Vol 4 Chapter 126: Inadvertently

Marshal August von Mackenson, commander-in-chief of the Southern Alliance, has been getting worse recently. As the Allies opened a new front in Italy and threatened Austria, his pressure was even greater. He Know that the reinforcements promised by the Austro-Hungarian Empire will not be available!
Now the number of combatable soldiers in his hands is less than 600,000, and this number continues to decrease over time.
Although the enemy's loss was greater, it still failed to give Marshal von Markenson the slightest joy. Germany has already achieved too many tactical victories. As long as no strategic breakthrough has been achieved, this war will come to nothing!
August von Mackenson is hesitant to tell the domestic that he would abandon the southern battle and switch to offense. After all, the southern line does not see any hope of victory. A familiar voice came from outside the room, interrupting his contemplation.
"Marshal, good news! Our frontline troops have captured Salva, and the enemy's line of defense in Transylvania has been ripped open!"
The visitor was Colonel Berg-Irma, the Chief Staff Officer, and he could see that he was very excited now! (Note: The position of Colonel General Service in the German army is very special. It is higher than the rank of an ordinary officer, which is equivalent to the role in the prison army.)
August von Mackenson asked in surprise: "What? The enemy's line of defense was torn open?"
Having said that, August von Mackenson came to the map and looked carefully.
No wonder he would be surprised. After fighting for so long, the enemy's strength was almost the same. The enemy's weakest unit is the colonial unit. It has now been consumed by the war, and the remaining units are still good in combat effectiveness, at least more powerful than those of the allies of Austria and Hungary.
Moreover, the opponent has a lot of people, and relying on favorable geography to defend, it is almost impossible to tear the line of defense of the enemy, but now the enemy's line of defense is torn!
Colonel Berg-Irma explained: "We were able to break through the enemy's line of defense. It was an accident. The enemy troops stationed in Salva were all colonial forces. Their combat effectiveness was ripped apart, etc. When the enemy reacted, the mouth was already very big. The enemy's reinforcements launched a fierce counterattack against us, but they were all repelled! "
After listening to this explanation, Marshal August von Markenson's mood did not improve, but rather heavier, the two sides have fought for so long, he doesn't think that the opposite commander is an idiot!
Auguste von Markenson thought it was a conspiracy of the enemy. Although he could not think of any plot of the enemy for a while and a half, with the intuition of the soldier, Auguste von Marken Sen still insisted on his own judgment.
August von Markenson said coldly, "Order the frontline troops, fight steadily, and don't take advantage of it!"
Colonel Berg-Irma asked with excitement: "Honest Marshal, now we have torn open the enemy's defense line. It is precisely when the whole army presses to expand the results of the battle. Why should we slow down the offensive speed?
Once the enemy rebuilds the line of defense, our efforts are futile. This is ... "
August von Markenson gave him a stern glance and said in a serious tone: "Shut up, Mr. Colonel, don't think of the enemy as idiot as you?
Building a new line of defense? After dealing with Bulgarians for such a long time, when did you find that they had only one line of defense?
Are you sure that our army's sudden advance is expanding the results, not drilling into the pockets of the enemy?
What to do once it gets stuck? Let me tell you now that there is no more army in the country that can come to our rescue! And as long as we lose the battle on the southern front, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be over. Can you afford the consequences? "
Apparently, Berg-Irma was hitting the muzzle, and Auguste von Mackenson, who was in a bad mood, directly spread the fire on him.
Unfortunately, he is a field marshal. He is only a colonel. Even if the colonel is in a special position, he can even command a group army in the army, but he is still only a colonel!
Even though he was already very dissatisfied, he thought that August von Mackenson was old and did not dare to take any risks, and now he still listened obediently.
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The German cautiousness caused Dante Kristof's plan to fail half. It was impossible to rebuild the German-Australian army in Transylvania, but this did not affect the flashing of Belgrade.
In fact, this time to entice the enemy, the plan is very simple, that is, to lure the Germans to a specific battlefield, and then focus the main force of the Air Force to a strategic bombing to seriously damage the enemy forces, and then the two sides will conduct a decisive battle.
To achieve this, the enemy must first be sufficiently concentrated, and the location is preferably a plain, and the weather must be sunny. Auguste von Markenson's caution is undoubtedly to let the German and Austrian forces escape. A disaster!
The enemy was not fooled, but Dante Kristof was still a little lost. After all, he did a lot of coordination for this plan, and seconded him to Italy to build a base air force.
