I weave fate in parallel time and space

The name of the city, called Sarajevo, is the capital and economic center of Bosnia-Herzegovina, occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Although the appearance of the mecha core technology delayed the war that should have started, the contradiction did not disappear because of this, it was only delayed.

After the world entered the nineteenth century, the world entered the colonial era. At the beginning, what Arthur brought to Europe was only the republic, and the aristocracy was eliminated, but capitalism was not, or could not be eliminated at that time.

And the highest stage of the development of capitalism is necessarily imperialism.

The old imperialist countries have carved up most of the world's colonies that can be divided.

But the emerging imperialist countries are obviously unwilling.

The economic development of capitalist countries is seriously uneven, and the emerging powers in Europe have begun to challenge the existing hegemony in order to compete for more territory.

The main conflict was the rivalry between the emerging empire and the rest of the established powers, especially the German Empire under Wilhelm II.

It has the support of Galante, and it is also the first country to obtain the core technology of Tesla's mecha, so it has developed very fast in these years.

At the end of the 19s, in order to fight for world hegemony, Germany implemented the Eastward Policy and extended its influence into the Near East. It tried to build a railway to connect it with the European railway and become a direct route from Hamburg and Berlin via Constantinople and Baghdad. The Great Railway of the Persian Gulf.

This railway not only allowed German forces to control Turkey; it also seriously threatened the Caucasus, Persia and other regions.

The British Empire in this era is not as strong as it used to be. As the homeland of the Celts, the British Isle has always been very concerned about this land.

When Arthur defeated West France, he took control of the British Isle by the way, and it has been extended to the present.

In the past 100 years, the British Empire has been Britannia's bridgehead in Europe, an agent.

Of course, it maintains a certain degree of autonomy.

And they also relied on the support of Britannia to have colonies in North Africa and South Africa, and even successfully set foot in West Asia and India when Beichen disintegrated.

The power of fate is so wonderful sometimes.

Germany's plan to build the Baghdad Railway directly violated the interests of Britain in West Asia, North Africa, and British India, and also violated the interests of Britannia.

Germany's aggressive plan in Africa and dumping policy in South America also had sharp contradictions with it.Germany is actively strengthening its navy, trying to compete with these established maritime powers for maritime supremacy.

The contradiction between Germany and France also prompted France to move closer to Britain and cloth.

France attempted to recover Alsace and Lorraine from Germany, and was actively preparing for a "revenge" war.

In order to prepare for war, the European powers frantically expanded their armies and prepared for war.Since 1883, Germany has passed new military bills every year to increase its military budget.

By 1910, Germany had 76 active troops armed with new equipment.There are even a large number of mecha troops.

The British army, including several subordinate colonies, increased to 41.

法国于1911年通过新的军事法案，将两年兵役制改为三年，役龄从21岁到45岁改为从20岁到48岁，使军队增加到77万。

Tsarist Russia already had an army of 130 million troops on the eve of the war.The great powers also actively expanded their navies, and the naval competition between Britain and Germany was the most intense.

In 1912, Britain and Germany held disarmament negotiations. Britain insisted that the ratio of the navies of the two countries should be 2:1, while Germany demanded that it should be set at 16:10.

By the eve of the war, the military budgets of Germany and Austria reached 140 billion marks, and the military budget of the Allied Powers also reached 47.66 billion marks.

The two major groups held military meetings respectively to discuss and formulate combat plans in an attempt to pre-empt strikes.The German Chief of Staff once said: "We are ready, for us the sooner the war the better."

Bourgeois propaganda agencies in various countries are also active in spreading chauvinist sentiment.

Scholars employed by the bourgeoisie tried their best to defend the war, propagating that war can solve the problem of "overpopulation" and save the industrial and commercial crisis, and even claim that war can have a "eugenic" effect on human beings.

The German cavalry general even blatantly clamored: "War is the father of all things... War is not only a biological law, but also a first law, and therefore an indispensable factor for civilization.

Against this background, the Balkan Peninsula where Serbia is located has become the core of focus.

The Balkan Peninsula is located in southern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where it has long been ruled by the Turks. Since the 19th century, with the decline of the Ottoman Empire, some countries in the Balkans have become independent one after another.

Since the southern Slavs mainly live here, they are of the same clan as the Russians, and Tsarist Russia is the main force to attack and weaken Turkey, so the countries in the Balkan Peninsula have close ties with Tsarist Russia.

