Chapter 718: Historical necessity

"His Royal Highness, we have found hidden Serbian independents in the city. Do we need to change our itinerary today?" The chief guard said beside the crown prince.

"I am the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the future emperor. How can I retreat because I am afraid of the bullets of the assassins? Haven't the police and the army been arranged? I believe in your abilities. After all, I will lead you in the future. Belgrade or even St. Petersburg." Ferdinand said.

   "I will tell the Serbs today that there is a complete Austro-Hungarian army behind me, and they can easily be crushed to pieces at any time!"

The Austro-Hungarian Empire is really ready to take the lead in the Balkans, and deployed a complete group army in the border areas of the two countries according to the configuration of the war. The arrival of Crown Prince Ferdinand made the whole situation even more tense. After all, it is more than just Austria. The crown prince of the Hungarian Empire is also the second in command of the military power of the empire.

  "Today is March 5th, and in two months at most, we will celebrate our victory in Belgrade. Today is a preview!" the crown prince said confidently.

After all, what Ferdinand could not think of was that he said that the trusted army and police failed to save his life. When a young Serbian armed with a modified Mauser C98 submachine pistol blasted a full 20-round magazine. At that time, the crown prince and his wife completed a cycle of history. And the pace of war has entered the final stage! At this time, there are still 6 months before the German emperor goes to war!

"The war is about to begin!" When Ruprecht received the news, his first reaction was nervousness. After preparing for more than 20 years, it is finally time to decide his fate. The prince was not surprised at the assassination of Crown Prince Dinant, and even heaved a sigh of relief. If Ferdinand were alive, then Princess Mary would naturally not be in the position. After all, the former has been a prince for decades. It is not an exaggeration to say that the foundation is deep. He is not dead, how could his wife be in charge?

As for his death, the prince was not too surprised. First of all, the assassination of Prince Ferdinand was not an isolated thing in history. There was support from Serbian ultra-nationalists. This is the so-called mafia. This organization In fact, big moves have already been made before. In history, the last Grand Duke of Serbia's Obrennos dynasty died under the gun of this organization, and it was 1903. And this organization even survived until World War II. If it is murder, they are professional.

  Secondly, the combat effectiveness of the powerful organs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also really problematic. Princess Sissi was assassinated, Ferdinand was also assassinated, and the core members of the royal family died like this. This is also extremely rare among European royal families, right? If there is no problem with security, it is definitely impossible. In addition, Ferdinand himself jumped a little, and finally ended up with the same ending as in history. It is unexpected and reasonable.

  However, Ruprecht obviously has no intention of paying attention to these things anymore. He needs to arrange some important things now.

"Mary, you go to Vienna immediately. I want to know the attitude of His Majesty Fritz, is it war or reconciliation? At the same time, immediately let Count Laura turn all the funds into materials, and then purchase according to our pre-listed list. Supplies, I hope to ship all these things back within one month." The prince first turned to his wife and said.

   "Earl Schelling, contact Berlin immediately, I need to know the attitude of the Kaiser!"

   "Calipte, contact Prince Leopold immediately. I need to know the mobilization of the Bavarian Army and the Bohemian Moravian Army."

"I will write a handwritten letter to Tirpitz to prepare them to release the submarine and the camouflaged assault ship. As for the two warships ordered by Argentina, my final decision is to implement plan B, which is determined by the Kaiser. ." In a very short time, Ruprecht issued several orders.

  Historically, it took a full month from the assassination of Crown Prince Ferdinand to the declaration of war by the Austro-Hungarian Empire on Serbia. In this last month, the prince had to deal with too many things!

  In the next night, Berlin had already called back, and this time, Berlin used the Bavarian Enig cipher machine. Before seeing the specific content of the telegram, Ruprecht knew what the Kaiser meant. This war was finally about to break out. According to the agreement between the prince and the Kaiser, before the war broke out, all important departments of Prussia The Enig cipher machine that has been sealed for a long time needs to be replaced immediately to prevent leakage. Changing the cipher machine can be seen as a signal of the outbreak of war!

  Princess Mary has taken her son to Vienna. As important members of the royal family, Princess Mary and Albrecht, who has the inheritance rights of the Grand Duke of Bohemia Moravia, should go to Vienna to attend Ferdinand’s funeral.

"Hopefully, everything we have done can be achieved." Ruprecht took a deep breath, and then walked out of the study quickly. If nothing unexpected happens, this will probably be the last time in the past few months. Living in the palace of Munich~www.wuxiaspot.com~ For today, the prince has made a plan, and the last batch of supplies will be handed over to the Countess Laura to be responsible for the delivery to Germany. He will be with Prince Leopold tomorrow Wait for the important members of the Bavarian Army to meet, and then have a meeting with the important commanders of the Bohemia Army.

  After the mobilization order is issued, he still needs to communicate and exchange with the representatives of the German General Staff and the representatives of the Austro-Hungarian Marshal Konrad. And participate in the formulation of the final war plan.

  When Ruprecht walked out of the room, he saw his father, and now King Ludwig III of Bavaria was standing in front of him. "My child, war is about to break out, are you ready?" the old king said calmly.

"We have prepared for it for nearly 20 years. If we are not ready now, then we will never be ready. I decided to take on my responsibilities and obligations and raise the glory of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Wittelsbach family to A new height." Ruprecht said.

   "Go, do your own business, and leave the country to me. Whether it is Prussia or Fritz, I can deal with them. I believe you can succeed." The old king smiled and nodded.

   "Father, waiting for me and my army to return victorious." Ruprecht left after speaking. The war is finally coming.

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