At 10:10, a long line of royal cars slowly drove through the crowded streets, with only sparse military police and police placed on both sides of the road to guard. Ferdinand sat in the second car, and Sophia was on his right. General Oscar Portiorek, the chief of the Bosnian military government, sat in the left seat, next to the driver was the attendant Earl of Halashi.

When the convoy passed the Chumurya Bridge on the Miliatka River in the city center and drove into Appel Pier, the first assassinator who was ambushed here did not take action. As the person with the highest shooting skills among the seven killers, Fular said that he was under great pressure at this moment because a policeman came over and stood in front of him, looking at him with confusion on his face, "Hi, young man, I seem to have seen you somewhere..."

Fular's heart was raised. Could it be that the scar on his face was too conspicuous?

"Boom!" Suddenly, a strong explosion came, followed by the painful moans of the injured and the screams of the women...

The police and Fular hurried forward to see what was wrong.

It turned out that another assassin named Chabrinovic, not far away, suddenly rushed out of the crowd and threw a bomb at the car the Ferdinand and his wife was riding, but was bombed onto the ground by the tent and exploded in front of the third car, and the debris injured General Portiocre's deputy and Sophia's maid.

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"Dear, relax..." Ferdinand comforted his wife and said, "I'll get out of the car and see what's going on?"

Ferdinand walked out of the car as if he was calm, looked at the scene, glanced at Chabrinovic, who was caught by the guard, then got in and waved: "Gentlemen, this person is crazy, let's do it as planned."

After getting on the bus, Ferdinand ordered the driver to speed up, and the convoy quickly drove into the city hall. Then the Ferdinand and his wife attended the welcome ceremony held at the city hall, then took a short rest and drove to the hospital to visit the injured entourage.

Originally, after the welcoming ceremony, the mayor heard about Ferdinand's assassination and said on the spot: add a guard and immediately escort the crown prince and his wife back to Vienna. But the arrogant crown prince rejected the mayor's kindness. Ferdinand was too careless and the god of death was waiting for him.

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June 28th was really a bad day for Ferdinand. He was originally going to the hospital, but the driver turned the wrong direction and happened to run into the assassinator waiting at the corner of the street.

Princip, 19, was a student who joined "Youth Bosnia" two years ago. After a long period of brainwashing, he became a loyal believer of the "Greater Serbian"ism. But as a killer, Princip was the worst shooting skills among the seven killers, and the place where he was ambushed was also the most unlikely place for the Royal Convoy.

However, when the Royal Convoy appeared in front of him, Princip nervously pulled out his pistol. The car was very fast, and in an instant, Ferdinand's big bearded face appeared. At a distance of just a few meters, even if the person with bad marksmanship was closed, he could hit the target with his eyes closed.

At this moment, an accident happened again. Princip was about to raise his gun to shoot, but a policeman not far from him found it and rushed forward to grab his arm. At this moment, a member of the "Young Bosnian" named Mikhailo Psala who happened to arrive here waved like a lightning bolt, punching the police in the neck. The police staggered. At this time, Princess' gunshots sounded...

Seven bullets in a row shattered the throat and liver of the crown prince couple, and two streams of blood gushed out... Suddenly, there was chaos everywhere. Mihailo took the opportunity to escape from the scene quickly, and Princip, the naughty young man, was arrested on the spot.

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The Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated and killed! This news quickly spread throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire, spread throughout Europe, and the world. Immediately afterwards, memorial telegrams from various countries came one after another, but this could not make up for the spiritual trauma of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Joseph I: he lost his son in middle age, and now even his nephew is dead. The white-haired man sent a black-haired man, and the greatest pain in life is this.

The Austrians were angry: the hot-blooded officers shouted, "draw out the sword and aim it at Serbia" to completely destroy the obstacles to the Austro-Hungarian Empire dominance of the Balkans; a Vienna newspaper wrote: "For six years we have been waiting for all serious tensions to break out finally... We want war because this is the belief in our people's hearts. Our ideal can only be achieved through a war, in a radical and sudden way: this is a powerful Austria."

The next day, Austro-Hungarian General Staff Chief of Staff, Huttsendorf and Foreign Minister Bechdold, both believed that the time was for "resolving the Serbian issue" and asked Joseph I to immediately mobilize military force and declare war on Serbia. However, they were also worried about Russian intervention, so they asked the German Emperor William for help.

This is exactly what Germany wants. In June, Germany completed the widening project of the Kiel Canal, allowing the newly built "dreadnoughts" to sail directly into the Baltic Sea through the canal, accelerating the flexibility of the army's mobilization. However, in April, Britain began naval negotiations with Russia, which made the Germans very uneasy. Therefore, Germany longed for war and believed that war was beneficial to carry out the war. On Sunday afternoon, June 28, when the German Emperor learned about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand on a yacht on the Kiel Sea, he kept shouting: "Now is a chance for a thousand years!"

On July 5, Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Germany, Dorgiyi, was ordered to submit a letter from Emperor Franz Joseph to William II. Joseph I said: The assassination of the crown prince was the result of direct agitation by the Great Slavicists of Russia and Serbia; their sole purpose was to weaken the Three Kingdoms alliance and divide my empire... If we allow this situation to continue, it means that my court and my territory will be in danger for a long time... After the terrible incident in Bosnia, you must also think that it is impossible for the hostility between Osse to seek a friendly solution; as long as the root of the incitement of this evil such as Belgrade is not punished, the peace policies of all European monarchies will be threatened.

After reading the letter, German Emperor William said to the ambassador who stood respectfully in front of him, "Sir, please tell your emperor: Germany fully supports your country's military action against Serbia, and your country can certainly count on Germany as an ally and a friendly country as its backing."

"Yes, your respectful Majesty!" Ambassador Chokiyi said excitedly, "From now on, Austria and Germany will be the most determined allies!"

On July 5 and 6, William II convened a series of senior generals and ministers of government to hold meetings at the Potsdam Palace. Looking at the loyal generals in front of him, William's opening remarks were only one sentence: "Gentlemen, war may be coming, are the army ready?"

The general and the ministers looked at each other, and an atmosphere of excitement gradually rose, "Your Majesty, all war preparations are ready!"

"Your Majesty!", the General Staff Minister of the Military Control Commission excitedly reported: "After this interview, I have nothing to do. The mobilization plan was completed on March 31, 1914. The army was ready as usual."

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