Vol 4 Chapter 87: , The Russian decision

Ferdinand is in a very good mood recently. Good news from the front is spreading. There is still peace in the country. The war has not disturbed the social order in Bulgaria.
The most important thing is that the trouble is gone. Popov made the military court not have time to try many people. Most of the Ottomans ran away. It seems that basically everyone is more or less involved in the fight against ethnic minorities. Persecution, even massacre.
Although it was under military control, everyone still sent off to the Ottomans in groups to leave. With their running, they actually settled the charge in front of world public opinion.
As for how many Ottomans killed, it is difficult to determine. According to preliminary statistics from later generations, the number of Armenians killed by the Ottoman government during World War I was as high as 1.5 million.
There is also the Syrian tragedy that just broke out. Millions of Romanians, Greeks, Hei ethnic groups, and Serbs died under the butcher knife of the Ottoman army.
These are all solid evidences, which provide a favorable public opinion basis for Bulgaria to end the Ottoman Empire. Even if someone later wants to make a fuss about the Ottomans, everyone dare not support it in the open.
This is the second most important thing to accelerate the demise of the Ottoman Empire. In many cases, the more I am not a person, the better, especially when there is insufficient food.
Suddenly there were three or four million more mouths. Does the Ottoman government have so many material reserves? The answer is clear: No!
The population of the Ottoman Empire was originally only more than 20 million. It stands to reason that their vast land should have a good life, but unfortunately they are still stuck in the agricultural productivity of the last century, and it is difficult to fill their stomachs.
Even if agriculture is backward, you can still buy it! It is a pity that the Ottoman government was so poor that the Sudanese government gave the Turkish Shabaab a mess, with foreign debts of hundreds of millions of pounds. Before the outbreak of the World War, the biggest problem of the Ottoman government was debt repayment.
If there is no money, there is not much grain reserves. Now that the grain-producing area is lost, life is naturally even more difficult.
The Ottoman government had a good life, but Ferdinand did not care, he only knew that this would weaken their war potential.
New refugees always need assistance, right? Relief requires the consumption of materials, and without assistance, it will lose popular support and cause riots. No matter what the Ottoman government does, they must eat this loss!
Moreover, from the start of the war to the present, the casualties of the Ottoman Empire’s light army have exceeded the one million mark. For this country with a population of only more than 20 million, the pressure has been very high.
The most important thing is that among their only population of more than 20 million, no more than 15 million are willing to support the Ottoman government!
Ferdinand knew that if a normal country would have collapsed long ago, and the Ottoman Empire can persist until now, the most important thing is to rely on religion and faith, but it is a pity that faith cannot be used for food!
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At this time, the battlefield on the Eastern Front also changed. With the arrival of the main German forces, the Russians were gradually at a disadvantage on the battlefield. Two important figures Hindenburg and Ludendorff also began to enter the stage of history.
After the Russian winter offensive ended, within half a month, the situation began to take a turn for the worse. The Russian army that had been victorious all the way was defeated by the German-Austrian coalition.
The reason is simple. Winter is over, the snow and ice begin to melt in summer, the roads become muddy, and there are serious problems with the logistics of the Russian army.
The main problem is the supply of food, weapons and ammunition. Many of the food, weapons and ammunition that should have arrived are still on the way.
There are even some grains that, due to poor management, are wet by rain and begin to germinate. Of course, sprouting is only a minor problem, and it can be fed to livestock malt anyway.
Obviously, Teddy Bear knows how to do it by himself. They have a tradition of "feeding on the enemy", so until now, their frontline army has not collapsed.
The most important thing is weapons and ammunition. The fact that a few people only need one rifle did not happen, but the tragedy of only one bullet for several rifles appeared.
Well, this is the pot of Britain and France, the Russian logistics department can not carry it! As the Russians rapidly expanded their military and domestic production capacity could not keep up, Britain and France provided them with a batch of weapons and ammunition assistance, including rifles.
Because everyone’s bullet calibers are different, the Russians’ military production capacity is limited, and naturally they are unable to add new production lines. The later consumption of ammunition can only rely on the assistance of Britain and France.
Now the materials promised by Britain and France have not been delivered on time, and without bullets, these rifles will naturally become fire sticks. Not only is it not looting, but there are still many machine guns and artillery in the Russian army that are now in a "hunger" state.
Fortunately, there are not many British and French weapons equipped in the Russian army, and the proportion is still less than 20%. The remaining part is equipped with Russian or protected weapons. Everyone's bullets can be used in common.
