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    "What, you mean, Russia joined the war in the Balkans?" Alfonso originally had a slightly restrained smile on his face, but he said loudly after hearing Chirac's whisper.

    Chavez and Trini below stood up directly, their faces full of solemnity and shock.

    Seeing that His Majesty had no intention of shying away, Chirac knew what His Majesty meant, nodded, and said: "Yes, Russia has joined in, and has taken the initiative to launch an attack. Moreover, the target is Novi Sad."  The territory that the Austro-Hungarian Empire had just seized from Serbia." Then Chirac recounted all the information collected on Russia's motivations for sending troops and other factors.

    August 20, 1912.

    The Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia have always had a huge struggle with the European continent. As early as the Middle Ages, these two countries have been engaged in many contests for hegemony on the European continent, and each time it is difficult to win or lose.  points, but according to the previous review, Prussia successfully separated from the German Federal State led by Austria before the Austro-Hungarian Empire with the help of Russia, the big brother, and then in turn occupied the Austrian nest and established the German Empire.  This actually means that Russia has one edge.

    After all, Austria had to follow the path of federal governance with Hungary as its power weakened.  This also indirectly made it difficult for Austria-Hungary to become Russia's real opponent.  However, God is not as good as God, and Russia did not have the last laugh, because, with the support of Britain, Russia had previously supported the German Empire to balance the Kingdom of Austria.  It turned out to be the strongest stumbling block for Russia to dominate the European continent, and even caused them to join forces with France to resist containment.

    What makes the Russians most dissatisfied is that the Kingdom of Austria has not weakened much as a result. It is even said that, as Russia originally thought, the old king Franz Joseph I came back to life not really because of Prussia.  The German Empire weakened Austria and resented it. Instead, it integrated Hungary just to gain weight.  Shockingly, they formed an alliance with the German Empire.  Germany made the Russians extremely angry.  Choosing to support the Austro-Hungarian Empire to deal with Russia together made the Russians resentful because of this.

    Originally, in Russia, as many people speculated, it would happen before the incident in the Far East subsided.  Europe will adopt a policy of swallowing its anger.  But.  If it were the German Empire or the Ottoman Empire or even Spain, it would be more or less the same. They would force themselves to endure it, but.  The other party is Russia's neighboring powerful country, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which has had hatred for Russia for hundreds of years, and more importantly, after being deceived by Bosnia and Herzegovina last time, Russia was already furious with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  How could he tolerate his allies having that strategic area occupied alive like this?

    This is not only extremely important for Serbia, but also for Russia's Balkan policy. It is absolutely something that cannot be ignored. The thought of such a strategic point actually becoming the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  In the future, it can retreat and defend, and advance and attack Serbia and Romania. This has even allowed the Austro-Hungarian Empire to achieve a perfect defensive situation on all sides, causing the geographical advantage that Russia has always relied on to threaten suddenly lose a lot of points. This makes  After losing face in the Far East, he was furious and determined to win back some face.

    Therefore, under such strong demands, the big machine of the Russian government began to operate rapidly. The final result was that Russia spared no effort to help Serbia regain Novi Sad, in order to demonstrate Russia's unrivaled status in Europe and the world.  While shaking, it can also better increase the information about the alliance with Russia in the world, especially allies such as Serbia and Romania, and even in order to allow the somewhat loosened Ukraine, Finland, Russian-controlled Poland and other places to quickly  To suppress those nationalists who want independence.  This is why Russia acted this time.

    The understanding of the outside world is that originally, many people thought that after Russia was carved up by the four countries of Britain, Germany, West and Japan in the Far East, it would move all its heavy troops there. Therefore, Nicholas II would hold back because of this.  It will not take the initiative to launch any war in Europe. Many people think that Russia will swallow its anger because of this. However, many people have forgotten one thing, that is, they have forgotten that although Russia was beaten by the coalition forces of several countries.

    However, the Russian Czar was still Nicholas II, and Nicholas II's temper remained the same. He was very happy with success and would not show weakness internally or externally. Therefore, after misestimating the importance of reputation in Russia,  Russia's dispatch of troops even shocked Alfonso.  When many people heard the news, their first thought was, is Russia really not afraid of getting into trouble by interfering too much in the war in Southern Europe?

