Even after becoming the crown prince, Heldon had limited influence over the War Department and the Army General Staff. However, during his tenure as governor of Tyrol, he expanded the number of the Royal Tyrolean Field Hunting Regiment to six, as well as the Tyrolean Archers Regiment of the Tyrolean Local Defence Force.

The most important thing is that he is in control of the navy, and since he became commander-in-chief of the navy, Helton has been vigorously expanding the size of the coast guard in preparation for war. After the outbreak of the war, the Royal Tyrolean Chasseur Regiment was expanded to two divisions and eight chaser regiments. Lehedon then expanded and reorganized these troops into three three-regiment mountain infantry divisions, which was the result of a fierce quarrel with Kondla, and the chief of the general staff finally waved his hand helplessly: "Whatever you want, it has nothing to do with the overall situation anyway." ”

After replenishing some of the newly recruited mountain people, the Royal Tyrolean Field Hunting Regiment became the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the Royal Tyrolean Mountain Infantry, with a total strength of nearly 50,000 men.

The three Marine Brigades in Trieste, Bora and Fum were expanded into three Marine Divisions, but these units are likely to be used as infantry divisions now.

He also had a garrison of the Croatian and Dalmatian coasts, which Lieutenant General Miller quickly expanded to five divisions after the outbreak of war.

In contrast to Lehden's imagination, after the general mobilization order, the peoples of the empire showed an unprecedented enthusiasm for the war, especially in Croatia, Dalmatia, and Bosnia, where the main conscription offices were crowded with Slavs who were eager to sign up.

This allowed the entire empire to complete the conscription in 15 days.

Heldon concentrated all the troops scattered along the Adriatic Sea, except for the 3rd Marine Division stationed in Tyrol, in Bosnia, and formed the 7th Army of the Imperial Army, which he himself was also the commander-in-chief of the army. The 7th Army, which consisted of a Marine Corps, a Croatian Army, a Dalmatian Coastal Garrison, and a Tyrolean Mountain Infantry Corps, totaled 210,000 men, and was later called an important force in turning the tide of the war.

His units now speak three languages: Italian for the Tyrolean Mountain Infantry Division, German and Croatian for the Marines, and Croatian for the Croatian and Dalmatian Infantry Divisions. This was a headache, and Lee Hayton asked the Ministry of War and Administration to count the languages that his officers were proficient in so that they could be sent to places where they were needed.

The Tyrolean Mountain Infantry Division was armed with 57-105 mm mountain artillery and 60, 80, and 120 mm mortars, while the Marine Division was equipped with various types of mortars and infantry guns of 75 and 105 mm calibers.

To tell the truth, this army has outstanding athleticism and field ability, but its ability to attack fortifications is slightly insufficient, and if he is asked to attack a fortified fortress or city, Lechelton will definitely refuse without hesitation.

The rifle was armed with the latest Islaya 1903 rifle or short carbine, each infantry squad was equipped with a Carlson 1912 light machine gun, and each infantry company had a fire support platoon armed with two 60-mm mortars and three Carlson 1911 heavy machine guns. Such light infantry equipment is absolutely second to none in Europe at the moment.

The only regret is that at the moment the so-called submachine gun has not yet been tested and finalized, otherwise he would have equipped each infantry squad leader with one.

Heldon was intensifying the reorganization and training of the 7th Army in Bosnia, but the entire battlefield was not looking good in the early stages of the war.

The Germans were held back in Liège by the Belgians for more than ten days, which gave the French and the British enough time to move behind and calmly build a line along the Marne.

On the Eastern Front, the Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army, Condra, despite the disparity in strength with the Russian army, took the initiative to attack Russia despite the lack of troops. He expected the cooperation of the Germans, but the Germans were too busy to take care of themselves.

The Germans had left only one Eighth Army in East Prussia, hoping that they would be able to withstand the Russian attack, and its commander Prytwitz lacked determination, and on 18 August, the Germans were defeated at the Battle of Compinan by two Russian armies.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army, Kondla, expected the German Eighth Army to attack from East Prussia, but Moltke had no intention of cooperating with Austria-Hungary, and the Germans only wanted the Austro-Hungarian army to contain Russia alone. Without the cooperation of the Germans, Conrad rashly sent thirty divisions, forming three army groups, to attack Lublin in Russian Poland on 22 August.

On the Serbian front, the Austrian army, which had invaded Serbia unstoppably, was defeated by the Serbian army under the command of Marshal Pudonic in the Battle of Valjevo. The Fifth Army lost more than half of its strength and fled all the way, and in the end only more than 35,000 men remained in the 100,000-strong army.

The Seventh Army, under the command of Lyhedon, was urgently transferred to the Serbian front.

The Bosnian governor and commander-in-chief of the Serbian front, Potyrek, became Lehedon's main target.

In fact, the defeat of the Serbian campaign was partly due to the fact that the Chief of the General Staff, Kondla, was responsible for his insistence on forcing an attack on Serbia despite the lack of troops and Potilek's opposition. But now is not the time to settle accounts with Baron Herzendorf, and Lechelton can only sacrifice Potilek if he wants to get more command of the army.

Lechelton harshly accused Potirek of his military presumptuousness and command mistakes, when in fact it was Potirek's chief of staff who held the command of the front. However, Portirec's stay in Vienna during the campaign was also a target for Lychelton, and a front-line commander-in-chief who did not stay on the front line during the campaign could not explain the past in any way.

Condra also needed to find a scapegoat for Serbia's military defeat.

Poor Potilek was relieved of his duties, and his network in Vienna no matter how hard it worked, and even the old emperor could not keep him. Lechelton threatened to resign as crown prince if he did not remove Portirec from his post, and Franz had to choose between Portitrek and the crown prince.

Lechelton was a hero, at least for now, in the minds of the populace of the Empire, having won the only victory of the Empire in war, albeit at sea.

He has now finally gotten his wish and has become the commander-in-chief of the Serbian front, and the commander-in-chief of the Croatian-Slovenian defense forces, Lieutenant General Mayer, has become his chief of staff. There was no problem with that, Mayer was a Marine and had been a confidant of Heldon Lee for many years, and would never compete with him for command.

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