The British's hands and feet were very sharp, and after the first round of contact with the Austrians, they came directly to see Lin Youde.

After some politeness, the British offered their own prices: first, Germany could not merge with Austria-Hungary; Second, to ensure that the Russians do not penetrate the Adriatic Sea. As long as these two conditions are met, Britain will support whatever Germany does, whether it is Hungary's independence, Germany's economic penetration and control of Austria, or even Germany's establishment of a naval base on the Mediterranean Sea, Britain can accept it.

In the eyes of the British, I have allowed you to build a naval base, which is already a huge concession, and you should not have any resentment.

But the British never thought that if Germany merged the current Austria, it would naturally get a naval base in the Mediterranean.

Maybe the British thought like this: Anyway, looking at the current situation, either Germany will take a port in the Mediterranean, or Russia will take it, and let the Germans take it, at least the Germans and Britain will be related, and there is still the Treaty of Versailles that restricts the development of the navy from full force. The Russians were the victorious country last time, and they were the victorious countries that did not participate in the naval treaty.

Lin Youde told the British that he only intended to establish a more people-friendly republican regime in Austria, and then let the Austrians decide their own future.

In other words, the Austrians had to vote in a referendum on whether or not to join Germany. I don't know if the British can see this cat, anyway, the British envoy left Lin Youde's temporary residence with a satisfied expression.

The next development of events was somewhat unexpected by Lin Youde, after the British visited Lin Youde, the Russians really increased their troops at the northern foot of the Carpathian Mountains.

Not only did they increase their troops at the northern foot of the Carpathians, but the Russians also increased their troops along the border with Poland, intending to threaten the Germans and not to be complicit with the British. This action scared the Poles enough.

Poland in this time and space has a different "cause" from the previous time, when Poland regained its independence with the support of the Great Powers on the occasion of the October Revolution in Russia. At this time, there was no October Revolution in Russia at all, and Polish independence was entirely the result of the obstruction of Britain and France.

After the end of the war, in order to balance Russia, which had a huge army, and prevent it from diverting domestic economic problems through strategic expansion, Britain and France even acquiesced in the German army's retreat on the Eastern Front, and Germany's control of the occupied Polish territory lasted until 1919. After the collapse of Russia in 1919, Britain and France took action to return the German army to the country, and instructed the Poles to establish the Republic of Poland on the territory after the German army retreated.

First of all, the Danzig Corridor was gone, its eastern and northern borders had shrunk inward, and Warsaw had almost no strategic depth in the direction of Russia.

The Russians concentrated their forces on the border to threaten the Germans, and the Poles caught in the middle were naturally very uncomfortable. However, Poland was under British protection, and the posture of the Russians was also to put pressure on Britain and France.

Not long after the Russians took action, Christina, the first consul of France, seemed to have found a good way to break through the current dilemma of public opinion, and she began to create public opinion, saying that the Russians were dancing the sword with the intention of Peigong, and it was a signal that Russia intended to return to Europe, and she went all out to shift the focus of public opinion in France to the international form.

And her actions succeeded to some extent, because at the same time as she was creating public opinion, the pan-humanist media in France began to promote the "humanitarian crisis" in Austria, as if deliberately echoing her.

This word that is so advanced and fashionable doesn't need to be asked, it must have come from the hand of Lin Youde, a traverser.

Russia's actions also stimulated Britain, and the Austro-Hungarian civil strife suddenly became the most eye-catching focus on the international stage.

And Lin Youde was once again in the center of this focus, standing in the spotlight.

Everyone believed that he was capable of determining the future course of the situation in Austria-Hungary.

At a time when all politicians and diplomats were discussing the situation in Austria-Hungary and how to make a fortune for their country in the chaos, there was a man who was not willing to be lonely and looked at the whole incident from another angle, and voiced a voice that was different from the mainstream opinion.

This man's name is Winston? Churchill.

Qiu Fatzi published one article after another in the newspapers, claiming that the Austro-Hungarian crisis was a prelude to a future war, and that countries should not consider how to maximize the benefits of the crisis, but should join hands to stop Germany's expansion attempts. In his article, he even openly declared that "panhumanism and its executive apparatus are the destroyers of the modern social order, and in order to maintain the survival of civilized society, we should immediately strangle this demon in its infancy."

After reading this article, Lin Youde once wanted to let Hybert go to be the fat man, but that would violate his own "three noes" principle of the secret front set by the former prime minister, so he could only give up. As a leader, he can't go back on his word.

The Austro-Hungarian crisis continued until mid-April 1933, when the Austrians' attempt to drag the rebels to death failed, and it was clear that the insurrectionary masses had received food and supplies from "certain people".

Originally, the Austrians were optimistic that "at least we have more than half of the people we have to feed now" and that "so the Reich will survive this most difficult period", but reality slapped the Austrians in the face. The Austrians had also thought of preventing the insurgents from gaining support from "some" by strictly prohibiting smuggling, but the efficiency of the Imperial customs and inspectors, who were already on the verge of collapse, had become so inefficient that they could not be counted on.

