Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Berlin Palace, Wilhelm II is holding a military conference, and the direction of the world war is becoming more and more unfavorable for the Allies.

The stalemate on the east and west lines is very unfavorable for the Germans, and they must break this status quo as soon as possible.

Although Germany has been doing very well in this war, and the French are about to collapse, unfortunately something went wrong at the last moment.

First, Bulgarian reinforcements arrived on the Western Front and helped the French stabilize their defenses. This was still a small problem. William II believed that as long as a period of time passed, the French would still be finished.

It's a pity that we can't hold back our allies! At the last moment, something went wrong on the Eastern Front, forcing him to stop the offensive on the Western Front and send troops to reinforce the Eastern Front.

Now the Allies are in a very dangerous situation. Even if they block this wave of Russian attacks, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be greatly damaged and unable to face the military pressure of the two countries. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Not to mention the Italians, the Allies are embarrassed by them, and they are the biggest contributors to the 1:1 exchange ratio on the Western Front!

Before the outbreak of the war, according to the estimates of the German staff, the navies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy joined forces in the Mediterranean Sea.

At least it can be done to interrupt the sea transportation lines of the Allied countries, and the result is not over yet.

The remnants of the Italian Navy can only hide in the port and lick their wounds, and the Austro-Hungarian Navy naturally can only paddle at home.

Not to mention the 6th Army. The biggest contribution of Italy since its entry into the war is to hold back hundreds of thousands of French troops. As for the record so far, there has been no victory that can be achieved, and the best performance is only to lose both sides of the enemy.

As for the remaining countries such as Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire, the Germans never regarded them as equal allies.

Obviously they are all the characters who are cheering the flag, so don't have expectations. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

In the eyes of the Germans, the performance of the Ottomans is already level. While holding down the hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, they also held down half of the Bulgarian troops. This has done a very good job.

Well, since allies can't do it, let's go on your own! Anyway, the 6th army of the German army is invincible in the world, let's kill the Maozi first!

Xiao Maoqi has already gone, and now the chief of staff of the German 6th Army is Lieutenant General Falkenhain (Note: there is also a translation of Falkenhausen), he is probably the only beneficiary of Mao Xiong's victory in the Eastern Front among German generals . But this kind of benefit, he would rather not!

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, are you ready to change your strategy?" William II asked suspiciously

Falkenhain replied affirmatively: "Yes, Your Majesty! The current situation of two-front warfare is very unfavorable for us, and we must get rid of this situation as soon as possible.\u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

After the division of troops, it will be difficult for us to make a breakthrough on the Western Front in the short term. The Austro-Hungarian Empire on the eastern front is now severely damaged, and they no longer have the ability to contain Russia and Bulgaria at the same time.

If we can't solve the Russians before Bulgaria ends the war in Asia Minor, there will be problems with the southern front of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and we can't open a third front! "

William II nodded. He was not a military novice, so he naturally knew how much pressure was on the Eastern Front.

"There will be no problem with the transfer of 25 divisions from the Western Front, right?" asked William II

Falkenhain replied affirmatively: "No! After the deployment of troops, we will change the current operational plan, and the western front will stop the offensive and conduct a comprehensive defense.

Although the Allied countries have an advantage in military strength, their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with ours. If they take the initiative to attack, there may be unexpected gains. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Moreover, the battle on the Eastern Front will not be very long. It is expected to hit the main force of the Russian 6th Army in two to three months, forcing the Russians to withdraw from the war! "

William II nodded his acquiescence. In fact, if the Italian army was added, the forces of the Allies and the Allies on the Western Front were almost equal.

It's just that the combat effectiveness of the Italian 6th Army has always been a mystery. Their swing problem is too surprising. Occasionally bursting once can still fight the enemy half a catty, but most of the time they are very cowardly, and naturally they dare not hug them. There are expectations.

...

As soon as the Germans moved, the bear's good days were over. Originally, the offensive and defensive trend of the Eastern Front has been reversed. The reason is still very funny. The Russians have logistical problems.

After the end of the winter offensive, the Russian army consumed most of its ammunition and provisions. In the three days after the start of the general offensive, the Russian artillery exhausted the artillery shells originally planned for two weeks. Since then, the Russian artillery has always been in a "semi-starved" state of lack of artillery shells. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

In this context, it is not surprising that there is no problem. In fact, the logistics system of the Russians has done very well.

With their poor traffic, they can barely guarantee the consumption of millions of troops on the front line, which is entirely due to the reform of the Chief of General Staff Vladimir Alexandrovich Sukhomlinov.

After taking office, he accomplished the following feats:

First, shortening the mobilization time of the army;

Second, realize the scientific and technological progress of the military;

Third, to revive the morale of the Russian army after the defeat of Manchuria;

Fourth, improve the logistics support system and the organization of reinforcements of the 6th Army during the war.

He reduced the excessive garrison of the fortress, and used the reduced army to form heavy artillery batteries, balloon troops, and radio communication agencies, in addition to forming an additional six divisions. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

He multiplied the number of machine guns, increased the annual conscription by 250,000 people, increased the number of officers, and improved the food and clothing of Russian soldiers.

It was his reforms that enabled the Russians to quickly complete the mobilization at the beginning of the World War and open the road to suicide.

Well, Romania's early completion has also created conditions for Russian supplies. At least the Southwest Front can get supplies directly from Bulgaria through Romania.

...

"Your Majesty, this is another telegram from the Russians asking for help!" Foreign Minister Metev said worriedly

Ferdinand took the telegram, his brows tightened as he watched, the Russians' appetite was too great.

"Tell the Russians there is nothing we can do, the supplies promised by Britain and France have not arrived yet, and we cannot provide them with so many strategic supplies!" Ferdinand said dissatisfiedly \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

What a joke, if given according to the list, Ferdinand is a fool!

100 million bullets, 1 million rifles, 1ooo various cannons, 50,000 tons of shells, 500,000 tents, 3ooo tons of medicines...

These strategic materials already accounted for half of Bulgaria's total reserves. No matter what conditions the tsarist government offered, it was impossible for Ferdinand to agree.

These supplies were promised by Britain and France to the Russians. Unfortunately, because the submarines of the Allied countries have been very active recently, the routes in the Mediterranean are not so safe.

Last month, when the Allied countries were in the Mediterranean region, more than 120,000 tons of ships were sunk. If you add the Atlantic Ocean, the number has approached 40,000 tons.

Even if the Allied Powers have a great business, they can't stand such consumption! In order to ensure the safety of the route, the navies of the Allied countries had to increase their escort efforts, and even so, the losses were still very heavy.

In this context, it is not surprising that the supplies promised by Britain and France could not arrive on time. As for the advance of materials for Britain and France? Ferdinand said he could not trust the credibility of Britain and France!

Even if Britain and France are willing to fulfill their promises, they have to be able to deliver it! Now Germany, Austria and Italy are all starting to build submarines like dumplings. Everyone knows that the later stage, the more difficult the transportation of this material will be!

As for the Russians? Ferdinand said that the fur bearskin is thick and durable, and it is no problem to withstand the three-axes of the Allies!

It doesn't matter if they can't stand it, they can just retreat! It's almost reaching Vienna now, far from St. Petersburg!

The big deal is to smash the railway and retreat 500 miles back. If the Germans dare to chase, then retreat another 500 miles. I don’t believe the Germans dare to chase!

With space for time and another year and a half of entrustment, the material assistance promised by Britain and France will basically be in place, and then I will teach the Germans to be human again!

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