Vol 4 Chapter 129: On the best pits

Compared with the insistence of the Vienna government, Hungarian Independence Party leader Count Oboni is quietly sending away the British representatives, and it can be seen that the two sides have a happy conversation.
This is also an inevitable result. In the winter offensive launched by the Russians last year, the Kingdom of Hungary has been severely damaged, and even their national origin has been shaken!
Who asked Mao Xiong to be responsible for the main attack of the Southwest Front Army just next to Hungary? Not who they hit? Defend your homeland, even if the Kingdom of Hungary wants to pretend to be arrogant!
The Hungarians then fought a homeland defense battle. As a result, the Hungarian Kingdom lost seven layers of field corps and a large number of militia reserve forces. By the way, half of the country was lost!
Although the counter-offensive launched by the Allies in the second half of the year, these sites were collected again. After all, they were still scourged by fur bears. Economic losses were incalculable, and civilian casualties were also in the hundreds of thousands.
In addition, the Russians deliberately created millions of refugees when they retreated, causing a devastating blow to the economy of the Kingdom of Hungary!
At the same time, the aftermath of the Hungarian Kingdom's usual suppression of ethnic minorities has also appeared. Due to the heavy losses of the main army and the opportunity for other nationalities in the country, the basis of the Hungarian government's governance has become unstable.
After the previous food crisis broke out, the Hungarian government's request for the Vienna government's funding to buy food for the food capitalists was also rejected, leaving many interest groups planning to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.
Under this background, Hungary's domestic dissatisfaction with the central government has reached an extreme, and originally wanted the Kingdom of Hungary to leave the Austro-Hungarian Empire-the independent Count Aubanni naturally jumped out!
It is normal for them to hook up with John Niu. Geopolitics determines it all.
Russian and Bulgarian neighbouring Oboni would not dare to provoke him. There is no bone left to be swallowed by others. He still knows that he cannot do anything with the tiger!
The rest of them have little choice. They just have to choose between Britain and France. Obviously, the French now have no energy to control them. John Niu this hand reaching out to stir up sticks has become their life-saving straw, no No way!
It can only be said that everyone is not a fuel-saving lamp. The Yugoslav people and Bulgaria are mingled together. The Hungarians and the British are mingled together. The Russians also received a vote of their younger brothers, but they were given their appetite. Scared away.
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From the battlefield on the front line, the situation became more and more fierce. The Hindenburg government found that it was impossible to count on the victory of the southern line and then deal with the Austro-Hungarian Empire against Britain and France. More suitable.
底 At the end of December 1916, the Somme offensive was launched. Unlike in history, this time the losses on both sides were much greater, and the Germans won the battle.
It is a pity that this will not change the overall situation. Although the Germans won the victory, because of their own injuries and injuries, they were unable to continue the offensive.
After waiting for a day, when the German reinforcements arrived, the British and French reinforcements also reached the front line, and the best time for the decisive battle had been missed.
Then in January 1917, the Hindenburg government launched the Leisse offensive. The ending remained the same. In the end, the German offensive was blocked by the British and French forces because of insufficient strength.
In these two battles, the British and French forces paid close to a million troops. The Germans also paid the painful price of more than 500,000 casualties. The casualty ratio between the two sides reached an astonishing 1.8 to 1.9. In this regard, the Germans Get a victory!
Unfortunately, the tactical victory cannot change the strategic failure. The plans formulated by the Hindenburg government were only half completed, and they ended without problems.
Marshal Fu Yi, commander-in-chief of the British-French Alliance, is having a hard time. Although he has shattered the strategy of the Allies, it is not enough to fight back.
The puppet government has already blown the cowhide. If the war is to end in 1917, even if the Germans cannot surrender, at least they will have to fight to the German mainland to give the people an account?
Puppet politicians, no matter what the actual situation on the front line, they just want to see victory, no matter how much casualties on the front line, it does not matter, they must launch a counterattack, anyway, they have cannon fodder!
Under this guiding ideology, the British and French coalition forces had to use the most rigid tactics to launch a counterattack against the Germans. The purpose was very simple, in order to overpower the Germans.
While it is not advisable to do this in the military, it is even more important in politics.
Especially for the British, they have just changed the recruiting system to the recruiting system. At this time, there continue to be unfavorable news, and the days of the London government will not pass!
