Vol 4 Chapter 127: , Almost reaching the limit

The Battle of Transylvania ended with the terrible defeat of Germany and Austria. Not only did the Allies lost the Transylvanian Plateau, the war also burned to the Hungarian Great Plains, and the southern front was disrupted.
At this time, the pressure on Marshal August von Mackensen increased greatly. There is no reason in the war. Failure is failure! For politicians, the process is not important, and the means does not matter, they only care about the result!
Fortunately, the military is now in power in Germany, and the military government headed by Hindenburg has given a full understanding of what happened on the southern front.
After all, this was caused by the unequal strength of the two sides, and the strength that Germany invested on the southern front was only two levels of the strength of the German army. With the addition of a badly damaged Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is normal to fail!
Without air supremacy, getting bombed is inevitable! Unless all the Luftwaffe can be transferred to the southern front, the Austro-Hungarian Air Force alone will suffer a loss!
Even so, August von Mackensen's life is not easy. To understand is to understand, but if he really lost the battle of the Southern Front, he would be a sinner in the German Empire.
The Hindenburg government did not replace him. Could it be that he was really respected and everyone trusted him? I am afraid that anyone with a little bit of political knowledge would not think so!
August von Mackensen knew that the main reason why he kept his current position was that no one wanted to take over the mess.
Anyone who is capable knows that the southern route is not easy to play. Don’t forget that Mao Xiong is still watching him? Even if they win the Southern Front, they can't really defeat Bulgaria a few times. The polar bears must stabb them in the back!
This is determined by geographical location. For Teddy Bear, now Bulgaria not only controls their most important maritime transportation route, but also their largest foreign trade partner. Russia now has more than 80% of its trade with Carried out in Bulgaria.
This is also no alternative. The war has continued until now, and the Russians’ grain exports have long since stopped. Only industrial raw materials are left. If they are not sold to Bulgaria, who else can they sell to?
If you want to sell it to others, at least they have to ship it out! Of course, even if it is shipped out, it can’t be sold. The British and French do not need it. They used to be the largest buyers from Germany. Now it is definitely impossible to continue trading!
Similarly, due to the outbreak of the World War and the rampant submarines of the Allied Powers, the price of industrial products in the international market has risen to the sky.
For the Russians, in addition to buying cheap goods produced in Bulgaria, the impoverished tsarist government simply could not afford high-priced goods and could not afford the high freight!
Unless it is the strategic material that is in short supply, the two countries will only purchase externally. Otherwise, Russia and Russia will cooperate as much as possible with the door closed to minimize their dependence on the outside world. This is to save huge war expenses and as much as possible. Master the initiative in war!
Under this circumstance, Bulgaria has naturally become the largest industrial production base for the Russians, and Russia has also become Bulgaria’s largest supplier of raw materials. Therefore, at this stage, the relationship between Russia and Russia is now interdependent. Follow the vitality!
This is also one of the core reasons why Ferdinand is now desperately expanding his territory, that is, to obtain enough resources, so that Bulgaria can get rid of its dependence on the raw materials of bears and become a real big country!
The unique relationship between the two countries naturally caused headaches for the southern line commanders of the Allied Powers. This was just fighting the southern line. It was clear that the work of the eastern line was also blocked, and it was only adding tasks, but not Give them more strength!
Of course, during the Eastern Front, Farkingham also had this feeling, but at that time Bulgaria's strategic focus was on Asia Minor, and the German army was also strong enough.
The most important thing is naturally that the Allied countries are pitting their teammates, and the Russians lost too fast, it is too late for Ferdinand to help!
Although the Teddy Bear is not in the state now, the possibility of them taking the initiative to participate in this war is slim, but the necessary precautions are always there?
Otherwise, if the Tsarist government suddenly changed its mind, or the Allies completed an internal benefit transaction in exchange for the bears to send troops, wouldn't they be miserable?
Under this background, smart people will naturally not jump into the pit. They are already at a disadvantage, and add a bear that may erupt at any time. This is simply a sinkhole, and there is no hope of victory at all!
As for idiots, some of them want to be the commander. Unfortunately, the Hindenburg government is so stupid. How could it be possible for a few idiots to worsen the situation on the southern front?
At least the abilities of Marshal August von Mackensen are obvious to all. He is in charge of commanding the troops. Perhaps he will not win a big victory, but it will not make the situation worse!
