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Text Chapter 1,470 The Chaotic Austro-Hungarian Empire

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    On the night of January 1, 1919, the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was still brightly lit!  The news that Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I and Queen Sophie were assassinated has been confirmed, but the senior officials of the Austro-Hungarian government and military are still arguing!

    "Gentlemen! The despicable Serbs planned this assassination operation. They assassinated the great Emperor and Queen! Their behavior can never be forgiven! I propose that the Austro-Hungarian Empire gather at the border of the Army immediately  Let¡¯s set out to attack the Kingdom of Serbia and make those despicable Serbs pay for their shameless behavior!¡± Duke Kasbah, Austrian Minister of War and Minister of War of the Central Government of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, said excitedly.

    "Your Majesty the Duke! First of all, our military preparations have not been completed! Various war supplies have not yet arrived at the front line. Moreover, after the assassination of His Majesty the Emperor, the morale of the front line troops has been greatly affected! I think that now  This is not the best time to launch a war against the Kingdom of Serbia! The first thing we have to do is to maintain the stability of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and wait until the new emperor ascends the throne before launching a war against the Kingdom of Serbia! Let them pay a heavy price!" Hungarian Minister of War  Admiral Noland objected!

    "General Noland, what do you mean by this? Is there anything wrong with avenging the death of His Majesty the Emperor? With the troops we have assembled on the front line, we are enough to defeat the Serbs!" Austrian Army Chief of Staff Franz Kahn  Admiral Baron Rad von Herzendorf said angrily!  However, after the death of Ferdinand I, no one in Austria could subdue other states, especially the Hungarians!

    "I have no other meaning. What I said was just for the overall interests of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!" Admiral Noland said without fear!  The strength of the Hungarian Army is not much worse than that of the Austrian Army.

    "Okay, everyone, stop arguing! Let's decide on the candidate for the new emperor first! According to the Austro-Hungarian Empire's throne succession law, the first heir to the throne is Archduke Karl! Should we rule Archduke Karl immediately and let him rush back?  The Austro-Hungarian Empire will succeed the new Austrian Emperor in order to stabilize the domestic situation?" Foreign Minister Count Leopold von Berchtold suggested!

    "Archduke Karl is the first heir to the throne, so of course he should inherit the throne! Austria supports Archduke Karl to become the next Austrian Emperor!" Austrian Prime Minister Stefan said immediately!  The reason why Austria is able to occupy a dominant position in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is that the Emperor of Austria is the king of the Kingdom of Austria!  If Archduke Karl can take over the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then Austria's status will be guaranteed!

    "Although Archduke Karl is the first heir to the throne, his prestige is not enough to convince the public! Other countries will have objections to Archduke Karl taking over the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!" Hungarian Prime Minister Esther von Thi  Earl Shao said!

    "Hmph! I think Hungary has objections to this! It has become a practice that the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is appointed by the king of the Kingdom of Austria! Does the Kingdom of Hungary want to overthrow it?" Stefan, the Prime Minister of the Austrian Government, said coldly  Said!

    "Although it is customary for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to be succeeded by members of the Habsburg royal family! However, this has not formed a legal provision! The Austrian Emperors Franz Joseph I and Ferdinand I had lofty positions within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  We in Hungary have no objection to them becoming the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! However, when Archduke Karl inherits the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, can he really lead the Austro-Hungarian Empire to become stronger? We in the Kingdom of Hungary doubt this." Hungarian Prime Minister Yi  Count Ste. von Tisau said tit for tat!

    The Kingdom of Hungary is not willing to be just a member of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If possible, they certainly hope to play a greater role!  In addition, other states in the Austro-Hungarian Empire are also dissatisfied with the Kingdom of Austria. Therefore, the Kingdom of Hungary is still certain to wrest the power of the empire from the Kingdom of Austria!

    "Oh God! Your Majesty just passed away, do you want the entire empire to fall apart? The Austrian Army will never agree! Any attempt to usurp the throne will be opposed by the Austrian Army!" Austrian Army Commander Friedrich  The Grand Duke said angrily!

    "The Hungarian Army will not hesitate to fight to protect the interests of the Kingdom of Hungary!" said General Tobres, Chief of General Staff of the Hungarian Army!

    For the right to inherit the throne, the Kingdom of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary started a fierce quarrel!  The Kingdom of Austria must have Archduke Karl inherit the throne, but the Kingdom of Hungary expressed opposition and even claimed that if Archduke Karl inherited the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary would be independent from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  The two sides are facing each other tit for tat, and the smell of gunpowder is very strong!  Without a strong emperor to suppress it, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a dualist empire, has fallen apart.There are signs!

