In 1913, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with its emaciated camel larger than a horse, was also one of the few great powers in the world.

When Roque received the news of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, he was leading the children to bury the large man under a large tree next to the Eagle Castle.

From 1900 to the present, the big guy has been with Roque for 13 years, although Roque has been busy with work over the years, and he doesn't have much time to pay attention to the big guy, but as long as Roque has free time, he will always take out time to be with the big guy as much as possible, sometimes he goes to the garden to walk around, sometimes he basks in the sun on the balcony, and many times when Roque works, the big man lies at Roque's feet, not screaming, not making trouble, not moving around, and is Roque's most loyal friend.

Roque only learned that the big man was no longer there after attending the inauguration ceremony of the General Staff, and he died peacefully in a dream, as if he was asleep, and when he died, he was pillowing a pair of shoes worn by Roque, which smelled of Roque.

For Roque, the big guy is his most loyal friend, since he came to this world not long ago, the big guy has been by Roque's side, from Cape Town to Johannesburg to Nyasaland, the big guy has always been by Roque's side, accompanying Roque through the hardest days and enjoying the glory of victory with Roque.

"Daddy, where did the big guy go? Will he come back as the book says? Alvin still had tears on his face, and he was the saddest at the death of the big man.

"Yes, the big guy went to Wang Xing, and when you graduate from high school, the big guy will come back to see you." Roque can't bear to break the children's illusions, they should be carefree.

"I dreamed of the big guy last night, we went fishing in the river together, and we took a bath in the river—" Gavin, dressed in a scout uniform, was covered in sweat, and his black hair was wet with sweat and stuck to his head, he could now understand the meaning of life and death.

Roque covers the big man with a blanket that Roque often uses, Gavin puts the big man's favorite toy next to the big man, Alvin finally can't help but cry, and Roque seals the first spade of soil.

Patton walked quickly to Roque and whispered the news of the assassination of Roque Ferdinand.

Roque was in an extremely complicated mood in an instant, the sword of Damocles hanging high above his head finally fell, and Roque instantly felt relieved, and turned to a heavy mood.

The First World War lasted four years, and a total of 1.5 billion people in more than 30 countries were involved in the war, causing a total of 30 million casualties.

Some of them were busy next, but until then, Roque sent the big guy away first, fulfilling his promise as a friend.

And then there was meeting after meeting, and endless work.

Just like Roque said, the preparations cannot be perfected at any time, the one million recruits recruited by the British War Department have not yet been trained, only half a million rifles ordered from southern Africa have arrived, the latest batch of orders, from the national mobilization to the fastest loading will take half a month, southern Africa itself still has a lot of problems that have not been solved, some people are ready to move, and they will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to spread rumors, and there is no unity of opinion within the federal government, there must be people who are unwilling to participate in the war, There will also be people who will take the opportunity to incite the complete independence of southern Africa, and there may be people who will collude with the Germans, and these things must be prevented.

"Inform Dodd and Martin to activate the One Scheduled Plan." Roque had long been prepared, whether the war broke out first in Europe or around southern Africa, the Ministry of Defense had different plans to deal with it.

"Yes Lord—" Barton had just left, and Angel hurried over again.

"Lord, the Prime Minister told you to go to Pretoria as soon as possible." Angel picked up Alvin's small shovel to help.

"Prepare the train, we'll leave in the evening." Roque was absent-minded, the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife in another time and space were assassinated in 1914, this time and space were a full year in advance, and compared with another time and space, many things in this time and space have changed, so will there be the Battle of the Somme, will there be the October Revolution?

Roque didn't know now, he didn't even know when Britain had declared war on Germany, it seemed like a month later, so there was still time.

Roque went to the train station after having dinner at home, and at dinner it was all kinds of chickens and dogs, and the children's emotions came and went quickly, and when it came to dinner, Gavin and Alvin did some physical work because of burying the big man in the afternoon, and they ate a little too much for dinner, Judy, who had just toddled, was a little uncomfortable, and cried and made trouble during the meal, Phyllis first kicked Gavin and Alvin out to exercise and eat, and asked Bella to ask Judy for a doctor, and she didn't eat a few bites after a meal.

"The crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been assassinated—" Roque explained the situation to Phyllis, and in the next few years, it is estimated that Roque will have little time to spend with Phyllis.

