Serbs and Russians are both Slavs, Russia is the Eastern Slavs in Eastern Europe, and Serbs are the South Slavs in Central and Southern Europe. The two sides have slight differences in living habits and bloodlines, but they are also of the same ancestry, and both believe in Orthodox Christianity. However, compared to the East Slavic buddies who got rid of Mongol control, Yugoslavia was a bit miserable.

Around the end of the fifteenth century, the Ottoman Turks had completely conquered Serbia and began a five-century-long period of Asian* feudal military rule, until the two revolutions of 1804 and 1815, when Serbia gained a high degree of autonomy. In the third year of Zhongzheng, Serbia finally gained complete independence with the assistance of Russia, which was fully advancing westward, and established a kingdom in the seventh year of Zhongzheng, but it was only the main part, and they did not be able to gather all the territory of the Yugoslavs. Kosovo, Macedonia and other regions in the south were still under the control of Ottoman Turkey, and the Vojvodina region in the north was also under the jurisdiction of Austria-Hungary and was not part of Serbian territory.

Because of the territorial issue, Serbia and Ottoman Turkey and Austria-Hungary all have this natural contradiction, but this is still a trivial matter, and the real thing is Serbia's geographical location. The Balkans are one of the three major peninsulas in southern Europe, but their location is much more important than the other two. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the east, Asia across the Turkish Strait, and the Danube River and its tributary Sava River to the north.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, Tsarist Russia was eager to open up the passage to the south of the Mediterranean, Austria-Hungary attempted to expand southward to the Adriatic Sea, Britain and France wanted to protect the lifeline of communication to the Indian Ocean and the Far East, so the peninsula became a fiercely contested area between Russia, Austria, Britain and France, and there were many wars, known as the "European * library". Serbia became the first independent country here, how could the major powers relax their co-optation and suppression of him.

And because of the big fluttering moth of Goshinga, Serbia's situation is even more difficult. Russia has always been a two-headed eagle, looking at the east and looking at the west, which is their characteristic. After Russia was beaten by the Goxinga violence in the Far East, its interest in the East was greatly reduced, and it could only concentrate its efforts on developing into the Balkan Peninsula, and the pace of Russia's penetration into the Balkan Peninsula with Serbia as a springboard was getting faster and faster day by day. Britain and France are also keeping a closer eye on the Balkan Peninsula, and a Goxing A. occupies the Pacific Ocean, which is enough for them, and if they let the European powers enter the Indian Ocean, they will have no choice but to play. Germany was instigated by Goshinga and also started their road to hegemony in advance, and the Balkan Peninsula was close to the German mainland, and the controller of the Ottoman Turkey was relatively faced, which was a good target for Germany to exert its strength. However, there was no good excuse for direct intervention for the time being, and the loss of their beautiful queen by the Serbs was a good opportunity for Austria-Hungary to seize the opportunity.

"Send a note to the Serbian government!" Joseph decided to put pressure on Serbia, he saw a golden opportunity, and the value of his beloved wife dying was also worth dying.

"Draw your sword, my child! Aimed at Serbia and completely destroyed the only obstacle to Austro-Hungarian domination of the Balkans. At present, Russia is facing great difficulties at home, and is still facing the threat of the Manchurian Empire in the far east, and is absolutely unable to intervene in the Balkan issue. Austria-Hungary took advantage of this favorable situation to attack Serbia, which was definitely the best choice. I would like to assure you that if Russia intervenes in the Austro-Serriot conflict, Germany will come to the aid of Austria-Hungary with all its might. William I found that his eldest nephew was not very resolute, and immediately gave him another shot in the arm.

"Is war already inevitable?" Joseph was ready to do it, but Wilhelm I's push aroused his suspicions, and he tightened his tone again.

"The murder of the Austro-Hungarian Empress was the result of direct agitation by the Russian and Serbian Great Slavists. Their only purpose is to weaken us and divide our empire. If we allow this to continue, it will mean that our court and our territory will be in danger for a long time. You must also be aware of the acuteness of the contradictions between Austria and Sei, and that it is impossible to find an amicable solution. As long as this source of incitement in Belgrade remains unpunished, the peaceful policy of all European monarchies will be threatened. "William I was an old man, and he fooled Joseph with a set of words.

