Chapter 599: Rebellious
Last winter, George's third uncle Thierry, who had been living in the United States, died of a stroke. Now George's fourth cousin Alexander is in charge of business operations in the United States.
Although there are not many relatives on George's side, there are 13 cousins and 16 cousins on his uncle's side.
These are those who have status, but there are still many people who don’t have status.
The only country that is excited about world war should be the United States.
It took so long after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife that the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, which fully proves that European countries are still relatively cautious about world wars.
After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, US President Wilson sent his personal envoy, Colonel House, to travel around Europe and sign trade agreements with many countries.
Among them was the Russian Empire.
George has always had very close business cooperation with the United States, and these rifles were snatched from orders from the British.
Although 150,000 rifles cannot meet the needs of the Balkan theater, they can greatly alleviate George's urgent needs.
In addition to rifles, George also ordered machine guns and artillery from the United States. Before the Amur military industry reached its peak, the United States was an important way for George to supplement consumption.
Amur's military industrial capabilities are improving rapidly. Before the end of the year, the monthly production of rifles can reach 100,000. By then, Amur can even become a supplier to the British and French coalition forces.
However, these 150,000 rifles cannot be delivered to the Kingdom of Bulgaria, because these rifles are not Yuriev rifles of the Russian Empire, but Springfield rifles of the American standard.
These rifles are not even brand new, some of them have signs of use, and the rifling is badly worn.
George is not picky, as long as it is useful.
The Germans were still very efficient. After confirming the combat plan, Hindenburg immediately launched an attack on Warsaw.
Hindenburg was very smart and chose the direction of attack at the junction of the positions of the Ruzsky Army and the Ivanov Army.
Faced with the German attack, the generals of the Russian Empire fell back into their old habits and began to blame each other.
Ruzyski performed well in the Galician campaign and earned the title "Conqueror of Galicia".
When we arrived at the Northern Front, although Ruziski was working day and night, the First and Second Army had just been reorganized, and the supplementary troops of the First Army were not even in place yet, so Ruziski believed that, Ivanov should allocate troops to defend the main direction of the German attack.
Ivanov not only refused to assume the defensive task on the grounds that the Battle of Galicia had just ended, the troops were exhausted and needed rest, and the troops were too dispersed, and the losses could not be replenished in time, but he also hoped to withdraw the troops for defense. Possible raid by German-Austrian forces.
From the analysis of the Air Force's reconnaissance results, the Russian army confirmed that the German army had entered the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The two blamed each other for these conflicts and looked for supporters among the top brass of the Russian military.
Ivanov is a member of the Russian Chief of General Staff Suhomlinov.
Ruziski took the initiative to move closer to Nicholas Jr., hoping that Nicholas Jr. would support him.
Before Nicholas Jr. and Sukhomlinov had time to comment, the Battle of Warsaw broke out.
On September 28, the 17th Army, the 20th Army under the German Ninth Army, and the two elite cavalry divisions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire launched an attack on the Russian army in the direction of Ivangorod.
The German offensive was directed by General Augustus von Mackensen, an army general who had served as Schlieffen's adjutant.
Von Mackensen is 65 years old this year. He participated in the Franco-Prussian War that broke out in 1870 and is one of the oldest generals in the German army.
Von Mackensen was experienced and decisive in the use of troops. He ordered his engineers to repair the bridges that had been destroyed by heavy rain overnight, and braved the heavy rain to launch an attack on the Russian army.
Since it had been raining continuously during this period, the Russian army was seriously lacking in vigilance.
The German army attacked again in the early morning, and the Russian army was still asleep and unprepared.
The Russian army was caught off guard, suffered heavy losses, and was forced to retreat to the east bank of the Vivas River. The 75th Infantry Division, which was ordered to cut off its rear, had no time to withdraw and was surrounded and annihilated by the Germans.
Before Nicholas Jr. had time to adjust his forces, the Austrian First Army, which had received German reinforcements, and the 8th Army, led by Hindenburg himself, also launched an attack on the Russian army. For a time, the entire Russian army was in panic.
On September 30, George received a telegram from Nikolai. Nikolai hoped that George's troops deployed in Transylvania would immediately launch an attack on the Austrian Fifth Army to alleviate the pressure on Warsaw. pressure.
While George sent a telegram to Vasily and Andrei, he also issued a combat order to Belgrade, ordering the Kingdom of Serbia to take the initiative to launch an attack on the Austrian Sixth Army.
George knew all about Peter’s little moves.
The reason why I ignored Peter was because of this moment.
After the Battle of Mir, in Peter's words, the Kingdom of Serbia was invincible, and Crown Prince Alexander had replaced someone and became the new generation of military god in the European royal family.
After George found out, he felt that the word "Military God" was instantly polluted.
Whoever dares to mention the word "Military God" in front of George in the future will get angry with him.
