Vol 4 Chapter 62: 、Comparison of the strength of countries

With an order from Ferdinand, most of the grain originally shipped from Russia to Europe for sale was intercepted by Bulgaria halfway.
No, I bought it! Anyway, as far as the bears are concerned, food is sold. Who should sell them? As long as Bulgaria pays, it’s no big deal to go home in advance.
As for what will happen in Europe? Still think about it? Of course, food prices are rising!
Bulgaria is increasing its grain storage, and other countries are not idle!
The British are not in a hurry. Relying on the presence of the Royal Navy and the colony, some food can be delivered. It is nothing more than a higher freight rate. If the international food price rises, it will go up. If the price is high, the colonial food will be sold out. !
It doesn't matter to the French, they are already a big food exporter, and the price increase is just right, and you can make a lot of money! It's a pity that it is not the time to make money, but it doesn't matter that the Gaul chicken is not short of this money!
Compared with the Allied countries, they can achieve self-sufficiency in food. The British have insufficient local food, but there are too many colonies. Bulgaria is to prepare for the war to store food. It is also a food exporter, but the export volume is small.
The Allies are hard pressed. The Ottoman Empire can still be self-sufficient. As for food exports, their agricultural production technology is still in the last century, so there is no need to think about it!
Romania and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are not bad. They are both major European food exporters. Otherwise, Ferdinand suspects that Germany and Italy will be hungry now.
Bulgaria's move caused a chain reaction. Britain and France were both tacitly restricting the flow of grain into the Allies, and the Russians' grain was cut off by Bulgaria.
The grains of Austria-Hungary and Romania alone can make up for the grain shortages of Germany and Italy. Strategic reserves are not enough. Then several European grain exporting countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden have made a lot of money.
But these have nothing to do with Ferdinand. At this moment, he is leading a group of politicians and staff to analyze the power comparison between the Allies and the Allies.
The population comparison is as follows: (estimated population of each country in 1914)
For the Allies: about 6.69 million in Germany, about 5.42 million in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (with Serbia added), about 210 million in the Ottoman Empire (deducting immigration and war losses, historically 2.38 million), about 3.51 million in Italy, and 6.85 million in Romania , The Kingdom of Montenegro 1.26 million (plus the population expelled by the protagonist), total: 18531 million population.
In terms of the Allies: the Russian Empire is about 165 million (after deducting the population reduction caused by immigration), the British Empire is about 4.56 million, the French Republic is about 3.97 million, and Bulgaria is about 2.78 million, totaling 278.1 million people.
Obviously, the Allied Powers have the advantage in terms of human resources, with a population of more than 90 million more than the Allied Powers, and this is still under the premise of not counting the colonies, otherwise the population of the British Empire colony will be more than 400 million. Both parties are fundamentally human. It can't be compared.
In terms of economy, Bulgaria has exploded production capacity in recent years, and the Germans have not been idle. They have also taken radical measures to explode production capacity.
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It can be seen from the gross national income:
Germany 1.2 billion US dollars
UK $1.1 billion
Tsarist Russia 700 million US dollars
France 600 million US dollars
Italy 400 million US dollars
Bulgaria 3.8 billion USD
Austro-Hungarian Empire 300 million US dollars
US$13.7 billion
Japan 200 million US dollars
Note: Gross national income is not equal to industry. Many things in it are imaginary and pushed up. You can't understand it by looking at the stock market.
Comprehensive National Power Ranking:
1. United Kingdom
2. Germany
3. France
4. Russia
5. The United States, Austria-Hungary
6. Italy, Bulgaria
7. Japan
8. Republic of China
9. The Ottoman Empire
1o, Kingdom of Spain
Don’t be absolutely surprised. At that time, the Americans did not have a high right to speak in the world, even less than that of Italy. At the end of the military power, the comprehensive evaluation was naturally not high. Putting them in the fifth place is all seen in Ferdinand many times. Emphasize the importance of the economy, otherwise the ranking of Americans will be forgotten.
