Chapter 596: Grabbing time
Before the Russian coalition launched its attack, Peter's attitude softened for a time, and he agreed to hand over the military command of the Kingdom of Serbia to George on the premise of marriage.
After the Battle of Transylvania began, Peter seemed to have forgotten about it. Even though the Serbian army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Mir, Peter gritted his teeth and endured.
From the Serbian standpoint, one can certainly accuse George of allowing the Kingdom of Serbia to suffer heavy losses and ignore it for his own selfish purposes.
But as the king of Serbia, Peter resolutely disobeyed the command of the theater headquarters for his own power and status. This was equally selfish and irresponsible.
As George expected, after Vasily broke through the Austrian defense line in the Carpathian Pass, Conrad indeed transferred the Fifth Army from the Balkans to Transylvania, and Potiorek was forced to stop the attack.
Peter was overjoyed and attributed all the reasons for the Austrian retreat to Serbian resistance. The Belgrade newspaper did not mention a word about the Russian Empire and Romania.
If Conrad had not been forced to transfer the Second Army to Galicia and the Fifth Army to Transylvania before the war began, it is estimated that Potiorek would have Already celebrating the victory in Belgrade.
Prince Sto, the crown prince of Montenegro, came to George, hoping that George could help prevent Serbia from annexing the Kingdom of Montenegro.
The Kingdom of Montenegro borders the Kingdom of Serbia. Nicholas I of the Kingdom of Montenegro sent all the troops of the Kingdom of Montenegro to Serbia after the war broke out to help the Kingdom of Serbia resist the invasion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Serbs did not value this rare friendship, and the reinforcements sent by the Kingdom of Montenegro were almost completely wiped out in the Battle of Mir.
After the Austrian army retreated, Nicholas held a banquet to celebrate in his manor, and Peter was also invited.
At the banquet, Peter claimed to establish the Kingdom of Serbo-Croat-Slovenia after the war.
The Kingdom of Montenegro is also among them.
At this time, George learned that the troops sent by the Kingdom of Montenegro were actually disarmed after arriving in Serbia. The rifles provided by the Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Montenegro were handed over to the Serbian army for use. The Kingdom of Montenegro had to use weapons provided by Serbia. , participated in the Battle of Mir as the main force against the Austrian army.
The relationship between Nikolai and the Russian Empire is very good. As soon as the Russian Empire began to change its equipment, Yasan provided assistance to the Kingdom of Montenegro with a batch of new rifles.
At that time, the change of uniforms of the Russian Empire’s own army had not yet been completed.
"My father regrets it now. He is embarrassed to come to see you, but only you can prevent the Kingdom of Montenegro from being annexed by the Serbs."
Stowe is 25 years old and serves as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Montenegro. Military Liaison Officer.
“Don’t worry, the Serbian ambitions will never succeed.”
George had already predicted that people with higher moral standards would not be able to survive in this era.
In another time and space, the Russian Empire collapsed, the Kingdom of Montenegro was annexed, and Nicholas went into exile in France and died in a foreign country.
Now George will provide protection to the Kingdom of Montenegro.
Vasili was very fast. After breaking through the Austrian defense line, he drove straight in and invaded Transylvania before the Austrian Fifth Army arrived.
The Romanians living in Transylvania welcomed the arrival of the Russian coalition forces. They not only served as guides and provided help to the Russian coalition forces, but also organized rebels to cooperate with the Russian coalition forces. attack.
Christokus was finally convinced that the descendant of the military god lived up to his reputation.
George, the contemporary military god, is even more accomplished than anyone who is good at fighting.
Although there are many Romanians living in Transylvania, as well as many other ethnic groups, Vasily's troops not only have to fight against the Austrian Fifth Army, but also suppress the resistance forces in various places, so there are still hidden dangers.
George ordered Andre to lead the 13th Army to Transylvania for support, along with two infantry divisions from the Kingdom of Greece.
These two infantry divisions also have to accept Andre's command.
The cotton-padded clothes distributed to the troops are being sent to various places in batches. Winter is coming. With the help of General Winter, the Russian Empire will have an even greater advantage.
Vasily's attack also had a certain impact on the Galician campaign.
Due to the impact of military boots, the Russian 8th Army did not arrive at its scheduled position until September, one week later than planned.
After the 8th Army was in place, the Ivanov Army began to counterattack. The 3rd Army commanded by Infantry General Nikolay Ruzsky was the main force of the counterattack. After winning the Battle of Komarov , Ruzski defeated the Austrian army at the Graniripa River.
In order to stop Ruziski's attack, Conrad sent recruits without complete training to the front line. Not only did these recruits not help, but they caused greater chaos. Many soldiers were tortured. After the Russian shelling, he suffered from "shell shock".
Ruzski acted quickly, and the well-equipped Russian 21st Army marched straight in as the forward force, aiming directly at the important town of Lviv.
