Vol 4 Chapter 129: , On the best pit cargo

Compared with the insistence of the Vienna government, the leader of the Hungarian Independence Party, Count Oboni, is quietly sending away the representatives of the British. It can be seen that the two sides had a very happy conversation.
This is also an inevitable result. In the winter offensive launched by the Russians last year, the Kingdom of Hungary has been hit hard, and even their national origin has been shaken!
Who told Teddy Bear that the Southwest Front Army, which was in charge of the main attack, happened to be next to Hungary? Who wouldn't they beat? To defend its homeland, the Kingdom of Hungary can't even pretend to be counseled!
Then the Hungarians fought a battle to defend their homeland. As a result, the Kingdom of Hungary lost its seven-story field corps and a large number of militia reserves. By the way, it lost half of its land!
Although the Allies launched a counterattack in the second half of the year and took these sites back, they were still harmed by bears. The economic losses were immeasurable, and civilian casualties amounted to hundreds of thousands.
In addition, when the Russians retreated, they deliberately created millions of refugees, causing a devastating blow to the economy of the Kingdom of Hungary!
At the same time, the sequelae of the Hungarian kingdom's usual squeeze of ethnic minorities also appeared. Due to the heavy losses of the main army, other nationalities in the country saw opportunities, and the Hungarian government's ruling foundation was already unstable.
After the previous food crisis broke out, the Hungarian government's request for funding from the Vienna government to buy food from the grain capitalists was also rejected, frustrating the plans of many interest groups that wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune.
Under this background, Hungary's domestic dissatisfaction with the central government has reached its extreme. Count Oboni, who originally wanted the Kingdom of Hungary to separate from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, naturally jumped out!
It's normal for them to hook up with John Bull, and geopolitics determines all of this.
Oboni, the two neighbors of Russia and Bulgaria, naturally did not dare to provoke them. There are no bones left to be swallowed by others if one is not good, he still knows that he can't do things with tigers for skin!
The rest of them have little choice but to choose between Britain and France. Obviously, the French don’t have the energy to control them now. John Bull, who stretches out his hands and stirs the dung stick, has become their life-saving straw, no Can't catch it!
It can only be said that everyone is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The Yugoslav nation and Bulgaria are mixed together, and the Hungarians are mixed with the British. Originally, the Russians also got a vote for the younger brother, but they were given their appetite. Scared away.
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Since the battlefield on the front line, the battle situation has become more intense. The Hindenburg government is now counting on the victory of the battle on the southern front and then uniting with the Austro-Hungarian Empire to deal with Britain and France. More appropriate.
At the end of December 1916, the Somme offensive was launched. Unlike in history, the losses on both sides were much greater this time, and the German army won the battle.
Unfortunately, this does not change the overall situation. Although the Germans won the victory, they were unable to continue the attack because of their own casualties.
After waiting for a day, when German reinforcements arrived, British and French reinforcements also arrived at the front line, and the best time for the decisive battle had been missed.
Then in January 1917, the Hindenburg government launched the Lies River Offensive, and the end was the same. In the end, due to insufficient stamina, the German offensive was blocked by the British and French forces.
In these two battles alone, the Anglo-French allied forces paid nearly a million casualties, and the Germans also paid a tragic price of over 500,000 casualties. The casualty ratio between the two sides reached an astonishing 1.8-1.9. In this regard, the Germans Get a complete victory!
It is a pity that tactical victory cannot change the strategic failure. The plans made by the Hindenburg government were only half completed and ended without a problem.
Marshal Foch, the commander-in-chief of the Anglo-French coalition forces, has a difficult time now. Although he has shattered the strategy of the Allies, it is not enough to just be beaten.
The government has already blown out the cowhide. To end the war in 1917, even if the Germans cannot be allowed to surrender by then, they must at least hit the German mainland to give the people an explanation, right?
Politicians don't care about the actual situation on the front line. They just want to see victory. It doesn't matter how large the casualties on the front line are. They must counterattack. Anyway, they have cannon fodder!
Under this guiding ideology, the Anglo-French coalition forces had to adopt the most rigid tactics to counterattack the Germans. The purpose was very simple, that is, to overwhelm the Germans in momentum.
Although this approach is not desirable in the military, it becomes particularly important in politics.
Especially for the British, they have just changed the recruiting system to the conscription system. At this time, unfavorable news continues to spread, and the days of the London government will not be able to pass!
