"Your country has fought several similar wars, against world powers like Britain, and with regional powers like Japan, and has not fallen behind. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoWhy did you refuse to go to war with the Balkans this time? Are you worried about Russia? If they would not go to war, if they did, the German government would not sit idly by. Mackensen said.

"In this situation, at this point in time, the Bavarian Army is not suitable for war. This war is not the same as previous wars. ”

"In the Far Eastern War, the Blue Army fought a war with a small group of Japanese troops, and although the scale of the war in South Africa and North Africa was large, the density of troops on both sides was not high, and the troops had great room for maneuver. Moreover, in the Boer War, Bavaria mainly provided military technical support, and the main force was the Boers. As for North Africa? The two sides fought a mobile battle, and the superiority of the Italians in strength was greatly weakened, plus the Italy was indeed weak. So it was a smooth ride. ”

"But this time, it's a different story! Think about it, hundreds of thousands of troops in the Balkan countries are concentrated on a battlefield of less than 100,000 square kilometers, and my army is not to say that it is fully prepared, we don't even have a way to choose a suitable landing site, and steadily obtain supplies from the rear, we can know from the map that the nearest route of my troops is from Bavaria to Austria-Hungary and then through the Adriatic Sea to the Balkan Peninsula, and it will take more than 2 weeks for our troops to prepare for mobilization to the Balkan Peninsula, during this time, Whether Turkey can hold its access to the sea is a question, and there is no cover from the Imperial Navy throughout this process, so I can't joke with the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. ”

"If we want to curb the ambitions of the Balkan countries, then it will be a large-scale campaign, and we will need at least two armies or so. And sending such a large number of troops on an expedition across the sea is still somewhat difficult for a kingdom. It's not just about the economy. We have 100,000 troops fighting in the Balkans, and we need 300,000 to provide them with supplies, equipment, transportation, etc., which is too much pressure for Bavaria. And will disrupt our plans. ”

"You know, my wife, Princess Mary, is now the Grand Duchess of Bohemia and Moravia. One of our descendants will inherit this laurel, and at the same time we will also need to take on the defense of this region, and the Kingdom of Bavaria will need to spend a lot of money and manpower to strengthen this region, so we really don't have enough energy to send troops of 2 armies to the Balkans, even with the support of the imperial government. Ruprecht said.

The Ottoman Turkish Empire was indeed an ally of Germany, and Ruprecht did want to help Turkey, but this does not mean that he had to help without considering the actual situation and cost, the so-called war did not break out with certainty, this war broke out somewhat suddenly, Ruprecht was not prepared for it at all, look at the previous actions of the Bavarian army, which time did not start the war after months or even years of preparation? In a small area, in a hurry, nearly 100,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of troops on the other side were thrown to the death, and Ruprecht thought that he was not so stupid.

Moreover, it is true that Bavaria is now free to spare, and the princess Marie has been canonized as the Grand Duchess of Bohemia and Moravia, and Ruprecht has seized the time to send additional men to reorganize and reform the legions in the region. A considerable number of experienced officers and soldiers have gone here, and Bavaria has also begun to expand its own armored forces and air force and other technical arms, in this case, it is true that Bavaria can make up two corps, but it is impossible to say how many officers and veterans can be allocated. Therefore, Ruprecht will never send a large number of troops to intervene in this matter.

"But as allies of the German Empire, we should always give the Turks an account, and don't you think that if Turkey loses all of its territory in Europe, even the Dardanelles, it will be bad for our future plans?" Mackenson said earnestly. In his opinion, Ruprecht was not wrong to do this, as the heir of the kingdom, it is natural to put the interests of the kingdom first, and the central government of the empire, as the external representative, cannot effectively assume the responsibility for the allies, so it is naturally impossible to demand that the kingdom below must make sacrifices. Yes, Mackensen still wants a result, after all, this time the offensive of the Balkan countries is a bit fierce, and he is afraid that Turkey will not be able to withstand it.

"The only way now is to delay, Turkey is not without troops, it's just that these troops are in the hinterland of the empire, and it takes time to mobilize. When a large number of troops arrived, although it was still not possible to retake the occupied territories, it was enough to stabilize the situation. Turkey could not win the war, but it was possible to leave a bridgehead in the Balkans on defense. If the other side attacks, we defend, and with some economic support, the longer the fight lasts, the more the Balkan countries will suffer! ”

"Of course, as allies, we still have to say something to the Turks, we can provide Turkey with some technical officers and a lot of military equipment, but we must let Turkey shrink its defense line and hold some key areas as much as possible." Ruprecht thought for a moment and said.

Even if it happened suddenly, the situation in the Balkan Wars on this plane was still much better than in history, at least now Turkey is not at war with the Balkan League and Italy at the same time. And because the Young Turks came to power earlier, Turkey is now much stronger than in history in terms of economic and military power, although it still cannot completely defeat the Balkan countries with the strong support of the Entente, but at least it will not lose as in history.

Although this is a very bad start, if you manage it carefully, the result may not be bad, after all, war is very depleting to the country, especially for this kind of small country that spent one-third of its national income on army building before the war, every day that the attack is delayed, it consumes a huge amount of money and materials. Since defense is much more economical than offensive, it is better to let the Balkan countries fight a little longer. See how long they can last!

"Let's at least hold on here." In the Balkan region of Turkey, Ruprecht drew a line in the southeastern corner, which encompassed about a quarter of the entire Turkish Balkan region. I hope that the Imperial Government will assure the Turkish Government that all the gains lost by Turkey in this war will be regained in the next war. ”

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