At the Imperial Palace in Berlin, Wilhelm II was holding a military conference, and the course of the world war was becoming more and more unfavorable for the Central Powers.

The stalemate on both the eastern and western fronts was very bad for the Germans, and they had to break this status quo as soon as possible.

Although Germany has always performed very well in this war, and the French are about to collapse, it is a pity that something went wrong at the last moment.

First of all, Bulgarian reinforcements arrived on the Western Front and helped the French stabilize the defensive line, which was still a minor problem, and Wilhelm II believed that as long as it took a while, the French would still be finished.

It's a pity that the allies can't hold back! At the last moment, something went wrong on the Eastern Front again, forcing him to stop the offensive on the Western Front and send troops to reinforce the Eastern Front.

Now the Allies were in a very dangerous situation, and even if they could block this wave of Russian attacks, Austria-Hungary would be greatly weakened and unable to face the military pressure of the two countries.

Not to mention the Italians, the Allies will be embarrassed by them, and they will be the biggest contributors to the fact that they can play a 1:1 exchange on the Western Front!

Before the outbreak of the war, according to the estimation of the German General Staff, the joint naval forces of Austria-Hungary and Italy in the Mediterranean were not as good as those of the Entente, but the gap was not large!

At least it was possible to interrupt the sea transport lines of the Entente, and the result was not yet over.

The remnants of the Italian Navy can now only cower in the harbor and lick their wounds, and the Austro-Hungarian Navy can only stay at home and paddle.

Not to mention the army, Italy's greatest contribution since entering the war was to hold back hundreds of thousands of French troops, and as for the record, there has been no victory so far, and the best performance is only to lose both with the enemy.

As for the remaining Montenegro, Romania, the Ottoman Empire and other countries, the Germans have never regarded them as equal allies, and they are obviously the role of waving the flag and shouting, and there is no need to have expectations.

In the eyes of the Germans, the performance of the Ottomans was already overperforming, holding back the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Russians and half of the Bulgarian troops, which was already a very good completion of the task.

Well, since the allies can't do it, then go on your own! Anyway, the German army is invincible in the world, let's kill Maozi first!

Moltke Jr. is gone, and now the chief of the General Staff of the German Army is Lieutenant General Falkenhausen (note: there is also a translation of Falkenhausen), who is probably the only beneficiary of the victory of the German generals in the Eastern Front. But this kind of benefit, he would rather not!

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, are you ready to change your strategy?" Wilhelm II asked suspiciously

Falkenhayn replied affirmatively: "Yes, Your Majesty! The current situation of fighting on two fronts is very unfavorable for us, and we must get rid of this situation as soon as possible.

After the division of troops, it will be difficult for us to make a breakthrough on the Western Front in the short term. On the Eastern Front, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is now suffering from a loss of vitality, and they no longer have the ability to contain Russia and Bulgaria at the same time.

If we can't solve the Russians before Bulgaria ends the battle on the peninsula of Asia Minor, there will be problems on the southern front of Austria-Hungary, and we can't open a third front! ”

Wilhelm II nodded, he was not a military novice, so he naturally knew how much pressure there was on the Eastern Front now.

"Another 25 divisions from the Western Front, there will be no problem, right?" Wilhelm II asked

Falkenhayn replied in the affirmative: "No! After the deployment of troops, we will change the current battle plan, and the Western Front will stop the offensive and go on the defensive in an all-out way.

Although the Entente had the advantage of troops, their combat effectiveness could not be compared with ours, and if they took the initiative to attack, they might have unexpected gains.

Moreover, this operation on the Eastern Front will not last long, and it is expected to inflict heavy losses on the main forces of the Russian Army in two to three months, forcing the Russians to withdraw from the war! ”

Wilhelm II nodded in acquiescence, in fact, if you add the Italian army, the strength of the Central and Entente powers on the Western Front is almost equal now.

