While the Germans and Russians were arguing over there, the Austro-Hungarian side was basically a foregone conclusion. His Majesty Joseph, who had managed to maintain the empire despite too many defeats, knew that his last hope had been disappointed when he saw Archduke Albrecht and Shopari Gyulo appear at Schönbrunn Palace together.

At the end of October 1892, after nearly a month of protests at home, Franz Joseph I accepted the Hungarian and Croatian requests for independence, signed his name on the abdication, and announced that his daughter, Marie Valerie, Crown Princess of the German Empire, would take the crown of Austria and become Queen of Austria.

However, in order to avoid Prince Reinhardt becoming Emperor of the German Empire and wearing the St. Stefan crown at the same time, Hungary was reprogrammed to the same as that of Austria-Hungary, and even because the German Empire may not be as strong as Austria-Hungary. The Hungarians demanded that the emperor of the German Empire and the king of Hungary could not be the same person.

To this, Frederick III promised that if Jochen and Mary had any boys in the future, the second child would become king of Hungary. If there were no boys, the throne would go to Archduke Carl Ferdinand of the House of Habsburg.

The eldest son of Archduke Friedrich, the current Duke of Gehin, will be first in line to the Hungarian throne until Queen Mary's second son is born.

The abdication of Franz Joseph I and the independence of Hungary caused an uproar in the whole of Europe, and Austria-Hungary, the second largest in European territory and the third in population, was gone?! What are you kidding, a month ago we were waiting to see the Austro-Hungarians take Belgrade!

After the disintegration of Austria-Hungary and the absence of the empire, the Viennese nobles who had to quickly find a backer for themselves swore allegiance to their new queen, and the provinces subordinate to Austria expressed their willingness to accept the queen's leadership, and some provinces, such as Bohemia, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg, voted to declare that they would join the German Confederation.

Seeing the reaction of the Austrian nobles, Jochen's last bit of worry was gone. Even if the Austrians later knew that the Germans were making small moves behind the back of the disintegration of Austria-Hungary, the Austrians who were incorporated into the German Empire could only firmly hold on to the thighs of Germany.

In fact, Jochen's worries were unfounded, the Kingdom of Austria was originally a member of the German Confederation, and withdrew because of the failure of the struggle for leadership with Prussia. Now that the strength of the German Empire is unstoppable, the Austrians have no resistance to returning to the German family.

And the Austrian aristocracy didn't have any overreaction, it was just a change of boss, and this boss was strong enough, so there was nothing unacceptable. As Giuraku said, the only person to lose in this conspiracy was His Majesty Franz Joseph I.

As for whether the conspiracy will have an impact on German-Austrian relations? When Hitler wanted to annex Austria, Austria did not shout that Austria would never give up its independence, and then happily welcomed the German army in.

If you really have to worry, it is also Yoheng who is worried about whether his wife will have a conflict with him.

The Hungarians, on their part, declared that although Hungary was independent, we still recognized the original agreement with the Habsburgs, and that the crown of St. Stefan could still belong to the Habsburgs, so the Hungarian parliament unanimously agreed that the new Queen of Austria would become the new Hungarian king.

The three regions of Croatia, Vojvodina, and Slovenia united into a new state, the Croatian-Slovenian Kingdom, and Ferdinand became the first king of this new kingdom.

The Austro-Hungarian upheaval left some people unable to sit still, and France was the first to warn Germany that any attempt to unite Austria in any form could lead to a full-scale war throughout Europe. Talking to Alexander III in a tone, nothing new.

Then I didn't have anything new on my side, I didn't bother to think of anything else, and the Germans said what they said in St. Petersburg again. And we have something to talk with the Russians, but nothing to discuss with the French. Do you still want to meddle with this virtue in your country? Bubble pee and shine on yourself.

Because of the tacit understanding reached with the Russians, Frederick III had no psychological burden and directly ordered the troops to assemble on the German-French border. And the General Staff had long wanted to beat the French again, and Schlieffen did not regard this operation as a military deterrent, but prepared in full accordance with the standards of a real fight.

