Vol 4 Chapter 103: Peace talks destined to fail

In St. Petersburg, an undercurrent is surging. With the failure of the frontline battlefield, the pressure of the Tsarist government is increasing, and the anti-war sentiment of the people is also increasing.
On August 2, the eighteenth anti-war parade broke out in St. Petersburg and shouted "We want bread, not war". The parade encircled the city government and the parliament building, expecting the government to give a reply.
In the end, the Tsarist government dispatched the military and police to disperse the crowd, but the influence was far from dispersed. Subsequently, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and other cities broke out anti-war parades.
There is no doubt that behind all this is the main faction or pro-German faction from the Tsarist government.
At the same time, the news of frontline soldiers lacking guns and bullets was also passed back by reporters in the field. A large number of pictures and text descriptions were also attached, which quickly caused a sensation among the people.
After all, there is always a reason for the failure of the war? The heroic Russian soldiers are still fighting the enemy even though they have run out of food. Although they were defeated in the end, they were defeated.
Russian public opinion has accused Britain and France of betraying their faith and failing to deliver the agreed materials on time, which has resulted in the defeat of the Russian front line. The radical media have shouted the slogan of withdrawal from the Allies.
And in the small corner of the newspaper, there have been accusations that the quality of the weapons of the Russian military industry is not good, and the current situation is not good enough, but it has not yet attracted people's attention!
The internal affairs of Russia immediately attracted the attention of Britain and France. For them, the Russians can no longer be withdrawn from the war anyway, and a diplomatic battle around the Russians has begun.
Now that the war has proceeded, no one on either side can be sure of victory. In addition to the tumultuous German-Russian negotiations, other participating countries also conducted secret contacts in private, but the two sides were too divided to reach an agreement.
Like Bulgaria now, Ferdinand cannot reach a compromise with the Germans. In any case, he could not agree to give up what he has already occupied: most of Serbia, Romania, the Kingdom of Montenegro and the Asia Minor Peninsula that is about to be occupied!
But these countries are all members of the ally, and the Germans cannot give up these allies, otherwise the current ally alliance may collapse at any time!
Naturally, there is no talk between the two sides. The battle has now been fought. If you cannot get enough spoils, how can you explain to the people?
No matter how high Ferdinand's prestige is, he will not be able to withstand such pressure. A bad one will cause civil unrest!
This is also a disadvantage of the military power field system. If a major defeat is encountered, there will not be enough loot for the officers and soldiers who set up the military service. They may be able to fool around once or twice, but the consequences will be serious after a long time.
Obviously, this world war is even more extraordinary. If you miss this village, there will be no shop!
If the frontline defeats the benefits of giving up the hands, there is no problem, even the soldiers have nothing to say, defeating the battle in Bulgaria is not eligible to obtain the land. The problem is that the frontline has been winning the battle. Who dares to make concessions is that they do not die. Endless enemies!
Therefore, although the Bulgarian main factions are also in contact with the Germans, they have not been able to tell the result, and the conflicts of interest between the two sides cannot be reconciled at all.
Not only Bulgaria, but also the French. Large tracts of territory are still in the hands of the Germans. If you want to cease the war, you must cut the land. Which politician dares to agree to this question?
In the eyes of the Germans, it is only Britain and Russia that could become a breakthrough. During the German-Russian negotiations, negotiations between Britain and Germany also began in secret.
At this point, John Bull is much smarter. He is not as well-known as the Tsarist government and has caused himself trouble.
Is the front line still fighting? Thousands of soldiers are killed every day on the battlefield. The negotiations are so carefree in the rear. Have you considered the feelings of frontline soldiers?
On May 15, 1916, the British Conservative Party leader and former Foreign Minister Lansdowne submitted a secret report to the London government.
He believes that domestic production has been damaged, and the situation of population loss and financial crisis is very serious. It will take decades to recover. He suggested that the government end the war as soon as possible. His proposal was also obtained by the current British Support from Foreign Minister Gray.
Although the British had the idea of ​​ending the war, this did not prevent them from stirring up the German-Russian negotiations, and even for their own benefit, they had to stop the German-Russian negotiations.
Although he does not think the German-Russian negotiations can be successful, Ferdinand is still paying close attention to the German-Russian negotiation process. The key to the German-Russian negotiations is the issue of interests or domestic issues of the two sides.
Especially for the Tsarist government, due to the failure of the front line, they have very few chips. It is a very rare result to be able to return to a decent end to the war before the war!
