Romanian Eagle

In the early winter, the sun shines on the earth, and in the city of Vienna, which has been wrapped in silver clothes, people who wear thick winter clothes are also busy with their own affairs. You can see from the passers-by on the street that they are not doing well. Most of the pedestrians are wearing old clothes and have disheveled faces.

Yes, the food supply in Vienna is very tight at present. According to the survey, the residents of Vienna can get 380 grams of coarse grains per day. That's right, Vienna, the world-famous music capital, cultural city, and political center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is now short of food, and it's not a general shortage.

In peacetime in Vienna, apart from the poor people, whoever eats coarse grains will be looked down upon, but now ordinary people can't do it even if they want to eat coarse grains. This is what happened in Vienna, the capital, where hungry people in other parts of Austria-Hungary even had to rely on alfalfa.

Hunger caused turmoil within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and there were even thieves in many areas. This was after the defeat of Russia and the relief of Russian supplies. If there are no Russian supplies, then the problem in Austria-Hungary is not a security problem, but a political problem. It can also be seen that the current Austro-Hungarian Empire is unable to cope with this war, and this war has consumed too much of it and it is almost too much to bear.

In fact, the four countries of the Allied Powers are almost overwhelmed. The Bulgarian economy has completely collapsed, and the domestic famine is worse than that of Austria-Hungary. However, it can only survive by relying on its ability to endure hardship more than the Austro-Hungarian people. The same goes for the Ottoman Empire. Now the only hope of the Allies is that the powerful German army, after defeating the Russian army on the Eastern Front, can turn back to defeat France and withdraw from the war and then negotiate with the Allied Powers to keep their gains. This is also the view within the Allied Powers.

About to face Germany's most fatal blow, it is not difficult to explain why Britain and France will give such favorable conditions to Romania, which only participated in the fourth year of the war. Now is the time for Romania to play.

Sitting in the car, the Romanian ambassador to Austria-Hungary Olga was looking at everything Vienna was familiar with and said with emotion. "Beautiful Vienna, the pearl on the banks of the Danube, I don't know when the next time I will see you."

Nothing more than Ambassador Olga lamented that he spent most of his diplomatic career in Vienna, and from the very beginning as the second secretary of the embassy, ​​he forged a rare relationship with Vienna. Second Secretary, First Secretary, Counselor, and Ambassador, he spent his time in Vienna, so he had a very deep understanding of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The relationship between Romania and Austria-Hungary has also been reliant from the very beginning to dull, and then to the closeness of Romania's marriage to Queen Mary of Austria-Hungary, and now the relationship between Romania and Austria-Hungary has reached a new level.

Three days ago, Olga sent a secret telegram from Bucharest. After he took out the codebook he kept himself and translated it alone, he got a startling news. The message from Bucharest told him that he was asked to Submitted to the Austro-Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 6 pm on the 5th. Because of the importance of the matter, he also called back to Bucharest for confirmation, and the result was confirmed, and today is November 5th.

Early this morning, Ambassador Olga demanded the burning of classified documents inside the embassy, ​​which also caused agitation among the embassy staff. What this move represents is almost obvious to the diplomats. Diplomatic relations between Romania and Austria-Hungary have changed significantly, and for the worse.

Ambassador Olga has been monitoring the personnel of the embassy to destroy confidential documents until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, because he contacted the Austrian-Hungarian Foreign Minister Count Otto Karl Czernin the day before yesterday and will meet him at 6 o'clock this evening.

Ambassador Olga also knew about Count Otto Karl Cherning. The new Austro-Hungarian foreign minister had previously only chaired the Industry and Trade Commission, a department responsible for importing and exporting industrial goods. However, by virtue of his close friend with the new emperor of Austria-Hungary Karl I, he succeeded Berthold, who had previously planned to declare war on Serbia.

This Count Otto Karl Cherning did not see any bright spots in his diplomatic work, the only advantage was being obedient, what Karl I said. what he does.

Ambassador Olga came to the Austro-Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 5:45, and was led by the staff before his Foreign Minister Count Cherning. Because Romania is one of the few import sources and a marriage country of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Karl I is Eder's brother-in-law), there are many economic and trade and foreign exchanges, so the Count of Chernin and the Ambassador Olga are very familiar.

The Earl of Chernin looked a little strangely at the serious-looking ambassador Olga. "Your Excellency Ambassador, are you not feeling well today, do you need a glass of red wine to relax?"

Hearing Chernin's words, Olga almost shrugged, but he quickly adjusted and spoke. "I'm fine, Mr. Count. I came here today to present a credential."