    "The Austro-Hungarian Empire does not belong to the Kingdom of Austria, but to all the states! It cannot just be the Kingdom of Austria that has the final say! I propose that all the states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire be summoned tomorrow to jointly decide on the successor to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  "Hungarian Prime Minister Count Esther von Tissau said!

    "No! The Austro-Hungarian Empire's throne succession law has stipulated that the throne should be inherited by Archduke Karl! There is no need for us to bother!" Stefan, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Austria, immediately objected!  The conflicts between the various states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are not small. If it were decided by everyone, the possibility of Archduke Karl successfully inheriting the throne would be almost zero.  Therefore, the Kingdom of Austria will insist on the death of Archduke Karl as the first heir to the throne and demand that Archduke Karl succeed to the throne!  After Archduke Karl succeeds to the throne, the situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be stabilized!

    The Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Mario Weber, also had a huge headache. Neither the Kingdom of Austria nor the Kingdom of Hungary could convince the other. This made the situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire very confusing. It was even more important to take the next step to ensure the stability of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  It¡¯s hard to reach the sky!

    At this time, the palace attendant walked into the conference room and said a few words in the ear of Prime Minister Mario Weber!  Prime Minister Mario Weber nodded, and the aide left the conference room!

    Prime Minister Mario Weber stood up and was about to leave the conference room, but he was stopped by Hungarian Prime Minister Count Esther von Tissau!

    ¡°Prime Minister Mario Weber, is there anything we can¡¯t know?¡± said Hungarian Prime Minister Count Esther von Tissau.

    Prime Minister Mario Weber was stunned for a moment, then a trace of anger flashed on his face, and he said coldly: "His Excellency Shen Ruilin, the Chinese Ambassador to the Austria-Hungary Empire, is here. He wants to convey to us the Chinese Empire's response to the assassination of His Majesty the Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I.  manner!"

    "In that case, please invite His Excellency Ambassador Shen Ruilin to come directly to the conference room! We also want to know China's attitude!" Hungarian Prime Minister Count Esther von Tissau said without giving in!

    ¡°Okay, as you wish!¡± Prime Minister Mario Weber said!

    A few minutes later, Shen Ruilin, China¡¯s ambassador to Austria-Hungary, appeared in the conference room. Seeing the two angry parties in the conference room, Ambassador Shen Ruilin couldn¡¯t help but frowned.

    "Everyone! His Majesty the Emperor and the government are very concerned about the assassination of Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I and Queen Sophie in Sarajevo. The Empire expresses regret for what happened to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Moreover, the Empire is willing to support the Austro-Hungarian Empire in making this happen.  The culprit of this incident launched an attack and made those despicable guys pay the price!" Ambassador Shen Ruilin said.

    ¡°Thanks to China¡¯s support, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely not let the murderer who planned this incident go unpunished!¡± Prime Minister Mario Weber said!  However, he is also somewhat helpless about the current chaotic situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  If the huge Austro-Hungarian Empire falls apart, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire will fall from its position as the third largest country in the world!

    "In addition, there is one more thing I want to tell you! After learning about the assassination of His Majesty the Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I, in order to quickly stabilize the situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, we have decided to send Archduke Karl back to the country as soon as possible! We have already dispatched  We have acquired the most advanced transport aircraft and will send Archduke Karl back directly from North America! It is expected that Archduke Karl will arrive in Vienna by tomorrow afternoon!" Ambassador Shen Ruilin said!  Chaos occurred in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was undoubtedly very detrimental to China!  Therefore, China decided to help Archduke Karl, the first heir to the throne, return to China as soon as possible!  For this reason, China does not hesitate to dispatch the most advanced transport aircraft!

    The Y4 transport aircraft of the Chinese Air Force takes off from the air force base on the island of Newfoundland and can fly to the Azores Islands.  Then, after refueling and overhauling in the Azores, you can fly directly to Gibraltar.  Land in Gibraltar, refuel and fly to Corsica!  Then get the last refueling there, and, escorted by long-range fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force, fly directly to Vienna!  The entire voyage only takes a little more than a day!  When Ambassador Shen Ruilin notified the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Karl had already boarded a transport plane provided by China and began to cross the Atlantic Ocean!

    Archduke Karl is very grateful for China¡¯s help!  Although everything in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was led by Ferdinand I, he was also very clear about the national policy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to befriend China and resist Germany!  China will help him return to Vienna as soon as possible and stabilize the situation. This is exactly what Archduke Karl wants to see!  Of course, this also shocked the senior leaders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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