Romanian Eagle

British and French aside, let's go back to the Mediterranean.

For the current Greek government, there is a very embarrassing thing, that is, although Greece has ceded the original Bulgarian territory in the north, Romania still takes an aggressive attitude towards it. In Albania, Italy has also made no secret of its ambitions for Epirus and Corfu.

This attitude was even more pronounced after the defeat of the British Mediterranean Fleet. As far as Greece knows, Romanian troops who fought in Poland are entering Thrace through the Bulgarian mountains.

As far as Greece knows, Romania currently has at least 300,000 troops in the region, many of which are elite troops who have just come from Poland. As for the Italian army in Albania, which also increased its strength, the number of troops deployed there increased from 35,000 to 56,000.

In the face of the increased troops from Romania and Italy, the Greek government is not doing nothing. While suppressing the domestic wave of opposition to both countries (to avoid giving them an excuse), they asked Britain and France for material assistance.

In the face of Greece's request for assistance, the two countries, who are worried about the situation in the Mediterranean, are naturally willing to do so. They not only agreed to Greece's request for equipment for eight divisions, but also took the opportunity to propose that if Greece is willing, the two countries can also provide aircraft and warships.

In the face of the good intentions of Britain and France, Greece declined the uneasy and good intentions of the two countries. If Greece accepts British and French fighter jets and warships, then war is bound to break out.

It's just that Greece's wish failed to come true, and before the British and French aid arrived, Italy and Romania issued an ultimatum to Greece.

Require Greece to deliver Epirus and Corfu to Italy, and cede Macedonia, Lemnos, Lesbos, Chios, etc., which are occupied by it, and the islands near the Turkish coast to Romania, and the other grams The island of Rite must also be hosted by Romania for 30 years, after which the island decides to stay or stay. 24 hours to reply in Greece.

In fact, this condition is much better than what Yiluo negotiated before. Because if Greece really agrees, it will save time, troops and materials for Italy and Romania, and the two countries have achieved their respective goals, so why not do it.

And if the Greek side objects, then the original requirements of the two countries can be reached.

In the face of the demands of Romania and Italy, Prime Minister Metaxas, the dictator of Greece, naturally would not make an immediate decision in the face of this ultimatum. He recruited key government officials and showed them his opinion. Luo's condition.

The senior military and political officials who were recruited by Metaxas all looked ugly after reading this ultimatum. No one wanted to look at this condition, but Ilo, who only gave them a 24-hour time limit, obviously wouldn't give them a chance to delay.

Seeing the silent scene, Metaxas said. "I believe this ultimatum, everyone has seen it, and now everyone can talk about it."

Admiral Papagos, who had the hottest temper and was also the commander-in-chief of the army, immediately said. "We cannot accept such an ultimatum, whoever agrees will become a sinner to the nation and the country."

As a military representative, Admiral Papagos's attitude is naturally the toughest. For such harsh conditions as the ultimatum, the army was the first to refuse.

Some people are against it and some people are in favor, I saw the Minister of Commerce and Trade Tasamotos said. "I think this condition can be discussed again, for now..."

"How to talk about it, this is completely dividing the Greek territory, and we will never agree to it."

Unexpectedly, before Thasamotos finished speaking, Admiral Papagos planned his speech.

Facing the army chief who interrupted his speech, Thassamotos waited until the other party finished speaking before asking. "So is the military confident to resist the attack of the two countries?"

"Why not. As long as we insist on using the terrain to fight, we can completely drive the Italian army out of Greece when Britain and France come to help."

"do not know,

How long do you expect this to take? "

"As long as we resist for half a year, we can get support from Britain and France. There are many mountains in our country, and we can take advantage of these advantages to delay the opponent's offensive."

At this time, I saw Thassamotos continued to speak. "Very well, this method can be used in land battles, then how are you going to solve it at sea?"

The words of Thasamotos made Admiral Papagos stuck. Although he had the confidence to use the terrain to delay the enemy's footsteps, he had no choice at sea. However, Greece has a long coastline and is very easy to be used by the enemy.

And Metaxas's words immediately made everyone's eyes focus on the Minister of the Navy, Saquelario.

As the Minister of the Navy of Greece, Admiral Saquelario naturally knows his navy well. Facing everyone's attention, I saw him speak. "The whole navy is willing to fight to the last ship for the kingdom."

The slick words of the Secretary of the Navy also clearly showed that the navy did not have the confidence to stop the enemy navy. But having said that, as far as the Greek ships are concerned, how confident is it to stop the Romanian and Italian navies. The two largest warships of the Greek Navy are the Mississippi-class battleships that the United States sold to them. It's just that because Greece has no money, it can only continue to be used.

Admiral Saquelario's words made Thasamotos let out a cold snort. These people couldn't see the situation at all. If the British fleet was still there, then Greece would still have the capital to resist. Now there is no foreign aid. Greece alone , what to take to resist Ilo's army.

It's just that the next words of Prime Minister Metaxas surprised him even more. I saw the Prime Minister stand up and say. "Okay, now I'm announcing my answer to this ultimatum. Greece rejects any clause of this treaty, and Greece will not sell its territory for a grievanced peace. If they want to fight, then do it!"

Metaxas' words were greeted with cheers from many people. They couldn't accept Luo Yi's conditions. Even if Greece was a small country, it still had to be dignified.

As for Prime Minister Metaxas who announced the decision, there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

He couldn't agree to this condition at all. He lost his prestige by signing the Munich Agreement before. If he agrees to this ultimatum, then the anger of the people will tear him apart, and he will be ruthlessly whipped on the pillar of historical shame. .

So Metaxas can only be tough to the end, or he will be self-destructing. Since the results are all the same, why not have a good reputation.

And Thassamotos quickly calmed down after hearing the prime minister's decision. He stopped talking after the Prime Minister had made his decision. After the meeting was over, he also got into the car for the first time.

"Minister, where are you going now?"

"go home."

Sitting in the back row, Thassamotos looked at the scenery in the city of Athens and kept flashing various thoughts in his mind. When he was about to get home, he suddenly stopped the driver.

"Stop, Wells."

"Okay, Your Excellency."

"Buzz~"

As the car pulled to the side of the road, Thassamotos said after thinking about it. "Going to the Dormore Hotel now, I have a few things to deal with."

"Okay, Your Excellency."

Under the operation of the driver, the car immediately turned and drove towards the destination he said.

Tassamotos, who was sitting in the car, looked gloomy because he made a big decision. Greece cannot be destroyed at the hands of Metaxas and others, someone must stand up to stop it, and he thinks he is the candidate. It's just that you need to go to the Domore Hotel first, because there is a person who needs to be there.