Chapter 598 Respect
The disadvantage of a small country is that it has no depth at all. If the opponent attacks it casually, it will threaten its core area.
With the defeat of the Battle of the Marne, Germany has lost the possibility of ending the war quickly. British colonial servant troops recruited from all over the world are continuously arriving in France. In order to break the deadlock, Germany must open a breakthrough from the Eastern Front.
Falkenhayin and Hindenburg disagreed on how to break the deadlock.
Falkenhayn hoped that Hindenburg would send the newly formed 9th Army to Transylvania to join forces with the Austro-Hungarian Empire's 5th Army to repel the Russian coalition.
At the same time, Hindenburg should lead the 8th Army to launch an attack in the direction of Warsaw and Ivangorod, forcing Ivanov to return reinforcements to relieve the pressure on the Austro-Hungarian army in the direction of the Vienna Industrial Zone.
Hindenburg admitted frankly that with the troops in his hands, it was impossible to take care of both Warsaw and Vienna at the same time. The Russian army had 2 million people in the three directions of the front line, and Hindenburg had less than 500,000 troops in his hands. people.
Hindenburg hoped to concentrate the Eighth and Ninth Armies and take Warsaw directly according to the plan designated before the war. This would have a greater chance of success.
Ruzski was appointed commander-in-chief of the Northern Front. The First and Second Army had just been reorganized and had not yet formed combat effectiveness.
Hindenburg attacks at this time, and is indeed more certain of success.
But in this way, Germany would be tantamount to abandoning the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which would leave Germany in an isolated and helpless situation.
Due to differences of opinion, Hindenburg and Falkenhayn were at loggerheads.
In the end it was Kaiser Wilhelm II who made the decision to implement Falkenhayn's plan.
Falkenhein has just become the chief of general staff. If this first fire cannot be ignited, Falkenhein will probably resign.
When the combat order was delivered to Hindenburg's headquarters, Andre arrived at Orbe smoothly and joined Vasily.
Vasily proposed to Andrei that the campaign goal should be adjusted to capture Budapest, the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary.
The total strength of the 12th and 13th Group Armies is nearly 250,000, and together with the servant armies of the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Greece, the total strength is about 400,000.
The total strength of the Austrian Fifth Army was only 100,000, and in Vasily's eyes they were just chickens and dogs.
"Are you crazy? If we capture Budapest, we will become a main target for the Germans -"
Andre Calm, George's reason for launching the Transylvania Campaign The purpose is to cooperate with the Russian army's operations in Galicia.
Now that the Battle of Galicia has ended, the Russian army has won a complete victory, the campaign objectives have been achieved, and there is no need to create complications.
"Andy, if we capture Budapest, we will become the heroes of the empire, don't you think?"
Vasily is like a devil, trying his best to bewitch Andre.
Neither Vasily nor Andrei participated in the Balkan Campaign, so seeing Brusinov becoming famous through the Balkan Campaign, Andrei was okay, but Vasily was very excited, the Grand Duke mistaken me. ah!
“I want to—but not in this way.”
Andrei was not tempted, and the task given to him by George was to occupy Transylvania, which had nothing to do with Budapest.
Although Budapest is less than 200 kilometers away from Orbe.
Road repair work cannot be completed in a day or two. Winter is coming. Although Transylvania is not as cold as Petrograd, it is not much colder. If the road can be repaired next spring, it will be Thank God.
So even if we have to play Budapest, it will be next year.
"Andy, you are so unmotivated!"
Vasily was heartbroken, fighting with such pig teammates, how could he regain the glory of his ancestors?
Andre's family did not have a throne to inherit. After the Russo-Japanese War, St. Petersburg gave Andre a baron, which was not painful or itchy.
When George found out, he sent a telegram to Nicholas, and Andrei's baron became a count.
So if you want to get promoted and make a fortune, you don’t have to work hard to earn performance. As long as you complete the tasks assigned by the Grand Prix, you will have titles and honors.
George No matter how much Vasily and Andrei got along, winter was coming, and George began to disperse the winter supplies stored in Constantinople to various places.
So the question arises, will the Kingdom of Serbia give it?
Nominally, the Kingdom of Serbia is also a Balkan Alliance country, but the Serbian army does not accept the command of the Balkan Theater Command.
What use do you have for such an ally?——
That’s why the name of the Kingdom of Serbia is not included in Constantinople’s supply list.
Peter was very angry and came to George's headquarters to make a fuss, thinking that George did not give the Kingdom of Serbia the attention it deserved.
After the Austrian army retreated, Peter was full of confidence, believing that the Kingdom of Serbia had grown into the main force against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He not only hoped to get winter clothes from George, but also hoped to get aircraft and armored fighting vehicles.
George ignored it.
If Peter was sensible and knew how to carry the sedan chair, cotton-padded clothes for the winter would not be out of the question.