And just when everyone thought that the crisis was about to reach a decisive point, the German envoy Lin Youde left Vienna on a Lufthansa plane in the name of vacation and went to the Adriatic coast to enjoy the sun and sand.

Even Viola was shocked at this time, and the girl sent several telegrams to ask Lin Youde, but Lin Youde just asked Miss President to calm down.

It was not long before the Austrian-affiliated province of Croatia-Slavonia announced that it would withdraw Croatian troops that were stranded on the railway lines to the province of Lower Austria.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire had a very strange military system, consisting of the Imperial Wehrmacht and the local defense forces, the Imperial High Command nominally had the right to command the local defense forces, but the constitution stipulated that the defense forces would only participate in the battle when the region was under attack or when it was beneficial to the security of the region. Therefore, in the last war, there was a situation in which the command issued orders to the local defense forces, but the local armies ignored them, and it was not until the Austro-Hungarian parliament passed a resolution that the local armies began to act when a certain battle was conducive to local security.

The Reichswehr completely collapsed in the last war, and the current Austro-Hungarian Wehrmacht was actually an expanded unit of the Austro-Hungarian Lower Austrian Local Defense Force before the war.

And in the last big war, the local defense forces of the Croatian-Slavonian kingdom performed quite well. At that time, the kingdom was still part of the Kingdom of Hungary, but due to the outstanding performance of the Wehrmacht, the Hungarians allowed the Croatian army to use Croatian as the main language of the entire chain of command, and at the end of the second year of the Great War, the Hungarian parliament passed the Affirmative Action Act, which stipulated that the Croatian-Slavonian and Hungarian kingdoms had relatively equal powers, retaining only administrative subordination.

After the end of the war, the Croatian-Slavonian Kingdom became an autonomous province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with almost the same autonomy as Hungary. This time the Hungarians were fighting for independence, and the Croats did not follow the independence because they had just been troubled by the Serbs.

Until Lin Youde came to Dalmatia, which is part of the Croatian-Slavonian province, for a vacation.

Then Lin Youde decided that the beaches in Dalmatia were not good enough, so he sailed up the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, and finally arrived in the Tyrolean province on the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy. The local army of Tyrol gained fame for their heroic resistance to the Italians in the last great battle to buy time for the arrival of the main forces of the Imperial army, and the Tyrolean archery unit was awarded the title of Royal Marksman by the Emperor after that campaign.

Lin Youde stayed in Tyrol for three days, and the Tyrolean authorities announced that they would not send glorious units of royal shooters to the country to quell the rebellion, claiming that "the bullets of the royal shooters are prepared for the enemy and will never be fired at the unarmed people of the empire".

In this way, Lin Youde circled the Adriatic coast, and when he returned to Vienna, it was already the end of April.

The day after he arrived in Vienna, Austria-Hungary sent someone to invite him to high-level talks.

Lin Youde took the fox and went with a high spirit.

When he arrived at the huge conference room where Lin Youde had already been to twice, he found that in addition to himself, the envoys of the great powers had all received invitations, and even the American envoys, who had nothing to do with this matter, had a place at the conference table.

The ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire, who did not send envoys, also sat at the end of the table.

It seems that everyone is waiting for the arrival of Lin Youde, the plenipotentiary.

Lin Youde thought to himself: Okay, play this hand for me.

However, he didn't say anything more, but came to the seat reserved for him with confidence. The fox ignored the chair prepared for her as she did last time and stood behind Lin Youde.

Then, without waiting for Emperor Ferdinand, who was the convener of the meeting, to speak, Lin Youde said to the British envoy Wilson: "I hope that my trip to the Adriatic Sea will not cause unnecessary misunderstanding to Her Majesty the Queen of your country." ”

"There, there," Wilson immediately looked happy, Germany has the most say in this crisis because of its national identity and proximity to the water, Lin Youde accosted him first, in his opinion, it probably means that the Germans have chosen to stand on the same front as the British, "If you can't find a beach where you can enjoy it, we can recommend a beach for you to experience." We in the British Empire also have a lot of experience in this area. ”

Although the British did not say it directly, everyone here could hear that the British were asking Germany to choose the port.

Of course, Lin Youde is interested in asking the British to share the hydrographic data they have accumulated over the years, although he did not have a big navy in his plan, but it is still great to have a well-equipped submarine base in the Mediterranean, and in the future, it can cut off the connection between Britain and the Middle East.

But now he has a more important purpose.

He turned to the Russian envoy.

The Russians also seem to have understood Lin Youde's move just now as a signal that Lin Youde was going to throw an olive branch to the British, and he was black-faced at this time, probably thinking about how to explain to Iron Ji when he returned home.

