Vol 4 Chapter 138: Balkan Peninsula

The breeze of March sweeps across the ground, across the fields, and the earth rejuvenates with greenery.
In this wonderful time, Ferdinand lay quietly on the lawn, bathed in the embrace of spring, and felt the vitality of life.
"Your Majesty, something big happened! The Hungarians just announced their joining the Allies this morning, and Budapest was attacked by the Germans in the afternoon. They have now asked us for help!" Foreign Minister Metev calmly said
Ferdinand can see that although he is talking about something big, his feelings of joy mixed in his face can't hide his glee!
In order to cooperate with the siege of the German-Austrian coalition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had communicated with the Hungarians, but the Hungarians refused to disclose the time of their actions to Bulgaria on the grounds of confidentiality, which made the Ministry of Foreign Affairs very embarrassed. Now the Hungarians have fallen Mildew, it was his turn to watch their jokes.
Ferdinand is not a generous person. Since the Hungarians can't believe in Bulgaria, he will naturally not go to much trouble. Now that the Germans have attacked the capital of Hungary, they can only be considered bad luck for the Hungarians!
Anyway, the purpose of Bulgaria has been achieved, the Hungarians rebelled, and the Germans chose to raid Budapest, so the German-Austrian defense line on the Tisza naturally collapsed.
Now the Bulgarian army only needs to cross the river, and because of the Hungarians' defeat, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's defense line in Belgrade can't hold it, and half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is about to fall!
As for the Kingdom of Hungary, do they live or die? Anyway, they chose this road by themselves. So important things will miss the news in advance?
Of course, if Ferdinand had a little interest in Hungarian intelligence, he would not be absolutely surprised.
Even if it is going to turn the tide, a few people at the top of the government know it, and at most a few domestic factions know it.
Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Hungary actually held a conference stupidly, so that more than a hundred people knew about it. If the Habsburgs didn't even have a few loyal people, why would they rule this empire?
Now that the Austro-Hungarian Empire knows, it is natural to inform the Germans of the news. At least they will also use the Germans to kill a group of independents!
It doesn't matter whether the Austro-Hungarian Empire has reached a deal with the Germans, anyway, Ferdinand did not intend to manage the breaking of the Kingdom of Hungary!
What if the Germans occupied Budapest? Without the cooperation of the Hungarians, they would not be able to hold the Kingdom of Hungary.
"Call for help? Let the Hungarians hold on, we are building an army and we can definitely reach Budapest in half a month!" Ferdinand said with a smile
Not to mention that for half a month, even the Hungarians could not sustain it for a week. Who told that their main force had already been consumed in the war?
It is no wonder that they want to block the attack of more than 300,000 German soldiers because of the group of black people they assembled.
This is not Ferdinand deliberately pitting them, they dig the pit and bury themselves, the Germans only touched their eyelids, which does not explain the problem?
Even if there is an Austro-Hungarian handwriting in it, but you are all ready to turn your backs, don't you even send a few more spies to stare at the German army?
It's not too close from the Tisza to Budapest. If you don't take the train, you can't reach it in a few days. Tens of thousands of German troops have run under their noses, and they should have been killed before they even appeared!
Obviously, this time the Germans were going to kill chickens and tamarins. Even if the Bulgarian army was out immediately, they had to cross the river to say it? Ferdinand didn't think that the Germans would dim all the defenders on the other side!
For the Germans, giving up the Kingdom of Hungary has become a foregone conclusion, there is no need to continue desperately with Bulgarians!
But lagging the march of the Bulgarian army and giving a lesson to the Hungarians, they must also do it!
After sending Metiev away, Ferdinand said to the servants: "Telegram to the Balkans headquarters so that they can take Belgrade while the alliance is in chaos. If conditions allow, they can also take advantage of BiH.
With the trouble of the Hungarians, the life of the Confederates is even more difficult. It is not only Ferdinand who wants to settle the rock.
First, Britain and France launched a comprehensive counterattack on the western front. Their purpose was very simple: to hold the Germans and make them unable to support the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
At this time, the Russians couldn't bear it anymore. On the third day of Hungary's defeat, the Russians started the battle to recapture Ukraine, and the Germans rushed to the east.
In the Italian front, Walcott also led the Allies of the Allies to attack Austria, and the air forces of Britain, France, and Bulgaria looted over Vienna!
The allies of the Allies exploded, the Germans were dumbfounded, and now they can't care about each other. What should we do?
At this time, reinforcements were needed everywhere, and the German reserve was limited and could not be invested in multiple battlefields at the same time. A considerable number of people in Germany began to be pessimistic about the war.
Compared with the Germans, the situation of the Vienna government is even worse. Many people now start to regret it. To know that this kind of thing will happen, they just jump back and calculate it. , Much better!
Austrian King Ferdinand II also began to worry. Seeing that the allies were about to die, what should the Austro-Hungarian Empire do?
Now the Kingdom of Hungary has changed jobs, and although they may be suppressed by the Germans, the Allies have admitted that they have joined, which is politically bad for the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
Who knows that the future treaty Congress will not support Hungary's independence and dismember the Austro-Hungarian Empire? This consequence is much more serious than Bulgaria's annexation of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and even more serious than the annexation of Poland by the bears!
The Austrian Foreign Minister said, "His Majesty, the Bulgarians have put forward new conditions, and they also asked us to give an answer immediately, otherwise Vienna will be ruined!"
