Romanian Eagle

Chapter 672 A Different Munich Conference (1)

The latest website: "Is the Prime Minister gone?"

Edel asked the foreign minister next to him.

"I took him on the plane early this morning and left by plane."

In fact, if it wasn't getting late yesterday, Chamberlain would have wanted to fly away immediately. But after a night's rest, the British old man couldn't wait to leave by plane in the morning. As for the reason for leaving, Eder did not have to guess. He must have gone to discuss with French Prime Minister Daladier.

But no matter how it is negotiated, Eder's attitude will not change. Romania needs the northern territory of Greece, which not only allows the government to add political points to the Bulgarians, but also the navy urgently needs the port of Thessaloniki. It is also the only Mediterranean port currently available to Romania.

In order to gain the strategic advantage of freedom before the outbreak of the war, Edel is also determined to this port.

However, although Edel thought so, he couldn't stand the fact that others could see it clearly. For example, the foreign minister beside him was worried about Romania taking this opportunity to have a bad relationship with Britain and France.

"Your Majesty, is it too tough to deal with the British mediation this time?"

Seeing that Foreign Secretary Costell was so worried about the possible overreaction of Britain and France, Eder knew that this was not just his attitude, but represented a large number of people. Although Romania's strength is developing well at present, it is also a famous country in the world. However, the accumulated power from Britain and France for hundreds of years cannot be eliminated so easily.

Even the national strength of the motherland in later generations is second only to the United States, but many people still think that Europe and Japan are strong.

Of course, unlike later generations, now there is a most direct way to solve this problem. Victory would remove these people's fears of Britain and France, although this would require Edel's guidance.

However, Edel can't answer the words of the foreign minister now.

"Costell, our country needs a port in the Mediterranean, and you should know the benefits of it. In the meeting with Chamberlain yesterday, I feel that Britain and France will make concessions to us, as long as our attitude is not loose."

"In addition, in the Thracian region of Greece, the Bulgarians are encouraged by the gathering of our troops on the front line, and large-scale demonstrations have broken out in cities such as Thessaloniki and Xanthi in the region."

What Eder said was the credit of the intelligence department. After Eder served as the king of Bulgaria, Holmonkman, who was instructed, began to lay chess pieces in the area.

At the same time funding political forces in the region.

And now it's time to pay off, with tens of thousands of protesters marching in Xanthi alone. Holding high the flags of the United Kingdom of Romania and Bulgaria and chanting slogans for return, these people marched in front of the city hall.

As for the larger scale of Thessaloniki, there are nearly 50,000 people. Like Xanthi, they all held the flag of the kingdom and shouted slogans.

In the face of these protests, the Greek government did not dare to suppress them. On the one hand, there is the pressure from the Romanian Chen Bing border, and on the other hand, there are warnings from Britain and France.

Because Britain and France warned Greece before that, asking it not to provoke Romania, otherwise Britain and France will stop the work of mediation. In the face of warnings from Britain and France, even Metaxas, the dictator, dared not ignore it. Therefore, the restraint of the Greek government has increased the momentum of demonstrations and protests.

"But these don't give Britain and France much consideration."

It is clear that Foreign Secretary Costell believes that these protests cannot influence British and French decision-making.

Facing the words of the foreign minister, Edel shook his head and replied. "I know this is just a way for me to test the attitude of Britain and France. And my personal envoy should be in Italy."

Edel's words surprised Costell, because His Majesty had never discussed this matter with him. This made him feel a little wary. Did his previous remarks make this His Majesty feel uneasy about him?

"Don't worry, it's just a hope that Italy will support our private visit."

Edel was right, it was indeed a private visit, but this time the private person talked about something else. Eder's personal envoy, Holsad, presented Mussolini with a gift.

Mussolini in Rome was looking at the gift, a map of Albania. Eder intends to support the Italian occupation of Albania in exchange for Italian support for Romania.

Italy's ambitions for the Balkans have always been very strong. Before the First World War, Italy actively intervened in the affairs of the Balkans, but due to the exclusion of Austria-Hungary and Russia in the region, when Italy had no chance to start.

Shortly after the end of the First World War, Mussolini, who had only come to power at the time, used the killing of his general Enrico Tellini in Greece to provoked a dispute and occupied the Greek island of Corfu. However, due to the intervention of the League of Nations and the poor strength of Italy, the final result was that Italy gave up the island with the indemnity of Greece.

And now Eder put this opportunity in front of Mussolini.

Glancing at the map, Mussolini raised his head and asked the envoy in front of him. "Mr. Holsad, do you mean that Romania fully supports our country's acquisition of Albania?"

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, my Majesty Eder believes that the current Balkan Peninsula is too disorderly to have so many disputes. And my country hopes that its friend Italy will intervene here, which is also very beneficial to our country."

In the face of such rhetoric, Mussolini smiled. "Isn't your country currently exerting influence in the Balkans, why do you need our help?"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the focus of our country has always been Ukraine, and the dispute with Greece is also due to the pressure from the former Bulgarian Kingdom. You also know that a large number of Bulgarians are currently living in Macedonia and Thrace, and we must protect them."

The words of the special envoy Halsad moved Mussolini. The two most important countries in Italy were choosing their own prey, and Italy should not sit idly by. Thinking of this, he stood up.

"The Greek government has always been made up of a group of thugs who have gone too far towards the country's Bulgarians. As a responsible power, Italy fully supports Romania's legitimate interests."

Mussolini's words made Halsad relieved. This leader is really as His Majesty said, loves petty gain.

When Eder took over Italy, Germany also made new moves. At present, Hitler publicly declared that he would not hesitate to go to war with the Czech Republic for the sake of Sudetenland. And he not only said this, but also did it, a large-scale army is massing towards the German-Czech border, and he has also drawn up a "green plan" to invade the Czech Republic.

With Germany's attitude of wanting to fight a war, Britain and France couldn't sit still. Coupled with the previous Romanian mobilization gesture, Britain and France, who felt that their country was about to be dragged into the war by these two small countries, urgently negotiated a result, that is to arrange the related countries to discuss and discuss together.

, and Germany and Romania also expressed their approval, so the decision about the countries to get together for talks came into being. As for the location, at Hitler's insistence, Munich would be the venue for the talks. So the heads of five countries consisting of Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Romania will negotiate a European peace in the place where Hitler made his fortune.

As for the Czech Republic and Greece, which caused the two crises, they are waiting outside for the results of the negotiations. At the same time, the Soviet Union, an important force in Europe, was completely ignored by Britain and France, which made Stalin, who was closely watching it, very upset.

Well, now the whole world is watching Munich, and I hope the leaders of the participating countries will discuss a result.

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