Bulgarian Empire

The Italians don't want to fight now, and their warships are basically out of condition, but Pelt-Ivanlov has to fight this battle!

It doesn't matter what the result is, at least the Italians must be forced back, and if it doesn't work, the time will be delayed, and the French reinforcements will arrive soon.

Well, Pelt Ivanlov didn't know that the vanguard of the French was a group of cruisers, plus two battlecruisers, otherwise he wouldn't be so confident.

After all, if the main force of the Italian navy is still there, even if the Bulgarian navy adds these French reinforcements, the odds of winning are still not high!

After the distance between the two sides was reduced to three nautical miles (5.5 kilometers), the war began. Although the hit rate at this distance is still very low, in war, there is often no way to choose!

Anyway, as long as you hit the enemy, you earn money, and if you miss it, forget it. If the luck is against the sky, and a cannonball hits the vital point of the enemy battleship, then you will win the Mark Six lottery and make a lot of money!

As soon as the war started, Earl Albruzzi felt that something was wrong. The enemy's firepower was obviously the main force of the Allied Powers, but it seemed that the number of warships seemed to be less.

However, under the cover of night, except for a bright light emitted by the artillery, neither side can figure out the specific situation of the other side, so it is right to fight in the direction of the enemy!

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When the naval battle broke out, the Roman government finally received the news that Taranto was attacked. Prime Minister Antonio Salandra received the news and thought it was April Fool's Day!

Due to the outbreak of the World War, the main peace faction naturally stepped down from the cabinet. Antonio Sarandra, who had just taken office, received this shocking news before his butt was warmed up.

"Airplanes attacked Tarrant Naval Base", isn't this a joke? If the airship is almost the same!

Italy is also a great power anyway, how could there be no planes? It's just that they are also used as reconnaissance planes, as for bombers? Sorry, he doesn't have this concept in mind yet!

Antonio Sarandra was already very dissatisfied with being coerced into the Allies. He was optimistic about the Allies, but since they were already enemies, there was nothing to say.

Antonio Sarandra is still very confident in the strength of Italy. He believes that as long as Italy joins any party, it can play a decisive role. Since the Allied Powers don’t know what they want, they should give them a little bit of strength!

Historically, if they dared to ask France for the existence of the mainland as a condition for participating in the war, their self-confidence was naturally strong. Of course, the price was also very painful, and the agreement of the Allies not to travel became inevitable.

Now Antonio Sarandra naturally doesn't have so many ideas. The Italian Navy has suffered heavy losses in Port Taran, and it is impossible for the Allies to make a difference in the Mediterranean!

The Italian cabinet is now in a mess, and King Victor Emmanuel III has reached the brink of explosion. For a country like Italy, which is surrounded by the sea on three sides, the heavy loss of the navy is absolutely catastrophic!

"Say, what's going on?" Victor Emmanuel III asked angrily

In fact, everyone is still in a state of confusion. Due to the bombing of the Bulgarian Air Force, Italy's local communication was also interrupted for a while. When the news was sent back to Rome, it was already now.

"Your Majesty, we are not very clear about the specific situation. We only know that the Bulgarians used planes to attack Taranto. The navy and the port suffered heavy losses, and the specific casualties have not yet been calculated!" Prime Minister Antonio Sarandra had to insist scalp answer

Victor Emmanuel III said angrily: "Then quickly find out the situation for me, and then come up with a countermeasure! And Bulgarian planes can attack Taranto, does it mean that the whole of southern Italy is under their control?" Within the bombing range, you must also figure it out!

At the same time, we must block this news, let the army prepare, and prepare to attack France in advance! "

Obviously, Victor Emmanuel III was really angry. The war had just begun, and the bad news came.

This is a very serious blow to the morale of the people.

Moreover, in order to quell political influence, Italy had to attack France in advance in exchange for the support of the Germans.

What's more important is the combat effectiveness of the Italian army, and he has no bottom in his heart. It can only be said that Ethiopia's failure has seriously hit his confidence!

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Ferdinand was not sure about Italy's reaction, but it did not hinder his good mood. According to the information from the reconnaissance plane this afternoon, the number of warships parked in Italy has decreased by more than a dozen, including two dreadnoughts.

This is undoubtedly good news. The seriously injured warship disappeared, and it sank without asking!

As for whether it will be taken away by the Italians, Ferdinand said that this is the beginning of the 20th century, not the beginning of the 21st century. It is impossible for the Italians to have that ability!

As for the ongoing naval battle outside the port of Taranto, Ferdinand was not clear about it, and the news had not been transmitted so quickly.

Under normal circumstances, it would take at least an hour for him to receive the battle report from the front line. If an accident happened, the time would be longer, and there was no way around it.

For the sake of safety, we have to use strict secrets. The signals transmitted by the radio are often intermittent. After receiving the message and then translating it, the time will naturally pass.

Now Ferdinand was calling a council of war to attack Belgrade. In order to successfully kill the Italian navy, most of the air force was transferred away, and the attack on Belgrade was reduced.