Suddenly a combat staffer ran up to him and asked, "His Commander, the Air Force Command called and asked if we should continue to execute the original plan?"
Dante Kristof did not hesitate and said fiercely: "The original plan is unchanged. Since the main forces of the German-Austrian Alliance have not arrived, focus on taking care of the troops who have reached the reserved location!"
Since preparing for so long and consuming so much manpower and material resources, Dante Christoph was unwilling to waste it like this.
Even though there are not many German-Australian coalition forces on the front line, in accordance with the principle that no matter how small mosquitoes are, it is worth the fare to kill these tens of thousands!
"Yes!" The staff responded
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The scene of thousands of bombers entering the battlefield was rare even in the Second World War, and it has never happened now.
Do not say anything else, the construction of the airport alone is a troublesome task. If it were not for the Romanian plains, this job alone would be a collapse.
Secondly, the coordination of taking off from different airports is also a difficult problem, even for the Bulgarian Air Force.
After all, in addition to bombers, fighters are indispensable, and this command is even more difficult.
With the order of Dante Kristof, at dawn on January 26, 1917, the Bulgarian Air Force launched the first batch of 262 bombers and 180 fighters, respectively, to the cities of Salva, Dairi, and Romania. The German-Australian forces around Mully launched a strategic bombing.
The German-Australian coalition forces that had just woke up from their sleep had not had time to respond. They were stunned, and the incendiary bombs from the sky lit the tents and warehouses ...
The blazing fire started to burn, which can be called a modern version of the fire battalion. Soon the thick smoke rose, and the second batch of bombers suddenly found that they had lost their bombing target.
They had to go further to find bombing targets, and the Germans in Baia Mare and Borsa were also innocent.
The sudden bombardment brought heavy losses to the German-Australian coalition. Of course, this loss mainly refers to weapons and equipment, ammunition, and casualties, but not too much.
After all, the World War has erupted for so long, everyone still knows how to escape, and it is safe to leave the camp.
In fact, this was a surprise to the German-Australian coalition. In normal times, the layout of the camp also considered the threat from the sky, and a certain distance was maintained between adjacent tents.
However, during the march, there was no way to do it so standard. It was all tents hurriedly set up, and everyone didn't consider so much from the distance.
What's more, now they are chasing the enemy and fighting. The South Line has been playing for so long. They have not encountered a large bombing by the Bulgarian Air Force. Naturally, the officers have neglected this problem!
However, this time the negligence gave the German-Australian coalition a head start. After the bombing, the Bulgarian infantry immediately launched an attack to avoid the bombing of the Confederate soldiers. Now, facing the attacking enemy with bare hands, the end is self-evident.
In one day, the loss of the German-Australian coalition exceeded 50,000, and it also lost its initiative on the battlefield and had to carry out full defense.
Seeing this result, Dante Kristof was not surprised. Even if the enemy commander did not make this mistake ~ EbookFREE.me ~, it would still be difficult to escape the end. Even the casualties they paid may still be Bigger.
You need to know that in this battle, less than 5,000 people were killed in the Bulgarian Air Force bombing, and the remaining people began to run away. Even if more than 47,000 captives were captured by the Bulgarian army, they actually fled back. There are still more soldiers.
If the camps were not connected, they would probably have to go through several rounds of bombing, and they would have to fight bombers against Bulgarian ground forces, and the loss would be even greater.
Dante Kristof said calmly, "Give the domestic victory and start the next step!"
The chief of staff shook his head and said, "The next plan is to wait and see. Now we can beat a wave of drowning dogs first. The German-Austrian coalition lost more than just its personnel!
According to the information sent by our reconnaissance aircraft, it can be initially determined that the enemy has lost at least more than 150,000 weapons and equipment this time, as well as a large amount of material damage. They cannot complete the supplement in the short term.
For at least one week in the future, their weapons and equipment cannot be replenished. Due to the poor logistics system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they may not be able to replenish their equipment even after half a month.
In other words, during this period of time in the future, the enemy we face is only 400,000 German-Austrian coalition forces. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! "
Dante Christopher pondered for a moment and then said, "With 900,000 to 400,000, our odds are very big and we can do it!
The plan to attack Belgrade is canceled, and the water dog is beaten down first!
Let the Air Force bomb the enemy's railway line every day. In case we are lucky enough, the enemy has not replenished the equipment for ten and a half months, which is enough for us to hit the enemy. Auguste von Mackenson It ’s amazing that I ca n’t get back to heaven! "
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