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It is impossible to carry out railway transportation according to the limit. With the technology of this year, it is too difficult to coordinate and dispatch a train every half an hour.

It cannot be guaranteed that all bureaucrats are 100% invested; nor can all train drivers be guaranteed to drive at a uniform speed.

The interval between the two trains is too short, and in an emergency, it is too late to step on the brakes.

Moreover, even if a train stops, there is no guarantee that the train behind will not rear-end.

This is still infantry. If it is to transport artillery and armored troops, it is a question mark whether the carriage can hold the big guys.

In a sense, in terms of railway transportation, the Anti-French Alliance is still at a disadvantage.

Germany and Austria are fine. Even if the tracks are not completely consistent, the stations are still connected together, and the distance of manual transportation is not too far.

Most of the railways in the two countries go their own way, and there may be more than ten miles of transit between the stations, which wastes a lot of time.

Before the arrival of Austrian reinforcements, Belgium could only fight side by side with the German Federation, and the anti-French alliance was at an absolute disadvantage in the short term.

After a little thought, Leopold II said seriously: "The French came prepared, war is inevitable, and we must prepare for war from now on.

Send electricity to the government in Vienna, tell the Austrians that we are not going to back down, and urge them to send troops as soon as possible.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiates with the French as much as possible, we need time..."

Chapter 155 Declaring War

On September 1890, 9, France and Belgium mobilized for war at almost the same time. Everyone knew that this was going to be serious.

The eyes of Europe are focused on Vienna. As the boss of the anti-French alliance, the position of the Austrian government at this time will directly affect the subsequent changes in the European continent.

Vienna Palace

Franz asked: "Hasn't the German Federation come to a conclusion yet?"

The strength of Belgium alone cannot stop the French. If you want to wait until the arrival of Austrian reinforcements, the cooperation of North Germany is particularly important at this time.

Everyone understands the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Once the French army occupies Belgium, North Germany will be reduced to a battlefield, and it is impossible to be alone.

In this context, it was an inevitable result for North Germany to send troops to support Belgium.However, this is only in theory.

More people do not necessarily mean more power. There are too many states in the German Federation, and their core interests are different. Not everyone is willing to fight the French.

There will never be a shortage of idiots in the world, and there are also such existences in the German Federation. At this time, some people still fantasize about selling Belgium in exchange for peace.

If conflicts arise, let's quarrel. Anyway, the existence of the Imperial Council is to provide everyone with a place to quarrel.

Foreign Minister Weisenberg: "On the issue of sending troops to reinforce Belgium, the North German states have initially reached an agreement.

However, on the distribution of troops and command authority, the parties have differences again.

George I was very negative, and did not rush to urge everyone to send troops. It seemed that he wanted to preserve his strength. "

People are selfish, and Franz is sure that Bee and Germany both hope that Fao and Austria will suffer from both sides, or even die together, in order to seek the greatest benefits.

It is not surprising that George I was passive and sabotaged. Anyway, the battlefield is far away from Hanover. Even if the front line loses, it will be Belgium and Baden that will be unlucky first.

When the territory in the west has fallen, Austrian reinforcements should arrive, and it's just right to follow the flag and shout.

In the Prussian-Austrian War in the original time and space, Austria was killed by a group of passive and sabotage allies, and had to face an enemy with twice the strength.

Franz frowned, falling into hesitation.Frankly speaking, he had no plans to sell his teammates before this. After all, the strengths of both Germany and Germany are limited, and there is no need to deliberately weaken them.

But the scene in front of him made him consider killing someone with a knife.

A German region that has suffered heavy losses seems to be more conducive to the stability after reunification and reduce some unnecessary troubles.

"The original emergency mobilization plan is cancelled, and we can mobilize according to the normal intensity. A week later, troops will be sent to reinforce Bede's front line.

For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to do a good job of coordination and communication, it must obtain the dispatching authority of the railways along the route.By the way, tell the Belgians that reinforcements will arrive within a month.

As for George I, leave him alone for now.Once the war breaks out, they simply cannot escape. "

Franz still has integrity, and the time for dispatching troops was only delayed by one week, fully worthy of the title of ally.

No one can accuse Austria of pitting its allies. The labor expedition must be prepared, and a week is really not too much.

In fact, the Austrian army did not go to Belgium by train this time, but walked on two legs.

There is no way, the railway capacity is limited, and there are so many countries involved, it cannot be efficient at all.

