Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Ferdinand is in a very good mood now. First the right army has won, and then the left army has made a breakthrough!

Although the results of the war have not yet been counted, the General Staff roughly estimates that 40,000 to 50,000 young men in Serbia died! That's right, they are young and strong. From the point of view of the staff, they can't be regarded as an army at all!

This is not the point, the point is that the losses of the Bulgarian army were minimal!

In order to make Serbia persist longer, Ferdinand decisively blocked the news and suppressed the victory!

Otherwise, seeing this loss, the Serbs may not be able to bear it and simply admit defeat! When Austria-Hungary comes on stage, Bulgaria will be in vain!

In fact, seeing the results, the Bulgarian military was shocked! The lethality of artillery and machine guns on the battlefield is really unexpected!

It has almost been announced that in future wars, human sea tactics will soon be eliminated, and weapons and equipment will become mainstream!

Ferdinand made a bold move, interrupting their unrealistic fantasies! Don't look at the amazing results of the Bulgarian army, as long as you take a closer look, you will find that most of Serbia's losses are young men who have just resisted guns!

Although the Left Army also defeated 30,000 enemy troops, the main fifth division of Serbia, at least half of them, were mostly veterans!

Most of the dead are untrained recruits, and many people are overwhelmed when the artillery fires! Before the Left Army launched an attack, the gun rang out.

When the recruits were nervous, they started shooting regardless of whether there were any enemies in front of them. What's more, they fired their guns directly into the sky, as if they were planning to shoot down the shells!

When the left army really attacked, many of the Serbian army positions were misfired. That's right, the bullets are out!

As a bait, the 30,000 army that was put out was completely cannon fodder! Suborovich is still reluctant to take 30,000 main force to take risks, and the equipment is naturally varied. Usually, it is nothing, and logistical supplies on the battlefield become a problem!

Fifty rounds of bullets per person, theoretically aiming to hit is enough. It's a pity that you know about modern warfare. Everyone knows that it is normal for thousands of bullets to kill one enemy!

Of course, at the end of the 19th century, this situation was not obvious, and the breech rifle was only just introduced! The machine gun made its first appearance on the battlefield in 1894! In previous wars, the ammo consumption was not so great!

Despite Bulgaria's wartime economic restrictions, the atmosphere in Sofia is still hot!

The specific results of the battle are not clear, anyway, the front line has won the battle! Everyone has reason to be happy. As soon as the war started, the Bulgarian army went out of the country, and the Serbian army was defeated!

Celebrations are now free! During the war, everything was simplified, and materials were saved to support the front line. Besides, this time it was the Serbs who fought, and the people had no reason not to support it!

Bosque is one of them. His left leg was abolished in the last war. Now he walks in waves!

For the government to fight Serbia, he is extremely supportive! The country wants to implement the wartime economy. Before mobilization, Bosque signed up, and then his shoe store was obliged to requisition!

Now that the army has won the battle, Bosque is also very proud, and then finds his old friend Laura to brag about it, or to put it dreadfully!

Bosque has reasons to be proud. Some of the troops fighting on the front line wore military boots made by him! And old friend Laura, who is engaged in international trade, has no business at the beginning of the war!

Laura, won't my friend celebrate today? Why don't I buy you a drink? Bosque said with a smile

Bosque, of course we should celebrate, but it's war time, we can't waste it, so I've stopped drinking temporarily! Laura glared at Bosque and said

Obviously, Laura saw Bosque's intentions and simply blocked it back!

You quit drinking? This is really sad news! But my house has some stocked up earlier,

you really don't drink? ' Bosque teased

Of course you have to drink it. Now is the time of war. Quitting alcohol will help save food! Your family has stored it in advance, so you won't drink it if you don't drink it! Laura said arrogantly.

Let's go then! You know, my shoe store has taken a lot of military orders recently? Bosque said excitedly

Come on, you're taking a fart order, it's not uniformly allocated by the government! Laura rolled her eyes and said

That's the same. How can I say that I also contributed to this war, much better than your international trade! Bosque said proudly

You're right. After the war, I'm ready to join the industry! If you say it well, it's international trade, but if you say it badly, it's a comprador! It doesn't help the country's strength! Laura sighed.

Bosque was surprised and asked in surprise, Have you figured it out?

Laura said cautiously: Why can't you figure it out? International trade will soon be impossible! With the completion of domestic industrialization, many foreign products will face competition from local enterprises!

I might starve to death if I continue to act as their proxy! Like agricultural products, mineral resources, import and export of large machinery and equipment, these bulk commodities are not something I can intervene!

Continue to do small commodity wholesale, and face the competition of local enterprises, what prospects can you have?

Bosque looked at his old friend in surprise and said, You've made up your mind! What are you going to do next?

Laura shook her head and said, I don't know yet! There are giants in many potential industries in China. It's hard to compete with them!

Bosque didn't know how to comfort him. Doing business was risky, and it would be even more difficult to compete with giants!

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It was not only the shoe store in Bosque that was requisitioned. When the war started, all large and small enterprises in Bulgaria were basically requisitioned, and it was obligatory!

The national economic system built by Ferdinand has already paid off, and in the war years, the cost to pay is much lower!

Under the suppression of public opinion in the general environment, the Bulgarian capitalists, knowing the current affairs, chose to cooperate! Those who objected were all national thieves and were defeated!

No capitalists made war profits, and domestic purchases were all at cost prices. The Bulgarian government found that the expenses during the war were much smaller than expected! Even the consumption of materials has exceeded the initial estimate!

Even Ferdinand had to sigh, the strength of Bulgarian nationalism! That's right, he used righteousness to suppress the capitalists, forcing them to give up the chance to make a fortune in war!

Unexpectedly, after the capitalists gave up their profits, ordinary people also supported the war with practical actions!

Countless workers chose to work unpaid overtime; farmers spontaneously joined the transport brigade. In order to speed up the efficiency, the villagers played a relay race, and some people spontaneously provided meals and boiled water along the way!

People from all walks of life are donating money and materials, no matter which class they are, they all spontaneously participated in this war!

This is a war involving the participation of the whole people. Ferdinand somewhat understands why in the First World War, Bulgaria, with a population of 4 million, was able to mobilize 1.26 million troops and fought all over the Balkans, and the high-intensity battle continued. Two years, until the war was defeated and collapsed!