"No, we haven't lost yet! It is not yet time for despair. Even if the Bohemians and Hungarians betray us, we still have half the strength. If we fought to the death with the Germans, we would not necessarily lose. As long as we hold on, the Americans will support us. Marshal Baron Herzendorf, I order all the troops of the whole country to go to the front to resist the German attack. Also, immediately for emergency mobilization, we need more troops! Karl I commanded with red eyes. Now he is like a gambler who has lost his eyes, and wants to press the last family wealth so that he can have a chance to turn the tables.

"Your Majesty, even if we gather the troops of the whole country, it will take time. If you mobilize, it will take time. I'm afraid that before we have finished these preparations, the Germans have already reached Vienna. Marshal Baron Herzendorf said.

"No, it won't. Our existing army can withstand the German attack. Even if you can't beat the Germans, you can at least delay time. By the time we had gathered the rest of our forces and had completed the mobilization, we would have enough strength to deal with the Germans. Karl I insisted. He stubbornly believed that his plan would succeed. It's as if a drowning man grabbed a straw and thought it would save his life.

In fact, it was all in vain.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we won't be able to fulfill your request. Also, the situation is so bad that the Americans will still support us? That's obviously unlikely. I even suspect that all this is a conspiracy set up by the Americans. They want us to fight the Germans, use us to deplete the strength of the Germans, and they can sit back and reap the benefits. It's just that the Americans may not have expected the situation to be like this. As soon as the war broke out, we could no longer hold out. In this case, the hopes of the Americans may be disappointed. Not only did we not consume the strength of the Germans, but on the contrary, we made the Germans remove the threat around them and become stronger. Baron Belchdald said with a wry smile.

The other military and political ministers all looked very impressed. At this point, it is natural that they can easily guess the cause and effect of all this.

Only Karl I's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Because, all along, he was like a fool, a fool who was toyed with between applause by the Americans and the Germans. He thought that he had won over the Americans and had the capital to fight the Germans. As a result, I didn't expect that the Americans were clearly using him as cannon fodder. And the Germans were even more happy to take advantage of this opportunity to completely solve the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"Bastard! These guys dare to deceive me like this, I will never let them go! Karl I said viciously. After being pointed out by the ministers, he was ashamed and angry. He could imagine that from now on, the image of him, the emperor, would probably become a clown, ridiculed, and even ridiculed as the most incompetent emperor in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Karl I absolutely did not want such a thing to happen. But there was simply nothing he could do to change that.

"Guys, what should we do now? How can we keep the Empire, or in other words, end the war with minimal losses? Karl I asked.

Now that he knew that all this was a conspiracy, of course, he didn't want to continue fighting. Because, if you continue to fight, there is no chance of winning. Relying on their own strength, they could not defeat the Germans. And the Americans, apparently, are also unreliable. Although, having previously received a loan of 200 million dollars from the Americans, it can be used as an excuse to repay the debt. However, the billion-dollar interest-free loan that the Americans later promised has not yet been obtained. 200 million US dollars to tear his country apart, this is undoubtedly a big loss!

The military ministers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were silent, and they did not know what to do with it. The Germans finally came up with such an excuse, and if Austria-Hungary was not defeated, they would certainly not give up.

"Your Majesty, the only way now is to ask the Germans for peace and an end to the war. There is no other way for us to do it. However, the Germans have managed to seize the pretext of going to war against us, and it will be very difficult for them to give up. Even if the Germans could agree, we would have paid an unimaginable price. Baron Belchdold said.

"Summation? No! It was not possible to sue for peace with the Germans. In that case, I and the entire empire will be the laughing stock of the whole world. Karl I shook his head repeatedly. From the bottom of his heart, he was against suing the Germans for peace.

The outbreak of war was only a day, and if Austria-Hungary could not hold on, it would have to sue for peace with Germany. Then Karl I and Austria-Hungary will lose face.

"Your Majesty, if we do not sue for peace with the Germans, then we really have no chance at all. When the time comes, our country will perish. The Habsburgs, too, will lose the throne of Austria! "Mario? Chancellor Weber said.

"Your Majesty, this is the only way!" Archduke Friedrich also said.

The expression on Karl I's face was complicated, and it was clear from this how tangled his heart was. He wants to save his face, and at the same time he wants to keep the empire. Unfortunately, you can only choose one of them. If you keep your face, you will lose the empire. On the contrary, if you don't lose face, maybe the empire will be able to keep it.

As a proud man, Karl I was eager to save his face. However, he could tell from the expressions on the faces of the ministers that this was probably unlikely.

These important ministers of the empire will never allow him to come like that.

"Report, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Kingdom of Croatia-Novonia, choose neutrality."

The decision of the two kingdoms to choose neutrality in this war was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Karl I and the ministers of Austria-Hungary.

Immediately after, a staff officer walked in.

"Report, the troops on the front line retreated without a fight, and after the Germans invaded the territory of the empire, they are driving straight in!"

"It's over, it's all over. Ask the Germans for peace! Let the empire end this damn war with the least possible cost! Karl I said.

Now he is completely desperate. All ambitions were lost in one day.