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A large number of German workers and peasants went to the local recruiting offices, underwent medical examinations, received military uniforms and weapons, and then boarded the train in company units to go to the place where the troops were assembled. Germany has the most complete mobilization mechanism in Europe and the world, and is able to more than double the size of the army in the shortest possible time, and then transport the army to the border areas by easy rail transport.

Before mobilization, the German Army had only a standing army of about one million. However, in just one month, this scale can be scaled to about two million. Moltke the Younger, Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, immediately after receiving an order from Kaiser Wilhelm II, carried out a general mobilization of the army and navy. All the officers and men were canceled from their vacations, and the soldiers of the reserve immediately went to the nearest assembly place to prepare for the regular army to fight. The German war planes were already in full swing. War seems inevitable.

On the afternoon of June 21, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, French President Falier convened an emergency meeting. The Germans began to mobilize, which put great pressure on France. Six years ago, during the first Moroccan crisis, Germany also mobilized, but only partially, expanding the standing army from 800,000 to 1 million. But now, the Germans are engaged in a general mobilization, and even fools can see that Germany is making final preparations for war. Once the German Army has completed its mobilization, I am afraid it will be time for the war to begin. At that time, France would face a German invasion.

"Gentlemen, just this morning the general mobilization of Germany has begun, and a large number of German Army forces are being assembled. Heading to the border areas, war seemed inevitable. France has reached the most dangerous time, and we must act now! President Falier said.

"Your Excellency, please give the order for general mobilization at once! The French Army now has only 770,000 men, far less than the 1 million standing army of the Germans, let alone the German Army after general mobilization. According to the information we have received, after the first mobilization of the Germans is completed, their land will be doubled. Therefore, we also need to expand the army to at least two million people! French Army Minister Adolfo Messimi said. After the beginning of the general mobilization of Germany. Very much pressure on France, and especially on the French Army!

"Two million? To add almost one and a half million troops? Finance Minister Louis Lucian Klotz exclaimed. How much money does it take to complete the mobilization!

"Your Excellency, we must hurry. Our mobilization mechanism is backward from that of the Germans, and it will take me three months to mobilize two million people. And the Germans only need about a month. That is, at the earliest, a month later the Germans had the opportunity to attack! Time is running out! War Secretary Adolf Messimi warned.

"Hell, how can our mobilization mechanisms be so far behind the Germans?" President Falier's face also changed. If two million German troops are killed in France in a month's time, the French army, which has not yet completed mobilization, may be difficult to resist!

"Minister Messimi, I will authorize it to you now. The French Army is mobilizing now, and in any case, we must resist the German offensive and buy as much time as possible for us and our allies! President Falier said!

"Yes. Your Excellency, I will do my best! Adolf Messimi said.

"Your Excellency, although war seems inevitable, we cannot give up our efforts for peace. I built yì. We immediately issued a warning to Germany and demanded that Germany stop its general mobilization. Otherwise. We will also begin a general mobilization. In this way, we can at least stand on the side of justice and let the whole world know that we were forced by the threat of war from Germany to start the general mobilization! Prime Minister Joseph Cayo said!

"Okay! Also, let our allies put pressure on Germany to stop the general mobilization! President Falier said. In his heart, he has not yet given up hope for peace, although it seems that this is only an extravagant hope. If he had known that French operations in Morocco would turn out to be what they are now, perhaps he would not have ordered the French army to enter Morocco in the first place. However, it is too late to say this, and if the war breaks out, as the president of France, his duty is to lead France to victory in the war and defend French interests. Although France has lagged behind Germany in terms of national strength and military strength, many French people are still haunted by the fiasco of the Franco-Prussian War that year. In France, there are many people who are trying to defeat Germany in a war, and there are many people who have been disgraced before!

"Yes, Your Excellency, I will contact all countries immediately!" Foreign Minister Justan de Servi also knew the urgency of the matter. France could not cope with the German attack on its own, and had to enlist the support of the other allies of the Entente!

On 22 June, the French government issued a formal warning to Germany, demanding that Germany immediately stop its general mobilization, or else France would also mobilize.

