"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, our deployment in Southern Europe has achieved results. The Kingdom of Gaicheng has agreed to join the Allied Powers in fighting. In three days, they will officially declare war on the Allies and China!" British Foreign Secretary Edward.
Sir Gray said with a smile. After the war broke out, British and French diplomats were active in Southern Europe. The three main countries in Southern Europe, Italy, the Kingdom of Serbia and Greece, were all targets of their struggle. If these three could be combined
If a country joins the Allied Powers in fighting against the Central Powers, the Allied Powers will be able to
It is enough to pose a threat to the Austro-Hungarian Empire among the Allied Powers from the south. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire is one of the world's powerful countries, its national power is much weaker than that of Germany, and its military strength is also much weaker. Once it is invaded by a powerful enemy,
It will inevitably collapse first. This will play a very important role in the Allied Powers defeating the Central Powers.
"Very good! If Italy joins the Entente, we will be able to defeat the Allies at a lower cost!" Prime Minister Asquith said with a smile. This is undoubtedly excellent news for Britain now.
"The Italians are just facilitators. After the Royal Navy defeated the German Navy, they already believed that the Allied Powers had won. Now they join the Allied Powers to fight, just to get more benefits after the war. The Italians
Proposed to acquire the southern coastal areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the war.
To this, we and the French government agree!" said Sir Edward Grey.
"This is understandable. The Italians have always wanted to become the hegemon of the Mediterranean. However, the performance of their army is really worrying!" Prime Minister Asquith said with some worry. Italy's invasion of Ethiopia more than ten years ago was met with failure.
The disastrous defeat made the whole world a laughing stock at the time. Italy is one of the world's powerful countries, but it was defeated by a small African country. It was completely embarrassing.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, although the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is relatively weak, their current army has mobilized millions of people. If they launch an attack on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they can effectively contain the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Although the army was large, it was repeatedly defeated by the Russians. Their master
Their strength has been held back by the Russians. If it were not for the support of the Germans, they would have been defeated long ago. After Italy joined the war, the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was just around the corner. In addition, the Italian navy also has six advanced battleships.
You can make them the vanguard against the Chinese!" Edward.
Sir Gray said. If the Italians want to become the hegemon of the Mediterranean, they will inevitably conflict with China, which occupies the eastern Mediterranean. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Britain to watch the show.
"Haha! That's right, let the Italians fight the Chinese! The more brutal the fight, the better!" Prime Minister Asquith said with a smile. Any opportunity to weaken China is what he wants to see. Only in this way,
Only in the future will Britain be able to defeat China at the minimum cost and defend the British Empire's status as the world's hegemon.
Edward.
Sir Gray also agreed with this. Although China has not risen for a long time, the combat power it has shown has deeply shocked the United Kingdom. If the United Kingdom fights China alone, it is difficult to say whether it can win. Even if it wins, it is hard to say.
·I am afraid that the country’s strength will also decline severely. This will definitely give opportunities to other countries that are eyeing Britain’s world hegemony. Letting these countries fight China head-on first will undoubtedly be more in line with Britain’s interests.
"What about the Kingdom of Serbia and the Greeks? Are they still unwilling to join the Allies?" Prime Minister Asquith asked.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the people of the Kingdom of Serbia have already made a move. However, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has always stationed an elite force on the border with the Kingdom of Serbia. The Kingdom of Serbia is weak and is worried that if it declares war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it will be defeated.
"Russia has also put pressure on the Kingdom of Serbia. I think after Italy declares war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire and restrains part of the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Serbia will definitely join in!" Edward.
Sir Gray said. The power of example is infinite. When the Kingdom of Serbia sees that the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is imminent, it will definitely want to cut a piece of fat from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. And this will also accelerate the entire Allied Powers.
The defeat is also very beneficial to Britain!
The Kingdom of Serbia was originally the country that started the world war. But in this time and space, everything is different. First of all, the war broke out three years in advance, and the trigger was no longer the 'Sarajevo incident, but the German Navy'
The sinking of the Leopard gunboat. The Kingdom of Serbia did not get involved in the war immediately after the war broke out, which gave them more opportunities to choose. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire has always had great ambitions for the Kingdom of Serbia, it faced a strong
In the face of the enemy, there has been no
There was an attack on the Kingdom of Serbia. This made the small country of the Kingdom of Serbia even more worried. It was deeply afraid that after the Allies won, it would be poisoned by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But now, the Allies seemed to have begun to gain the upper hand, which made the Kingdom of Serbia even more worried.
