Receiving a call back from Ferdinand, Nicholas II was about to vomit blood, in his opinion, this time the Russian Empire was played by its allies!

The promised supplies of Britain and France have not yet arrived, the main force of the Germans has already come to the Eastern Front, and the few guys who had guaranteed the ticket before did not dare to bubble.

They swore that Bulgaria would pay for the supplies, but the answer they waited for was: there were not so many supplies!

There is no way to verify this question, the warehouses where the supplies are stored are scattered all over the place, and no one knows how many Bulgarian reserves of strategic materials there are, except for a limited number of people.

From the outbreak of the world war to the present, everyone's strategic material reserves have been declining in consumption, and the total amount of these materials has caught up with the previous Russian reserves, and it is normal for Bulgaria not to be able to take it out.

It was precisely because he thought he had figured it out that Nicholas II thought that he had been tricked, and it was obviously a blank check, and he actually believed it!

"What about the supplies promised by my foreign secretary, Britain and France? Didn't you say that even if the capacity is insufficient, Bulgaria will pay first? Nicholas II asked angrily

Russian Foreign Minister Sasonov buried his head very low at the beginning, trying to reduce his presence, but he still did not hide from it.

"Your Majesty, the recent Allied submarines have been wreaking havoc in the Mediterranean, the cargo ships of the Entente have suffered heavy losses, and many of the supplies that were originally shipped to us have sunk to the bottom of the sea, so the arrival of these supplies may be delayed." Sasonov said with some embarrassment

He already regretted it, if he had known that the consumption of this battle would be so great, he would not have played this guarantee.

Was the Entente really delaying supplies for the Russians? The answer is no!

Thanks to the accession of Italy, the submarines of this space-time Allied country are operating much more frequently in the Mediterranean region. This is not as good as the parallel time and space as long as the Strait of Otranto is blocked, and if this plane is to be blocked, the whole of Italy will be blocked, which is not much different from the blockade of the Mediterranean!

Of course, they don't know that this is just the beginning, and now that Germany, Austria and Italy are making dumplings, it is not surprising that the Mediterranean route will be renamed the death route in the future.

Nicholas II sneered and said: "I know all this, we understand their suffering, so who will understand our suffering?"

And what about the front? If it weren't for the shortage of supplies, we would have all hit Vienna!

But now? The strategic center of gravity of the Allies has shifted eastward, what do you think we should do? Let the soldiers go to battle with burning sticks? My Foreign Minister, and Mr. Prime Minister, tell me about it. ”

War Minister Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov relieved them: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to hold accountable, the strategic center of gravity of the Allies has shifted eastward, and our military pressure has greatly increased.

At present, it is imperative that we raise strategic materials as much as possible to ensure the supply of materials on the front line; and demanded that Britain and France launch an offensive on the Western Front to contain the Germans' forces; At the same time, let Bulgaria refocus its strategic focus on Europe, attack Austria-Hungary, and relieve our military pressure on the battlefield. ”

Well, he said it was all nonsense. It is impossible for strategic materials to be conjured up all at once, and domestic production cannot even meet the daily consumption of the front, let alone after the outbreak of a major war!

As for counting on a Anglo-French counteroffensive? Wait another two or three months, people are licking their wounds! Britain and France are no better than woolly bears, and their ability to withstand casualties is much lower.

By the beginning of the war, the British had already paid more than 200,000 casualties, the French had paid more than 800,000 casualties, and the casualties of the colonial troops had already exceeded one million.

Against this background, if you want Britain and France to launch a counteroffensive against the Germans, wait a few months! At least wait for someone else to transport the cannon fodder from the colonies to Europe!

Not to mention Bulgaria, on the peninsula of Asia Minor they have already fought to the death with the Ottoman Empire, how can they give up just because the Russians demanded?

However, he succeeded in diverting his attention, the only pity was that he was not able to solve the material needs of the front-line troops.

However, for politicians, the gray cattle on the front line are worthless, and they are replenished after loss, anyway, the great cause of the Russian empire is great, and the loss of millions of people is a small matter.

Well, Nicholas II also did not care about the losses of front-line soldiers, but only if they were able to win the battle!

You must know that the Russian Northern Front, which was responsible for attacking East Prussia, had a 5:1 exchange ratio with the Germans this time, and if it had been left in other countries, the officers would have gone to court-martial.

However, this is the Russian Empire, and these subsections have been neglected due to the victory in the Winter Battle.

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Compared to the Russians, the Vienna government is really gloomy. From the beginning of the war to the present, if you make a casualty ranking, Austria-Hungary is definitely ranked second, close to the existence of the first Russian Empire.

