The time of war on this plane was much earlier, even more than four years earlier, and then the German Empire was much more prepared for war than the other. This is closely linked to the secret cooperation between China, the advanced technology from China has greatly increased Germany's industrial capacity, only in terms of steel production, the original time and space Germany in 1913 steel production was 17.6 million tons, and in 1909, German steel production reached 24.7 million tons.

In 1909, Britain's per capita industrial index was 112, the United States ranked first with 126, Germany ranked third with 110, and China ranked fourth with 75. In 1913, Germany's per capita industrialization level was only 85, which shows that Germany has fully tapped its own industrial potential, and its relative share of industrial production in the world is 15, in addition to the United States 25, China 23, Britain 9, Russia 5, France 4, Japan 2.5.

With the high yield of grain from China, the support of the fertilizer industry and the support of millions of professional farmers, Germany's grain production is more than twice that of the same period in time and space. The German people and soldiers could have plenty of potatoes to satisfy their hunger, and Germany could greatly delay the introduction of food rationing. Of course, this could not hide the dilemma of Germany's lack of resources, the sea transportation routes were still controlled by the British, Germany had few access to external resources, and strategic resources such as oil were listed as key targets.

Austria-Hungary also made long preparations, and before the start of the war, Austria-Hungary had mobilized 5 army groups and 52 divisions, totaling 610,000 men. Due to the limitations of national strength, the Austro-Hungarian army could not compete with the German army, and even slightly inferior to the Russian army. There is a clear gap between the level of equipment and training and the European powers, and although the Austro-Hungarian military industry is famous, and some of the heavy industries are even envied by the Germans, the overall relative weakness has not changed.

For example, the Austro-Hungarian Army only had 320 tanks and 130 aircraft, which lagged behind in the revolution of new weapons, and was not on the same level as Germany and France, and much less than that of Tsarist Russia.

Comparatively speaking, Britain, France, and Russia were poorly prepared for war. The British preferred the outbreak of war after 1913, because by that time the British Navy would have about twenty-five Dreadnought-class battleships, completely surpassing the number of new battleships of the German Navy and forming a double advantage. At the beginning of 1910, the British Navy had only seven new battleships and battle cruisers, while the German High Seas Fleet had six new battleships, four of which were still world-leading Deutschland-class battleships. The British Navy was completely inferior in 1910, and as for the large number of pre-dreadnought-class battleships and other types of warships, the British Navy still had absolute superiority, which was the only confidence of the British. (Only Britain insisted on calling the new battleship the "Dreadnought class" in the world, and the rest of the countries called it the "Wuyue class")

Even if we push back the clock to 1911, the British Navy will change the current awkward situation, when 1 Neptune-class battleship, 2 Giant-class battleships, and two Indefatigable battlecruisers will be completed. It is important to know that it is impossible for the British Navy to concentrate all its capital ships on the mainland, and the routes all over the world still need fleet protection, and the detachments in South America, Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean have thinned the number of the main forces of the British Navy. There is also an ambitious Chinese navy to counterbalance in the Far East, with two of the seven new capital ships of the Indian Ocean Fleet, two of the Mediterranean Fleet, and only three near the mainland. The British Navy was in an absolutely disadvantageous situation.

The British Army was even more unbearable, and in order to win the arms race at sea, Britain invested most of its resources in the navy and shipyards, and the number of land forces mobilized at home was only three army groups, less than 200,000 men, and it was not fully equipped, and there was a serious shortage of vital tanks. Once war broke out, it would be difficult for Britain to deploy a large number of troops to France, Belgium and other territories in a short period of time, let alone resist the attack of the German Army. Thus, until June 1910, only the French and Belgians could face the German front.

Due to the application of the Chinese Air Force in warfare, the military of various countries began to attach importance to the emerging weapon of aircraft, and invested a lot of resources in research and development, imitation and manufacturing. At present, the British Air Force has 350 "Resolute" fighters that imitate the Chinese F01 biplane fighter, and only 35 bombers, and their combat capability is low, and the air force department even doubts whether this kind of bomber can play a role in actual combat.

Technical departments and factories are working on a new generation of fighters and bombers, but it will take more than five months to produce samples, and it will take at least a year to put them into large-scale industrial production.

Fortunately, the presence of allies of the Entente did not embarrass the British too much, France had three new battleships at this time, and the new ally Italy had two new battleships, and their presence not only made the Mediterranean impregnable, but also allowed the British to draw warships from the Mediterranean and replenish them to the home fleet.

