June 27, 1914, was a day that shocked the world......

Austria-Hungary, with Serbia as its hypothetical enemy, held military exercises in neighboring Bosnia, which Ferdinand and the princess personally inspected. After the exercises, Ferdinand arrived in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. On the evening of 27 June, Sarajevo officials held a grand dinner for Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, and shortly after the dinner began, a bomb exploded under the dining table next to Ferdinand and his wife, seriously wounding the Grand Duke and his wife, killing three others, including the Grand Duke's aide-de-camp, and injuring more than 20 others. In the early morning of the 28th, the Grand Duke and his wife both died in the hospital. It was found that the bomb was planted by a Serbian chef.

For Chen Tian, this news was both expected and unexpected. The fuse of the war was ignited as scheduled, and this war could not be stopped by anyone; However, history has changed a little here, and the death of the Grand Duke from a bomb at the banquet may mean that history will develop in another direction from here.

Anyway, this moment has finally arrived, 32 spring and autumn, 32 winter and summer, the boy who refused to admit defeat has grown up, the ambitious teenager has grown up, the hot-blooded and impulsive youth has also grown up, and now Chentian is a German prince full of ideals but down-to-earth, Lisa's husband, Sasha and Andres's father, the commander of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the lord of millions of people, and the person who is ready to change the world.

On 23 July, Austria-Hungary imposed extremely harsh conditions on Serbia, limiting it to forty-eight hours for a reply. In order to endure humiliation, Serbia was forced to accept all the other conditions, except for one item in which Austria sent personnel to participate in the hunting and trial of the murderer.

On 25 July, Serbia issued a general ******.

On 27 July, France recalled its troops in Algeria and Morocco.

On 28 July, Austria-Hungary formally declared war on Serbia under the pretext that it had not received a satisfactory answer.

On July 28, France issued a general ******.

On July 29, the Tsar issued a general ******, and the Tsar's cousin Kaiser immediately stopped his trip to the North Sea, pleading with the Tsar: "Do not take any reckless action, I beg you!" "Nicholas II, moved by his request, withdrew its general ******, but still maintained a partial mobilization against Austria-Hungary.

On 29 July, George V ordered the world's most powerful British fleet to be put into combat readiness.

On 30 July, the Tsar reissued the General ******, and Germany demanded that Russia stop the general mobilization, which was refused.

On 31 July, the Royal Vienna Forces issued a general ******.

On 31 July, Berlin delivered ultimatums to Russia and France. In an ultimatum to Tsarist Russia, Germany demanded that Russia withdraw its general ****** "within 12 hours of receiving the ultimatum". The ultimatum to France demanded that Paris declare within 18 hours that in the event of war between Russia and Germany, France would remain neutral, and if France remained neutral, it must surrender the fortifications of Turkey and Verdun to German occupation as a guarantee of neutrality, to be returned after the war was over. Russia did not want to answer at all, and France gave a brief reply: "We will act according to our own interests." ”

At this point, Germany had no choice.

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Berlin, August 1, 1914.

There are thousands of empty alleys on the streets, and there are crowds of people in front of the palace.

The night before, in a speech announcing the danger of war, the emperor had told the people to be "compelled to take up arms."

At this moment, they are nervous and excited waiting for the final moment.

At 5 p.m. sharp, Germany declared war on Russia.

An officer appeared at the gate of the palace and read the ****** to the crowd. The Germans gathered at the entrance of the palace were ecstatic and respectfully sang the national anthem.

As soon as the mobilization button was flung, the huge machinery for recruiting, equipping and transporting 2 million people was put into operation. Reservists gather at designated depots, receive uniforms, equipment and weapons, form companies and then battalions, and are then transported to assembly sites on the border with a predetermined railway schedule.

From the moment the order was given, everything was running at the time specified in the predetermined schedule. Tens of thousands of carriages and hundreds of trains were required to transport officers, infantry, cavalry, and munitions, and the timetables were very elaborate, and even specific regulations were made for how many train cars would pass through which bridges and when.

