Vol 4 Chapter 75: War in the Balkans

With Ferdinand’s order, the Balkans became lively again, and the various countries were crackling.
Nicholas I regretted it again. Originally, he just wanted to help Romania share a little pressure, but he didn't expect it to be a fire.
The Kingdom of Montenegro is now mobilizing the entire country, but it has only assembled 150,000 troops, and the military-civilian ratio has reached 1:7. If the more than 200,000 people in the concentration camps are deducted, the ratio is even as high as 1:5.
Obviously this has reached the limit of their mobilization, which is based on the premise that the Austro-Hungarian Empire provided them with material assistance.
Originally, if the Kingdom of Montenegro relied on the defense of the mountains, it would be nothing, and Ferdinand did not have the energy to find their bad luck, but this time they came out.
First, they attacked the Kosovo area with the Austro-Hungarian army, but failed. Then they attacked Albania, although it was only a tentative attack.
Unfortunately, Ferdinand decided to attack them in advance for stability after the war. It was originally intended to board the army of the 6 Asia Minor Peninsula, but they were used first.
The reinforcements of the 20th Division and the local defenders totaled 400,000 people. Under the leadership of Lieutenant General Parif Khristov, they launched a counterattack against the Kingdom of Montenegro.
The strength of the two sides is not on the same level at all. In the era of aircraft + artillery, it is already difficult to defeat the strong with the weak.
In addition, Lieutenant General Parif Khristov strictly implemented Ferdinand's regional policy, occupying one place, managing one place, and cleaning one place.
In just one week, Nicholas I lost the areas of Gusigny, Ivangrad, New Zapar, and Lake Skadar, and he was about to encircle Podgorica.
It is a pity that the Kingdom of Montenegro is too small. The Bulgarian army just pushed the front tens of kilometers forward, and they couldn't stand it.
"What did the Russians say?" Nicholas I asked expectantly
Lose soldiers and defeat generals, lost the city!
Nicholas I knew that this war could no longer be fought, and he placed all his hopes on the Russians, hoping that the Tsarist government would come forward to reconcile and give the Kingdom of Montenegro a chance to return to the Entente.
When the Allied Powers win the Allied Powers, the Kingdom of Montenegro can still share another spoil in the future. For checks and balances, the Bulgarian and Russians will definitely support the Kingdom of Montenegro to establish the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. At that time...
Unfortunately, he forgot that it is not the time of Alexander II now, and the patience of the Russian royal family with the Kingdom of Montenegro has been wiped out.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the Tsarist government stated that only if the Kingdom of Montenegro can surrender unconditionally, they are willing to come forward to mediate the contradiction between us and the Bulgarians."
"Unconditional surrender" Nicholas I almost vomited blood. If this is agreed, let alone the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, even the preservation of the Kingdom of Montenegro is a problem.
Well, the foreign secretary's words are already very gentle. In fact, after the Tsarist government received the request from the Kingdom of Montenegro, they simply rejected it. It was the Russians who reluctantly gave this answer after the people of his Ministry of Foreign Affairs pleaded hard.
Now the Tsarist government still hopes to build a huge Slavic empire, relying on this empire to dominate the world.
From the point of view of interests, in fact, the establishment of such a huge empire is very beneficial to both the Russians and the Bulgarians.
Once this empire is established, the world island will tremble under this behemoth. In theory, as long as Russia and Russia reach an agreement, whether they are British, French, or even Americans, they will not be able to stop it.
It shows that the strength of this great empire is far more terrifying than the Soviet Union of later generations. According to the ideas of the Russians, after the annexation of most of the German and Austro-Hungarian empires, together with the basic disk of the two countries, this will be a behemoth with an economic aggregate exceeding the United States and a population of over 300 million.
Regardless of whether it can be realized or not, the ambitions of the tsarist government are so big. Under this background, can the small kingdom of Montenegro still catch their eyes?
Besides, the Russians did not support the Kingdom of Montenegro, but Nicholas I missed a golden opportunity and did not display the Kingdom of Montenegro.
A wrong step is naturally a wrong step. Now no one thinks that Bulgaria can be checked and balanced by the Kingdom of Montenegro.
"Hey!"
Nicholas I sighed, and then said fiercely: "If this is the case, then you can only do your best!
Order the troops to resist me steadily, and if I can’t win, I will drill the ravine and drag me to death in Bulgaria. "
There is no doubt that Nicholas I was not confident enough when he said this. The main reason is that the Kingdom of Montenegro is too small. If it is considered in terms of area, it is only a city.
If you want to learn how to play guerrilla warfare with the Boers, there is nowhere to run! Besides, Ferdinand is still constantly moving their population, hiding in the mountains for a few months, and suddenly there are no more people, this is a guerrilla!