Although the ammunition supply is not very sufficient, there is still a replenishment, there are still ammunition for one or two battles, otherwise there will be no fighting power now.
In terms of supplies, the North Front is the worst in the Russian army, the West is the second, and the Southwest is the best.
This is determined by geographical location. After Romania is finished, the southwest can receive military supplies delivered from the Black Sea and part of the supplies can also be obtained from Bulgaria.
According to the route of material transportation, they are: Southwest Front Army-Western Front Army-North Front Army. Obviously, materials from the Black Sea must pass through the defense zone of the Southwest Front. Naturally, these materials can be obtained first, while the North Front is the last to obtain materials. .
In terms of numbers, the North Front has the largest number, the Western Front comes second, and the Southwest Front has the least.
This is determined by the strength of the opponent. The Northern Front faces East Prussia and German Poland, the Western Front faces the border between Germany and Austria, and the Southwest Front faces only the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Judging from the current form, Ferdinand can judge that the current situation is very unfavorable to the Russians. The best option is to shrink the line of defense and retreat.
Shorten your own supply line, and at the same time lengthen the enemy's supply line, trade space for time, and wait for the opportunity to fight the Germans again.
According to the deduction of the Bulgarian General Staff, the Russians’ North and Western Fronts can hold the line of defense as long as they retreat more than two hundred kilometers.
After all, the further east is now, the worse the traffic situation is. In the face of muddy roads, the German tanks and armored vehicles cannot function, and the enemy's advantage in equipment is gone.
Anyway, they only need to hold down the Germans for a few months and wait for Britain and France to counterattack on the Western Front. The more the Allied powers have the greater advantage, the more they do not stumbling with the Allies. Procrastination can also drag the Allies to death.
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Of course, how can Ferdinand, who is good at tortoise shell flow, understand the Russian thinking?
If we retreat now, won't we give up all our efforts? Did the Russian Empire just give up its reputation?
In the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Nicholas II is worrying about the battle on the front line. Of course, he is not worried that the Russian army will lose. What he is worried about is how to defeat the Allies and end the war as soon as possible.
The economic situation in Russia is not so good now, and many industries affected by the war are in depression. The capitalists took advantage of the fire and forced the workers to work overtime for free in the name of war, which intensified the war-weariness among the people.
There are still many people who cannot stand the oppression and go directly to Bulgaria to become mercenaries. This is very embarrassing. Instead of defending their own country, it is strange to think about fighting for others instead.
But in the eyes of ordinary people, it is better to be a mercenary than to join the czar's army for free. At any rate, there are commissions, rewards for war exploits, and even land!
Anyway, they are all fighting against the Allies. Who is fighting for the war instead of fighting? As for the country? Sorry this is the country of the czars, noble lords, and capitalists. What does it have to do with them?
Ferdinand didn't realize that he unintentionally helped the Russians to share the firepower. After all, as long as there are other options, few people would go to extremes in UU reading www.uukanshu.com.
Nicholas II asked: "Do you have any plan to defeat the Germans as soon as possible to end this war?"
The winter offensive that just won, undoubtedly gave him full confidence. He believed that as long as he was willing to pay the casualties, the Germans would also consume the Germans if they could not win.
In just two months, all the soldiers lost by the Russian army have been replenished, and there has even been an increase. Now the five million troops on the front line are safe!
Of course, he still didn't know that commanders at the front wanted more supplies than personnel, which was obviously suppressed by the bureaucrats in the tsarist government.
"Your Majesty, now we only need to delay the defense on the spot, wait for Britain and France to launch the offensive on the western front, so that the Germans are exhausted, and then fight with them again!" Army Minister Vladimir Alexandrovich Suhomlinno Husband suggested
"Your Majesty, our Secretary of the Army is too conservative. Now that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been greatly injured, we should unite Bulgaria to continue to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses, the Allies will be over!" Foreign Minister Sassono Husband opposes
The Secretary of the Army retorted: "This is impossible. Bulgaria is still busy with the war on the Asia Minor Peninsula. It is impossible to end it in the short term. Their forces in Europe are limited and they simply cannot launch a large-scale offensive!
We face the two great powers of Germany and Austria at the same time on our own, and the defense is okay. It is impossible to launch a war of annihilation! "
The Chancellor of the Exchequer objected: "No, Mr. Vladimir Alexandrovich Sukhomlinov, you are too conservative. Do not forget that the military serves politics!
Now is the weakest time for the Allies, we should take advantage of the victory and pursue, and kill the main force of the Allies in one go, so as to establish our European hegemony! "
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