It was originally planned that the air force would provide fire support, but now it is gone. In order to reduce losses, Ferdinand simply ordered to reduce the attack intensity.

Since the Bulgarian army did not do its best, it has not even touched the shadow of Belgrade.

Of course, it is not completely without results, at least Kragujevac has been occupied, but it will not be possible to conquer Belgrade in a short time.

Therefore, the General Staff decided to change the battle plan, slow down the attack on Belgrade and switch to defense. Then make breakthroughs in the direction of the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania to avoid a decisive battle with Austria-Hungary in advance!

"How many troops did the Austro-Hungarian Empire deploy around Belgrade?" Ferdinand asked with concern.

The Chief of General Staff thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, after the German-French crisis broke out, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been sending more troops to Belgrade.

Including the troops retreating from the front line and the reinforcements they brought in from various places, they deployed a total of 32 main infantry divisions, 8 artillery regiments, and other auxiliary troops in the area around Belgrade, totaling nearly 6o Thousands of troops.

It seems that there are not many troops, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire is mobilizing the whole country, and new troops are constantly reinforcing Belgrade.

If we continue to attack Belgrade, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is likely to concentrate most of its forces in Belgrade and fight us in a decisive battle! "

Ferdinand nodded, it is inevitable! Once Bulgaria captures Belgrade, the entire Hungarian plain will be flat, let it go!

Even if the Vienna government wants to take care of the overall situation, the Hungarian government will deploy its own troops to reinforce Belgrade. The Kingdom of Hungary, which didn't want to fight this war, had to fight Bulgaria to the end for its own national defense and safety!

If Belgrade has been conquered, Ferdinand doesn't care. No matter how explosive the Hungarians are, Bulgaria can defend from danger, and can take out aircraft and tanks to easily hold the line of defense.

But it would be a tragedy if Belgrade hadn't been conquered. Facing the continuous reinforcements from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Bulgarian army had to fight them to the end!

Thinking about the Versailles meat grinder in history, Ferdinand felt that this was not a good choice. Who knows how much fighting power the Hungarians can explode when defending their home and country?

"Tell me about your new plan and the reason for its implementation!" Ferdinand said calmly

No matter how the strategy changes, Bulgaria has already taken advantage of it at the beginning of the war. The more than two million army troops that have been mobilized are now enough to sweep the Balkan Peninsula. The problem now is nothing more than the choice of breakthrough direction!

The change of strategy is not only a military issue, but also a political issue, which must be carefully considered.

The chief of the general staff explained: "Your Majesty, as of now, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has mobilized about one million troops. Including their standing army, the total strength has exceeded 1.65 million. There are about six hundred troops on the opposite side of us. There are 100,000 troops, and there are more than 100,000 people in their country, and the remaining 900,000 troops are deployed on the Eastern Front.

Judging from the deployment of the troops of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they still regard the Russians as the main enemy. In this context, we don't need to jump out to grab the limelight of the Russians.

On the contrary, it is more in Bulgaria's interest to occupy the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania earlier and get our spoils in advance! "

From the perspective of national interests, it is obvious that the sooner the Balkans are occupied, the better it will be for Bulgaria to rule the region in the future.

After all, in times of war, many things can be done, but in times of peace, many things are a bit timid to do!

However, political issues affect the whole body. Bulgaria's slowdown of its attack on Belgrade must also take into account the attitude of the entire Allied Powers.

After all, as long as Belgrade is occupied, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will have to deploy heavy troops on the Hungarian Plain. Conquering the Kingdom of Montenegro and Romania, although it also increased the bordering area of ​​the two countries, the number of troops able to contain the Austro-Hungarian Empire was actually reduced!

Unless you continue to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire after occupying the two places, trying to contain the 1.5 million Austro-Hungarian troops is tantamount to nonsense!

This is related to the overall strategic deployment of the Allies, and Ferdinand had to think carefully!

The French had better solve it. As long as Bulgaria is willing to increase its military input in the Mediterranean, they will not object.

Facing the pressure from Germany and Italy at the same time, even with the help of the British, they still said Alexander!

If Bulgaria can increase its military investment in the Mediterranean Sea and restrain some Italian troops, the French are too lazy to care whether Bulgaria attacked the Austro-Hungarian Empire according to the previous agreement!

What about the British? After the Ottoman Empire entered the war, their pressure on the Suez Canal increased greatly. If it weren't for the buffer of the Bulgarian colony, it would be time for them to fight the Ottoman Empire.

It's funny to think about it, but now the British pay more attention to the safety of the Bulgarian colony than Ferdinand! Now the British troops in Egypt are not sure of defeating the Ottomans!

Ferdinand nodded with a wry smile, expressing his agreement. He knew that doing so would probably kill the Tsarist government, as history has proved this.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire is naturally not an opponent of the Russians, but if the German army on the Eastern Front is added, the Russians really can't stand it.

However, national interests are so cruel, and it is estimated that Britain and France will applaud if they can weaken the Russians a bit!

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