    A few people thought the same way at first. Isn¡¯t Russia afraid of sparking a fire?  After all, compared to the Far East,Europe is the foundation of Russia. If a war breaks out against Russia in Europe at this time, then Russia's Far East and the war in Europe will definitely have a huge impact on Russia, especially if the opponent is strong enough.  .

    "What do you think?"

    "Your Majesty, I think that someone in Russia has calculated these causal factors clearly this time. Russia has set its sights on the Far East during this period and is on tenterhooks all day long. Especially until now, Japan has not succumbed to as long as  They are still trying to push Russia back to the Stano Mountains. Presumably they are preparing to open a route directly from the South Sea of ??Okhotsk to the northernmost part of China. Just like this, when everyone is thinking  I thought that when Russia understood Japan¡¯s intentions, it would not turn its attention back to Europe, but such a turn occurred. Obviously, there are people with good intentions in the Russian government who have begun to turn the big machine of the Russian government to Europe.¡±

    "Yes, I think Stolypin is a good military politician. This plan should be the policy decided by him." Alfonso's words aroused the curiosity of several other people.

    "Don't look at me like that. Over the years, I have been studying the backbone of other governments, especially their governance philosophies. So if you look at it from the perspective of methods, this time it is bold yet delicate.  It is definitely not the arm of Nicholas II, and his mentor, the religious leader of Pedonischaev, is definitely not him because of the excessive darkness and behind-the-scenes methods. As for the other people, they are actually  Taking the lead among these three people, So in the end, Stolypin may have the greatest chance.¡±

    After hearing what Chavez said, combined with their usual dealings with Stolypin, either overt or covert, they were convinced.

    Prime Minister's Office, St. Petersburg.  Stolypin looked at the note in his hand in a daze, thinking seriously about what was in his heart, and the person sitting next to him was his political ally, Interior Minister Plevi.  Now, his face showed an expression that was very different from his usual quiet expression.

    "Prime Minister, you should say something at this time. The situation is so tense now. If we don't take some policy actions that are in line with our best interests, it is very likely that this will cause immeasurable catastrophe.  I think we should report this situation to His Majesty quickly, I am really worried about how long we can suppress those people."

    Stolypin also felt very embarrassed. What Plevi said is actually very worrying. Ukraine, Poland and Finland have been rapidly developing their own national undertakings in recent years. This is very difficult for Stolypin.  For people, it is not an exaggeration to describe them as rebellious officials and traitors. However, although these people account for only a small part of their nation, it stands to reason that Russia can still not take it seriously. This is why Russia did not take it seriously in the past few years.  The reason for caring too much.

    Of course, there are also factors such as Spain's initial instigation of ugly [Russian hatred], which worsened the attitude of countries around the world towards Russia. It is also because of the Spanish team's public declaration of the support of the above-mentioned major nationalities, which made these guys win.  It not only provides space for survival, but also gives hope to those ethnic groups. This will continuously provide new blood to the independent cause teams of the above three ethnic groups.

    So in general, this is an [independence] movement led by Spain after Russia took the initiative to turn against Spain.  However, with the subsequent reconciliation between Russia and the West, Spain's support for them has weakened a lot, and it has turned to a positive image and superficial efforts, such as organizations such as the World Women's Association, which is actually controlled by Spain, to criticize Russia.  Meddling in Russia's internal operations is a typical example.

    However, Spain withdrew, but what troubled Russia was that after Spain retreated to the background, other countries were working overtime on the front line, such as Finland, which had the support of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, while Poland  As West Poland became more prosperous and powerful under the rule of the German Empire, it used this to seduce East Poland, making the East Polish people even more dissatisfied with the Russian government that ruled them.

    The external influence of Ukraine in the south is somewhat less, but due to the occasional manufacturing period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that destroyed Russia's image there, and the fact that many large and small countries such as Serbia and Romania have become their own countries, this makes other countries  Hostile countries had the opportunity to take advantage of their independent thoughts, and they also started making troubles. This reminded Stolypin of a word he had learned before, that is, when Russia supported the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, he himself became one.  Other countries followed suit with objects used for dismemberment.

    It¡¯s just that the Ottoman Empire seems to be just one step ahead of Russia.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!

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