As a traveler who knew the outcome of World War I, Sun Yuanqi could only thank the German minister for his grandeur. Update up to 78xs //

After the signing of the agreement, Sun Yuanqi began to wait restlessly for the latest news from Sarajevo. In order to grasp first-hand information, Sun Yuanqi sent spies to Bosnia in the name of a reporter from the China Broadcasting Corporation a few months ago, with the aim of finding out about the impending explosion on June 28.

In addition to expectation, Sun Yuanqi was more worried. Because the death of the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife on the streets of Sarajevo was originally the result of a series of coincidences. According to the information obtained by the spies, Serbia knew a long time ago that the people of the "Mafia Society" wanted to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand, and although Serbia had strong hatred against Austria-Hungary's occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908 and obstruction of the national unity of the Yugoslavs, the high-level officials of the Zhèngfǔ strongly opposed this act of the Mafia, because they knew that Serbia could not bear the serious consequences that might result from this incident, so they tried their best to prevent the relevant people from leaving the country. However, border guards linked to the Mafia opened the door to the assassins, allowing them to cross the border into Bosnia. This is one of the accidents.

After Serbian zhèngfǔ discovered the mafia's plan to assassinate Ferdinand, he specially alerted Austria-Hungary to the attention through his country's minister to Austria-Hungary, claiming that if Archduke Ferdinand went to Bosnia, his life would probably be in danger. However, the Austro-Hungarian zhèngfǔ turned a deaf ear to this jǐng complaint and still went its own way. Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were allowed to pay a special visit to Bosnia. This is the second accident.

According to the real history of another time and space, after reviewing military exercises on the outskirts of the city, the Ferdinands proudly entered Sarajevo at about 10 a.m. in an open-top car. Before walking to the town hall. They were assassinated for the first time. The assassins threw a bomb at the car in which the Ferdinands were travelling, but the hood catapulted to the ground, injuring only a few of his followers. Archduke Ferdinand was unimpressed by this, and ordered everything to go according to plan. This is the third accident.

Perhaps it was fate, but after attending the welcoming ceremony at the town hall, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife drove to the hospital to visit their entourage, who had been wounded in the assassination. But the driver turned in the wrong direction on the way. Just in time to bump into another assassin who was in a state of excitement because of the failed assassination just now, he immediately drew his pistol and prepared to shoot. Not far away, Jǐng Cha also noticed his move at this time and was about to step forward to stop it. He was knocked to the ground with a punch from another assassin who arrived in a hurry. This is the fourth accident.

As a result, gunshots rang out, and the crown prince and his wife were shot and killed, thus beginning the First World War.

Since the crossing, Sun Yuanqi does not know how much he has changed the general trend of history. At least now the physical development of the world and the political landscape of China have been tampered with beyond recognition by his butterfly. For example, Yuan Shikai, a generation of heroes, drove a crane to the west two years in advance, Comrade Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, had a difficult family to return, Li Yuanhong, the president of the two dynasties, is now in the capital with his fingers crossed, Duan Qirui, the prime minister of the six no, can only talk on paper in the War Department, and Comrade Chang Kaishen, who opened the map, has changed to driving a boat to catch fish...... There is also a Kunlun comrade who is higher than the Tiangong test, and after Sun Yuanqi privately inquired, he served as a soldier for a few days during the Xinhai period. Later, he applied for the Jǐng Cha School, the Soap Manufacturing School, the Fazheng School, the Commercial School, and the Public Higher Commercial School, and then disappeared. Some people say that he went to a remote place in the countryside to become a teacher, some people say that he went to Shanghai to raise money to prepare to go abroad for work-study, and some people say that he went north to the capital to study and become famous, but the specific situation is still unknown.

China's political situation has undergone such earth-shaking changes, who knows that with a flap of wings, Archguild Ferdinand, who had already done everything possible to die, would wake up? For example, not to visit Bosnia, not to set foot in the city of Sarajevo, not to visit the wounded retinue? If Archduke Ferdinand does not die and the European war is postponed in the future, then many of Sun Yuanqi's previous plans will be frustrated, and the situation at home and abroad will become passive.

On the day of June 28, Sun Yuanqi shirked all affairs and entertainment, hiding alone in his room and waiting for the final change of history. Fortunately, this day happened to be Sunday, and there were not too many people who came to bother him, and soon Sun Yuanqi has now hung up the war-free card?

As it turned out, Sun Yuanqi's current influence on Europe was confined to textbooks and academic journals, and could not affect Sarajevo, a place whose name few people knew except scholars and travelers. So the scene of history repeats itself again, several crisp gunshots rang out in the streets of Sarajevo at noon, and then a telegram was sent to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia:

Two horses sold at a high price!

Just as Serbia is eager to regain Bosnia and Herzegovina, complete the great cause of national reunification, and form a greater Serbian state, in fact, the Austro-Crarian radicals have also coveted Serbia for a long time, and have long wanted to annex Serbia, fundamentally curb the national movement that threatens its existence, achieve the goal of dominating the Balkans, and then restore its status as a declining great power. After the assassination of the crown prince, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was furious, and the militarists, in addition to being angry, secretly rejoiced in the arrival of a good opportunity to solve the Serbian problem, and shouted "draw the sword and aim it at Serbia".

