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Chapter 69 British Policy towards Turkey

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, and the Russians didn't have so much time to quarrel with Andrássy.

Then 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 can accept Austro-Hungarian 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 the side to indicate that there was no problem. Bosnia and the conditions of not establishing a Great Slavic state were already very sincere conditions.

There is so little Bosnia, we have to...

The two sides began to repeatedly bargain until the other side can accept the range.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, if the control of these two regions can be handed over to Austria-Hungary, Austria-Hungary 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 Austro-Hungarian Empire. .

Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost the hinterland of Austria-Hungary, and Austria-Hungary 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 Austria-Hungary reducing the requirements again, Gorchakov spoke again:

We believe that......

This is our bottom line, and if the tsar does not accept it, then our negotiations can be declared broken.

Andrashi directly interrupted Gorchakov's words. This negotiation has lasted for several hours, and it has indeed talked about the bottom line of Austria-Hungary.

In this case, then I can replace the Tsar and agree to your country's conditions, but in the next diplomatic action, we need Austria-Hungary to provide us with support.

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

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

In terms of strength, the German Empire is no different than the 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 most 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 Austria-Hungary - the Treaty of Leichstadt

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

The content of the Leichstadt Treaty will not be announced, but Austria-Hungary has officially supported the Russians from opposing the military behavior of the Russians, which is not good news for the United Kingdom.

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 Spaniards, it is the French who see this situation.

Then you have to shake your head and say you can't beat it.

Once again, the British Foreign Office began to seek support, but the British cabinet had 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, and now we should pay attention to the continued implementation of the Turkish policy.

Foreign Minister Salisbury said to everyone 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 numbers are too small, and it is impossible for them to send troops to help the Turks for the friendship of the British Empire.

So our question now is, what should we do if Turkey can't support the Russian attack?

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 defeated. On this point, I believe that it is impossible for the Austria-Hungary 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 have taken into account the worst plan. Once the Russians establish a Great Slavic state in Bulgaria, they will definitely be boycotted by all European powers.

Once the Russians establish a Great Slavic state, they will first lose the support of Serbia, Romania and other Slavic countries, and this is something we can win over.

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

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

That's right, if the Russians don't create a Great Slavic state, the impact on us is almost negligible, we just need to keep Istanbul safe and make sure that the Russians can't get into the Mediterranean through the Dardanillo.

So our worst-case scenario is to worsen the relationship between the Russians and the Balkan countries when the Ottoman Empire can't hold on, and then make sure Istanbul is in our hands.

Salisbury nodded to Disraeli and offered his solution.

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

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 now the situation is about to develop into this state.

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

Disraeli's decision to arrange the board can be regarded as a conclusion for this matter.

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

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

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