Chapter 647 Gives you a chance for revenge
As time goes by, the allies and St. Petersburg are increasingly dissatisfied with George.
The root cause is that George's record is too good.
The British and French forces were fighting a mess on the Western Front. Haig and Joffre kept winning, wiping out more than 10,000 German troops every day. After two years of fighting, the battle line was still in France.
Nicholas the Younger lost Warsaw. Even after Nicholas personally became commander-in-chief, he did not regain Warsaw.
When Nicholas Jr. was around, people blamed Nicholas Jr. for failing to lead the Russian army to victory. The responsibility rested with Nicholas Jr.
Nicholas' biggest mistake was that he should not have served as commander-in-chief himself.
The Tsar can do no wrong.
So it can only be George who is wrong.
George's mistake was that he had great strength, but did not actively attack, sharing the pressure on the Russian army on the northern front and the British and French forces.
This is as if the 2.5 million enemy troops wiped out by the Balkan coalition forces did not exist at all.
Since the outbreak of the war, the Balkan coalition forces have eliminated a total of 2.5 million enemy troops, including 1.2 million Ottoman troops, 1.1 million Austro-Hungarian troops, and 200,000 German troops.
George thought that occupying Budapest and Zagreb would leave the allies with nothing to say to St. Petersburg.
I never expected that this would trigger even greater controversy.
The controversial point is that the Balkan coalition forces clearly surrounded Budapest and Zagreb last year, so why did they wait until now to capture them.
Grand Duke Yuriev is a decent man and will not be like ordinary people.
A great scholar defended the scriptures for Grand Duke Yuriev.
On June 5, the fourth day of the Battle of the Somme, Vasily Maklakov, one of the leaders of the Cadet Party, a famous lawyer in St. Petersburg and a member of the Third and Fourth State Duma, An article was published in "Russian News" with the title "Why do we have to be so harsh on our heroes".
The article elaborates on George's contribution to the empire since the Russo-Japanese War.
And enumerates the evil deeds committed by Britain and France against the Russian Empire.
The final summary of the article: The Balkan theater under the command of Grand Duke Yuriev was the only bright spot for the empire—even for us and the so-called "Allies"—after the outbreak of the war. Compared with the support the empire gave to Grand Duke Yuriev , he has given the empire the most outstanding reward.
We are in an unprecedented difficult moment. Please stop being harsh on Grand Duke Yuriev. When you criticize Grand Duke Yuriev, please ask yourself, if it were you, or anyone else, could you Better than Grand Duke Yuriev?
If not, then please offer our most sincere blessings to Grand Duke Yuriev. It is precisely because of Grand Duke Yuriev and his soldiers who fought bravely on the front line that the war did not reach St. Petersburg.
Maklakov published an article "Tragic Situation, Crazy Driver" last autumn, causing a sensation in St. Petersburg.
The article "Driver" described the Empire as an out-of-control car running beside a cliff and described Nikolay as the driver, which aroused strong resonance among Russians.
After the publication of "Driver", the royalists in St. Petersburg positioned Marklakov as an opposition figure and banned Marklakov from publishing any articles in the newspaper.
The publication of the article "Hero" fully proves the complexity of human nature.
In St. Petersburg today, the royalists are not protecting Nicholas, but protecting the imperial system.
The purpose of the Cadets is not to establish the constitution, but to govern.
The Empress is not the Empress of the Russian Empire, but a German spy.
The attack in the Balkan theater was launched a week earlier than the time notified to St. Petersburg.
This is another irrefutable proof that the Queen is a "spy".
There are many factions within the royalists in St. Petersburg, including the royalist faction and the anti-queen faction involving the queen.
The Queen’s guardians are the Grand Duchess from Germany like Alex.
Those who oppose the queen are the husbands of the ladies.
The anti-rearists believe that if the Balkan Theater launches an attack according to the time notified to St. Petersburg, the attack will not go so smoothly.
The reason is that Germany and Austria-Hungary will use this week to make better preparations.
As for why Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire knew the time of George's attack, you have to ask the Queen.
George didn’t know what to say.
George doesn’t like Alex either.
But we cannot ignore the facts.
Before the attack, the Russian army had already surrounded Budapest and Zagreb. No matter how much time Falkenhayn was given, Falkenhayn would not send reinforcements.
We have to send early, we won’t wait until now.
Now the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme are breaking out at the same time on the Western Front. The main force of the German army is on the Western Front and cannot escape at all.
The current situation is that after Brusinov captures Slovenia, the Russian army will join the Italian army's front.
After Vasily and Andrei capture Budapest, the Balkan theater will also join forces with the Russian army on the northern front.
This seems to be a good thing.
In fact not necessarily.
The Italian and Austro-Hungarian soap opera has entered its ninth season.