However, the old and decrepit Emperor Joseph I, who was 84 years old at this time, fell ill last winter and has not yet recovered, and many fear that his life is in danger at any time. This is also the first fundamental reason why the Serbian mafia dared to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand - at first, he opposed the use of force, because as the ruler of the empire for decades, he knew that although the country seemed to have a vast territory (second in Europe), a huge population (52 million, the third in Europe) and a good industrial strength (especially the military industry), as if it was one of the great powers in Europe and even the world, in fact, it was like the Qing Empire in the Far East and the Ottoman Turkish Empire in the Middle East, which had long been hollowed out by moths. Weakened and unable to withstand any strong winds and waves at all (this is the second fundamental reason why the Serbian mafia dared to assassinate Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand). In addition, Serbia had a powerful Russian Empire behind it. The two countries were not only Slavic peoples, but also allies, and it was obviously impossible for Austria-Hungary to allow Austria-Hungary to bully Serbia (this was the third fundamental reason why the Serbian mafia dared to assassinate Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand). To tell the truth, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was barely able to abuse Serbia, but it had no chance of winning against Russia, so Joseph I planned to endure the pain of losing his son.

If things do go according to this, perhaps the situation in Europe will be able to hold on for some time. But the trees are quiet and the wind does not stop. At the request of the Austro-Hungarian radicals, Germany intervened!

Germany thirsted for war, especially in 1914. Because at this time the Entente was constantly moving. First, Britain and Russia began naval negotiations, and then Russia and France began new military expansion plans, and all countries are constantly accumulating strength; On his own side, the seemingly mighty Austro-Hungarian Empire was in decline. Over time, go backwards. The gap in strength between the two major military alliances will widen. So at the beginning of June of this year. The German Chief of Staff Moltke the Younger openly stated: "We are ready!" For us, the sooner the war, the better. ”

In Europe, where wireless telegraphy was already very developed, the German Emperor Wilhelm II received information in the afternoon of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. He was so excited that he immediately stopped the tour and commented on the information: "Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Later, when he received the Austro-Hungarian envoy who had come to seek support, Wilhelm II gave Austria-Hungary a blank check that he could use at will, using the full military power of the German Empire as a guarantee.

With the endorsement of Germany, Austria-Hungary immediately hardened. At this time, diplomats, leading figures, and non-governmental friendly people who advocated peace and anti-war were all running around. A peaceful solution is actively sought, and ostensibly hopes for peace remain. However, because Wilhelm II of Germany privately patted his chest and expressed his full support, the outbreak of war was actually a foregone conclusion.

At a time when history was rampage in Europe with a powerful habit, Sun Yuanqi also raised his heart to his throat and immediately began to prepare for the war. The divisions and brigades in Shandong were of course in a state of first-class combat readiness, from the Beiyang Army in the northeast to the newly recruited troops in the central provinces, and then to the Yunnan Army in Cai. This atmosphere of slaughter soon spread to all corners of the country, and the most direct manifestation of this was the sudden rise in grain prices in the market by 30 percent!

Just when Sun Yuanqi was busy, Yukichi Kohata, acting temporary minister in China and first secretary of the legation, suddenly came to visit. Sun Yuanqi knew that he was a night owl who entered the house - he didn't come for anything, and he didn't bother to make a fool of himself after meeting, so he asked straight to the point: "I don't know if Minister Kohata is here this time, what advice do you have?" ”

"Recently, it has been rumored that your country has privately sent a note to the United States through Mr. Xia Kaifu, the minister to the United States, claiming that your country will maintain absolute neutrality from August this year and will not participate in any alliance of countries. He also asked that the United States come forward and hope to obtain the consent of European countries that no acts of war should take place in China's territory or leased territories in the future for any reason or reason. I wonder if the news is true? ”

Sun Yuanqi admitted singlely: "This is indeed the case. Why, you have different opinions? ”

Kohata Youyoshi immediately turned sharply and sternly reprimanded: "China's attitude in the war is a major matter related to the situation in the Far East, and it is natural to discuss with our own country in advance and make a joint decision, so as not to undermine the stability of the Far East and harm the interests of all countries." Why did China go straight to the United States? Moreover, if we do not communicate with Rì Ben beforehand, and do not inform Rì Ben of the situation afterwards, what exactly does China mean? ”

"What? What is China's attitude in the war, and what should be discussed and decided jointly with its own country? In diplomatic affairs, big and small, should we communicate with rìben in advance and inform rìben afterwards? Sun Yuanqi almost didn't believe his ears, and even suspected that there was a mishearing, or that Yuyoshi Kohata was hangover and didn't wake up, and he was talking nonsense at the moment.

Kohata Yukichi looked serious: "Hai, that's right! ”

Sun Yuanqi was so angry that he almost laughed, if it weren't for the scruples of diplomatic etiquette, he really wanted to come forward and paste Kohata Youji's face: "What kind of attitude does China hold in the war, what kind of views does it hold in foreign affairs, it is China's internal affairs, why do you need to overstep your country's behalf?" ”。 )