The news of Bulgaria's withdrawal from the war caused considerable shock within the entire Central Powers.

In Vienna, Berlin and Istanbul, quite a few people are talking about it. One of them said that it was the first Osinome card to fall.

As far as the government agency in charge of power is concerned, the voice of negotiating with Britain and France to reduce losses is also in their ears.

In this regard, the Allies also privately tested the attitude of Britain and France, but they did not negotiate because the gap between the two sides was too large.

And now, with Bulgaria withdrawing from the war, the Allies have found that the situation in the Balkans has suddenly fallen into a rather passive and bad scene.

With Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Romania joining the Entente camp, and Bulgaria withdrawing from the war, the Balkans were now entirely up to the Entente. The link between Germany and Austria and Turkey was cut off, and the situation was quite unfavorable to the Allies.

For this reason, Berlin and Vienna also put aside their own minds and coping with this difficult time together.

Thus, with the cooperation of the German and Austrian general staffs, a plan to defend against the offensive of the Entente armies was thus introduced.

In the plan that blended the essence of the thinking of the two staffs, the German-Austrian forces were currently defending against the Entente attack on the front line in Niš and Lujecha in the southern mountains of Serbia, for which Austria-Hungary needed to increase its troops by 150,000 to complete this plan. There was no objection to the whole plan, but there were some minor disputes over where to draw troops.

Because when formulating the plan, the German staff suggested that Austria-Hungary draw troops from the country and reorganize them, but Austria-Hungary did not agree. In the eyes of Austria-Hungary, the troops that were reconditioned by the withdrawn country were all suffering heavy casualties on the front line, their weapons and equipment were relatively lacking, and the personnel were not very good in spirit, so it was best to draw from the front-line troops.

Austria-Hungary chose to draw the Ninth Army from Hungary to confront Romania in Transylvania. This decision was considered too dangerous by the Germans, and if Romania broke out of the Transylvanian plateau, the Hungarian plain would be in danger of war.

Do you feel that the style of painting is wrong, Germany is more concerned about its safety than Austria-Hungary. In fact, this was all a superficial reason, and the German thought in his heart was that Austria-Hungary needed to put pressure on the Romanian army in Transylvania to ensure that Marshal Mackensen's flank would not be threatened.

Austria-Hungary is planning to retain a little reserve of its own, whether it is to put it into the northern Italian battlefield in the future, or to reinforce other directions.

In the end, however, it was Austria-Hungary's decision that prevailed, after all, it was its troops that needed to be used.

The Turkish side was much more nervous than Austria-Hungary, and after Bulgaria withdrew from the war, not only did the Third Army withdraw to the Dardanelles defense, but even the Sixth Army, which was preparing to be transferred to the Syrian region to fight against the Entente, also remained in Istanbul.

For a time, Turkey gathered nearly 400,000 troops near its capital, which made the Entente side take a big start, and they were deeply afraid that Germany and Austria and Turkey would also come to a situation of flanking. Therefore, after the defeat of Bulgaria, the Greek troops of the Entente were transferred to Adrianople to guard against a possible invasion of the Turkish army, while the rest of the Entente troops paid attention to the movements of the German and Austrian armies.

For a while, because of the changes in Bulgaria, both sides had a bit of a bogey, and the situation became delicate.

However, this is not a big impact on Romania, because the country has abundant supplies.

Since the signing of the Armistice in Thessaloniki, supplies from the Entente have been replenishing the consumption of the Romanian army along the Bulgarian railway. According to later statistics, within three months of Bulgaria's withdrawal from the war, up to 1.2 million tons of military supplies were sent to Romania. Of course, along with the supplies that have already arrived, there are also reinforcements from the Entente countries.

A colonial division from France, two British Indian and Anzac divisions had arrived in Romania to relieve the pressure on the Romanian army's defense at Bacou.

True, the Germans were led by Marshal Mackensen, although they did not find a hole in the Romanian army. However, with its excellent front-line officers, experienced soldiers, and ferocious firepower, the Moldavian Army Group led by General Courtois, which was still fighting, was defeated one after another, making His Excellency the Admiral abandon Roman and Iasi one after another.

A large number of conscripted troops were thrown into the defense against the German invasion, and many of the conscripted soldiers did not survive the first battle.

According to the statistics of the General Staff, the Romanian army has suffered close to 100,000 casualties in the battle against the Germans. Among them, the lack of training of conscripted soldiers and the lack of junior officers are the main factors.

Of course, Admiral Courtois, who was their commander, also had some responsibility, but who made him face the best German master of mobile warfare, Field Marshal Mackensen. This makes His Excellency the Admiral dare not take risks, for fear that the opponent will seize the opportunity to tear through the defense, which is not so wonderful.

However, when Bulgaria withdrew from the war, the pressure from the Germans was much less. Especially when the British and French troops appeared on the Bak-U front, the German offensive gradually decreased, and many times it was only perfunctory. It seems that the Germans also knew that they no longer had the possibility of a quick capture of Romania.

Of course, the consumption of personnel and materials of the German army is also a major factor, especially the consumption of materials. This point was most vocal as the commander-in-chief of the German army on the Eastern Front, Field Marshal Mackensen. After the declaration of war in Romania, Marshal Mackensen, during the month-long preparation time, focused on arguing with the logistics department on the issue of military supplies.

Because Ludendorff was preparing for the offensive on the Western Front, the supplies on the Eastern Front were not enough to prepare for war before then, and Mackensen could only maintain the attrition by reducing the amount of training. However, after the declaration of war in Romania, the amount of material movement did increase, but it was still not enough for half a year's war readiness. (This is the operational standard that Mackensen prepared after he became commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front)

Even when Marshal Mackensen led his army to attack Romania, he still did not meet this standard (only five months of combat readiness). So I always hoped that I could find a hole in the Romanian army's defense line that Gary exploited. For this reason, he also deliberately sold several flaws to lure the Romanian army to attack. However, who knew that the commander of the Romanian army was not fooled, so Marshal Mackensen could only use the advantage of firepower and the elite of the troops to fight for the enemy city by city.

The effect of the management is good, but the consumption of ammunition is too large. Just yesterday the logistics officer informed His Excellency the Field Marshal that their ammunition was only a third of what it had before departure, and this sentence immediately silenced the German offensive.

The attacking Germans could not move, while the Romanian troops on the defensiveness were equally immobile. The huge casualties and material consumption also made Romania anxious, so the fighting in Moldavia, which was the most intense at this time, was also calmed down.

As for Transylvania, which is already much quieter, it is even possible to rotate the officers and soldiers to take a break.