This time, Franz did not object. He knew that time was the most precious thing at the moment.
Franz knew full well that if they wanted to swiftly break through the Nestos River line and seize East Macedonia, they had to pay a sufficient price.
That price could be military, or it could be political.
And after weighing the options, Franz clearly felt it was more appropriate for Greece to pay the political price.
As he had said before, from a purely military perspective, it would not be difficult for the Austrian army to take this land. The difficult part was how to maintain the occupation.
Franz could not keep paying the price for Otto I. He had more important objectives.
Or rather, for the Austrian Empire, the most important thing was to weaken British power. Only when the British were weak enough could the Austrian Empire expand overseas without concern.
Only then would other weak countries dare to expand overseas as well. Otherwise, any country's expansion would merely be making a wedding dress for the British.
If the British still retained their former strength, they could easily subvert and restrict the development of other nations' colonies.
In the end, those nations would be left with no path but to sell off their colonies at a pittance, or join the British side and become their vassals.
Franz was not exaggerating. Just because the British had not acted so openly in history did not mean they lacked either the capability or the ambition.
In truth, the British had a hand behind Spain, France, Russia, and later Germany, which was nearly driven mad.
Especially after Germany began seeking its place in the sun, Britain immediately concocted the Triple Entente to encircle it on all fronts.
It was only because Britain won that