1914: Starting by Vetoing the Schlieffen Plan

At that time, both camps were poised for war, and any conflict would be inevitable. You couldn't simply talk about benefits and advantages to avoid fighting. Other countries had been preparing for war for years, exceeding their military budgets. If they didn't fight a foreign war, they would face a civil war. The Soviet Union didn't fight a foreign war or a civil war, and then it disintegrated.

Why try to stop war? Without World War I and II, without the painful experiences, would humanity care about peace? They'd just use nuclear bombs to wipe out the land, causing mass extermination and genocide.

For members of the royal family, winning a war doesn't bring them much benefit, but the officers benefit more. If they lose, they have to take the blame, attract hatred, and step down. I wonder why the emperor would be so reckless as to start a world war. The emperor himself has already reached the point of no further advancement, so he probably thinks the throne is too secure.

Seeing the original owner fall in love with a maid, it's clear a huge problem has arisen. In the Emperor's eyes, this original owner is beyond saving; without the author's added plot armor, all his efforts will be in vain.

Initially, the history books were thought to be brief, at most recounting the beginning and end of the European war, giving the protagonist an excuse to advise the third brother. However, the latest chapter even mentions the naval direction that armored cruisers are not very useful.

World war seems unavoidable; once it breaks out, everyone will be involved.

Although the strategic plan was to focus on the eastern front and delay the western front as long as possible, and to defend if the delay became unsustainable, the western front would eventually break out. My personal prediction for the plot is: Tsarist Russia is about to be defeated by the protagonist before Britain and France realize they need to intervene and mediate.

Compared to the war scenes in the previous book, this one feels more like a historical record. It's not that it was careless, but it's certainly not as engaging.

Zemgor's full name is the All-Russian Federation of Local Self-Government Associations + the All-Russian Federation of Urban Associations. Its core leader was Prince Lviv (who later became the first provisional prime minister of the Russian government after the February Revolution).

Modern nations, like England, cannot dominate without territorial depth.