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No matter what Nicholas I thought, Lieutenant General Parif Khristov moved forward steadily, and soon approached Podgorica in the Kingdom of Montenegro.
Speaking of all, in fact, this is a small city with a population of less than 100,000. It is located on the banks of the Moraca River in the Skadar Basin. The Kingdom of Montenegro does not have that much money to build fortresses.
Therefore, the defense of the Black Mountain Kingdom became fierce. In just one week, the Bulgarian Air Force dumped thousands of tons of bombs into this small city, including a large number of incendiary bombs.
The whole city is like a city of fire. The fire is burning and the smoke is everywhere. Before the siege war has started, the defenders in the city have suffered heavy casualties.
Not everyone has the spirit of seeing death as home, especially now that he was burned to death by the fire and smoked to death without even touching the shadow of the enemy!
Many people collapsed directly, and a large number of people in the Black Mountain Kingdom escaped from it. Naturally, a large number of defenders were also mixed in. They were forced to surrender to the siege troops with fear and hatred.
But it doesn't matter, anyway, they have to be packaged and sent away. Even if they reach Syria, even if their hatred of Bulgaria is greater than the sky, it will not help.
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Undoubtedly, the defense battle of Podgorica, the moving capital of the Montenegro Kingdom, has failed, and the main urban area of ​​a dozen square kilometers has been baptized by artillery fire.
The remaining defenders in the city are no longer able to resist the pace of the Bulgarian attack.
However, the Kingdom of Montenegro is no better than Romania. Even if they conquer their capital, the following war will continue for a long time. Anyway, according to the estimation of the General Staff, this war will continue until the first half of 1916.
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At this time, changes occurred on the Romanian battlefield. In order to keep the granary of the Allied power, the Austro-Hungarian Empire allocated 40,000 reserve teams from the country to join the battlefield. This was also their last mobile force.
With the addition of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the morale of the Romanians increased dramatically, and the war became fierce.
As for the consequences, it is natural that the Romanians suffered more casualties.
In Bulgaria, the rebels just wiped out the direct participants, and the family members were exiled in Syria, basically they have not been involved.
Mao Xiong is not so easy to talk. In order to vent their anger, they organize a massacre from time to time and directly use butcher knives to deter the Romanians.
No matter which method was used, they achieved the same effect, that is, the Romanians in the occupied territories settled down.
The Romanians in the unoccupied areas also became angry with the enemy, and their will to resist became firm.
Well, the Romanian nobles and capitalists whose interests have been damaged are mainly angry. Whether it is Russia or Bulgaria, the first thing after occupying the area is to confiscated their illegal income!
It is naturally impossible for them to go to the front line to fight desperately. In order to get revenge, they naturally began to fool the ordinary people to go to the front line to fight desperately. In short, the hatred between the two sides is getting deeper and deeper.
Seeing the casualties report on the Romanian battlefield, Ferdinand finally understood why there were so many casualties in the First World War!
If the Romanians continue to stand firm, then they are Serbia in history, with a population loss of 30 or 40%, which is not impossible.
It can be seen from the casualty data that the number of Bulgarian casualties on the Romanian battlefield in September was 58,000, and the Romanians paid at least twice this number.
The war broke out in Romania, how could they have fewer civilian casualties? Under normal circumstances, civilian casualties tend to be more than the military!
Mainly siege warfare. Basically, as long as every city has fierce resistance, the number of civilian casualties is a huge number.
The shells do not have eyes, and it is impossible to catch the army specially! Regardless of whether it is the Bulgarian army or the Russian army, UU reading www.uukanshu.com has never cared about the civilian casualties in Romania, anyway, they are all fighting!
The most important thing is that the Romanian government does not attach importance to civilian casualties. In many cases, it is clear that the people can be evacuated first, but they did not do it.
For example, the Bulgarian army suffered 58,000 casualties in September, but under effective treatment, the real death toll was only 8,000, and everyone else could recover.
The Romanians are in tragedy. There are not enough medicines and doctors. Soldiers can only resign themselves as long as they are injured.
According to estimates by the General Staff, in September alone, Romania’s casualties exceeded 500,000. As for the number of deaths, only God knows.
In this regard, Teddy Bear has made great contributions. As far as the destructive power is concerned, the Russian army is more powerful. Even the mercenaries recruited by Ferdinand are also very destructive. This aspect seems to be their innate talent.
In Ferdinand’s view, the Romanians are now crazy, arming the people who have never been trained and throwing them into the battlefield is completely dying!
More importantly, most of the Romanian soldiers are strong men forced by the government. No matter how they propagate, ordinary people have lost confidence in resisting the attacks of Russia and Russia.
The reinforcements of the Austro-Hungarian Empire can boost morale, but this effect is disappearing over time.
Many Romanians have found that the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army is half a catty compared to them, and they simply cannot stop the joint attack by the two countries.
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