Vol 4 Chapter 128: Political offensive

Since ancient times, politics have been filthy. Do n’t watch the Allies and the Allies fight on the battlefield, but in private, everyone ’s connections have never been broken, and there are even some insider deals going on.
Between nations, allies and enemies are always on the front line. As long as the interests are large enough, allies can become enemies, and enemies can also become allies!
The most typical example is that the enemies of England and France, the deadly enemies of Britain and Russia, became allies under the influence of interests, and Britain and Germany have been negotiating the issue of alliances, and suddenly they have become enemies.
Even one year before the official alliance, if anyone said that Britain, France, Britain and Russia could form an alliance, everyone would take it as a joke!
When Ferdinand stroked the water when attacking the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was not unilaterally determined by Bulgaria. In fact, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also actively cooperated!
The most typical one is that after suffering losses at the beginning, the Austro-Hungarian Empire changed its strategy and decisively let Bulgaria choose to go with Russia pk. Of course, there are factors that Bulgaria is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The factors that put too much pressure on their eastern front are more the tacit agreement between the two countries.
As for the purpose of the behind-the-scenes transaction, it is actually very obvious: 1. The Russians are too threatening to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Even if Austro-Hungary does not fight bears, they will not let them go;
2. A strong Russia is not in Bulgaria's interests, especially after the Russo-Japanese War, Bulgaria has been out of the Russians' control, and Ferdinand naturally did not want the strong Russia to return again!
Then, in terms of weakening Mao Xiong's position, the interests of the two countries are the same. Naturally, the two sides agreed. Then the two governments tacitly reduced the scale of the war. Even the frontline generals found the fighter plane, but the government forced them to stop.
However, this tacit understanding cannot last. When the Eastern Conference ended, the Russians were weakened, and the common ground of the interests of both sides naturally ceased to exist.
So the Austro-Hungarian Empire tried to pull the Germans to fight the southern front, and Ferdinand naturally had no need for mercy.
You have to know that since the war began, the Germans bombed London, Paris, and Britain and France bombed Berlin. As the earliest Bulgarian force in the air force, never bombed Vienna on a large scale. This is nothing short of magical!
Well, the Bulgarian Air Force is also often dispatched, but most of the time it is playing soy sauce and bombing the Austro-Hungarian empire a lot, but just throwing a few grenades every time to deal with it!
It is also in this case that even if the Russians give up their interests in Romania in the future, it is not surprising that Bulgaria must be brought to the front. After all, they must retaliate after eating a dark loss, right?
Unfortunately, unlike the last time the Allies of the Allies pitted the Russians, Bulgaria was clearly not worthy of the British, French, and Russian pits. The sudden defeat of the Russians has scared the British and French. For fear that Bulgaria will come again, then they will face Germany alone. People!
Don't say that the French are not afraid now, even John Niu, a professional pit teammate, has been counseled at this time, and the pit teammate must also choose a good time. If one operation is not good, burying yourself will be tragedy!
Of course, Ferdinand naturally has action since the war has progressed. It is also a good choice to seduce the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the stand of Bulgaria.
Unfortunately, this is not possible. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is almost controlled by the Germans. Even if Ferdinand II is not reconciled, at most he only wants to withdraw from the war in a decent way. OK!
The Austro-Hungarian Empire can't stop the Germans' revenge. Even if the Germans are really about to die, they still have the ability to pull a big country to Huangquan before dying, and choose between the two answers of traitor and enemy. Question, this question need not be considered at all!
However, failure to do so does not mean that you cannot do it. Political success has never been pure success and failure. Sometimes the benefits of failure are greater than success!
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At the Bulgarian Foreign Policy Symposium, Ferdinand proposed: "Mr. Mev, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must take the time to communicate with the Austro-Hungarian government and strive for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to withdraw from the war.
If no agreement can be reached, then we will cooperate with the Kingdom of Hungary. I believe they will not mind withdrawing from the war! "
There is no doubt that this is threatening the Austro-Hungarian government. It is very clear that they can cooperate well. Once the cooperation fails, Bulgaria will support the independence of the Kingdom of Hungary!
Even support the national independence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and dismember this old empire!
Minister of Foreign Affairs Metiev frowned, and said with some concern: "Your Majesty, I am afraid it will be very troublesome. It is already known that our strategic focus has shifted from Europe to Asia.