Maybe the people will resist the conscription system, so it will be a disaster for the Allies. Now that the war has progressed, everyone has used the colonial forces to fight the war of attrition with the Germans. It is unrealistic to directly consume the Germans!
No way, although everyone does not care about the life and death of the colonial forces, recruiting them, training them, and sending them to the European University 6 is also costly!
The most important thing is that the cost of recruiting a division from the colony is not much lower than training a local division; and in terms of combat effectiveness, the colonial force is still less than half of the local force, which is very economical. Not worthwhile.
At the beginning of the war, Britain and France did not care about the consumption of wealth and wealth, but now that the war has been fought, everyone's wealth has been almost consumed.
The French have lost ten provinces in the northeast, and domestic industries have been hit hard. They have to sell their overseas assets to raise funds. Even so, they still have to rely on consortia and international loans.
The British are not much better. Don't forget that in addition to their own war expenses, they are also providing loans to Russia and Russia.
The French also did it at the beginning of the war, but as the country fell, they had to withdraw and give up the loan shark business to John Bull.
However, John Bull has a solid family background. It has only been two years since the war, and their background has not been exhausted, but it is inevitable to save money.
Inflation has begun to spread rapidly. Now the currencies of the major participating countries have depreciated in varying degrees. Although everyone's wages have risen on the surface, prices have risen even faster.
Due to a large number of workers enlisted in the army, the majority of women and children are forced to enter the factory to do heavy labor. Overtime work is devastating, but the income is very low.
Various necessities of life have implemented a strict rationing system, so that most ordinary people live in a state of semi-starvation. This situation is particularly prominent in the Allies.
Essentially, if the allied countries' supply of materials from overseas trade were not for domestic capitalists to collude with bureaucrats to hoard, their food would still be sufficient.
But the allies are different. Even if they can concentrate all the food, they still cannot meet the basic needs of the people.
In this context, politicians naturally wanted to end the war as soon as possible, so everyone unanimously chose a battle.
On February 16, the long-prepared Allied forces attacked Austria and Slovenia from the Italian region. After the western, eastern, and southern fronts, the two sides opened up a new front.
There is no doubt that the military pressure facing the Allies has been greater, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire they are almost unable to hold it.
Since the end of the Winter Battle of 1916, the demonstrations have become part of Vienna. They were once suspended after the victory of the Eastern Front. However, as the Southern Front was not optimistic, this activity was once again promoted.
The mayor of Vienna wrote in a report to the cabinet: "The people are being dominated by anger and despair. I don't know how long they can endure. I feel that the tragedy we are born in Hungary is about to be staged in Austria!"
(Note: This refers to the Hungarian Revolution of 1848)
Leopold von Bechtold, the prime minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who received this report, did not do anything, because he was also powerless. When mentioning the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the first thing everyone thought of was his national problem. The corruption problem of the established empire is more acute than the ethnic problem.
If the old emperor Joseph I was still alive, relying on his prestige, capitalists could still be jealous of three points. Unfortunately, it would not work for Ferdinand II.
Why did this guy make a big death, marry a queen of commoner origin, and become an alternative among the nobles. Even Ferdinand II's political skills are good, but he has lost the allegiance of the nobles!
Without the support of the nobility, can Ferdinand II still attack the capitalists? At least not in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, most of the army is in the hands of the nobles.
The capitalists who let go of the restrictions are terrifying. Fortunately, Nicholas II helped him with a big gang. He directly killed most of the capitalists in Russia, and the blood flowed in St. Petersburg, which also shocked the capitalists of the world.
The Russian army told the world with practical actions that the emperor is not easy to provoke, and the army is not easy to provoke. When one day offends the emperor and the army at the same time, then the end will come.
Therefore, these capitalists also know that the Austro-Hungarian army on the front line has not been hungry until they have constrained a bit in military supplies.
No, it should mean that people have not yet starved to death. Since Bulgaria bombed the railways of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the logistic system of the Austro-Hungarian army, which was already very pitted, has become even more pitted.
For example, what was supposed to be shipped was flour, but a batch of potatoes arrived by mistake, and the soldiers on the front line were not picky, so just eat potatoes.
It's not that they are really not picky eaters. In fact, they dare not let the logistics department go back and start flouring again. It is estimated that they are really starving to death. This is a lesson the seniors have exchanged for their lives.
