Wait until Alexander leaves.
General Mackensen turned around and looked at Hilde.
"Your Highness, I wonder if you are satisfied with my birthday gift?
In fact.
In addition to being Christmas, today is also Hilde's birthday, a piece of information only very few people know.
However, one could still hear blame in General Mackensen's words. As the commander-in-chief of the 11th Army, he certainly could not give Hilde face.
Don't say you don't give Hilde face.
Even if Crown Prince William came, he could only stand aside and salute.
Hilde stood up.
He reached out and gently took General Mackensen's arm.
Hilde had to thank General Mackensen for cooperating with him in the play. If General Mackensen had not stood here like a bodyguard the whole time, Alexander would not have believed that Hilde had such a great influence in the German Empire, let alone believed that Hilde could dominate the outcome of the armistice negotiations.
"Don't be angry. You know, when I was in Bulgaria, many people thought I was your granddaughter."
"I will convey the matter in Serbia to His Majesty."
General Mackensen said expressionlessly.
In General Mackensen's view, what happened in Serbia was that Hilde used the cover of the German Empire to pursue his own personal interests.
Although this did not conflict with the German Empire, the German Empire wanted to open up the railway network in Serbia.
But at least Hilde should pretend a little, or at least avoid others a little. General Mackensen has served in the army for decades, and he has seen people seeking personal gain in the army. As long as it does not threaten the interests of the empire, he usually turns a blind eye. There are some things he cannot control.
Unexpectedly, not only did Hilde not hide it, but he also used General McKensen as a bodyguard.
This really made General Mackensen a little angry.
I don't know what William II likes about this little girl?
Hilde simply said, holding General Mackensen's arm.
"I have prepared some honey cakes for you. I made them myself. Let's have them together tonight."
"I have to leave tomorrow!
"Okay, got it, got it."
General Mackenson spoke with anger.
Normal people can see that General Mackensen is not angry, which is normal. Hilde has the beauty of a princess.
She has a beautiful appearance, but she is not a princess at all. She has always been at the forefront of the war and has a lot of military achievements.
The problem is that traditional Prussian soldiers like General Sen don't like him.
but.
This is exactly what Hield wanted.
The happier and better our current life is, the more we will miss it.
When you lose something, and then think back to the past, the pain is enough to torture your soul and make it never peaceful.
The five-month-long Serbian campaign came to an end.
This is also a good thing for Serbia. Even if the war fails, the Austro-Hungarian Empire cannot annex them. The German Empire only wants to pass through the railway network of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Serbia still has a difficult road ahead in the future, but things will get better in the end.
The other way around.
For ordinary people in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this was naturally cause for celebration; Serbia's defeat meant that they were still a powerful empire.
However, it was a little hard for the Austro-Hungarian high-level officials to accept this. After all, this war was between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. After the war, it was the princess of the German Empire who issued the final armistice terms for the war, without even the consent of the Austro-Hungarian War Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
But there is no way.
It's all because they fought so badly. If they had fought so badly that the German 11th Army had to clean up their mess, they would have been truly doomed.
Not only that.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire also had to award prizes to the princes and princesses of the German Empire.
Emperor Franz Joseph awarded Princess Maria Theresa of Eitel the Military Order and promoted her to Major General.
Promoted the Princess of Alsace-Lorraine to lieutenant colonel.
The military ranks of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the German Empire were the same.
Promotion in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was equivalent to promotion in the German Empire.
same.
Promoted Adalpotovsky to lieutenant general.
This time.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire's Fifth Army could finally take a rare breath.
General Letovsky of the 42nd Division of the Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army came to Hilde's side, and the two walked together on the streets of Belgrade, surrounded by wounded soldiers everywhere.
"The Empire is preparing to reorganize the Fifth and Sixth Armies."
"Are you the fifth or sixth?"
*Only the Fifth Army remains."
"Commander-in-Chief?"
"Staff."
After the Serbian campaign, the Fifth and Sixth Armies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were seriously understaffed. If one of them had to be retained, it would naturally be more appropriate to retain the Fifth Army and incorporate the Sixth Army into other units.
When General Letovsky told Hilde this.
This means that he was also rewarded.
Theoretically, having been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he was qualified to command an army group, but apparently Letovsky
General Key was not given enough credit.
If General Letovsky's last name was Von instead of Ski, the result might have been very different.
Hilde shrugged.
"Would you like me to grant you a noble status?"
"If you were to grant me noble status, it would make the people of the empire think that I have too much connection with you."
"Don't you want to?"
General Letovsky paused.
He turned sideways and faced Hilde.
Then.
General Letovsky stopped walking. He turned sideways and faced Hilde.
Then.
He drew the sword from his waist, knelt on one knee towards Hilde, and offered the sword in both hands.
A typical chivalric salute.
Hilde smiled.
She stretched out her slender fingers to take General Letovsky's sword and placed it on General Letovsky's shoulder.
"The Princess of Alsace-Lorraine grants you the rank of Knight in gratitude for your service and bravery on the battlefield. She grants you the title of Knight of Adalport of Alsace-Lorraine for your loyalty and fearlessness. Steal for her all the treasures in the world, Knight."
Only the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the German Empire could do this.
If other countries had done the same, General Letovsky might have been considered disloyal to the Habsburg family.
It is well known that the system of nobility is a little complicated.
Only the emperor or the king could grant noble titles, and princesses rarely had this power. However, Hilde had the claim of Alsace-Lorraine, so she was able to grant Letovsky the title of general.
In fact, Hilde could have been given a higher title.
You could even give her a surname like von Alsace-Lorraine, since this surname was temporarily given to Hilde by William II.
But if Hilde dares to give it.
William II could go to Serbia in person to take Hilde back.