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Chapter 623 Private Plot

This is not the first time that Russia has been cheated by the joint efforts of Britain and France.

Little Nicholas still placed his hopes on the promises of Britain and France. He was pitifully naive.

Now little Nicholas finally realized that the strategy George set for the Russian Empire before the war was correct, but it was too late.

Sukhomlinov came to Constantinople, hoping that George could save the Russian army on the northern front.

If Brusinov or Vasily could defeat von Bülow or Mackensen as quickly as possible, Hindenburg would have to withdraw some troops to reinforce the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Nicholas the Younger might be able to turn the tide.

But this is easier said than done. Von Bilod and Mackensen are both veterans and experienced. Although Brusinov and Vasily have the advantage in terms of military strength, it is pure wishful thinking for them to swallow up von Bilod and Mackensen in one fell swoop.

They are large-scale troops fighting with hundreds of thousands of people. If you are not careful, your opponent will find your weakness. Even if it is 20 pigs, it will take half a month to catch them.

What George couldn't understand was that the number of troops under Nicholas the Younger was about twice that of Hindenburg and Ludendorff. Even if their attack was weak, they should not be unable to defend themselves.

"The Germans were helped by the Poles, who probably thought the Germans were there to save them—"

Sukhomlinov's ridicule was directed both at the Poles and at little Nicholas.

Since the outbreak of the war, the conflict between Nicholas Jr. and Sukhomlinov has not only not been resolved, but has become more and more intense.

As for Poland——

Poland has always been the biggest destabilizing factor in the empire. In order to suppress the resistance of the Poles, successive Warsaw governors implemented a tough ruling policy in Poland. This not only failed to completely solve the Polish problem, but instead led to an increasingly strong sense of resistance among the Poles.

After the German army invaded Poland, the Poles took spontaneous action and formed an uprising army to cooperate with the German army. The Russian army not only lost its local advantage in Poland, but also became passive everywhere, just like fighting abroad.

But even so, simply blaming the Russian army's defeat on the Polish resistance clearly exaggerates the role of the Poles.

"As you know, the Balkan theater is now engaged in a three-front war. Every direction is important, and I must be careful."

George really wasn't shirking his responsibility.

Yankov had stopped his attack after capturing the Ottoman capital.

It’s not that Yangkov doesn’t want to continue hunting down Muhammad V, but the front line has reached its limit. If he continues to advance, the fragile logistical supply line will collapse.

Russia did not need to mobilize to fight the Ottoman Empire.

The reverse is also true.

The Ottomans were extremely disgusted with the invading Russian army. In order to suppress the resistance of the Ottomans in various places, Yangkov had to station troops in various places, which resulted in Yangkov having only 6 divisions available on the front line.

The Ottomans are continuing to mobilize, and Yangkov has sent a telegram to George, asking George to send reinforcements, otherwise Yangkov will be forced to evacuate from the Ottoman capital to avoid being surrounded by the Ottoman Empire's superior forces.

The situation faced by Brusinov was similar to that faced by Yankov.

There are indeed many Serbs living in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Peter and his son are obsessed with rescuing the Serbs, but they have never asked the Serbs living in these two places whether they need their rescue.

After the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed these two places, Archduke Ferdinand adopted a conciliatory policy and won the goodwill of many local people. Peter and his son were purely wishful thinking.

Although Brusinov's troops were mainly composed of the High Japanese Army, there were also many Cossack troops.

After invading Bosnia and Herzegovina, some Cossacks took advantage of their natural tendency to "fight to support the war" to the fullest extent, which not only aroused strong resentment among the local people, but also reached the point where Brusinov had to enforce military discipline.

The Cossacks were indeed fierce in fighting and their destructive power was astonishing. To put it nicely, they fought to support the war, but to be honest, they burned, killed and looted.

Von Bilo was a cunning man who invented a flexible defense that made it difficult for Brusinov to move forward.

The content of flexible defense is to deploy troops in echelons, with only a small number of guard troops deployed on the front line and the main force concentrated on the second and third lines. In this way, the firepower of the attacking forces will only cover the first line of defense, while the second and third lines will remain intact.

After capturing the first line of defense, the attacking force will gradually move out of the fire range of its own artillery.

At this time, the German artillery deployed in the rear positions began to cover the attacking forces with firepower. At the same time, the German army began to counterattack, repelling the attacking forces and restoring the front line.

The German army also found a way to deal with the armored vehicles of the 11th Army.

The German army dug many anti-tank trenches in the defense line, with three in front of the second line of defense alone.

There were minefields and barbed wire between the trenches. If the infantry rashly went deep into them, they would be subjected to crazy shooting from heavy machine guns.

Faced with such a line of defense, Brusinov had no better solution and could only deal with von Bilo patiently.

Vasily's situation was not much better than Brusinov's.