"Franz? It's sad news, he's a nice guy - "Phyllis is no stranger to Archduke Ferdinand, the Austro-Hungarian crown prince gave up the right to inherit because of his wife, and the whole world knows that Archduke Ferdinand has also become a representative of people who don't love the country and love beauty."

Speaking of which, the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is all lovers, and now the old emperor Franz Joseph I, his wife is the famous Princess Sissi, the old emperor and Princess Sissi are full of drama, when Princess Sisi was only 15 years old, and her sister Helen was the intended marriage partner of Franz Joseph I.

Franz Joseph I fell in love with Sissi at first sight and finally married her home when she was 17 years old, but their marriage was not happy, and Sissi was assassinated in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1898, and her family was absent when she died.

The former crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was Prince Rudolph, the only son of Franz Joseph I and Princess Sissi, Rudolph's life was full of tragedy, his father was busy with political affairs, his mother was irresponsible, Rudolph never enjoyed the warmth of the family, and he did not have the autonomy of marriage, in 1889, Rudolph and his lover committed suicide, so Archduke Ferdinand became the crown prince.

"Then there will be a war on an unprecedented scale." Roque is helpless, in this kind of matter, the focus of women is always different from that of men.

"And then? Who is the murderer? Austria-Hungary will definitely retaliate. Phyllis doesn't care who the killer is, and is preparing Judy for the fairy tale to tell that night, which is a family tradition of Phyllis.

"Serbs, but if Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, then France and Russia will declare war on Austria-Hungary, and then Germany and the Ottoman Empire will also get involved." Roque feels like he's in the wrong place, and Phyllis should talk about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

"You're going on another expedition, aren't you? Southwest Africa or Tanganyika? I don't think you need to go, so that Angel and Barton can defeat the Germans smoothly. After all, Phyllis is from an aristocratic family, and she still knows a lot about these things, and it is estimated that Angel and Barton would be crazy if they knew that Phyllis had such a high opinion of them.

"Maybe I'm going to Europe, maybe to the Sinai Peninsula, who knows, but I'll be going to Pretoria later." Roque did not know how far the war would go, and given the relationship between Franz Joseph I and Archduke Ferdinand, it was possible that Austria-Hungary would not pursue it at all.

It's not impossible, the famous words of the Habsburgs are: let others go to war, happy Austrians love to get married.

Therefore, the expansion of the Habsburgs was not based on force, but on peace.

Roque had already learned that after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, the old Emperor Franz Joseph I said: A higher force has restored order, which I have not done.

To put it simply: it is God's will.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't go with you, Gavin and Alvin still have to go to school, and Judy isn't in good health—" Phyllis realized that her husband was going on a long trip, but this was normal for Phyllis, Roark had little time at home, and Phyllis was also experiencing widowed parenting.

"Hopefully in a few years we'll be able to relax and we'll go on vacation together." Roque is a little empty-hearted, the work is not finished, there will be new jobs after the end of the world war, and vacations are a luxury for Roque.

"It doesn't matter, you are outside the Lord, I am in the Lord, I will take care of the house." Phyllis is no longer the innocent little girl she used to be, she is now a mother of three children, the mistress of Nyasaland, and she does not have so many ups and downs.

Two hours later, Roque headed to the train station, which was unusually busy at all the train stations in Southern Africa that night.

Although Britain has not yet entered a state of war and has not issued a general mobilization, but in southern Africa, for the world war has been prepared for several years, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Europe has a mediocre response, for southern Africa is the charge of the decisive battle, the factories will enter full production from now on, the products produced by the farms must be purchased and sold, of course, all this is not decided by the federal government, but the various cooperatives and agricultural companies scattered throughout southern Africa, these organizations are the decisive force in controlling the future of southern Africa.

Compared with the general mobilization of the whole society, the mobilization of the army is an order, the content of the No. 1 scheduled plan involves all the armies of southern Africa, after the first scheduled plan is launched, the armies of southern Africa must enter a first-class combat state, the northern division of Rhodesia and the first cavalry division must be ready to be dispatched within 24 hours, the African servant army must leave its garrison and move to the border of southwest Africa and Tanganyika, and the engineering troops composed of conscripts must also put down their wrenches and shovels and pick up their rifles, and they will disperse to the ten states of southern Africa, the National Reserve also issued a call-up order, and within half a month, twelve new infantry divisions will be formed in southern Africa, and if necessary, they will also go to Europe to support.