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Text Chapter 1,457 Serbia¡¯s Request

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    The establishment of the Holy Alliance has deepened the tension in the world a lot!  All this is so imaginative to the formation of the Allied Powers by Germany, Austria and Italy before World War I!  However, compared to the time when Germany, Austria and Italy formed the Allied Powers, the number of member states of the Holy Alliance is much larger this time!  However, the enemies they face have also changed!  Although the main enemy is China, China's current power as a country is no less than that of the original Allies!

    The establishment of the Holy Alliance made China feel a personal crisis!  The Chinese government has frequently criticized Germany's leadership in establishing the Holy Alliance, and has made many counterattacks!  The Second Fleet and the Third Fleet of the Chinese Navy have entered a state of emergency combat readiness!  At the same time, the Air Force fighter units and long-range bomber units deployed in the Mediterranean and Ireland also began to prepare for the war!  Once a war breaks out, they will be the first troops to attack the enemy!  The situation between China and the Holy Alliance led by Germany suddenly became tense!

    The member states of the Holy Alliance also began to expand their armies and prepare for war at the call of Germany!  It's just that, except for Germany, other countries mainly expand their armies!  As for the navy and air force, because they require relatively high technology, they are temporarily unable to do anything and can only count on Germany!  In addition, the Holy Alliance is also actively lobbying other countries, hoping that they can join the Holy Alliance to further strengthen the power of the Holy Alliance!  The victors of World War I, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania, were especially the targets of the Holy Alliance's lobbying!  However, their results were not great!  Although the Ottoman Turkish Empire has great conflicts with China, China has deployed heavy troops in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. If the Ottoman Turkish Empire joins the Allies, it will inevitably become China's priority target of attack!  In addition, the death of Sultan Muhammad V of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and his younger brother succeeded to the throne as Muhammad VI, may make the Ottoman Turkish Empire temporarily unintentional to deal with international disputes!  As for the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, they don¡¯t want to place their bets prematurely!  In the last world war, the two countries also waited until the situation became clear before placing their bets. This allowed them to catch the last train of the victorious country and receive generous rewards!  And this time, the two countries also want to repeat their old tricks!

    In fact, for Germany, whether these three countries join the Holy Alliance will not have a great impact on Germany!  The military strength of these three countries is not strong. Even if they join the Holy Alliance, they will not play a big role!  On the contrary, if they were neutral, they could provide Germany with large amounts of war materials.  For example, the oil Germany needs comes entirely from the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Kingdom of Romania!  Although Germany has established strategic oil reserves in recent years and has stored a large amount of oil, it cannot guarantee whether it can cope with a long-term war!

    As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany had to give up after hard work!  The Austro-Hungarian Empire refused to join the Holy Alliance, and their main attention was placed on the southern kingdom of Serbia!  Rather than joining the Holy Alliance and challenging the world's most powerful country, the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to cut off a piece of fat from the Kingdom of Serbia to enhance the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  Especially now, Ferdinand I has just succeeded to the throne, and he is eager to further consolidate his influence in the Austro-Hungarian Empire through a foreign war.  A series of military deployments by the Austro-Hungarian Empire also gave the Kingdom of Serbia a great influence. Facing the powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Serbia had absolutely no chance of winning!  Therefore, the Kingdom of Serbia had to consider other ways to offset the pressure of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    When the Holy Alliance was established, the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia Ivanlovic met with the German Foreign Minister Stresemann and proposed to Streseman that the Kingdom of Serbia hopes to join the Holy Alliance led by Germany.  However, their demands put Germany in a very difficult position!