The precious transportation capacity can only be used for the transportation of logistics materials and weapons and equipment. As for ordinary soldiers, they still have to walk over.

Marching more than 20 kilometers in more than 1000 days, even if you travel lightly, this speed can be achieved in the European continent.

……

There is no redundant explanation, the Vienna government has already expressed its position with practical actions, and the continuous arming of troops is the most powerful response.

This is so anxious to the tsarist government, seeing that Fao is about to fight, without the benefactor and the logistics captain, how will the next battle be fought?

Needless to say, mediation is necessary!

St petersburg

Alexander III reprimanded angrily: "What does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do?

Let you delay the outbreak of the European war, after a long time, the situation becomes uncontrollable..."

From the moment he entered the room, Oscar Jimenez lowered his head, trying to reduce his sense of existence as much as possible, but he still didn't escape.

There is no way, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a mistake in judgment.It was originally thought that the French would launch a war after they had completed their war preparations.

It's a pity that the plan did not change quickly. The French are not stupid. They are preparing for war, and the enemy is also preparing for war.

When they are ready, the enemy is ready too.At that time, the scale of the war will not be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, but millions of troops will fight decisively.

This kind of war, even if it is won, will seriously hurt its vitality, and it will only benefit the fisherman on the side, so the gain outweighs the loss.

Otherwise, Napoleon IV would not have chosen to make use of it even though he knew someone was planning it.

After Alexander III finished venting, Oscar Jimenez tentatively explained: "Your Majesty, the European war was brought forward mainly because the French economy could not sustain it.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already made emergency preparations. We have signed a contract with Austria. Even if a war breaks out in Europe, our supply of strategic materials will be guaranteed.

With the industrial strength of the three countries of the Anti-French Alliance, it is no problem to support multi-line operations, and the European war will not affect the Afghan battlefield. "

From the perspective of industrial strength alone, the anti-French alliance has an absolute advantage. The combined industrial strength of Germany and Germany alone is already very close to France.

In this context, Austria only needs to guarantee the logistics supply of its own army, and the logistics of the troops of the two countries can be handled by themselves.

Even if there is a gap, there is only a shortage of industrial raw materials and food.The French do not have the strength to block the anti-French alliance, and Russia and Austria can provide these materials.

From the perspective of industrial volume, it is no problem for Austria to support 500 million troops to fight, but the front line certainly does not need so many troops.

Then Austria will have spare capacity in logistics, and promises to guarantee the export of materials to Russia, which is completely feasible in theory.

Alexander III sneered: "It is true that it will not be affected, but as a price, we must unconditionally support Austria in this war.

If the Anti-French Alliance loses on the battlefield, we will send troops to help them fight.Otherwise, Austria will be defeated, and we will also be defeated.

By the way, I remember that some time ago, some idiot packaged and sold all the grain exported this year to Austria.

We have long been bound to the chariot by Franz, but now we are bound even more tightly.

From now on, everyone will pray that the Austrians will be more effective, otherwise the Russian Empire will also suffer.

At the same time, we have to pray that the Austrians will not be too capable. If they defeat the French in a few strokes, then we will have to surrender to the European hegemony! "

It is inevitable that Alexander III would not be angry. Before the European war started, the strategic initiative of the Russian Empire would be gone.

Unless they can immediately cut their flesh and give up the Afghan region decisively, otherwise, in this European war, they can only go to the dark side with the Austrians.

The grain that originally belonged to the powerful weapon of the tsarist government was sold to Austria by the bureaucrats for profit, and it is impossible to go back on it now.

Unless the grain of the Russian Empire is exported, it will never go to the Black Sea Strait; and in the subsequent war in Afghanistan, it will not purchase logistical materials and industrial equipment from Austria.

It's no use getting angry, it's all happened.Now there is not much the tsarist government can do except to pray that France and Austria can lose both.

……

Time flew by like an arrow, 48 hours passed by, and the delayed time in Leopold II's fantasy could not be realized.

The French's position is very firm, and they are not given a chance to explain at all, even if there is international mediation.

On September 1890, 9, the French government officially declared war on the Belgian government on the grounds that Belgium conspired to kill French soldiers.

Chapter 156 George I in action

Whether you like it or not, since the French have declared war on Belgium, Leopold II can only bite the bullet and keep up.

Leopold II would not be able to do such a shameless thing as war without declaring it, and the Belgian people would not agree to it.

On September 1890, 9, in a panic, the Belgian government issued a telegram to publicly declare war on France.

There is no doubt that this telegram declaring war is not only for the French, but more for Austria.

