Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The German-Austrian border has now gathered more than 900,000 Allied troops, and this number is still increasing. As the commander-in-chief of the coalition in this war, General Dante Christoph is in high spirits.

This battle may be the last battle in his life, although the scale may not be very large, but the standard is high!

Marshal Conrad of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had to be his assistant, quite a bit of "30 years of Hedong, 30 years of Hexi"!

"Your Excellency Commander, this is the intelligence of the Germans on the opposite side." A staff officer came over and handed him a document while saying.

Dante Christophe took the document, tore the seal, took out the document, and looked at it carefully.

The strength of the Germans is slightly stronger than he thought. The Hindenburg government has carried out extreme mobilization across the country, and men between the ages of 15 and 65 are required to join the Wood Army. The scale has been expanded again by two hundred 10,000, but the combat effectiveness can only be known after fighting.

To put it simply, except for those working in special positions, Germany can no longer find healthy young men. With a population of more than 60 million, more than 10 million people have been mobilized to participate in the war, which is unprecedented. !

There's no way it's 1917, and the World War has only been fought for more than two years. Naturally, the Germans are stronger than in history. The main reason is that they can hold on for a while in terms of materials, and they robbed the Russians last year. , There is no hunger in the country, and naturally there will be no uprising of naval soldiers!

Only in this context can the Hindenburg government be able to gamble again, winning the German Empire or the German Empire, and losing will not be worse than surrendering now.

Dante-Christophe ordered: "You go immediately to summon the officers above the division commander to come over for a meeting in the afternoon!"

The Germans chose to fight another war, which is not surprising. After all, the war has been going on until now, and the flames of war are burning in other countries, and their strength still exists.

Even if their army can't win the alliance of Britain, France, Russia and Russia, but against any two of them alone, the German army can still do it!

In this case, of course, it is the last fight. In theory, as long as they are fast enough to defeat the British and French coalition forces first, and then deal with the two countries, even if they cannot win this war, they can end it decently.

The prototype of the blitzkrieg has already appeared in World War I. It was used in the winter battle launched by the Russians last year. The Germans, who are good at learning, naturally want to borrow it.

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Dante Christophe sat in the seat, his face was cold, the air was filled with a heavy and depressing breath, and the conference room was silent. Time has only passed for a while, but to everyone it feels like living like a year!

Perhaps because he thought it was almost done, Dante Christophe said in a very stern tone: "From the intelligence we have collected, the number of Germans on the opposite side is about 780,000, of which no more than five are the main divisions. The rest are temporary militias.

However, the German government has mobilized again in the rear and is still training. If we hit the Tehran area, it is estimated that we will face more than one million German troops.

Everyone knows how the German army's combat effectiveness is. Even if we are facing second- and third-line troops, the combat effectiveness is not necessarily worse than some of our troops!

therefore,

In this battle, I ask all of you to fight steadily and never allow greed and rash advances to create opportunities for the enemy. Do you understand? "

Everyone couldn't help but replied: "Understood!"

Obviously, he is in the power, the shadow of the famous tree, the world war is going on and now Dante Christoph has become one of the most famous generals in the Entente.

After a hundred battles without a single defeat, this alone can overwhelm most of the arrogant soldiers. Now that he is so serious, he is obviously beating someone among them.

Conrad's face tugged at once, taut like a paste, no doubt directed at him. However, the situation was stronger than people, and he still chose to endure it.

It is also inevitable that Dante Kristof will take him to power. With the end of the World War, the future relationship between Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary is undoubtedly impossible to return to normal. Since it is an enemy, if you offend, you will naturally offend!

And most of the officers sitting are Bulgarian, so Dante Kristof can't take them seriously, can he?

And the British-French coalition forces involved in this operation didn't have many people at all, and the highest-ranking officer was just a division commander. Dante Christophe was too embarrassed to bother with others!

It's useless even if you insist on finding fault, even if you point at the nose, people don't care. It's a common thing for superiors to scold subordinates in the army, and it's not ashamed. Anyway, you can't pull them out!

