Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, caused an uproar around the world.

The whole world knows that Austria-Hungary will never give up. They will definitely launch a fierce revenge against the Kingdom of Serbia.

If the Kingdom of Servia were just a small country, then forget it. But the most important thing is that behind the Kingdom of Serbia stand several major powers of the Entente Group! This meant that Austria-Hungary declared war on the Kingdom of Serbia. Then, the backers behind the Kingdom of Serbia will not give up.

And Austria-Hungary was also not alone, they also had the support of the Germanic Empire behind them. Even the nominally Kingdom of Caesar was an ally of Austria-Hungary.

This also means that several powerful countries in the world, except for the lighthouse country on the other side of the ocean and the Eastern Empire located in the far east, will all be involved in this war.

A war of the largest scale in the history of mankind is very likely to break out at this time.

The whole world is panicking about it. Almost all eyes were on the Balkans, wondering if the powder keg would explode this time.

Austro-Hungarian mobilized militarily and issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia to arrest the masterminds behind the assassination. Moreover, organizations and publications hostile to Austria-Hungary were banned, and Austro-Hungarian suppressed activities in the Kingdom of Serbia that attempted to achieve the territorial integrity of Austria-Hungary, etc.

It is well known that the Kingdom of Serbia had been trying to divide the southern Austro-Hungarian Empire and separate the Slavic-majority provinces from Austro-Hungarian rule to form a Slavic kingdom with the Kingdom of Serbia.

In doing so, Austria-Hungary undoubtedly wanted to fundamentally solve this problem.

Although the Kingdom of Selvia feared war, it was impossible for Austria-Hungary to agree to these conditions. Otherwise, how can they explain to the people? How to explain to the backers behind them?

The Russian Empire supported the Kingdom of Serbia in the hope that they would curb the ambitions of Austria-Hungary. If the Kingdom of Servia could not do this, it would be of no use at all.

Once the pawn is no longer useful, the consequences can be imagined.

In response to the demands made by Austria-Hungary, the Kingdom of Serbia resorted to delaying tactics. They also need time to mobilize, to assemble troops, and the backers behind them also need time and so on.

However, the patience of Austria-Hungary was clearly not so good, and directly demanded an answer from the Kingdom of Serbia within a month. Or, rather, to demand that the Kingdom of Serbia accept these conditions. If the Kingdom of Serbia refuses, it means war.

In the face of the aggressiveness of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Serbia had no way. Unable to accept these conditions imposed by Austria-Hungary, they were able to respond by force.

Although, Austria-Hungary was powerful, but the Kingdom of Serbia was not muddy either. What’s more, after the baptism of two Balkan wars, the combat effectiveness of the army of the Kingdom of Serbia is still very good.

The biggest shortcoming is that the population is too small and the army is too small. But the Kingdom of Van Serbia was a large country with a population of more than 10 million, and Austria-Hungary did not dare to be so arrogant against them.

Of course, this is also the goal of the Kingdom of Serbia, hoping to become a large country with a population of more than 10 million.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been doing anything to Austria-Hungary all the time.

This war was undoubtedly a great threat to the Kingdom of Serbia. But equally, there is great opportunity in the threat. If the Kingdom of Serbia could defeat Austria-Hungary with the support of its backers. Then they would be able to logically fight those territories in the southern part of Austria-Hungary. This will enable the Kingdom of Serbia to fulfill its decades-long dream of becoming the hegemon of the Balkans and becoming a first-class power.

Little by little, the Kingdom of Serbia showed no sign of accepting the conditions of Austria-Hungary.

Everyone with a discerning eye knows that war is already inevitable.

The military mobilization of Austria-Hungary became more and more rapid. A large number of young people have been conscripted, and armies are rapidly being formed. One legion after another, began to mobilize.

In terms of the industrial strength and population of Austria-Hungary, mobilizing ten legions, that is, two million people for the war, was not a problem for them.

And the Kingdom of Serbia, even if it lasted to the death, could only mobilize five or six hundred thousand people with all its strength.

The gap in strength between the two sides can be imagined.

As the backer behind the Kingdom of Serbia, the Tsarist Empire naturally will not see death and cannot be saved.

Although the military reform has not yet been completed, the situation is already very critical, and there is not enough time for them. Tsar Nicholas II also gave the order for the mobilization of troops.

You know, the standing forces of the Tsarist Empire were originally the largest in the world. In order to deal with the threat of the Germanic and Austro-Hungarian Empires, especially after losing to the Eastern Empire, the Russian Empire had expanded its total strength to two million men.

However, given the terrible combat effectiveness of the Russian army, it was often necessary to rely on superiority in troops to achieve victory on the battlefield. Therefore, just two million people is absolutely not enough.

Fortunately, the population of the Russian Empire has reached more than 170 million.

Such a population is definitely the first in the whole of Europe, and even the first in the Western world.

For them, mobilizing millions of troops is not a big problem at all.

Even if you do your best to mobilize, even mobilizing tens of millions of troops is definitely not a problem.

However, the prerequisite was that the Russian Empire had enough weapons and equipment to arm these armies.

But the Russian Empire did not have enough strong industrial strength, but their allies did! Whether it is the Empire of the Sun Never Sets or the Gallic State, it can be regarded as an industrial power.

What’s more, on the other side of the ocean, there is also a lighthouse country with extremely strong industrial strength, waiting for the outbreak of war, so as to make a big war windfall. As long as the Russian Empire needed it, as long as it could afford it, the lighthouse state could provide enough weapons and equipment to the Russian Empire.

It was in this context that Tsar Nicholas II directly announced that the strength of the army would be increased from the current two million to five million. Old Maozi’s people are many and powerful, and they are vividly reflected.