At this time, in the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Ferrantz-Joseph I was furious, of course, this has nothing to do with Ferdinand, just the little thing in Bulgaria is not worth his anger, the main thing is that the army at the front has been defeated again!

It cannot be said that it was defeated, the Austro-Hungarian army just returned in vain, but this was already equivalent to defeat for Austria-Hungary!

A crippled Serbia, with an army of 200,000 people, was not able to handle it, and the face of Austria-Hungary was almost lost.

You must know that during the Bulgarian War, Bulgaria only sent more than 200,000 troops, and if Austria-Hungary had not intervened, Serbia would have been finished.

Now that it is good, a rabble temporarily raised by the Serbian Revolutionary Party will be able to fight with the Austro-Hungarian army, and Joseph's self-cultivation will not be able to stand it, no matter how good it is!

"Tell those rice buckets that I will solve that group of rebels as soon as possible, regardless of their reason......

Of course, Felanz-Joseph I was still very self-contained, and after a few words, he probably felt annoyed.

Joseph I sternly asked: "What is the plan of the military to solve the Serbian rebellion as soon as possible?" ”

The Minister of War who was named turned red and said in embarrassment: "Now the main force of the rebels is entrenched in the mountains of southern Serbia, and they have the support of the local mountain people, as well as the assistance of international forces, relying on the defense of the mountains, they will not fight a decisive battle with our army at all."

The best way to completely solve them is to cut off their foreign aid and directly trap and starve them to death!

If we attack directly, our losses will be huge! ”

Joseph sneered and said, "Really? Is that really the case? Your military is not responsible? Do you want me to provide you with a list of the supplies that Serbia has obtained? ”

Austria-Hungary has been operating in the Balkans for so long, and it is still very simple to get some simple intelligence. Of course, this is also based on the fact that Ferdinand did not keep it a secret!

The point is that secrecy is useless, now the Kingdom of Montenegro is surrounded by Austria-Hungary on three sides, and the only external line of communication is Bulgaria. As long as Austria-Hungary is not stupid, know where these weapons and equipment come from!

There is no doubt that Ferdinand was not a generous man, and what he gave to the Kingdom of Montenegro was, of course, second-hand goods captured in the Balkan Wars!

The chief of staff explained: "Your Majesty, although the weapons of the rebels are backward, they have made up for the losses in this regard by relying on favorable terrain!"

In fact, not only us, but also the British in South Africa suffered a big loss for this reason, as long as they cut off the channel for aid from abroad, the rebels will not be able to support for long! ”

Thinking of the British, Joseph I was in a much better mood, after all, it was not so unacceptable to have the world boss to accompany him.

"What does the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Montenegro say?"

Of course, the persimmon has to find a soft pinch, even if he knew that there was a shadow of the Russians behind it, Joseph I did not ask the Russians, he did not ask and knew that the style of the woolly bear was nothing more than death and did not admit it, and Austria-Hungary could not help others!

The Foreign Minister said with a beaming face: "The Kingdom of Montenegro does not recognize the fact that they support the rebels, and rejects our goodwill;

The Bulgarian government has made it clear that it will not support the rebels and will impose a temporary arms embargo on the Kingdom of Montenegro, although they have also refused to send troops. ”

Nicholas I is here, he will definitely spray his face with spit, what kindness? It's all a threat, okay! There is not even an inducement, at least Austria-Hungary has to give him a step, such as lifting the embargo and so on?

Besides, now it's too late for the Montenegrin Kingdom to withdraw even if it wants to, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will not let them go.

Instead of this, it is better to play a game and support the Serbs to make a scene and see if there are any unexpected gains!

Joseph I's face softened slightly, and he said: "This is also to be expected, with the hatred between the Bulgarians, it is impossible for the Bulgarians to go against us in order to support them!"

However, we threw out the south of Serbia, and the Bulgarian government still refused to send troops to Serbia, this is not Ferdinand's character, it seems that the Russians put a lot of pressure on them!

The rebels must be dealt with as soon as possible, or something may happen! ”

Joseph's worries are not unreasonable, it is always your enemy who knows himself best, and the style of the Russians, he is clear.

Now that the Russians have the upper hand in the Balkans, if they can't get rid of the rebels for a long time, who knows if the Russians will change their plans again when they see that they have a advantage to take advantage of?