Obviously this is blackmail by force, but do they dare to bet? Theoretically speaking, now that the Allies are willing to invest hundreds of tons of bombs in Vienna every day, maybe in two months, Vienna will really be in ruins!
On the issue of air dominance, even if the Germans are powerless now, they will not be suppressed by the British and French air forces on the western front!
In the case of a small quality gap, quantity is the key factor in determining the outcome of the war. Obviously, the Allies have an absolute advantage in this regard!
By 1917, the industrial capacity between the two alliances had been completely unbalanced. It can be said that now that the alliance has built two aircrafts, the allies can build two or three!
Who calls the United States has become the arsenal of the Allies? The allies that originally had an advantage in industry have now expanded their advantages!
The Austrian Emperor asked coldly, "What conditions did they propose?"
The Foreign Minister said hesitantly: "Bulgarians have asked us to give up all Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in return they will oppose the dismemberment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, try to guarantee the territorial integrity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and give up asking for compensation from the Austro-Hungarian Empire! "
Ferdinand II still said in a cold tone: "They are going to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina, what else is there to keep the Austro-Hungarian Empire territorial integrity?"
After speaking, the indoor temperature seemed to return to the winter moon again, and after a moment of silence, Ferdinand II said coldly, "Promise them!"
Obviously, he was very reluctant to accept this condition, but eventually decided to compromise. The reason is very simple. With the reversal of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not keep up, whether it was in Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina!
If you want to stay and die with Bulgarians, apart from increasing casualties, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will not get any benefits.
Rather than trade some benefits. If nothing else, this World War is already a victory for the Allies. After the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will inevitably be divided up. In the end, it will depend on the means of the Habsburgs!
Of course, this is only used to fool domestic transactions on the surface. In fact, the two royal families have already reached insider trading.
For example: If the Allies win, the Kohali family will try their best to keep Ferdinand II's throne, and at least the crown will be preserved; in return, the Habsburgs will guarantee the Kohali family in Austria The Empire's industry was not damaged.
Another example: if the Allies win, the Khalari family transfers all the properties of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Habsburgs in exchange for Habsburgs' efforts to preserve Ferdinand's throne.
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This is also no way out. Before the war broke out, Ferdinand began to transfer property. Unfortunately, before he knew it, his industry had grown and penetrated into many industries. It was not so easy to retreat. .
It is necessary to cut meat at the waist. Even so, it does not sell much. Who made Ferdinand ignore the fact that before the war broke out, the Euro 6 was swept up by the economic crisis?
So this transaction appeared. Anyway, Ferdinand's strategy is to keep the Austro-Hungarian Empire as much as possible, which is not inconsistent with this transaction!
The king is also a man, so naturally he must also consider his personal and family interests! As the old European nobles, both the Gotha dynasty Kohari family and the Habsburg family from Ferdinand are masters in this field, otherwise they will not become the top European family!
This is just an episode, the most important thing is that Ferdinand II agreed to abandon Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which means that Bulgaria can pay a small price. You can complete the great cause of dominating the Balkans!
Of course, the battle still has to be fought, and a full set of dramas must be done, otherwise the Germans will not let Austria go if they wear out!
On March 12, 1917, 800,000 troops were dispatched from the Bulgarian Balkan Theater, and the two divisions detoured from the Kingdom of Hungary to conquer Belgrade.
On March 2o, the Austro-Hungarian army besieged in Belgrade laid down its weapons and surrendered to the Bulgarian army.
From the outbreak of the war in 1915, the two-year battle in Belgrade has finally come to an end.
This battle was the largest battle on the southern front with the longest duration and the largest number of casualties.
By the end of the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had paid a total of 102,000 casualties, of which 168,000 were killed, 287,000 were maimed, and 368,000 were captured; the Bulgarian side paid a total of 895,000 casualties, of which 7.6 Million, crippled 95,000, and 3ooo more were captured.
With the fall of Belgrade, the world is in an uproar again, and many people are predicting when the Allies will die!
Before everyone can slow down from the news of the end of the Belgrade battle, on March 26, the Russians won the victory of the Ukrainian battle on the Eastern Front and almost recovered the entire Ukraine!
Well, this eastern battle was a cut-off, with less than 300,000 Germans in Ukraine and facing an attack by more than 2 million Russians, it was natural to strategically retreat, but this did not prevent the Russians from winning This war!
Immediately afterwards, the Bulgarian army began to sweep the Serbian region, and then it came to Bosnia and Herzegovina, facing the siege of millions of troops, the Austrian-Hungarian army in Bosnia and Herzegovina naturally retreated strategically!
The battle between the two sides continued until April 11, when UU read the book www.uukanshu.com and the Austro-Hungarian army retreated to the Croatian region, and the Bulgarian army stopped pursuing it.
During this period, the allies were not without gains, such as: Marshal August von Markenson was still old, the Hungarians rebelled on March 1, and the rebellion was extinguished on March 4. Hungarians' hopes were dashed in just three days!
Because the time was too short, Bulgaria's reinforcements had to be cancelled halfway, and the reinforcement plan had to be cancelled. Although there were no plans to reinforce them, they still had to do enough!
Then the supporters detoured directly from Hungary to conquer Belgrade, ending this protracted assembly battle!
With the start of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the last piece of the Balkan Peninsula was also included in Bulgaria. After a thousand years, the Balkan Peninsula has been unified again!
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