Vol 4 Chapter 119: From the southern route

Marshal Auguste von Markenson of the southern line was looking at the defense line in sorrow. As Bulgaria ignited war at the border between Bulgaria and Austria, most of the Austro-Hungarian army was restrained.
In the end, the German-Australian coalition responsible for attacking Romania had only 62 infantry divisions, with a total strength of about 970,000, of which the German army had a total strength of 43 million divisions and about 740,000.
Now the British and French coalition forces on the western front are conducting a new round of pk in the German army. The 43 divisions are already the largest troops that Germany can invest in the southern front.
Fortunately, the German-Australian coalition defeated the Russians before, otherwise if the Russians inserted another bar, this offensive and defensive trend would be out of place.
Insufficient strength is the biggest problem facing Marshal August Von Mackensen. As the offensive side, the total strength of the German and Austrian forces is only 970,000, while the defensive Bulgarian army is as high as 1.38 million.
If it is just this problem, the shortage of strength can be compensated by other aspects. Anyway, the Bulgarian army on the opposite side has more than 400,000 fighting powers equal to five A3. Nearly half of the remaining troops are newly formed troops. , The strength and fighting power of the two sides instead of the German-Australian coalition dominates
This is also the self-confidence that the German army played in the European Big Six. Even as an attacking party, the casualty ratio is still 1:12, and the German-Austrian alliance still has an advantage.
In terms of firepower, after the Eastern Conference ended, the Russians lost all their family foundations that they had accumulated for more than ten years to the Allies. Marshal Auguston von Markenson now has the most indispensable artillery.
Of course, the Russians left the artillery to them, but they did not leave them with shells. Therefore, among the tens of thousands of artillery seized, only some of them with the same caliber can be used.
At present, the German-Australian coalition has more than 8,600 artillery pieces, while the Bulgarian garrison has only 6,300 artillery pieces. The Germans have an advantage in quantity, and the firepower output of the two sides is still half a pound.
In general, the number of German howitzers is longer and the range is longer, and the Bulgarian garrison has more guns.
Unfortunately, this is the Balkan Mountains. The Germans cannot maximize their range advantage. After all, except for some places, the Bulgarian army's defense lines are mostly built on the terrain, which is not conducive to the German artillery.
Both sides of the armored vehicle tank can only be said to be okay. The main force of the German armored tank unit is naturally on the western line, and the southern line cannot be considered.
Due to geographical reasons, the Bulgarian tank forces have been playing soy sauce almost since the establishment, and have not attracted the attention of the military.
Although Ferdinand knew that the tank was also the king of the 6th war, unfortunately considering the cost performance, he finally decided to invest this part of the funds into the Air Force.
Therefore, from the outbreak of the World War to the present, Bulgaria still occupies the position of the world's largest air force, and the number of air forces has expanded from 30,000 before the war to more than 300,000.
During the Eastern Conference, the Russians were able to fight the German-Austrian Army for so long, and the Bulgarian Air Force also exerted great efforts.
Now it is no exception. Marshal August Von Mackenson also has a headache for threats from the sky. Since the outbreak of the Southern Front, more than 800 aircraft and nearly 2,000 pilots have been lost by the German-Austrian Alliance.
Of course, although the losses are heavy, relying on air defense fire cover on the ground, although the German-Australian coalition has the lower hand in the air force, do not completely lose the air dominance.
The Bulgarians seem to be worried about the loss and are not desperately trying to airpower
Of course, he did not know that this was deliberately made by Ferdinand. Letting the German and Austrian forces attack, and the Bulgarian army defended, was better than the Bulgarian army, and the German and Austrian forces defended better.
After all, when defending, these cannon fodder units can be used as half of the main force. If they take the initiative to attack, no one can really determine the outcome.
Field Marshal von Markenson is now very embarrassed. If he continues to attack, the troops in his hands will certainly suffer heavy losses.
