Chapter 164: The Kingdom of Italy

David Puszin is also a typical example of accumulation, but the backbone officer of the Moravian Army Regiment only earned the position of lieutenant colonel and battalion commander when the Czech principality was founded, and of course this has a lot to do with his father-in-law. In fact, there are a lot of times when having a good background may not be a good thing, as is the case with David Pussin.

The war gave David Pussing a chance, but at the same time there were family feuds, and if David Pusine and his father-in-law were very close, Ernst would not have given him such an important position anyway.

The Colonel of the Allied Army of the Kingdom of Czecho-Lithuania, the Deputy Commander of the Brigadier General after the capture of parts of the former Poland, and now Ernst will give him the primary authority of the first Minister of Homeland Security, it can be said that David Pussin's patience over the years has been quite effective.

As soon as his appointment arrived, David Puszin immediately packed up his belongings and went to Prague, and he did not even give his duties to the next one.

After a brief meeting in Prague, David Pussim began preparations for the formation of the Department of Homeland Security, where hundreds of elite military personnel and key members of the secret police were transferred to the Department of Homeland Security, and their first mission was to defeat several ethnic militants in the former Polish region.

Ernst was not involved in such a thing, and the arrival of the Sufi lord made Ernst so happy that he even held a court banquet despite the fact that the country was still at war. Massena, the prime minister of the Czech principality, who had just been canonized as a count, also temporarily put down his work to participate in the banquet, and for a while Prague even felt a little singing and dancing.

However, the good times did not last long, when the newly formed several Royal Army divisions were just having some combat effectiveness, the stalemate in the European war was broken, the Kingdom of Italy withdrew from the Triple Alliance and went to war with Austria, for which Austria also began to repeat the situation of the German war on two fronts, and the Russian army took advantage of the situation to make the situation in Austria-Hungary a little endangered.

Speaking of which, the Kingdom of Italy was also quite unlucky, his preparation to withdraw from the Triple Alliance and unite Britain, France, and Russia was discovered by Germany and Austria early in the morning, and on the first day of the war, seven cities on the coast of the Italian Kingdom of Adriaa were bombed. By this time the Italian cabinet government had acquired all wartime rights, and Germany and Austria-Hungary had withdrawn their diplomats.

Speaking of which, the Kingdom of Italy at this time was also quite difficult to deal with, first of all, the Kingdom of Italy maintained a state of support for the war against Austria-Hungary and Germany. This was also the reason for Germany and Austria-Hungary, where more than 30,000 Italians wanted to return to their country at the beginning of the First World War, but this was prevented by Germany and Austria. To be honest, there are some Italians in the Czech principality, but unlike Germany and Austria, most of them are poor people, and there is not much difference between returning to Italy and staying in the Czech principality.

At the end of May 1915, Austria-Hungary first attacked. Austro-Hungarian bombers bombed the arsenals of Venice, Poto, Corsini, Ancona and four other places on the Adriatic coast. By the time Ernst learned the news, the Italian anti-aircraft guns had repelled the Austrian bomber group, and then, two Austrian battleships took part in the attack. But just a few hours later, the Austrian battleship was repulsed by Italian torpedo boats.

The Kingdom of Italy was preparing for battle at two key points, one of which was the Adriatic Sea, where the Austrian Navy had already deployed its fleet. Although Austria-Hungary was powerful, Italy believed that its own fleet was stronger.

The northwestern border of the Kingdom of Italy with Austria-Hungary was another vulnerable front, where King Victor Emmanuel's army faced a field force that was difficult for Austria-Hungary to deal with, skilled in mountain warfare, and could be reinforced by German troops.

After discussion, the Italian command ordered their troops to begin advancing in the direction of Trieste. By this time, however, the Austro-Hungarian government had placed the city under military control. This was a dangerous move, as Italy did not believe that its ally France would provide any military assistance at this time.

Prague Royal Palace:

"Austria-Hungary wants us to be able to provide air support, and here, here is what Austria-Hungary wants us to be able to bomb."

Several staff officers of the Army Command took the map and pointed to several important areas to look at Ernst, whether it was the status of the alliance or the status of the Ernst Habsburg family, several staff officers thought that Ernst should not refuse the proposal, but...... Things are not what they imagined.

Shaking his head, Ernst pointed to a few places and said: "This is the area that the Italian army focuses on defending, Austria-Hungary wants us to consume the time for the other party to leave time for the Austro-Hungarian army to attack, we will not do anything that is not beneficial, especially this kind of ...... Something that doesn't matter much about the whole situation. ”

Will Austria-Hungary not be able to defeat the Kingdom of Italy? It's a joke, now Austria-Hungary just doesn't want to damage too much, but why would Ernst want to let his air force go to waste? Now the battlefield situation in Europe is blurred, but vaguely Ernst still feels that history will not change much, so the most important thing is to ensure his own strength.

