Vol 4 Chapter 127: Approaching the limit

The Battle of Transylvania ended with the defeat of Germany and Austria. Not only did the Allies lose the Transylvanian Plateau, but the war also burned into the Great Plains of Hungary, and a subversive change occurred in the southern battle.
At this time, the pressure of Marshal August von Mackenson increased greatly. There is no reason in the war, failure is failure! For politicians, the process is not important and the means are not important. They only care about the results!
Fortunately, now that the German military is in power, the military government headed by Hindenburg has fully understood the experience of the southern route.
After all, this is caused by the unequal strength of the two sides, and the German investment in the southern line is only two layers of German strength. It is also normal to fight with a virulent Austro-Hungarian Empire!
No air dominance, bombing is inevitable! Unless the German Air Force can be fully transferred to the southern front, the Air Force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire alone will suffer.
Even so, August von Mackenson's life is not good. Understanding is understanding, but if you really lose the southern battle, he is a sinner in the German Empire.
The Hing Hindenburg government did not replace him. Is it really that he has high moral standing, do you trust him? I am afraid that anyone with a little political common sense would not think so!
Auguste von Markenson knows that the reason why he kept his current position is that no one wants to take over this mess.
People with ability know that the southern line is not easy to play. Don't forget that the bears are still watching? Even if they won the southern battle, they could not really defeat Bulgaria. Polar bears must give them a knife!
This is determined by geographical location. For fur bears, now Bulgaria not only controls their most important maritime transportation line, but also their current largest foreign trade partner. Russia now has more than 80% of its trade with Japan. Carried out in Bulgaria.
This is also no way out. The war has continued until now, and the Russians ’grain exports have long ceased. Only industrial raw materials are left. Who can they sell to not sell them to Bulgaria?
I want to sell to others, at least they have to ship out! Of course, it ca n’t be sold now even if it is shipped out. The British and French have no need for it. Their original largest buyer was a German. It is definitely impossible to continue trading now!
Similarly, due to the outbreak of the World War and the ravages of the allied submarines, the prices of industrial products on the international market have also risen to the sky.
For the Russians, in addition to buying cheap goods produced in Bulgaria, the poor tsarist government simply cannot afford high-priced goods, and it cannot afford high freight!
Unless the two countries only purchase foreign strategic materials, the two countries usually cooperate with each other behind closed doors as much as possible to minimize their reliance on the outside world, in order to save huge war expenses and as much as possible. Master the initiative of war!
In this case, Bulgaria has naturally become the largest industrial production base of the Russians, and Russia has also become the largest source of raw materials for Bulgaria. Therefore, at this stage, Bulgaria and Russia are now interdependent. Followed by great vitality!
This is also one of the core reasons for Ferdinand's desperate expansion of the territory now, in order to obtain sufficient resources, so that Bulgaria can get rid of its resistance to fur bear raw materials and become a real power!
This unique relationship between the two countries naturally caused headaches for the Allied South Commanders. This is where they are only fighting the Southern Front. It is clear that the work of the Eastern Front is also blocked, and it only adds tasks, but does not Give them more troops!
Of course, when the Eastern Front battled, Fakkingham felt the same way, but at that time Bulgaria's strategic focus was on the Asia Minor Peninsula and the German forces were strong enough.
The most important thing is of course that the Allies are in the pit teammates, and the Russians have lost too quickly. It is too late for Ferdinand to help!
Although the bears are not in the state now, the possibility of them actively participating in this war is very small, but the necessary precautions must always be in place?
Otherwise, if the tsarist government suddenly changes its mind, or if the Allies have completed their internal interest transactions and exchanged their bears for troops, wouldn't they be miserable?
Under this background, naturally, smart people will not jump pits, they are already in a disadvantage, and they need to add a fur bear that may erupt at any time. This is simply a tiankeng. There is no hope of victory!
As for the idiots, some of them want to be the commander. Unfortunately, the Hindenburg government is so stupid. How can some fools make the situation on the southern route worse?
At least Marshal von Markenson's ability is still obvious to all. He is in charge of commanding the troops, and may not achieve a great victory, but it will not make the situation worse!