If you stop attacking, the number of enemies will increase as you get behind, especially if there is a Russian next to you, if there is another year and a half, there will be another 4 to 5 million bear troops on the eastern front.
This is also the reason why the German government is in a hurry to engage in the southern battle. Only after winning the southern battle will they be able to cut off the transportation line between the Allies and the bears, and finally force the bears to withdraw from the war.
Of course, this is the idea of ​​the German Supreme Commander. Marshal August Von Mackensen did not recognize it. He did not think that the German and Austrian forces were able to cut off the relationship between the bears and the Allies after playing the Southern Front. Transportation line
Opening the map shows that to cut off the maritime transport line between Bulgaria and the Russians, either the German-Australian forces have been catching Bulgaria until Constantinople; or they have hit the Caucasus along the coast of Ukraine.
Do n’t say that this is the strength of the army, even the German-Australian coalition forces in the peak period could not do it. The enemy is not a fool who will wait for them to fight. People will fight back.
The southern line battle broke out for more than a month. The German-Australian coalition successfully broke through the first line of defense of the defenders, but there were two lines of defense waiting for them at the back. Victory is still indefinite. As the price of breaking this line of defense, The German-Austrian coalition suffered a total of 180,000 casualties.
To put it simply, Transylvania has become a new meat grinder. Although not as fierce as Verdun, for Marshal Auguste von Markenson, he cannot afford it.
Although the Bulgarian garrison's losses were no less than 200,000, unfortunately the official statistics of Bulgarian casualties were only 8,000, and the remaining casualties were not counted at all.
The casualties of the cannon fodder troops are at most a pension. The battle has hit this child. Who cares about money?
After the war, the devaluation of currencies of all countries has become a foregone conclusion. Printing money without money is a big deal. Abandon the gold standard.
Of course, Ferdinand is still very disciplined. Bulgaria's military achievements and pensions can be converted into land. Even if the currency expands, the high-quality land on the plain will not depreciate.
Secretary of Defense Dante Christoph has now officially become the commander of the Balkans. The first phase of the operation has achieved its purpose, which is nothing more than consuming the enemy's strength.
In the second stage, it was his turn to start a counterattack. This was also no way out. The German and Austrian forces were limited. In the first stage, no victory was achieved. Naturally, it was necessary to improve the offense for defense.
The enemy is not stupid. If it is not intended to show weakness to the enemy, the Germans on the first line of defense should not want to conquer it. Don't forget that as the war progresses, the enemy ’s and our forces ’balance will change silently. .
From the initial 97: 138 to the present 79: 117, the strength ratio of the two sides has not been drawn down, but has been further expanded, and the war situation is tilting towards the side of favoring itself.
Dante Christopher certainly hopes that the enemy can keep up the game. If necessary, he can also give up Transylonia and place the battlefield on the Wallachia plain.
In order to lure the enemy deeper, even if Romania is ruined, Ferdinand does not care. Of course, Romania is not much better than the ruins now.
Dante Christopher naturally knew what the boss meant. His first task was to kill or rebuild the German-Australian coalition, and the second was to create a good foundation for the rule of Bulgaria as much as possible.
How to do it all depends on him. This was done very well by Admiral Popov in the Asia Minor Peninsula. It is worthy of the name of his "Butcher" general, but they shot his chest to ensure that the Asia Minor Peninsula will not cause trouble to the government after the war.
Unfortunately, many things he could do in the Ottoman Empire, but Dinchristov couldn't do it in Romania
There are few crimes against humanity in Romania. At most, those traffickers can barely buckle them. As for the aristocratic capitalists' exploitation of the people is a little bit more serious, what matters?
Let's engage in the security forces. He also wants to find enemies who do not share the same with the Romanians. Anyway, the ethnic conflicts in Romania have not yet come to that share.
As for the more radical means, let alone let him follow the example and wait for the drowned star to drown.
Now in the Asia Minor Peninsula, with the hardworking efforts of the security forces, any criminal element of the rebel society is unable to escape the severe punishment of the law, but the number of crimes has dropped to the lowest point in history.
