Edel sat on a chair, looking at the telegram issued by Serbia recognizing Austria-Hungary's sovereignty over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and said sincerely to his captain of the bodyguard. "Thank you for your hard work, Kalust." This sentence made the captain of the bodyguard feel that everything was hard.
It's all worth it.
Edel has seen all the recent actions of Calust, and knows that his chief of guards has arranged for a guard to wait in the telegraph room during this period, just so that he can get the news as soon as possible. The crisis facing Romania has already
In the end, I am not a heartless person, so I deserve to thank the captain of the guard.
"Your Highness, you are too polite. I just did my job well and it's not hard work." Kalust, who has always shown himself to be calm and indifferent, spoke in a somewhat awkward voice. As someone close to the Crown Prince, he knew Edel very well.
Well, there were no more than five people in Romania who could hear the crown prince speaking in such a tone. How could this not move him? As the second son of a minor nobleman, Calust could be said to have done a perfect job.
Eder, who was implicated in the Bosnian crisis because of the Kaiser's actions, can finally relax. Now he needs to continue to build Romania and enhance his own strength. If this kind of scene happens again, the crown prince himself will feel that it will be too much.
This is also the frustration of small countries.
"These damn Odli people always want to invade our territory. We can't go on like this anymore. We must let them taste the anger of the Serbs." Dimitrijevi, who is in charge of intelligence work at the Serbian Army General Staff Headquarters
Colonel Qi, in his office, told his friend and companion Lieutenant Colonel Mixwich about his determination.
After Serbia was forced to issue a statement to abandon the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, the person most dissatisfied with this situation was Colonel Dimitrievich, then head of Serbian intelligence. He was a fanatical Greater Serbian and believed that
All Serbs should live in one country, which was recognized by many Serbs in the era of nationalist explosion in the early 20th century.
"This is a way, but where should we start?"
As a good friend of Colonel Dimitrievich, Lieutenant Colonel Kervich was not a timid person. He had previously participated in his friend's coup to overthrow the pro-Austrian king in 1903, and even shot him to death with his own hands.
Former King Abrenovich and his Queen.
(In 1903, Colonel Dimitrievich led a group of nationalist officers to raid the Belgrade Palace and killed King Alexander Abrenovich and his newlywed queen because the king turned to Austria-Hungary and harmed the country.
At that time, the Serbian government opened its market to Austria-Hungary and exchanged its economy for the protection of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.)
Faced with the question from his friend, Colonel Dimitrievich preached while walking back and forth. "Are we recruiting and training our people in Bosnia, and then returning to the local area to create unrest and cause dissatisfaction among the people?"
When he said this, he discovered a big loophole. If the people who returned after training were caught by Austria-Hungary, they would probably be betrayed. This was not because Dimitrievich was afraid of death, but because he did not want to create problems for Serbia.
Trouble. Now Austria-Hungary's ambitions towards Serbia make him dare not take such a risk.
Seeing his friends circling in front of him, Kervich suggested, "We can use civil organizations as cover."
"The Austro-Hungarian Empire is not a fool, they can check it out." As a senior intelligence chief, Dimitrievich still knew the level of Austria-Hungary's intelligence.
"We need to do something, otherwise the local people will not get our support and will be taken away by Austria-Hungary." Ksvich, the same fanatic, expressed his worries.
"The more critical the moment, the less likely you are to be impatient, Kevich, you are impatient." Colonel Dimitrievich warned his friend.
"Then let's pray to God and wait for something to happen to the Austro-Hungarians in Bosnia, but it's a pity that God can't hear it." Kevich knew that he was impatient, so he defended himself casually.
The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Faced with Kesvich's unintentional words, Colonel Dimitrievich stopped for a moment and made calculations in his mind.
Seeing his friend's sudden move, Ksvich did not dare to disturb his thoughts. He even tried to breathe as calmly as possible, and looked at Dimitriye with expectation.
Dimitrievich, who is expected by his friends, is making calculations in his head. If you want people in Bosnia to remember, you need a big event. Riots are too easy to be caught and cannot be used. If you want to be hidden, you need fewer people.
, it is a big deal for a governor or high-ranking official to be killed. Then assassination, a means of small investment and big return, came into Dimitrievich's eyes.
This is indeed the method that best suits his ideas. It is concealed with a small number of people. Assassinating high-ranking officials has a great impact, and it is easy to evade accusations. If you want to keep it secret, you can scrutinize personnel more strictly. (It was indeed the best way in that era. In Russia and
The Qing Dynasty had a deep understanding of this method.)
"Kesvich, I have thought of a way." Dimitrievich said to his friend with a smile.
"Yeah."
"We can form an organization with assassination as its main goal." Dimitrievich whispered his thoughts to his friend.
"This is indeed the most suitable method for our current situation. It can let the country see the struggle of the Bosnian people, stimulate the national sentiment of the people, and slow down Austria-Hungary's control of the local area. Most importantly, it is safe and concealed."
Vicky was not stupid either. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately mentioned the benefits of doing so.
Dimitrievich also expressed his helplessness in doing so. "Yes. Now that Austria-Hungary has annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, anyone with eyes can see their threat to Serbia. This will only arouse the indignation of the Chinese people towards Austria-Hungary."
, to withstand their threats. For the sake of my motherland, I will not hesitate to sacrifice myself."
In this office, Dimitrievich and his friend Kesvich discussed the newly established organizational structure, personnel recruitment, etc. It was finally decided that the newly established organization would be named "The Black Hand", and
With the goal of "unification of the Serbian region", the recruitment of personnel is voluntary and new members are required to take an oath of death.
Seeing the terms of the negotiation, both of them felt full of energy.
"It's best that you don't personally come forward to handle this organization. Leave it to me." Keswick said to his friend after pondering for a while.
After Dimitrievich heard this, he knew that his friend was trying to protect himself. He paused and said slowly, "That's fine, but you have to be more careful."
Facing the concern of his friends, Keswick sat on the sofa, playing with the apple in his hand, and said with sharp eyes, "Don't worry, no one can threaten me."
In a small independent building on the outskirts of the capital Belgrade, the Black Hand Society was officially established. The Black Hand Society also developed rapidly with the rise of Serbian nationalism. As for the final result, the founders Dimitrievich and Kos