The main battlefield of the war in Europe was expected to be in the border areas of France, Germany and Belgium, so the French accelerated the expansion of their army forces from 1905 onwards. Before the outbreak of the war, France had mobilized about 910,000 people in 89 divisions, most of which were deployed in the Franco-German border area. In addition, the French military factories prepared 1200 tanks for the army, which was only a little less than the 1300 of the German army, but surpassed the German army in the number of artillery. Judging from the quality of officers, soldiers, and training levels of the two sides, the gap between the two sides is not obvious, and the French Army also claims to be "the best in the world."

In wartime, the French Navy will assist the British in blockading the North Sea, blocking the German High Seas Fleet in military ports, and working with allied navies to secure important shipping routes such as the Mediterranean. The Allies had complete control of the Mediterranean, especially after Italy joined the Allies, and Britain and France could send a large number of warships back to the Atlantic coast to meet the challenge of the powerful German navy.

The French Air Force has also developed rapidly, currently having 450 fighters and 100 bombers, and after entering the wartime system, the rate of production of aircraft in domestic military factories can be increased from five to ten aircraft per day. It's just that France has the same problem as other countries, that is, the lack of pilot reserves and the relatively low level of training. With the exception of China and the United States, no country has established a training school such as a flying club, including Germany.

The most important thing is that France has a large population, the agricultural population even exceeds the industrial population, France is the most developed agricultural country in Europe, agricultural products have been exported to other European countries, and the countryside is rich. This shows that the French industry is not developed, but at the same time, if there is a real war, the fluctuation of the people by the war is relatively small, and the peasants have food and clothing as long as they work in the fields, and they are not tortured by food rationing, which is also one of the reasons why France can hold out for four years in the original time and space.

Between 1905 and 1907, Russian farms and peasants experienced a low-intensity revolution on a national scale, and political reasons, official corruption, landlord oppression, etc., caused a decrease in the output of Russian agricultural products in the past three years, especially the reduction in the output of Ukrainian granaries. In order to ensure the country's financial revenue, Nicholas II continued to export large quantities of grain to Europe, which led to insufficient domestic food supply, and the serfs could not have enough to eat, which in turn damaged agriculture. It was only after the increase in oil wealth that Russia imported a large amount of grain from China, improved the country's fragile agricultural situation, and finally achieved a balance in the food supply and resumed exports to Europe.

What Russia lacks is guns, and the backwardness of industry has prevented it from arming its 3 million troops, and Russia has been exchanging grain and minerals for weapons. At the end of 1909, only about half of the guns and artillery equipped by the Russian army were domestically produced, and the rest were all imported from Britain and France, nearly half of the 1,250 tanks were imported from France, and more than 500 trucks imported from China were equipped with steel plates and distributed to various units as armored combat vehicles.

Despite the lack of industrial strength, the sheer number of grey cattle is enough to form a sobering torrent. Before the outbreak of the war, Russia mobilized a total of 1.2 million troops, including 550,000 troops in the Far East, Mongolia, and Central Asia. In the European direction, the Russian army has six army groups at its disposal, forming a troop superiority over Germany and Austria-Hungary.

It is worth mentioning that the potential of a country in a major war is reflected in many aspects, and the fact that Britain can sustain a war for four or eight years without collapsing is fundamentally due to its world's number one war potential. The colonies in Africa, the Americas, and Asia could provide Britain with a steady stream of war materials, and as long as the logistics and transportation lines were not cut off, the British could hold on for a long time, which was incomparable to Germany.

During the war, Britain could raise troops from various colonies, and the colonial armies formed by India, Canada, Australia, South Africa, etc., could completely make up for the manpower gap caused by the war. The exchange of one German soldier for ten colonial soldiers was very advantageous to the British, and the Germans could not afford such a huge attrition.

With its huge territory, rich mineral resources and a huge number of gray livestock, Russia has almost the same war potential as Britain, and if Germany cannot break the stalemate as soon as possible, it will perish in the consumption of resources and inevitably accept the defeat of the war.

After the Sarajevo incident, the political wrangling lasted for a short time, and the situation moved rapidly in the direction of war, and finally on January 17, 1910, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and on the 18th, the German Empire fulfilled its obligations as an ally and declared war on Serbia, Bulgaria declared war on Serbia, and Serbia also declared war on the three countries at the same time. (To be continued.) )