In 191o, in a ranking of the comprehensive strength of various countries in the London Daily, the United States was just behind the major powers in Europe and tied with Japan at the end of the powers. In the eyes of Europeans of this age, the U.S. hotspot has no place!
Number of naval personnel of the powers 6 in 1914
Russia 1.468 million
France 967,000
Germany 943,000
Austro-Hungarian Empire 736,000
United Kingdom 63.9
Italy 60.3 million
Bulgaria 596,000
The Ottoman Empire 581,000
Japan 3o.6 million
Romania 2o.1 million
U.S. 164,000
Kingdom of Montenegro 76,000
The share of world industrial production by countries:
United States 31.8%
Germany 14.8%
UK 13.6%
Russia 8%
France 6%
Austria-Hungary 4.4%
Bulgaria 4.3%
Italy 2.3%
Japan 1%
Steel production in various countries:
US 3.18 million tons
1.76 million tons in Germany
7.78 million tons in the UK
Russia 4.91 million tons
4.68 million tons in France
Bulgaria 2.62 million tons
Austro-Hungarian 2.61 million tons
Italy 930,000 tons
Japan 320,000 tons
Coal production in various countries:
US 530 million tons
Tsarist Russia 360 million tons,
292 million tons in the UK,
Germany 277.2 million tons,
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was 5.42 million tons,
4080 million tons in France
Bulgaria 3.36o million tons
Japan 14.15 million tons
Italy 70,000 tons
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By comparison, Ferdinand’s current Allied powers' advantages over the Allied powers are mainly concentrated in the three aspects of population, resources, and shipping. It is far from the disparity between the strengths of the two sides that network experts are talking about!
In fact, the current military strength of the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers are very close, mainly in the six armies, and the staff has also produced a coefficient through the comprehensive record score.
Calculated based on the average combat power of the 6 armies of European countries as 1:
Germany 1.8 (recognized as the first without explanation at the time)
France 1.6 (first in the world)
Bulgaria 1.6 (record two Balkan wars)
Russia 1.2 (European road rollers, the Far East performs too badly and deducts points)
Japan 1.2 (Japanese-Russian War)
Kingdom of Montenegro 1.2 (Balkan War)
The Austro-Hungarian Empire 1.1 (point deduction for suppressing the Serbian Revolution)
Ottoman Empire 1.1 (the new 6th Army trained by the Germans)
Romania 1 (Mediocre performance in the Second Balkan War)
British o.7 (points deducted from the British-Berg war)
United States o.7 (point deduction for Spanish-American War)
Italy o.5 (points deducted from the Ethiopian war)
Well, the general staff is based entirely on record. It also integrates the commanding capabilities of the officers, the soldiers' will to fight, and weapons and equipment.
Of course, Ferdinand knows that this ranking is very unreliable. At least the ranking of the British is not so low. After the Boer War, the lobster soldiers have greatly improved their combat effectiveness.
Moreover, every country has elites and cannon fodder. If elites are used to hit the opposing militia, chances are that the Italians can beat the Germans. Of course, this is unlikely to happen. Under normal circumstances, only commanders on the battlefield Not stupid, and would not use the militia as the main force!
However, Ferdinand believes that the overall combat effectiveness ranking of the 6th Army is still very reliable: (The ranking is based on the comprehensive estimation of the number of active troops, combat effectiveness, and equipment)
1. Germany
2. Russia (the crowd tactics are still very good in this era)
3. France
4. Bulgaria
5. Austro-Hungarian Empire
6. United Kingdom
7. Japan (the equipment is too backward)
8. The Ottoman Empire
9. Italy (depending on equipment and quantity)
1o, Romania
11. Kingdom of Montenegro
The United States (don’t expect how powerful the tens of thousands of troops are)
In contrast, the navy’s ranking is much more reliable. It is directly based on the tonnage of the warship. The situation of defeating the strong with the weak is based on the situation that the opponent is not in the state, or the strength is close, and the luck is against the sky. , Otherwise the main factor determining the outcome of the battle between the navy, the technical service, is the ship!