Anyway, as long as it is your food, it will be wrong if it is shipped in the wrong place. No one dares to do it again. In case the next time the logistics department replaces the potato with a grenade, it is estimated that they will really catch it blind. This is also a precedent!
Of course, this is not a big deal. Last time the logistics department mistakenly turned all the food into ammunition for the Oolong unit, and finally became hungry. They went straight to the enemy’s prisoner of war camp and ate food, and then they were advertised. That's it.
Later, when Conrad saw it, he felt that it was impossible to continue like this. He only surrendered without food. This was in line with European moral standards, and there was no way to criticize it.
Even the hapless colonel who took the lead in surrendering did not have to bear any responsibility after the war. Not to mention going to a military court, not even criticizing and educating. People have successfully saved the lives of the boys with their own wit and mind. This is commendable. of!
If he hadn't wisely chosen to surrender to the Bulgarian army, if he had surrendered to the Russians next door, they would have starved to death before the war!
As a last resort, Conrad severely rectified the transportation system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and transported food and other materials separately to avoid this deadly oolong.
This is a very big progress. In history, the Russian and Austro-Hungarian troops on the Eastern Front were not more powerful than anyone else, but who were more resistant to freezing and who were more able to go hungry. With amazing physique, victory was won!
There has also been a funny anecdote. A Russian army and an Austro-Hungarian army are facing each other on the front line. Due to slippery roads in winter, everyone's supplies are not delivered on time.
After getting hungry, the Russian army decided to surrender to the Austro-Hungarian army on the opposite side. After they had a meeting to discuss and make a decision, a scout brought back a message that instantly dispelled the idea of ​​surrender—the enemy is out of food!
The Austro-Hungarian army made the same decision almost at the same time, but after they sent officers who had negotiated with the Russians to surrender to the Russian army camp, they asked the Russian army for food that meets his identity on the grounds that it was lunch time. He only got a piece of bread, so he judged that the Russians were out of food, and fudged the Russians and returned to the camp to report the "good news". Then the two sides stopped fighting, and he started the game to see who was hungry. belly!
Interesting anecdote, anyway, if the Austro-Hungarian army is elected, they seldom surrender to the Russians, because they know that the Russians are not having a good life, so they should not grab food from the Russian soldiers.
Well, there is no worst hole, only more holes. In fact, the hole in the logistics supply system of Teddy Bear is the crown of Europe. It can be said that Teddy Bear was killed by logistics in World War I!
If the German rail transport is 1oo, then the French rail transport is also at least 95. After the failure of the Franco-Prussian War, the French changed their minds and vigorously developed rail transport;
The British have 85, but they are an island country, and they can use sea transportation to make up for their transportation needs; Bulgaria also has 93 rail transportation, and the sea and road systems can also meet the demand;
In this regard, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has lost the face of European powers, with only 61. This railway level is only slightly higher than that of Italy. However, Italy is a peninsular country and sea transport can make up for it. In this regard, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not as good as Italy;
As for the Russian Empire, UU reading www.uukanshu.com is a joke, even if the Far East and Siberia are deducted, they are also a joke among the great powers.
Don’t look at them. They also have more than 70,000 kilometers of railway, which is 70% higher than Bulgaria’s total railway mileage, but their territory is also more than 40 times that of Bulgaria?
This average score is only four percent of Bulgaria's, which means that the Russians' rail transport score is less than 5, only 4.2!
Although railway transportation is not the whole of transportation, the proportion of railway transportation in this era can account for at least 70 to 80%. It is not surprising that Russia has insufficient capacity.
Even a railway transportation network spreading across the country has not been able to be established, so Mao Xiong has always been the bottom of the big powers in terms of transforming war potential.
Because Mao Xiong is not only a railway pit, but their logistics management is even more pit. It is normal for the materials to arrive at the front line on time. Many times the frontline troops wait and wait until they finally get it in their hands. It is not the material they urgently need. , In other words, it is impossible for the capitalists to use shoddy ones!
For example: the shipped flour has turned into moldy dough; the shipped rifle has become parts and needs to be assembled by yourself; the shipped tent needs to be sewn by yourself; the shipped medicine is made from flour; the shipped The ammunition is dumb...
The logistics is not careful about the storage of the materials, and is completely irresponsible for the quality of the materials, or it has fallen under the sugar-coated cannonballs, and has become the worm of the capitalists!
This is also the reason why Nicholas II was able to respond to each other, the officers and soldiers on the front line's resentment towards the capitalists has reached the extreme!
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