Chapter 619 Opportunity for Balkan unification
The Gaori Legion has too many advantages. Not only is it tenacious in fighting, it is also very obedient, has great endurance, has low logistics requirements, is low in cost, etc. .
The Cossacks who served in the Guards before the outbreak of the World War were indeed excellent. After all, they were selected from among millions of people.
After the outbreak of the World War, the requirements for conscription were repeatedly lowered, and the quality of officers and soldiers began to vary. This is inevitable.
It was precisely because of the outstanding performance of the Gaori Corps that Nicholas Jr. couldn't help but ask George to send the Gaori Corps to the European theater.
Regardless of whether Nicholas Jr. wants to use the Gao Ri Legion as the main force or as cannon fodder, this is an affirmation of the Gao Ri Legion.
After personally serving as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, Nicholas Jr. finally felt the pressure.
It was Zhilinsky’s fault that he failed to win the Battle of Tannenberg.
The responsibility for the failure of the Second Battle of Lake Mazury lies with Ruzsky.
If the Northern Front is defeated again, who is responsible?
You can’t blame George for not cooperating.
When Ruzynski served as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, Nicholas Jr. urged Ruziski to attack every day, as if Ruziski really had the strength to take Berlin.
Now that little Nicholas is the commander-in-chief, he finally remembers the strategy that George formulated for the Russian army before the war.
After the failure of the second Battle of Lake Mazury, Nicholas Jr. has been organizing defense, putting pressure on Alexeyev.
After the Western Front occupied the Przemysl Fortress, there was the vast Silesian Plain in front of them. As long as they captured this area, they could force the Austro-Hungarian Empire to withdraw from the war.
Alexeyev faced Ludendorff, who had risen like a rocket since the outbreak of the world war.
Ludendorff rose to fame after playing a key role in the battle to capture the Fortress of the Burning Sun.
After serving as Hindenburg's chief of staff, Ludendorff was responsible for both the Battle of Warsaw and the Second Battle of Lake Mazury, which caused heavy losses to the Russian army.
Coincidentally, Alexeyev, who now serves as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, also served as Nicholas Jr.'s chief of staff.
The duel between the two chiefs of staff is still in doubt.
However, these arrogant and powerful soldiers under George could no longer hold back.
In mid-March, with the completion of the railway across the Carpathian Mountains, the armored units of the 12th Group Army and the 13th Group Army successively arrived at the front line, and preparations for the attack were completed.
Vasily and Andrei submitted a joint combat plan, which planned to use armored forces as the main force to cross the Tisza River and launch an all-out attack on the Mackensen Group. The goal of the campaign was to capture Budapest.
Markenson has now obtained the command of all the troops on the Tisza River front line. There are about 300,000 troops, of which only 100,000 are German troops.
The total strength of the 12th and 13th Group Armies is 330,000. Together with the Romanian army cooperating with the Russian army, Vasily and Andrei can mobilize about 450,000 troops, which is an absolute advantage in terms of strength. Advantages.
After the armored forces arrived at the front line, the Russian army's equipment advantages were also obvious. The only disadvantage was heavy artillery.
The Russian artillery only has some disadvantages in caliber, but it also has an absolute advantage in quantity.
Based solely on paper strength analysis, there is absolutely no possibility of the Russian army failing.
So George approved the joint combat plan.
Brushinov also submitted a battle plan for the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If these two plans successfully achieve the campaign objectives, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will lose more than half of its territory.
The troops cooperating with Brusinov include not only the Bulgarian army, but also the reorganized Serbian army.
After regaining the Kingdom of Montenegro and Albania, the remaining Serbian forces finally united.
After reorganization, the Serbian army has only 43,000 combat troops left.
Not to mention Mihic, even George felt sad about the tragedy of the Serbian army.
When the world war first broke out, the Serbian army had 440,000 soldiers.
It’s been less than a year, not even one out of ten.
George suggested that the Serbian army stay in Sofia to continue to rest and recuperate.
Misic was very determined to join the war and came to Constantinople in person to request to fight.
George can understand Mihic’s mood.
As the current top commander of the Serbian army, Mišić failed to lead the Serbian army to regain Serbia. This is a great shame for Mišić.
Now the coalition will launch an attack on Bosnia and Herzegovina. If the Serbian army continues to be absent, can the Kingdom of Serbia continue to exist after the war?
Mihic was confused.
Dmit still respected Mihic very much and held a reception for Mihic at the staff headquarters. Officers from various countries stationed in the theater headquarters also received the invitation.
In the past year, Peter and his son have offended many people.
The biggest victim among them is the Kingdom of Montenegro.
So at the reception, Prince Sto of Montenegro directly attacked Mišić and asked how many Montenegrin soldiers were left in the Kingdom of Serbia.
Mihic's face was red and speechless.