Mackensen was a cunning military commander and could be called a "swamp fox". He put the Austro-Hungarian army on the front line and the German army on the second line. When Vasily attacked, Mackensen sent a cavalry unit to bypass the flank of the 12th Army and invade Transylvania. While receiving a response from the Transylvanians, he also defeated the Romanian 3rd Infantry Division.

Ferdinand made the same mistake as Peter and his son. He ignored the attitude of the Romanians living in Transylvania, and the consuls he sent failed to appease the local Romanians. After Vasily launched the attack, the railway built by the Russian army in winter was even blown up, and the logistics transportation line was interrupted.

Vasily had to divide his forces and send the Russian army to assist the Romanian army in fighting the resistance forces in various parts of Asia. This resulted in the Russian army's superior strength being unable to be fully demonstrated on the battlefield.

So the key to the problem is that George does not have enough troops.

Sukhomlinov was very sad that as the Chief of Staff of the Russian Army, he could not provide George with more troops.

All George could say was that even a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Under George's command, at least Bulgaria did not rebel, Romania did not fall, and Serbia had been recovered. Although George's army was now fighting on three fronts, it maintained an offensive posture on all three fronts, which was a world of difference from another time and space. "The Empire is currently mobilizing for the third time. I will try my best to bring you reinforcements."

Sukhomlinov could not ask for more from George.

George was completely disappointed with Petrograd.

Less than a year after the war began, Russia had already carried out three rounds of mobilization.

How many times can we mobilize?

Little Nicholas hopes George will attack, but what is the Western Front with 40 troops doing?
Ludendorff only had 15 men under his command.

Faced with the tenacious defense of von Bilod and Mackensen, George sent telegrams to Brusinov and Vasily respectively, ordering them to move closer to each other, stretch the front line, disperse the forces of von Bilod and Mackensen, and wait for an opportunity to break through.

At the same time, George sent telegrams to Ferdinand and Georgy respectively, asking them to recruit more troops to join the war.

The Russian Empire has already started its third round of mobilization, while Romania and Greece have only carried out two rounds, and the mobilization is not sufficient.

Romania is doing relatively well. After the war broke out, it has mobilized 40 people and its attitude is relatively positive.

The attitude of the Kingdom of Greece was slightly negative. It only mobilized 20 people, but it obviously had some spare capacity.

George knew why Georgi was unmotivated.

Romania's active mobilization is because of Transylvania. If it wants to gain something after the war, it must act now.

The Kingdom of Greece is backed by the Kingdom of Serbia and Albania, both of which are allies. Even if the Kingdom of Greece is more active, it will be difficult for it to gain substantial benefits.

George decided to go to Greece himself.

Georgi attached great importance to George's visit and received George with the standards for receiving a head of state.

This is normal, as Grand Duke George has the same status as the kings of the grand duchies in Europe.

George didn't care about the standard of the reception or whether it was in line with his status.

When he arrived at George's palace, George asked George to mobilize another 10 people.

Georgi complained to George that Greece not only had a sparse population, but also lacked weapons and equipment. Most importantly, the Greek people were not enthusiastic about the war and lacked the motivation to join the army.

George knew what Georgi wanted.

The condition George offered to Georgi was the Ottoman Empire.

To be more precise, it was part of the Ottoman Empire.

The world war was the last feast. Not to mention Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were bound to be divided up, after all, the belligerent countries needed compensation.

It was clear that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was to be divided up by the Russian Empire and the Balkan League. How much Italy would get depended on how much the Italians contributed.

If Britain and France wanted to gain benefits, they could only grab them from the Ottoman Empire.

"Can you give me the Asia Minor Peninsula?"

Georgi the Lion opened his mouth wide.

George smiled and said, "Wake up! What are you dreaming about in broad daylight?"

The 50 square kilometers of the Anatolian Peninsula were all given to the Kingdom of Greece?

"I can only guarantee that if the Kingdom of Greece assumes its due responsibilities, then after the war, part of the Asia Minor peninsula will belong to the Kingdom of Greece."

George was generous to others without feeling any pain at all.

It is said that the Russian Empire suffered the most during World War I.

In fact, the worst suffered were the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Although the Russian Empire was destroyed, it basically maintained its territorial integrity as a country.

Both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were brutally divided. In addition to incorporating territories from other countries, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was mainly divided into four parts.

The Ottoman Empire was broken up into 33 countries.

George only promised to give a portion to Greece.

As for whether Greece can be saved, that has nothing to do with George.

"Then can we divide the Dardanelles in half?"

Georgi's dream has not yet ended.

After the Balkan Wars, Constantinople, along with the Garibaldi Peninsula and islands in the Sea of ​​Marmara, were ceded to the Russian Empire, with the other side becoming a demilitarized zone.

This part of the demilitarized zone is George's private land.

(End of this chapter)