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    The Eastern Alliance and the Holy Alliance have begun to expand their armies and prepare for war. This has undoubtedly made the world situation more tense. After a few years of peace, war will most likely come to the entire world again!  However, neither China nor Germany firmly refuses to admit that the relationship between the two parties is deteriorating rapidly. From time to time, the governments of both sides will make peace remarks, claiming that both sides are willing to continue to maintain peace!  However, in fact, nothing done by both parties is conducive to peace!  Such remarks can only fool ordinary people. Elites in various countries all know that the outbreak of war is not far away. Maybe the war will have already broken out when we salute tomorrow morning!

    In addition to the two opposing military groups, the Eastern Alliance and the Holy Alliance, there are also a series of neutral countries.  Such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Bulgaria.  In addition, there are the Kingdom of Serbia, which is about to face the invasion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Greece in the southern Balkan Peninsula, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Nordic countries in Western Europe, etc.!  ,

    Among these neutral countries, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is no longer willing to be the younger brother of others. No matter which military alliance it joins, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has no choice but to be the younger brother, so they might as well go it alone!  Coupled with the secret treaty signed between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and China, this gave the Austro-Hungarian Empire great confidence!  With safety guaranteed, Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I was concentrating on taking action against the Kingdom of Serbia. He could not wait to build confidence and merit among the Slavs in southeastern Europe.

    Another big country, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, is still hesitant!  China's previous series of actions have seriously damaged the interests of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. In particular, China receives a large amount of oil revenue from the Middle East every year, which further stimulates the Ottoman Turkish Empire.  Coupled with China's seizure of the island of Cyprus and the deployment of a large number of military forces on the island, this posed a serious threat to the Ottoman Turkish Empire!  The Ottoman Turkish Empire was determined to join the Allies in order to regain the benefits taken away by China.  But they were afraid that once the war broke out, the Ottoman Turkish Empire would be attacked by China.  Therefore, before the war situation is clear, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will not easily express its position!  However, the Ottoman Turkish Empire was undoubtedly inclined to Germany in essence.  Most of the oil they extract from Baku every year is sold to Germany, allowing Germany to establish sufficient oil war reserves!  This made China very dissatisfied. China had hinted to the Ottoman Empire several times to reduce its oil supply to Germany, but the Ottoman Empire turned a deaf ear to this!

    As for the two small countries of the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, although they were the victors in the last world war.  But because the country is too weak, they don't want to express their stance too early, lest they suffer a devastating blow because they are on the wrong team.  At the same time, they want to repeat their old tricks and wait until the war situation becomes clear before joining the battlefield in order to seize a large number of post-war benefits.  However, they probably didn't expect that neither China nor Germany would let their shameless behavior go!

    On December 18, 1918, Christmas was only one week away, and the entire Western world began to celebrate Christmas.  Although the clouds of war are getting thicker, no one seems to be worried.  Or maybe everyone hopes to enjoy the peace of Christmas before the war breaks out.  Maybe war will break out next year, and having a peaceful and peaceful Christmas will become a luxury!

    In Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, at the Hofburg Palace, Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I was angry with the generals of the Austro-Hungarian Army!

    "Grand Duke Friedrich, should you give me a reasonable explanation? It has been three months since the order to prepare was issued! Why have the preparations for the attack not been completed?" Ferdinand I asked.  In the previous plan, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would take military action against the Kingdom of Serbia at the end of this year!  But until now, the preparations are not complete yet!  Although the four armored brigades have arrived at the front line, they lack enough fuel, weapons and ammunition.  The answer from the Logistics Department was that it would take about a month to send this batch of oil to the front line!  In addition, of the 400,000 troops prepared, only 300,000 have reached the front line, and 100,000 are still on the way!  The performance of the Austro-Hungarian Army made Ferdinand I very dissatisfied!  He is full of hope for this military operation.  However, the war has not yet begun, and so many problems have arisen just in the preparation stage.  He really couldn't imagine how many problems would arise after launching an attack on the Kingdom of Serbia!  In addition, there are so many problems just for a small country like the Kingdom of Serbia. Once it faces the powerful Germany, the performance of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army will probably be even worse. This makes Ferdinand I very disappointed!