After knowing all this, it's no wonder that August von Mackenson's mood can get better. Obviously, there is no hope for the southern line in China anymore. The increase of troops naturally does not exist. The Hindenburg government The only hope is to make a breakthrough on the western front!
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Chief of Staff Holman-Reinkis said in a low tone: "Marshal, this is our casualty, weapons and equipment, and material losses have been calculated.
This time the Transylvania battle, the coalition lost 58346 people, of which 14,368 were lost in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and 456 in Romania. The rest are our troops!
Equipment losses mainly include: 1846 artillery pieces, 186506 rifles, 8468 light and heavy machine guns, 623 cars, 86 aircraft, 687 radio stations, 126 tanks, and more than 1.2 million artillery shells and 500,000 Grenades and nearly 200 million rounds!
损失 Material loss includes: 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 all major, and a small amount of equipment such as pistols is naturally ignored.
August von Mackenson sighed and said, "I am afraid that the main force of future wars will change. The Bulgarian Air Force has destroyed so many of our supplies in just one week. Importance!
保加利亚 In this regard, Bulgaria has come to the front of the world. Sure enough, any emerging power should not be underestimated!
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 Renkis wondered: "Marshal, are you too pessimistic? Even if we are in a disadvantage, but with the strength of the Imperial Army, it is still enough to defeat any enemy, even if it is a setback, victory It still belongs to us in the end! "
August von Mackenson said coldly: "Yes, the strength of the Imperial Army is indeed enough to defeat any enemy! But the strategic materials of the Empire can no longer meet the consumption of the army!
Like now we have just lost nearly 60,000 troops and more than 200,000 troops' weapons and equipment. If the empire's weapon reserve is sufficient, we can immediately take out these weapons to restore the combat effectiveness of these troops.
But now our army only replenishes more than 10,000 units of equipment, and it will only be able to arrive after one week. There are still 130,000 troops waiting for equipment with bare hands, which means that our military production has reached its limit! "
The face of the chief of staff changed greatly, and he asked with some fear: "How is this possible? Doesn't China say that because the traffic on the Austro-Hungarian side is too bad, let us wait for a month?"
Auguste von Markenson looked at him and asked, "Do you believe this? How much capacity are needed for these weapons and equipment? Doesn't the Austro-Hungarian Empire know the seriousness of the matter?
This capacity, not to mention the use of railways, even by road, the Austro-Hungarian Empire can send weapons and equipment to us in half a month! "
长 The chief of staff was silent. The southern battle was important to the Germans, and it was fatal to the Austro-Hungarian Empire! In this context, as long as the Austrian-Hungarian government is not stupid, it will certainly make every effort to meet the supply of materials on the front line, let alone weapons and equipment?
After a pause, August von Mackenson added: "Order the troops to save rations from now on. The main force's supply will remain unchanged in combat, and two tiers of rations will be reduced in non-combat conditions. Cut all three rations! "
The chief of staff sighed and said, "Has it reached this point? Even if we lose a batch of military food for more than two months this time ~ EbookFREE.me ~, will we not reduce the food supply?"
Auguste von Mackenson said coldly, "Our rations can only support one month now, don't you think the enemy will let us get logistics supplies so easily?
I can imagine that the stations, railways, and bridges of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be patronized by enemy aircraft. It is impossible to maintain normal transportation!
Don't forget, Berlin has been visited by enemy planes. It is said that the losses were not small. How about the air defense capabilities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, wouldn't you know? "
The chief of staff said in a roaring tone: "Well, with the strength of the Bulgarian Air Force, the transport lines of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will soon be paralyzed!
Damn politics, can anyone tell me what's going on inside? If the Bulgarians bombed the Austro-Hungarian Empire in advance, I am afraid that the southern battle would not be able to fight at all! "
Auguste von Mackenson is also silent. The hidden things inside are not what they can participate in. Obviously this involves a higher level of political games!
为什么 Why don't Bulgaria make efforts? How much insider trading is there between them and the Austro-Hungarian Empire? How much is the German Empire involved? Or is there any other reason?
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