Bulgarian Empire

On the southern front, Marshal August von Mackensen was looking at the line of defense in a state of anxiety. Because Bulgaria had provoked wars in many places on the Paul-Austrian border, most of the Austro-Hungarian army was contained.

In the end, the German-Austrian coalition forces responsible for attacking Romania had only 62 infantry divisions left, with a total strength of about 970,000, of which the German army had 43 divisions with a total strength of about 740,000!

Now the British and French coalition forces on the western front are conducting a new round of PK with the German army. The troops of these 43 divisions are already the largest force that Germany can invest on the southern front.

Fortunately, the German-Austrian coalition forces disabled the Russians before, otherwise, if the Russians made another move, the offensive and defensive momentum would be out of place!

Insufficient troops are the biggest problem facing Marshal August von Mackensen. The total strength of the German-Austrian coalition forces on the offensive side is only 970,000, while the Bulgarian army on the defensive side is as high as 1.38 million. .

If it's just this problem, it's fine, and the lack of troops can be made up for in other ways. Anyway, there are more than 400,000 Asan in the opposite Bulgarian army with a combat effectiveness equal to five, and nearly half of the remaining troops are newly formed troops. However, the strength and combat effectiveness of both sides are dominated by the German-Austrian coalition forces!

This is also the confidence of the German army fighting across the European continent. Even as the offensive side, the current casualty ratio is still 1:1.2, and the German-Austrian coalition still has the advantage!

In terms of firepower, after the war on the Eastern Front, the Russians lost all their wealth accumulated for more than ten years to the Allies. The most important thing Marshal August von Mackensen now lacks is cannons!

Of course, the Russians left the cannons to them, but not the shells. Therefore, among the tens of thousands of artillery captured, only some of the same caliber can be used!

Now the German-Austrian coalition has more than 8,600 artillery pieces, while the Bulgarian defenders only have more than 6,300 artillery pieces. The German army has an advantage in numbers, and the firepower output of the two sides is still about the same.

In general, the German army has more howitzers with longer range, and the Bulgarian defenders have more artillery.

It's a pity that this is the Balkan Mountains, and the German army cannot maximize its range advantage! After all, except for a few places, most of the defense lines of the Bulgarian army were built on the basis of the terrain, which was not conducive to the deployment of German artillery!

Both armored vehicles and tanks can only be said to be improvised. The main force of the German armored tanks is naturally on the western front, and the southern front can't be taken care of!

Due to geographical location, the current Bulgarian tank force has been playing soy sauce almost since its establishment, and has not attracted the attention of the military.

Although Ferdinand knew that the tank was also the king of the 6th battle, unfortunately, considering the cost performance, he finally decided to invest this part of the funds in the air force.

Therefore, from the outbreak of the World War to the present, Bulgaria still occupies the position of the world's largest air force power, and the number of air forces has also expanded from 30,000 before the war to more than 300,000 now.

In the battle on the Eastern Front, the Russians were able to fight fiercely with the German and Austrian allied forces for so long, and the Bulgarian Air Force also made great efforts!

Now is no exception. Marshal August von Mackensen is also very troubled by the threat from the sky. Since the outbreak of the Great War on the Southern Front, the German-Austrian Allied Forces have lost more than 800 aircraft and nearly 2,000 pilots up.

Of course, although the losses were heavy, relying on the air defense fire cover on the ground, although the German and Austrian coalition forces had a disadvantage in the air force, they did not completely lose their air supremacy.

The Bulgarians seemed to be worried about losing too much, and they didn't desperately grab air supremacy!

Of course, he didn't know that it was Ferdinand's intention. Letting the German-Austrian coalition attack and the Bulgarian army defend was better than the Bulgarian army attacking and the German-Austrian coalition defending!

After all, when defending, these cannon fodder troops can be used as half of the main force. If they take the initiative to attack, no one can really determine the outcome.

Marshal August von Mackensen is very embarrassed now. If he continues to attack,

The troops in his hands must suffer heavy losses.

If the attack is stopped, the number of enemies will increase as you go to the rear, especially if there is a Russian eyeing you. If it takes another year or so, there will be another four to five million troops on the Eastern Front.

