A war broke out between the two camps, which was a sensation to the entire world.
In North America, major newspapers have published headlines about the outbreak of war in Europe. In addition to the headlines, newspapers have also opened many comment sections, where various experts evaluate the chances of victory of the two sides, their advantages, etc.
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The same is true in East Asia. News of the outbreak of war in Europe are also full of major newspapers and are also front-page headlines.
All over the world, news about the outbreak of the war in Europe is treated as a front-page headline. In addition, governments and citizens of various countries are talking about the war in Europe. It seems that if you don't talk about it, you won't be able to talk about it.
The steps of the times.
From this we can see Europe’s status in the world. Since the Age of Discovery, Europe has been the center of the world, and now it has reached its peak.
Also affected by the news of the outbreak of war in Europe, the prices of commodities around the world also rose in response, with a general increase of 10%. This was just after the war broke out, so the increase was not large.
However, for other European countries that did not participate in the war, this is not a small increase.
Of course, for other European countries, remaining neutral is the best way to deal with this war. After all, several powerful countries can mobilize millions of people to participate in the war every minute, which is more than the population of many countries.
Who wants to be an ant stepped on by an elephant in a fight? Everyone wants to stay away.
But unfortunately, sometimes you can't hide if you want to, such as Romania.
Romania is the second largest grain producer in Europe and the third largest oil exporter in Europe. Now that the internal combustion engine is driven by Italy, the importance of oil has also been revealed.
In addition, Romania's population of nearly 10 million is also the most populous country besides the participating countries and Spain. In addition, Romania's location is also very important. It borders Russia to the east, Austria-Hungary to the north, and Austria-Hungary to the west.
It borders Serbia. It can be said that whichever side pulls Romania into its own camp will have a strategic advantage on the eastern front.
Since Romania is so important, it naturally attracted the attention of the participating countries. Therefore, in the past few days, the ambassadors of the participating countries have been in contact with the Romanian government in an attempt to influence the country's diplomatic trend.
In the process of wooing Romania, the Allies had a huge advantage.
First of all, the Romanian royal family comes from the same origin as the Hohenzollern family (Swabian family) and the Hohenzollern family (Franconian family) that ruled Germany.
It is precisely because of the close relationship between the two families that the Romanian royal family has a good relationship with the German royal family.
In addition, Austria-Hungary's influence on Romania is not weak, because after Romania's independence and the stalemate in relations with Russia, Germany and Austria provided secret security guarantees for it.
This guarantee is very interesting. When Russia launched a war against Romania, Germany and Austria were obliged to defend the sovereignty and security of Romania. However, when Russia attacked Germany and Austria, Romania did not assume any responsibility.
Any country would be willing to make an agreement with such selfless dedication, and would even accept a dozen.
In fact, this is not a selfless contribution by Germany and Austria, but in order to block Russia's land penetration into the Balkans, Germany and Austria are willing to let Romania receive this benefit.
Of course, this secret guarantee also made the Romanian people have a favorable impression of both countries. Of course, Germany and Austria did not have absolute influence in Romania. Because the Romanian upper class is more interested in France, and they basically go to France to study.
France has great favor.
Maybe someone here may ask, what about Russia? Why doesn’t Russia, Romania’s neighbor, talk about it?
Sorry, Russia's influence in Romania is very weak. It can even be said that after Romania's independence, the biggest requirement for national defense is to prevent the Russians.
Being so feared by others, one can imagine what kind of image Russia has in the minds of other countries.
Since Romania is so important, and the Allied camp still has such great influence in the country, why not pursue the victory and pull Romania onto its own chariot?
Therefore, the Allied Powers worked tirelessly to sell various benefits to them.
"Crown Prince Ferdinand, as long as your country can join our camp, after winning this war, the Bessarabia region that your country has always missed will return to your embrace. In addition, in order to help your country improve its strength, as long as your country agrees
If you join, then we can send 100,000 rifles, 1,500 machine guns, more than 600 cannons, and the corresponding 30,000 tons of ammunition to your country at any time. Moreover, our three countries are also willing to sponsor your country with 100 million
Financial assistance in lei (lira)…”
In the palace, Italian Ambassador Vangelis was talking nonstop about the benefits of joining the Allies to Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania.
According to the ambassador, Romania's joining the Allied camp had absolutely no harm at all.
As for why Crown Prince Ferdinand was sought, it was definitely not because he married Carlo's sister, but because his monarch, Carol I, was ill and unable to govern, and state affairs were handed over to his heir, his nephew Ferdinand.
Crown Prince of the South.
"Ambassador Vangelis, thank you for your country's regard for our Romania, but participating in this war is of great importance and must be done after careful discussion. So, please wait patiently, Ambassador."
Facing the Italian ambassador in front of him, Crown Prince Ferdinand said that he should think about it again. Even ordinary people can hear his perfunctory attitude. But Ambassador Vangelis is a person in the diplomatic field, so of course he will not reveal it.
come out.
"Okay, Your Highness, I hope your country will come to a conclusion as soon as possible. Then I will take my leave."
After sending away the Italian ambassador in front of him, Crown Prince Ferdinand also breathed a sigh of relief. Ambassadors from various countries have come to visit one after another in the past few days, and Romania does not have the strength to refuse the visits of these ambassadors. Therefore, he has been fighting with these ambassadors for several days.
The ambassador practiced Tai Chi and declined the idea of Romania joining the war.
Although Romania is good in size, it needs to be compared with who it is. To participate in the war between the major powers, Romania's small body cannot bear it. Although Romania also wants to get the Bessarabia and Transinia regions promised by both sides, but now
It's not the time yet, let's wait and see.
Romania wants to wait and see, and its next-door neighbor Bulgaria also wants to wait and see. However, compared with Romania's idea of not seeking merit but seeking no faults, Bulgaria's mentality is more about seeking wealth and wealth. Bulgaria wants to bet on victory.
one party, and then seek their own interests.
Speaking of which, the Balkan War severely damaged Bulgaria's vitality. Not only did it not get the territory it wanted from the Turks, but it lost most of the Macedonia in its hands. This move greatly increased the strength of the traitor Greece and the sneak attacker Serbia.
, also plunged Bulgaria into turmoil for a long time.
That's right, losing the war and losing territory caused domestic instability in Bulgaria. Various organizations such as ultra-nationalists, populists, and anarchists flourished in Bulgaria.
These people have brought chaos to Bulgaria and confused the minds of the Bulgarian people.
Although the government and the military and police spent a lot of effort to suppress this organization, everyone knows that if the resentment in the hearts of the Bulgarians cannot be released, big problems will arise.
Therefore, while the Bulgarians were secretly happy about this war, they were also thinking about how to identify the right time to start.
Of course, if you want to take action, you must look at the trend of the war, and the one that attracts the most attention right now is naturally the battle between Germany, Italy and France.