    The Kingdom of Serbia is a country located on the Balkan Peninsula, formerly the Principality of Serbia!  At the beginning of the sixth century, a group of Serbs from the southern Slavs crossed the Danube River and settled in the mountains south of the middle and lower reaches of the Sava River.  Later it was conquered by Bulgaria.  In 1058, it became a vassal of Byzantium.  Gained independence in 1190.  At the beginning of the thirteenth century, there was civil strife in the Eastern Roman Empire, the fall of Constantinople, and Westerners entering the Balkans. The Serbs took the opportunity to expand their territory and established a feudal kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula.  In 1217, Grand Duke Stephen Nemanja II was crowned king and became a feudal kingdom.  In the 1450s, the country became powerful and successively occupied Macedonia, Thessaly, Ibirus and Albania under Byzantine rule, and made Skopje its capital.  Later, it was divided into many principalities and the country became weak.  After the 1470s, it was invaded by Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.  It became a province of the Ottoman Empire in 1459.  During the occupation of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, due to differences in religious beliefs, the Balkans had never truly submitted to Muslim rule.?.  After entering the industrial age, Ottoman Turkey gradually declined. The Serbs finally gained recognition from the Ottoman government in 1830 during the war, and the Principality of Serbia became independent, although the Principality only owned Belgrade.  After independence, the Principality of Serbia expanded its territory in the 1830s. It was not until 1867 that the Turkish army withdrew from Serbia.  After the "Berlin Conference" in 1878, it gained international recognition of independence.  In 1882, the Kingdom of Serbia was re-established and continued to expand its territory, becoming a force that cannot be underestimated in the Balkans.  From getting rid of control and expanding territory, to becoming truly independent and continuing to expand territory, influenced by the trend of "unifying Southern Slavia", more and more people in Serbia believe that Southern Slavia should be united to form a powerful country, in order to forever get rid of the major powers.  control.  But in fact, it is always simpler than that. The ethnic issues in the Balkans have been around for a long time. Although the cultures of the southern Slavic peoples have the same roots, they have long been different after years of development and evolution. Moreover, Slovenia and Croatia believe in Catholicism, while Serbia and Bosnia believe in Catholicism.  Although the two sides of the Orthodox Church are branches of Christianity, they are incompatible due to conflict of interests.  When we have common interests, we can unite; when we have different interests, we can separate.  In fact, the Serbs have only expanded their ambitions due to successive victories. "Unifying Southern Slavia" is just an excuse. Expanding territory and sphere of influence and obtaining benefits is what every country has to do.

    The conflict between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was mainly concentrated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1878, the Austro-Hungarian Empire seized the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) region from the Turks and formally merged it into the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1909.  Become a directly governed province.  Most of the people living in these two places are Slavs.  Therefore, the Kingdom of Serbia hopes to incorporate the Bosnia and Herzegovina region into the Kingdom of Serbia (I feel that this is completely seeking death).  As a result, the conflict between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire became increasingly serious.  Before the World War, the Kingdom of Serbia received support from Russia and other Allied Powers. However, after the World War, the Allied Powers were defeated, and now no country can restrain the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  If the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to invade the Kingdom of Serbia, no one can save them!

    Germany is in a very difficult position when it comes to the Kingdom of Serbia¡¯s request to join the Holy Alliance!  From now on, it seems that the Austro-Hungarian Empire's invasion of the Kingdom of Serbia has become a foregone conclusion!  If the Kingdom of Serbia is accepted to join the Holy Alliance, it will inevitably make Austria-Hungary more hostile to Germany, and may even lead to the outbreak of war!  If the Austro-Hungarian Empire ignores the threat of the Holy Alliance and still invades the Kingdom of Serbia, according to the treaty of the Holy Alliance, other members of the Holy Alliance should declare war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  And China, behind the Austro-Hungarian Empire, would certainly not stand idly by.  Therefore, a new world war is about to break out!

    "Your Majesty, I think we should reject the request of the Kingdom of Serbia! The Kingdom of Serbia joining the Holy Alliance will not benefit us at all, but will trigger a war! Germany is not ready for war yet! We need more preparation time  !" said German Prime Minister Holweg!

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, if we reject the request of the Kingdom of Serbia, how will other countries view us? View the entire Holy Alliance? By then, they will definitely be even more unwilling to join the Holy Alliance! Therefore, I think we should agree to Serbia  At the request of the Kingdom, allow them to join the Holy Alliance! In this case, the influence of the Holy Alliance will be further enhanced!" Crown Prince William said!

    "His Royal Highness, if the Austro-Hungarian Empire really invades the Kingdom of Serbia, do we really have to declare war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire in accordance with the treaty?" German Foreign Minister Stresemann asked with some worry!

    "The Austro-Hungarian Empire refuses to join the Holy Alliance. It is already an enemy of the empire! As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire's invasion of the Kingdom of Serbia! As long as we deploy some troops on the border, will the Austro-Hungarian Empire still dare to invade the Kingdom of Serbia?" Crown Prince William said confidently  said!  Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire purchased a large amount of advanced equipment from China, Germany really did not take the Austro-Hungarian Empire seriously!  They believed that Germany¡¯s enemy was China, and that Austria-Hungary was not qualified to be Germany¡¯s enemy!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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