Now all the newly occupied areas in Bulgaria are "not leaving behind the road and staying closed at night"
Of course, these are the contributions of the security forces. Based on the principle of giving priority to education and preventing problems before they occur, the security forces often educate ordinary people to achieve such amazing results.
Well, in order to prevent problems beforehand, reduce crime rate, and catch a thief, they can call the whole town to hold a weekly learning conference.
If a robber is caught, it will be even worse, at least a month of learning conference will be held.
It can be deduced by analogy. Anyway, the greater the crime, the longer the study time. At the same time, everyone must bring their own dry food. This is a purely public welfare education. The organizer does not care about food.
And if someone is not doing well, take a day off, and then everyone restarts learning until the exam passes
Then, the unfortunate Ottomans were gone forever, leaving behind honesty and duty, and the security forces of the people did well to come and go freely.
Of course, if you leave, it is best not to come back, as long as you leave, your household registration will be destroyed. If you return again, you will be a black household, and the taste will not be so beautiful.
But Dante Kristof knew what he couldn't learn. As long as Popov offered this great textbook, the unfortunate Ottomans would flee.
Mainly Ottomans are too lazy to learn, and even refused to follow the teacher, they have been unable to complete their studies, and they have to continue to study.
If Dante Christophe came up with this great textbook, it is estimated that the Romanians would exchange ideas with him cheerfully, and according to the rules, he must also manage the meal
As for the envy of Dante Kristof, Popov invited a large number of journalists to supervise the teaching, which can ensure that the entire operation is carried out in the sun, and he has not used any disgrace. s method
Teachers are basically volunteers, and even some journalists will accompany them once they are interested. Now mainstream media across Europe highly value their behaviors in spreading human civilization.
It doesn't matter if they ca n’t compare, anyway, the standards they require in China are different, but Ding Kristoff only needs to win this battle, and the others can do that step, even that step.
If nothing else, now the two coaches of the Asia Minor Peninsula have reserved the position of marshal, and there is also a hereditary knighthood. This knighthood will not be determined until later.
There has never been a general who does not want to be a Marshal, but Dante Kristof is no exception, but Bulgaria's Marshal position is not so easy to obtain.
Ferdinand has not been awarded to anyone until now. If he misses the opportunity of this world war, he can declare it insulated.
It is not enough to win this southern battle. It is also necessary to win the beauty. It is best to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire and occupy Vienna. His achievements can be compared with Popov.
Chief of Staff Imya Dimitev said worriedly: "Old friend ~ EbookFREE.me ~ It looks like our trouble is coming, the enemy probably has our plan, and their offensive intensity is now very low. Terrific "
Dante Christophe just smiled and said slowly: "You said we will give up Transylonia now, will the enemy snap up?"
Imiya Dimitev said decisively: "It will take more than a month for the southern line to be seen because of the occupation of Transylvania, and Auguste also needs to give the country a firm home. The benefits of him don't make sense
However, is it really worth it? Even if you give up Transylvania, you can consume up to 100,000 troops of the enemy. It will not be easy when we want to regain here. "
Dante Christopher took the baton, pointed it on the map, and said, "Look, now we have more than half of Transylonia. If we give up East Transylonia and attract the attention of the enemy .
Then he deployed his troops to kill Belgrade from Rechica, and it was less than 200 kilometers from the distance. In cooperation with our Third Army there, Belgrade was won in one fell swoop, and the whole battle was alive. "
After a moment of contemplation, Imiya Dimitev said, "In theory, it is feasible. We have enough military advantages in Romania. It is no problem to deploy ten divisions for a raid.
If the plan fails, the big deal is to lose more than half of Transylonia, and the loss is within our tolerance.
In the end, it's nothing more than a hard match between the two sides. I don't believe the Germans dare to consume it with us. "
Of course, they have no tacit understanding. It is also good for Bulgaria to rule this region in the future.
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