不好 If you don't do well, the people will still resist the conscription system, so it is a disaster for the Allies. Now that the war has progressed, everyone has found that it is unrealistic to use the colonial forces to fight attrition with the Germans and directly consume the Germans!
There is no way. Although everyone does n’t care about the life and death of the colonial forces, they are recruited, trained and sent to the European continent, which also costs!
The most important thing is that the cost of recruiting a division's army from the colony is not much lower than the cost of training a local division. In terms of combat effectiveness, the colonial army is less than half of the local army's, which is very economical. Not worth it.
初 Since the beginning of the war, Britain and France did n’t care about the consumption of this kind of money, but now that the war is over, everyone ’s family is almost consumed.
The French have lost ten provinces in the northeast, and domestic industries have been hit hard. They have to tear up and sell overseas assets to raise funds. Even so, they still have to stand by financial groups and international loans.
The British are not much better. Do n’t forget that in addition to their own war expenses, they are also providing loans to Bulgaria and Russia.
The French had also done it since the beginning of the war, but with the fall of the country, they had to withdraw and give up the loan sharks business to John Cow to complete.
However, John Niu ’s family is very strong. Now the war has only begun for two years. Their heritage has not been exhausted, but saving is also inevitable.
Inflation has begun to spread rapidly. Now the currencies of the major warring countries have depreciated to varying degrees. Although everyone's wages have risen on the surface, prices have risen faster.
As a large number of workers were recruited into the army, the majority of women and children were forced to enter the factory to perform heavy labor. Overtime was disastrous, but their income was very small.
严格 The strict rationing system for various necessities of life has enabled ordinary people to live in a state of semi-hungry. This situation is particularly prominent in the Allies.
Essentially, the supply of materials from the overseas trade of the treaty-owned nations is enough. If not for domestic capitalists colluding with bureaucrats for hoarding, their food will be enough.
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 invariably chose to make a quick decision.
On February 16, the long-awaited Allied Coalition Forces launched an offensive from Italy to Austria and Slovenia. Following the Western, Eastern, and Southern lines, the two sides opened up a new front.
There is no doubt that the military pressure of the Allies is already greater, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they are almost unable to support it.
Since the end of the Winter Campaign in 1916, the demonstrations have become part of Vienna. It was suspended after the victory of the Eastern Campaign, but with the optimism of the Southern Campaign, this activity was carried forward again.
The Mayor of Vienna wrote in his report to the Cabinet: "The people are being dominated by anger and despair, and I don't know how long they can endure. I feel that the tragedy we have in Hungary now is about to take place in Austria!"
备 (Note: This refers to the Hungarian Revolution of 1848)
After receiving this report, the Prime Minister of Austro-Hungarian Leopold von Bechtord did nothing, because he could not do anything. When he first mentioned the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was his ethnic issue. Actually, The corruption problem of the old empire is more acute than the national problem.
If the old emperor Joseph I was still alive, relying on his prestige, the capitalists could also avoid three points, but unfortunately it was not possible to change Ferdinand II.
Who told this guy to have a big death, married a queen of civilian origin, and became an alternative to the nobility. Even Ferdinand II's political skills were good, but he had lost the loyalty of the nobles!
Without the support of the aristocracy, can Ferdinand II still start with the capitalists? At least not in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, most of the army was in the hands of the nobility.
的 The capitalists who let go of their restrictions are horrible. Fortunately, Nicholas II helped him a lot. He directly killed most of the capitalists in Russia, killed the blood of St. Petersburg, and shocked the capitalists all over the world.
The Russian army told the world with actual actions. The emperor is not easy to mess with, and the army is not easy to mess with. When one day offends the emperor and the army at the same time, the end will come.
So, these capitalists also knew that their military resources had converged a little bit, and the frontline Austro-Hungarian army was not hungry.
Wrong, it should be said that it has not yet reached the point of starvation. Since the bombing of the railways of the Austro-Hungarian Empire by Bulgaria, the already pitted logistics system of the Austro-Hungarian army has become even more pitted.
For example, the flour was supposed to be shipped, but the mistake was that a batch of potatoes was brought in, and the frontline soldiers were not picky, so everyone should eat potatoes.
It ’s not that they do n’t really picky eaters. In fact, they simply did n’t dare to let the logistics department pull back and redistribute the flour. So it is estimated that they really starved to death. This is a lesson for their seniors in exchange for their lives.
