Bulgarian Empire

In the Imperial Palace of Berlin, Wilhelm II is holding a military meeting. The direction of the world war is becoming more and more unfavorable to the Allies.

Both the east and west lines have fallen into a stalemate, which is very unfavorable to the Germans. They must break this status quo as soon as possible.

Although Germany has been performing very well in this war, the French are about to collapse, but unfortunately something went wrong at the last moment.

First, the Bulgarian reinforcements arrived on the Western Front and helped the French stabilize the line of defense. This is still a small problem. William II believed that as long as a period of time passed, the French would still be finished.

It's a pity that I can't hold back my allies! At the last moment, something went wrong on the Eastern Front, forcing him to stop his offensive on the Western Front and send troops to reinforce the Eastern Front.

Now the Allies are in a very dangerous situation. Even if this wave of attacks from the Russians is blocked, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be severely damaged and unable to face the military pressure from the Bulgaria and Russia.

Not to mention the Italians, the Allies rely on them to be ashamed, and they are the biggest contributors to the 1:1 exchange ratio on the Western Front!

Before the war broke out, according to the estimates of the German staff, although the Austro-Hungarian and Italian navies joined forces in the Mediterranean Sea, although they were not as good as the Allied Powers, the gap was not too big!

At least it is still possible to interrupt the sea transportation lines of the Allies, but the result has not yet begun.

The remnants of the Italian navy can only huddle in the port and lick their wounds, and the Austro-Hungarian navy can only stay at home and paddle.

Not to mention the Army, Italy's greatest contribution since it entered the war was to hold back hundreds of thousands of French troops.

As for the remaining countries such as the Kingdom of Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire, the Germans never regarded them as equal allies.

In the eyes of the Germans, the performance of the Ottomans has been level. While holding back the hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, they also held back half of Bulgaria's troops. This has accomplished the task very well.

Well, since the allies can't do it, let's do it ourselves! Anyway, the German army is invincible, let's kill Maozi first!

Little Moltke has gone, and now the chief of staff of the German Army is Lieutenant General Falkenhain (note: there is another translation Falkenhausen), he is probably the only beneficiary of the victory of the German general Maoxiong on the Eastern Front up. But this kind of benefit, he would rather not!

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, are you planning to change your strategy?" William II asked suspiciously

Falkenhain replied affirmatively: "Yes, Your Majesty! The current situation of fighting on two fronts is very unfavorable to us, and we must get rid of this situation as soon as possible.

After the division of troops, it will be difficult for us to make breakthroughs on the Western Front in the short term. The Austro-Hungarian Empire on the eastern front is now seriously injured, and they no longer have the ability to contain Russia and Bulgaria at the same time.

If we can't deal with the Russians before Bulgaria ends the war in Asia Minor, there will also be problems on the southern front of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and we can no longer open a third front! "

William II nodded. He is not a military rookie either, so he naturally knows how much pressure is on the Eastern Front.

"It won't be a problem to transfer another 25 divisions from the Western Front?" William II asked

Falkenhayn replied affirmatively: "No! After deploying troops, we will change the current combat plan, and the western front will stop attacking and conduct a comprehensive defense.

Although the Allies have an advantage in military strength, their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with ours. If they take the initiative to attack, there may be unexpected gains.

Moreover, the battle on the Eastern Front will not last very long. It is expected that within two to three months, the main force of the Russian Army will be severely damaged, forcing the Russians to withdraw from the war! "

William II nodded to express his acquiescence. In fact, if the Italian army is added, the strength of the Allies and Allies on the Western Front is almost equal.

It's just that the combat effectiveness of the Italian Army has always been a mystery.

Their wielding problems are really surprising, and once in a while, they can still fight the enemy equally, but most of the time they are very cowardly, so naturally I dare not have expectations of them.

...

As soon as the Germans moved, the bear's good times were over. Originally, the offensive and defensive trend on the Eastern Front has been reversed. The reason is still very funny. There is a problem with the Russians' logistics.

After the end of the winter offensive, the Russian army consumed most of the ammunition and food. Within three days after the start of the general offensive, the Russian artillery used up the shells that were originally planned to be used for two weeks. Since then, the Russian artillery has been in a "semi-starved" state of lack of shells.

Under this background, it is no wonder that there are no problems. In fact, the Russian logistics system has done a very good job.

With their poor traffic, they can barely guarantee the consumption of millions of troops on the front line. This is entirely due to the reform of Chief of Staff Vladimir Alexandrovich Sukhomlinov.

After taking office, he accomplished the following feats:

First, shorten the mobilization time of the army;

Second, realize the scientific and technological progress of the army;

Third, to revive the morale of the Russian army after the defeat in Manchuria;

Fourth, improve the logistics support system and reinforcement organization of the army in wartime.

He reduced the excessive fortress garrisons, and used the reduced troops to form a heavy artillery battery, balloon soldiers, and radio communication agencies. In addition, he also formed an additional six divisions.

He doubled the number of machine guns, increased the annual conscription by 250,000 men, increased the number of officers, and improved the food and clothing of Russian soldiers.

It was also his reforms that enabled the Russians to mobilize quickly at the beginning of the World War and start the road to suicide.

Well, Romania's early end also created conditions for the Russians' supplies. At least the Southwest Front Army can directly obtain supplies from Bulgaria through Romania.

...

"Your Majesty, this is another telegram from the Russians asking for help!" Foreign Minister Megev said sadly.

Ferdinand took the telegram, and the more he looked at it, the more he frowned. The Russians' appetite was really too great.

"Tell the Russians that there is nothing we can do. The materials promised by Britain and France have not yet arrived, and we cannot provide them with so many strategic materials!" Ferdinand said dissatisfied

What a joke, Ferdinand would be a fool if he gave it according to the list!

1 billion bullets, 1 million rifles, 1,000 cannons of various types, 50,000 tons of shells, 500,000 tents, 3,000 tons of medicines...

These strategic materials already accounted for half of Bulgaria's total reserves. No matter what conditions the tsarist government offered, Ferdinand would never agree.

These supplies were promised by Britain and France to the Russians. Unfortunately, because the submarines of the Allied countries have been very active recently, the routes in the Mediterranean Sea are not so safe.

Last month, the Allies sunk more than 120,000 tons of ships in the Mediterranean region, and if the Atlantic Ocean is added, the number would approach 400,000 tons.

No matter how big the Allied Powers are, they can't afford such consumption! In order to ensure the safety of the route, the navy of the Allied Powers had to step up the escort efforts, even so the losses were still very heavy.

Against this background, it is not surprising that the supplies promised by Britain and France could not arrive on time. As for the advance payment of materials for Britain and France? Ferdinand said he could not trust the credibility of Britain and France!

Even if Britain, France and Ken fulfill their promises, they still have to be transported! Now Germany, Austria, and Italy are all starting to build submarines like dumplings. Everyone knows that the transportation of this material will become more difficult in the later stages!

As for the Russians? Ferdinand said that the bear's skin is thick and durable, and it is no problem to withstand the three axes of the Allies!

It doesn't matter if they can't stand it, they can just retreat! Now it is almost to Vienna, far away from St. Petersburg!

If the Germans still dare to chase after them, they can retreat another 500 miles. I don’t believe the Germans dare to keep chasing them!

Trading space for time, and entrusting it for another year and a half, the material assistance promised by Britain and France can basically be in place, and then teach the Germans to be human again!

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