In 1870, the landmark event of this year was the Franco-Prussian War. No major international event that year could overshadow this war.
But just because of Xiao Letian's appearance, this year became exciting.
The assassination of the head of state of the East has been full of all kinds of mysteries from the beginning. This kind of big event will not only happen at the end of the 19th century, but even in the 21st century when Xiao Letian traveled through time, the assassination of a head of state will lead to countless speculations. No one can see the truth clearly under the clouds.
Rumors are flying all over Europe, some are crying, some are laughing, some are indifferent, and some are extremely regretful... With the release of various emotions, people begin to subconsciously accept the rumors they like to hear, and even add fuel to the fire as they continue to spread. .
In the end, there were even messages about Xiao Letian and Princess Sissi committing suicide, which shocked countless people.
On the one hand, the excessive spread of rumors was because the efficiency of information transmission in that era was too slow. People could only obtain information through newspapers and gossip in the market.
Grapevine has been unreliable since ancient times, and the newspapers of that era were not very good either. They were also full of various types of fake news.
Another very important factor is that since the assassination incident, the Altmittal Forest has been controlled by the Prussian army. Even birds and animals cannot approach the area of more than ten kilometers around the attack site.
The three thousand Prussian cavalry who received the order from Bismarck simply ignored the obstruction of the defenders of Coburg Fortress. The entire army rushed through the gate of the castle in one assault. At that time, there was a caravan in the castle transporting food to the Prussian army.
The Coburg garrison was caught off guard before they even had time to close the gate when they saw the dragon-like cavalry passing through the city in a mighty manner, and the mighty force of three thousand troops marched southward.
Without orders from the king and the military, these defenders did not dare to stop the Prussians. The commander covered his eyes sadly and lamented, "Anyway, there is an offensive and defensive alliance treaty. Your king and ministers no longer want this country." , what else can we ordinary soldiers fight for?"
"No one is allowed to resist, let them pass...send a telegram to Nuremberg. This matter is no longer under our control!"
The defenders of Coburg did not resist, and the defenders of Nuremberg did not dare to resist. Even when they watched the Prussian cavalry forcibly commandeering the train, an urgent military telegram came from Munich. The order of non-resistance chilled all the defenders. Incomparable.
The straight-line distance from Coburg to the jungle where the assassination took place was only more than 150 kilometers. With the rapid movement of war horses and trains, these Prussians arrived at the scene of the explosion in just over four hours.
When they arrived, the explosion site was still smoking, and even the cleanup work had not been completed. At this time, the Prussian soldiers began to control the people present and blocked the news.
The entire Altmyrta forest became a restricted area, and even the Bavarians themselves could not get close.
Three thousand cavalry were just the vanguard, and more than five thousand infantrymen rushed to the scene by train. Eight thousand soldiers protected the scene tightly.
Now even Ludwig II could not learn about the latest developments. The frightened king quickly rushed back to Munich and accompanied a group of panicked ministers to take a train north quickly.
But unexpectedly, as soon as the king arrived in Ingolstadt, the train could no longer move forward.
"What happened? Why did the train stop here!" the king asked angrily.
"Your Majesty, a signal has been issued from the front to prohibit travel... Look, the prince is coming here!"
Across the carriage, Ludwig II saw his uncle, Prince Liutpod, and his brother, walking over with a solemn expression.
When the prince got on the carriage, he threw his account on the seat angrily, "It's too much. These Prussians actually blocked the railway. Even I can't get close to the explosion site. Now the Prussians have increased their troops to 8,000." Already..."
"Oh God! Is Bismarck going crazy? How dare he ignore Bavaria's sovereignty?" the king said in panic.
Alfred said with a cold face, "Your Majesty, when did the Prussians care about our sovereignty? What can we do when the strength is unequal?"
"There are only two options now. One is to mobilize troops to confront these Prussians and drive them out of our land. The other way..."
"The only other way is for you to go to Bismarck in person and give him an explanation! That is to submit..."
A military confrontation with Prussia? Ludwig II would never dare to do so, but the young king could not bear to bow his head and submit.
He said with an embarrassed expression, "Do we no longer want the dignity of the Kingdom of Bavaria? Let me bow to Bismarck. How will European countries look at us in the future..."
"But war is not advisable... We can't fight in the same room. Regarding this matter... it's better to get rid of Uncle Wang. You can go to Berlin and explain..."
Alfred didn't want to give any face to his brother today. He said sternly, "Your Majesty, are you going to shirk your responsibility? If you cause such a thing, why is it my father who has to clean up the mess in the end?"
Alfred looked around and said loudly, "Everyone, get out! Your Majesty and I have confidential matters to discuss!"
The surrounding waiters and civil servants shrunk their heads and did not dare to refute. They all left the carriage in despair. They all said to themselves that this is all your own family affairs. We don’t dare to interfere in the conflicts between uncles, nephews and cousins. .
There were only three of them left in the entire carriage. The prince and his majesty were sitting opposite each other, and Alfred stood next to his father with a bad look on his face!
"Your Majesty! There are no outsiders here, so I will open the skylight and speak frankly!"
"Why did you reveal the Führer's itinerary to the French? Are you crazy? Are you really not afraid of a war between Prussia and us?"
"You are the king of a country, you are not a killer! Why would you do such a thing?"
Ludwig II was completely stunned when he heard this. He opened his mouth and looked at his brother in disbelief. "What do you mean? I revealed Xiao Letian's itinerary? You are slandering me!"
"Slander? Then let me ask your Majesty, how many people in Bavaria know about Xiao Letian's itinerary?"
"Except for the Prussian intelligence officers, there are only three of us left. Even the staff of the railway system can only receive the order for the special train half an hour in advance, and half an hour cannot organize such an assassination. of!"
"It is impossible for the Prussians to assassinate the head of state of the alliance. Now the suspicion is on the three of us. Who else can be except you?"