只要 Anyway, as long as it is your food, the wrong place is the wrong one. No one dares to come again. In the next replacement, the logistics department will replace the potatoes with grenades. It is estimated that they will really be blind. This is also a precedent!
Of course, this is not a big deal. Last time, the logistics department mistakenly made all the food into ammunition oolong troops. In the end, they were too hungry. They went directly to the enemy's prisoner of war camp to eat, and then they were advertised. That's it.
Later, Conrad took a look. He felt that this would not work. He surrendered without food. This is in line with European moral standards, and there is no way to blame it?
Even the unlucky colonel who took the lead in surrendering did not have to bear any responsibility after the war. Not to mention going to military court, not even criticism and education. People's own wit and brains successfully saved the young men's lives. This is commendable of!
If it were not for his wit and surrender to the Bulgarian army, if he surrendered the Russians next door, they would all starve to death before the war!
As a last resort, Conrad ruthlessly rectified the transport system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, separated food and other supplies for transportation, and avoided this deadly oolong.
This is already a very big improvement. Historically, the Russian and Austrian-Hungarian troops on the eastern front were not more powerful than anyone, but they were more resistant to freezing and hungry. With amazing physique, you won!
搞笑 There was also a funny anecdote inside, a Russian army and an Austrian-Hungarian army confronted each other on the front line. Due to the slippery winter, everyone's supplies were not delivered on time.
After being hungry, the Russian army decided to surrender to the opposite Austrian-Hungarian army. After they met to discuss and make a decision, a scout brought back a message that let them instantly dispel the idea of ​​surrender-the enemy ran out of food!
The Austro-Hungarian army also made the same decision at about the same time, but they sent officers who had negotiated with the Russians to surrender to the Russian military camp, and asked the Russian army for food that meets his status on the ground that lunch time was reached. Only one piece of bread was obtained, so he judged that the Russians had also run out of food, and fled the Russians back to the camp to report the "good news". Then the two sides stopped playing, and began to see who was hungry. belly!
Fun facts go to fun facts, anyway, if the Austro-Hungarian army has a choice, they will rarely surrender to the Russians, because they know that the Russians will not have a good life, so do not go and grab rations with the Russian soldiers.
Well, there is no more pit, only more pits. In fact, the pit of the logistical supply system of the bears is the crown of Europe. It can be said that the bears were killed by the logistics in World War I!
If the German rail transport is 100, then the French rail transport is also at least 95. After the failure of the French-Prussian war, the French will change their minds and vigorously develop rail transport;
怎么 How come the British have 85, but they are island nations, and can be covered by shipping to meet transportation needs; Bulgaria's railway transportation is also 93, plus the compensation of shipping and road systems can also meet the demand;
In this respect, the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost the face of European powers, only 61, this railway level is only slightly higher than Italy, but Italy is a peninsula country, which can be compensated by shipping, which is not as good as Italy in this respect;
As for the Russian Empire, this is a joke, even if the Far East and Siberia are deducted, they are also a joke among the powers.
Don't look at them, they also have more than 70,000 kilometers of railways, which is 70% higher than the total mileage of Bulgarian railways, but their area is more than 40 times that of Bulgaria?
This average score is only 4.7% of Bulgaria ~ EbookFREE.me ~ In other words, the Russians scored less than 5 on the rail transport, only 4.2!
Although rail transportation is not the entirety of transportation, the proportion of rail transportation in this era can also account for at least 70 to 80 percent. It is not surprising that Russia has insufficient transportation capacity.
Even a railway transportation network throughout the country has not been able to be established, so the Mao bear has always been the bottom of the powers in terms of the transformation of war potential.
Because Mao Xiong is not just a railway pit, their logistical management is even more pit. It is normal for materials to arrive on the front line on time. Many times, the front line troops wait and wait. When they finally get it in their hands, they are not the material they are in short of. In other words, the capitalists can't use it at all!
For example: the flour that has been shipped becomes moldy dough; the rifle that has been shipped has become a part and needs to be assembled by itself; the tent that is shipped needs to be sewn by itself; the medicine that is shipped is processed from flour; The ammunition is a dummy gun ...
Logistics is not attentive to the storage of materials, and is completely irresponsible for the quality of the materials, or it has fallen under the sugar-coated shells, and has become an echo bug for the capitalists!
This is also the reason why Nicholas II was able to respond to a hundred, the front line officers and soldiers have reached the extreme of grievances against the capitalists!
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