Restart Spain Chapter 69

Andrashi's attitude has already made Bismarck and Gorchakov feel helpless.

"The conditions put forward by the Austro-Hungarian Empire are simply unacceptable. I think there is still room for negotiation between the two sides."

Bismarck had to ask Andrássy to put forward the conditions again. The Russians didn't have so much time to quarrel with Andrássy.

"Then let's see what price the Russian Empire is willing to pay. If it can convince us, this is naturally no problem."

Andrashi looked at Gorchakov and threw the question to Russia.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire hardly showed its bottom line, which undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Gorchakov, but the lower the price, the better, the two sides could only start a tug-of-war of bargaining.

"Russia could accept AustriHungary taking control of Bosnia and promise not to create a Slavic state in the Balkans."

Gorchakov put forward the conditions of the Russians, and Bismarck nodded to indicate that there was no problem. Bosnia, plus the condition of not establishing a Great Slavic state, was already a very sincere condition.

"Bosnia is too little, we still have to..."

The two sides began to repeatedly bargain until the other party could accept the range.

"Bosnia and Herzegovina, if the control of these two regions can be handed over to AustriHungary, AustriHungary can support the actions of the Russians, and the Russians cannot establish a Great Slavic state in the Balkans. This is the bottom line of the AustriHungary Empire. ."

Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost the hinterland of AustriHungary, and AustriHungary is bound to win.

Gorchakov nodded secretly in his heart. In fact, this condition was already within the tsar's authority, but in order to test the possibility of AustriHungary reducing the requirements again, Gorchakov said again:

"We believe that......"

"This is our bottom line. If the Tsar can't accept it, then our negotiations can be declared broken."

Andrashi directly interrupted Gorchakov's words. This negotiation has lasted for several hours, and it is true that AustriHungary's bottom line has been discussed.

"In that case, I can replace the tsar and agree to your country's conditions, but in the next diplomatic action, we need AustriHungary to provide us with support."

Gorchakov nodded, and the two sides reached an agreement. Bismarck, the mediator on the side, heaved a sigh of relief, and at the same time looked at the leaders of the two countries with some envy.

The German Empire is at the very center of Europe, and has lost its expansion routes in all directions, which makes Bismarck, who is not obsessed with overseas colonization, a little emotional.

In terms of strength, the German Empire is no different than these two countries, but now the two countries are discussing the division of things, and Germany can only be a bystander.

A few years later, after Wilhelm II came to power, the slogan "Use the German sword to acquire land for the German plow" was the one who was jealous of the expansion of various countries, and thus won the support of the majority of people.

Now that Russia and Austria have reached an agreement, it is the best result for Germany. Berlin will not have to make a choice, so that the Three Emperors Alliance can continue.

"Then I wish you two a happy cooperation in advance!" Bismarck said to the two with a smile.

"Happy cooperation!"

The representatives of the two sides shook hands and made peace, and the next day officially signed this contract, which represents the change of attitude of AustriHungary - the Treaty of Lechstadt

When the media of the three countries jointly announced that they had reached an agreement on the Balkan issue, it instantly caused a big wave of hype.

The content of the Leichstadt Treaty will not be announced, but AustriHungary has gone from opposing the military actions of the Russians to officially supporting the Russians. This is not good news for Britain.

This also means that the Ottoman Empire, this dying old empire, is likely to face two major army powers on land at the same time. In this case, let alone the Spanish, the French see this situation, then You have to shake your head and say you can't beat it.

The British Foreign Office has once again started to seek support, but the British cabinet has engaged in heated discussions with the Turkish government.

"Now that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has clearly expressed its support for the Russians, our power in the Balkans has fallen far behind. Now we should pay attention to the continued implementation of the policy toward Turkey."

Foreign Minister Salisbury spoke to the crowd solemnly, and Disraeli also listened to Salisbury's speech quietly.

"Our allies on the Balkan issue are now only the Spaniards, and the Spaniards' army is too small. It is impossible for them to send troops to help the Turks for the friendship of the British Empire."

"So our question now is, if Turkey can't support the Russian attack, how should we respond?"

"First of all, it is impossible for the Russians to gain access to the sea in the Mediterranean Sea. The Russians' plan to establish a Great Slavic state must be foiled, and on this point, I believe it is impossible for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to support the Russians."

"And assuming that Turkey is really defeated, in addition to restricting the Russians, how should we make up for our losses from the Ottomans."

Salisbury's speech can be said to take into account the worst plan. Once the Russians establish a Great Slavic state in Bulgaria, they will definitely be boycotted by all European powers~www.mtlnovel.com~ Once the Russians establish a Great Slavic state , they first lost the support of Serbia, Romania and other Slavic countries, and this is completely the object we can win over. "

Disraeli raised his hand to speak, agreeing with Salisbury's words.

The establishment of the Great Slavic state will definitely not first affect the great powers, but the surrounding small countries.

"That's right, if the Russians don't establish the Great Slavic state, then the impact on us is almost negligible. We just need to ensure the safety of Istanbul and ensure that the Russians cannot enter the Mediterranean Sea through the Dardanillo Strait."

"So, our worst plan is to worsen the relationship between the Russians and the Balkan countries when the Ottoman Empire can't support it, and then make sure that Istanbul is in our hands."

Salisbury nodded to Disraeli and said his solution.

Disraeli once said: "At least as far as I am concerned, if possible, determined to maintain the 'independence and integrity' of the Ottoman Empire."

The implication is that if the British breakwaters are breached, the British will win a share of the dirt in the partition of Turkey, and the current situation is about to develop into this state.

"But now, our first priority is to support the Ottomans. If they can continue to rule, then everyone will be happy."

Disraeli's decision to arrange the plan was regarded as a conclusion for this matter.

In the original trajectory, the British directly ate Crete, and four years later, completely annexed the Ottoman vassal Egypt.

Ottoman, who also had high hopes for the British newspaper, did not know that the British had turned their position into a category that could be abandoned.

Chapter end