Bulgarian Empire

After receiving Ferdinand's call back, Nicholas II was about to vomit blood. In his opinion, the Russian Empire was tricked by its allies this time!

The materials promised by Britain and France have not yet arrived, and the main force of the Germans has already come to the Eastern Front, and the few guys who had guaranteed the ticket before did not dare to bubble up.

They swore that Bulgaria would pay for the supplies, but the answer they received was: there are not so many supplies!

There is no way to verify this question. The warehouses storing materials are scattered all over the place. No one knows how much Bulgaria has strategic material reserves except for a few people.

From the outbreak of the World War to the present, everyone's strategic material reserves have been declining. The total amount of these materials has caught up with the previous Russian reserves. It is normal that Bulgaria cannot get them out.

It was because he thought he had figured it out that Nicholas II thought he had been tricked. It was obviously a bad check, but he actually believed it!

What about the materials promised by my foreign minister, Britain and France? Didn't you say that Bulgaria will pay in advance even if the capacity is insufficient? Nicholas II asked angrily

Russian Foreign Minister Sassonov buried his head very low at the beginning, trying to reduce his sense of existence, but he still did not hide.

Your Majesty, the submarines of the Allied Powers have been raging in the Mediterranean Sea recently, and the cargo ships of the Allied Powers have suffered heavy losses. Many of the supplies originally shipped to us have sunk to the bottom of the sea, so the arrival time of these supplies may be delayed. Sassonov was a little embarrassed say

He has already regretted it. If he had known that the consumption of this battle would be so great, he would not have given this guarantee.

Is the Allied Powers really delaying the supplies of the Russians? the answer is negative!

Due to the joining of Italy, the frequency of submarine activities of this space-time ally in the Mediterranean area is much higher. This is no different than parallel time and space, as long as the Strait of Otranto is blocked, if this plane is to be blocked, the whole of Italy must be blocked, which is not much different from blocking the Mediterranean Sea!

Of course, they still don't know that this is just the beginning. Now that Germany, Austria and Italy are all serving dumplings, the Mediterranean route will be renamed the death route if nothing unexpected happens.

Nicholas II sneered and said: I know all these, we understand their difficulties, so who will understand our difficulties?

What about the front lines? If it weren't for the shortage of supplies, we would have all hit Vienna!

But now? The strategic center of gravity of the Allies has shifted to the east. What do you think we should do? Let the soldiers go to fight with sticks of fire? My foreign minister, and Mr. Prime Minister, you all talk about it!

The Minister of War Vladimir Alexandrovich Sukhomlinov relieved them: Your Majesty, now is not the time to pursue responsibility. The strategic center of gravity of the Allies has shifted eastward, and our military pressure has greatly increased. .

Our top priority is to raise strategic materials as much as possible to ensure the supply of materials on the front line; we also ask Britain and France to launch an offensive on the western front to contain the German forces; Military pressure on the battlefield.

Well, he said it was all bullshit. It is impossible to change strategic materials all at once. Domestic production cannot even meet the daily consumption of the front line, let alone after the outbreak of war!

As for counting on the counterattack of Britain and France? Wait another two or three months, people are licking their wounds! Britain and France are no better than Mao Xiong, their ability to withstand casualties is much lower.

Since the start of the war, the British have suffered more than 200,000 casualties, the French have suffered more than 800,000 casualties, and the casualties of the colonial troops have already exceeded one million.

In this context, if you want Britain and France to launch a counterattack against the Germans, wait a few months! At least wait for someone to transport the colonial cannon fodder to Europe!

Not to mention Bulgaria, they have already fought the Ottoman Empire to the death on the Asia Minor peninsula, how could they give up because of the Russian request?

But he managed to divert his attention.

The only pity is that it has not been able to meet the material needs of the frontline troops.

But for politicians, the gray cattle on the front line are worthless, and they can be replenished after they are lost. Anyway, the Russian Empire has a big business, and it is trivial to lose millions of people.

Well, Nicholas II doesn't care about the loss of frontline soldiers, but only if he can win the battle!

You must know that the Russian Northern Front, which was in charge of attacking East Prussia, had an exchange ratio of 5:1 with the Germans this time. If it was left in other countries, officers would have been court-martialed long ago.

But this is the Russian Empire, and due to the victory of the Winter Battle, these details are ignored.

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Compared with the Russians, the Vienna government is really gloomy. Since the start of the war, if there is a list of casualties, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is definitely ranked second, which is close to the existence of the first Russian Empire.