The Balkan Peninsula is located in the southeast of Europe, separated from Asia by the Turkish Strait, and at the junction of Asia and Europe. Because of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, it has become the main traffic route and throat of Asia and Europe.And it is only separated from Africa by the Mediterranean Sea, so it is also an important communication point between Asia, Europe and Africa, so it is not surprising that it has become a must-have for world powers.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to step up its involvement in the Balkans, especially trying to prevent the merger of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Serbia. Bosnia and Herzegovina was still two provinces under Turkish rule.

In 1908, when Austria-Hungary took advantage of the revolution in Turkey, it annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, which aroused the great anger of the Serbian people.

Serbia and Montenegro began to deploy armed forces, and Tsarist Russia prepared to support Serbia in its war against Austria-Hungary.

Austria-Hungary also assembled troops to the border, and the war was imminent.At this time Germany came forward to support Austria-Hungary.

At the same time, Tsarist Russia was negotiating a border agreement with Beichen in the Far East. Beichen insisted that they were the successors of the Yuan Dynasty, and that they should inherit the land left by the Yuan Dynasty since ancient times, and demanded that the Lena River For the boundary.

If it is really successful, plus the land of Nanchen and the islands it belongs to, this civilization will be the civilization with the largest territory in human history, bordering the North Pole in the north and the South Pole in the south, running through the entire earth and connecting the three oceans.

The announcement of the core technology of mechas is the greatest help to countries with complete industrial systems. In this era, when it comes to industrial systems, no country is more complete than Beichen.

The huge mech army has become the confidence for them to expand outward.

I really complied with that sentence: sitting up in shock while dying, the great powers were actually myself.

Of course, Tsarist Russia obviously would not agree, and they also insisted that they are the successors of the Great Mongol Empire. In order to avoid two-front warfare, Tsarist Russia chose to negotiate with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

That is to recognize the fait accompli of Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form an alliance.

From the beginning of the 19th century, Tsarist Russia was eager to open a passage to the Mediterranean Sea, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire attempted to expand southward to the Adriatic Sea.

Britain and France want to protect the lifeline of traffic leading to the Indian Ocean and the Far East for trade with Beichen, so the Balkan Peninsula has become a fiercely contested area between Russia, Austria, Britain, and France. There have been many wars, so this place is also called the powder keg .

Of course, this time, there is another important reason, or rather, a name - Nikola Tesla.

As the creator of the core technology of mechas and AC technology, he can almost be said to be a strategic existence in the hearts of countries all over the world.

In recent years, there has been a rumor circulating around the world.

That is, Tesla once landed on the legendary Sky Island, and his mecha technology was obtained from Sky Island, and even photos were circulated.

Because mecha technology is too far ahead of the times, many people suspect that this technology does not come from humans, so this rumor undoubtedly has great credibility.

And some capable heads of state in the world have confirmed this through their own channels.

Everyone wants to get Tesla, and from him, get the secret of Sky Island
And he is in Serbia, on the Balkan Peninsula.

In the 20th century, Serbia, which got rid of the rule of the Turks, became stronger in the Balkans and became the core of the Yugoslavs' struggle against foreign rule and their struggle for national unity.

The two Balkan wars promoted the national movement of Yugoslavs in Bosnia and Herzegovina under Austro-Hungarian rule, who demanded to merge with Serbia to create a greater Serbian state.

The development of the Yugoslav national unification movement centered on Serbia made the rulers of the Habsburg dynasty extremely disturbed.

Therefore, Austria-Hungary stepped up preparations for war with the goal of destroying Serbia, and it was Archduke Ferdinand and the Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who presided over the formulation of the war plan for aggression against Serbia.

At this time, anti-Austrian propaganda and patriotic groups had emerged in Serbia. The "National Defense Association" was established in 1908, and the "Black Clothes Association" (also known as "unification or death") was established in 1911.

Both organizations were influenced by European anarchist trends.

The "National Defense Council" advocated guerrilla warfare to prevent the annexation of Serbia by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the recruitment and training of volunteers.

The "Black Hand" advocates terrorism, and its goal is to "realize the national idea and unify all Serbian nations".

The way the Mafia operates is one-way contact, secret activities, absolute obedience, and the courage to sacrifice.

At the beginning of the 20th century, there were many assassinations in the Balkans, and many young patriots devoted themselves to these terrorist activities.