This is also the reason why the German government is in a hurry to start the battle on the southern front. Only by winning the battle on the southern front can they cut off the transportation line between the Allied Powers and Mao Xiong, and finally force Mao Xiong to withdraw from the war!

Of course, this is the idea of ​​the German Supreme Command. Marshal August von Mackensen does not approve of it. He does not think that the German-Austrian Allied Forces will still be able to cut off the war between Maoxiong and the Allied Powers after the battle on the southern front. The transportation line between!

Open the map and you will know that to cut off the sea transportation line between Bulgaria and the Russians, either the German-Austrian coalition forces have been fighting against Bulgaria until Constantinople; or along the coastline of Ukraine all the way to the Caucasus region!

Not to mention the current strength, even the German-Austrian coalition forces at their peak could not do it. The enemy is not a fool who will wait for them to fight, and they will fight back!

The battle on the southern front broke out for more than a month. The German-Austrian coalition successfully broke through the first line of defense of the defenders, but there are still two lines of defense behind them waiting for them. The victory is still far away. As the price for breaking this line of defense, The German-Austrian coalition paid a full 180,000 casualties.

Simply put, Transinnia has become a new meat grinder. Although it is not as intense as Verdun, for Marshal August von Mackensen, he can't afford it. up!

Although the loss of the Bulgarian defenders was no less than 200,000, it is a pity that the official Bulgarian casualties were only 8,000, and the rest of the casualties were not counted at all!

The casualties of the cannon fodder troops are at most a pension, and the battle has been fought to this point, who cares about money?

After the war, the depreciation of the currencies of various countries has become a foregone conclusion. If you have no money, you can print money, and the big deal is to give up the gold standard!

Of course, Ferdinand is still very moral. Bulgaria's military merits and pensions can be converted into land. Even if the inflation is inflated, the high-quality land on the plain will not depreciate.

Minister of Defense Dante Christophe has now officially become the commander of the Balkan Front, and the first phase of the combat objective has been achieved, which is nothing more than consuming the enemy's strength.

In the second stage, it was his turn to start a counterattack. There was no way to do this. The German-Austrian coalition forces were limited. If they failed to win the first stage, it was natural to improve their offense into defense!

The enemy is not stupid. If it is not intentional to show the enemy weakness, the Germans on the first line of defense should not even think about conquering it. Don't forget that as the war progresses, the balance of forces between the enemy and us is also quietly changing without knowing it. .

From the original 97:138 to the current 79:117, the ratio of troops between the two sides has not only not been shortened, but has been further expanded, and the battle situation is tilting in favor of one's own side.

Dante-Christoph certainly hoped that the enemy would continue their efforts. If necessary, he could give up Transinia and put the battlefield on the plains of Wallachia!

In order to lure the enemy to go deep, Ferdinand didn't care even if Romania was turned into ruins. Of course, Romania is not much better than the ruins now!

Dante-Christoff naturally knew what the boss meant. His first task was to kill or severely damage the German-Austrian coalition army, and the second was to create a good foundation for Bulgaria to rule this land as much as possible!

How to do it exactly depends on him. Admiral Popov, who was far away in the Asia Minor peninsula, did a very good job, worthy of his title of butcher general, but he patted his chest to ensure that the Asia Minor peninsula would not cause trouble for the government after the war!

Unfortunately, Dante Kristoff could not do in Romania what he could do in the Ottoman Empire!

For crimes against humanity, there are not many in Romania, at most, those few human traffickers can barely detain them. As for the exploitation of the people by the aristocratic capitalists, what does it matter?

Let's engage in security forces. He also wants to find an enemy who is not in common with the Romanians? Anyway, Romania's ethnic conflicts haven't reached that level yet, so you can't fight in person, right?

As for more radical means, let alone! If he dares to follow suit, he will be drowned by spittle stars!

Now in the Asia Minor peninsula, thanks to the hard work of the security forces, any criminals who rebelled against the society cannot escape the severe punishment of the law. The number of crimes has dropped to the lowest point in history, and the law and order are in a mess!

Now all the newly occupied areas in Bulgaria are not picking up lost things on the road, and not closing doors at night!

