On the third day after the signing of the secret treaty, Prime Minister Geisov returned to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, with the delegation.

In fact, the prime minister was still very satisfied with this negotiation, because although the 4,000 square kilometers of territory ceded was still a coastal grain production area (Bulgaria had only more than 80,000 square kilometers of territory at that time), Romania was pulled into the chariot of the Balkan League, protected itself from the attack from behind, and won a large amount of arms for Bulgaria, so that the army's war preparations could be accelerated.

After stepping off the train, Prime Minister Gaischov and Foreign Minister Larasloch went to report to King Ferdinand I on the outcome of the negotiations. Although it has already been telegraphed, there are some situations that it is better to report in person, such as the attitude of Romania and the process of negotiations.

"It's been hard work, this negotiation is not easy, and I am very satisfied with the results we have achieved so far."

Prime Minister Gaischov and Foreign Minister Dilas Lodge met King Ferdinand I after the briefing, and before they could speak, King Ferdinand smiled and said reassuring words first.

"Everything is for the good of the kingdom."

Hearing the words of Ferdinand I, Prime Minister Gaisov and Foreign Minister Dilas Lodge replied in unison.

"Tell me about the negotiation process."

Although Ferdinand had already known about it by telegram, the details of the process still needed to be described by the two parties.

"Your Majesty's negotiations are mainly for me to negotiate, so let me talk about it." Prime Minister Gaishov spoke in a deep voice.

Seeing that Ferdinand I did not object, Prime Minister Gaishov told everything about his negotiations in Romania. Ferdinand I did not disturb the Prime Minister's narration, and listened quietly, and for a time the room was only the voice of Prime Minister Gaisov's speech. After explaining the details of the negotiations, Prime Minister Gaisov expressed some doubts in his mind.

"Your Majesty, I always felt in my negotiations with the Prime Minister of Romania that they were deliberately trying to send us arms."

Hearing Prime Minister Gaisov's judgment, Ferdinand I asked a little puzzled. "Prime Minister, why do you have such thoughts. In your explanation just now, I did not feel that Romania was deliberately sending us arms, but that you won it little by little, Prime Minister. “

"Maybe it's my instinct, I always feel that the prime minister I negotiated with Brettianu consciously backed down, and when I pressed on the arms, he backed down a little, and I didn't feel it in the atmosphere of the negotiations, and that's how I felt in hindsight. In my estimation, we can get 4 million leva worth of arms is a victory, but in fact, with the loan, we get more than 7 million leva worth of arms, which is too much. (The lev is the Bulgarian currency with the Romanian leu, the French franc, and the Italian lira)

After hearing the Prime Minister's words, the other two people present thought for a while and still had no clue. Of course, they would have no clue, and they wouldn't have the memory of the afterlife like Eder, knowing that they would be beaten up immediately after this war.

Ferdinand I, after thinking for a while and still not having a clue, spoke to Prime Minister Gaisov. "Whatever Romania's purpose, this aid has always strengthened Bulgaria, and this is the most important thing, as long as Macedonia and Thrace are captured, they should be given to us"

After hearing the words of King Ferdinand I, both Prime Minister Gaisov and Foreign Minister Dolasloch stopped thinking about Romania's intentions. After all, it is Bulgaria that takes advantage, and there is no need to delve into the intentions at all.

They then discussed Montenegro, the last country in the Balkans that had not yet joined the alliance, Montenegro, a mountainous country located in the southwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, and the most anti-Ottoman sentiment in the Balkans, this small country of less than 300,000 people had a standing army of 18,000 men, and it was also preparing for war with all its might.

However, in May, Bulgaria had consulted Russia on whether Montenegro could be absorbed into the alliance, and Russia objected to Bulgaria's proposal. The reason is that Montenegro is too aggressive in international affairs and has a very bad influence on the alliance. In fact, it was because Russia helped to assemble the goal of this alliance was Austria-Hungary, and Montenegro's anti-Ottoman tendencies were too obvious to be at odds with Russia's original intentions.