It seems to be saying: Boss, younger brothers are all on it, now it's up to you.

In the afternoon, Franz gave an anti-aggression speech in the Imperial Parliament, denouncing France's shameless behavior, and then the representatives unanimously passed the motion to declare war on France.

The next day, Franz released the "Letter to the French People" at the Palace of Vienna, listing a bunch of consequences of the war and calling on the French people to stand up against the aggressive war launched by the government.

Undoubtedly, such an advisory document is of no use at all, and war has already been declared. Naturally, it is impossible to stop after listening to him yelling a few times.

Of course, if the Italians are barely counted among the French people, then this political show is perfect.

After the announcement was issued, an anti-war and anti-aggression movement broke out in Rome, and quickly spread to many Italian cities.If it weren't for the incompetence of the Italian independence organization, it might be another popular uprising.

On September 1890, 9, the French government declared war on Austria. On the same day, the French army invaded Belgium and Luxembourg, which opened the prelude to the European War.

In the Hanover Palace, King George I was cursing endlessly at the moment: "Damn British liars, they are all a group of children..."

It can be seen from the expression that George I was misunderstood by the British.

The strength of the German Federation is not weak, and there is an Austria behind it. Joining the security guarantee promised by the British, George I mistakenly believed that the goal of the French this time was only Belgium.

In this context, George I naturally wanted to encourage the Austrians to hide behind and watch the show.

In order to drag Austria into the water, George I actively cooperated in the early stage of the establishment of the anti-French alliance.

After the signing of the covenant, he thought that the overall situation was settled, and coupled with the constant flickering of the British, George I began to be passive and sabotage.

Anyway, the German Federation is very chaotic, and it is reasonable to move slowly, and it is not afraid that the allies will be held accountable.

Apart from putting on a face, George I did not urge the states to expand their armies and prepare for war. Allies urged him to push it to the Imperial Parliament.

After the two countries of Biot declared war on the French, George I was still secretly celebrating the success of the plan. Who knew that the French would not let them go to the theater.

Hiding is impossible, because of the butterfly effect, Luxembourg is still a member of the German Confederation and has not become independent.

As the "Gibraltar of the North", Luxembourg is such a strategic place, it is naturally impossible for the French to let it go.

Otherwise, when the war reaches a critical moment and the German army breaks out from Luxembourg, the French can only cry.

As it turned out, the British guarantee was worthless on the French side.Regardless of whether the German Federation participated in the war or not, the French army has already started anyway.

Unless George I can sit back and watch the fall of Luxembourg, or they have settled this war.

"Your Majesty, calm down! The matter of the British will be settled with them in the future. The most urgent thing is to mobilize as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the western land.

At the same time, strengthen ties with allies, eliminate previous misunderstandings, and find ways to win this war. "Prime Minister Aiwar persuaded.

Ignoring the prime minister, George I asked: "What do the British say? Shouldn't they give us an explanation for what happened?"

The central government of the German Confederation dominated by Hanover is pro-British from top to bottom, and even the pro-Austrian faction with the largest number of people in the German Confederation is a very small minority here.

The traditional friendship between English and Chinese has a long history. For a long time, the two countries had a common monarch, and the two countries have been the closest allies for nearly a hundred years.

Now that this kind of thing has happened, the impact on George I can be imagined, and even the prime minister who is the leader of the pro-British faction is not waiting to see.

"The British government stated that this was a misunderstanding. They are communicating with France. Let us keep calm first." Foreign Minister Weidlund replied anxiously.

It can indeed be regarded as a misunderstanding. At least France and Germany have not declared war on each other. In theory, there is still the possibility of mediation.

It is impossible to calm down. The French army is attacking the Luxembourg area. George I can calm down, but the officers and soldiers on the front line cannot calm down.

No matter how pro-British, George I was not a fool.If the British government strongly announces to intervene, he can still wait and see, and lightly say that there is a misunderstanding, which is fooling a fool.

"I misunderstood you, did the French army go to Luxembourg for vacation?

Tell the British that if the French army does not withdraw from the German area within 24 hours, then go to war!

Order the 11st Division, [-]nd Division, and [-]th Division stationed in the Rhineland area to immediately reinforce Luxembourg, and order the [-]th Division and No.[-] Division to move to the Belgian area, and be ready to reinforce Belgium at any time.

Inform the representatives of the states that the Imperial Diet will be called this evening.The government immediately issued a national mobilization order in the name of the central government.