December 1, 1904, Belgrade, the capital of the Kingdom of Serbia.
Although there is light snow in the sky, there are still crowds of people on the streets of this small city. A large number of police and even soldiers guard both sides of the road from the train station to the palace. In front of them, a large number of people are waving Serbian flags or raising flags.
Serbs are wearing various banners of protest or welcome. Today is the day when the Austrian Empress officially visits the city and is preparing to be a guest at the Serbian Palace. The Serbs are welcoming her in their own way, or in other words, to her and her representatives.
demonstrations in that country.
At this time, Serbia had already changed its king. As soon as the Balkan War ended, Alexander and his old widow queen were stabbed to death by angry Belgrade citizens who rushed into the palace. After all, in the eyes of his people, the defeat was largely
It's because of this couple of bitches. The current king is Peter I. Although compared to his predecessor, this king is still more accomplished. For example, he reformed the country and changed it to a constitutional monarchy. However, the war failed, the compensation, and what should have belonged to them.
The land was snatched away. Such humiliation still makes it difficult for this small and broken country to calm down.
It is precisely because they are poor that they cannot afford to lose. A failed war not only did not curb Serbia's ambition to expand, but instead made their desire to expand territory stronger. In fact, Serbia in history was basically the most powerful country in Europe.
They are a thing similar to Japan in Asia, but unfortunately they seriously lack the forbearance of the Japanese. They are the kind of people who poke wasps with bare buttocks and can be provoked but not tolerated.
The education that modern Chinese people receive always propagates that it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s aggressive ambitions against Serbia that forced Serbian patriots to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. But in fact, in the Balkans before that, it was Serbia that really invaded everywhere. Originally, history
In the first Balkan War, the Four Powers Alliance defeated the Ottomans and carved up Macedonia. Unfortunately, due to uneven distribution, Serbia then provoked a war with its ally Bulgaria, which was only separated by
A few months. This shows what kind of virtue this country has. They won the Second Balkan War again, but this victory was the real source of the Sarajevo incident.
The Serbs were not satisfied after gaining the entire Macedonia. Instead, they became even more ambitious. They even thought about Bosnia and Herzegovina, the territory that the Austro-Hungarian Empire bought from the Ottoman Empire. A wild dog is thinking about the territory of the world's sixth largest power. It sounds like
It's a bit funny. But the Serbs are very serious about this. Even the military exercises of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on their own soil can be regarded as a humiliation to them. Such a country is indeed strange. As for Serbia
The patriot Princip is more like a joke. This righteous man went to Bosnia, the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and assassinated the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Then the reason was that Bosnia could become the territory of his motherland.
No matter how you look at it, this seems to have nothing to do with justice.
Moreover, when his assassination operation was carried out, the Bosnians were welcoming the arrival of the crown prince with enthusiasm. There was no sign of struggling under the tyranny of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as propagated by the Serbs. If you think about it, you will know that between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia
Which one would the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina choose? One is the sixth largest power in the world, and its industrial strength at that time ranked fourth in Europe. The other is a bigger and smaller country, a pauper who has been militarizing for many years and has brought its finances to the brink of bankruptcy. Anyway, as long as it is not
If your head is kicked by a donkey, you should know who to choose.
Serbia now is just a gambler who has lost all his money, touching his empty wallet and watching a gambler in the casino who just won money gnashing his teeth. Although the other party did not win money from him, it was just that
This kind of envy, jealousy and hatred is enough for him to pounce on and stab him with a knife.
Therefore, the Serbian people reacted very strongly to the visit of the queen of a neighboring country and their biggest enemy. From the moment she announced that she was going to visit Belgrade, all kinds of cynicism in the newspapers continued, and some people took to the streets shouting slogans to demand that the government
She was denied a visit, and some even thought that she should be denied entry directly. Fortunately, the Serbian government still maintained its rationality.
Under this situation, not only did Emperor Joseph persuade his wife to just take a boat back home, but the Greek royal family also hoped that she would not take the train and simply board the boat in Athens and go directly to the port of Trieste, which would ensure safety.
Serbs and Greeks are quite familiar with each other. The two countries have actually severed diplomatic relations. In the eyes of the Serbs, the failure of the Balkan War and their 15 million pound war compensation were entirely caused by the despicable Greeks.