The troops sent by Nicholas of Montenegro to the Kingdom of Serbia to assist in the war, except for some soldiers who were disabled and unable to continue fighting, all the rest were killed.
So it’s just a censure, the prince is already very well-educated.
Augustus was concerned about the condition of Peter I and sprinkled another pinch of salt on Michic's wounds.
Peter I is still unconscious and may die at any time.
Alexander was killed by the rebels, and the cause announced to the public was sudden death. The experience of this father and son is lamentable.
But he deserves it. After the Balkan War, the Kingdom of Serbia took the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Bulgaria, triggering the Second Balkan War, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria was forced to cede territory and seek peace.
As the former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, if Peter appeared in front of August now, August would simply extubate.
"Gentlemen, the past is in the past, we have to look forward -"
Demeter hopes that all countries can put aside their past grievances.
"Can our dead soldiers be resurrected?"
Stowe pursued and attacked.
"Give us back the land we lost, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria can accept the Kingdom of Serbia to return to the Balkan Alliance."
Auguste reminded Demit that the Kingdom of Serbia has not yet returned to the Alliance.
So it is inappropriate for the Balkan Alliance to continue the Kingdom of Serbia as an independent country.
As soon as August finished speaking, the expressions of Demeter and the military liaison officers from various countries changed subtly.
The current tragic situation of the Kingdom of Serbia is certainly self-inflicted. If the Kingdom of Bulgaria wants the Kingdom of Serbia to claim the land ceded in the Second Balkan War, how will Greece and Romania deal with it?
Greece and Romania, like Serbia, were also beneficiaries of the Second Balkan War.
Today August can claim territory from Serbia.
Will Polis tomorrow ask Greece and Romania for the territories ceded in the Second Balkan War?
Although Polis is harmless to humans and animals now, no one can predict what will happen in the future.
Valdemar was also very humble when he first became king, but within a few years his true colors were revealed.
Polis has just gotten married, and Elizabeth and he are busy making little people, and have not yet taken charge of government affairs themselves.
When Polis takes office, no one can guarantee that Polis will not settle old scores.
Even if Polis doesn’t want to settle, the Bulgarians will force Polis to settle.
Demeter can tinker with the coalition's battle plan.
The task of repairing relations between the Balkan countries is beyond Demeter's capabilities.
On the second day of the reception, George received telegrams from Ferdinand and Georgi respectively.
Georgi hoped that George would hand over all the captured Ottoman generals to the custody of the Greeks.
Ferdinand apologized to George in a telegram.
Ferdinand apologized because of Crown Prince Carol.
After Ferdinand ascended the throne, Carol automatically became crown prince.
In order to facilitate George's coordination and command, Ferdinand sent Carol to Constantinople as a liaison officer as a follower of his brother Nicholas.
Nicholas is quite conscientious and fully ensures smooth communication between Constantinople and Bucharest. So far, there have been no major mistakes in the work.
Carroll suddenly left Constantinople a week ago on a merchant ship, bound for the Russian Empire.
George later learned that Carol had taken away the wife of a Romanian officer.
This——
This is an elopement!
Whatever happened to Carol, it was Ferdinand’s family matter and had nothing to do with George.
Ferdinand once proposed to Alexandra for Carol, so there was this telegram.
George could only lament that the world is so big and full of wonders, and it is not uncommon to not love the country but love the beauty.
When Yaer married Catherine, almost everyone opposed him.
Under great pressure, Ya Er would rather abdicate the tsar to Ya San than marry Yekaterina. After all, he gave Yekaterina a status.
Carol eloped with someone, or with the wife of a subordinate officer, which meant that Carol automatically gave up the right to inherit the Romanian king.
Anne couldn't help but sigh that Alexandra was lucky enough to escape.
Then Anne suddenly discovered that after Carol lost the right to inherit, Queen Elizabeth of Polis actually became the third heir to the Romanian king.
Ferdinand and Princess Mary had three sons and three daughters. Carol was the eldest son and Elizabeth was the eldest daughter.
Ordinarily, no matter what the turn, it would not be Elizabeth's turn.
Ferdinand and Princess Mary’s second prince Nicholas is 11 years old this year, and their little prince Mircea is only two years old.
Although this is unlikely, if something were to happen to Nicholas and Mircea, Elizabeth would become Queen of Romania.
"By that time, will Bulgaria and Romania be able to merge?"
Anne's imagination was wide open, and George couldn't help but think about it.
In this case, is it possible for the Balkans to be unified?
As soon as this idea came up, George strangled it to death.
Don’t say anything that is not conducive to unity.
If these words get out, it will definitely affect the relationship between George and Ferdinand.
But no one can say what will happen in the future.
From Carol, it is not difficult to see that Ferdinand and Mary had problems with their children's education.
In this case, Elizabeth really has a chance.
(End of this chapter)