At this time, Lin Youde said to him: "Russia's goal is to let Serbia regain its independence, right?" ”

Wilson immediately questioned Lin Youde in a tough tone: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Literally, the British Empire wants to prevent Russian power from reaching the Mediterranean coast, so just make sure that the Adriatic coastline is controlled by non-pro-Russian countries, isn't it?" Lin Youde spread his hands and then turned to the Russians, "Russia, on the other hand, wants to guarantee the rights of the Slavs who are currently under Austro-Hungarian rule, specifically the independence of Serbia." So I have a plan here that everyone is happy with. ”

Lin Youde paused, deliberately did not look at the expressions of the Austro-Hungarian monarchs, and continued to say in the direction where the envoys were sitting: "Serbia has gained independence again, and has gained Bosnia. Russia could remain a protectorate of Serbia. Croatia-Slavonia also gained independence, but it was under German protection, just like Hungary, another country outside the Tania region. In this way, the problem was solved, all the Slavic settlements gained independence, and the coastline of the Adriatic Sea remained irrelevant to Russia. ”

After Lin Youde finished speaking, the entire conference room was silent, and all the envoys looked dumbfounded.

Finally, the American coughed: "Mr. Lin, is it okay to discuss the issue in such an explicit way?" At least take care of the mood of the Austro-Crarian Empire. ”

"There's nothing bad about it." Lin Youde only set his eyes on the Austro-Celestial Empire for the first time at this time, "I gave them the opportunity to choose a month ago, and now they have finished playing, and they have no choice." That being the case, their opinion no longer matters. ”

As soon as Lin Youde finished speaking, Qianqian, who had been holding back her anger, stood up.

"Presumptuous! Guards, blast this impudent out of the way! ”

The royal guards at the door looked like two hot-blooded young men, and immediately rushed up with an expression of "Damn, I've put up with you for a long time".

At this moment, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Ferdinand raised his right hand and stopped the two soldiers with a gesture.

"Mr. Special Envoy is right." Ferdinand looked indignant, "I should have taken action a long time ago to rid the country of moths." I wish I could be like an enlightened and benevolent monarch, but I forgot that as a monarch, it is also my responsibility to cleanse the domestic environment in a timely manner. ”

"Your Majesty!" As soon as Sissi spoke, Ferdinand shook his head and stopped her with his gaze.

Ferdinand turned his head to look at Lin Youde, his voice was still calm and powerful, but it was tired: "I have made a decision, I will issue an edict to abdicate and hand over the country to the people." ”

As soon as the emperor's words came out, all the Austro-Hungarian nobles present panicked, but Bechtodd had an expression that had already understood the destiny of heaven, and was completely indifferent.

Lin Youde saw that the emperor had already given the truth to Bechtold, and they had summoned so many envoys and diplomats today not at all to let the great powers contain each other, they just intended to announce the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had existed for sixty-six years, on the most solemn occasion possible.

Probably Sissi also knew about this early on, so this loyal knight kept suppressing his anger until he couldn't bear it anymore.

To be honest, Lin Youde regretted it a little, if he realized this early on, he would not have to continue to exert pressure, leaving the last little face for this empire, so as to retain the possibility of winning over Sissi. But now, judging from the girl's staring at him Lin Youde, it is impossible to win her over.

Lin Youde shook his head, he was still too tender after all. Although he succeeded in controlling Austria-Hungary, he allowed his enemies to have the support of a god, which was not perfect by any means.

At this time, Ferdinand continued: "Mr. Lin Youde, I hope that the safety of me and my family can be assured by you. ”

"Aren't you going to apply for political asylum?" Lin Youde asked.

Ferdinand looked up at the frescoes on the ceiling, and after a long silence, he shook his head and said, "This is my hometown, and I hope to live out my old age in my hometown." ”

"Well, I guarantee that you and your family will continue to live on Austrian soil in the way you expect." While Lin Youde said this, the fox was pinching his shoulders hard, and he knew what the fox wanted to say, but he didn't pay attention to it.

Then, Ferdinand turned his head to look at Sissi, a trace of warmth flashed in his originally gloomy eyes, and he reached out and patted Sissi's shoulder: "Don't be sentimental, you are a god, even if Austria becomes a republic, you have the ability to protect this country." You and Theresia will take my place, watch what the pan-humanists have done, what they have brought to this country, and do everything in our power to prevent it from falling into the predicament it is in again. ”

Sissi had the expression of a knight in danger, she was silent for a while, and then suddenly gritted her teeth and said to Ferdinand, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I...... There is one thing that has to be done. The task of protecting the new country is left to Theresia, let me do my duty as a knight of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in this most important moment! ”

After speaking, Qian Qian turned around, took off her gloves at a lightning speed, and threw them at Lin Youde's face.

But the fox's reaction was almost as fast, and she firmly grabbed the glove a dozen centimeters away from Lin Youde's face.

Then, a wild smile appeared on the face of the Oriental Divine Queen.

"That's right!" Matsudaira Chihiro said ecstatically, "I've long wanted to fight to the death with you with all your might!" ”