Get up. Maybe, they can take the opportunity to cut a piece of flesh from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But because the Austro-Hungarian Empire is one of the most powerful countries in the world after all, the Kingdom of Serbia still dare not act rashly before seeing definite hope.
As for the Kingdom of Greece, it is also one of the powerful countries in the Balkans and is entangled with the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Now China is using the Baghdad Railway to transfuse blood for Germany, which makes Britain and France hate it. The UK and France sent diplomats to sow discord between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
The hatred between the Ottoman and Turkish Empires, hoping to use the help of the Greek Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire
The war between the Turkish Empires cut off the Baghdad Railway, further weakening Germany's national power. If we can take the opportunity to defeat the Ottoman Turkish Empire, we can also open up connections with Russia. Russia has rich population resources, but because of its poor industrial base
The reason is that population resources cannot be converted into military strength. If Britain and France could
If enough resources are given to Russia for weapons and equipment, Russia's military strength will further increase. This will be very beneficial to the Allies. Once the Russian serfs are armed, whether they are heading east to resist China's invasion
, or attacking the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany westward can greatly speed up the progress of the war. It’s just that
, the Kingdom of Greece also hesitates. Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire is old and weak, it is still a behemoth. What's more, China has occupied the Middle East. If the Baghdad Railway is cut off and China's anger is aroused, little Greece will simply bear it.
No. Therefore, King George I and Prime Minister Venizelos of Greece have been hesitant.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, this time Italy joins the Entente, it will be a shock to the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece. I believe that they will soon fall to the Entente. By then, the power of the Entente will be further strengthened, and we will defeat
The Allies are just around the corner. After the Allies are resolved, we will be able to encircle and suppress the Chinese with all our strength!" British Foreign Secretary Edward.
Sir Gray said with a smile.
"Very well, Sir Grey, for everything you have done, the people will never forget you. After the war is over, my term of office will be over, and I will nominate you to be the next prime minister of the cabinet!
" Prime Minister Asquith said.
"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I will definitely work hard to urge the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece to join the Allies as soon as possible!" Edward.
Sir Gray said excitedly. It was also his dream to become the Prime Minister of the British Empire. But now, he seemed to see that he was getting closer to the position of Prime Minister.
Italy, Rome, this thousand-year-old capital has attracted the attention of Catholics all over the world because it is the seat of the Catholic Pope. After the war broke out, Italy, as a member of the Allied Powers, did not declare war on the Allied Powers, which also became the reason for the war.
The object that both sides fought for. And now, one year after the war broke out, Italy finally had to make its own choice.
On the evening of July 1, 1912, Italian Prime Minister Giovanni.
Giolitti went to the palace and met with King Vittorio.
Emanuele III. The Italian government has reached an agreement with Britain and France at this moment, and Italy will join the Allied Powers in fighting. And the former ally, Austria-Hungary, will become Italy's first target of attack.
"Your Majesty the King, the army is ready. After tomorrow we declare to join the Allies and declare war on the Central Powers and China, our army will cross the border and launch an attack on the southern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The navy is also ready, and the war has begun.
After that, the navy will patrol the Adriatic Sea to block the Austro-Hungarian navy from attacking Italy." Giovanni.
Prime Minister Giolitti said. This is already his fourth term as prime minister. Originally, he did not advocate Italy joining the war. However, King Vittorio.
Emanuele III hoped to expand Italy's territory and influence through war. Especially after the British Royal Navy's great victory, he could only compromise.
"Very good! Let's officially announce to the world tomorrow that Italy has joined the war! I hope that the warriors of the kingdom will definitely win for Italy!" Vittorio.
Emanuele III said excitedly. He hoped that in his hands, Italy could regain the glory of the Roman Empire.
"Yes, His Majesty the King!" Giovanni.
Prime Minister Giolitti nodded. He didn't know whether Italy's choice this time was right or wrong!