The secret mobilization was carried out in Italy, and the Austrians were a bit more ostentatious, and they directly announced a partial military mobilization in view of the current tensions in Europe. And the actions of the Austrians caused tension in another country, and that country was Serbia. Although Serbia had gained a lot of ground in the previous Balkan Wars, its strength was much lower than that of Austria-Hungary.

And unfortunately, Serbia, which received a small half of Macedonian territory, had an idea for another territory at this time. This territory is Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as an area with a large Serb population, Serbia has mixed feelings about Bosnia and Herzegovina.

First of all, the region was annexed by Austria-Hungary as early as 1891, when Serbia was opposed to it, but no one wanted to listen to it.

As for why there is an idea now, it is not simple, the strength has grown, coupled with the supporters behind it, and the surging nationalism has made Serbia have to face it.

Over the years, Austria-Hungary has indeed ruled Bosnia and Herzegovina much stronger than Turkey. However, the idea of national thought took root in the minds of the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they did not receive the grace of Austria-Hungary at all. Every once in a while, he always had to do something, either to demonstrate against taxes and donations, or to attack and loot various government agencies, which annoyed the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Of course, Austria-Hungary also knows the situation of the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so it is also eyeing the Kingdom of Serbia behind it. If it weren't for the fear of Russia behind it, the Austrians would have done it a long time ago. At this time, the mobilization of Austria-Hungary naturally made Serbia very nervous, not to mention the Russia behind it.

As an ally of France, Russia was actually prepared for the Moroccan dispute between Germany and France, but seeing the scale of the two sides getting bigger and bigger, Russia was actually a little hesitant. However, hesitation is of no avail, knowing that Russia already owes tens of billions of francs, unless the Russians dare to repay their debts, or he can only follow in the footsteps of the French. So Russia also carried out a partial mobilization.

Now that the European powers have mobilized one after another, the sky over Europe is filled with gunsmoke, and the tickets to leave Europe have suddenly become sought-after, and it seems that there are many smart people.

As parties to this crisis, Germany and France are facing the current situation with a bit of a difficult situation.

That's right, it's hard to ride a tiger, and for the two countries, for a little bit of Moroccan's interests, each calling friends to reorganize the army looks like a big fight, which is a bit inconsistent with the identity of the two major powers. But in the current situation, no one can take a step back, which leads to the situation developing in an uncontrollable direction.

There is nothing good to do about this, neither side is willing to make a de-escalation move first, it is very much like two sides on a train rushing to a cliff, but neither side is willing to jump out of the train first, lest it be called cowardly.

Led by France and Germany, the powers, which were divided into the two camps of the Entente and the Alliance, also stared at each other nervously.

The situation in Europe became so tense that the British, as the instigators, were a little unexpected.

At 10 Downing Street, a cabinet meeting is taking place.

"The current situation in Europe is very tense, and it is very likely to trigger a major war that will affect the whole of Europe, and what attitude should we take in the UK to face this issue."

Prime Minister Asquith looked at the important ministers in front of him and opened his mouth to talk about the theme of today's meeting.

Speaking of which, the British government regretted this move in support of the French. That's right, it's regret.

This time, the British Empire only wanted to suppress the momentum of the Germans, and did not want to go to war with Germany, let alone provoke a major war between the two camps. Moreover, in terms of Morocco's interest disputes, it is not in a position to let the two camps fight for it.

And the meaning of the Prime Minister's words is that everyone present is a human spirit, who can not understand, but there are some things that need not be so impatient.

"Lord Gray, what do you think about this?"

Foreign Secretary Edward Gray, who was called, opened his mouth with a worried expression. "Ladies and gentlemen, the situation in Europe is very tense at the moment. All countries are mobilizing or preparing to mobilize. For our country, there are currently two problems; The first is the level of support for our allies, and Paris has sent several telegrams to our Foreign Ministry, all asking about the extent of our support for them. ”

"You can tell them that we will send the navy to support them."

It was Churchill, the Secretary of the Admiralty, who had just become the Admiralty, and was in the midst of a high-spirited desire to make a big move, so he talked about the navy of the British Empire at every turn.

Churchill's words, Gray directly ignored, this noble young man, although very courageous, but his methods are not suitable for the current tense situation.

"So what kind of support should we give?"

Prime Minister Asquith understood the Foreign Secretary's intentions, so he asked directly.

"It depends on where we plan to go?"

Gray's words are in line with the Prime Minister's psychology, the British Empire should not be on fire for other countries, but should let other countries use for themselves.

It is not in the interests of the British Empire that the present situation in which countries are intent on fighting each other. Although it is already involved in the Franco-Russian alliance, the decision-makers in London are still very entangled in what to do next.

The reason is simple, that is, Britain is not ready for war. Despite the fact that the British Empire is building ships on a larger and larger scale, and the slogans are loud and loud, the British Empire is not ready for all aspects of a major war, such as the actual reserves of military materials and ammunition, the procurement of raw materials, the formulation of military mobilization plans, and the expansion of the army.

That is to say, at present Britain is not ready for war, either materially or psychologically.

Since it is not ready, it needs to be considered more when the situation in Europe is on the verge of eruption. Not to mention that the British Navy is currently facing more problems.

First of all, Germany's high seas fleet, which was built with a lot of money, the British Empire needed to concentrate elite warships and wait for it. In addition, the Mediterranean faced the threat of Italy, which also required the British Empire to divide its efforts.

Maybe you could say that there are still French.

If you look at the construction of the French at sea, you can see that their energy has basically been put on land, and the sea has been exhausted, and under the repeated urging of London, the construction of its dreadnought first class lone class has only begun the year before last. If you want it to be combative, it will take two years.

The French are unreliable on naval issues, and the Russians are even more unreliable. Its first class of dreadnoughts, the Gangut class, also began to be built only the year before last, and due to the influence of technology and facilities and equipment, the construction of this class is slow, and it is expected that it will take two years to be launched, and God only knows when it will be combative.

The unreliability of the two allies left the British Navy alone with the maritime pressure from the Allied camp, which was what London was most worried about. Because the British Imperial Navy does not have an advantage at present, it is impossible to suppress the other side at present. Not to mention the importance of the Mediterranean, goods from Asia and Oceania need to travel through the Mediterranean to Europe.

"Maybe we should give Paris some advice that there is no need to start a big war in Europe over Morocco."

Lloyd George's suggestion from the Treasurer immediately drew the he/she of others.

"That's good advice, we shouldn't start a war with Europe over a small piece of African land."

"Yes, it would be unreasonable to do this for a small piece of land in Africa, and it would trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in Europe."

"I couldn't agree more."

Well, since none of the gentlemen of the British Empire wanted to see a humanitarian catastrophe in Europe, they were naturally willing to contribute to peace. It doesn't matter who started the strife.

"Then it's up to Gray to inform our allies of our views."

"It is a great honor for me to let Paris know about our interest in peace."

In the eyes of everyone's expectation, Gray, as the foreign secretary, completed the task.

The matter was settled, but no one got up, because there was something to be discussed.

I saw Prime Minister Asquith take a document and speak. "Well, now that we've decided to express our concern for peace, it's time to focus on our all-important navy. According to Mr. Churchill's report, our navy is no longer able to keep up with the times, so I think it is necessary to discuss the next plan for building ships......