Now that Conrad has confessed, it means that the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will obey orders in this battle, and Dante Christophe will naturally not continue to trouble him.

"Very well, then let's all prepare. Three days later, on June 18, 1917, the entire army launched a general attack on the Germans at 5:15 in the morning.

However, it cannot be ruled out that unexpected situations have occurred, and the total attack time will be advanced, so you must be ready to attack at any time! "

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The Allied forces are preparing, and the German army on the opposite side is naturally not idle. Now the person in charge of the defense of the southern line is Marshal Leopold, Prince of Bavaria, full name: Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf was the best general of the royal family in World War I.

Now that the war has burned to southern Germany, it is not surprising that he was the commander of the southern front.

It's a pity that the Prince of Bavaria is not in a good mood now. It is obvious that this battle on the southern front is a chore, and the possibility of winning is very small.

Otherwise, for the benefit of the Bavarian royal family, the position was reserved for his nephew, Crown Prince Ruprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand.

Now to fight a war that is almost doomed to fail, he can only be his uncle. Otherwise, he will be stained with this stain, and his nephew will have a difficult time after he inherits the throne, and it will even endanger their family's interest in Bavaria. domination!

Although he became the head coach, Crown Prince Ruprecht couldn't run away and became the chief of staff of the German army on the southern front. Obviously, this was the Hindenburg government suppressing the kingdom of Bavaria.

But they can't refuse, because they are even more worried that someone else will direct the battle. As the leaders of southern Germany, their battle with Prussia is not a day or two. If they are trapped by the Prussian generals, where will they cry? go?

Crown Prince Ruprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand may not be familiar to everyone, but he has a name that is much more famous - King Robert I of England!

Yes, he is the heir apparent to the British throne supported by most of the Jamesites, known by the Jamesites as King Robert I of England and Robert IV of Scotland.

To put it simply, if the Germans win this war, he can still go to England to be king, and the popular base is not bad at all!

(Note: The James faction is also the predecessor of the Liberal Party)

Well, the relationship between the European royal families will stop here first, and they may not be able to figure it out by themselves. The author really has no way to figure it out.

To put it simply, the major kingdoms in the southern German region are now preparing for the future. If Prussia hadn't grasped their lifeline, they would have declared independence.

Now even the Bavarian royal family has become the commander-in-chief of the German army, but this does not mean that they can control all the troops. Most of the troops on the southern front are still in the hands of Prussia.

If it is to order these troops to fight against the Allies, it is fine. If you want to defect, then don't think about it. The Hindenburg government relies on the army to usurp power, and naturally controls the army very strictly.

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Ruprecht said softly, "Uncle, do we have to wait any longer?"

Leopold said with a wry smile: "Now we have no choice but to wait for the outcome of the battle on the Western Front. Before that, we must block the Allied attack, or at least the Munich area, which is our foundation!"

The two tacitly stopped the topic. Since William II was put on hold, these members of the royal family have a strong sense of crisis.

Hindenburg even took the opportunity of the war to stretch his hand into the army of the Kingdom of Bavaria and evade their command. Now, if there is no order from the German General Staff, it is very difficult for them to mobilize the army of the kingdom.

In this case, it is impossible for them to not only care, if after the war, the Hindenburg government directly abolished the royal family, what should they do?

Regardless of whether the Hindenburg government has such an idea, but they are from the royal family, they have to prevent this worst situation from happening, and the only thing that can bring them a sense of security is the army!

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Time passed quickly, and the Allied forces launched a fierce attack on the German positions. The battle was very tragic. Marshal Leopold took out his binoculars and watched a fresh life being swallowed up by the war. He knew that it could not go on like this.

If it continues, the future of the Kingdom of Bavaria will be gone. There is no doubt that most of these troops are recruited from the South German region, and they are filled with a large number of young people and old people.

Marshal Leopold said coldly: "Reorganize the troops in the rear, this time according to age. Those over fifty years old will be reorganized into a group army, those over forty years old will be reorganized into an army group, and so on!"