Yes, if the two sides were not in contact with each other, they might have started fighting by now.
But neither her husband nor the King of Greece's persuasion swayed Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's determination to visit Belgrade and impress the Serbs with her sincerity. Since Emperor Joseph, who was so familiar with her temper, could not continue to persuade her, besides,
No one would think that Serbians would behave irrationally towards a foreign queen. At most, they would shout slogans during her visit and cause her a little embarrassment, which is not a big deal.
In fact, even Yang Feng didn't think much about it. After all, compared with the ambitious Archduke Ferdinand, the queen's image in Europe was much better. Her beauty and grace in her youth had already become a fairy tale in Europe.
It is said that she has a large number of supporters. Even Lin Luoke is her admirer. Besides, he has no understanding of the madness of the Serbian people. For such a small and far away country, the only impression he has is
Originally the history of Sarajevo was shot.
Unfortunately, everyone was wrong. The Serbians used not only protest banners to welcome the queen, but also bullets and bombs.
Just as she was riding in an open car, protected by Serbian royal guards and police, smiling and waving to greet the crowds on the roadside, many people inside had already begun to prepare their weapons.
It should be said that the Serbs had taken precautionary measures. After all, they knew very well that if the Austrian Queen had an accident in their own country, it would be an excuse for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to go to war. At this time, Serbia had just experienced a disastrous defeat in the Balkan War. Normally,
With the support of Britain, France and Russia, it doesn't matter if they show toughness to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If they really fight, it will be equivalent to committing suicide. But if the government has this awareness, it will be difficult for the people to guarantee it, otherwise they will not dispatch so many troops.
Police and soldiers protect the route.
Even the three countries, Britain, France and Russia, who were supporting them from behind, specifically warned them on this matter, and they must not let the Empress of Austria's visit go unexpectedly.
But things like this are impossible to prevent. In the eyes of some Serbian activists, the Austrian Queen's visit has no peaceful flavor at all. To them, it is more like a humiliation. More than one group of people are thinking about using bullets or bombs to make her
Her Majesty was judged justly, and in order to show her goodwill to the Serbs, Her Majesty the Queen deliberately opened the hood of her car despite the cold, giving them the greatest convenience to attack.
Queen Elizabeth, who was sitting in the car, had no idea that she was on the last journey of her life. She really wanted to bring peace to the two countries. Although many reporters asked her some impolite questions at the train station, she did not show any concern at all.
Without changing her goal, she greeted the unfriendly greeters on the roadside with the most elegant smile and the most sincere voice, even ignoring the chill brought by the falling snowflakes in the sky.
However, just as she held up the red panda brought from China in her arms to let the Serbian people appreciate this beautiful animal from the East, suddenly a person squeezed forward in the crowd, then raised his hand vigorously, and a
The smoking black shadow flew out of his hand, passed over a policeman blocking the front, and fell directly towards the slowly moving car.
Everyone was stunned, even Queen Elizabeth, who was holding the red panda in front of her chest, was stunned. She watched the black shadow fall towards the top of her head, and then subconsciously blocked it with the red panda.
The black shadow hit the soft body of the red panda, and with an angry scream, it was bounced directly under the car. At the same time, the calm-minded driver stepped on the accelerator, and the Kirin car, which was also presented to her by Emperor Yang, roared.
He jumped out in an instant, and then hit a car in front of him that was being cleared by a Serbian policeman. At the moment the two cars collided, a huge explosion came from behind.
This was a French-made grenade used by the Serbian army in the Balkan War. The explosive fragments and the steel balls inside shot out like bullets in all directions, causing the Serbs on both sides to scream. However, because the car jumped too fast, the real
The target remained unscathed.
The whole street suddenly became chaotic, with countless people crying and running away, especially those who were injured. They were trampled underfoot before they even had time to get up. The Serbian police and soldiers responsible for protection waved batons and even rifles.
They shouted desperately to try to stop the chaos, but it was obvious that their efforts had little effect.
But at this moment, a clear gunshot suddenly rang out, and the chaotic street suddenly became silent. Everyone's eyes turned to the direction of the gunshot. Right next to the Kirin car that had just crashed and stopped, a man who looked very strange appeared.
The four or five-year-old boy was pointing a pistol at Queen Elizabeth's chest, and pulled the trigger for the second time with a ferocious expression. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!