War needed an opportunity to break out. Or rather, the side that launched a war needed an excuse to declare war on its enemy. Whether that excuse held water or not, there had to be one. It was not to convince other countries, but simply to let the domestic public know that the Empire had a reason for going to war against another nation. Only then could it win the people's support. And only with the people's support could the war continue.
Otherwise, if the people did not support it, not only would the war be impossible to sustain, it might even cause the country to collapse. Even though Oscar's standing in Germany had practically been deified, he still needed the Empire's people to support him when launching a foreign war. Only then could they win.
Especially since this World War would be more brutal and last longer than the previous one. Although Germany had long begun preparing for this World War, Oscar had no idea how long it would last. If the war dragged on for too long, it would inevitably have a tremendous impact on the people's lives. In particular, if casualties continued to mount during the war, anti-war sentiment among the public would surely be stirred up. Therefore, finding a suitable pretext for this war was undoubtedly essential. Only then would the people offer their wholehearted support, and only then would the German Empire stand a greater chance of winning this war.
The Empire's Military and Political Ministers were all stunned. They had not expected Oscar to intend to use Ukraine's attack by Buru as a pretext for war. Of course, they had long known that war would inevitably break out, and that the day it began was probably not far off. After all, Germany's war preparations