In St. Petersburg, an undercurrent is surging, and with the defeat on the front, the pressure on the tsarist government is growing, and the anti-war sentiment among the people is getting stronger.

On August 2, the eighteenth anti-war march broke out in St. Petersburg, shouting the slogan "We want bread, not war", and the marchers surrounded the city hall and the Reichstag in the hope that the government would give an answer.

In the end, the tsarist government was able to disperse the crowd with the military and police, but the influence was far from dissipating. Subsequently, anti-war demonstrations broke out in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and other cities.

There is no doubt that behind all this was the Lords and Peace, or the pro-Germans, from the Tsarist government.

At the same time, the news of the shortage of guns and ammunition among the front-line soldiers was also passed back by war correspondents, with a large number of pictures and text descriptions, which soon caused a sensation among the people.

After all, there is always a reason for losing a war, right? The heroic Russian soldiers, running out of ammunition and food, were still fighting the enemy, and although they were defeated in the end, they were still honored!

Russian public opinion has accused Britain and France of treachery and failure to deliver the agreed materials on time, which caused the defeat of the Russian army on the front, and the radical media have already shouted the slogan of withdrawing from the Entente.

And in the small corner of the newspaper, there is a situation where the quality of weapons of the Russian military industrial enterprises is not good and shoddy, but it has not yet attracted people's attention!

What happened inside Russia immediately attracted the attention of Britain and France, for whom it was impossible to withdraw the Russians from the war in any way, and a diplomatic battle began around the Russians.

The war has now progressed, and neither side is sure that it will win. In addition to the noisy German-Russian negotiations, the other belligerents also had secret contacts in private, but the differences between the two sides were too great to reach an agreement.

As in Bulgaria today, Ferdinand could not have reached a compromise with the Germans. In any case, he could not agree to give up what he had now occupied: most of Serbia, Romania, the Kingdom of Montenegro and the imminent occupation of Asia Minor!

But these countries are all members of the Allied Powers, and the Germans cannot give up these allies either, otherwise the current Allied alliance may collapse at any time!

Naturally, the two sides have nothing to talk about, and the war has been fought until now, if you can't get enough spoils, how can you explain to the people?

No matter how high Ferdinand's prestige is, he can't withstand such pressure, and if one is not good, civil strife will break out!

This is also the disadvantage of the system of awarding military merits, if there is a big defeat, there will not be enough spoils of war to be distributed to the officers and soldiers who have made military exploits, once or twice may be able to fool around, but after a long time, the consequences will be serious.

Obviously, this world war is even more extraordinary, and if you miss this village, you won't have this shop!

If the front line is defeated, there is no problem in giving up the benefits in hand, even the soldiers have nothing to say, and if you lose the battle in Bulgaria, you will not be eligible for the fiefdom land; The problem is that now the front line is always winning, and whoever dares to make concessions is their undying enemy!

Therefore, although the Bulgarian peacemakers were also in contact with the Germans, they could not negotiate a result, and the conflict of interests between the two sides could not be reconciled at all.

Not only Bulgaria, but also the French, a large area of territory is still in the hands of the Germans, and if you want an armistice, you must cede land, which politician dares to agree to this question?

In the eyes of the Germans, the only ones who could become a breakthrough were Britain and Russia. At the time of the German-Russian negotiations, the negotiations between Britain and Germany also began in secret.

John Bull was much smarter at this point, and did not make trouble for himself like the tsarist government.

Is there still a war on the front line? Thousands of soldiers die on the battlefield every day, and the rear side is negotiating with such a big grin, have you considered the feelings of the front-line soldiers?

On May 15, 1916, Lansdowne, the leader of the British Conservative Party and former foreign secretary, submitted a secret report to the London government.

He believed that Britain's domestic production had been destroyed, that population losses and financial crises were so severe that it would take decades to recover, and he suggested that the government end the war as soon as possible, and his proposal was supported by the current British Foreign Secretary, Gray.

Although the British had the idea of ending the war, this did not prevent them from interfering with German-Russian negotiations, and even had to prevent German-Russian negotiations for their own interests.

Although he did not believe that the German-Russian negotiations could succeed, Ferdinand still paid close attention to the process of German-Russian negotiations, and the key to the German-Russian negotiations was the issue of interests, or the domestic problems of both sides.

Especially for the tsarist government, due to the defeat at the front, they already had very few chips in their hands, and it was already a very rare result to be able to return to the decent end of the war before the war!

But the question is, can the tsarist government accept it? Can the Russian people accept it?

