Thousands of people disembarked at the port, boarded the train, and returned to Hungary within a day. This speed surprised the Austrian Emperor. The German Emperor, who also heard the news, didn't feel much.
Britain had contacted Germany several times, hoping that Germany could put pressure on Russia. Germany was happy to see the British like ants on a hot pan. No matter what the British said, Germany didn't make a clear statement. Whoever blocked Russia's path to the south was Russia's enemy. Britain, France, and Russia had formed an alliance, and Germany was happy to see this alliance collapse.
After the British envoy left, William II really wanted to shout, "Uncle, you're dead!" After Russia moved against the Osman Empire, Germany felt great benefits from the change of the Austrian throne. They didn't expect Austria's combat power, and the fact that Austria didn't cause trouble for Germany had already saved Germany a lot of trouble. Russia didn't believe that the Austro-Hungarian Emperor would let go of the Balkans, but Russians believed that the German-led German Confederation had no interest in the Balkans.
The British Foreign Office was clear about Germany's attitude, but there was nothing they could do. "Belief" could be used as the basis of strategy, so it was very helpless. Russia believed that Germany wouldn't expand in the Balkans, and Russia believed that Britain wouldn't sit back and watch Russia deal with the Osman Empire and rush into the Mediterranean. In fact, this judgment might not be wrong.
When the British Foreign Office Minister went to see the Prime Minister, his face was solemn, and the Prime Minister was also unhappy. Several British cabinet ministers who attended the meeting had frosty expressions. Everyone sat down and heard the Foreign Affairs Minister say, "We are going to send someone to contact Hungary, hoping that Hungary will join our side." Hearing this, several ministers' eyes lit up.
The Foreign Affairs Minister continued to state his views, and soon, even the Prime Minister's eyes lit up.
On April 1st, Russia received the latest news through some relatively hidden channels. The British began to rope in Hungary.
The Imperial Conference immediately held a meeting to discuss the latest news. The conflict between Britain and Russia had always been the main conflict in Russia, especially after China's revival, Russia gave up the idea of expansion in the Far East, and the conflict between Britain and Russia became the most important conflict in Russia. Now Russia was trying to expand in the south again, and Britain, like before, jumped out to stop Russia.
"Germany and Austria have both said that they will not unite with Hungary. If we go to war with Hungary, they won't interfere. "The Foreign Minister of Russia stated his diplomatic achievements in high spirits. The secret diplomatic operation of Britain in collusion with Hungary was also discovered by the Russian Foreign Minister through a secret channel. In the field of diplomacy, the Foreign Minister of Russia could be said to have achieved remarkable results.
After the Foreign Minister's speech, the Minister of War suddenly stood up and pointed to the map. "Hungary can launch an attack from the flank of our troops marching into Bulgaria at any time. The threat was still there. The relationship between Hungary and the Osman Empire had always been good. With the instigation of the British, the chances of them sending troops are very high. " After saying that, the Minister of War said in a confident tone, "We have already drawn up a battle plan to attack Hungary in this situation. As long as everyone agrees, this plan can be carried out immediately. "
Upon hearing this guarantee, the Tsar frowned and turned to look at the Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff secretly cursed the Minister of War for talking too much. The General Staff had indeed drawn up a plan, but the plan itself was very perfunctory. If the plan was carried out according to the plan, who would be responsible if something went wrong?
The Chief of Staff stood up, coughed twice, and said, "I think we should get in touch with Hungary first …"
"What's the point of contacting a bunch of thugs?! The thugs who assassinated Lord Stolypin emphasized that he hoped for a revolution in Russia and then implement the same land policy as Hungary. "The Minister of Interior rudely interrupted the Chief of Staff.
The Minister of Interior's words caused whispers among the Russian ministers. All of them were very hostile to Hungary. During the years of Stolypin's reform, they became even more hostile to Hungary. Hungary's state ownership of land was discussed more and more, and gradually became a popular topic in Russia.
In Russia, the nobles, landlords, and civilians all thought that Russia's land system needed to be reformed. The motivation for the reform came from the cruel reality. Even with the huge land area of Russia, the people of Russia actually did not have enough to eat. This also led to a series of reforms in Russia, and finally, Stolypin's reform appeared. Stolypin's reform angered the people and ended with the death of his people and the collapse of the regime. The per capita land area of Hungary was far less than that of Russia. After ten years of socialism, the people could eat as much as they wanted, and even eat until their mouths were full of grease. Under such a realistic comparison, the people of Russia's desire for reform did not subside because of Stolypin's death. On the contrary, it seemed to go one step further.
