Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

In Britain, members of King George V and Asquith's cabinet were also shocked by what they saw as an invasion and the rapid results of the Ottoman Empire. At the same time, they also began to discuss this.

"Damn it, the Ottoman Empire has actually contacted Germany. Is it going to be difficult now?" George V frowned and looked at his neighbor to the east, where his cousin William II should also be laughing at him now. looked over.

Churchill also glanced in the direction of the German Empire with disgust. In his heart, he liked the United States where his grandfather lived more, where he enjoyed a different life. As for Germany, it was just a copy of the United Kingdom and the United States. It's just the United States. No matter where you look at it, the German Empire is not among the countries he likes.

Therefore, even verbally, he has never liked to show the German Empire any good looks.

"The German Empire has obviously intervened in the Middle East behind our backs. Everyone has learned about the affairs between Bulgaria and the German Empire. They are very close. The Ottomans are an ally of Spain, and Bulgaria has already determined after the exposure. Germany's allies. In this case, should we make any precautionary preparations against them now? After all, they are German and Spanish, but they have reason to cooperate with their allies, or even with their respective coordination. , could this be the prelude to a partnership between Germany and Spain?"[

He glanced at the people present, such as Secretary of the Navy Fisher, Secretary of War Richard Haldane, Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Edward Gray, Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce Wingers George. Finally, it was He set his sights on His Majesty George V and Prime Minister Asquith. because. Of all the people present, only these two people have the right to make the final decision.

but. Although the two of them had talked some time ago and knew that each other was working hard to consider the interests of the British Empire, that was the ultimate revenge, and the process required a process, and this process was what they where the differences lie.

Fisher was the head of the British Navy. It is to deal with the situation that Britain has to face with Britain's overseas interests as the core. Therefore, when he sees Britain's position in the world, it must be consistent with his current position.

And what about Churchill? Although he had served on tours in South Africa and India and other British colonies, after all, his position and position were different from what he is now. He was a soldier before. Now it's politicians, which is definitely very different.

Churchill's attitude towards Germany and Spain was mainly because he still did not understand the current overseas status of Spain and Germany. However, it was very different from when he served in the army, and it was not very clear. In fact, even he has not really understood until now how big a threat Spain poses to Britain, and how hostile Spain is to Britain.

But at least. Alfonso XIII's actions in recent years have made him clear that Spain will never be Britain's main enemy. Judging from the past, the United States should be the right one, and he also knew Churchill's background. Therefore, this was also the reason why he had always questioned Churchill, because he always felt that Churchill always seemed to favor the United States and was hostile to Spain. We only need to know this from some of the anti-Spanish incidents that Churchill made in the past.

"I think this should be an accident. Everyone knows that although Alfonso has put interests first and seeks benefits everywhere over the years, everyone should have also noticed one thing, that is, the commitments generally made by Spain. Spain under the rule of Fonso XIII will realize it.”

Foreign Secretary Edward Gray responded: "Yes, we have been observing the results for a long time, so our assessment this time is that Spain under Alfonso XIII should really achieve what he has achieved in five years. A non-participation in the war that did not involve Spain and their invasion"

Fisher glanced at Gray gratefully, and then said: "Therefore, there is no need for us to directly link Spain to this incident."

Fisher's words made several other people agree with them. It was not that what he said was good, but that Spain under the leadership of Alfonso XIII had a strong tradition of keeping its promises. Therefore, since King Alfonso XIII dares to say that in front of the world. So, if Spain casually steps on the promises it has made and just walks away, then the credibility of Spain in the future will be The quota is definitely very large. How could the Spanish "government", which cherishes its credibility so much, do such a thing. Therefore, even George V and Asquith could not help but nod secretly, obviously agreeing that Spain would not be the mastermind of this matter.

Although War Secretary Richard Haldane did not object to Fisher's words about Spain, he did not really like Fisher's continued talk like this. He said: "I think Spain is not the mastermind, nor is it a conspiracy. , at least an insider, I believe that if the Ottoman Empire dared to send troops like this without sending any information to Spain, it would be absolutely unbelievable. Also, I think Spain should have agreed with the other party's views, and the Ottoman Empire Only the empire dares to send troops.

Of course, it was mainly because of the approval of Bulgaria’s ally the German Empire. According to our feedback from the battlefield, this time on the battlefield, some of the Ottomans who invaded Macedonia used firearms from the German Empire. , and even some of them were only used by the German Empire in the army in the past two years, but now they are already on the battlefield. Therefore, our Ministry of War believes that the German Empire should be the culprit behind this incident. . , Bulgaria was an accomplice, and the Ottoman Empire was the direct perpetrator. "

"Wait, you guys seem to have overlooked a huge problem." Asquith looked at a few people dissatisfied. If you were more careful and observed his people like George V, you would find that he was talking about this. Before speaking, Asquith frowned and glanced at Churchill, and even George V saw Asquith's slight hesitation.

There was a thought in his mind, and he had already thought of a question, but he deliberately asked: "I wonder what the Prime Minister's question is?"

"Your Majesty, let me guess?" Churchill's calmer voice came from the left at this time.

"Oh, tell me, let's wait and see if it is what the Prime Minister thought." George V looked at him with interest, and then looked at Asquith.

Asquith nodded, then turned to look at Churchill and said, "I want to hear it too and see what you guessed?"

Churchill was as calm as ever: "What role will Italy play this time?"

Yes, as a powerful European country, what role will Italy play? Everyone started thinking. [

"Gray, can you tell me what your Foreign Office thinks?" Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Asquith said to Foreign Secretary Edward Gray.

"Italy used to be a semi-ally of Spain, but after falling out over the years, it has now become a true ally of the German Empire. This has already touched the pain of the French and Russians, but it is not too big a deal. However, they also knew that Italy would not pay attention to France, because Albania's independence made Italy very angry, because the reason why it was able to become independent before was because of Italy's support, so the Ottoman Empire There was not much opposition, but just when Italy was ready to pick the ripe fruits and take Albania into its pocket.

It was also because Albania exposed Italy's ambitions that it attracted the French from the west of the Mediterranean to come here, but because of this, the French got there first, making Albania in the south an ally of the French. It was precisely for this reason that Italy was so determined to defect to the arms of the German Empire. , Therefore, this Italian role play is a bit puzzling."

Gray paused, and then said: "The conflict between Spain and Italy is because of Libya on the southern Mediterranean coast. This makes us breathe a sigh of relief. That is the German Empire, but now it has become our country together with its allies. It is surrounded by big countries, so the idea of ​​our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is that we should not break this circle."

"But what about the Ottoman Empire? How should we deal with it? I already have a telegram from Greek Prime Minister Venizelos, and everyone should have guessed the content of his telegram. Yes, Greece hopes that we can While helping them to prevent the north from being threatened by the Ottoman Navy in the east, we also have to worry about the Ottoman army suddenly coming from the north to threaten them. Therefore, morally and covenantally speaking, we should all help Greece. Loyal to our great country, what do you think, Your Majesty?”

"Of course, of course." George V squinted his eyes, then returned to normal and nodded in affirmation.

The two heads of the family have said so, and the others naturally have nothing to argue with. As a result, the United Kingdom decided on their response measures.

Russia has made a decision. Naturally, Russia's ally Romania will support Russia. Therefore, when Russia announced that they condemned the Ottoman Empire for silently invading Macedonia, they also called on the Ottoman Empire to withdraw from the already independent Macedonia and recognize it. Macedonia's independent status. In this way (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and vote monthly at Qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read it.)

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