It is a pity that Austria-Hungary did not have the human resources of a woolly bear and was a multi-ethnic state. If it weren't for the fact that the Russians were ravaging Hungary and increasing the will of the Hungarians to resist, the Vienna government would have been even more "lively" now.

Fortunately, Felanz-Joseph I was politically strong, otherwise the Austro-Hungarian Empire would have been doomed.

At least the Slavic nation in their country has been in trouble, and there is no leader of "Serbia" in this plane, but Bulgaria, the spokesman of the Yugoslav nation, is undoubtedly more brilliant.

Especially after the outbreak of the world war, they waited for the collapse of Austria-Hungary, let alone counted on them to defend their homeland.

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"Your Majesty, this is a counteroffensive plan planned by the Germans, and we need to cooperate." Chief of the General Staff Conrad whispered

There is no way, and the confidence to speak after losing the battle is naturally insufficient. In fact, Conrad's position as chief of the General Staff was already shaky, and it was only thanks to the support of the Germans that he temporarily retained his position.

As soon as the Austro-Hungarian army was defeated again, he was doomed. The old emperor had developed serious doubts about his military abilities, and now Conrad desperately needed a victory to prove his ability to strengthen his position.

Naturally, the reality of the Russians could not hide from Conrad's eyes, and if the Russians recovered, Austria-Hungary would be miserable. The counteroffensive plan proposed by the Germans at this time coincided with him.

Of course, Conrad was able to see the reality of the Russians, but he did not see that Austria-Hungary was now weaker. A large number of troops were lost, and the newly formed troops did not have much combat effectiveness.

The old emperor took the document and didn't open it, so he said directly: "Well, how many troops have the Germans prepared, and how do they need us to cooperate?" ”

Conrad confidently said: "The Germans have decided to send another 25 divisions from the Western Front to reinforce the Eastern Front, and have also mobilized 300,000 men from the country to supplement the attrition of the troops on the Eastern Front."

By May, the Germans would have a total strength of 2 million men on the Eastern Front, at which point a full-scale counteroffensive would be launched. The Germans wanted us to mobilize at least 1.5 million troops to fight and join forces to take out the main forces of the Russians. ”

The old emperor fell into deep thought, Austria-Hungary had just experienced a major defeat, both in terms of military morale and strategic materials, could it withstand launching a counteroffensive now?

In the end, Felanz-Joseph I nodded with a wry smile and agreed, and now Austria-Hungary has no choice of capital.

If the Russians had not been inflicted heavy losses with the Germans, then Russia would have recovered later; Or maybe the Ottoman Empire is finished, and Bulgaria's strategy returns to Europe again, and then it will be too late for them to cry.

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With the successful landing of Bulgarian troops on the peninsula of Asia Minor, the situation in Ankara also changed at this time, and it has to be said that the Ottoman Empire was miserable this time, and due to the distance from the sphere of influence of the Central Powers, they could only fight alone.

In addition to the main battlefield in Asia Minor, the Syrian region was also counterattacked by the Bulgarian Middle East Theater, and hundreds of thousands of Ottoman troops were dragged in Syria in a dilemma.

In the Caucasus, the Russians did not attack in an all-out way, but they also came out every now and then, holding back a large number of their troops.

At the same time, Bulgaria's troops assisting in the defense of the Suez Canal launched an attack on the Arab region, the British were still agitating the Arabs to rise up for independence, and Iraq was also attacked by the defenders of Jordan and the British army in the Iranian colony.

With so many fronts, even the Ottoman Empire at its peak could not withstand it, let alone the current Ottoman Empire?

Anyway, Ferdinand didn't think that the Ottomans would be able to hold up so many fronts, even if they wanted to!

The Arabian Peninsula can basically be declared to have fallen, and they don't need to give it up.

As long as the Ottomans dare to retreat in the Syrian region, the Bulgarian army will catch up, anyway, there is a sea route to transport, and there is no fear that the logistics will not be able to keep up.

Not to mention the Caucasus, the Russian-Turkish feud is no joke, and if they dare to retreat, there may be a larger-scale attack by the Russians.

The rest of Iraq looks like it can be abandoned, but everyone knows that it is impossible.

This is the only important place in the Ottoman Empire on the peninsula of Asia Minor, and if they abandon it, they will suffer only in terms of population and materials.

What kind of decision the Ottoman government will make, Ferdinand doesn't care, anyway, their industry and agriculture are scum, and they will definitely not be able to withstand it.

Now the Ottomans are not only short of guns and ammunition, but also lack of food and clothing, and the population of Asia Minor was reduced by four layers in history in World War I, not to mention this time and space.

If the Ottoman government had a brain in the water, it would be better to play guerrilla warfare with him. There wasn't enough population, there wasn't enough territory, and Ferdinand wanted to see how they could swim!