The question is, can the Tsarist government accept it? Can the Russians accept it?
The war has now ended, and it has been fighting for a year and a half. It has paid five or six million casualties, consumed a lot of materials and dragged the domestic economy into a half-death, and got a pre-war result?
The same problem is also true for Germany and Austria. Now they are fighting the Russians. If there is no gain, what can they do to appease the country?
This has nothing to do with greed. Anyone who has paid millions of casualties and consumed a lot of materials, ended the war without any gain, and cannot explain to the people.
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In Sofia's Palace, Ferdinand was seriously looking at the report, and then fell into deep contemplation. The impact of the World War on the domestic economy was too great.
The Chief of General Staff said cautiously: "His Majesty, our troops have taken over the lines of defense left by the Russians. The situation is much worse than we thought. The German-Austrian coalition may attack in a week. We are afraid Somewhat insufficient! "
Ferdinand nodded slightly, then said, "Well! But the power of the Allies is not unlimited. They just defeated the Russians. Presumably all kinds of materials are consumed!
In addition, the size of the British and French coalition forces on the western front has also expanded in a snowball manner. The Germans cannot ignore them. Even if they can attack in a short period of time, they will not be as strong as the Russians before!
With regard to the wounded left by the Russians, as well as the collapse of the soldiers who retreated from the front, we can directly integrate them into the army.
At the same time, all the Indian divisions on the Asia Minor Peninsula were transferred back to China. This vacancy in the military forces will allow the colonial forces in Syria to top it! "
Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted!
The same applies in modern wars, but he is not only referring to the morale of the army, but also includes logistics supplies.
The Russians have been able to continue fighting until the defense line has fallen. The main reason is that the alliance's fronts have become longer and longer, and the logistics supply cannot keep up!
This is also one of the reasons why Ferdinand dared to resist the German-Australian coalition. After all, a war has just ended, and the combat effectiveness of the German-Austrian coalition cannot be restored to its peak in the short term.
And the Russians had occupied the Transylvanian Plateau during the previous winter offensive, and now Bulgaria's line of defense is still at risk. If the horses and horses and German-Austrian field battles were directly revealed, Ferdinand would not have been so easy.
The deployment of troops will undoubtedly be to increase cannon fodder. Fighting the Ottomans with the Romanian and Greek troops is still very good. After all, the two sides are already close to each other, and they are not afraid of their hard work.
Of course, they will not be able to deal with the German coalition forces. The odds of defeating them are too great. On the contrary, their loyalty is even more reliable.
With the end of the Asia Minor war, fifty Indian divisions have now lost more than half their lives, and Ferdinand was astonished without any mutiny.
But when cannon fodder was needed, Ferdinand thought of them for the first time. After fighting for more than half a year, the combat effectiveness of these remaining cannon fodder has also made great progress, and it is worthy of use!
The Chief of General Staff thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, our army in Romania now totals more than 400,000. Even if we collect some Russian troops, we can only increase the number by tens of thousands. Although the Indian division has more than 300,000, But their combat effectiveness is still a bit reluctant!
With an army of 800,000, facing the main force of the German-Australian coalition, I am afraid that there is still some power! "
Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "Well, relying on these troops and relying on favorable terrain, it can be considered good for two or three months to block the main forces of the German-Austrian Union!
So, armed with all the Russian laborers in our country, we can probably form 60 infantry divisions.
Then, from the Asia Minor Peninsula, fifteen infantry divisions were sent back. At the same time, 35 young Romanian divisions were recruited from Romania and sent to General Popov.
In this way, within half a year we will be able to concentrate more than two million troops in Romania. If the German-Austrian coalition bites us, we will fight against them! "
This war is getting bigger and bigger. Ferdinand has mobilized more than 3 million troops before and after. He still feels that the strength is not enough. If the Indian division is added, Bulgaria has also invested 400 dollars from the beginning of the war to now. More than 10,000 troops.
But in terms of military strength ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The Bulgarian army is almost the same as the French. If the war continues and the cannon fodder runs out, it will hurt Bulgaria's foundations.
As for the decisive battle with the German-Australian coalition, Ferdinand said that, as long as he is not stupid, he will not let the army give up favorable terrain and run to the plains and the Germans pk!
Isn't the fur bear a negative example? Stupidly ran to the plain to the decisive battle between the German and Austrian forces, and then tragedy. After the western line hits, after the main force of Germany moves east, it will be almost the same!
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