Germanic Empire: please call me William III

“Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Kingdom of Selvia, though small, is not weak in military strength. If they do their best to mobilize, it will be enough to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire attacked the kingdom of Selvia, it was better not to take them lightly, to despise them too much! August was in a moral position, or decided to remind him.
There was a glint of displeasure in Archduke Ferdinand’s eyes, and it seemed to him that Auguste was clearly looking down on them!
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was also one of the world’s great powers, so how could it not be dealt with even by a small country as the Kingdom of Selvia? That would be a shame!
“Your Majesty the Emperor, once we decide to launch an attack on the Kingdom of Selvia, we will be ready. I believe that even two legions would be enough to destroy the kingdom of Selvia! Archduke Ferdinand looked very confident.
In the Austro-Hungarian Army, a single legion numbered 200,000 men. The two legions already had four hundred thousand men. Dealing with a small country with a total population of just over three million, isn’t that a hand in hand?
August knew that Archduke Ferdinand could not listen to the opinion, so he had to say nothing more.
“Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if the Tsarist Empire, the Sun NeverSet Empire and the Gaul Empire threaten to war against austria-Hungary, or even declare war on austria-Hungary, the empire will definitely take the side of austria-hungary and declare war on them. We are allies, the most determined allies! August said.
Grand Duke Ferdinand couldn’t help but show a smile on his face, wasn’t the main purpose of his coming to Bailin this time to obtain the commitment and support of the Germanic Empire?
“Your Majesty the Emperor, with the support of the Germanic Empire, we will not be afraid of other countries, and we will certainly be able to win this battle.” But what about the Kingdom of Caesar? They are probably not in the same heart as us. Archduke Ferdinand said.
August nodded, and he was well aware that there was a very great contradiction between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Caesar. Austria-Hungary wanted to expand into the Balkans, and the Kingdom of Caesar was also eyeing the Balkans. Even now, the two countries still have territorial disputes. Under such circumstances, caesar’s kingdom was naturally unreliable.
“Leave them alone in caesar’s kingdom, if they don’t want to fulfill their covenant, forget it.” If they dare to betray us, or even join the side of the enemy, we will certainly make them pay a heavy price! August said.
Archduke Ferdinand nodded, very satisfied with this reply.
If so, the Austro-Hungarian Empire naturally hoped that even the kingdom of Caesar could be solved. In this way, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had one less opponent in its expansion into the Balkans. Even their future hegemony in the direction of the Mediterranean is more assured.
“Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, once the situation is tense, the Empire will mobilize as many troops as possible into the war. I hope that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will also engage in general mobilization without reservation. Our enemies this time are very strong, and it is not easy for us to win the final victory. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to have a little luck mentality, and we must do our best. August said.
Archduke Ferdinand thought for a moment and then nodded, “If the Great War does break out, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will naturally do its best.” However, neither our mobilization system nor our efficiency can compare with that of the Germanic Empire. We need more time to be able to mobilize more troops. ”
August did not force it, knowing that if Archduke Ferdinand was killed, The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I would be in a rage. The whole Austro-Hungarian Empire will also be extremely angry. In such a situation, the power of this country will be fully exploded. Even if it takes a little longer, it doesn’t matter. After all, this war is meant to be a protracted war.
With the population of more than fifty million Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is no problem to mobilize an army of more than four million.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army was a little garbled. But their main opponent was the Tsarist Empire, and the fighting power of the Tsarist Empire’s army was equally rubbish. It’s just that in terms of courage, it is slightly stronger than the Austro-Hungarian Empire. And there will not be many problems like the Austro-Hungarian army.
The biggest problem with the Austro-Hungarian army was that there were too many nations, too complex. Coupled with the fact that the language was so inconsistent that many officers could not even understand the words of the soldiers. In this case, how can orders be conveyed, and how can we fight wars?
Of course, as long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire was able to hold back a part of the Tsarist Empire, this was already a very good result for the Germanic Empire.
August was well aware that to win the future war, the Germanic Empire could only rely on its own strength.
“Your Majesty the Emperor, the next empire is preparing to conduct a large-scale exercise on the southern border to deter the Selvia. After that, I also plan to visit Sarajevo. Archduke Ferdinand said.
“Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, will this be dangerous?” Your country’s exercises are bound to anger the Selweians. The radicals and elements of the Selvia people will certainly not miss this opportunity. You have no need to take risks at all. Auguste reminded.
“Your Majesty the Emperor, the security aspect will be careful, there will be absolutely no problem. In addition, the Selweitans would never be so bold. If they dared to assassinate me, they would be punished in the harshest way in the whole Austro-Hungarian Empire. As long as the Selvicans weren’t stupid, they wouldn’t do that! Archduke Ferdinand seemed confident.
When August saw this, he had no choice but to say nothing more.
Archduke Ferdinand himself is looking for death, and He can’t hold back!
Besides, the death of Archduke Ferdinand was in the best interests of the Germanic Empire!
At the end of June 1714, the Austro-Hungarian Empire organized two legions of 400,000 men to conduct exercises on the southern border to deter the Selvia.
After the exercise, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife made a very high-profile tour of Sarajevo to highlight the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Although, the Kingdom of Selvia also received news that someone would assassinate Archduke Ferdinand.
Not wanting to provoke the Austro-Hungarian Empire at this time, they immediately warned Archduke Ferdinand not to go to Sarajevo.
However, this was ignored by Archduke Ferdinand.
On 28 June, Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo and the couple was killed on the spot.