In the middle of April, the world war entered the climax stage, the two major alliances in the European continent in the dark, the daily casualties on both sides are as few as tens of thousands, as many as hundreds of thousands, the most cruel stage of the world war has come!

On the Western Front, the two sides fought a dead end, and although the British and French forces suffered greater casualties, they could not stand up to the large number of cannon fodder, and strategically both sides were still unable to produce results.

On the Eastern Front, the Russians pressed the Germans this time, fully allowing the Germans to understand the power of crowd tactics, even if the casualty ratio of both sides reached 1:3, and even some areas also played a 1:5 proud record, but Mao Xiong still said that he was fearless!

Then the Germans chose a strategic retreat very wisely, and at this time they fought with the Russians, and they were completely looking for death!

The Bulgarian army, which had revolted on the southern front, with the help of the Hungarians, took Budapest with lightning speed, and then headed straight for Austria.

Field Marshal August von Mackensen, commander of the Southern Front of the Central Powers, decisively chose to run away, and the people did not even go to Austria, but went directly to the Polish region and the German army on the Eastern Front.

It can be seen that he no longer trusts Austria-Hungary, and if the Vienna government defects again, the last 100,000 remnants of his army here will not even have a chance to escape.

The war has been fought so far, the prestige of the military junta headed by Hindenburg has fallen to an all-time low, and the generals at the front are not so buying their account.

Field Marshal August von Mackensen directly attacked the government: claiming that it was precisely because of the blind command of the General Staff that the present bad situation had been created, and demanded that the Hindenburg government return its rights to the Kaiser and not go further down the wrong path!

Obviously, he was desperate for the war, and hoped that the main peace faction headed by the Kaiser would come to power and negotiate with the Entente to end the war as soon as possible!

Now not only Field Marshal August von Mackensen, but also many generals in the German army have lost faith in the war, even the famous Erich Ludendorff.

Of course, the loss of confidence in winning this war does not mean that they will surrender, and the opinion of most of them is to negotiate with the enemy and end this war with dignity!

Moreover, the Germans still had enough bargaining chips in their hands to occupy the French mountain territory and Belgium, which had been destroyed by the Germans, on the Western Front; On the Eastern Front, the Germans still occupied Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and other regions.

These territories are the confidence of the Germans, and it is still possible to break the net in a hurry, of course, this will also scare the French and Belgium, and other countries are naturally fearless.

The British, for example, are watching the excitement from the sidelines, and if the Germans really turn these areas into a scorched earth, maybe they will have champagne to celebrate?

Ferdinand's attitude was similar to that of John Bull, and if the Germans burned all the jade, the future of Europe would be too peaceful. Once it happens, the French will never let them go, and the German decision of the future does not exist!

Even Ferdinand maliciously guessed that Nicholas II still expected all this to happen, and that the loss of these tens of millions of people would be exchanged for the death of Germany and France, and that the Russian Empire would dominate the European continent, so why not?

Only the French were hurt, and they were threatened! With their domestic population base, if they lose more than 10 million people, it would be good to be able to maintain their current position, and they should not think about dominating the European continent!

The remaining neutrals are calling for restraint on both sides, and some hope that the two alliances will fight harder, preferably with both stones.

It can be imagined that as long as the Germans chose the most extreme approach, neutral Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Denmark would all become new Entente members, and interests would always be the best catalyst!

Of course, as in history, it is just a matter of shouting slogans, and if the German government really does it, the people below will also mutiny, after all, everyone has not lived enough.

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Foreign Minister Metev calmly said: "Your Majesty, the Russians have asked us for help again, and they want us to provide them with two billion rounds of ammunition, eighty million shells, two million rifles, five thousand cannons, two thousand planes, one thousand tanks, five thousand tons of medicine, five million military uniforms and one million tons of canned food, and a whole lot of accessories!" ”

Ferdinand had long been accustomed to the lion's mouth, and of course, with the size of their army, this batch of supplies was really not much.

If it had been before, Ferdinand would have decisively refused, but now that the world war has come to an end, it would be a waste to keep a huge reserve of strategic materials.

But whether to sell to the Russians, Ferdinand still can't make up his mind, arm the Russians now, and the European continent will be in big trouble in the future!

After hesitating for a while, Ferdinand finally decided to sell, but he couldn't sell everything *** such as rifles and cannons, but ammunition must be sold in limited quantities!

As for what a huge Russian empire would bring to the European continent, Ferdinand couldn't care so much, and Britain and France were not very idle after the war? I've got to find something for them to do!

Ferdinand said cautiously: "Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs cooperates, let the company represent itself to negotiate the price with them, remember to go to our inventory."

Whether the Russians want to buy weapons, ammunition or other strategic materials, we can sell them now, but the Russians must pay in advance, and at the same time, we must limit the delivery time of ammunition, so that Russia can have enough and not have too much surplus! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Metev replied

It is impossible for Ferdinand to be imprudent, with so many weapons and ammunition, it is impossible for Bulgaria to immediately take out such a spot for trading, even if it is to use strategic reserves!

