Chapter 1719： Meet Ao Huangyi (1/2)
Chapter 1719 Meeting with Austrian Emperor 1
After the talks were over, they were immediately ready to leave for Vienna, the capital of Austria. Under the coordination of the diplomatic departments of the two countries, the whole process went smoothly. Three days later, at noon, Grand Duke Baden and his entourage came to Hoffmann. In the palace.
”Full of respect, and at the same time revealing a smell of alienation.” Looking at the meticulous staff of the Austro-Hungarian Empire next to them and their official expressions made Grand Duke Baden a little uncomfortable. In fact, as a prince of Prussia, Grand Duke Baden knew that he was not popular now. This is completely different from how he felt when he came to Vienna a few years ago. As for the reason? It can only be said that before, when Crown Prince Ferdinand was still a good friend, the Crown Prince and the Kaiser were very good friends, so they also received very good treatment, but this time, the Austrian side was deeply alienated.
Of course, as a grand duke, he knew very well that the root cause of this estrangement was the deviation of the interests of both parties. Not to mention, the turbulence in Hungary alone and the German prohibition of the Bavarian army from entering the Austro-Hungarian Empire made the Austrian Emperor feel that I am very unhappy. After all, the combat effectiveness of the Bavarian army is sufficient. The Grand Duke of Baden estimated that if the Kaiser had not stepped in, I am afraid that the Hungary problem would have been resolved now.
To talk about the actual situation, it is not so much that the German Empire helped the Austro-Hungarian Empire to lay down a huge territory, but rather that the Bavarian Army played the entire field on the eastern front and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dying of the Russians. As for the East Prussian Army? To say that there is no contribution, it is definitely not objective, but watching the East Prussian Army's combat troops of less than 400,000 took half of the spoils, it is impossible to say that Fritz has no objection in his heart!
”Your Excellency, Your Majesty is inside, please come in.” Just as Grand Duke Baden was thinking about it, a waiter whispered. Then the Grand Duke nodded and walked into the hall.
”The Austrian Emperor is in a very good state of mind?!” Looking at Emperor Fritz sitting upright, Grand Duke Baden's left eye twitched slightly. These people are all over 80 years old. Judging from their mental state, they seem to be better than in previous years. It seems that the recent old emperor is doing very well. Grand Duke Baden said in his heart.
Facing the special envoy of the German Emperor, the reception of the Austrian Emperor was considered to be complete. However, the Grand Duke of Baden was obviously not here to eat, drink and chat. After a short greeting, the two sides wanted to see the truth!
”His Majesty the Kaiser is very dissatisfied with your country's recent actions in Poland. The unauthorized change of defenses by your country and the Bavarian military directly harmed the interests of the German Empire. It also violated our prior agreement.” Baden Grand Duke said as softly as possible.
”First of all, the change of defense was carried out in accordance with the order of the Eastern Front Command of the Allied Powers. There is no unauthorized statement. If there is some misunderstanding between the Eastern Front Command and the General Staff of your country, then your country should first The General Staff Headquarters communicated with the Eastern Front Headquarters instead of looking for me.”
”Secondly, as for the agreement reached in advance that the Grand Duke said? I just want to say that this is a verbal agreement after all, and the responsibility for breaking this balance does not lie with me or even Bavaria. I say this to you Do you agree?” The Austrian Emperor said solemnly.