The Germans' railway network and capacity scheduling were N times better than the poor Austro-Hungarians, and in just 6 days, all 300,000 German troops on the German-French border were in place. Schlieffen, who really wanted to go to war, even proposed to Frederick III, let's simply mobilize the whole country, I guarantee that in half a month there will be 1 million troops on the German-French border ready to go, we can fight all the way in, Your Majesty You can relive the grand occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm the Great in the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles again.

Since the Franco-Russian alliance had not yet been established at this time, and the Russians and Germans had privately divided the spoils, the relationship between the two sides was just right, so the mobilization of the Germans would not have triggered a chain reaction. However, this construction was firmly opposed by Caprivi, and Frederick III also felt that the meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and our priority now is to digest Austria as smoothly as possible. So Schlieffen's plan was ultimately rejected.

But even this scared the French half to death, Austria-Hungary because of the tragedy of military defeat and economic collapse is just around the corner, their own family knows that France is neither militarily prepared nor economically ready, if it really goes to war, it will definitely be driven straight by the Germans, so how long can its economy last?

France wants to cry without tears, I really just want to show my attitude and see if I can get some benefits, why do you Germans react so much? Let's talk about diplomacy, you don't really dance knives and guns, what should I do now? If it's tough, the Germans won't be able to do it, and if they give in, where will this face go?

Just when the French were in a dilemma when they were riding a tiger, the British spoke here, with the face of a peacemaker: everyone is discouraged, what can be done to sit down and talk about it, don't be like this, it hurts too much. The appearance of the British gave the French a step down, and the French immediately said: I'm sorry, I was a little excited before, don't be like this, have something to say.

Don't think that the British are well-intentioned, the British would love to see the French deflated. The contradictions between the British and the French in Dahomey and the Ivory Coast are deepening day by day, and the conflict between the two colonial plans of 2C Africa and 2S Africa is also becoming more and more apparent.

At this time, Britain and Germany are in the honeymoon period, and they are turning their faces for France and Germany? Or even join forces with the French to attack Germany? British diplomats who like to get out of the way and play glorious isolation are not stupid enough to go into battle with their enemies and fight potential allies themselves.

It was 1892, not the deterioration of Anglo-German relations after 1901, and the situation in 1903, when King Edward VII visited France and Britain and France reached an understanding, was 10 years worse.

Of course, the jokes of the French have to be seen, but the benefits must also be reaped, so the British diplomats once again showed their skills and made small diplomatic moves.

In order to reap the benefits, the British have always done whatever it takes. No, while pretending to be a good person, he secretly contacted the old opponent who had the most voice in the Balkans.

From the Crimean War of 1853 to the Berlin Conference of 1878 to the Mediterranean Agreement of 1887, the Russians' hopes of trying to break out of the Black Sea and into the Mediterranean Sea have been stifled by the British.

In 1885, British Prime Minister Hamilton first proposed that "the British Navy must maintain a strength sufficient to fight the combined fleets of two enemy countries." This was mentioned in the Naval Defense Act of 1889, the famous "two-power standard" for France and Russia.

However, now the most vocal person on the Austro-Hungarian question is this Mao Zi who makes the British unhappy.

The British, who had no choice, could only come to the door: I said, why don't you squeak about such a big thing until now, it really doesn't matter? Good things are all taken by the Germans, and you are not blushing? Give me some movement.

When the British saw that the Germans were sworn to defend their fruit to the death, it was clear, so we would go to the negotiating table. As long as the Russians are brought to the negotiating table, and the three countries join forces to exert pressure, no matter how hard you Germans are, you will have to spit something out for me.

You don't have to fight, you can get benefits, and the bad guys don't have to be themselves, so why not.

The British played this hand for hundreds of years, and they were very skilled, and the Russians were forced to spit out the benefits of the Ottoman Turks, and let the Germans be the bad guys.

However, this time the situation was a little different, and the British were very strange to find that the Russians were as slow to react as a hibernating bear.

In a few days, the Russians moved as the British had hoped, didn't you make me squeak? Okay, squeak.

