() On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo. When the news reached Liu Fu, it was already the early morning of July 1, when the Internal Affairs Bureau
When the Ministry's agents woke up Liu Fu, who was still sleeping, Liu Fu already felt that something big was about to happen. After he finished reading the telegram in his hand, he immediately got dressed and held an emergency meeting in his office.
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During the meeting, Liu Fu, in a very tough tone and method, ordered the government to declare Taiwan to be in a state of war readiness. The government would take over all large and medium-sized factories and start producing weapons, ammunition and medicines according to the previous plan. In addition, all military forces would
If leave is cancelled, soldiers currently serving will automatically have their service period extended until the end of the war.
The assassination of the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire quickly spread throughout the world, but no country entered a state of war readiness because of this. Even the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was involved in the incident, only sent people to Germany to seek help, and everyone still
He didn't realize how powerful the bullet aimed at the crown prince would be.
A week after the assassination, things took a major turn. German Emperor Wilhelm II met with the Austro-Hungarian emissary in his palace and generously threw the emissary a blank check, which was paid by the real German.
Endorsement. After doing this heartless thing, William II happily rode on his yacht
, went to Norway for vacation, and the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph was ecstatic after receiving this check. He finally no longer had to fear that attacking Serbia would provoke Russian revenge, because his German brother promised to help him behind the scenes.
Looking at the Russians, the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire issued a war ultimatum to Serbia!
Although the Germans were full of confidence and the Austro-Hungarian Empire believed that the Russians would not dare to act rashly, the Russians were very unwilling to let the Austro-Hungarian Empire defeat Serbia. In this way, there would be nothing for the Russians to do in the Balkans.
However, wars always happen because of wrong judgment. At the end of July, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister lied that the Serbian army was preparing to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and forced the hesitant Austro-Hungarian Emperor to sign the declaration of war.
And the word "war" was finally written on this blank check issued by the Germans.
The next day, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia and fired artillery shells into the Serbian capital, Belgrade. At the same time, the German government told the Russian government not to interfere. If the Russians sent troops to help Serbia, then Germany would declare war on Russia.
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At this time, the French were not idle. Because they were not well prepared for the war, the French planned to endure it and advised the Tsar not to be impulsive. However, this relative of William II, the Russian Tsar Nicholas
The Second Emperor was not frightened. He still mobilized the army for Russia's interests in the Balkans.
The Germans now had no way out. In order to fulfill the promise they had made with their Austro-Hungarian brothers, Germany declared war on the Russians, and within 48 hours, it had already set off towards the Russian border. There is another interesting thing.
, many famous German generals in World War II were also in these departing German troops, such as Corporal Hitler, the future tank king Guderian and Desert Fox Rommel, and Air Marshal Goering.
On August 3rd, as Germany's mortal enemy and Russia's ally, the French did not care whether they were prepared or not, and declared war on Germany and began to send more troops to the French-German border. Now the Germans were busy.
, they need to transport troops and equipment to the east and west borders at the same time.
In fact, when things get to this point, if only these few countries participate, it is estimated that it will not develop into a war that affects the world. At most, it will be a compromise between the last few countries. Serbia is unlucky and will lose money and land, that is.
It’s done.
But at this time, William II's Germany began to stir up trouble again, as if he felt that the matter was not big enough. In order to attack France more conveniently, William II found the then King of Belgium, Albert I, and planned to let the German army wear the
Pass through Belgian territory and arrive at the French border.
Since Belgium was a neutral country at the time, Albert I rejected William II's request. William II became angry and ordered the German army to enter the Belgian border.
As a result, the British on the other side of the strait couldn't sit still. Originally, the British did not intend to get involved in this matter. Several countries on the mainland had nothing to practice. The British were happy to sit on the waterside and watch the excitement. Moreover, the British
The friendship agreement signed with Russia and France did not stipulate that Britain would provide assistance in the event of war between Russia and France.
However, when the Germans invaded Belgium, the British stopped because although Belgium was a neutral country, it was also a member of the Allied Powers, and its geographical location was very important. It happened to be stuck on the edge of France, Germany and the English Channel.
, if the Germans occupy Belgium, not only will the French be very uncomfortable, but the British will also face the increasingly powerful Germany at close range.
Therefore, for its own benefit, Britain used the pretext of Germany to invade the neutral country of Belgium and issued an ultimatum to Germany. Berlin, on the other hand, did not believe in London's attitude of declaring war for a piece of waste paper and ignored it. Who knows?
That night, Britain officially declared war on Germany. So far, the First World War had begun.
Even if it is in full swing, the major countries in Europe are already rolling up their sleeves and preparing for a group fight. Of course, the countries in Southern Europe are not included. These countries are the kind of people who eat whatever they like and do whatever they want.
When it comes to fights, they usually stay away from each other, let alone participate in them. Even if they get closer, they are afraid of being splashed with blood.
War clouds are gathering in Europe. Liu Fu in Taiwan reads various telegrams from Europe every day like reading serial novels. He is extremely excited. Even people with no historical knowledge can see that things have developed to this point.