Since Prince Alexander is already a god of war, defeating Potiorek should not be a problem.
Potiolek's official position is Governor-General of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If Potiorek is defeated, the Greater Serbia that Peter longs for will be within easy reach.
Peter was dumbfounded after receiving the combat order.
The Kingdom of Serbia is part of the Balkan Union.
Although Peter was unwilling to hand over the command of the Serbian army to George, nominally, the Serbian army had to accept the command of the Balkan Alliance.
Now that George's combat order has arrived in Belgrade, to fight or not to fight?
The new generation of military god Alexander directly refused to accept George's order without even thinking about it. Regardless of what Peter exaggerated about Alexander, Alexander knew his own affairs. The Battle of Mir was not commanded by Alexander at all. It was Radomir Putnik who commanded the Serbian army.
The key was that Putnik didn't win either.
Putnik believes that the Serbian army may not have no chance.
In the Battle of Mir, Putnik was unable to use all his forces in the Battle of Mir in order to defend against the eyeing Fifth Army. In addition, the Serbian army was mainly composed of new soldiers at that time, so it could not defeat the Austrian army. That makes sense.
Although the Austrian army won the Battle of Mir, the Sixth Army of the Austrian army also suffered heavy losses.
Now that the Fifth Army has been transferred to Transylvania, only the old, weak, sick and disabled of the Sixth Army are left on the other side of the Rhine.
However, the Serbian army can concentrate all its forces on the attack.
So George's order was not a random one. Not only could the Serbian army win, but they also had a great chance of winning.
“What if we lose the war?”
Alexander thought of defeat before victory.
"If we lose the war, we can ask Grand Duke Yuriev for help."
Putnik was not averse to handing over military command to the Balkan Alliance.
As the actual commander of the Serbian army, Putnik was very aware of the gap between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This time it was Conrad’s lack of preparation that forced the Austrian army to retreat. What about next time?
Conrad is still the Chief of Staff of the Austrian Army, and he has not given up conquering the Kingdom of Serbia.
Germany has begun to aid the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The next time the Austrians come again, they may come with the Germans.
Can we still win by then?
Therefore, seeking help from the Balkan Alliance is the best way to go.
“We would rather ask for assistance from London than the Russians!”
Alexander’s dislike of George also rose to the level of hatred.
Putnick had no choice but to ask for God's blessing instead of asking for help from London.
George was not surprised by Serbia's reaction.
Peter was still afraid of George and did not dare to disobey orders directly. Instead, citing the heavy losses of the Serbian army, he hoped to get help from the Balkan Alliance and postponed the attack until March next year.
George didn’t talk nonsense and immediately held an alliance meeting.
Prince Stowe took the lead in firing at the Kingdom of Serbia at the meeting.
"Since Serbia does not accept the command of the Alliance, there is no need to stay in the Alliance, and the Kingdom of Serbia should be expelled from the Alliance."
Auguste followed closely.
"The Austro-Hungarian Empire is powerful, and we must work together to win the final victory. Belgrade has set a bad example and deserves to be punished."
After the end of the First Balkan War, the Kingdom of Serbia was dissatisfied with the distribution plan and took the lead in asking for help. The Kingdom of Bulgaria declares war, triggering the Second Balkan War.
August remembers this grudge.
"You are taking revenge! You can't do this! You are damned betrayal!"
Peter was very angry. He glared at George, who was sitting on the throne, with eyes split open.
If the Kingdom of Serbia is expelled from the alliance, there will be no need for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to attack, and Serbia will not be able to survive even this winter.
Serbia is very mountainous and cannot be self-sufficient in food. Peter can only maintain his rule with the help of the Russian Empire.
If it is expelled from the alliance, assistance from the Russian Empire will definitely be completely cut off. By then, Belgrade aside, Macedonia will definitely rebel.
George ignored Peter and looked at Ronnie and Nicholas.
Nicolas’s wife, Archduke Maria, is George’s niece. From here on, Nicholas will be called Uncle George.
Nicholas of Romania was Ferdinand's younger brother. Counting from Ferdinand, George was Nicholas's uncle. Counting from Polis, George was Nicholas's brother.
"The Kingdom of Greece fully obeys any decision of the alliance. We must unite as one to defeat the enemy."
Nicholas has a clear attitude, focusing on smooth sailing.
"Your Majesty, you still have a chance to change your mind."
Nicholas advised Peter to step back from the brink. If Serbia is expelled from the alliance, then all Serbians will suffer.
"Never!"
Peter's face was ashen and he walked away.
As soon as the meeting ended, Peter went to Petrograd to complain to Nikolai.
As soon as the meeting ended, George sent a telegram to Nicholas to inform him of the results of the meeting.
This is not George expelling Serbia from the alliance, but a joint decision of all countries in the alliance.
(End of this chapter)