After all, with a destroyer and a dreadnought battle, you know the result without thinking!
The total warship tonnage is as follows:
1. The United Kingdom 2.71 million tons
2. 130,000 tons in Germany
3. 980,000 tons in the United States
4. 90,000 tons in France
5. Russia 710,000 tons
6. 670,000 tons in Japan
7. 490,000 tons in Italy
8. Austro-Hungarian Empire and Bulgaria each 260,000 tons
Of course, in fact, there is still a big error in this ranking, that is, it ignores the performance of warships. For example, the Russian Navy’s current tonnage is very large, but they do not have dreadnoughts. The actual combat effectiveness should be after Japan, and even the Italians. Can't compare.
According to the plan of the General Department of Secrets, when the war broke out, the Bulgarian Sixth Army had to expand to 1.5 million in one week, and to two million in half a month, to be able to catch a surprise in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Take down Belgrade.
At that time, the formation of cannon fodder units can be sent to slowly fight the war of attrition with the Austro-Hungarian army; after completing this strategy, attack Romania and seize the Wallachia plain. The war will continue once and for all, and food may appear. problem.
After completing these two strategies, it will attack the Peninsula of Asia Minor and seize enough living space for Bulgaria.
Of course, these three strategies must be implemented at the same time in actual operation. After all, the enemy is not a fool, so why wait for you to attack?
It is just a matter of focus. Compared with the other two strategic goals of Belgrade, the urgency is certainly not so serious. After all, the time has passed since the Austro-Hungarian Empire reacted and it became a decisive battle between the two countries!
And Romania and the Ottoman Empire should have strength even if they reacted to it? As long as the battlefield is put to their vitals, the two countries will have to fight a decisive battle with Bulgaria!
Ferdinand did not want to prematurely fight the Austro-Hungarian Empire, mainly because he was afraid that the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be destroyed in advance and cause a chain reaction. It would be miserable if the Germans came to a dying counterattack and dragged Bulgaria to the end.
In contrast, the Balkan portal is locked and held still. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com is just going to bully the Montenegro, Romania, and Ottoman Empire to be much safer, and at the same time they can have an explanation to their allies.
Obviously, this strategic plan was not formulated according to the military's intentions. It is not the best choice in the military, but it is in the best interest of Bulgaria in politics!
This is naturally the result of Ferdinand’s personal intervention. If you consider the overall situation of the Allied powers, Bulgaria’s first choice is to directly defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire and join forces with Russia to kill him first.
In theory, under the full blow of Russia and Bulgaria, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will not last long. Even if the Allied powers provide assistance from other countries except Germany, this result will not be changed!
Once Germany mobilizes its main force to reinforce the Austro-Hungarian Empire and fights on the three fronts at the same time, even if the German Sixth Army is strong, it will not be possible, at least they will not have enough troops!
There is no doubt that there are no two or three million troops on the western front, and William II will not be able to sleep. There are not many other things in the hands of Britain and France, but there are many cannon fodder! Once a loophole appeared in the defense line, Britain and France would not mind sacrificing millions of cannon fodder to win this war!
Under this circumstance, there are not many troops that the Germans can use on the eastern front. The maximum is two to three million. If it is only one direction against Bulgaria or the Russians, it is okay; but if the troops are divided into two directions, then not It's the same, even with the cooperation of allied forces!
As for the matter of one enemy two, or one enemy three, that is possible only when the combat effectiveness of the two armies is very different. Obviously this situation does not exist.
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The strategy of winning the military steadily, but it was a failure in politics. Ferdinand did not have the spirit of internationalism. The Allies won the war too easily, which is not a good thing for Bulgaria!
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