Chapter 122, opening a new front
The final result, naturally, was not expected by Walikot, although the British and French forces now have an absolute superiority in strength, but a large number of people may not be able to win the battle!
The battle on the Western Front once again reached a stalemate, with many British and French troops and strong German combat effectiveness, and the two sides were still fighting each other, and it was impossible to distinguish the winner in the short term.
In order to break this situation, Britain and France naturally set their sights elsewhere, and their first reaction was to fool the Russians, as long as Russia is willing to exert its strength, now the Allies will definitely bear the three-front war.
It's a pity that now the tsarist government has just engaged in an internal struggle, and Nicholas II is busy cleaning up the aftermath? No matter how the British and French fooled, it would be impossible to use troops on a large scale before the end of the internal struggle of the Russians!
Then they turned their attention to the southern front, and it turned out that the two sides were fighting in full swing, and it was impossible to tell the winner in a short time!
Walikot's sudden proposal naturally attracted the attention of the British and French governments, and after some calculation, they found that although Austria-Hungary was now fighting, as long as Austria-Hungary was finished, would the Germans still be able to hold on?
As a result, Valikot ushered in an unexpected harvest, Britain and France decided to increase their troops by 100,000 each to cooperate with him, in order to maintain the dominance of the war, Valikot had to ask for help from home again.
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"General Valikot is now asking for support, what is the General Staff going to do?" Ferdinand asked
Acting Chief of the General Staff Cross replied confidently: "Your Majesty, we plan to transfer eight infantry divisions and two heavy artillery brigades from the newly formed Volunteer Army to form a reinforcement force with a total strength of about 140,000 people, and the Air Force will also establish an airfield in northern Italy to threaten Austria and the Munich area of Germany!" ”
Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction, the plan of the staff is still very reliable, and now there are about 170,000 troops in Valikot's hands that can be put into the Austrian strategy, plus 200,000 troops reinforced by Britain and France, and now another 140,000 troops have been sent to the country, and the total strength has reached 510,000.
This is enough to launch a medium-sized general battle, you must know that this time Britain and France did not make up the number of colonial troops, in order to break the deadlock as soon as possible, they also invested in it, and they were all elite troops directly drawn from the battlefield on the Western Front!
Of course, this is also the fact that they now have sufficient troops on the Western Front, even if there are as many as three or four hundred thousand casualties per month, they can hold on, and there is no pressure at all to take out a mere 200,000 troops!
Ferdinand knew that now the Allies were going to be entangled again, and in the face of the more than 500,000 coalition troops of the Entente countries, where should they draw troops to deal with it?
Opening up a front is not a simple problem, in addition to the army, the most important thing is the consumption of materials! This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Allies!
If an Italian front is added, Austria-Hungary will definitely not be able to roar, and the Germans will be very uncomfortable, and the army may be able to find a way to make it up, but the strategic materials will be in big trouble!
Of course, this is a question that Hindenburg should consider, and it has little to do with him.
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After pondering for a moment, Ferdinand said with deep feelings: "Well, let's do it, this world war has been going on for too long, and it has also had a very big impact on our domestic economy, and it is not a good thing for us to end this war as soon as possible!" ”
An early end to the war is, of course, a good thing for Bulgaria, after all, basically everything that should be taken now is in its hands, and those that have not yet been obtained can be traded after the war.
At the same time, the war also succeeded in weakening rivals, such as Italy and Austria-Hungary, two brothers and sisters, who were probably removed from the Great Powers after the war.
And Britain, France and Russia have also been hit hard to varying degrees, and everyone will have to lick their wounds in the next twenty years, and they will no longer be able to continue to suppress the development of Bulgaria!
After eating and drinking, the enemy is also hanging, and naturally there is no need to continue fighting!
If the fight continues, it is estimated that the Americans will jump out and pick peaches. Once this war cannot be won in the short term, the Americans will definitely not refuse to enter the war with Britain and France, and they will have to pay a big price to win them over.
The cake was so big, if there was one more person to share, everyone else would naturally have to take one less, which was obviously not something Ferdinand could bear.
As for the later generations, the Americans were put together by Britain and France, and did not benefit from the First World War, which is just to fool ordinary people, anyway, Ferdinand will not believe it!
Standing in his current position, he realized how amazing the gains of the Americans in the First World War were, and even the combined gains of Britain and France were less than half of theirs!
First of all, through this war, the Americans increased their centralization, and before the outbreak of World War I, the federal United States, although not a scattered mess, was actually not much better.
But after the end of World War I, the United States was really integrated, the influence of the federal government on the local level increased, the capitalists at home also realized the power of unity, the centripetal force of the country was greatly enhanced, the possibility of national division was eliminated, and the road to American hegemony began to set sail.
Secondly, it has established the status of the United States as a great power militarily, especially in the Washington Conference, the United States has achieved the world's first naval tonnage equal to the British, which means that the United States has realized the transition from an economic power to a military power, and stepped on the shoulders of the British, greatly improving its international influence!
In the end, it was the economic gains, which not only got rid of the control of European capital over the domestic economy, but also changed from a debtor country to a creditor country, and completed the penetration of the European continent through economic means, which also planted the seeds for the outbreak of World War II.
Compared with these gains, the gains of the Americans in the colonies are indeed nothing, but even if you add up all the colonies of the Central Powers, they cannot be compared with laying the foundation of world hegemony!
It was these hidden gains that were the reason why Ferdinand did everything possible to prevent the Americans from entering the war.
In any case, as long as the Americans did not participate in this world war, the US government would not be able to increase its military investment like it has done in history, at least the Congress would not be able to pass the hurdle!
Without the frantic investment in military affairs, it would be impossible for the United States to achieve a status equal to that of the British after the war, and even its international status would not have improved much, which can be regarded as a comprehensive restriction on the development of the United States.
It not only curbed the improvement of the hard power of the Americans, but also hit the improvement of their soft power, and after the war, they had to face the full suppression of the British.
Whoever let them expand their navy now is about the same as dumplings, and when the world war is over, their total naval tonnage will probably be about the same as John Bull, and striking second has always been the national policy of Niu Niu!
Historically, after the end of World War I, Britain and the United States almost fought over the Canadian issue, but in the end, a little accident happened, and John Bull had no choice but to make concessions.
Not to mention this time and space, John Bull's strength is more well preserved, and with the support of the two countries, there is no need for them to admit to the Americans!