Joseph was finally persuaded by William that war seemed to be the best way for him to vent his anger and expand his empire. Austria-Hungary then sent Serbia a sternly worded ultimatum: first, to seize any publication that aroused hatred and contempt for the Austro-Hungarian royal family; 2. Immediately ban the national self-defense organizations and other organizations that carry out anti-Austrian-Hungarian propaganda; (3) Immediately remove from educational bodies and teaching methods any teaching content that would or might incite anti-Austro-Hungarian propaganda; (4) to dismiss officials in the military or administrative departments accused of anti-Austro-Hungarian propaganda, the list of which is provided by the Austro-Hungarian Government; 5. To accept the suppression of attempts to subvert the territorial integrity of Austria-Hungary in Serbia in cooperation with the relevant departments of the Austro-Hungarian Government; 6. To take legal action with the assistance and direction of the relevant authorities designated by the Austrian Government to punish those involved in the planning or execution of the assassination of Princess Sissi; 7. To maintain cooperation and to take effective measures to curb arms smuggling within their borders; 8. Explain to Austria-Hungary the statements made by high-ranking Serbian officials who are hostile to them and who are in or outside Serbia; 9. Take the above measures immediately and inform Austria-Hungary. In addition to the provisions of articles 5 and 6, the Government of Serbia accepted the other articles because of which two violated the Constitution of Serbia and undermined the sovereignty of Serbia. To Serbia's reply, Joseph reacted that there was no reply, and Austria-Hungary had already begun preparations for war.

Joseph's actions pleased Wilhelm I to great satisfaction, and Germany was finally secured. The scheming William I was completely different from his nephew Wilhelm II, who liked to be in the limelight, the old man did not want to be in the limelight, he wanted practical benefits. The so-called dead friends do not die in the poor way, the old people don't like to end up in person, and it is not better to have children to stand up for him. Because of Germany's close relations with Manchuria, as well as its military development and colonial expansion in recent years, it has attracted excessive attention from Britain and France, and Wilhelm I must pass on this abnormal concern. On the cusp of the Anglo-Manchurian confrontation, it is not a good thing to be too eye-catching, if the British do not go to fight with Goxinga and unite with Russia and France to do him first, William I will be unlucky.

The contradictions between Germany and France prompted France to move closer to Britain, and France never gave up its attempt to recover Alsace and Lorraine from Germany, and has been actively preparing for a war of "revenge". And because of the little overlord of the Far East, Britain and France are getting closer and closer, and Goxinga has been compressing their sphere of influence in the Far East, and the two sides naturally want to huddle together for warmth. In the First Far Eastern War, Russia was beaten by the Manchurian Empire, and its strength was greatly weakened, and although it also clashed with Britain and France in the Balkans in the west, they had a common enemy, Goxinga, and naturally they were getting closer and closer.

Except for France, which really has a deep hatred with Germany, the other two countries were forced to go to the side of France by Goxinga, and everything has nothing to do with Germany. But when the three kingdoms really came together, Goxinga did not have much pressure, Wilhelm I was Alexander, and Germany was already unknowingly surrounded by the enemy. If it is a single fight, Wilhelm I is not afraid at all, but if it is a group fight, Germany will inevitably be alone. Therefore, Wilhelm I had to hurry up and pull allies, and the Far East found a Goxinga, but it was basically useless half a world away, and he could only win over the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was the same ancestor in Europe.

The history of the great powers is the history of the struggle between the two big brothers, the so-called two big brothers are China in the east and Ottoman Turkey in the west, and everyone takes advantage of them. After Goxing and Axiong started East Asia, there was no hope of taking advantage of China again, and everyone turned their heads back to trouble the Ottoman Turkey, the sick man of West Asia. Britain and France looked at Turkey, Russia also regarded Turkey as its own, Germany and Austria-Hungary also wanted to take a bite, and after the uneven distribution of spoils, it was dog-eat-dog.

Now that the East has made a big fight, and the world's focus is on Asia, it is a good time for Germany to shake the pot. If Austria-Hungary marched into Serbia, it would inevitably become the target of public criticism, and everyone would certainly pay more attention to Austria-Hungary, and Germany would be able to rest. If Britain intervenes, Goxinga in the East will definitely bite the British hard, and Germany can take the opportunity to become bigger. If Britain does not intervene and goes all out to deal with Goshinga, Germany can take advantage of Austria-Hungary's east wind to enter the Balkans, which is also a good move.

After Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum, the first to react was Russia, which informed Austria-Hungary that an attack on Serbia would provoke a general mobilization of Russia, and said that Russia would not allow Austria-Hungary to defeat Serbia and become the hegemon of the Balkans. The Germans have already received news that the Manchurian Empire has deployed 500,000 troops on the Sino-Russian border, and the Russians have no time to take care of themselves.

The British, on the other hand, were always peaceful, and British Foreign Secretary Gray proposed that Germany, Britain, France, and Italy mediate the discord between Austria and Serbia. However, Britain secretly instigated France and Russia to exert pressure on Germany and Austria and pledged their support, which emboldened France and Russia. When Gray met with the German ambassador, he made it clear that Britain could remain neutral if the conflict was limited to Russia and Austria. But if Germany and France were involved, "the situation would change immediately, and the British government, under certain conditions, would be forced to make an urgent decision." In this case, you can't sit on the sidelines for a long time."

The British really frightened William I and Joseph at this moment, and William I's greatest fear was to trouble England and Manchuria before going to war. Before everyone could make up their minds, Italy suddenly withdrew from mediation, and they started a fight with Turkey.