For the nobles of Russia, they absolutely could not accept a socialist revolution. Reprimanding the Chief of Staff was the common attitude of these people. "With a scourge like Hungary, the monarchy will face instability, and the whole of Europe will not be at peace. Our goal is to liberate our Slavic brothers in the Balkans. If we can solve Hungary, we can also better assist the Balkans! "The Minister of Interior spoke passionately. Although he was not a professional soldier, he could at least speak from the map. The map clearly showed the distance between Russia and the Balkans. If they solved Hungary, Russia could directly connect with the Balkans.
"I think a war with Hungary can achieve several strategic goals at the same time." The Minister of Finance also expressed his opinion.
"Indeed." The Minister of Navy also agreed with this view.
The Chief of Staff was very disgusted with socialism, but he felt that the attitude of the ministers of Russia was too rash. But if the Chief of Staff opposed it, it was very likely that he would be forced to resign due to the strong pressure. Should he stick to his stand or stick to his position? After the Chief of Staff evaluated in his heart, he chose to keep his mouth shut.
Tsar Nicholas II was silent for a long time. Under the angry gaze of the ministers, he ordered, "Tell Hungary to immediately agree to Romania's territorial demands."
Many things in diplomacy were public. The content of Russia's ultimatum to Hungary was quickly spread to the United Kingdom, which made the British Parliament members nervous. At the cabinet meeting, when the Foreign Minister walked into the office, the Prime Minister personally took the lead to applaud. The Foreign Minister raised his eyebrows and was no longer ashamed of not being able to grasp the intelligence of Russia's southern move. The so-called secret intelligence established by Russia's diplomatic system was arranged by the United Kingdom to Russia. Relying on this intelligence, the United Kingdom smoothly directed the direction of Russia's attack to Hungary.
Western Europe looked down on Eastern Europe and felt that Eastern Europe was a backward place. But the Western Europeans at least recognized Eastern Europe as Europe. In the eyes of the Western Europeans, the Osman Empire, an eastern country, was far less powerful than Hungary. If Russia could believe that Hungary was also their enemy, it would be a good thing for the United Kingdom. Even though they were both in Eastern Europe, the British believed that Russia was closer to the east.
Zhou Shuren thought that he would be able to leave Hungary and return to the Min dynasty immediately. His outstanding performance in Hungary made the country decide to arrange a position for him in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Even if it was a Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee of a province in North America, it was rare for someone in his thirties to sit in such a position in recent years.
But he couldn't return to the Min dynasty. The Min dynasty believed that Hungary couldn't fall, at least not now. So Zhou Shuren was left in Hungary to continue working. For the Hungarian comrades, at least some of them didn't want Zhou Shuren to leave.
Zhou Shuren admired the decisive prediction of the North American theater of operations. If the North American theater of operations acted any slower, there would be no transportation channel on the Balkans. Although Austria agreed to allow Hungarian personnel to cross the border, it didn't allow the equipment provided by the Min dynasty to cross the border. According to the original plan, all the equipment provided by the Min dynasty to Hungary could only be piled up in North American ports.
"We must defeat Russia and control the Black Sea estuary." At the Central Committee of the Hungarian Communist Party, Zhou Shuren proposed a solution to the problem.
At least half of the participants looked embarrassed. Every Hungarian wanted to defeat Russia, and every Hungarian in the meeting was willing to go to the battlefield. But Hungary knew Russia's ability. To defeat Russia, they needed a strong field ability. The two attacks that defeated Russia didn't rely on Hungary's field ability.
"Today, I want to tell you this. I hope that in a few years, you won't forget today's hesitation and remember your fear of war. President Vézé of the Restoration Party understands this fear, so he chose rational pacifism. In China, there is a saying from a sage more than two thousand years ago: Those who love war will die, and those who forget war will be in danger … "Zhou Shuren spoke earnestly. After staying in Hungary for so long, he had already felt a lot of things in Europe. One of them was serious racism.
Even after the Socialist Revolution, Hungarian culture didn't change fundamentally. Even if they felt that other ethnic groups in their country didn't have to die, many Hungarians felt that other ethnic groups outside their country could die at will. Once this attitude was combined with military strength, Zhou Shuren's view of the future was not optimistic. With this worry, Zhou Shuren particularly admired Vézé. In history, there were very few people who could stop when they were ahead and stop at the peak. Vézé could be called a unique case. Zhou Shuren felt great pressure to expect the Hungarians to understand this.
On April 2nd, Hungary officially told Russia that it would never accept Russia's unreasonable demands!
On April 4th, Russia announced that it would join the war between Romania and Hungary.
In the 11th year of the Slovak People's Republic, the Third Russo-Hungarian War broke out.
At this time, the Osman Empire, which was deeply attacked by the Balkan countries, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Osman Empire's Navy tried its best to stop the Russian Navy's offensive. If the Russian Army joined in the attack on the Osman Empire, the Osman Empire wouldn't be able to stop it.
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