Conrad, who was beaten to shame by George, finally proved himself after being transferred to the Isonzo River. He defeated the Italian army in the Battle of Trentino and advanced the front line by 30 to 50 kilometers.
The current progress of the Russian army on the western and northern fronts is calculated in "meters".
Conrad's victory is enough to prove that Conrad is not good at it, but George is too strong. The troops commanded by Conrad in Trentino were composed entirely of Austrians and no German troops.
So in this way, the chain of contempt for World War is very clear.
The Balkan war zone led by George is unique and invincible. He leads the Balkan coalition forces to attack cities and seize territory. The royal military god is well-deserved.
The German army maintained its offensive in both east and west directions and was still at the top of the food chain.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire could not defeat the Russian Empire, but it could bully the Kingdom of Italy.
The British Army was there to help the French Army, but the Navy was able to block the German High Seas Fleet in its home port and did not dare to go out.
Even the Balkan countries can follow George's lead.
Italy and the Ottomans are at the bottom of the food chain.
Based on this food chain, Demeter was worried that the Balkan coalition forces would be affected by the Italian army and the Russian army on the northern front.
When the Balkan coalition forces fought alone, they fought when they could. If they were unsure, they stayed put and waited for reinforcements. The main force came and left when they wanted.
Cooperating with the Italian army and the Russian army on the northern front will cause many problems.
If George wants to attack in the future, he must fully consider the capabilities of the Italian army and the Russian army on the northern front.
The significance of the battle line is to balance the strength and advance and retreat together. Once a protrusion is formed, it will be besieged by the enemy.
This was how Zhilinsky was defeated in the Battle of Tannenberg.
Next, George is going to attack. He does not ask how much help the Italian army and the Russian army on the northern front can give. He must first consider whether the Italian army and the Russian army on the northern front can hold their own front.
If the Balkan coalition forces are unstoppable along the way, but the Italian army and the Russian army on the northern front are defeated thousands of miles away, the Balkan coalition forces will die without a burial place.
No matter how hard Brusinov, Vasily, and Andre fought, they could not withstand the siege of Hindenburg, Ludendorff, von Bülow, and Mackensen.
George now finally understood why Rommel said he would be allies with the Italians and send 50 divisions to protect Italy.
An ally like Italy should be like the Kingdom of Hungary.
Surrender?
No! I will not allow you to surrender, you must fight like the Huns.
"Occupying Budapest and Zagreb has consumed all the supplies we accumulated over the past winter. We will need time to accumulate strength."
George told lies with his eyes open.
Demeter's eyes widened in disbelief.
Maklakov, the great rebel who became famous with "The Driver", just praised you so highly in the newspaper, are you about to let him down?
In fact, George was not afraid of war. Although the supplies in Constantinople were piled up, how to transport them to the front line was a big problem.
Haig used the artillery shells he had hoarded over the winter last year, and they were all used up within a week of the Battle of the Somme.
Marshal Joseph Gallieni, the French Army Minister, became ill due to overwork in organizing logistics for Joffre. His condition worsened this summer and he died at his job. Joffre still had not enough artillery shells.
Constantinople has Amur as its backing, and its own military industrial capabilities are gradually improving. The production of artillery shells is increasing every month, and the situation seems to be very good.
Constantinople is 1,050 kilometers away from Budapest and 1,100 kilometers away from Zagreb, both straight-line distances.
Although the Austrians are not good at fighting, they are not stupid. When the Austrian army retreated, they also fortified the walls and cleared the country. Let the Russian army take advantage.
The railroad was the focus of destruction.
After the Russian army broke through the Carpathian Pass defense line, it waited for a whole winter for traffic to resume.
Last winter and this spring, the Russian army had been building railways.
The area occupied by the Russian army was not stable. Small groups of Austrian troops used the cover of local people to frequently attack and carry out key damage to railways, especially bridges.
How to transport supplies to the front line has always been the biggest headache for the staff.
If it is other supplies, it is easy to say. If the railway is not available, they can be airdropped.
The safety of the artillery shell is very high. The fuze is installed only when it is used. If the fuze is not installed, it will not explode even if it is burned with fire.
The consumption of artillery shells is calculated in "ten thousand tons". George sent out all the transport planes. The transportation volume in one winter was probably enough for Andre's artillery to fight for two days.
This is why George doesn't look positive enough.
Of course, the situation is not as bad as George described.
After the war broke out, the Balkan countries did not seem to have many opportunities to perform.
In fact, the troops of the Balkan countries are responsible for all the dirty work.
In Transylvania, the Romanian army was busy suppressing the Hungarian resistance and putting out fires everywhere.
The key point is to maintain the transportation lines of the Russian army on the front line, and the railway must be smooth.
The stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the responsibility of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
The Greek army did even more things.
How did the Ottomans massacre the Greeks?
Now the opportunity for revenge is given to you.
(End of this chapter)