And with the current world situation, in case the Germans can't bear the pressure from the outside world and suddenly surrenders, as soon as the world war ends, these weapons and equipment will be worthless, and then the woolly bear will directly come to financial difficulties and cannot pay, Bulgaria will be ready to cry!

This kind of thing has happened not uncommon in history, and Ferdinand did not think that with the temperament of the woolly bear, they would continue to pay!

Anyway, the Russians have just gotten a loan from John Bull, plus the income from Nicholas II's previous seizure of the house, and now their finances are in a rare period of prosperity.

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Although the Entente had the upper hand on the battlefield, the Germans, who still had strength, were still unwilling to lose!

On May 3, 1917, the German army launched a major counteroffensive on the Western Front, directly breaking through the French defense line, and occupying Soissons, pushing the front to the Marne River, only more than 30 kilometers from Paris.

The world is in an uproar again, are the Germans trying to achieve a counterattack at the last moment?

The Paris crisis, the French government was in a hurry, they not only mobilized a large number of troops from all over the country to Paris, preparing to fight a battle to defend Paris, but also asked for help from the Entente alliance!

Not only the French were in a hurry, but even the British were in a hurry. For John Bull, this world war has weakened the French enough, and if the French suffer another heavy blow this time, the European continent after the war will be dominated by the Russians!

This is absolutely unacceptable to John Bull, he has just killed a Germany, if there is another hairy bear, will this day be lived?

As a result, the London government gritted its teeth and transferred fifteen infantry divisions from the country to Paris, France, and they wanted to fight this battle for the defense of Paris with the French!

Even Ferdinand was in a hurry, and now the French could not overturn, otherwise the situation on the European continent would get out of control after the war.

If the French had not come out to contain the British and the Russians, Bulgaria would not have had a good time, and Ferdinand was not ready to face the European hegemon!

In the face of the French's plea for help, Ferdinand ordered that the Bulgarian army on the front line did not need to attack Vienna, except for leaving part of the army to contain Austria, the main force was directly interspersed with the Allied forces in southern Austria and the Allied forces there, and then directly attacked Germany proper, in order to achieve the purpose of encircling Wei and saving Zhao!

Dante Kristoff, who received this order, felt bad in an instant, and could have grabbed the soft persimmon of Austria-Hungary, but now he was going to run and run to Germany!

Fortunately, Ferdinand did not let him fight the Germans, as long as he could contain the Germans' forces and relieve the French of the siege of Paris, his task was completed.

Otherwise, Dante Kristof would really have to worry. Of course, he was not worried about whether he could win the battle against the Germans, but about the logistical supply of the troops!

Anyway, the troops in his hands are now more than 1.5 million, and then they have gathered hundreds of thousands of Allied troops in Italy, an army of nearly 2 million people, and the Germans can't eat it now, and it is even difficult for the Germans to block their attack!

After all, after the east and west lines, add another southern front, and the Germans are also lacking in skills!

The war potential at home is also basically squeezed out, not to mention the Eastern Front, which is already short of troops, in retreat all the way!

The only thing left was the Western Front, but the Anglo-French forces on the Western Front were more numerous, and once the Germans transferred troops from the Western Front, Ferdinand's goal was achieved!

At that time, the Germans will not only lose hope of overthrowing the French, but may also be pushed back by the Anglo-French forces, which is a conspiracy!

Unless the Germans were able to capture Paris before the Bulgarian army arrived, they would lose the war once the flames of war reached the German mainland!

However, this plan also has a very fatal weakness, that is, the problem of logistical supply of the army, and there are three directions that can provide logistical supply to the army: Austria, Italy, and Switzerland.

Italy's transportation capacity is limited, and due to the war, the Italians are now less than half of the pre-war railway capacity, and even the consumption of supplying the Allied coalition is barely enough.

The Swiss are neutral countries, and if it is only a small amount of material transportation, it is estimated that they will still sell the face of the Entente, but it is better to supply this army!

To transport supplies from Austria, you have to cooperate with the Austrians? Now both sides are still enemies, and it is simply wishful thinking to ask them not to destroy the logistical supply lines of the Bulgarian army!

In the event of sabotage, Dante Kristof would not have thought that transport from Austria would satisfy the attrition of the army on the battlefield!

Therefore, on the surface, this army with explosive combat effectiveness, in fact, the durability of his combat power output is very short, in addition to the combat effectiveness at the peak in the first few days, it will encounter the same embarrassment that the Russians faced on the Eastern Front last year!

Well, it doesn't matter if this battle can be fought or not, as long as the Bulgarian army reaches the borders of the Germans and by the way occupies a few small cities, boosts the morale of the French and strengthens their determination to resist!

In addition to helping the French get through the difficulties, the main thing is to put pressure on the Germans to make the wrong decisions, preferably as in history, just stupidly lay down their arms, then Bulgaria will make a lot of money!

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