From our strategic interests, the existence of an Austro-Hungarian Empire that preserves a certain strength is far more valuable than the fragmented Austro-Hungarian Empire.
For a long time to come, we all need a stable Eastern Europe that will allow us to focus on operating the Asia Minor Peninsula! "
Ferdinand nodded, the Austro-Hungarian government still has the confidence to speak, no doubt that they think they have insight into Bulgaria's future strategy.
They consider themselves to be a "strong" Austro-Hungarian empire, which can check the Russians' continued expansion into Europe. For strategic considerations, neither Britain nor France nor Bulgaria will make the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapse!
Unfortunately, this time the Vienna government made a wrong calculation. After all, Ferdinand II was still not as good as the diplomatic insight of the old emperor Joseph I. He ignored that strength is the foundation of all this!
If the Austro-Hungarian Empire withdraws from the war early and preserves its strength, then everything has to be talked about. Conversely, if the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is greatly damaged after the war is over, and the ability to check the bears is lost, will they still be valuable to Britain and France?
After pondering for a while, Ferdinand said coldly: "Then remind the Vienna government that only strength is the root of all this, we don't need a waste!"
Of course, Ferdinand did not expect the Austro-Hungarian Empire to withdraw from the war with a single threat, but this threat was enough to make the Vienna government look ahead.
This is a conspiracy. If the Vienna government wants to keep its own interests, it must first save its strength!
No matter whether they continue to cooperate with the Germans or turn to cooperate with the Allies, their own strengths are first. Then do they dare to let go in the later wars?
Don't look now, Germany and Austria are the closest allies. Once the strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is exhausted and the World War is over, it is not surprising to turn around and annex them!
There is always interest among nations. The call for a German Empire in Germany is not low. Does the Vienna government dare to bet? Or if there are not enough benefits, why should they bet?
Why can the Austro-Hungarian Empire persist for more than four years in history? The reason is very simple. The Russians collapsed in 1917, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost its biggest enemy on the Eastern Front. The major political groups in the country saw the opportunity to win!
In essence, the production and transportation systems in Austria and Hungary have now begun to collapse, and their war potential has been exhausted.
Take food production as an example. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is indeed a granary in Eastern Europe. This is not said, but when the war has burned to the homeland of Austro-Hungary, can agricultural production be guaranteed?
The war mobilized a lot of human resources and livestock, so what should agricultural production do? Where can the lack of labor be replenished? There is no place to add, so we can only reduce production! A large number of people are out of production, and coupled with the increase in the loss of supplies, this is a ghost without a problem!
Of course, Russian prisoners of war also made up for some of the labor shortage. Unfortunately, this part of the dividend has nothing to do with the country, and the Austro-Hungarian system directly swallowed it all!
The food produced was not used to the maximum of people's livelihood, but was hoarded by the capitalists, especially the Hungarian Kingdom.
As for the transportation system, the intensity of transportation during the war was much greater than usual. As a result, the maintenance costs of railways and highways naturally increased, and the loss of transportation was naturally much greater. For example: trains before the war The service life of a train may be several years or ten years, but it runs around the clock during the war. It may only take a few months to update or overhaul!
Due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is now at the forefront, especially after the two General Assembly wars on the Eastern Front last year.
Not only did it lose more than 2 million troops, it also consumed a large amount of domestic strategic reserves. The most important thing is that the industry in Bohemia also suffered heavy losses. For example, the largest military industrial enterprise, Skoda Arsenal, was forced to fight in the war. move!
At the same time, the ethnic conflicts within the Austro-Hungarian Empire are actually very serious, and there is no need for the main ethnic group. The poor dual political system is undoubtedly the source of conflicts!
The defeat of the war will undoubtedly exacerbate the ethnic conflicts in the country. Originally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was brought together by the powerful influence of the Habsburgs. Now Ferdinand II does not have the long-established emperor. prestige!
Domestic ambitionists naturally see the opportunity. If the Allies do not know how to use it, their heads are flooded!
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Then there was no more. When Ferdinand's opinion was conveyed to the Vienna government, the Austrian-Hungarian government began to struggle.
If the war did not explode in their homeland, it is estimated that the Vienna government would have been pretending to save power, but now that the enemy has hit the doorstep, how can they save power?
But Bulgaria ’s warning ca n’t be ignored, or disaster is about to happen. As long as the Bulgarian Air Force drops tens of thousands of bombs on their railway line, it is estimated that their frontline troops will be hungry!
