Chapter 595 It’s an advantage for you
Since the Kingdom of Hungary resists military service, most of the soldiers serving in the Kingdom of Hungary are Austrians.
Since the Kingdom of Hungary refuses to assume its obligations, it is fair that Austrian soldiers cannot be asked to fight bloody battles for the Kingdom of Hungary.
Those who were qualified to be selected into the airborne troops had relatively strong military qualities. The resistance of the town residents and train station staff was easily crushed. This most important transportation hub on the border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was occupied by the airborne troops. .
The combat method of airborne was a bit amazing in 1914. The staff at the railway station did not even have time to spread the news about the Russian army's airborne landing in Victoria because the staff did not know how to describe it. this matter.
Such things as divine soldiers descending from heaven can only happen in myths.
The consequences of the failure to deliver the message in time were very serious. At noon that day, a train full of reinforcement soldiers drove into the train station without any precautions.
Facing the heavy machine guns of the paratroopers, nearly 4,000 Austrian troops could only lay down their weapons and became prisoners obediently.
After receiving the news that the paratroopers had occupied Victoria, Vasily immediately joined forces. The attack on the Austrian defense line was intensified, and the battle was still going on after nightfall.
The battle lasted until early morning, and the isolated Austrian army was finally forced to surrender to the coalition forces due to heavy casualties.
After George got the news, he sent a congratulatory message to Vasily overnight to congratulate Vasily on his victory.
On the same day, the Serbian army was defeated in the Battle of Mir and suffered heavy casualties.
Before the war broke out, Conrad vowed to destroy Serbia in the shortest possible time.
From the first day of the invasion of the Kingdom of Serbia, bad luck has repeatedly entangled the Austrian army.
Potiolek divided his troops into two parts. The Fifth Army deployed its defenses on the lower reaches of the Drina River, waiting for the Serbian army to attack.
The Sixth Army passed through the rugged mountain roads in Bosnia and attacked the Serbian army's flank.
This plan cannot be said to be bad, but it is too difficult for the Austrian army.
It is said that the Russian army was the worst army in the entire world war.
Compared with the Austrian army, the Russian army pales into insignificance.
Apart from the bells and whistles and a military band that is good at playing, playing and singing, the Austrian army is useless in other aspects.
Since the end of the last century, the Austrian army has also begun to replace traditional single-shot black powder rifles with magazine-type rifles based on smokeless powder.
Nearly 20 years have passed, and the completion progress of this work is still less than one-third, and about two-thirds of the troops still use traditional rifles.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had world-class arsenals like Skoda, but most of the artillery used in the army were old artillery. Not only were they not rapid-fire artillery, even bronze cannons were still in service.
The Austrian army's logistical transport vehicles were diverse and seriously insufficient in quantity. Therefore, after the war broke out, the Austrian army had to requisition farmers' carriages to transport military supplies.
For training, the requirements of the Austrian army were not strict. Conrad only attacked but not defended, and the old emperor was obsessed with exercises.
The most serious problem of the Austrian army lies in the officer echelon.
The treatment in the Austrian army is not good and the salary is meager. The truly capable people choose jobs with higher salaries. Only the children of poor people apply for the officer's examination. Their purpose is just to get a job.
The mobilization of the Austrian army is also not flattering. The officers and soldiers from Austria did not understand the language. Those who responded to the empire's call and returned to the army were all old guys. The young and strong ones used various excuses to evade military service. One The division had only one doctor and a serious shortage of technical personnel. As the first country to carry out war mobilization, Austria-Hungary's mobilization was not completed until the outbreak of the war.
Considering the actual situation of the Austrian army, Conrad formulated a combat plan as simple as possible for the Balkan Army, which had the greatest hope of success.
Potiolek, however, was too clever and made a battle plan that far exceeded the actual capabilities of the Austrian army.
On August 19, the Battle of Mir broke out. Potiorek invested nearly 200,000 men and defeated the Serbian army led by Putnik at the cost of nearly half of the casualties.
To sum up, the Austrian army is already so bad, is the Serbian army even worse?
Yes, the Serbian army is worse.
After all, no matter how bad the Austrian army is, they can at least guarantee one shot per man.
However, the Serbian army could not even guarantee a single shot. Most of the Serbian soldiers did not receive complete training and relied on their passion to fight against the Austrian invasion.
The Serbian army that participated in the Battle of Mir also suffered more than half of its casualties.
Dmit was shocked by the brutality of the Battle of Mir and suggested that the Brusinov Army immediately enter the Kingdom of Serbia to avoid the Kingdom of Serbia's defeat.
“If we enter the Kingdom of Serbia now, we will not gain the gratitude of the Serbian people.”