Ruprecht asked in surprise, "Why?"

Marshal Leopold said coldly: "If we continue to fight like this, the future of the Kingdom of Bavaria will be gone, and the future of the German Empire will also be exhausted. We have to make a choice for this country!"

Ruprecht's complexion turned gray in an instant, and he said in horror: "What? You are trying to make..."

Marshal Leopold interrupted: "Yes, it's useless for this country when you get old, Bavaria can be without us old men, but it can't be without these teenagers!

At present, more than 800,000 German troops have gathered on the southern front, and reinforcements are coming from the rear, but our main force has still not increased, and there is no possibility of victory.

Unless the enemy is deterred with blood, beaten to death, and let the Allied countries know that we must pay a heavy price to perish, in order to obtain the strongest possible conditions for this country!

According to statistics from the Military Recruitment Office, among the more than 800,000 troops, nearly 350,000 are elderly people over 50 years old, and nearly 300,000 are teenagers under the age of 18. You know this What does it mean? "

Ruprecht said with a livid face: "This means that our country has reached its limit, and now we are fighting with the future of this country!

But uncle, no one wants to be cannon fodder. If we reorganize our troops like this, there will be mutiny! "

Leopold said coldly: "Of course, if it is destined to die, few people will definitely be willing, even if they go to the battlefield, most of them will resist!

And I also know that the most effective troops are young people in their twenties. They are full of vitality, have ideals and pursuits, and can fight and sacrifice for their ideals!

And these old guys who are about to die are a group of wastes who have no ideals, no pursuits, only know how to eat and wait to die, and have no fighting power at all!

But people are forced out, and only under pressure can their potential be stimulated and their combat effectiveness maximized, do you understand? "

Ruprecht nodded in understanding.

After a pause, Marshal Leopold said coldly: "From now on, you are the commander-in-chief of this unit. Once these veterans are dead, you should order your surrender!"

Ruprecht seemed to be electrocuted, and asked in surprise, "What? Uncle Leopold, what do you mean by that?"

Leopold said earnestly: "Don't forget, I am also an old man, and naturally I am going to the place where I should go, otherwise how can I let these brave old guys die willingly?

Moreover, the war is going on now, and the people also need an explanation. My useless old man can just be used to calm the anger of the Bavarian people!

This is the responsibility of our royal family members, and no one can escape the responsibility! When you come from a royal family, you have to shoulder the heavy burdens on your shoulders. You are still young. The future of this country needs you, and the family needs you, understand? "

Ruprecht nodded and said nothing. This is also the foundation of the ancient nobles—sacrifice, but his tears could not help but stay.

In this world war, the sacrifice of the Bavarian kingdom has been too great, and the people's dissatisfaction with the government has reached the extreme. If the war fails, the Bavarian royal family may not escape the disaster.

However, Leopold's choice was to use this defense battle in South Germany to gain life for the Bavarian royal family.

When the prince of the royal family died in battle in order to save the next generation of the country, this was enough to quell the anger of the people against the royal family, and even get a lot of sympathy points, so that the people still support the royal family!

It can only be said that history has been changed beyond recognition by Ferdinand. The Bavarian royal family has already fallen into a dead end, and once again found a silver lining.

Even the unfortunate one killed the prince, and the countries behind had to stand up to support the Bavarian royal family. Now that there are so many Allied forces, it is estimated that it will be a mess in the end, so in the end, the Allied countries have to give up the war against the Bavarian royal family. Responsibility!

It can be said that Marshal Leopold has taken all these factors into account. He used his own sacrifice to win the future for the Bavarian royal family.

Even as his enemy, whether it was Britain, France, or Bulgaria, he had to be promoted to the altar after the war, because his spirit of sacrifice was in line with the mainstream concept!

At this time, Dante Christophe was still trying to find the flaws in the enemy's defense line. He didn't know that he was about to become the enemy's stepping stone and achieve the enemy's name before and after his life!

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