Of course, these are all credits to the security forces. Based on the principle of focusing on education and preventing problems before they happen, the security forces have often educated ordinary people to achieve such amazing results!

Well, in order to prevent problems before they happen, reduce the crime rate, and catch a thief, they can gather the whole town and hold a study meeting for a week!

If a robber is caught, it will be even more serious, at least a one-month study conference will have to be held!

It can be analogized in turn, anyway, the greater the crime, the longer the study time. At the same time, everyone must bring their own dry food. This is a purely public welfare education, and the organizer does not care about food!

And if someone doesn't do well, take a day off, and then everyone starts studying again until the exam is passed!

Then, the uncultivated Ottomans disappeared one after another, and those who remained were honest and responsible. This is what the security forces did well, allowing them to come and go freely.

Of course, if you leave, it is best not to come back, as long as you leave, your household registration will be destroyed, and if you come back again, you will be a black household, and the feeling will not be so good!

But Dante-Christoff knew that he couldn't learn it. As long as Popov sacrificed the great textbook of ***, the unbearable Ottomans would run away!

The main reason is that the Ottomans are too lazy to learn, and they don't even want to follow the teacher. If they can't graduate, they have to keep studying. If they don't have dry food, they can't run!

If Dante-Christopher took out the great textbook of ***, it is estimated that the Romanians would happily exchange their experiences with him, and according to the rules, he must also take care of the food!

As long as Dante Kristoff is envious of this point, Popov took the initiative to invite a large number of reporters to supervise the teaching, and can guarantee that the whole operation will be carried out under the sun, and he has not used any Shameful means!

The teachers are basically volunteers, and even some journalists will visit the teachers once they are interested. Now the mainstream media in Europe speak highly of their behavior of spreading human civilization!

It doesn't matter if they can't compare. Anyway, the standards required for them in China are different. Dante Christophe just needs to win this battle, and the others can do that.

If nothing else, the two coaches of the Asia Minor peninsula have already reserved the position of marshal, and there is also a title that can be hereditary, and the level of this title will not be determined until a later stage.

There is no general who does not want to be a marshal, and Dante Christophe is no exception, but the position of marshal in Bulgaria is not so easy to obtain.

So far, Ferdinand has not awarded it to anyone. If he misses the opportunity of this world war, then he can declare that he is insulated from it!

It is not enough to win this battle on the southern front, you must also win beautifully, and it is best to be able to invade the Austro-Hungarian Empire and occupy Vienna in one go, so that his achievements can be compared with Popov!

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Chief of Staff Imya Dimitev said worriedly: Old friend, it seems that we are in trouble. The enemy has probably discovered our plan, and their offensive intensity has dropped drastically!

Dante-Christopher just smiled slightly, and then said slowly: You said that if we give up Transinia now, will the enemy snap up it?

Imya Dimitev said categorically: Yes! Because of the occupation of Transinia, I don't see any risk! The southern front has been fighting for more than a month, and August also needs to give the country a firm , he has no reason not to want the benefits delivered to his door!

But is it really worth it? Even if we abandon Transinia, we can consume at most one hundred thousand of the enemy's troops. When we want to recover here later, it will not be easy!

Dante-Christoph picked up the baton, pointed to the map, and said: Look, we now occupy more than half of Transinia. If we abandon Eastern Transinia and attract the enemy's attention.

Then we mobilized troops to directly attack the rear of Belgrade from Reshica. The distance is less than 200 kilometers. Cooperating with our third army over there, we can take Belgrade in one fell swoop, and the whole battle will come to life!

Imya Dimitev pondered for a moment and said: Theoretically, it is feasible, we have enough strength in Romania, and it is no problem to deploy ten divisions to carry out a surprise attack!

If the plan fails, the big deal is that half of Transinia will be lost, and the loss is within our tolerance!

In the end, it was nothing more than a head-to-head battle between the two sides. I don't believe that the Germans dare to fight us all the time!

Of course, there is another point that they are very tacit and did not mention, that is, a battle between the German and Austrian coalition forces in Transinia will also be beneficial to Bulgaria's future rule of this area!

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