Chapter 718： Historical necessity (1/2)
”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!”