The war has been fought for a year and a half now, with five or six million casualties, a lot of material consumption, and the domestic economy dragged half-through, and a return to the pre-war result?

The same problem is true for Germany and Austria, now they are pressing the Russians to fight, if there is no gain, what will they do to appease the country?

This has nothing to do with greed, anyone who has paid millions of casualties, consumed a lot of supplies, and ended the war without any gains, it is impossible to account for the people.

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In Sofia's palace, Ferdinand was reading the report carefully, and then fell into deep contemplation, the impact of the world war on the domestic economy was too great.

The Chief of the General Staff said cautiously: "Your Majesty, our troops have taken over the defensive line left by the Russians, the situation is much worse than we imagined, the German-Austrian army may launch an attack in a week, and our troops are probably a little insufficient!" ”

Ferdinand nodded slightly, and then said, "Hmm! However, the national strength of the Allies is not unlimited, they have just defeated the Russians, and all kinds of materials must have been consumed!

In addition, the size of the Anglo-French alliance on the Western Front is also snowballing, and the Germans cannot sit idly by, even if they can launch an offensive in the short term, the intensity will not be as great as before against the Russians!

By the way, the wounded left by the Russians, as well as the routs who retreated from the front, we will directly integrate into the troops.

At the same time, all the Indian divisions on the peninsula of Asia Minor will be repatriated, and the vacancy of this part of the force will be filled by the colonial troops in Syria! ”

One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion!

The same applies to modern warfare, but he is not only referring to the morale of the army, but also to the supply of logistics and supplies.

The main reason why the Russians have been able to persist in fighting until now despite the loss of the defensive line is that the front of the Allies is getting longer and longer, and the supply of logistics and materials cannot keep up!

This is also one of the reasons why Ferdinand dared to resist the German-Austrian coalition army, after all, a major war had just ended, and the combat effectiveness of the German-Austrian coalition army could not return to its peak in the short term.

And the Russians had already occupied the Transnesian plateau in the previous winter offensive, and now the Bulgarian takeover of the defensive line is still in danger of defending. If it were directly clear that the chariot and horse and the German-Austrian field battle, it is estimated that Ferdinand would not be so easy.

There is no doubt that the purpose of dispatching troops is to increase cannon fodder. It is still very good to fight the Ottomans with troops composed of Romanians and Greeks, after all, the two sides are already as deep as the sea, and they are not afraid that they will not work hard.

Of course, if they have to deal with the German coalition forces, they can't do it, the probability of defection is too great, but the loyalty of Ah San, who is even lower in combat, is more reliable.

As the war in Asia Minor drew to a close, more than half of the fifty Indian divisions had now been killed or wounded, and even Ferdinand was surprised that there had been no mutiny.

However, when cannon fodder was needed, Ferdinand thought of them first. After fighting for more than half a year, the combat effectiveness of these remaining cannon fodder has also made great progress, and it is already useful!

The chief of the General Staff thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, now our army in Romania is only more than 400,000 in total, and even if we incorporate some Russian routs, we can only increase by tens of thousands at most, while although the Indian division has more than 300,000, their combat effectiveness is still a little reluctant!"

With an army of 800,000, we are still a little weak in the face of the main force of the German-Austrian coalition army! ”

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "Well, relying on these troops alone, relying on favorable terrain, it is not bad to be able to block the main force of the German-Austrian army for two or three months!"

In this way, if all the Russian laborers we have in our country are armed, we will probably be able to form sixty infantry divisions.

Then he sent back fifteen infantry divisions from the peninsula of Asia Minor, and at the same time requisitioned thirty-five Romanian divisions in Romania to send them to General Popov.

In this way, within half a year we will be able to concentrate more than two million troops in Romania, and if the German-Austrian forces bite us to the death, we will have a decisive battle with them! ”

This war is bigger and bigger, Ferdinand has mobilized more than 3 million troops before and after, but he still feels that the troops are not enough, if you add the Indian division, Bulgaria has also invested more than 4 million troops since the beginning of the war.

But in terms of troops, the Bulgarian army was already almost the same as the French. If this war continues and the cannon fodder is exhausted, it will hurt the foundations of Bulgaria.

As for the decisive battle with the German-Austrian army, Ferdinand is just saying, as long as he is not stupid, he will not let the troops give up the favorable terrain and run to the plains to PK with the Germans!

Isn't the stuffy bear a negative example? Stupidly ran to the plain to the decisive battle of the German-Austrian army, and then there was a tragedy. When the Western Front fought, it was almost the same after the main German forces moved eastward!

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