    "Your Majesty, the order to assemble has been issued long ago! However, there was a problem with coordination.??That's why this situation occurred!  We will ensure that we complete preparations for the war as soon as possible!  "said Archduke Friedrich, commander of the Austrian army!

    "Your Majesty, the General Staff has done its best! We guarantee that all preparations will be completed by mid-January next year at the latest!" Duke Kasbah, Austrian Minister of War and Minister of War of the Central Government of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also said  !  The Austro-Hungarian Empire's army was very responsible. Both the Kingdom of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary had the right to form their own armies, but they only nominally obeyed the command of the central government!  In addition, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a multi-ethnic country with hundreds of languages. There were big problems with communication between the various units, as well as between officers and soldiers!  For the officers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is extremely difficult to command such an army in combat!

    "The 10th of next month! This is the deadline I gave you. I hope you must be ready before the 10th!" Ferdinand I said!

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" All the generals replied!

    "General Noland, my war against the Kingdom of Serbia this time is a matter for the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire. I hope that the army of the Kingdom of Hungary can cooperate closely!" Archduke Ferdinand stared at a white-haired elderly general and said.  .  He is General Noland, the commander-in-chief of the Army of the Kingdom of Hungary.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Noland replied quickly!  This time there were problems with the Austro-Hungarian Army's army preparations, largely due to the Hungarian Army's lack of cooperation!  Admiral Noland also knew that if the Army of the Kingdom of Hungary continued to fail to cooperate, Ferdinand I would go crazy!

    "Where is the air force? Are our fighter planes deployed in place?" Ferdinand I asked.

    "Your Majesty, there is a problem with the airport on the front line. It is estimated that it will take half a month to build it!" the Austro-Hungarian Air Force Commander replied!  The Austro-Hungarian Empire's air force was established relatively late. So far, it only has more than a thousand aircraft imported from China and Germany. Compared with the main aircraft currently equipped by China and Germany, the performance of these aircraft has seriously lagged behind!

    "Okay! In half a month, I want to see the Air Force fighter jets deployed to the frontline airport! Otherwise, you will repair the airport yourself!" Ferdinand I said coldly!

    "Yes, Your Majesty! I promise to complete the mission!" Admiral Oliphan said quickly!

    "Everyone! Now both the Eastern Alliance and the Holy Alliance are frantically expanding their armies and preparing for war! The Austro-Hungarian Empire is caught between the cracks to survive, and we must further expand our military power! Therefore, I have decided that before the middle of next year  , the size of the Austro-Hungarian Army will be expanded to three million people! Among them, the number of armored brigades will be increased to twenty! Most of the equipment will be produced by us, and a small amount of equipment will be purchased from China!" Ferdinand I  Said!  The Holy Alliance's military expansion and war preparations put great pressure on the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  Especially the current performance of the Austro-Hungarian Army made Ferdinand I very dissatisfied, which made him even more aware of the upcoming crisis!

    "Your Majesty, the army will be expanded to three million people and ten more armored brigades will be established. This will make the Austro-Hungarian Empire's finances overwhelmed!" Mario Weber, Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, said with some worry.  The finances of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were already in bad shape. If it weren't for the plunder from the defeated countries, it might have collapsed long ago.  The current crazy military expansion and preparations for war will undoubtedly further worsen the financial resources of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    "The government has to find a way to solve the problem of financial resources, whether it is issuing bonds or borrowing money from abroad, it's all fine! I just want to see the final result!" Ferdinand I said stubbornly!

    Mario Weber had no choice but to say nothing more.

    "In addition! On January 1st, I hope to conduct a military exercise in Bosnia. I will personally review the troops in the exercise and show the powerful military power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to those Slavs!" Ferdinand I said.

    Bosnia and Herzegovina has always been relatively turbulent, and extreme nationalism has begun to rise, which has brought great trouble to the Austro-Hungarian Empire's rule in this region!  Especially this time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was preparing to invade the Kingdom of Serbia, which caused fierce opposition from the Slavs in this region.  In just three months, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina have put out several rebellions!

    "Your Majesty! The situation there is quite chaotic. If you go there in person, your safety will not be guaranteed!" Prime Minister Mario Weber advised!

    "I believe that the heroic Austro-Hungarian army will ensure the safety of their emperor!" Ferdinand I said stubbornly!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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