The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

Second Empire, Bolin.

News from the Balkans was constantly reaching the imperial capital by telegram, and as Foreign Minister, Bismarck was able to receive the latest news almost immediately.

"It looks like the situation is not going to end well!".

Several of Bismarck's diplomats were worried about the situation in Eastern Europe, with both Austria-Hungary and Hairy Bear increasing their troops.

If this continues, sooner or later the two countries will have to fight.

And once they fight, the situation will be difficult to control, and then the Second Reich itself will most likely be forced into the war.

"At present, this is true, but the woolly bear and the Austro-Hungarian Empire do not really want to go to war, they just want to force the other side to back down by increasing the weight!"

Bismarck was well-informed, and at a glance saw through the woolly bear and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was nothing more than a bluff.

Although the current posture of the two countries is indeed scary in terms of momentum, judging from the mobilization for war in their countries, they are not really preparing for war.

Modern warfare has very high logistical requirements, and before a war begins, it takes a long time to make good preparations for war, mainly to raise materials and reserve grain, grass, ammunition, clothing, and medicines.

Once these things are fought, the speed at which they are consumed is very impressive.

Fifteen years ago, in the Franco-Prussian War, the fighting lasted only a month and a half, but for this war, Prussia prepared for three years.

"It's like playing a game of cowards?".

Andrews hit the nail on the head in pointing out the mentality of the two emperors.

"Hmm!".

Bismarck bowed his head slightly, and seemed to feel that Andrews's summary was very spotty.

"But Gaul has just added fuel to the fire, instigating the woolly bear, so the woolly bear should be more aggressive, and the Austro-Hungarian side may be intimidated. "

Bismarck made his latest judgment on the basis of the information he had just received.

"Then do we need to stand up and show our support for Austria-Hungary?".

One of Bismarck's subordinates asked.

Gaul is not yet an ally of the woolly bear, and has already jumped out to express support for the woolly bear.

As an ally of Austria-Hungary, if the German-Italian Empire does not stand up at this time, I am afraid that Austria-Hungary will be dissatisfied.

Bismarck had not yet thought about this question, and at this time he should indeed stand up and fulfill his obligations as an ally.

But if they choose to stand up at this time, will Austria-Hungary be encouraged to increase its troops again and continue to intensify the contradictions between the two countries?

If that's the case, then war is really inevitable!

The outbreak of war at this time will do more harm than good for the Deyi Zhi Empire.

They were not prepared for war at all, and the empire was currently in the midst of the second industrial revolution, and its own industrial development was on the fast track.

If you get involved in a war at this time, you can easily destroy the momentum of the empire.

The more fierce the war on the European continent is, the better it will be for the sun not to set.

The current strength of the Deyi Zhi Empire is not as good as that of the sun, if there is another war like this, their development will be regressed by more than ten years, and the sun will not set but the achievements will develop quietly, and the gap between the two countries will inevitably widen again.

This was very bad for them, so Bismarck shook his head:

"I'll go to Mosco and Viyena in person to mediate, and if it doesn't work, make another plan!"

......

Mosco, Bismarck's mediation did not go well.

Even when he visited in person, Tsar Alexander III did not give him a good face.

The Tsar seemed to be still angry about the previous alliance between Deyizhi and Austria-Hungary, which made him feel betrayed, so it was naturally impossible for Bismarck to look good.

But Bismarck did not get angry, but waited patiently.

He knew that the Tsar didn't really want to fight this battle, but he didn't want to lose face by showing weakness to the outside world, so he needed a step to borrow the donkey from the slope.

Against this background, the prime minister of virtue and Italy personally came to mediate, and the Tsar, as long as he was still sensible, would definitely take this opportunity to settle the dispute.

Otherwise, if they offend the German-Italian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the same time, they may not be able to get a bargain if they really fight.

Although the hairy bear is very capable of fighting, the hairy bear can't be one-on-two!

What's more, the prototype of the Allies has already taken shape, but the Entente has not yet been formed!

If it really fights, Gaul and the sun never sets, which are only verbally agreed, will they really spend money for the hairy bear?

At this point, the tsar must have no bottom in his heart.

Sure enough, after three days of drying Bismarck, the Tsar summoned him.

Of course, during the summons, the Tsar did not give Bismarck a good look, and put on a stinky face, as if Bismarck owed him millions.

Bismarck didn't care about this, as long as the tsar didn't lose his mind, then it would be fine.

In the three days that the tsar hung him, on the one hand, he was angry with himself and took revenge for De Yizhi's betrayal of the woolly bear before.

On the other hand, he was also waiting for the sun to set and the compensation from Gaul, and the tsar felt that he had done a good job in accordance with the requirements of the sun and Gaul.

In this case, these two countries should give him corresponding financial and material assistance as agreed.

The two countries had agreed verbally before, but when it came time to give money, they were not very happy and delayed for a long time, which made the tsar quite dissatisfied.

If these two countries don't give money, he won't want to work for the two countries!

Although the sun never sets and Gaul gave some support, the strength of this support is very far from what the hairy bears people think.

And the idea of Mao Xiong to issue new bonds in these two countries was flatly rejected by them.

The reason is that the sovereign credibility of the hairy bear is too low, and they will not accept the hairy bear's bond issuance application unless the hairy bear comes up with collateral of equal value.

This answer made the tsar very unhappy, so he had no intention of continuing to confront Austria-Hungary.

Originally, he was only going to test the attitude of Austria-Hungary towards the Balkans, and now that they have an answer, there is little point in increasing the number of troops, unless they actually fight.

But without money, this battle cannot be fought, and maintaining a hundred thousand troops on the front line all year round consumes a very huge amount of logistics, so this is not a long-term solution.

At this time, accepting the mediation of the German and Yizhi Empire, he will be able to get by and will not be embarrassed in the world.

And they also took the opportunity to strengthen their control over Bolgaria and Romania, as well as the money and supplies that the sun never sets and Gaul, and they also have their insides.

Although he didn't make enough money, it was enough, and at this time, the tsar could be described as fame and fortune.

Bismarck, on the other hand, won the respect of the world with this excellent mediation, and many people believe that he bought at least 20 years of peace for Europe.

Of course, everyone knows that the Balkans are like a huge powder keg, and that an even bigger crisis is brewing.

This powder keg could explode at any moment!

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