Bulgarian Empire

The Battle of Transylvania ended with the disastrous defeat of Germany and Austria. Not only did the Allies lose the Transylvania Plateau, but the flames of war also spread to the Hungarian Great Plains. The situation on the southern front underwent a subversive change.

At this time, the pressure on Marshal August von Mackensen increased greatly. There is no reason in the war, and failure is failure! For politicians, the process is not important, and the means don't matter, they only care about the result!

Fortunately, Germany is now in military power, and the military government headed by Hindenburg fully understands what happened on the southern front.

After all, this was caused by the unequal strength of the two sides. The strength Germany invested in the southern front was only two layers of the strength of the German army. With the addition of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was seriously injured, it is normal to not be able to beat it!

Without air supremacy, bombing is inevitable! Unless all the Luftwaffe can be transferred to the southern front, it is inevitable that the air force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will suffer!

Even so, life was not easy for August von Mackensen. Understanding is understanding, but if he really loses the battle on the southern front, he will be a sinner of the German Empire.

The Hindenburg government did not replace him. Could it be that he is highly respected and everyone trusts him? I am afraid that anyone with a little political common sense would not think so!

August von Mackensen knew that the main reason why he kept his current position was that no one wanted to take over this mess.

Anyone who is capable knows that the southern line is not easy to fight. Don't forget that Mao Xiong is still watching from the side? Even if they won the battle on the southern front, they couldn't really defeat Bulgaria a few times. The polar bear would definitely stab them in the back!

This is determined by the geographical location. For Mao Xiong, Bulgaria not only controls their most important sea transportation line, but also their largest foreign trade partner. More than 80% of Russia's current trade is with China. carried out in Bulgaria.

This is also impossible. The war has continued until now, and the Russians’ grain exports have long since stopped, leaving only industrial raw materials for export. If they don’t sell them to Bulgaria, who else can they sell them to?

If you want to sell it to others, at least they have to ship it out! Of course, even if they are shipped out now, they can’t be sold. Britain and France don’t need it. Their biggest buyers were Germans. It is definitely impossible to continue the trade now!

Similarly, due to the outbreak of the World War and the rampant use of Allied submarines, the prices of industrial products in the international market have also skyrocketed.

For the Russians, apart from buying cheap goods produced in Bulgaria, the impoverished Tsarist government simply couldn't afford high-priced goods, and couldn't afford the high shipping costs!

Unless it is a shortage of strategic materials, the two countries will only purchase from abroad. Otherwise, Bulgaria and Russia will cooperate behind closed doors as much as possible to minimize the dependence on the outside world, in order to save huge war expenses and as much as possible Master the initiative of the war!

Under such circumstances, Bulgaria has naturally become the largest industrial production base for the Russians, and Russia has also become Bulgaria's largest supplier of raw materials. Therefore, at this stage, Bulgaria and Russia are now interdependent. Follow the vitality!

This is also one of the core reasons why Ferdinand is now desperately expanding its territory, in order to obtain enough resources, so that Bulgaria can get rid of its dependence on bear raw materials, and thus become a real big country!

The unique relationship between the two countries naturally caused headaches for the commanders of the Allied countries on the southern front. This is not just a battle on the southern front. Give them more troops!

Of course, during the battle on the Eastern Front, Falkenhayn also felt this way, but at that time Bulgaria's strategic focus was on the Asia Minor peninsula, and the German army was strong enough.

The most important thing is that the Allies are cheating their teammates, and the Russians lost so fast that it was too late for Ferdinand to help!

Although Mao Xiong is not in the state now,

The possibility of them taking the initiative to participate in this war is very slim, but the necessary precautions must be taken, right?

Otherwise, if the tsarist government suddenly changed its mind, or if the Allies completed an internal interest transaction in exchange for Mao Xiong sending troops, wouldn't they be miserable?

Under this background, smart people will naturally not jump into the pit. They are already at a disadvantage, and adding another bear that may explode at any time, this is simply a sinkhole, and there is no hope of winning at all!

As for idiots, some of them wanted to be the commander. Unfortunately, the Hindenburg government was stupid. How could it be possible for a few idiots to worsen the current situation on the southern front?

At least the ability of Marshal August von Mackensen is obvious to all. If he is in charge of commanding the troops, he may not win a big victory, but it will not make the situation worse!

