no worse than those of the two countries of Baoxi.

So even if the two countries are united, they may not be able to beat it if they don't fight their lives.

But although aware of this problem, Petkov believes that this cannot be a reason for Bulgaria to give up Thessaloniki.

"Your Excellency Teotakis, in fact, your country has already made money. Your country mainly dispatches its navy to occupy its islands in the Aegean Sea. The total area of ​​those islands has exceeded 10,000, plus the land west of the Vardar River in South Macedonia , at least more than 20,000 new territories have been added. At present, my country can only occupy South Macedonia east of the Vardar River, plus most of Thrace, the total area is only a little over 30,000. Moreover, Constantine Fortress, it is impossible for our country to get it, and even the Thrace territory on the side of the strait may not be able to get it, so our country is not much better than your country."

Petkov rationally analyzed the distribution of interests between the two parties.

However, Petkov's analysis did not impress the Greek side, only Teotokis refuted. "Have you carefully calculated the gains and losses of our two countries? The land to the west of the Vardar River is completely inferior to that to the east. The west is mainly dominated by hills and mountains, and the population is not as good as the east. This is simply unreasonable."

Facing Teotokis' rebuttal, Petkov certainly knew the gap between the two, and he answered with confidence. "You are right~ www.mtlnovel.com~ It is indeed the case. But have you ever considered that if your country does not cooperate with our country, you will not be able to get the land west of the Vardar River.

You must know that our country does not necessarily have to cooperate with your country. Serbia or Romania may become potential partners. As long as our country is willing to pay the price of part of the territory, I believe that the other party will definitely be willing to join this just war to expel the Turks. The big deal is that our country does not consider the issue of the Turkish islands, and only takes the South Macedonia and Thrace regions. "

Petkov's words directly made Teotokis speechless. That's right, Bulgaria really has the possibility of giving up cooperation with Greece. As for Greece, Bulgaria cannot be avoided at all, unless it can cooperate with the great powers. But which power is willing to help the Greeks take millet from the fire and smash the Ottoman Empire?

To blame is to blame the Italians back then. Why didn't they choose Greece but let Bulgaria take advantage of it.

Theotokis was a little confused at this moment, he stood up and said. "Sorry, this question is too difficult to choose, we need to go back and discuss it."

"It's okay, anyway, I still have three days to go back, waiting for good news from you two."

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