Ah no, the Russians, on their part, made a statement declaring respect for the right of the Austro-Hungarian people to freely choose their own future.

Please, the script is wrong, the most inhuman rights Maozi talks to us about respecting human rights?

As soon as the Russians made a statement, Britain and France knew about it, and the Germans and Russians had reached an agreement in private, and Maozi couldn't count on it, so we could only rely on ourselves.

The problem is that Germany has a stunned attitude, and it has one sentence to France: If you have the ability, I will open the film. This even blocked the possibility of talking. This makes the French so angry, you can reach an agreement with Maozi, I haven't even asked for it yet, you don't want to talk about it, don't you look down on me?

This makes the British very embarrassed, the Russians don't care, the French can't be trusted, how do you let me play? Then I thought about it, as if the Germans had nothing to give. The unreliable idea of cutting a piece of flesh directly on Austro-Hungarian was not considered by pragmatic British diplomats at all. 、

The problem is that in 1889 everyone had just signed the Anglo-German Samoa-Africa Treaty, and now the colonies in the hands of the Germans must not be touched. What I wanted before, what I could get, I already got it. Forget it, I won't touch this mold, you can do whatever you like.

As soon as the British withdrew, the French became even more independent, and the French people were outraged by the incompetence of the parliament, and the domestic unrest in France further dragged down the economy. At the end of 1892, France was a diplomatic disgrace, and the short-sighted people once again gave the French government a new prime minister, and Emile Loubet ended up being prime minister for one month less than in his history.

But because of this incident, the French have stepped down, and our prime minister has changed, so his previous policies don't count, so let's forget it.

The Germans made the French suffer a big loss this time, but diplomatic negotiations should be tough and flexible. As soon as the Germans saw that the French had shrunk, they immediately borrowed the slope and got off the donkey, and the assembled troops immediately returned. Britain, France, Russia, and Italy were invited to Berlin for a meeting. Austria-Hungary is gone, and the division of power among the five major European powers has to change, should we discuss it a little?

Austria-Hungary is gone, and Germany's strongest ally now is Italy, so the Germans decided to give Italy a little sweetness and raise Italy's status so that he can fill Austria-Hungary's position and be able to speak in European affairs.

Don't take bean bags for dry food, don't take Italy for the great powers. How many of those jokes about Italy in World War II were rumors, and Jochen didn't bother to argue one by one. However, although Italy did not have many brilliant victories in World War I, it held back a large number of German and Austrian forces on the southern front, and in the more than 700 kilometers of mountainous areas on the Austro-Italian border, the Italian mountain infantry was also commendable.

More importantly, the Italian Navy really blocked the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the Adriatic Sea and could not move, if Austria and Italy joined forces, the naval force with 10 dreadnoughts would be the strongest force in the Mediterranean, so even for the Italian Navy must be resolutely fought for.

Originally, there was opposition to Italy's accession to France. However, now Italy has the fourth navy in the world, plus Germany is strongly supporting, and the British are also willing to see someone in the Mediterranean who is different from the French, and they also agree, so Italy is in attendance.

The good guys naturally did it to the Germans, and Italy was also very knowledgeable, and did not take advantage of the Austro-Hungarian disintegration to solve the border problem. For the Tyrol region to join Germany is also the default.

The meeting was carried out in a state of each child's mother, after all, things were basically determined, and the meeting was given a name to everyone. Three days later, the Treaty of Berlin of 1892 was introduced.

The treaty established the annexation of 11 Austro-Hungarian provinces by the German Empire, including Upper and Lower Austria, Silesia, Carinthia, Moravia, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Styria, Carniola, and Maritime.

The more remote and non-bordering province of Dalmatia was "joined" by the Croatian-Slovenian Kingdom, and the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina was placed under the "temporary" administration of the Croatian-Slovenian Kingdom.

The Russians, for their part, received the provinces of Galicia and Bukovina, and with the support of Germany, became the only power on the Black Sea coast.

It was enough for the Italians to be present at such a meeting and to sign the treaty as a sign to the European powers to recognize his status.

Britain and France, on the other hand, have come over as a witness and respect for your position on the European continent.