Chapter 565 War Madman
Felix was raised by Yusupova as a girl. He began to wear Yusupova's dresses when he was twelve years old, and organized a gypsy band while at Oxford University. Often wear women's clothing.
After Felix's brother was killed in a duel, Felix became the sole heir to the family title. At the same time, waiting for Felix to inherit was the Yusupov family's billions in wealth.
After the entire charity gala, the auction proceeds totaled 8.5 million rubles.
Alexandra spent 150,000 to buy a necklace given to Catherine by Alexander II.
The necklace was donated by Anne.
Carol was greatly shocked. She didn’t know what these two women were doing so hard for. Couldn’t they just donate money?
No way.
Charity auctions are all about this tone.
The necklace was not yet warm at Alexandra’s place, and Anne wanted to take it away again.
The reason is that Anne has just given a crown to Alexandra, and Alexandra should give the necklace to Anne as a return gift.
After a dinner party, Carol didn’t take a few sips of wine and ate a lot. Damn it.
Alexandra is good, but Carol seems a little unable to support her.
Carol thought Alexandra was spoiled by Anne, but after talking to his friends, Carol immediately concluded that Alexandra was a trap.
Alexandra is easy to deal with, but George is difficult to fool.
There are many boys in St. Petersburg who are thinking about Alexandra, but few actually dare to pursue Alexandra.
The reason is also very simple. If you want to pursue Alexandra, you must keep yourself clean. If you dare to flirt with other women while pursuing Alexandra, then wait to accept Yuriev Punishment from the Grand Duke.
Now Alexandra has another backer, the Bulgarian Czar.
Carol is not willing to give up the forest for the tree Alexandra.
Compared with Carol who gave up halfway, Polis and Elizabeth made rapid progress. Anne and Mary had already begun planning to get Polis and Elizabeth engaged.
The two children are actually still young and have just grown up, so they can wait a little longer.
However, as the king of Bulgaria, it would be good for Polis to get engaged early, which will make the political situation in Bulgaria more stable.
George ignored these things, William II's revenge finally came. If the Kingdom of Greece did not restore Constantine's throne, William II would send the German navy to help Constantine restore the kingdom.
Venizelos was extremely tough, saying that this was an internal matter of the Kingdom of Greece and would not accept interference from any country.
French President Raymond Poincaré issued a statement immediately after William II, saying that France would fully safeguard the independence of the Kingdom of Greece and oppose German interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
Nicholas also issued a statement, hoping that William II could respect the wishes of the Greek people and asked the Greek government to ensure the safety of Constantine and his family.
William II did not accept mediation from any party and issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Greece. If the Kingdom of Greece did not restore Constantine's throne before May 15, the German navy would set off.
Nicholas urgently recruits George and Nicholas Jr. into the palace to discuss how to deal with it.
"This is mostly blackmail. The German navy does not have the ability to fight in oceans and cannot fight deep into the Mediterranean."
Little Nicholas had no choice but to fight, it would be better for both sides to suffer losses.
"The German Navy can obtain supplies from the ports of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it does not have the capability of ocean warfare."
Sukhomlinov was worried that William II's behavior was completely unpredictable.
The Balkan War deposed Valdemar, and the chess pieces that Wilhelm II had carefully cultivated for many years were eliminated.
If Constantine also lost the throne, the Balkan countries would regroup around the Russian Empire, which would be difficult for William II to accept. What's more, it was French son-in-law Georgi who succeeded Constantine as King of Greece, which made William II particularly uncomfortable.
"The Kingdom of Greece cannot be conquered by the navy alone, unless Germany has strong ocean projection capabilities."
Little Nicholas is full of confidence. If Germany really dares to attack Greece, the Russian Empire will definitely not sit back and watch. ignore.
“George——”
The one Nicholas trusted the most was George.
"Why don't we send a telegram to London——"
George hoped that Britain would block the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal so that the German navy would not be able to enter the Mediterranean even if it wanted to.
“Ha, this is the best way.”
Nicola was very happy, and George was indeed the most reliable.
William II may really want to use force to help Constantine restore his country.
However, since Britain announced the closure of the Strait of Gibraltar, William II had no choice but to order the fleet to bypass Africa and go to Greece through the Suez Canal.
Things in the Kingdom of Greece are not over yet, and the relationship between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia is gradually becoming tense again.
The Kingdom of Serbia gained North Macedonia in the Balkan War, almost doubling its area and population. It is one step closer to the dream of "Greater Serbia" and its confidence is at an all-time high.
In early May, the Kingdom of Serbia brought up old matters again and demanded that the Austro-Hungarian Empire withdraw from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire adopted the Treaty of Berlin and administered Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1908, Austria-Hungary officially annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, a move that was opposed by all Balkan countries.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire would definitely not spit out the meat that reached its mouth, so it rejected Serbia's request.
At the end of May, an uprising broke out in Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On the one hand, the Austro-Hungarian Empire sent troops to suppress it. On the other hand, it accused Seviar of being the instigator behind the uprising and issued a war declaration against Serbia. threaten.
King Peter I of Serbia did not show weakness. On the one hand, he announced his support for the resistance struggle in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and on the other hand, he carried out partial mobilization in response to the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s war threat.
Now it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s turn.
Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire cannot fight, it relied on marriage to achieve its current scale. In fact, the Austro-Hungarian Empire believed that it had sufficient force and frequently issued war threats to other countries, especially the Russian Empire.
During the Russo-Japanese War and the Balkan War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire assembled heavy troops on the Russian-Austrian border and took advantage of the situation to rob the Russian Empire.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire dared to threaten even the Russian Empire, and the small Kingdom of Serbia was naturally not a problem.
Although the situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was very bad, there was still no problem in suppressing the peasant uprising.
By the end of September, the uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina was basically quelled, and the situation gradually stabilized again.
At this time George breathed a sigh of relief.
Since this year, George has been worried almost every day that a world war will break out early.
Now I can finally have a good sleep. Even if the war madmen want to start a war, they have to wait until next spring.
George considered himself a lover of peace.
As everyone knows, in the eyes of Europeans, George is the biggest war maniac in Europe.
(End of this chapter)