After knowing all this, it is no wonder that August von Mackensen's mood improved. Obviously, the country no longer has any hope for the southern front. Naturally, the increase in troops does not exist. The Hindenburg government is now Our only hope lies in being able to make a breakthrough on the Western Front!

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Chief of Staff Holman Reinkiss said in a low tone: "Marshal, our casualties, weapons and equipment, and material losses have been counted.

In the Battle of Transylvania, the Allied Forces lost a total of 58,346 people, of which the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost 14,368 people, Romania lost 456 people, and the rest were our troops!

Equipment losses mainly include: 1,846 artillery pieces, 186,506 rifles, 8,468 light and heavy machine guns, 623 vehicles, 86 aircraft, 687 radio stations, 126 tanks, more than 1.2 million shells, 500,000 Grenades and nearly 200 million rounds of bullets!

Material losses include: 20,000 tents, 300,000 pieces of military uniforms, 50,000 tons of flour, 15,000 tons of potatoes, 8,000 tons of canned food..."

Obviously, the weapons and equipment counted are the main ones, and a small amount of equipment such as pistols is naturally ignored.

August von Mackensen sighed and said: "I am afraid that the main force of the future war will change. The Bulgarian Air Force destroyed so much of our supplies in just one week, which is enough to show the strength of the Air Force. It's important!

In this regard, Bulgaria has come to the forefront of the world. Sure enough, any emerging power should not be underestimated!

If the empire cannot make a breakthrough on the Western Front in the short term, the outcome of this war will not be optimistic! "

Chief of Staff Holman Reinkiss wondered: "Marshal, are you too pessimistic? Even if we are at a disadvantage for a while, the strength of the Imperial Army is still enough to defeat any enemy. Even if it is a temporary setback, victory In the end, it still belongs to us!"

August von Mackensen said coldly: "Yes, the strength of the Imperial Army is indeed enough to defeat any enemy! But the strategic supplies of the Empire can no longer meet the consumption of the army!

Just like now we have just lost nearly 60,000 troops and more than 200,000 troops of weapons and equipment. If the empire has enough weapons reserves, we can immediately take out these weapons to restore these troops to combat effectiveness.

But now our front army has only replenished the equipment of more than 10,000 troops, and it will take another week to arrive. There are still 130,000 troops waiting for equipment with bare hands, which means that our military production has reached its limit! "

The chief of staff's face changed drastically, and he asked with some fear: "How is this possible? Didn't the country say that the traffic in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was so bad that we were made to wait for a month?"

August von Mackensen looked at him and asked back: "Do you believe such nonsense? How much capacity is needed for these weapons and equipment alone? Doesn't the Austro-Hungarian Empire know the seriousness of the matter?

With this amount of transport capacity, not to mention using railways, even if it is transported by road, the Austro-Hungarian Empire can deliver weapons and equipment to us within half a month! "

The chief of staff was silent. The battle on the southern front was important to the Germans, but it was fatal to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! In this context, as long as the Austro-Hungarian government is not stupid, it will definitely do its best to meet the supply of materials on the front line, let alone weapons and equipment?

After a pause, August von Mackensen added: "Order the troops to save rations from now on. The supply of the main force will remain the same in the combat state, and the rations will be reduced by two layers in the non-combat state. Others All three rations will be reduced!"

The chief of staff sighed and said, "Has it reached this point yet? Even if we lost a batch of military rations for more than two months this time, it is not necessary to reduce the food supply, right?"

August von Mackensen said coldly: "Our current military rations can only last for a month, you don't think the enemy will let us obtain logistical supplies so easily, do you?

It is conceivable that the stations, railways, and bridges of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be visited by enemy planes. It is impossible to maintain normal transportation!

Don't forget, Berlin has been visited by British and French aircraft, and it is said that there are still a lot of losses. You don't know how the air defense capabilities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are, right? "

The chief of staff said in a roaring tone: "Oops, with the strength demonstrated by the Bulgarian Air Force, the transportation lines of the Austro-Hungarian Empire may be paralyzed soon!

Damn politics, can anyone tell me what's going on here? If the Bulgarians had bombed the Austro-Hungarian Empire in advance, I am afraid that the battle on the southern front would not be possible at all! "

August von Mackensen was also silent. The hidden things here are no longer something they can participate in. It is obvious that this involves a higher level of political games!

Why is Bulgaria not working hard? How much insider trading between them and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is there? How much did the German Empire get involved? Or is there another reason?

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