Austria-Hungary, Vienna, Royal Palace.
Crown Prince Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary explained his plans in front of Emperor Franz Joseph I, as well as a number of cabinet ministers and senior military officials.
The current Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I is 84 years old. Among monarchs, this is already a very long life.
But even so, Franz Joseph I’s mental state was very bad. So much so that he has entrusted most of the state affairs to the Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand~ to manage.
In fact, Archduke Ferdinand is 51 years old. At this age, it is still the crown prince, – it is also rare.
After years of training and experience by Franz Joseph I, Archduke Ferdinand is already a qualified heir.
When Franz Joseph I saw God, he would be able to ascend the throne of the emperor and become the new emperor of Austria-Hungary. Almost all the people of Austria-Hungary believed that Archduke Ferdinand had no objection to becoming the new emperor.
“Your Majesty, Your Excellency. Over the years, the Selvians, with the support of the Russians, have become more and more excessive. In places like Bosnia and Herzegovina, they encouraged the locals to rebel against the rule of the empire and undermine the basis of the empire’s rule. If this continues, the separatist forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina will become more serious, which will seriously affect the rule and stability of the empire. We must not be able to go on like this. We must take armed action to crush the kingdom of Servia in one fell swoop, even to annex them.
In this way, not only can the problem be solved once and for all. At the same time, it was able to realize the expansion of the empire in the Balkans. ”
Archduke Ferdinand said to the crowd.
“With the strength of the empire, defeating the Kingdom of Selvia is not a problem. However, how do we deal with the Russian Empire behind the Kingdom of Serbia? Compared to the Kingdom of Servia, the Russian Empire is the real behemoth, and it is also a terrible enemy that we must treat with caution! Prime Minister Mario Webb looked serious.
The other high-ranking Austro-Hungarian officials also nodded their heads one after another.
The Kingdom of Serbia is nothing more than a small country with a population of several million people. With the strength of Austria-Hungary, it can be destroyed at will. However, the Russian Empire was completely different.
The Russian Empire is a powerful country in the top rankings, and it easily defeated Austria-Hungary more than ten years ago, which has always been a pain in the hearts of the high-level of Austria-Hungary! At the same time, it was almost a nightmare for Austria-Hungary.
Even, many high-level officials have developed a fear of the Russian Empire.
“That’s right, once the empire makes a move against the Kingdom of Serbia, the Russian Empire will inevitably intervene. Even, it will declare war directly on the empire. However, let’s not forget that the current empire is not the empire of more than ten years ago. After more than ten years of armament warfare, the military strength of the empire has now been significantly improved. The combat effectiveness of army units has also been greatly improved. If the Russians want to defeat us again, it will definitely not be so easy! Archduke Ferdinand looked proud.
After the last defeat by the Russians, Archduke Ferdinand devoted all his energy to the whole armament war.
The Austro-Hungarian Army was reorganized and rearmed, equipped with a large number of machine guns and artillery. At the same time, after a long period of training, the combat effectiveness has also been significantly improved.
Archduke Ferdinand had reason to believe that the performance of the Austro-Hungarian army this time would be eye-catching. It was definitely no longer so easy for the Russian Empire to defeat Austria-Hungary again. In other words, perhaps Austria-Hungary may turn defeat into victory and shame. After all, Austria-Hungary was not a weak country, but one of the world’s great powers.
“But even so, the Russian Empire is definitely a strong enemy that we need to pay attention to.” Over the years, the empire has gained rapid development. But it is undeniable that the Russian Empire is also in rapid development. In terms of our comprehensive strength, the gap is still too big compared with the Russians. In terms of population alone, the total population of Russians has reached more than 140 million. And we have just over 60 million people, which is only “forty percent of the Russians.” This means that the Russians can use more than twice as many troops as ours. Once a war with the Russians begins, or enters the stage of full-scale war, it will not be ordinary for us to defeat the Russians! The chancellor, Baron Belhedotus, said.
“I admit that there is a huge gap between us and the Russians in terms of population. However, we are not without allies. The Germanic Empire has promised that if the Russians go to war against us, they will go to war against the Russians and fully support us. Archduke Ferdinand said.
“The goal of the Germans is probably another country. The Gaul state on the western front and even the empire that never sets are the worst enemies of the Germans! The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Duke Andras, said.
“The primary goal of the Germans was indeed the Gallic Kingdom and the Empire of the Sun. However, with the fighting power of the Germans, they should be able to defeat the Gauls in a short time. Just as if they had taken out the Second Gallic Empire more than forty years ago. The current Gauls have not grown much compared to the beginning. The Germans, on the other hand, have increased their strength a lot. Once the Germans gathered the main forces to attack, the Gauls could not resist at all. And what we have to do is to drag the main forces of the Russians before the Germans defeat the Gauls. Archduke Ferdinand continued.
“Do the Germans want us to drag the Russians and help them get in the fire? In case their plans fail, or rather fail to defeat the Gauls in time, then what should we do? Prime Minister Mario Webb looked ugly.
“We and the Germans are allies, equals. We are not a servant state of the Germanic people, and we cannot accept the arrangements of the Germans at will! The Foreign Secretary, Baron Belcidolde, was also very dissatisfied.
The same is true of other cabinet ministers.
I think that before the unification of the Germanic Empire, the Austrian Empire, the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was the boss among the many Germanic states. But unfortunately, in the competition with the Prussians, he was defeated by the Prussians and had to break away from the Germans. So much so that the Prussians finally unified the Germanic Empire. This also made many Austro-Hungarian high-ranking officials actually did not like the Germanic Empire. But due to the situation, they had to unite with the Germanic Empire.
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