Ferdinand **** likes the navy, especially those tall and mighty battleships! The Austro-Hungarian Navy in history was originally cold, and only the Radetz-class quasi-dreadnought and combined forces-class battleships could still be taken out to show off, but if there was no ****, I am afraid that these two battleships would be difficult to deliver, so in the end, the only blue memories left to the Austrians were those shore defense gunboats and small cruisers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

I like the navy very much, the reason why he was able to come to the port of Bora to meet this unfamiliar prince, in addition to the order of the Austrian Emperor, a close visit to the German fleet is also a more important reason, after many wars of testing and baptism, the superior performance of German warships has become the consensus of all countries. And most of the German warships in service came from the design bureau under the command of the prince in front of him. As two naval enthusiasts, the crown prince is confident that this meeting will be unforgettable.

But what's the catch? The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. When he stood in the port of Bora and looked at the German fleet that was gradually sailing in accompanied by the Austro-Hungarian fleet in the distance, he was only depressed in his heart, for the simple reason that compared with the current German fleet, the Austro-Hungarian Navy was simply a flower child, too cold ....... The best battleships in Austria-Hungary were not inferior to the Munich-class armored cruisers of the Germans! And it is said that the Germans are knocking out this class of warships, and it will not be long before these 7000-ton ships will either be sold at a low price or exist as training ships for .......

For his most important ally, Ruprecht still paid considerable attention, after all, Ferdinand was the crown prince of an empire, and his status was obviously one line lower than the other party, under the order of the prince, the visiting fleet honestly followed the steps to give the Austro-Hungarian Empire enough face. In full view of everyone, Ruprecht walked down the gangway and first went deep into his hands, showing respect for Crown Prince Ferdinand and the enemy country behind him!

"Welcome to Pola, my brother!" As they embraced, Ferdinand whispered in his ear. And this made the prince stunned, because the prince, who had not specifically checked the family tree, did not know how much Bavarian blood Ferdinand had, maybe the two sides were really cousins!

"It must be a busy time, right? After going around the Italians, the British, the Turks, they came to Austria. On the way back, Crown Prince Ferdinand suddenly said this.

"It's busy, but it's worth it, I've done something, I've warned some people." The prince replied calmly with a slight smile.

"Warn the Italians? Ruprecht, you should have known for a long time that Italy is a capricious country, and that an alliance with them is worth the cost, and the so-called Triple Alliance is really only two countries. Ferdinand said.

"Yes, we warned him, we are using the economy and the export of armor as a threat, we need Italy to show an attitude. Italy is indeed not to be trusted, but it has to be said that its position is very important, and if they can't help us, at least they can't take the side of the other side. Beating is a must, but not a complete upset. The prince replied.

"So, while stabilizing Italy, you chose Turkey as your next ally?" The crown prince probably figured out a line.

"No one in the world thinks they have few friends."

"But Turkey is not qualified as our ally, he is too weak, too backward, his incorrigible decay, and even the nobles of the whole of Europe are talking about when this kingdom will collapse, and you, want to rescue him, which is not in our interests." The crown prince tried to vent his frustration in a calm tone, but the prince still saw a clue in his expression.

"Your country does not share a border with Turkey, and if Turkey continues to weaken, whose hands will it end up with? Maybe Serbia, maybe Bulgaria, maybe Greece, but definitely not in the hands of Austria-Hungary. Do you say? ”

"Serbia, this troublemaker in the Balkans has never stopped infiltrating and subverting your country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but your country is unable to take out this clown because of the Russians, Turkey has not created an obstacle for your country, and his collapse will not benefit your country."

"On the contrary, Austria-Hungary and Turkey have a common enemy, that is, Russia, which is our greatest enemy, and as long as Russia can be defeated, then not only the Balkans, but all of Eastern Europe will open its doors to us. For the sake of this goal, why should we join forces with Turkey? The prince asked rhetorically.

"But the accession of Turkey will not change anything, his forces are too weak, and even far inferior to Italy!" The crown prince retorted.

"But the geographical advantage makes Turkey indispensable! Only if Turkey is on our side, can we completely block Russia's path to foreign aid! For this alone, Turkey is more important than 2 Italy! Russia with foreign aid cannot be defeated! Do you say? The prince's reason is irrefutable. After all, Turkey's geographical superiority can be seen on the map.

"I can say responsibly that if Russia's external access is not cut off, the German Empire will never make a move with Russia, I mean this, and His Majesty Wilhelm also means this!"

The prince's words have already made his attitude clear, if you want Germany to support Austria-Hungary, then the most basic condition is that Turkey must join the German-Austrian side, which also means that Austria-Hungary cannot take any hostile actions against Turkey, if you dare to violate, then everyone will break up, and you will deal with Russia yourself! Of course, the prince himself made up this now, but it was impossible for Austria-Hungary to go to Berlin and ask the Kaiser ...... in a short time. If you can fool around for a while, it's a while.

"It's ......." Ferdinand was speechless for a moment, he did not expect Germany to be so determined to protect Turkey. And once the stronger side in the alliance makes up its mind, then the weaker side can only choose to obey. And the biggest trouble for Austria-Hungary is that Serbia and Russia behind it, after all, the former has begun to usurp the Serbs within the Austro-Hungarian Empire to become independent, and Turkey is still harmless to Austria-Hungary at present.

"It's not a difficult choice, is it?" The prince did not continue to dwell on the matter. "What's more, we can also exchange Turkey's agricultural products and resources for providing industrial products and technologies to Turkey. The Kingdom of Bavaria will have a monopoly on Turkey's arms industry, and your country will get a piece of the pie! The prince threw out an olive branch, and the crown prince opposite was not able to say anything more. Friends who balance the interests of all parties are always so rare, and although Austria-Hungary was somewhat dissatisfied with Germany's actions, it gave some compensation after all.

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