After knowing all this, August von Mackensen’s mood can be better. Obviously, China has no hope for the southern front. Naturally there is no increase in troops. The Hindenburg government is now His only hope is to be able to make a breakthrough on the Western Front!
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Chief of Staff Holman-Renkeys said in a low tone: "Marshal, this is our casualties, weapons and equipment, and material losses have been counted.
In the battle of Transylvania, the coalition lost a total of 58,346 men. Among them, the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost 14,368 men and Romania lost 456 men. The rest are our troops!
The equipment losses mainly include: 1,846 artillery, 186,506 rifles, 8,468 light and heavy machine guns, 623 cars, 86 aircraft, 687 radio stations, 126 tanks, more than 1.2 million artillery shells, and 500,000. Grenades and nearly 200 million bullets!
Material losses include: 20,000 tents, 300,000 military uniforms, 50,000 tons of flour, 15,000 tons of potatoes, 8,000 tons of canned food..."
Obviously, the statistics show that the weapons and equipment are the main ones, and a small amount of equipment such as pistols is naturally ignored.
August von Mackensen sighed and said: "I am afraid that the main force of the future war will change. The Bulgarian Air Force has destroyed so much of our materials in just one week, which is enough to explain the air force It's important!
In this regard, Bulgaria has come to the front of the world. As expected, any emerging power cannot be booed!
If the Empire cannot make a breakthrough on the Western Front in the short term, the outcome of this war will not be optimistic! "
Chief of Staff Holman-Renkiss wondered: "Marshal, are you too pessimistic? Even if we are at a disadvantage for a while, the strength of the Imperial Army is still enough to defeat any enemy, even if it is a temporary setback, victory. In the end it still belongs to us!"
August von Mackensen said coldly: "Yes, the strength of the Imperial Army is indeed sufficient to defeat any enemy! However, the strategic materials of the Empire can no longer meet the consumption of the army!
Just as we have just lost nearly 60,000 troops and more than 200,000 troops’ weapons and equipment, if the Empire’s weapons reserves are sufficient, we can immediately take out these weapons to restore these troops to combat effectiveness.
But now our front army only replenishes the equipment of more than 10,000 troops, and we will have to wait a week before we can arrive. There are still 130,000 troops waiting for equipment with bare hands. This means that our military production has reached its limit! "
The chief of staff's face changed drastically, and he asked with some horror: "How is this possible? Didn't the country say that because the traffic on the Austro-Hungarian Empire was too bad, it made us wait a month?
August von Mackensen looked at him and asked, "Do you believe this nonsense? How much capacity is needed for these weapons and equipment? Doesn't the Austro-Hungarian Empire know the seriousness of the matter?
With this little capacity, let alone rail, even if it is transported by road, the Austro-Hungarian Empire can deliver weapons and equipment to us within half a month! "
The Chief of Staff was silent. The battle on the Southern Front said that it was important to the Germans ~EbookFREE.me~ to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! In this context, as long as the Austro-Hungarian government is not stupid, it will do its utmost to meet the supply of front-line materials, let alone weapons and equipment?
After a pause, August von Mackensen added: "Order the troops to save food rations from now on. The supply of the main force in combat conditions remains the same, and the rations in non-combat conditions are reduced by two layers. Cut all three levels of rations!"
The Chief of Staff sighed and said, "Is this already? Even if we lose a batch of more than two months' worth of rations this time, we won't cut our food supply?"
August von Mackensen said coldly: "Our current rations can only last for a month. You don't think that the enemy will let us get logistics supplies so easily, right?
It is conceivable that the stations, railways and bridges of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be patronized by enemy planes. It is impossible to maintain normal transportation!
Don't forget, Berlin has been visited by British and French aircraft, and it is said that the loss is not small. How about the air defense capability of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, do you not know? "
The chief of staff said in a roaring tone: "Well, with the strength of the Bulgarian Air Force, the transportation lines of the Austro-Hungarian Empire may soon be paralyzed!
Damn politics, who can tell me what happened here? If the Bulgarians bomb the Austro-Hungarian Empire in advance, I am afraid that the Southern Front will not be fought at all! "
August von Mackensen was also silent. The hidden things inside were no longer what they could participate in. Obviously, this involved a higher level of political game!
Why didn't Bulgaria make any effort? How many insider trading between them and the Austro-Hungarian Empire? How much is the German Empire involved? Or is there any other reason?
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