It is a pity that the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not have the human resources of Mao Xiong, and it was a multi-ethnic country. If it weren't for the Russians who were raging in Hungary, which increased the Hungarians' will to resist, the Vienna government would be even more lively now.

Fortunately, Franz Joseph I's political skills were strong enough, otherwise the Austro-Hungarian Empire would almost be over.

At least the Slavic nation in their country has already made trouble. This plane does not have the leader of Serbia, but Bulgaria, the spokesperson of the Yugoslavic nation, has undoubtedly performed even better.

Especially after the outbreak of the World War, they were eagerly waiting for Austria-Hungary to collapse, let alone expect them to defend their home and country.

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Your Majesty, this is a counterattack plan planned by the Germans, and we need our cooperation. Chief of Staff Conrad said in a low voice.

There is no way, the confidence to speak out after losing the battle will naturally be insufficient. In fact, Conrad's position as chief of the general staff has been shaky, but because of the support of the Germans, he temporarily kept his position.

Once the Austro-Hungarian army was defeated again, he would be finished. The old emperor had serious doubts about his military ability, and now Conrad urgently needed a victory to prove his ability and consolidate his position.

Naturally, the truth of the Russians could not be hidden from Conrad's eyes. If the Russians recovered, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be miserable. The counterattack plan proposed by the Germans at this time just hit it off with him.

Of course, Conrad was able to see clearly the reality of the Russians, but he failed to see that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was now weaker. A large number of troops were lost, and the newly formed troops did not have much combat effectiveness.

The old emperor took the document without opening it, and said directly: Well, how many troops have the Germans prepared, and how do we need to cooperate?

Conrad said with confidence: The Germans have decided to deploy another 25 divisions from the Western Front to reinforce the Eastern Front, and have also mobilized 300,000 people from home to supplement the consumption of the Eastern Front troops.

By May, the total strength of the Germans on the Eastern Front will reach 2 million, and a full-scale counteroffensive will be launched at that time. The Germans hope that we can mobilize at least 1.5 million troops to join the war, and everyone will join hands to kill the main force of the Russians.

The old emperor fell into contemplation. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had just experienced a major defeat. Both the morale of the army and the strategic supplies had suffered heavy losses. Could it be bearable to launch a counterattack now?

In the end, Franz Joseph I nodded with a wry smile and agreed. Now the Austro-Hungarian Empire has no choice of capital.

If you don't hit the Russians hard together with the Germans, then Russia will recover later; or the Ottoman Empire is over, and Bulgaria's strategy will return to Europe again, and it will be too late for them to cry.

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With the successful landing of the Bulgarian army on the Asia Minor Peninsula, the situation in Ankara has also changed at this time. I have to say that the Ottoman Empire was miserable this time. Because they were far away from the sphere of influence of the Allies, they could only fight alone.

In addition to the main battlefield of the Asia Minor peninsula, the Syrian region was also counterattacked by the Bulgarian Middle East theater. Hundreds of thousands of Ottoman troops were dragged into Syria, facing a dilemma.

In the Caucasus region, the Russians did not attack in an all-round way, but they came out every now and then, restraining a large number of their troops.

At the same time, the Bulgarian army defending the Suez Canal launched an attack on the Arab region. The British were still encouraging the Arabs to stand up for independence. Iraq was also attacked by the defenders in Jordan and the British colonial army in Iran.

With so many fronts, even the Ottoman Empire at its peak couldn't stand it, let alone the current Ottoman Empire?

Anyway, Ferdinand didn't think the Ottomans could support so many fronts, even if they wanted to give up!

The Arabian Peninsula is basically ready to declare its fall, and they don't need to give up.

As long as the Ottomans dare to retreat in the Syrian area, the Bulgarian army will catch up. Anyway, there are sea routes for transportation, and they are not afraid that the logistics will not be able to keep up.

Not to mention the Caucasus region, the Russian-Turkish feud is no joke. Once they dare to retreat, they may usher in a larger Russian attack.

It seems that the remaining Iraqi region can be given up, but in fact, everyone knows that it is impossible.

This is the only important place in the Ottoman Empire in the Asia Minor peninsula. If they give up here, they will suffer the loss of population and materials.

Ferdinand doesn't care what decision the Ottoman government will make. Anyway, their industry and agriculture are scum, and they will definitely not be able to withstand consumption.

Now the Ottomans are not only short of guns and ammunition, but also lack of food and clothing. In the history of World War I, the population of Asia Minor Peninsula was reduced by four layers, not to mention this time and space.

If the Ottoman government was out of their minds, it would be better to play guerrilla warfare with him. Not enough population, not enough territory, Ferdinand wants to see how they can swim!