Chapter 597 Portal
The big head industry is not good, but the porcelain is still very beautiful. In the past, porcelain from the Qing Empire was very popular in Amur. Almost all the porcelain on the market came from the Qing Empire.
The influx of a large number of Qing immigrants brought rich and colorful Qing culture to Amur. Porcelain and silk have now become Amur’s specialty products and are sold all over the world.
Those "new rich peasants" in Siberia have never seen anything good before going to Siberia, so they are really not picky. A porcelain plate that only sells for 5 kopecks in Vladivostok can be exchanged in Siberia. A little lamb.
The resistance of lambs is so poor that at least half of them die in one winter.
When there is a snowstorm, the whole army is often wiped out.
What gives George a headache is that the Yenisey River Bridge has not yet been repaired, and the Siberian Railway continues to be interrupted, which has already affected George's material dispatch.
Nicholas ignored the Siberian Railway, and Zhilinsky suffered a complete defeat at Tannenberg. Although he was demoted to Paris, what he left behind in the empire was a mess.
Zhilinski and Renningkamp were demoted, Samsonov committed suicide, the three giants of the Warsaw Military District were demoted to death, the first and second armies were completely annihilated, Nikolai The Guards had to be mobilized to the front line to withstand Hindenburg's attack.
Hindenburg's willingness to attack was not strong. He did not have enough troops to launch a counterattack against the Russian army. He needed more reinforcements to arrive before he could launch an attack.
Seizing this rare and precious opportunity, Nicholas sent Ruzski, who had performed well in the Galician campaign, to Warsaw to serve as the commander of the Northern Front.
At the same time, the mobilization troops being trained in the rear were transferred to Warsaw to reorganize the first and second armies.
After Vasily invaded Transylvania, he did not rush to advance. Instead, he stabilized the front and waited for Andre's reinforcements to arrive.
In the Battle of the Carpathians, the Russian allied forces destroyed 15,000 Austrian troops and captured 6,000 prisoners. George had achieved his goal of containing the Austrian troops. The next battle plan will depend on the trends in other battlefields.
This idiot Zhilinsky is not only incompetent in fighting, but he has also been tricked by the French.
After the French invaded Alsace, they also tried to attack Lorraine.
Facts have proved that the combat effectiveness of the French army is completely unable to fight against the German army. The French 1st Army and the 2nd Army were defeated by the 5th Army led by Crown Prince Friedrich in Salburg and Morange. Devastated, they had to retreat to the defensive line, relying on the strong fortress to retreat.
While "Plan No. 17" was completely bankrupt, the German army that broke through the Fortress of the Burning Sun launched an attack on the French mainland through Belgium.
The Russian attack forced Moltke to withdraw the two most elite armies from the Western Front and return to the Eastern Front. As a result, Moltke had insufficient troops for the attack. He failed at the most critical moment and the "Schlieffen Plan" went bankrupt. .
The attack combined with the Russian Empire has disrupted the previously formulated plan.
It had only been a month since the outbreak of the world war, and all the plans made by Russia, Germany and France before the war went bankrupt.
After the bankruptcy of the "Schlieffen Plan", Moltke took the blame and resigned. His replacement as Chief of General Staff was General Erich von Falkenhayn, the former Minister of War.
Falkenhayn was also ordered to do so in a critical situation. He keenly noticed that if Germany could not withstand the attack of the Russian Empire, Germany would be at risk of defeat.
This risk was caused by Austria-Hungary.
The Russian army and the Austrian army fought until mid-September. There was a sudden heavy rain in Galicia, the rivers swelled, and many bridges were washed away by the floods. The Russian army had to stop the attack.
In just one month, the Russian offensive caused the Austrian army 420,000 casualties, 100,000 prisoners, and the loss of 650 artillery pieces. After this battle, the Austrian army had lost the ability to attack alone.
The Russian army's own casualties were not small. Including the First and Second Army, the Russian army suffered losses of more than 500,000 people in the first month of the outbreak of the world war.
The losses of the Russian army were similar to those of the Austrian army.
However, the Russian army's war potential far exceeds that of the Austrian army. After losing 500,000 people, the Russian army still has more than 2 million troops on the front line, and the number of troops is still increasing rapidly.
Almost all of the elite troops of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were lost in Galicia. If help cannot be obtained from Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire may be defeated soon.
Once the Austro-Hungarian Empire was defeated, Germany would be unable to withstand the north-south pincer attack by the Russian army and the British and French forces.
On September 14, Falkenhayn sent the newly formed 9th Army to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and appointed Hindenburg, who had just led the 8th Army to defeat the Russian army, as commander-in-chief, fully responsible for the attack on Austria-Hungary. assistance.
As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Conrad finally fully realized the strength of the Russian army. After the Battle of Galicia, Conrad said in frustration: "If Archduke Ferdinand was here, he would kill me. Drag out of the tent and shoot.”
The most painful memory left by this battle for Conrad was that his son also died in this war.
