Bulgarian Empire

In St. Petersburg, an undercurrent is surging. With the defeat on the front line, the pressure on the tsarist government is increasing, and the anti-war sentiment among the people is becoming stronger and stronger.

On August 2, the eighteenth anti-war demonstration broke out in St. Petersburg, and shouted the slogan We want bread, not war.

In the end, the tsarist government dispatched military police to disperse the crowd, but the influence was far from dissipated. Subsequently, anti-war demonstrations broke out in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and other cities.

There is no doubt that behind all this is the peace faction, or the pro-German faction, from the tsarist government.

At the same time, the news of the lack of guns and ammunition of the frontline soldiers was also passed on by war reporters, with a large number of pictures and text descriptions attached, which soon caused a sensation among the people.

After all, there is always a reason to lose a war, right? The heroic Russian soldiers were still fighting the enemy when they ran out of ammunition and food. Although they were defeated in the end, it was a glorious defeat!

Russian public opinion has accused Britain and France of breaking their promises and failing to deliver the agreed supplies on time, which caused the defeat of the Russian army on the front line. The radical media has already shouted the slogan of withdrawing from the Allied Powers.

And in a small corner of the newspaper, accusations of the poor quality of weapons of Russian military enterprises and the status quo of shoddy weapons have appeared, but people have not paid attention to them yet!

What happened in Russia immediately attracted the attention of Britain and France. For them, it is impossible to let the Russians withdraw from the war now, and a diplomatic battle surrounding the Russians has begun.

The war has progressed to the present, and neither side is sure that they will win. In addition to the turbulent German-Russian negotiations, other participating countries also had secret contacts in private, but the differences between the two sides were too great to reach an agreement.

Like Bulgaria now, it was impossible for Ferdinand to reach a compromise with the Germans. In any case, it is impossible for him to agree to give up what he has now occupied: most of Serbia, Romania, the Kingdom of Montenegro and the upcoming occupation of the Asia Minor peninsula!

But these countries are all members of the Allies, and the Germans cannot give up these allies, otherwise the current Allies may collapse at any time!

Naturally, the two sides have nothing to talk about. The battle has been fought until now. If they can't get enough spoils, how can they explain to the people?

No matter how high the prestige of Ferdinand was, he still couldn't withstand such pressure. If something went wrong, civil strife would erupt!

This is also the disadvantage of the military merit award system. If there is a big defeat, there will not be enough spoils to distribute to the officers and soldiers who have made military exploits. It may be possible to fool around once or twice, but the consequences will be serious after a long time.

Obviously, this world war is even more extraordinary. If you miss this village, you won’t have this store!

If the front line is defeated, it is no problem to give up the benefits obtained. Even the soldiers have nothing to say. They are not eligible for the enfeoffment of land if they are defeated in Bulgaria. The problem is that the front line has been winning all the time. Whoever dares to make concessions means they will not die Endless enemies!

Therefore, although the Bulgarian peace faction is also in contact with the Germans, they have been unable to reach a result, and the conflict of interests between the two parties cannot be reconciled at all.

Not only Bulgaria, but also the French. A large area of ​​territory is still in the hands of the Germans. If you want to cease the war, you must cede the land. Which politician dares to agree to this question?

In the eyes of the Germans, only Britain and Russia are the only ones that may become a breakthrough. While Germany and Russia were negotiating, negotiations between Britain and Germany also started in secret.

John Bull was much smarter in this regard, and he didn't make troubles like the tsarist government and cause trouble for himself.

Is the front line still fighting? Thousands of soldiers die on the battlefield every day, and the rear is such a careless negotiation. Have you considered the feelings of the frontline soldiers?

On May 15, 1916, Lansdowne, leader of the British Conservative Party and former foreign secretary,

A secret report was submitted to the London government.

He believes that the domestic production in the UK has been destroyed, the population loss and the financial crisis have been very serious, and it will take decades to recover. He suggested that the government end the war as soon as possible, and his proposal was also supported by the current British government. Backed by Foreign Secretary Gray.

Although the British have the idea of ​​​​ending the war, it does not prevent them from interfering with the German-Russian negotiations, and they even have to prevent the German-Russian negotiations for their own benefit.

Although he did not think that the German-Russian negotiations would be successful, Ferdinand was still paying close attention to the progress of the German-Russian negotiations. The key to the German-Russian negotiations was the issue of interests, or the domestic issues of both parties.

Especially for the Tsarist government, due to the failure of the front line, they have very few bargaining chips in their hands. It is already a very rare result to be able to return to the decent end of the war before the war!

But the question is can the tsarist government accept it? Can the Russian people accept it?