On June 1914, 6, Ferdinand went to the castle of Konopist to hold talks with Kaiser Wilhelm II. He predetermined the course of action for launching the war. The alliance treaty signed by Tsarist Russia and them became their reassurance. agent.

The Kaiser suggested that Austria-Hungary take advantage of this favorable situation to attack Serbia.

With the strong support of Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire decided to hold a large-scale military exercise in Sarajevo, Bosnia, near the Serbian border.

The time was chosen for June 6, the anniversary of Serbia's conquest by Turkey (June 28, 1386).Serbia was used as the imaginary enemy in this exercise, and two corps were dispatched. The Ferdinands decided to go to Sarajevo to inspect in person.

This action of the Austro-Hungarian Empire greatly angered the Serbian nationalists. The "Mafia" and the local Bosnian secret nationalist group "Young Bosnia" drew up a plan to assassinate Ferdinand.

The Serbian government had been aware of the assassination of Ferdinand and opposed it, fearing that the incident might have dire consequences.

The Serbian government tried to stop the Mafia members from leaving the country, but border guards linked to the Mafia allowed them to cross the border into Bosnia.

The Serbian government reminded the Austro-Hungarian government through its minister to Austria-Hungary that if Ferdinand went to Bosnia, his life would be in danger.But the Austro-Hungarian government fell on deaf ears to this warning.

The assassination of the sole heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire is undoubtedly a major event, and whether he is a member of the "Mafia" is irrelevant.

Germany and Austria have already urgently planned to launch a war and reshuffle the world situation, and this incident is undoubtedly the best excuse.

On July 1914, 7, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia with a 23-hour deadline for a reply.The content of the ultimatum was extremely harsh, demanding that all anti-Austrian activities be stopped, officials and people who carried out anti-Austrian propaganda be punished, and the "murderers" of the Sarajevo incident be jointly tried by Austria-Hungarian officials.

On July 7, Serbia replied, accepting all other conditions except for the refusal of the joint trial, but Austria-Hungary was still dissatisfied.Austria-Hungary broke off diplomatic relations with Serbia on the same day.

On July 7, war was declared against Serbia.

On August 8, Germany declared war on France. On August 1, Britain declared war on Germany on the pretext that the German army had violated Belgian neutrality.

On August 8, Tsarist Russia marched to Central Asia, which was another channel to enter the Pacific Ocean, bypassing Ottoman Turkey and Persia.

The area of ​​Central Asia is about 400 million square kilometers, and the distance between it and Tsarist Russia is very close. Here and the European part of Tsarist Russia are only bounded by the Caspian Sea and the Ural River.

Tsarist Russia has abundant mineral resources and energy resources, including oil, natural gas, coal, iron ore, etc.

The exploitation and export of these resources are crucial to the economic development of Tsarist Russia.However, because Tsarist Russia is located in the north, the temperature in winter is extremely low, and most ports will be frozen, resulting in blocked exports.

Therefore, opening up the sea estuaries and establishing ice-free ports can effectively solve this problem and improve Tsarist Russia's export capacity and international competitiveness.

They tried to make a breakthrough in the Far East, but were blocked by Beichen.

So they turned to the Balkan Peninsula, wanting to open up the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, but in the end they had to compromise for various reasons, so they turned to Central Asia.

Central Asia belongs to the land of the four wars of three continents and five seas. It is close to Asia, Europe, and Africa. The Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea, and Arabian Sea are also very close to it. The strategic position is very prominent.

In a sense, this place is more important to Tsarist Russia than the Balkans.

But because of this, the powerful countries in the surrounding areas will all set their sights on Central Asia. If Tsarist Russia wants to occupy Central Asia, it must compete with other powerful countries.

But at this moment, the major European countries are involved in the war.

Their enemy is currently only Beichen.

On September 9, Beichen also officially declared war on Tsarist Russia, and the next day, Nanchen also declared war on Tsarist Russia.

Out of its own interests, Italy declared neutrality at the beginning of the war, and later turned to the Allies and declared war on Germany and Austria.

The Ottomans fought against the Allies in November because of their hostility to Tsarist Russia and their turning to Central Asia touched their bottom line.

At the end of December, Britannia declared war on Germany.

At this moment, except for the Great Egyptian Empire, which has not yet made a statement, almost all countries in Asia and Europe are involved in this war.

World War broke out. (end of this chapter)