Conrad ordered the troops to blow up all the bridges and implement strong defenses to clear the country, not giving the Russian army a chance to fight to support the war.
The hastily retreating Austrian army did not carry out these orders and did not even destroy the artillery. The Russian army successfully captured hundreds of artillery pieces, which will be used in the subsequent siege of the Przemysl Fortress. .
Once the Russian army captures the Przemysl Fortress, the Russian army can launch an attack on the Pannonian Plain and the Vienna Industrial Area.
If these two places are also occupied by the Russian army, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will withdraw from the war.
Without Vasily's attack, Konrad could have transferred the Fifth Army to Lviv, and Ruzyski's attack would not have gone so smoothly.
War is a chain of links, a wrong step, a wrong step. George did not interfere with frontline command. His main job was to coordinate troops and organize logistics, just like he did in the Russo-Japanese War.
Compared with the mixed success of the Russian army in Europe, the progress of the Russian army in East Asia is very smooth.
The German army in Jiao'ao only had 5,000 troops and was unable to stop the advance of the Gauri Army. On the first day the Russian Empire declared war, it destroyed the unsuspecting German Far East Fleet, and then the Gauri Army landed. Surrounded Jiao'ao.
Ye Luoxin did not attack and once again persuaded Jiaoao Governor Wadek to surrender.
At this time, the strength of the Gao Ri regiment besieging Jiaoao was six times that of the German army.
Jiaoao port was blocked by the Pacific Fleet and ships could not enter or exit.
Even if Ye Luoxin does not attack, Wadek can last until the end of the year at most.
Wadek's will to resist is quite strong.
Germany's island colonies in the Pacific had no will to resist.
After the war broke out, the East India Fleet launched a frantic attack. A destroyer and a company of marines dared to attack the German army.
There were only a few German colonies in the Pacific. They usually fired a few symbolic shots and then surrendered with a white flag. On the contrary, the indigenous people on some islands had a stronger will to resist.
In some islands in the Pacific, the indigenous life is still in a primitive state. During the attack on German Guinea, the East Indian troops were attacked by the local indigenous people.
The guide claimed that the natives of German Guinea were extremely ferocious and would eat captives in order to retaliate against each other during tribal conflicts.
As soon as this rumor came out, even the pure-blood Cossacks felt a little scared.
De Young did not allow his troops to venture into the mountains and directly sent bombers to bomb the indigenous tribes of German Guinea.
The weapons of the indigenous tribes are wooden shields and bamboo spears. They are defenseless against heavy machine guns. The bombers are simply a dimensionality reduction strike, which has been reduced to several dimensions.
The Germans were also unlucky, with few people and backward technology. Since they occupied German Guinea in 1886, they have not been able to effectively control German Guinea.
As soon as the bombers of the Russian Empire came out, the local ecology collapsed, and Australia, which was about to make a move, also stopped, and no longer wanted to compete with the East India for territory.
In 1884, Australia tried to annex the island of Guinea, but failed.
In order to prevent Germany from occupying Guinea Island, Britain sent troops to establish a protected area in the southeast of Guinea Island and divide and rule with Germany.
In 1901, Britain handed over British Guinea to Australian rule.
Britain declared war on Germany, and Australia followed in Britain's footsteps and declared war on Germany.
In order to obtain assistance from overseas territories such as Australia and Canada, Britain promised to grant more autonomy to overseas territories after the war.
Therefore, Australia's attitude towards participating in the war was very positive, and the number of troops mobilized in the first phase reached 250,000.
You must know that Australia’s total population is only 5.5 million.
Australia also wants to get involved in Germany's colonies in the Pacific.
But the East Indies were moving too fast. Australia's mobilization had just begun, but the East Indies had already sent troops, and Australia could only stop thinking.
George No matter how much DeYoung grabs territory in the Pacific and Australia, his current task is to mobilize more food to Constantinople to ensure food supplies everywhere.
All countries are carrying out military mobilization, and agricultural production has been greatly affected.
This winter, due to previous accumulation, the food shortage should not be serious.
If this issue is not taken seriously, food supply problems in various countries will begin next year.
If the stomach is not full, people will rebel.
George not only brought grain from Amur and East India, but also from Siberia. Even though the new immigrants from Siberia had just arrived, every household had a surplus of grain.
A farmer has more than a thousand acres of land, and he is a big landowner. He can grow whatever he wants, and his family can't finish it.
Siberia is famous for its endless trees and endless fish. As long as new immigrants are not lazy, they can save their money in three or two years.
George didn't ask too much. He spent money to buy back the food he couldn't finish, or exchanged it for industrial products produced by Amur to hoard as much food as possible.
Facts have proved that the temptation of the ruble is not great in a ghost place like Siberia. There are too few people here, and even if you have money, you can’t spend it.
The industrial products produced by Amur are extremely popular in Siberia, especially household tableware, whether metal products or porcelain, all of which are in short supply.
Big Head is very happy, he is also a beneficiary of the World War.
(End of this chapter)