"Come here, arrange for people to search Vienna and its surroundings immediately. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you still have to find Karl I!" Marshal von Hausen ordered. Although, Marshal von Hausen knows that the possibility of finding Karl I is probably slim.
Originally, Marshal von Hausen hoped to achieve a complete victory. However, now this victory has been compromised, which naturally makes him very dissatisfied.
Capture Vienna, and then capture the king and ministers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Then, there is no doubt that this will be a perfect victory. But unfortunately, Emperor Austro-Hungarian Empire Karl I disappeared.
Marshal von Hausen knew that Empire planned to swallow Austria. The existence of Karl I will undoubtedly add some variables to Germany's plan. After all, although Karl I is incompetent, he is the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This has been crowned and cannot be changed by anyone. Even if Germany forcibly annexes Austria, there will definitely be some Austria people inside who will still be loyal to Karl I. And these will all be unstable factors that Germany will need to face in the future.
"Yes, Your Excellency." A general immediately went to make arrangements.
Archduke Friedrich on the side heard Marshal von Hausen's order, but he didn't care. Even they don't know when Karl I left. So, it is certain that Karl I must have escaped from Vienna long ago, and is not even far away from Trieste. It is completely impossible for German military to catch up with Karl I.
However, as Duke Kaspar said, this is already the business of Germany people and has nothing to do with them.
German military captured Vienna, and the resistance of the Austria army also stopped. Although, there are still a very small number of soldiers loyal to the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Austria who refuse to surrender. However, it is only a matter of time before German military will march on the entire Austria and eliminate them.
One of the six traditional powers in the world, Austro-Hungarian Empire, the victorious country World War last time, was destroyed in this way. This result exceeded the expectations of the whole world. Of course, all this has been proven when Austro-Hungarian Empire fell apart and the Austria army performed extremely badly.
Germany The capital of Berlin, the entire Berlin has become a sea of joy. German military once again defeated a powerful country at an extremely small cost, and it was a devastating blow, which made all Germany people very excited. They increasingly believe that Germany's reputation as the world's most powerful country is absolutely without any water. Even though the destroyed country was once their ally, everyone once fought side by side. However, it still makes Germany people very happy.
In the palace, Empire's military and political ministers were congratulating Oscar. Everyone is very satisfied with the German Empire's victory in this war. After all, this war caused almost no losses to Germany. Everyone knows very well what kind of benefits it will bring to Germany after defeating Austro-Hungarian Empire. It can be said that because of this battle, Germany's strength can be increased by at least about 20%. This is already very difficult for Germany, who is now the world's hegemon.
"Your Majesty, Vienna have been captured. Our army will march to other places in Austria. It is estimated that the entire Austria will be stabilized soon." Feng? Field Marshal Falkenhayn said with a smile on his face.
Qin Tian nodded. "The soldiers on the front line performed very well in this battle! Next, in order to ensure the stability of Austria, our troops may need to be temporarily stationed in Austria for a period of time. We must warn those troops that the empire will soon annex Austria. The people there will also be Germans. Therefore, they must abide by military discipline and must not act recklessly in Austria. The military police must follow up. Anyone who violates military discipline will be severely punished!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn put away his smile and answered seriously.
"Everyone, Empire wants annexation of Austria next, and Cabinet can formulate a response plan. We destroyed Austro-Hungarian Empire, which made the Austria people somewhat resentful and dissatisfied with us. In order to ensure that Empire can smoothly annexation of Austria, we cannot cause more trouble at this time. After all, we are still pointing out I hope those Austria people will recognize themselves as Germany people. In this case, we annexation of Austria will be meaningful. If Austria continues to resist and the riots continue, there will be big trouble. By then, annexation of Austria will not only increase our strength, but will become a burden to us!" Oscar said solemnly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Empire and Military and Political Ministers all replied.
"Your Majesty, after our army captured Vienna, Karl I was not found. Now, the army has carried out operations in and around Vienna Searched. However, it is difficult to find Austria. The military also claimed that they did not know when Karl I left." Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn continued.
Oscar couldn't help but frown. His original intention was to deprive Karl I of his throne and then put him under house arrest. In this case, there is almost no problem. However, he did not expect that Karl I disappeared.
"Then forget it. If you don't see it, it's gone. I guess Karl I wants to escape." Oscar said nonchalantly.
"Since Your Majesty and Austro-Hungarian Empire have been destroyed, Karl I will probably no longer stay in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He may escape from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or even escape from Europe, and form a government-in-exile. If he can be caught, that would be the best." Prime Minister Bülow said.
"Intelligence Bureau, take action. If you can catch Karl I, that would be great!" Oscar said.
"Next, it's time for us to fulfill our commitments. Kingdom of Bohemia and Kingdom of Hungary can gain independence. However, it is emphasized clearly that they must become Protectorate of the Empire! Other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire can also be dealt with under such conditions." Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"In addition, it is officially announced that Austria will become Eastern Province of the Empire, which will be directly governed by the Empire Cabinet. All Austria people will automatically obtain the status of Germany people." Oscar continued.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The day after German military conquered Vienna, German government announced that from now on, Germany will be annexation of Austria. This shocked the whole world. Because they know that Germany has become more powerful because of this.