Look at the Germans at this point, they know that they are defending their enemies from outside the country, but Berlin is still frequently bombed! Well, London is also thrown at thousands of tons of bombs every year!
air defense? It is good to be able to prevent Vienna. The arsenal can still be hidden, but how can railways and stations scattered throughout the country be hidden? Anyway, when I saw the train skin, I threw a bomb.
Of course, the Austro-Hungarian Empire can also choose to use retaliatory bombing. Unfortunately, this idea is not feasible in the military, and the difference in strength between the two air forces is too large, basically there is no return.
This has been exposed in the previous battles, and the surviving rate of the aircraft that went to bomb the 6th Bulgarian army position was less than one third!
Even if the pilots in this era are not as valuable as the later generations, they are still much more expensive than the 6th Army. For more than two years after the war, the Austro-Hungarian pilot ’s casualties have already passed five digits, and the aircraft losses have also passed five. Thousands!
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At the national policy meeting, Ferdinand II said coldly: "This is the ultimatum for the Bulgarians. Once we refuse, Vienna will soon become a battlefield. This has been confirmed by our intelligence personnel!
The Allied Coalition Forces have built a large number of airports in northeastern Italy. Obviously this is for Vienna. Perhaps as the Bulgarians said, as long as tens of thousands of tons of bombs are thrown over, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be over! "
The people frowned, everyone knew that at this time, there was nothing to help them, and the only option was to save themselves!
But can they accept the terms of the Allies? Really think the Germans are a mess? They are not the same as Italy. The Italians and the Germans do not border. Even if they betray the Germans, it is easy to take revenge immediately.
But the Austro-Hungarian Empire is different. As long as they dare to be traitors, perhaps less than a week, Vienna will fall under the German iron hoof!
Don't expect the Pact Congress to rescue them. This is impossible. People still want to let Germany and Austria fight each other?
Conrad knew that it was time for him to play, and everyone should not be frightened by tens of thousands of tons of bombs, otherwise it would be easy to make a wrong judgment.
Conrad explained: "Your Majesty, in fact, you don't have to worry too much, the threat of the Bulgarian Air Force is not as lethal as everyone thinks.
As long as we deploy a large number of air defense weapons in important cities and traffic corridors, enemy aircraft will not dare to bomb at low altitudes. If the country is at an altitude of several kilometers, this hit rate will be much lower. They may be able to attack The traffic caused some impact, but they can't cut off our transportation line! "
His words just relieved everyone, and Xiang Xiang suddenly asked: "So if the enemy blows up our railway, we can repair it immediately?
But what if they bombed our city? This does not require a hit rate, as long as the bomb is dropped, we can bear it!
As for the deployment of air defense weapons, can the staff be specific? How many air defense weapons do we need to deploy to protect us from enemy air threats? How much time will it take to complete the deployment?
What did our Air Force do? Why not fight back the enemy? "
Conrad's face changed greatly and said very difficult: "These problems are very complicated. In theory, they can be repaired immediately after the enemy blows up our railway line, but we must also consider the actual situation. All the railways are equipped with maintenance personnel, so it still takes time to repair!
As for worrying that the enemy will bomb the city, the probability of this happening is not high. Our enemies are still civilized people, and they can't do anything to kill civilians! Of course, except for the Russians, no one can guarantee their morals!
Even if the city is to be bombed, the enemy will choose important areas such as factories and warehouses. We only need to carry out key defenses in these places. "
Obviously, Conrad's answer did not satisfy everyone. He pinned the safety of the city on the enemy ’s discipline. Who knew if anyone would blast it, and then explained that it was a mistake in operation. Anyway, the hit rate of aircraft in this era is really very high. pit!
For the latter two issues, Conrad avoided it, and made the military even more dissatisfied!
The Minister of Finance continued to ask, "Honest Marshal ~ EbookFREE.me ~ You haven't answered the next two questions?"
Seeing that he could not escape, Conrad smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, how many anti-aircraft weapons are needed, and I can't answer, it depends on the enemy's determination!
As for what our air force is doing? Since the beginning of the war, our pilots have changed a few crops, don't you know?
In any case, we have tried our best, and we can only say that the enemy is too powerful! Who told us to face two great powers at the same time? The boys have already defended the dignity of the Air Force with their lives, and they should not be blamed! "
The meeting fell into a state of silence again, and everyone was thinking about how to deal with the current situation!
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