The Battle of Galicia is over, the Battle of Transylvania is brewing.
Like the complex terrain in the Bosnian mountains, the roads in the Carpathians are also rugged and difficult. In order to allow heavy equipment to reach Transylvania through the Carpathians, Vasily had to recruit civilians from Romania to renovate the Carpathians. Mountain road.
The Austrian Fifth Army was very fast and arrived in Transylvania within a week of receiving the order.
The Fifth Army had less than 100,000 troops and was unable to compete with the Twelfth and Thirteenth Army. Conrad had to carry out a second round of war mobilization.
This is a bit funny. Strictly speaking, the first round of mobilization of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has not yet ended, and the second round of mobilization hastily started, which brought Austria's dissatisfaction with Hungary to the extreme.
If the Kingdom of Hungary actively responds to the empire's call and recruits more soldiers, then Conrad will have enough troops to deal with Galicia, Serbia, and Romania at the same time.
The Kingdom of Hungary’s resistance to the second round of mobilization has become increasingly intense.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t defeat the Russian Empire. After all, the Russian Empire is powerful and obvious to all.
Vasily is a descendant of the military god, and behind him is George, a contemporary military god. It is understandable that he cannot defeat the Russian coalition. After all, the gap in strength between the two sides is too big.
Not even the Kingdom of Serbia can be defeated, which is simply a shame for the empire.
For the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary was just a parasite.
Since the Austro-Hungarian Empire is unreliable, why not find a host?
So George's headquarters welcomed a special guest, Count Najikaroy from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Karoly was born in Budapest, the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary. He came from a well-known family. In 1901, Karoy was elected as a member of the Hungarian Parliament as a member of the Hungarian Liberal Party. Soon after, he transferred to the Independence 48 Party and has served as the leader of the party since last year. .
Karlói opposed the Hungarian government's policy of relying on Austria and advocating war, and advocated getting rid of Austrian rule and safeguarding national independence.
Before the outbreak of the world war, Karolyi was visiting France. When he learned that the Austro-Hungarian Empire had declared war on the Kingdom of Serbia, Karolyi angrily quit the Hungarian Parliament and no longer held any office.
Karoy George can support the independence movement of the Kingdom of Hungary and safeguard the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Hungary.
In return, Karolyi promised to lead Hungary to join the Balkan Alliance after the Kingdom of Hungary became independent, and fully supported the Russian Empire's rule over the Balkan Alliance.
George marveled, this world is so amazing, there are really all kinds of people.
As part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary only enjoys rights but does not assume obligations. It lies on the Austro-Hungarian Empire and sucks blood. It is recognized as a vampire.
Now that the Austro-Hungarian Empire is on its last legs, do you want to replace it with the Russian Empire as its host?
For such a person, George had nothing to say, so George called Ferdinand's brother Nicholas over and asked Nicholas to talk to him.
Nicholas is very happy these days. George has promised to help the Kingdom of Romania get Transylvania after the war, which means that the area of Romania will be approximately doubled.
One of Karolyi's demands is that he hopes George will maintain the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Hungary.
This means that after the independence of the Kingdom of Hungary, Romania will return Transylvania to the Kingdom of Hungary.
Nicholas was dismissive. If such a person looked at him, he would think his eyes were dirty.
I can make a wish so confidently. I really think that all countries in the world can tolerate Hungarians like the old emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
“Count Najikaroy does not represent the Kingdom of Hungary. His so-called joining of the Balkan Alliance requires us to help him become the King of Hungary first, and then the Kingdom of Hungary join the Alliance?”
Nicholas was curious, if such a good thing really happened, could I do it? I would be more obedient than him.
“I’m afraid it’s like this——”
George was actually not opposed to helping Karolyi become the King of Hungary, but this was two different things from accepting the Kingdom of Hungary.
A Serbian kingdom is enough to give George a headache.
As for the Kingdom of Hungary, it would be easier to simply disband the Balkan Alliance.
Being a king is almost impossible with Karolyi's status. Only members of the royal family in various countries are eligible to be king candidates. Karolyi is just a count and his status is not enough.
“It’s better to let him die!”
Nikolai didn't want to talk to Karolyi at all. This man was completely a speculator.
George also did not expect that the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be defeated so quickly. It had only been a month since the war broke out, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was already on the verge of destruction.
Thinking back to a month ago, Conrad was in high spirits and wanted to bring the Kingdom of Serbia and the Russian Empire together to fight.
Unexpectedly, after the battle, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's original shape was revealed, and there were not many elite troops left. Not only was the Russian coalition invaded Transylvania, but Galicia was almost completely occupied by the Russian Empire.
Conrad is too busy to take care of himself now and has no ability to fight back.
Falkenhayn, Germany's new chief of general staff, could not sit back and watch the Russian Empire occupy Galicia, because Galicia was also the gateway to the German industrial area of Silesia.
(End of this chapter)