King Albert I looked at the German ambassador with anger in his eyes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe words of the German ambassador just now are a threat to the Kingdom of Belgium and a violation of their dignity.

King Albert I was tempted to give the order at once to take the ambassador out and shoot him to vent his hatred. But, he knew, he couldn't do that. If you do that, everything will be irreparable.

The other ministers of the Kingdom of Belgium also did not look good. In their opinion, the Germans did not take them too seriously.

"Your Excellency, the Kingdom of Belgium is a neutral country, and we will strictly observe neutrality in this war. We only hope that we will not be affected by the war, that's all! Prime Minister Brockville said.

King Albert I also nodded hurriedly, for a small country like the Kingdom of Belgium, it would naturally be best not to get involved in a tragic war. They are simply not qualified to participate in such a big war. If they get involved, they will most likely be crushed to pieces.

The corners of the German ambassador's mouth were slightly raised, and a sneering smile hung on it. In his opinion, these Belgians are too whimsical. Now, their fate is no longer in their hands.

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Prime Minister. The German Empire wants the Kingdom of Belgium to join the Central Powers and fight with us. The German Empire promised that after the victory in the future war, the Kingdom of Belgium would never lose its share of victory. The German ambassador continued.

The order given to him by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is two. One was to persuade the Kingdom of Belgium as much as possible to agree to the German route. If the Kingdom of Belgium does not agree, then the Kingdom of Belgium is invited to join the Central Powers. If the Kingdom of Belgium does not agree to either proposal, then there is no other option. The German Empire could only get what it wanted by force.

"Joining the Allies?" Albert I was stunned, this proposal was not what he expected. However, will the Allies be able to defeat the Entente and achieve the final victory? King Albert I was a little unconvinced of this.

Most of the military ministers of the Kingdom of Belgium were pro-British. Trying to get them to join the Allies and make enemies of the British-led Entente was something they couldn't do.

However, if they did not join the Central Powers, they would have been the first to be attacked by Germany. And the Kingdom of Belgium simply could not withstand the attack of the Germans.

King Albert I was distraught and did not know what to choose.

"Your Excellency, can we think about it?" Said King Albert I.

"Of course, no problem at all. Your Majesty, you have 24 hours to think about it. If the Kingdom of Belgium still does not give us a satisfactory answer by then. The German Empire, then, will be regarded as having rejected the goodwill of the Kingdom of Belgium. When the time comes, His Majesty the King should be very clear about what the consequences will be. The threat in the mouth of the German ambassador is not hidden at all.

"Your Excellency, do you mean that Germany is going to invade Belgium? We are a neutral country, and if Germany did that, it would be condemned by the international community. Prime Minister Brockville said angrily.

The German ambassador smiled, did not answer, then bowed to King Albert I and left the palace.

But the military and political ministers of the Belgian royal palace have fallen to the bottom. Little did they know that Germany would blatantly threaten them.

"Gentlemen, the Germans gave us only 24 hours to think about it, what should we do?" King Albert I asked.

"Your Majesty, we must not compromise in the face of the threat of the Germans. They keep saying that they will not endanger our security and interests, but this behavior of theirs is already a threat to the Kingdom of Belgium! "Prime Minister Brockville was furious.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, do you mean to reject the Germans? But in that case, the Germans will attack us. Albert I was worried. The gap between the military strength of the two countries is really too great.

"Even if it's a war, what does it matter? The Kingdom of Belgium is a small country though. However, we are not short of courage. In order to defend the independence and interests of the country, we would rather die in battle than compromise with the Germans! Prime Minister Brockville said in a deep voice.

"Yes, the dignity of the Kingdom of Belgium cannot be trampled upon. If the Germans want to pass through the Kingdom of Belgium, step on our corpses and pass! Otherwise, they would not have thought of passing through the Kingdom of Belgium! The Minister of War also expressed his attitude.

Subsequently, a group of generals expressed their willingness to fight to the death for the dignity of the Kingdom of Belgium. This moved King Albert I very much. At the same time, he also gave birth to endless pride in his heart.

"Very well, since everyone agrees with this, then tomorrow we can officially reject the unreasonable demands of the Germans. Even if the Kingdom of Belgium faces war because of this, we will not hesitate to do so! King Albert I said.

"Long live Belgium!" The military ministers of the Kingdom of Belgium shouted one after another.

"Your Excellency, Minister of War, send additional troops to the fortress of Liège. In the event of an attack by the Germans, the fortress of Liège would be the first to be targeted. King Albert I said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Our army will be mobilized immediately. The first batch of 30,000 troops will go to the fortress of Liège. Together with the strong fortifications of the fortress and the 6,000 defenders stationed there, it was enough to withstand the Germans for some time. However, because the gap in strength is too great, it is almost impossible to completely resist the German attack. The Minister of War said with some embarrassment.

Albert I nodded, he also knew that this was reality and there was no way to change it.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, call for help from the British at once. If the Germans attacked the Kingdom of Belgium and we were unable to resist it, it would be a disaster for both Britain and France, and for the Allies as a whole. I believe that Britain and France will not watch us defeated by the Germans and occupied by them. They will definitely send reinforcements to save us. As long as we hold on for a while, the final victory will be ours! King Albert I pinned his hopes on England and France.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Foreign Secretary Coleman nodded.