Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

“Your Royal Highness, although the Kingdom of Serbia is small, its military strength is not weak. If they do their best to mobilize, it will be enough to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops. When Austria-Hungary attacked the Kingdom of Serbia, it was better not to take them lightly, to despise them too much! August was morally justified and decided to remind him.

A trace of displeasure flashed in Archduke Ferdinand’s eyes, in his opinion, August clearly looked down on them!

Austria-Hungary is also one of the world’s great powers, how can it not even deal with a small country like the Kingdom of Serbia? In that case, it would be a shame!

“Your Majesty, once we decide to launch an attack on the Kingdom of Serbia, we will be ready. I believe that even two legions are enough to destroy the Kingdom of Serbia! Archduke Ferdinand looked very confident.

In the Austro-Hungarian Army, a single corps numbered 200,000 men. The two legions already have 400,000 people. To deal with a small country with a total population of more than three million, is that not a hand-to-hand capture?

August knew that Archduke Ferdinand could not listen to his opinion, so he had to say nothing more.

“Your Royal Highness, if the Russian Empire, the Sun Never Sets Empire and the Gallic Kingdom threaten war against Austria-Hungary, or even declare war on Austria-Hungary, the Empire will definitely stand on the side of Austria-Hungary and declare war on them. We are allies, the most staunchest allies! August said.

Archduke Ferdinand’s face couldn’t help but show a smile, isn’t the main purpose of his coming to Bolin, this time, is not to obtain the promise and support of the Germanic Empire?

“Your Majesty, with the support of the Germanic Empire, we will not be afraid of other countries, and we will definitely be able to win this battle.” However, what about the Caesar Kingdom? I’m afraid they don’t have the same heart as us. Archduke Ferdinand said.

August nodded, he also knew very well that there was a very big contradiction between Austria-Hungary and the Caesar Kingdom. Austria-Hungary wanted to expand into the Balkans, and the Caesars kingdom was also eyeing the Balkans. Even the two countries have territorial disputes. Under such circumstances, the Caesar Kingdom is naturally unreliable.

“The Caesar Kingdom doesn’t have to worry about them, if they don’t want to fulfill the covenant, then forget it. If they dare to betray us or even join the enemy’s side, we will definitely make them pay a heavy price! August said.

Archduke Ferdinand nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with this reply.

If it could, Austria-Hungary naturally hoped to solve the problem even with the Kingdom of Caesar. In this way, Austria-Hungary had one less opponent in its expansion into the Balkans. Even their future hegemony in the Mediterranean direction is more assured.

“Your Royal Highness, once the situation becomes tense, the empire will carry out a general mobilization and mobilize as many troops as possible to enter the war. I hope that Austria-Hungary will also carry out a general mobilization without reservation. Our enemy this time is very strong, and it will not be easy for us to win the final victory. Therefore, we must not have the slightest chance mentality, we must do our best. August said.

Archduke Ferdinand thought for a while, and then nodded: “If a big war really breaks out, Austria-Hungary will naturally do its best.” However, our mobilization system and efficiency are not comparable to those of the Germanic Empire. We need more time to be able to mobilize more troops. ”

August did not force it, he knew that if Archduke Ferdinand was killed, Emperor Franz Joseph I would be in a rage. The whole Austro-Hungarian Empire will also be extremely angry. Under such circumstances, the power of the country will burst out in full. Even if it takes a little longer, it doesn’t matter. After all, this war was originally a protracted war.

With a population of more than 50 million in Austria-Hungary, it was no problem to mobilize more than 4 million troops.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army was a little garbage. But their main opponent was the Tsarist Empire, and the combat effectiveness of the army of the Tsarist Empire was no less rubbish. It’s just that in terms of courage it is slightly stronger than Austria-Hungary. And, unlike the army of Austria-Hungary, there are many problems.

The biggest problem with the Austro-Hungarian army was that there were too many nationalities and too complex. In addition, the language was not uniform, so that many officers could not even understand the words of the soldiers. In this case, how else to convey orders, how to fight?

Of course, as long as Austria-Hungary can drag down some of the forces of the Russian Empire, this is already a very good result for the Germanic Empire.

August knew very well that to win future wars, the Germanic Empire could only rely on its own strength.

“Your Majesty, next the Empire is preparing to conduct a large-scale exercise on the southern border to deter the Serbians. After that, I plan to visit Sarajevo. Archduke Ferdinand said.

“Your Royal Highness, will this be dangerous? Your country’s exercises are bound to anger the Servians. Radical organizations and elements among the Selvia will certainly not miss this opportunity. There is absolutely no need for you to take risks. August reminded.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, you will be careful in terms of security, and there will definitely be no problem. In addition, the Selvia people would never be so bold. If they dare to assassinate me, they will be punished most severely in the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire. As long as the Selvians are not fools, they will not do that! Archduke Ferdinand seemed very confident.

Seeing this, August had to say nothing more.

Archduke Ferdinand himself wants to find death, and he can’t hold it!

Besides, the death of Archduke Ferdinand is the most beneficial to the Germanic Empire!

At the end of June 1714, Austria-Hungary organized two legions of 400,000 men to conduct exercises on the southern border to deter the Serbians.

After the exercise, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife made a high-profile tour of Sarajevo to demonstrate the strength of Austria-Hungary.

Although, the Kingdom of Servia also received news that someone would assassinate Archduke Ferdinand.

Not wanting to provoke Austria-Hungary at this time, they immediately warned Archduke Ferdinand not to go to Sarajevo.

However, this was ignored by Archduke Ferdinand.

On June 28, Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, and the couple died instantly.