In this era, human telegraph lines were built along major transportation routes such as railways, highways, and rivers. Therefore, although the railway bridge explosion occurred in a virgin forest, it was very fast for the outside world to get the news.
Railways have always been an important weapon for the military. Especially in this era, its strategic position is even more important, so there are a large number of troops stationed along the railways in various countries.
With a military camp, there is naturally a telegraph machine. With a telegraph, this assassination can be spread throughout Europe as quickly as possible!
In Bismarck, Berlin, this man's eyelids have been beating wildly since he woke up in the morning. He doesn't know why, and his heart is very flustered. This situation is very rare, and even his secretary has noticed it. Weird.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister! What are you thinking? You haven't signed this appropriation document yet? You just said you agreed to this appropriation, but you haven't signed it yet?"
"Oh? Didn't I sign? Where is it? Let me take a look. I'm sorry, I really forgot to sign..."
When I was signing in Bismarck, suddenly there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside, followed by a loud bang, and a burly messenger directly knocked open the study door!
"How brave you are, how dare you break into the Prime Minister's study!" The secretary opened his mouth angrily and cursed.
But the person who came didn't care about refuting at all. He shouted with a pale face, "The Military Department... The Military Department just received a shocking news!"
"Bavaria... Altmyrta Forest... Huge explosion on a railway bridge..."
"The head of state...the head of state of the Chinese ethnic group...the head of state's special train..."
Bismarck jumped up from his seat. He pointed at the person and asked eagerly, "Speak to the point! What's going on? What's going on with the Head of State!"
The messenger who came from the War Department was almost crying, "The head of state's special train was ambushed, the railway bridge was blown down, and the special train fell directly into a five-story valley..."
"At this moment, the local garrison and people in Bavaria are providing urgent support to the scene. The head of state is not sure whether he is alive or dead!"
Ah... Bismarck rolled his eyes and almost fainted. Seeing that something was wrong, the secretary next to him quickly walked around the table and supported the Prime Minister.
"Please calm down, Prime Minister, please calm down! Why are you still standing there? Hurry and pour the Prime Minister a glass of ice water..."
The panting army messenger quickly poured a glass of ice-cold whiskey from the corner of the room, and the cold liquor flowed through the Bismarck Prime Minister's throat, which made the anxious Prime Minister gradually wake up.
"Are our intelligence officers all idiots?" Bismarck said with a trembling voice as he sat on his chair. "How do they do secret work? How do they do secret work?"
"How did the route and timetable of the Head of State train leak out? Without these two things, who could carry out such a sophisticated explosive assassination?"
"Dereliction of duty! Serious dereliction of duty! It's not just our people who are dereliction of duty, there must be other black hands here. Who hates Xiao Letian so much that he must kill him? How can he reveal such important information? "
After taking a few sips of wine, Bismarck gradually got over the panic just now, and he gradually returned to his usual calm demeanor.
"You start recording, I will issue three orders below!"
"The first order is to immediately send a stern telegram to Ludwig II, forcing them to go all out to investigate. This assassination happened in Bavaria. They, Bavaria, will be responsible for the entire process. I don't believe it. There is no ghost inside them!”
"The second order is to immediately issue an order to our garrison outside the Coburg Fortress. The entire army will mobilize 3,000 elite cavalry and enter Bavaria immediately. There is no need to wait for the consent of the Bavarian border defenders to intervene immediately!"
"If the defenders of Coburg Fortress dare to stop our soldiers, let our large forces take action and occupy Coburg immediately!"
"After the cavalry broke through the fortress, they immediately mobilized the Bavarian train, went all the way south, and reached the assassination site as quickly as possible. I can no longer trust the Bavarians. I can only trust our own people!"
"The third order..." Bismarck's voice gradually choked up at this point, "If... if... the body of the head of state is really found, if the worst result really happens..."
"Then let our empire's propaganda agency start immediately and announce to the world that this assassination was done by the French. If there is no evidence, you will give me forged evidence. No matter what, this assassination was done by the French!"
"Then we will have another banner of justice to fight against the French! Damn it...it must have been done by the French. There is no one else except them. I must avenge this revenge. I must avenge it." Pay it forward!"
"Go to work immediately and pass on my orders immediately!"
At this time, the pen in the shorthand secretary's hand was shaking desperately. The curly handwriting that usually writes very beautifully was as ugly as a chicken claw.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, is this really good? This is just the first order. It puts pressure on Bavaria and requires them to solve the case immediately. This request is very reasonable!"
"But I really can't understand the second and third orders. I need to advise you in advance..."
"Without the consent of Bavaria, our troops marched straight into their hinterland... Will this trigger a military conflict? If the Bavarian border guards do not let us go, do we really want to attack the Coburg Fortress?"
"So what if we capture Coburg? There are a series of important cities in Bavaria behind us. How can we deal with just Nuremberg? Are we going to have a full-scale war with Bavaria?"
"Don't question my order! Don't worry, Bavaria will never dare to stop our army. Once the head of state of China dies, they can't tell where they are if they have a hundred mouths on them!"
"So they can only cooperate with me. They will never dare to provoke the angry Prussian army!"
"As for the French, let alone the French. Sooner or later we will have a fight. It doesn't matter if there is one more reason or one less reason. The most important thing is that we must have this banner now to avenge Xiao Letian!"
"Damn it! Do you understand how important Xiao Letian's life is to our empire? He is not a person. Always remember that he is a god in East Asia at this moment!"
"What does it represent? It represents the order of East Asia, it represents China's largest market, and it also represents our Kingdom of Prussia's largest ally in the east!"
"With him, our industrial products in Prussia can be sold to China unimpeded. We can get such a huge market without starting a war. Do you think this person is important to us?"
"God bless him, don't die! God bless him, don't die!"
At this moment, there was a sudden chaos outside the Prime Minister's residence, and the guards ran in wildly. "Your Majesty the Prime Minister, Your Majesty the Prime Minister! Chief of General Staff Moltke, and Prince Karl, they are all here!"
"The king is here too, and so is His Majesty!"
Bismarck stood up and pulled on his clothes. "It seems that His Majesty the King has also received the latest news and asked people to clean the conference room. It seems that there will be another emergency meeting today!"
