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The parties to the Balkan Wars signed the Treaty of London on May 30, 1913. The treaty stipulated that the Ottoman European territories (excluding Albania) and the island of Crete west of the Midia line in the Black Sea were ceded to the Balkan countries by Enez. Albania is independent, but must accept the supervision of Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. The Aegean Islands issue is handled by Britain, Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary.

The biggest loss in this treaty is Serbia. The independence of Albania has allowed him to gain more than 20,000 square kilometers of territory, and it also lacks its own access to the sea. Greece is also not satisfied, and for the same reason as Serbia, he also lost about 5,000 square kilometers of territory. Bulgaria, on the other hand, lost nothing, making both countries secretly dissatisfied.

It happens that the Bitola and Ohrid areas occupied by Serbian troops and the occupation of Thessaloniki by Greek troops are territories that should be assigned to them in the secret treaty between the two countries and Bulgaria. Now that their losses need to be recovered, the two countries can't help but fight the idea that they should be returned to Bulgarian territory.

On the day that the London Treaty was signed, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Dirasnocchi went to London to find Greek Foreign Minister Konstantin.

After the issue of Albania's independence could not be changed, Serbia chose other places to recover its losses. Bulgaria was obviously much easier to deal with than Austria-Hungary. Prime Minister Protic sent a telegram asking him to ask Greece's opinion.

"Foreign Minister Constantine, let's go together"

After the signing of the treaty, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Dirasnoch walked quickly to the Greek Foreign Minister Konstantin and said.

It happened that the Greek Foreign Minister Konstantin also had something to say to him, so he agreed. "Okay, Foreign Minister Tirasnoch."

The two were driving on the road in Constantine's vehicle, and Foreign Minister Dirasnoch said the purpose of this time.

"This peace talks, both your country and our country have lost a lot, while Bulgaria has nothing to lose. This is very unfair."

Seeing the angry expression on Bulgarian Foreign Minister Dirasnoch's face, Greek Foreign Minister Konstantin knew that the Serbs were paying attention. But what he said was right. Greece did not get the share that it should have received in the secret treaties of the Balkan countries this time, so it was logical to find a place to get compensation.

"Foreign Minister Dirasnocchi is right. We all lost a lot in this war, but we didn't get our fair share. This is unacceptable. Someone must make concessions."

Obviously, Greece is not satisfied with the territory it has acquired. It hopes to occupy more land in Macedonia and Thrace, and firmly opposes Bulgaria's territorial claims to the port city of Thessaloniki and its surrounding areas.

After discussing for a while, the foreign ministers of the two countries felt the sincerity of each other, and it seemed that they both hoped to recover their losses from Bulgaria.

After the two negotiated, they both expressed each other's attitude to the domestic report. Subsequently, both Sehi and Bulgaria sent telegrams to Bulgaria, hoping to revise the division of territory in the previously signed secret treaty. The Bitola and Ohrid areas now occupied by Serbia and the Greek army occupying Thessaloniki can be placed under their respective possessions to compensate for the loss of the two countries' failure to obtain the Albania area.

The telegram was sent to the Bulgarian government. After receiving the telegram from the two countries, Prime Minister Geschov did not dare to neglect and hurried to the palace to find King Ferdinand I.

"How can they be so unbelievable."

King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria looked at the telegram in his hand and loudly condemned the intention of the two countries to re-divide the territory. Prime Minister Geschov and Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, head of the military, watched King Ferdinand I vent their anger without saying a word.

After a burst of anger, Ferdinand I calmed down, he asked Prime Minister Geschoff. "The Prime Minister is in such a situation now, what do you think should be done?"

Faced with the kingdom's roll call question, Prime Minister Geschov answered after thinking for a while. "We should reject the unreasonable demands of Serbia and Greece, while sending Russia a request for a ruling."

After hearing the Prime Minister's words,

Ferdinand I was still quite satisfied, and he asked Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, the head of the military, to ask.

"Lieutenant General Mikhail Wolf, what do you think?"

The named Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov actually commanded the Bulgarian army to win the Ottoman Empire in this Balkan War, so he won the trust of Ferdinand I. Now the king needs to listen to the opinion of the military, Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov said from the military side after sorting out his thoughts. "I have no opinion on the Prime Minister's approach to resolving disputes through diplomacy. I can only make some supplements from the military. I think we should stop the mobilization of troops for the present, and first ensure the advantages of our military and prevent unexpected situations."

As for what Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov said about the accident, both Ferdinand I and Prime Minister Geschov knew very well.

"Well, just do as the two of you said. The Prime Minister will ask for Russia's support when he returns. Lieutenant General will also suspend the discharge of the army when you go back." Ferdinand I added after finishing speaking. "Hopefully the last case is not used."

After receiving the order of King Ferdinand I, the Prime Minister returned to the government and summoned the Russian ambassador to Bulgaria, Neryudov, to inform him of the whole story, and hoped for Russia's support. Ambassador Neryudov did not dare to take a stand on this, and could only infer that he needed to report to St. Petersburg.

In St. Petersburg, Tsar Nicholas II received telegrams from the Russian ambassador to Bulgaria, Neryudov, and the ambassador to Serbia, Hartwig, both seeking Russian support.

This caused Tsar Nicholas II to be in a dilemma. For this reason, he summoned the Prime Minister Kokovtsov, the Foreign Minister Sassonov, and the military representative of his uncle, Duke Nicholas Jr., to discuss the reasons for Seville and Bulgaria. Territorial disputes.

Among them, Kokovtsov was the former Prime Minister Stoppinley who was assassinated. He did not have Stoppinley's political skills and excellent ability to deal with problems. He was able to sit as Chancellor entirely by showing loyalty to the tsar. .

With a headache on his face, the tsar asked his ministers. "What do you think of the territorial dispute between Seville and Bulgaria."

Foreign Minister Satsunov was the first to speak. "Your Majesty, I think it depends on what we need to face now."

Hearing the words of Foreign Minister Satsunov, Nicholas II spoke with a little interest. "Go on."

Sassonov, who received a response from the tsar, continued. "Our two allies in the Balkans, Serbia and Bulgaria, deal with Austria-Hungary and Ottoman respectively, and now we need to choose a support according to our needs."

It is clear that Foreign Minister Sassunov meant to give up Bulgaria in support of Serbia.

Nicholas II understood the words of Foreign Minister Satsunov, but he was still a little unwilling to ask. "Can you only choose one?"

"We have to choose one. If we don't choose, then our influence in the Balkans will be greatly reduced." Satsunov affirmed his judgment.

"Prime Minister and Uncle, what's your opinion?"

In the face of Nicholas II's inquiry, Prime Minister Kokovtsov answered. "Sassunov's opinion is our best bet."

Little Duke Nicholas nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the ministers believed that Serbia should be supported, Tsar Nicholas II could only say to the foreign minister. "You send a telegram to Serbia when you go back and say that we support Serbia's demands and that it is reasonable for them to ask for compensation. Telegram to Bulgaria, hoping they can understand Serbia's actions and tell them to stop mentioning Bitola and Oher. Territorial claims in the Reed area."

With the two telegrams from Russia, Serbia was delighted to have Russia's support, while Bulgaria was furious at Russia's move.