After he finished speaking, he handed over the credentials in his hand. Count Chernin felt that the Romanian ambassador was a bit strange today, but he did not delay reading the Romanian credentials in his hand. Opening the 4a paper-sized credential, the first letter that came into view caused a dizziness in Count Chernin's head.

The words 'declaration of war' made Earl Chernin look terrified, but he quickly reacted. "Mr. Olga, are you sure that this was handed over to us by your country?"

When asked by Count Chernin with the declaration of war raised in his hand, Ambassador Olga answered with certainty. "Yes sir, this is what my government asked me to submit."

After hearing the reply from Ambassador Olga, Count Chernin began to read his declaration of war. This was prepared after long discussions between Prime Minister Bretianu and Foreign Minister Barnosque. The main content of this declaration of war is: Because the Romanian people of Clansylvania and Sarabia were humiliated by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and its servant Ukraine, the Romanian King Edel Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, on behalf of the Kingdom of Romania, presented the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. War was declared, in the hope that the Austrian Emperor and Hungarian King Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lorraine would seriously consider the Romanian proposal.

After reading the contents of the declaration of war, Count Chernin shouted angrily at Ambassador Olga. "This is shameless extortion, you won't get what you want, there's no chance."

Facing the fiercely reacted Count, Ambassador Olga spoke calmly. "Sorry, now our country wants to reclaim these two lands inhabited by Romanians."

Earl Chernin looked at Ambassador Olga with a cold expression, and spoke with a cold tone. "Then if you want to seize these two territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then try the wrath of Austria-Hungary. Ambassador, you can go now, and we will give you 24 hours to evacuate."

Seeing Ambassador Olga leaving, Earl Chernin was very nervous. Because he remembered that a month ago, the military estimated that its military preparations would take at least three months according to the information provided by the Romanian embassy. Although he doesn't know much about the military, the military predicts that mistakes will be a big price, and I just hope that the price won't be too big.

"Hopefully it's not too late."

After Earl Chernin said something anxiously, he immediately called his secretary. "Leave and arrange a vehicle. I need to go to the palace in five minutes. Go and prepare."

In Vienna, when the Austrians declared war on Romania, they were caught by surprise. In Bucharest, there was also a person who was shocked by the news. She was Queen Sophie Marie of Romania. As a Romanian queen who was a member of the Habsburg family before and is still closely related to it, she naturally cares about the family and country she was born into, not to mention that the current Austro-Hungarian Emperor Karl I is still her brother. So when he learned that Romania was going to declare war on Austria-Hungary, he immediately called her husband Edel.

"Edel, why are you fighting my brother?"

In Sophie Mary's eyes, this is not a war between Romania and Austria-Hungary, but a battle between her husband and her younger brother, which makes her feel very distressed in the middle.

Edel looked anxious and looked at his wife, organizing the language to speak. "Mary, listen to me, this war is not what I want to see. In the past two months, Austria-Hungary and Germany have asked us to join Romania in their alliance, which all Romania does not want. I Just the king of the Romanians, but he can't change their will, so he can only obey them. I believe that the Habsburgs will do the same at this point."

Eder didn't want the backyard to catch fire, so he used other places to explain Romania, because his wife, Queen Mary, didn't have a deep understanding of Romanian politics, and thought it was the same as the Habsburg. Negotiated decision.

"You should dissuade it. This will cause a war between Romania and Austria-Hungary. I don't want to see you and Karl go to battle, and I don't want you two to die."

Queen Mary cried as she spoke, with her husband and her brother on the one hand, she didn't know what to do at all.

Looking at his crying wife, Edel stepped forward to hug her and comforted her. "You can rest assured that I will not go to the battlefield, and I will also order not to allow any Romanian soldier to shoot at Carl. I can guarantee that."

Hearing Edel's words, Queen Mary felt much better, and Edel was relieved to see his wife's mood gradually stabilized.

At this time, a baby's cry came from the next room, and Edel immediately turned his wife's mind. "Mary, Miria is awake, go and see her."

Miria in Edel's mouth is the second child of him and Queen Mary, named Miria von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. As a girl, Edel is of course liked, and he intends to be in his life. When she was 5 years old, she would be named Grand Duke, and she would be given a lot of awards. And now that his daughter has solved such a big siege for her father, the reward will be heavier.

Eder, after resolving the crisis from home, immediately went to the General Staff where he would be waiting for news from the front. As for going to the battlefield, don't joke. As a king, he has no hobby of going to the front line. I believe that his wife and brother Carl are the same.

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