It's just that the combat effectiveness of the Italian Army has always been a mystery, and their performance problems are too surprising, and they can still fight with the enemy once in a while, but most of the time they are very cowardly, so naturally they dare not have expectations for them.

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As soon as the Germans moved, the good days of the woolly bear were over. Originally, the offensive and defensive momentum on the Eastern Front was reversed, and the reason was still very funny, the Russians had logistical problems.

After the end of the winter offensive, the Russian army consumed most of its ammunition and food and grass. Within three days of the start of the general offensive, the Russian artillery ran out of shells that were originally planned to last for two weeks, and since then the Russian artillery has been in a state of "semi-starvation" with a lack of shells.

In this context, it is no wonder that there is no problem. In fact, the Russians' logistics system has done a very good job.

With their poor transportation, they were able to barely guarantee the attrition of millions of troops at the front, and this was all thanks to the reforms of the Chief of the General Staff, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov.

After taking office, he accomplished the following feats:

First, it shortened the mobilization time of the army;

second, to achieve scientific and technological progress in the military;

third, to revive the morale of the Russian army after the defeat in Manchuria;

Fourth, it is necessary to improve the army's logistical support system and the organization of reinforcements in wartime.

He reduced the garrison of the fortress too much, and with the reduced army he formed a heavy artillery battery, balloonners and radio communication agencies, in addition to forming an additional 6 divisions.

He multiplied the number of machine guns, increased the annual conscription by 250,000 men, increased the number of officers, and improved the food and clothing of Russian soldiers.

It was also his reforms that enabled the Russians to quickly complete their mobilization at the beginning of the world war and start the road to suicide.

Well, the early end of Romania also created conditions for the supply of the Russians, at least the South-Western Front could get supplies from Bulgaria directly through Romania.

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"Your Majesty, this is another telegram from the Russians asking for help!" Foreign Minister Metyev said worriedly

Ferdinand took the telegram, and the more he looked at it, the more his brow furrowed, the appetite of the Russians was too great.

"Tell the Russians that there is nothing we can do, that the supplies promised by Britain and France have not yet arrived, and that we cannot provide them with so many strategic supplies!" Ferdinand said dissatisfied

What are you kidding, if you give it according to the list, Ferdinand will be a fool!

1 billion rounds of ammunition, 1 million rifles, 1,000 cannons of various types, 50,000 tons of shells, 500,000 tents, 3,000 tons of medicine......

These strategic materials already accounted for half of Bulgaria's total reserves, and no matter what conditions the tsarist government offered, Ferdinand could not agree to them.

These supplies were promised to the Russians by Britain and France, but unfortunately due to the recent activity of Allied submarines, the shipping routes in the Mediterranean are not so safe.

Last month, the Allies sank more than 120,000 tons of ships in the Mediterranean, and if you add the Atlantic, the number is approaching 400,000 tons.

No matter how big the Entente is, it can't afford to withstand such consumption! In order to ensure the safety of the route, the Allied navies had to increase their escort efforts, and even then the losses were still very heavy.

Against this backdrop, it is not surprising that the supplies promised by Britain and France did not arrive on time. As for the advance of supplies for Britain and France? Ferdinand said that he could not trust the credibility of Britain and France!

Even if Britain and France are willing to fulfill their promises, they will have to be lucky! Now Germany, Austria, and Italy are all starting to build submarines like dumplings, and everyone knows that the later it is, the more difficult it will be to transport this material!

As for what about the Russians? Ferdinand said that the fur bear's skin is thick and durable, and it is no problem to withstand the three-plate axe of the allies!

It doesn't matter if they can't stand it, they can just retreat! Now it's almost Vienna, far from St. Petersburg!

It's a big deal to pick up the railway, and directly retreat back 500 miles, if the Germans still dare to chase, it is better to withdraw another 500 miles, I don't believe that the Germans dare to keep chasing!

In exchange for space for time, and for another year and a half, the material aid promised by Britain and France will basically be in place, and then teach the Germans to be human beings again!