Although the Allies won the First World War, their damage was too great, and if it were not for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Chinese laborers, it is estimated that the war would not have been a big one, even if the United States entered the war. In this life, the Beiyang government has decided to side with the Allies, and it is believed that even if the Entente wins in the end, it will be exhausted.

Wilhelm II was basically driven down by the domestic aristocracy who compromised with the Entente, and who would dare to do this in the Czech principality? Therefore, even if the Archduke of Ernst Czech Republic is defeated, the position of the Czech Grand Duke will still be secure, and even his territory will not be greatly reduced, at most he will come up with some war reparations.

War reparations? The distance between World War I and World War II is only more than 20 years, and Ernst delayed the war reparations until 30 years later. And after twenty years of accumulation, I believe that the Czech principality was already strong to a certain extent at that time!

There was a lot of nonsense in his mind, but he was not idle, and after vetoing the aid that Austria-Hungary wanted, Ernst began to discuss how to obtain more benefits. It seems that the geographical location of the Czech principality restricts its development, and all around it are allies except for the Russian Empire, so how can Ernst start?

At this time, the situation in the Far East also began to make further breakthroughs, and it was not known how to make an agreement, and Russia completely withdrew from the territory of the Beiyang government. Not to mention other places, on the surface, the entire north has been unified and pacified, including Mongolia and the entire northeast region are under the rule of President Yuan Da at this time.

Japan was expelled from the Northeast, and a large number of weapons and ammunition left behind by them have been allocated by the Beiyang Army, and the 300,000 Army is the "elite" who have experienced blood and fire. In the future, whether President Yuan Da can smoothly implement the imperial system also depends on them, and in fact, at this time, President Yuan Da has begun to prepare for the imperial system.

Yanjing, the Central Plains, and Hedong began to preach the benefits of the imperial system, for which some scholars published newspapers to satirize, and the media industry in the entire northern region was lively. However, speaking of which, most of these intellectuals have considerable influence, and the only thing Yuan Shikai can do is to close the door and sulk himself, but he doesn't dare to make any radical moves.

Of course, at this time, it is not enough to just preach and advocate, and under threats and bribes, some celebrities also have to stand up and petition, hoping to restore the imperial system, and Yuan Shikai is undoubtedly the first emperor of the empire.

Military strength, economic strength, and petition groups also gathered, and at this time most people thought that Yuan Shikai's claim to the emperor was a foregone conclusion, and some opponents began to prepare various ways to resist. It is estimated that no one thought that Yuan Shikai would make a move at this time.

"If the motherland is not reunified, how can a certain virtue ascend to the throne of God?"

Yuan Shikai didn't shirk as he should have done, but agreed, but before he sat in the position of emperor, he actually wanted to complete the unification of the country? This, this is really too unexpected, and those literati, scholars, and revolutionaries who are ready to attack him can't help but be stunned.

It is naturally not good to stand up at this time, after all, Yuan Shikai did not clearly agree to ascend the throne of the emperor, and he is ready to make a great contribution to the country, and he is a special national hero, how can he stand up and criticize and accuse at this time? But if you don't stand up...... Failure naturally has nothing to do if it succeeds...... How do you say criticism?

In terms of wit, it is not without wit, and a heavyweight general in the military directly said in the newspaper: If the president can really succeed, then we are willing to promote the hereditary presidential system. It's just hereditary, you want to be emperor? That's dreaming!

Although the meaning of the hereditary president and the emperor is the same, they are two concepts, and if Yuan Shikai agrees, it will be a small victory. But...... No one thought that President Yuan Da shamelessly chose not to see it, and the general who gave his opinion did not continue to publicize this matter in the newspaper for some reason.

In fact, it was not only him, but also any young scholar who did not continue to mention this matter, because at this time, Yuan Shikai had declared war on the British and French Entente, and more than 100,000 elite troops had already rushed to Hong Kong, Macao and other regions, and the reunification of the country was fought here.

At this time, there was naturally no matter of the Foreign Legion, but at this time, the geographical location of the Foreign Legion was very embarrassing, the Beiyang government was not very welcome, and the Russian army was not allowed to go back, so they could only stay alone in the camp in the northeast. In order to avoid being driven away by the Beiyang government, they rarely even left the camp.

As a result, the Beiyang government doesn't want to, but who let them advocate for national reunification, at this time there are foreign troops such as the Foreign Legion in the country, which is not suitable anyway, and fortunately, most of them are composed of Chinese, otherwise it will be more difficult for the Beiyang government.