Lee Haydn was recalled to Vienna, and the "Crown Prince"'s whim made the entire empire very worried. During the training period, the "Istria Grand Duke" commanded the fleet to carry out an hour-long shelling on the port of Ancona, Italy.

This operation caused more than 860 casualties to Italian civilians. Now all countries that speak English and French are unanimously condemning the freshly released "executioner". Lee Haydn was very depressed. He just wanted to scare the Italians, so why did a large group of British devils stand at the height of justice and shouting wildly, yelling around the so-called "Song of Justice".

"Massacre of civilians?" It's a joke. Everyone is evil imperialists. Who is not covered with the blood of the conquered? No one is nobler than anyone else.

Of course, the old emperor Franz would never feel guilty about the deaths of a few Italians. He was just scared of his nephew's "adventure action". What jokes are you? The Crown Prince Rudolf died, and the Crown Prince Ferdinand was also assassinated, and the entire empire could no longer bear the Crown Prince.

At St. Brun Palace, Lee Haydn met the old emperor.

What surprised him was that the 83-year-old Austrian emperor and Hungarian king had a red face, strong spirit, and his complexion was even much better than the beginning of the war. It seemed that the victory on the battlefield made the old emperor, who had never won a single battle in more than 60 years, become extremely excited as if he had been in the blood of a chicken.

Lee Haydn had an interesting conversation with the old emperor.

"It seems that you can continue this empire." The old emperor's eyes were full of praise.

"The rising national sentiment will sooner or later cause the empire to fall apart." Lee Hayden was not polite. This is the biggest drawback of this multi-ethnic empire.

"You are wrong. This country has never been maintained by loyalty to the empire. The elites of all ethnic groups are only loyal to the Habsburg royal family." The old emperor shook his head and said slowly, "The Habsburg family used the power in their hands to exchange for the support of these nobles of various ethnic groups. In fact, the royal family has only symbolic influence on the empire."

"But these nobles will be replaced sooner or later." Li Haidn said that the feudal aristocratic system has lagged behind the times and will be eliminated sooner or later.

"Then support those upstarts." said the old emperor. "The new will always replace the old, give all ethnic groups enough equal power, so that the upstarts of each ethnic group can have enough voice. I am old and do not have enough prestige to suppress those old powerful people, but you can."

"Why?" asked Lee Haydn.

"Because the army is loyal to you and you have unparalleled prestige among the people, this kind of thing is an existence that transcends national sentiment. The existence of the empire is because the people want an emperor who can bring glory to them." The old emperor continued, "Any change requires strong support. If there is no change, the empire will be over when I die."

"Start now?" Lee Hayden said, in fact he had thought about this issue long ago. The Imperial Parliament and the government were controlled by the Magyars and the Germans, and the power of other nations was suppressed, which was the main reason for the unrest.

"Maybe..." The old emperor pondered for a while, "The war period may be the best period of change, and the people can accept strict military control or changes in the government structure."

"Well, well, I can try to make some changes in the occupied areas first," said Lee Haydn. "A relatively independent Romanian kingdom, Galicia and Southern Ukraine kingdom may be what we need right now."

The war process of 1915 frustrated the Allies, and in the first few months the Russians seemed to have made a lot of progress on the Eastern Front, but throughout May everything changed. The Russians had been backing for the following months, losing nearly 2 million troops of their personnel and equipment and losing their offensive capabilities.

If it weren't for the harsh traffic in Russia and the cold winter climate, it would probably be the only thing Nicholas II could do now is how to negotiate with the Germans and the Austrians to get a slightly decent agreement and withdraw from the war.

The battlefield on the Western Front was still in a stalemate. Lee Hayden was very surprised what the fools in the German General Staff thought, giving up his maneuverability and field combat ability, but fighting with the British and French troops in the trenches. He devoted most of Germany's precious sources of troops into France's endless trench warfare.

According to Lee Hayden's idea, Schriefen's plan itself was a huge mistake. The German army should have retreated long ago, leading the British and French coalition forces out of the damn trenches and fortresses, and then looking for an opportunity to annihilate them. Perhaps Schriefen only considered the situation of fighting alone with France when formulating the plan, but the rigid German General Staff still held on his shoulders and refused to let go.

If the French dare not attack, then the Germans will do whatever they should do, and it will be enough to just place two armies on the front line to defend.

Since you cannot achieve a breakthrough on land, it is better to retreat.

When you cannot destroy the enemy, your will to war will be slowly eroded.

After experiencing the crushing defeat in the Battle of Dover Sands, the German Navy seemed to be scared out of its courage. It had been hiding in the port and did not dare to attack at all, becoming a real "existence fleet".

Fortunately, Lieutenant General Spe, who was supposed to be buried in the sea, has returned to the country. The lieutenant general was ordered to enter the neutral Argentine port, and then all the warships were detained, but the officers and soldiers of the Far East Fleet who had experienced several naval battles returned to the country safely.

Earl Spey, who won the only naval battle for the German Navy, received the reward he deserved, was promoted to Admiral by Germany, and replaced the mediocre Admiral Ingnoll, becoming the commander of the German High Seas Fleet.

This may be an opportunity.

Lee Hayden felt it was necessary to sit down and have a good talk with the new German naval commander who had a strong ambition.

Of course, when you arrive in Germany, you should go and visit the elder brother-in-law.

Lee Haydn's military talents and great honors made William II envious and jealous. As a Prussian emperor, there were warlike factors in his blood. Lee Haydn criticized the German trench warfare on the Western Front because it violated the primary principles followed by Prussian military strategists of all generations: quick battles and quick decisiveness and maneuverability.

He instigated the German Emperor to replace his chief of staff, but the emperor was still hesitating. Prince William agreed with the uncle's point of view, but unfortunately he didn't keep his word.

Lee Hayden invited the German emperor to visit Trieste when he had time to visit his new battleship. He estimated that with the personality of the German emperor, he would definitely not be willing to lag behind the Austrians. Perhaps under the stimulation and pressure of the German emperor, the Germans might be able to build several more super battleships before 1917.

In addition, he felt it was necessary to remind the German emperor to pay attention to suppressing the popular socialist thoughts in China. This thing is the murderer who truly ruined Germany.

The German emperor found it a bit difficult, and Holvitz was unwilling to do it.

"Those people were spies sent by the British. Their purpose was to incite domestic rebellion and let Germany lose the entire war. They were enemies and traitors of the entire German nation, and they asked the military police to arrest them, then export them to the publication, and then publish them in the newspaper." Lee Hayden said.
Chapter completed!