Germanic Empire: please call me William III

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, caused an uproar all over the world.
The whole world knows that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will never give up. They will certainly take fierce revenge on the kingdom of Selvia.
If the kingdom of Selvia were just a small country, that would be it. But the most crucial thing is that behind the kingdom of Selvia stands several great powers of the Entente group! This meant that once the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on the Kingdom of Selvia. Then, the patron behind the kingdom of Selvia will not give up.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was also not alone, and they also had the support of the Germanic Empire. Even the kingdom of Caesar was nominally an ally of Austro-Hungarian.
This meant that several of the world’s great powers, with the exception of the Beacon Nation on the other side of the ocean and the Eastern Empire in the far east, would all be drawn into the war.
One of the largest wars in human history is likely to break out at this time.
The whole world was terrified by it. Almost all eyes were fixed on the Balkans, wondering if the powder keg would explode this time.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire, while mobilizing militarily, issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Selvia to arrest the plotters behind the assassination. Moreover, the abolition of organizations and publications hostile to austria-Hungary, the cooperation of austria-hungary in suppressing in the territory of the kingdom of Selvia that attempted to peak the territorial integrity of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and so on.
It is well known that the Kingdom of Selvia has been trying to divide the territory of the southern Austro-Hungarian Empire, to separate the Slavic-dominated provinces from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and to form a Slavic kingdom together with the Kingdom of Selvia.
In doing so, austria-hungary undoubtedly wanted to solve this problem once and for all.
The Kingdom of Selvia, fearful of war, could not have acceded to these conditions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Otherwise, how can they account to the people? How do you explain to the backers behind them?
The reason why the Tsarist Empire supported the Kingdom of Selvia was that it wanted them to curb the ambitions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If the kingdom of Selvia could not do this, it would have no effect at all.
Once the chess pieces have no effect, the consequences can be imagined.
In response to the demands made by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Selvia adopted delaying tactics. They also need time to mobilize, to assemble troops, and the backers behind them also need time and so on.
However, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was clearly not so patient, and directly demanded that the Kingdom of Selvia respond within a month. Or, in other words, to demand that the Kingdom of Selvia accept these conditions. If the kingdom of Selvia refuses, it means war.
Faced with the aggressiveness of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Selvia had no choice. They could not accept these conditions proposed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and could only respond by force.
Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire was powerful, the Kingdom of Selvia was not muddy. What’s more, after the baptism of the two Balkan wars, the combat effectiveness of the army of the Kingdom of Selvia 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 Selvia was a great power with a population of more than ten million, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not dare to be so arrogant about them.
Of course, this is also the goal of the Kingdom of Selvia, hoping to become a large country with a population of more than 10 million.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been working against austria-Hungary.
This war was undoubtedly a great threat to the Kingdom of Selvia. But equally, threats mean great opportunities. If only the Kingdom of Selvia could defeat austria-Hungary with the support of its backers. Then they would be able to naturally take the war in the southern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This will enable the Kingdom of Selvia to fulfill its decades-long dream of becoming the hegemon of the Balkans and a first-class power.
Little by little time passed, and the kingdom of Selvia showed no sign of accepting the conditions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that war is inevitable.
The military mobilization of the Austro-Hungarian Empire became more and more rapid. A large number of young people are being conscripted into the army, and armies are rapidly being formed. One by one, legions began to move.
In terms of the industrial strength and population of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, mobilizing ten legions, or two million men, into the war was not a problem for them.
And the kingdom of Selvia, even if it survives to death, will only be able to mobilize half or six hundred thousand people with all its might.
The gap in strength between the two sides can be imagined.
As the patron behind the kingdom of Selvia, the Russian Empire naturally did not see death and not be saved.
Although the military reform has not yet been completed, the situation is now very critical and there is not enough time for them. Tsar Nicholas II also gave orders for the mobilization of troops.
You know, the standing strength of the Tsarist Empire was originally the largest in the world. Previously, in order to deal with the threat of the Germanic Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially after losing to the Eastern Empire, the Tsarist Empire had expanded its total strength to two million people.
However, given that the armies of the Russian Empire were so ineffective, they often needed to rely on superiority in strength on the battlefield to achieve victory. Therefore, just two million people is definitely 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 we do our best to mobilize, even if it is to mobilize tens of millions of troops, it is definitely not a problem.
However, the premise was that the Tsarist Empire had enough weapons and equipment to arm these armies.
But the Russian Empire did not have enough industrial strength, but their allies did! Whether it is the Empire of the Rising Sun or the State of Gaul, it is considered an industrial power.
What’s more, on the other side of the ocean, there is a lighthouse country with extremely strong industrial strength, waiting for the outbreak of war, so as to make a windfall of war. As long as the Tsarist Empire needs it, as long as it can afford to give money, the Lighthouse State can provide the Tsarist Empire with enough weapons and equipment.
It was in this context that Tsar Nicholas II directly announced that the army’s strength would be increased from the current two million to five million. The old Maozi people are many and powerful, and the embodiment is vivid.