The war has been going on for a year and a half now. Five to six million casualties have been paid, a lot of supplies have been consumed, and the domestic economy has been dragged down to the point of paralysis. What is the result of restoring the pre-war?

The same problem is also true for Germany and Austria. Now they are fighting against the Russians. If there is no gain, how can they appease the country?

This has nothing to do with greed. Anyone who has paid millions of casualties, consumed a lot of supplies, and ended the war without any gains will not be able to explain to the people.

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In the Royal Palace of Sofia, Ferdinand was seriously looking at the report, and then fell into deep contemplation. The impact of the world war on the domestic economy was really too great.

The Chief of General Staff said solemnly: Your Majesty, our troops have taken over the defense line left by the Russians. The situation is much worse than we imagined. The German-Austrian coalition forces may attack in a week. Some deficiencies!

Ferdinand nodded slightly, and then said: Yes! But the national power of the Allies is not unlimited. They just defeated the Russians, and they must have consumed all kinds of materials!

In addition, the size of the British and French coalition forces on the western front has also snowballed, and it is impossible for the Germans to sit idly by. Even if they can attack in the short term, they cannot be as strong as they used to deal with the Russians!

By the way, the wounded left by the Russians and the broken soldiers who retreated from the front line, we can directly incorporate them into the army.

At the same time, all the Indian divisions on the Asia Minor peninsula will be transferred back to the country. Let the colonial troops in the Syrian region fill the vacancy of this part of the force!

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted!

The same applies in modern warfare, but what he refers to is not only the morale of the army, but also logistics supplies.

The main reason why the Russians have been able to persist in fighting until now despite the loss of the defense line is that the front lines of the Allies are getting longer and longer, and the logistics supplies cannot keep up!

This is also one of the reasons why Ferdinand dared to fight against the German-Austrian coalition force. After all, a big battle had just ended, and the combat effectiveness of the German-Austrian coalition force would not be able to return to its peak in the short term.

And the Russians had already occupied the Transnian Plateau in the previous winter offensive, and now the defense line taken over by Bulgaria is still dangerous to defend. If it was directly stated that the chariots and horses were fighting against Germany and Austria, Ferdinand would not have been so relaxed.

There is no doubt that the purpose of dispatching troops is to increase cannon fodder. It is still very good to fight the Ottomans with troops composed of Romanians and Greeks. After all, the two sides have already had a deep hatred, so I am not afraid that they will not work hard.

Of course, to deal with the German Allied Forces, they can't do it. The chance of defection is too great. On the contrary, the loyalty of Ah San, who is even lower in combat effectiveness, is more reliable.

As the Asia Minor peninsula war came to an end, more than half of the fifty Indian divisions had suffered casualties, and even Ferdinand was surprised that there was no mutiny.

But when he needed cannon fodder, Ferdinand thought of them immediately. After more than half a year of fighting, the combat effectiveness of these remaining cannon fodder has also made great progress, and they are already worthy of use!

The chief of the general staff thought for a while and said, Your Majesty, our total army in Romania is only about 400,000. Even if we recruit some Russian routs, we can only add tens of thousands of soldiers at most. Although the Indian division has more than 300,000 troops, But their fighting power is still a little bit reluctant!

With an army of 800,000, facing the main force of the German-Austrian coalition forces, I am afraid that we are still somewhat powerless!

Ferdinand thought for a while and said: Well, relying on these troops alone and relying on the favorable terrain, it is not bad to be able to block the main force of the German-Austrian coalition for two or three months!

Well, if we arm all the Russian laborers in our country now, we can probably form 60 infantry divisions.

Then, 15 infantry divisions will be drawn from the Asia Minor peninsula, and at the same time, young and strong will be recruited from Romania to form 35 Romanian divisions, which will be sent to General Popov.

In this way, we will be able to concentrate more than 2 million troops in Romania within half a year. If the German-Austrian coalition forces insist on us, we will have a decisive battle with them!

This war is getting bigger and bigger. Ferdinand has mobilized more than 3 million troops before and after, but he still feels that the troops are not enough. If the Indian division is added, Bulgaria has also invested 400 troops since the beginning of the war. There are tens of thousands of troops.

But in terms of military strength, the Bulgarian army is almost the same as the French. If this war continues and the cannon fodder is exhausted, it will hurt the foundation of Bulgaria.

As for the decisive battle with the German-Austrian Allied Forces, Ferdinand is just talking, as long as he is not stupid, he will not let the troops give up the favorable terrain and go to the plains to fight the Germans!

Isn't Mao Xiong a negative example? Foolishly ran to the plains for a decisive battle between the German and Austrian allied forces, and then it was a tragedy. After fighting on the Western Front and the main force of Germany moves eastward, it will be almost the same!

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