The chief of staff thought for a moment and said: "In this battle with the rebels, many problems were also exposed, and there were big problems in the coordination between the various units.

It's okay to deal with a rabble like the rebels, but if you face the Russians, I'm afraid you will suffer a big loss! ”

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Ferdinand probably didn't know that under his butterfly effect, the Austro-Hungarian Empire exposed the problems in the army in advance, and when a war broke out, a different Austro-Hungarian army might appear!

Of course, even if you know Ferdinand, you won't care, finding a problem and solving it are two different concepts. How could the Vienna government be ignorant of the problems of the Austro-Hungarian army?

Unless Austria-Hungary can unify the language, or let the officers learn eight languages like the old emperor, the problem of command confusion will still not be solved!

Although in this war, Austria-Hungary would add a group of officers with combat experience, there was no way to solve the problem of confusion in command.

The Austro-Hungarian army may have increased its combat effectiveness in skirmishes; But in the general battle, it is still a question of how much combat power they can exert!

The ruthless Austro-Hungarian Empire, not the rabble of the Serbian rebels, can parry! Even if the Kingdom of Montenegro is a wet nurse for them, it can't change this ending!

When Joseph was furious, Conrad, the commander-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarian front, regardless of whether he violated the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Montenegro, directly swaggered through the territory of the Kingdom of Montenegro, cutting off the back route of the rebel army.

Fortunately, Nicholas I had long passed the time of his youth and was forced to endure this breath. Otherwise, the First World War would not have broken out in advance!

Oh, Nicholas I couldn't bear it! The Russians said that they were not free now, that the Far East strategy had already made phased progress, and that they could not take care of Montenegro.

Not to mention Bulgaria, Ferdinand said: If Nicholas I feels that he is the protagonist, he can go up and fight Austria-Hungary alone, and we will support you spiritually.

Considering the difference in the value of force between the two sides, Nicholas I decisively chose to admit it!

Then, the Serbian rebels were unlucky, and after being cut off from supplies, they were flanked from front to back, and the true nature of the rabble was exposed, and they began to retreat one after another!

By the end of August 1898, the Serbian rebels had withdrawn from the stage of history, and there was nothing to worry about.

After quelling the Serb rebels, the Austro-Crarian troops did not withdraw, but were scattered and stationed in Serbia.

The Vienna government declared military control over Serbia and placed the Serbian government under house arrest, which is only one step away from annexation!

Now King Alexander I of Serbia is bargaining with Austria-Hungary, apparently intending to sell for a good price.

It is a pity that Alexander I overestimated his influence.

In the ten years he was in power, he carried out four coup d'état, overthrew the 12th government, abolished the constitution several times, and took a palace maid who was ten years older before being assassinated.

In this time and space, although he didn't have time to do so many bad things, he also raised taxes on the people several times, and led Serbia to fight an epic defeat, which has long been notorious!

Together with his father, King Milan, he was listed as "least persona non grata" by the Serbs. Now that he still wants to keep his position as king and become a member of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, how could Vienna agree?

Now the dual system of Austria-Hungary is troublesome enough, if there is another Serbian kingdom and becomes a three-element empire, it is estimated that Joseph will also have a numb scalp!

Seeing that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was going well, Ferdinand regretted it a little. If Serbia had not been beaten too badly in the previous Protectorate War, the Serbs would not have ended so quickly.

You must know that in the First World War, Serbia and Austria-Hungary fought for two years before it was over. Now this is just the beginning, and it's over!

Well, the annexation of Serbia by Austria-Hungary in the Balkans was undoubtedly an earth-shattering event.

However, because they had made a deal with the Russians before, and there was an accident on the Manchu side, Mao Xiong was busy taking advantage of it, hoping for European stability, so he did not interfere.

Without the intervention of the Russians, Ferdinand knew that no one was able to prevent Austria-Hungary from annexing Serbia! But this is not a good thing for Bulgaria!

From now on, the good days in Bulgaria are gone! Of course, in the short term, Austria-Hungary will not have the energy to find Bulgaria's bad luck, having just annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, and now it has eaten Serbia, and the internal problems they will face will only be greater than Ferdinand's!