Kaiser Wilhelm II organized his army into eight armies, of which the 1st to 7th armies were assembled along the German-French border, and the 8th Army, the East Prussian Corps, was responsible for resisting the Russian offensive on the eastern front.

East Prussia was also quickly mobilized, and all 100,000 reserve troops were assembled in Königsberg within three days. The Eighth Army's four infantry corps (corps), one armored corps, one cavalry division, and the aviation corps directly under the corps have all reached full strength, and 246,000 people are ready to go to the battlefield at any time.

The Baltic flotilla, which had 2 cruisers, 16 destroyers, 4 seaplane carriers, 2 aircraft carriers, 24 submarines, 13 torpedo boats, 35 patrol gunboats, and 273 aircraft of various types, also took action, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines left the harbor and began cruising the Baltic Sea between Germany and Sweden, while turrets and torpedo boats patrolled the coast of the Bay of Gdansk.

In the dock of the Königsberg shipyard, there are also 4 destroyers, 1 large aircraft carrier, 17 submarines, 4 torpedo boats, and 6 gunboats that are about to be completed.

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At 7 a.m. on August 2, the German Sixteenth Division entered the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

At 7 p.m. on August 2, the German Minister to Brussels, Bellow, delivered an ultimatum to Belgian Foreign Minister Davignon:

Germany had received reliable information that France's intention to invade Germany through Belgian borders had been established. The Belgian army could not be expected to stop the advance of the French, so it was necessary to pre-empt the attack of such a hostile nature, as required by self-defense. Germany would deeply regret if the Belgians regarded Germany's entry into Belgian territory as a hostile act against itself. If Belgium is able to maintain its neutrality in good faith, Germany will guarantee the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Belgium by withdrawing from its territory as soon as the treaty of association is concluded.

If Belgium were to pass through its territory against Germany, it would be regarded as an enemy country, and its future relations with it would be left to "the guns and guns."

Belgium must provide a "clear and unequivocal response" within 12 hours.

Belgian Prime Minister Brock Voveoli convened a cabinet meeting that night. In the end, the government made a decision to resist Germany "in order to preserve the dignity of Belgium", and the king agreed.

At 7 a.m. on 3 August, Belgium sent a reply to the German minister, stating that if the Belgian government accepted Germany's proposal, it would "sacrifice its national dignity and betray its obligations to Europe". It will therefore "resolutely resist any encroachment on its full force by all means within its powers." ”

On August 3, Germany declared war on France due to France's refusal to "neutralize".

At 6 a.m. on 4 August, Germany declared war on Belgium.

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On the morning of 4 August, as German troops marched toward the Belgian border, it was pouring rain in Berlin.

Members of Congress gathered at the Reichstag, ready to listen to the Emperor's oracle. There is a large painting in the building of Kaiser Wilhelm I and Field Marshal Moltke prancing on the battlefield of Sedan, with a soldier in front of him laying a French flag under the emperor's hooves.

MPs marched en masse into the palace and sat down in Whitehall. The Kaiser, accompanied by several generals, quietly walked in, waited for the throne, and began to read the oratory.

He wore a helmet and held the hilt of his sword with one hand.

"We draw our swords out of their sheaths, with a clear conscience and clean hands."

He said that Serbia had provoked the war with the support of Russia, and then counted the crimes of Russia, provoking a "shameful" cry.

After the speech, the Emperor shouted: "From this day forward, I will not recognize the parties, only the Germans!" ”

He then asked the leaders of the parties to come up and shake his hand if they agreed with him. In the "frenzied agitation", all the party leaders complied, while others present erupted in ecstatic cheers.

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At 8 a.m. on 4 August, the first earthy grey wave crossed the German-Belgian border at Gemmerich, 48 kilometres from Liège, and Belgian soldiers opened fire from their posts.

On 4 August, Britain declared war on Germany as a result of the German invasion of Belgium.

This world-taking war game, which unfolded like a nightmare on a giant chessboard, has now become a reality, a reality of bloody horror, heroism, and death.