Now that Ferdinand I has brought Montenegro out for discussion, it is obvious that he intends to bypass the influence of Russia and then bring Montenegro into the alliance, after all, the Ottoman Empire's performance in the war with Italy has shown its military weakness, how not to tempt the Balkan countries. Moreover, the increase in territory and the number of people also increased this temptation, and now King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria obviously could not resist this temptation.

"Prime Minister, I want to draw Montenegro into the alliance, what do you think?" Ferdinand I said what he had been thinking about for a long time.

Hearing King Ferdinand's plan, Prime Minister Gai Shuov frowned and thought for a while. "Your Highness, I have no objection to drawing Montenegro into the alliance, but preferably after we are ready."

"Why do you want Montenegro to join the alliance when you're ready?" Ferdinand I asked with a confused expression.

"I'm afraid that Montenegro will disrupt our steps." Prime Minister Gaisov then went on to express his thoughts to the king. "We all know how hostile the mountain people of Montenegro are towards the Ottomans, and they will declare war on the Ottomans whenever they have the chance. At present, this batch of Romanian arms has not yet arrived, and when this batch of arms arrives, we can increase our strength a little. “

"So can you get Romania to send arms aid quickly?" In order not to invalidate his thoughts, Ferdinand made a suggestion and asked the two important ministers in front of him.

"Your Majesty, I can send a telegram to Romania to suggest that the military urgently needs to get this batch of arms, and I believe that based on the good relations that we have only signed an alliance, we should not refuse." As soon as Foreign Minister Dilas Lodge saw that he was within his bounds, he stepped forward to propose measures to approve of the king's actions.

Seeing that the king's happy expression was not easy to object, Gaishov agreed to the proposal. Subsequently, Foreign Minister Dilás Rosloch sent a telegram to Romania requesting the delivery of arms aid as soon as possible, and this telegram was seen by Eder and wrote instructions to take the army stock if the arsenal was insufficient, and at the same time asked Foreign Minister Barnosque to send back a telegram that Romania would deliver the arms within a month.

Foreign Minister Dilaslocchi, who received the telegram back, brought the good news to King Ferdinand I.

Ferdinand I, who received the news, spoke to Foreign Minister Dilásloč. "It's good, we can send a telegram to the Montenegrin government asking them to join the alliance"

With the king's approval, Foreign Minister Dilas Loch sent a telegram to the Kingdom of Montenegro inviting them to join the alliance. The Montenegrin government, which had long been interested in the Balkan alliance, sent a telegram back to Bulgaria three days after receiving the telegram, and Prime Minister Lazar Tomanović would personally lead a delegation to Sofia to discuss the terms of the alliance. On 12 July, the Montenegrin Prime Minister came to Sofia with a delegation to discuss an alliance with Bulgarian Prime Minister Gaishov.

After five days of discussions, Bulgaria and Montenegro reached a consensus on the terms of seizing territory and sending troops. Montenegro officially joined the Balkan League, and in terms of territorial division, due to Montenegro's weak strength, it only got a promise of 4,500 square kilometers of territory close to the Kosovo region, called Bellane, which is also a delicious cake for Montenegro, which is only 10,000 square kilometers. However, for this territory, Montenegro needs to prepare at least 30,000 troops to attack the Ottoman Empire. Montenegro then signed a treaty of alliance with Greece, but during subsequent negotiations with Serbia, Montenegro did not sign an alliance treaty with Serbia due to Russian obstruction, but only reached a verbal agreement to attack the Ottoman Empire together.

With Montenegro's accession to the Balkan League, it meant that the Balkan states were ready to divide up the Ottoman European territories, which would be the beginning of tragedy for the old empire that was still fighting Italy.

It was also not good news for Russia, which had been instrumental in bringing about the Balkan Alliance, because Russia wanted an alliance against Austria-Hungary. Now this alliance is first opposed to the Ottoman Empire, which is contrary to the original purpose of Russia. In addition, France, Russia's most powerful ally, also disagreed with the Balkan Alliance, which was considered by then Prime Minister Pushcaré to be "an agreement to prepare for war" and that French public opinion did not allow the government to "take military action solely for the sake of the Balkans." But by this time Russia was powerless to change the nature of this alliance, much less to prevent it from going to war.