Planes and tanks are a waste. If they are given to Serbia, the Serbians will not use them.
Peter was still a little clever. George refused to let go, so he went to Petrograd to complain to Nikolai.
Nikolai and Xini made all the mistakes they made, and it was all the Austrians' fault. Anyway, his uncle Yuriev was not wrong.
Peter had no choice but to leave Petrograd and go straight to London.
The most annoying troublemaker in history has finally reached out to the Balkans.
George has managed the Balkan Peninsula in a monolithic way, and the British are worried that they have no chance to intervene. Peter came to the door, playing into the British hands.
So when Peter returned to Constantinople from London, he brought back 3,000 rifles.
What makes George feel sick is that these rifles were sold to the British by Nikola.
3,000 rifles are actually not many, and are just a drop in the bucket for an army of hundreds of thousands.
But when it came to Peter’s mouth, it became evidence that Serbia’s achievements were recognized by the British Empire.
Everyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason why the Austrian army retreated was because the Russian Empire's battles in Galicia and Transylvania forced Conrad to repeatedly withdraw troops from Serbia, which led to the capture of Potiorek. Forced to retreat.
Peter said nothing about the role of the Russian Empire, he blew the Kingdom of Serbia to the sky, not to mention George bothered him, everyone bothered him, even the British.
If the British liked Peter, they wouldn't give him just this much.
The British are really disgusting people.
Peter went to London for a walk. No matter how many things there were, the trip was not in vain.
What if Georgi also went for a spin?
Anyway, don’t give up things for free.
After George became the theater commander, the theater headquarters never held receptions.
The liaison officers sent by various countries to the theater headquarters are either princes or princes, and their private communications are still very frequent.
So when Peter boasted at the banquet of Nicholas of Montenegro, Nicholas of Romania couldn't help but get angry.
“You should seize the opportunity to pursue the victory. The weak Austrian army will certainly not be able to stop the invincible Prince Alexander.”
Peter immediately darkened his face. He knew very well how capable his son was.
"Yes, you should launch an attack on Berlin. I believe that if this news reaches Berlin, the Germans will not dare to fight you and will surrender directly."
Prince Stowe to the Kingdom of Serbia The dissatisfaction has turned into hatred. After the Battle of Mir, the Kingdom of Serbia sent back more than 1,000 soldiers from the Kingdom of Montenegro who were injured and unable to continue fighting, and kept about 2,000 soldiers who could continue to fight in Serbia.
After the war broke out, the Montenegrin army that went to the Kingdom of Serbia totaled 20,000 people.
The treatment of the Montenegrin army in the Kingdom of Serbia was worse than that of the servants of the Russian Empire. Injured soldiers could not receive treatment, and many soldiers who could have survived eventually died tragically.
The Kingdom of Montenegro did not have the ability to treat these wounded, and had to send these wounded to Constantinople for treatment.
In the process, more than 300 people died.
Now these wounded soldiers have finally received effective treatment, but because they missed the best time for treatment, many of their injuries have become more serious, and the physical and psychological damage caused is irreversible.
“You are so jealous!”
Peter was angry because he did not get the respect he wanted.
"Yes, we are jealous that you can win the favor of London."
The liaison officer of the Kingdom of Greece is Georgi's brother Prince Nicholas, and his wife is the Grand Duchess Yelena Vladimirovna of the Russian Empire. .
The only person who did not participate in the discussion was August, the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
August’s official status was archbishop, and his role as prime minister was originally a part-time job.
After the transfer of the capital of the Kingdom of Bulgaria was completed, August resolutely resigned as prime minister, despite Polis's repeated attempts to stay.
August's successor as prime minister was Alexander Stamboliski, leader of the Bulgarian Peasants' Party.
In Valdemar's time, Alexander often had quarrels with Valdema in order to protect the interests of farmers, so he was not welcomed by Valdema.
After Polis became king, he recuperated and distributed land to farmers, which coincided with Alexander's ideas.
Although Alexander studied in Germany in his early years, he opposed the complete Germanization of Bulgaria, so he gained the trust of Polis.
At present, the first batch of mobilization of the Kingdom of Bulgaria has been basically completed, and 250,000 Bulgarians have joined the army.
These soldiers are undergoing rigorous training under the supervision of Russian instructors, and they will cooperate with the 11th Army led by Brusinov in future operations.
Since the Kingdom of Bulgaria did not receive enough weapons from George, many Bulgarian soldiers still trained with wooden sticks.
This is also the reason why other Balkan countries, except Serbia, respect George.
George really didn’t only have his son in his eyes.
While some Bulgarian soldiers were still training with wooden sticks, George was working hard to prepare more weapons for the Balkan Alliance.
The shortage of weapons should be alleviated soon.
On September 21, the first batch of rifles ordered by George from the United States arrived in Constantinople, numbering 150,000.
(End of this chapter)