Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The final result is naturally not what Wallicoot expected. Although the British and French coalition forces now have an absolute military advantage, they may not be able to win the battle with a large number of people.

The battle on the Western Front has once again fallen into a stalemate. The British and French coalition forces are numerous, and the Germans are strong in combat. The two sides are still fighting for half a pound, and the winner cannot be determined in the short term.

In order to break this situation, Britain and France naturally turned their attention to other places. Their first reaction was to fool the Russians. As long as Russia is willing to exert force, the Allies will definitely endure a third-line war.

It is a pity that the tsarist government has just started an internal struggle, and Nicholas II is busy with the aftermath. No matter how much Britain and France fool around, it is impossible for the Russians to use foreign troops on a large scale until the internal struggle of the Russians is over.

Then they turned their attention to the southern front, and found that the two sides were fighting in full swing, and there was no way to tell the winner in a short time.

Wallycott's sudden proposal naturally attracted the attention of the British and French governments. After thinking about it, they found that although Austria-Hungary is now fighting, as long as Austria-Hungary is over, can the Germans hold on?

As a result, Wallycott ushered in an unexpected harvest. Britain and France decided to increase their troops by 100,000 to cooperate with him. In order to maintain the dominance of the war, Wallycott had to ask for domestic help again.

General Wallycott is now requesting support, what is the General Staff's plan? Ferdinand asked

Acting Chief of Staff Klosf replied confidently, Your Majesty, we plan to transfer eight infantry divisions and two heavy artillery brigades from the newly formed Volunteer Army to form a reinforcement force with a total strength of about 140,000 people. In addition, the Air Force will also be deployed in Italy. Building an airport in the north, threatening Austria and the Munich area of ​​Germany

Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction. The plan of the staff is still very reliable. Now Wallicot has about 170,000 troops that can be invested in the Austrian raid, plus 200,000 troops from Britain and France. , Now the country has sent another 140,000 troops, and the total strength has reached 510,000.

This is enough to start a medium-scale battle. You must know that Britain and France did not make up the number of colonial troops this time. In order to break the deadlock as soon as possible, they also invested money. They were all elite troops drawn directly from the battlefield on the western front.

Of course, this is also because they have sufficient troops on the western front. Even if there are as many as 300,000 to 400,000 casualties every month, they can roar, and there is no pressure at all to take out a mere 200,000 troops.

Ferdinand knew that the Allies were now in a tangle again. Facing the menacing coalition of more than half a million troops from the Allies, where should they draw their troops to deal with it?

Opening up a front is not an easy problem. In addition to the army, the most important thing is the consumption of materials. This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Allies.

Adding another Italian front, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely not be able to roar, and the Germans will also be very uncomfortable. The army may be able to find a way to get it together, but the strategic materials will be troublesome.

Of course, this is something that Hindenburg should consider, and has little to do with him.

After pondering for a while, Ferdinand said with deep feeling, Well, let's do it like this, this world war has been going on for too long, and it has also had a very big impact on our domestic economy. End this war as soon as possible. War, it's not a bad thing for us.

It is of course a good thing for Bulgaria to end the war as soon as possible. After all, we have basically got what we should get now, and we can also get it after the war if we haven’t got it yet.

At the same time, the war also successfully weakened its rivals, such as Italy and Austria-Hungary, two fraternal brothers, who were mostly removed from the powers after the war.

The three countries of Britain, France and Russia have also been hit hard to varying degrees. In the next 20 years, everyone will lick their wounds, and they will no longer be able to continue to suppress the development of Bulgaria.

If you have enough food and drink, and the enemy is dead, naturally there is no need to continue fighting.

If the fight continues, it is estimated that the Americans will jump out and pick peaches. Once this war cannot be won in the short term,

The Americans will certainly not refuse to join the war with Britain and France, and they will also pay a high price to win over them.

The cake is so big, if there is one more person to share, the others will naturally have to take one less. This is obviously not something Ferdinand can endure.

As for what was passed down in later generations, the Americans were put together by Britain and France, and they did not benefit from World War I. This is just to fool ordinary people. Anyway, Ferdinand would not believe it.

Standing in his current position, he realized how amazing the Americans' gains in World War I were, and even the combined gains of Britain and France were less than half of theirs.

First of all, through this war, the Americans have increased the centralization of power. Before the outbreak of World War I, the federal system of the United States, although not a mess, was actually not much better.

But after the end of World War I, the United States was really integrated, the federal government's influence on the local area increased, and domestic capitalists also recognized the power of union, and the country's centripetal force was greatly enhanced, eliminating the possibility of national division. , the road to American hegemony has begun.

Secondly, the United States has established the status of a great power militarily, especially in the Washington Conference, the United States has achieved the world's largest naval tonnage equal to that of the British, which means that the United States has realized the transition from an economic power to a military power, and stepped on On the shoulders of the British, the international influence has been greatly improved

Finally, there are economic benefits. Not only did it get rid of the control of European capital over the domestic economy, but it also jumped from a debtor country to a creditor country, and completed the penetration of the European continent through economic means, which also contributed to the Second World War. The outbreak planted the seeds.

Compared with these gains, the gains of the Americans in the colonies are indeed nothing, but even if all the colonies of the Allied countries are added up, they are not comparable to laying the foundation for world hegemony.

It is these hidden benefits that are why Ferdinand is doing everything he can to prevent the Americans from participating in the war.

In any case, as long as the Americans do not participate in this world war, the U.S. government will not be able to increase its investment in the military as crazy as it has in history, at least the Congress will not pass the test.

Without the crazy investment in the military, it is impossible for the United States to achieve an equal status with the British after the war, and even the international status will not be greatly improved. This can be regarded as a comprehensive restriction on the development of the United States.

It not only curbed the improvement of Americans' hard power, but also attacked the improvement of their soft power. After the war, they had to face the full-scale suppression of the British. Anyway, there was a lot of excitement behind it.

Whoever made them expand the navy now is similar to the dumplings. After the end of the world war, their total naval tonnage will probably be similar to that of John Bull. Attacking the second has always been the national policy of Niu Niu.

Historically, after the end of World War I, the United Kingdom and the United States almost fought over the Canadian issue, but a little accident happened in the end, and John Bull had no choice but to make concessions.

Not to mention this time and space, John Bull's strength has been better preserved, and with the support of the two countries, there is absolutely no need for them to admit to the Americans.