George is very uncomfortable. Whether George is willing or not, Vasily’s attack will relieve the pressure on the Kingdom of Serbia. .
Now that the main force of the Austrian army is contained in Galicia by the main force of the Russian army, if Conrad wants to prevent Vasily from seizing Transylvania, he can only mobilize troops from the direction of Serbia.
Although the Sixth Army of the Balkan Army suffered heavy losses, the Fifth Army basically retained its complete structure.
Once the Fifth Army was transferred to Transylvania, Potiorek could only retreat.
In this way, George can also have an explanation for Nicholas. "This is why I cannot be a commander-in-chief."
Demeter admitted that he would never be a qualified commander-in-chief in his life.
Then just be George’s adviser honestly.
Being a consultant next to George is very comfortable. The salary is second to none. Although the work is intensive, the salary is high, benefits are good, and there is no danger. It is most suitable for a salty fish like Demeter.
Compared with Petrograd, the climate in Constantinople is more pleasant. It has started to snow in some areas of Russia in September, and Constantinople is still wearing single clothes.
Cotton coats prepared for frontline troops are gradually arriving in Constantinople.
When he saw the mountains of sheepskin coats piled up in the warehouse, Demeter was stunned by the spectacular scene in front of him. There are 11 such warehouses in total, and there are nearly 1 million sheepskin coats alone.
A sheepskin jacket requires at least two sheep to make.
Amur sheepskins not only come from Khalkha, but are also purchased in large quantities from Australia. George must at least ensure that every frontline soldier has one.
In addition to leather jackets, each person also has a set of cotton-padded clothes and blankets. Winter military boots are issued separately. The legs of cotton trousers can be stuffed into the boots. The index finger of the glove is separated to facilitate pulling the trigger.
“We are still not prepared enough to issue leather gloves to all soldiers.”
Alexey blamed himself, and Demeter’s brows jumped wildly.
"It's already very good!"
Dmit was not a compliment. The production of leather gloves is more complicated and only the Russian army can distribute them. The Balkan army distributes cotton gloves.
Even so, George is qualified to receive the gratitude of the Balkan countries.
Demeter believes that only the Russian Empire has this ability to prepare supplies.
With the arrival of winter, various countries will begin to experience shortages of supplies, especially cotton-padded clothes necessary for winter operations.
In addition to cotton clothes, Constantinople also stocked a large amount of high-calorie food, as well as coal and fuel oil necessary for heating in winter.
Coal is common in the Balkans, with coal mines in Bulgaria and Romania.
Using oil for heating is too luxurious for European countries, especially the Allies. They are seriously short of oil and can only import it from the United States.
South Dobroga, which the Kingdom of Romania captured from Bulgaria through the Second Balkan War, had the fuel that the German-Austrian Alliance desperately needed.
It won’t take long for William II to notice this place.
By then Romania will become the main direction of attack for the German-Austrian Alliance.
Demeter arrived at the port to say goodbye to the medical team that was about to go to the front line in Romania.
After the war broke out, major hospitals and medical schools in Amur organized medical teams to support the front line, effectively alleviating the Russian army's medical shortage problem.
Speaking of it, George didn’t believe it. During the Battle of Tannenberg, the Russian army actually had only 15 professional surgeons on the front line, which was no better than the Austrian army, which was laughed at by the Russian army every day.
In order to support the front line, Nikolai even sent Alexei's private medical team to the front line, but it was still unable to meet the needs of the front line.
After the Battle of Tannenberg, Alex finally accepted the fact that Russia and Germany were at war, and took the initiative to assume her responsibilities as a queen. She not only organized Petrograd ladies to participate in medical training classes, transformed Tsarskoye Selo into a hospital for wounded soldiers, and He also personally took the two princesses Olga and Tatiana to Tsarskoye Selo to personally participate in the nursing work.
Really personally involved.
Alex even cut off 12 fingers in one day.
Even the Queen personally participated in the battle, and Anne was not willing to be left behind, so the surgeons of Vladivostok Hospital and the medical students who were in their third year of medical school were organized to go to Europe to participate in the war.
Constantinople now also has a training class to provide emergency medical treatment on the battlefield. Women who are disadvantaged in military and industrial production are showing their talents. They all have a pair of skillful hands that are good at needlework. Since they can use Used to sew clothes and wounds.
Constantinople may be the place with the richest medical resources in the world at this time, with as many as 120 professional surgeons alone.
After the war in the Kingdom of Romania, the number of wounded soldiers increased dramatically. Only then did Vasily notice that the Kingdom of Romania also had no doctors.
So there was a medical team going to the Romanian front line.
If you have any problems, come to George. This is absolutely true in the Balkans.
Except Serbia.
(End of this chapter)