Holy Roman Empire

Out of the palace, Prime Minister Terrence Burkin's back was soaked, and he knew he was being overcast.

coincidence?

There is no coincidence in politics. It is really a coincidence that the emperor must believe.

There is no problem in lobbying the emperor to go to war. This is also the prime minister's job, and it is not overstepped.

But it happened to catch up with the soldier's attack and was mistaken by the emperor as a forced palace.

After a little thought, Terence Burgin locked the suspicion on the agricultural subordinate "Rafael", but he really did not understand why his cronies wanted to pit him.

To know if Rafael can win the fattening of the management farm, or if he pushed it up with one hand, how to say is also a kind of knowing.

Bureaucratic groups also talk about interpersonal relationships, and traitors will be despised wherever they go. Even if they change jobs, it will be after Prime Minister Terence Burgin has gone.

At this time, the stabbing back was completely looking for death. With the power of Prime Minister Terrence Burgin, he was fully capable of knocking Rafael down in the dust before he fell.

Things have happened, and now it is no longer necessary to struggle with this issue.

Perhaps Rafael ’s idiot was also exploited. At least Prime Minister Terrence Burgin did not think that Rafael had the courage to plan this incident.

Seemingly calm and calm, the Belgian was blamed, but it does not mean that the matter is over.

This time it was the French government and the emperor who had been pitted. How could it be possible to deal with such an obvious relationship with the emperor?

Prime Minister Terrence Burgin has decided to pursue the end. No matter who did it, he must be prepared to greet the most powerful wave of revenge in France, provided that he can be found.

After calming down, Prime Minister Terrence Burgin quickly put aside these miscellaneous thoughts, and there were a lot of things waiting for him to deal with the impending war. At this time, there was not much effort to worry about.

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On September 24, 1890, the French government issued a bill to Billy instructing the Belgian government to surrender the kidnapped soldiers and the assailants of the French soldiers within 48 hours, and pay one billion francs in compensation.

Upon receiving this bad news, Leopold II, who was still celebrating the remarkable results of the joint blockade, was directly dumbfounded.

Don't wait to play like this.In accordance with established practice, after the French encountered the blockade, they should first fight against the anti-French alliance and then negotiate.

How can the French make an excuse for war as soon as they come up, issue a war pass, and do not follow the rules at all.

The French made excuses to provoke war. The problem is that they did not fight in Germany and Austria, but instead chose Belgium to be the rafters. Leopold II was really bitter in his heart.

You should know that in order to avoid this war, the Belgian government has made many efforts, including active diplomatic mediation.

Those who had originally hoped for the British-Austrian mediation, but the British boss was unreliable and changed hands to sell them; Austria also looked at the lively and not too big, after intervening in the mediation, not only did not find a way to ease the contradiction, but further forced the French to the corner.

Even if he was forced to join the anti-French alliance, Leopold II began to work hard to reduce his sense of presence, and all the limelight was pushed to Germany and Austria.

It's a pity that you still have to come. Belgium's geographical location determines the characteristics of their beatings, and they can't escape it.

After slowing down, Leopold II asked, "What do the ministers of Germany and Austria say?"

Concessions are impossible, and without mentioning huge compensation, the Belgian government cannot hand over murderers and missing soldiers who do not exist.

Foreign Minister Jule bitterly replied: "The German Minister did not give a clear answer, and he had to wait for a domestic decision.

The Austrian Minister said that no matter what decisions we make, we will support them, including fighting against France."

It is easy to say that fighting is going on. If there is a fight, Belgium is the biggest victim.

Anyone with a little military knowledge knows that unless the anti-French alliance takes the initiative, Belgium will be the main battlefield between the alliance and the French.

It is impossible to take the initiative to attack. The anti-French alliances, including Belgium, are not prepared for war.

The Austrian army is still in the country, even if it comes at the fastest speed, it will be half a month later.

In fact, the Austrian army was able to enter the battlefield within a month, even if it went all out.

Maybe ordinary people take a train from Vienna to Brussels, it only takes two days, but the military action is different.

It takes time to build up troops, time to mobilize, and time to transport equipment and logistics.

The railroad's capacity is not unlimited. Ordinary trains can transport troops of one battalion at a time. With weapons, equipment, and logistics, many companies cannot even transport troops.

Belgium has no ability to solve the logistics problems of reinforcements by itself. The Austrian army must carry it by itself.

Because of different track standards, multiple transfers are required halfway.Each transfer requires materials to be unloaded, and a lot of time will be wasted along the way.

The most optimistic estimate is that the departure from Austria to Belgium will take four or five days.

Adding the preparation time in the early stage and the rest time after arrival, it will take ten days at the earliest before being able to enter the battle.

It seems that there is not much time. The problem is that the reinforcements are not one company or two companies, but tens of thousands of companies.

A train transports a company, and the train departs once every half an hour. The railway transports a maximum of 48 times a day, which is equivalent to transporting 48 companies, which is almost the strength of two regiments.

It can't be fast anymore. It has been very difficult for transnational railway transportation to be able to leave every half hour this year.

There are only a few railways from Austria to Belgium, all of which are counted.

In fact, it is a miracle to be able to guarantee the delivery of one division every day.

Railway transportation cannot be carried out according to the limit. It takes half an hour to send a train. With the technology of this year, the coordination and scheduling are too difficult. In case of an accident on the way, it will hit.

There is no guarantee that all bureaucrats will be 100% invested; nor can all trains wait for the opportunity to move at a uniform speed.

The interval between the two trains was too short. In an emergency, the brakes were too late.

Moreover, even if a train is stopped, there is no guarantee that the train behind it will not rear-end.

This is still an infantry. If the artillery and armored troops are transported, whether the car can hold the big guy is a question mark.

In a sense, the anti-French alliance is still at a disadvantage in railway transportation.

Fortunately, Germany and Austria, even if the tracks are not completely consistent, the stations are still connected together, and the distance for manual handling is not far.

Most railways in Belgium and Germany are doing their own thing, and there may be more than ten miles of transit between stations, which wastes a lot of time.

Before the arrival of the Austrian reinforcements, Belgium could only fight side by side with the German Federation, and the anti-French alliance was at an absolute disadvantage in the short term.

After a little thought, Leopold II solemnly said: "The French are prepared. The war is inevitable. From now on we will be ready for war.

Generate electricity for the Vienna government, tell the Austrians that we are not ready to give in, and urge them to send troops as soon as possible.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiates with the French as much as possible, we need time ... "