Lin Yuan looked at his watch and said with a smile: "The launch should start soon." After speaking, he turned on the radio and only heard the announcer say: "Now the fuel filling of the launch vehicle has been completed, fifteen tons of liquid hydrogen and ten tons of liquid oxygen have been injected into the fuel tank of the rocket, and the technicians are conducting a pre-launch inspection of the rocket body." ”

"Okay, now the commander-in-chief of the propulsion subsystem has signaled that the propellant inspection is correct, the self-inspection of the control subsystem has been completed, no problems have been found, and the inspection of the arrow body has also ended...... The launch commander gave the order, prepared five minutes before launch, to release the stopper. ”

"The systems are using the last five minutes to make the last preparations before launch, the thirty-second countdown to launch...... Ten-second launch countdown, ten, nine, eight...... Three, two, one, ignition! ”

The launch commander pressed the launch button, the engine inside the rocket body ignited, and the high-temperature and high-pressure gas pushed the rocket into the air...... The rocket is now slowly turning into a tiny dot in our eyes...... First stage engine separation...... Secondary Engine Separation ...... Arrowstar Separation...... The first satellite went into the intended orbit...... The second entered the intended orbit...... The third one entered the predetermined orbit ......"

"The number of messages sent back from various tracking and control stations shows that the satellite is operating normally, and the launch commander announces that the satellite has been successfully launched!"

There was a cheer on the radio, Lin Yuan turned off the radio, and said with a smile: "Okay, the satellite has been successfully launched, if there is nothing to do, the two of you can go back." ”

Schwart is not very tech-savvy, and his face has not changed much, but Herbert is different, his eyes are full of surprise, he has a lot of questions he wants to ask Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan has no time to answer him.

Lin Yuan sent Swart and other members of the mission away, and began to deal with the affairs of Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, these three regions, only Lithuania is more tricky, because it asks for independence, Belarus and Ukraine have no such thing, the reason why these two countries exist is all supported by Germany, if the German support is defeated, it is logical to liberate these two countries.

Lin Yuan then ordered the 7th and 39th Divisions to march towards Ukraine, and at 10 a.m. on April 8, the troops of the two divisions arrived at the Ukrainian border, and the German 3rd Heavy Division was stationed in Kiev, Ukraine, and they immediately reported to Field Marshal Schlieffen after discovering the Chinese army.

Field Marshal Schlieffen told Wilhelm II the news again, wanting Wilhelm II to approve the plan to withdraw the troops, but he didn't expect Wilhelm II to smile and say: "We can wait and then withdraw." ”

Schlieffen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why wait?" ”

Wilhelm II smiled and said: "The envoy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has come, and he has brought the Austro-Judicial Emperor - Franz?" A personal letter from Joseph I. ”

Schlieffen hurriedly asked, "What did the Austro-Hungarian emperor say?" ”

Wilhelm II said with a smile: "Austria-Hungary is ready to send troops to Ukraine to assist us in resisting the Chinese." ”

Schlieffen frowned and said, "The Austro-Hungarian Empire is so busy taking care of itself that it has the energy to take care of us?" ”

Schlieffen is justified in saying that "Austria-Hungary is preoccupied with itself", the predecessor of Austria-Hungary was the Austrian Empire, which was once one of the great powers of the European continent and played an important role in the European wars against Napoleon in the early 19th century.

In the mid-to-late 19th century, the Austrian Empire began to decline, and the defeat in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 dealt a fatal blow to the Empire, and the Austrian Empire plummeted.

The Austrian Empire was a multi-ethnic state, and unlike China, which was also a multi-ethnic state, in China the Han Chinese accounted for 90 percent of the total population and were economically and culturally dominant, while in the Austro-Hungarian Empire there were eleven major ethnic groups, the most populous Germans accounted for only 24 percent of the total population, and the second most populous Hungarians accounted for 20 percent.

After the decline of the Austrian Empire, the Hungarians began to demand independence, and with the intervention of other European powers, the Austrian Empire finally relented and allowed the Hungarian king to have his own legislature, and the Austrian Empire changed from an empire to a dualistic Austro-Hungarian Empire.

There were also Czechs, Slovaks, Serbs, and so on in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who also demanded greater autonomy, national independence movements were surging, and there was a thornier problem within the Austro-Hungarian Empire - the question of religion.

Among the major European powers, the Catholics of Britain and Germany were predominant, and the Orthodox Christians of Russia were dominant, while within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, Protestantism, Judaism, and Islam all had adherents, and these believers fought with each other and accumulated a lot of hatred in history.

There were also territorial disputes between the various nationalities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which were all left over from history, and two nationalities once occupied a certain place, so they both fought over the territory, and the contradictions became more and more serious and deeper.

In this way, the ethnicity, religion, and territory are like three strange pythons, which are entangled in Austria-Hungary, so Schlieffen said that Austria-Hungary simply cannot spare energy to manage the situation in Ukraine.

Wilhelm II smiled and said, "Let's not care so much for now, since the Austro-Hungarian Emperor wants to help, then let's let them help." ”

Schlieffen frowned and said, "But the national strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not strong, and even if they make a move, it will still be difficult for us to fight against China." ”

Wilhelm II said with a smile: "Our retreat plan is top secret, so Austria-Hungary doesn't know that we are going to retreat, and when their troops enter Ukraine, we will withdraw our troops, and let Austria-Hungary fight with China when the time comes, isn't Lin Yuan advocating opposition to imperialism and human integration?" Let him go and integrate the Austro-Hungarian Empire, eleven nationalities, five religions, fighting each other endlessly, this mess is enough to drag Lin Yuan for ten years. ”

Shi Lifen nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, although your move is a little yin, it is still good to deal with China." ”

Wilhelm II smiled proudly: "The Austro-Hungarian Emperor doesn't know what he is planning, but since they have sent it to the door, we can't refuse, you go and discuss the matter of the invasion with the Austro-Hungarian envoy." Schlieffen agreed and walked out.

Franz? Joseph I was a diligent king, he worked twelve hours a day during his reign, and he showed extraordinary ability in the foreign dealings of Austria-Hungary, he was by no means an idle king, and he must have had his own intentions to help Germany.