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A war broke out between the two camps, which was a sensation to the entire world.

In North America, major newspapers carried news of the outbreak of war in Europe on their front pages. In addition to the front-page headlines, the newspaper also opened numerous comment sections, where various experts evaluated the two parties' chances of winning, their advantages, etc.

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.

Across the world, news of the outbreak of war in Europe was front-page news. And in addition, governments and citizens of various countries are talking about the war breaking out in Europe. It seems that if you don't talk about it, you won't be able to keep up with the times.

This shows Europe's position 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 yet huge.

However, for other European countries that did not participate in the war, this is also a considerable 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 fight in every minute, which is larger 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 Europe's second largest grain producer and Europe's third largest oil exporter. Now that the internal combustion engine has been 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 Serbia to the west. It can be said that whichever side draws Romania into its own camp will have a strategic advantage on the Eastern Front.

Since Romania is so important, it naturally makes all the participating countries very tempted. Therefore, in the past few days, the ambassadors of the participating countries have been in contact with the Romanian government, trying to influence the country's diplomatic direction.

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 line) and the Hohenzollern family (Franconian line) 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 launches a war against Romania, Germany and Austria are obliged to defend the sovereignty and security of Romania. When Russia attacked Germany and Austria, Romania did not bear any responsibility.

Any country would be willing to make such a selfless contribution to the agreement, 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 do not have absolute influence in Romania. Because the Romanian upper class is more interested in France, they basically go to France to study and have a great impression of France.

Maybe someone here will ask, what about Russia? Why doesn’t Russia, Romania’s neighbor, say anything?

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 Allies are working tirelessly to sell various benefits to them.

"Crown Prince Ferdinand, as long as your country can join our camp, then after winning this war, the Bessarabia region that your country has never forgotten 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, and more than 600 cannons, as well as 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 non-stop to Romanian Crown Prince Ferdinand about the benefits of joining the Allies.

According to the ambassador, Romania's joining the Allied camp had nothing but benefits.

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 importance to 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 he would think about it again. Even ordinary people can hear his perfunctory attitude in these words, but Ambassador Vangelis is a person in the field of diplomacy, so of course he will not show it like this.

"Okay, Your Highness, I hope your country will come to a conclusion as soon as possible. Then I will take my leave."

After sending the Italian ambassador away, Crown Prince Ferdinand also breathed a sigh of relief. In the past few days, ambassadors from various countries have come to visit one after another, and Romania does not have the strength to refuse these ambassadors' visits. So he spent several days practicing tai chi with the ambassadors, declining 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 battle between the major powers, Romania's small body cannot stand it. Although Romania also wants to get the Bessarabia and Transinia regions promised by both sides, but now is not the time, let's wait and see.

Romania wants to wait and see, and so does its next-door neighbor Bulgaria. However, compared with Romania's idea of ​​​​not seeking merit but seeking no fault, Bulgaria's mentality is more about seeking wealth and danger. Bulgaria wants to bet on the winner and then pursue its 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, and also plunged Bulgaria into turmoil for a long time.

Yes, losing the war and losing territory caused 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 thinking 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, there will be big problems.

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 most attention-grabbing one at the moment is naturally the battle between Germany, Italy and France.