At the same time, France's allies, Britain, Russia, and the United States, issued warnings to Germany and demanded that Germany immediately stop its general mobilization. They will definitely not sit idly by and watch France be invaded, and if Germany invades France, it will be a declaration of war against the Entente, and all the countries of the Entente will declare war on Germany!

Germany's staunch ally, Austria-Hungary, also officially announced a general mobilization, and Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I and Crown Prince Ferdinand were the first to express their support for Germany. The Austro-Hungarian Army was to be expanded from 800,000 to 2,000,000. However, Italy, another ally of Germany, hesitated at this time. At a time when Germany was under pressure from Britain, France, the United States, and Russia, Italy chose to sink. Although it was a member of the Central Powers, Italy feared that Germany would not be able to achieve a final victory, and that Italy would be unlucky. Therefore, in the face of Germany's request for a general mobilization, Italy expressed its refusal!

China and Germany signed a secret agreement, but this agreement will not be made public until the war officially breaks out. According to the contents of the secret agreement, the two countries would not formally form an alliance until a month after the outbreak of war. However, after the world powers began to mobilize, China also began to mobilize limitedly. First of all, forty reserve brigades will be expanded into divisions, becoming the 101st to 140th divisions of the army! Previously, the 10 group armies of the Chinese Army, plus the armies directly under the General Staff, were the largest in the world. Therefore, even if only 40 reserve brigades are expanded into divisions, China's army strength will still exceed that of those mobilized countries!

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Germany did not give in in the face of pressure from the Entente, and German mobilization continued. A large number of troops were massing on their way to the place of attack according to the predetermined plan, and Germany was ready for war.

On June 23, in view of the fact that Germany did not stop the general mobilization, the French government announced that the general mobilization would begin immediately, expanding the army from 770,000 to more than 2 million. It's just that their poor mobilization mechanism makes it impossible for them to raise enough troops when the Germans attack! That is, in the initial period of the war, they will be attacked by superior enemy forces. However, France is not without opportunities. The order given by the vice chairman of the French Supreme Military Council and chief of the general staff, Xia Fei, to the front-line departments was to buy as much time as possible for the mobilization of France and the arrival of allies. The French had built a large number of fortified positions in the Franco-German border area, and Joseph Chauffeur was convinced that with these defensive positions, the French army would be able to withstand several times the German attack. Once the mobilization of France is complete and the reinforcements of France's allies arrive, it is time for France to launch a counterattack and defeat Germany in one fell swoop!

Germany and France mobilized one after another, which made war in Europe imminent. In the same way, Germany ignored the warnings of Britain, the United States, Russia and other countries and continued to carry out general mobilization, which also pushed these countries into a corner!

British Prime Minister Asquith also held an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on the evening of June 23 to discuss how to deal with the current situation!

"Gentlemen, the Germans rejected our kindness. The arrogant Kaiser Wilhelm II continued his general mobilization, and Germany's war planes were already running at full speed. Our ally, Germany, has also begun a general mobilization today, and the war is already on the horizon! Prime Minister Asquith said with some pessimism.

"Your Excellency, since war is inevitable, we must start mobilizing immediately. The Germans have all the best mobilization mechanisms in the world, and they will certainly complete the mobilization before the French. At that time, it may be difficult for France to withstand the German attack. If France loses the war, it will also be a great threat to us. I built yì, the British Army must also do its best to start mobilizing! Once France could not resist the German attack, we must send an expeditionary force to assist France at the first opportunity! British War Secretary Paul Stafford Mayhuine said. The British Army now has only a standing army of 160,000 men, and it is obviously not enough to face the German Army, which is as high as 2 million after mobilization!

"Well, from now on, both the army and navy will cancel their vacations and prepare for battle. The army will start its general mobilization tomorrow, and the navy's warships will also be overhauled and maintained before the war in batches, and the warships that are being built on the slipway will also speed up! Ladies and gentlemen, although we are reluctant to start a war, war is inevitable, and for the sake of the British Empire, we must win the war! Prime Minister Asquith said firmly!