Chapter 332： Dominoes

The news of Bulgaria's withdrawal from the war caused a considerable shock within the entire Allied powers.

Many people in Vienna, Berlin and Istanbul are talking about this. Some of them said that this was the first domino to fall.

As for the government agency in charge of power, the voice of negotiating with Britain and France to reduce losses also appeared in their ears.

Regarding this, the Allied powers also tried to test the attitude of Britain and France privately, but because the gap between the two parties was too large, the negotiation was not reached.

And now with Bulgaria withdrawing from the war, the Allies found that the situation in the Balkans fell into a rather passive and terrible scene.

In Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Romania joined the camp of the Allies, and Bulgaria withdrew from the war, the situation in the Balkans is now the Allies have the final say. The link between Germany, Austria and Turkey was cut off, and the situation was quite unfavorable for the Allies.

For this reason, Berlin and Vienna also put aside their careful thoughts in their hearts and deal with this difficult time together.

Therefore, with the cooperation of the General Staff of Germany and Austria, a plan to defend against the offensive of the Allied forces was introduced.

In the plan that integrates the essence of the ideas of the two countries’ staff, the German-Austrian coalition forces will currently defend the Allied attack on the front line of Niš and Lujecha in the southern mountains of Serbia. For this reason, Austria-Hungary needs to increase its troops by 150,000 to complete this plan. . There were no objections to the entire plan, but there were still some minor disputes when drawing troops.

Because when formulating the plan, the German staff suggested that Austria-Hungary should draw from the country to repair troops, but Austria-Hungary did not agree. In Austria-Hungary's view, the troops that were withdrawn from the country for repairs suffered heavy casualties on the front line, their weapons and equipment were relatively lacking, and the personnel were not very good mentally, so it is best to draw from the frontline troops.

Austro-Hungary chose to mobilize the Ninth Army in Transylvania from Hungary. This decision made the Germans think it was too dangerous. If Romania rushed out of the Transylvanian plateau, then the Hungarian plains would be in danger of war.

Do you feel that the style of painting is wrong? Germany is more concerned about its safety than Austria-Hungary. In fact, these are all obvious reasons. Germany's inner thinking is that Austria-Hungary needs to put pressure on the Romanian army in Transylvania to ensure that Marshal Mackensen's flank will not be threatened.

The Austrian-Hungarian troops are drawn for the Italian battlefield, and the repaired troops can also be dispatched to the front line urgently. Austria-Hungary intends to retain a little of its own reserve team, whether it is to invest in the northern Italian battlefield in the future or to reinforce other directions. Face it calmly.

But in the end, Austria-Hungary's decision prevailed, after all, it was its troops that needed to be used.

The Turkish side was much more nervous than Austria-Hungary. After Bulgaria withdrew from the war, not only the Third Army withdrew to Dardanelles defense, but also the Sixth Army, which was about to be transferred to Syria to fight against the Allies, also stayed in Istanbul.

For a time, Turkey gathered nearly 400,000 troops near its capital, which shocked the Allied powers, and feared that Germany, Austria and Turkey would also be attacked. Therefore, after the defeat in Bulgaria, the Greek and Chinese troops of the Allied Powers were transferred to Adrianople to guard against possible invasion by the Turkish Army, while the remaining Allied troops paid attention to the movements of the German and Austrian troops.

For a while, because of the changes in Bulgaria, both sides felt a little bit of a rat avoidance, and the situation became more delicate.

However, this is not a big impact on Romania, because domestic supplies are abundant.

Since the signing of the Armistice Agreement in Thessaloniki, supplies from the Allied Powers have followed the Bulgarian railway to supplement the consumption of the Romanian army. According to post-event statistics, within three months after Bulgaria withdrew from the war, up to 1.2 million tons of military materials were sent to Romania. Of course, the following supplies have been delivered, as well as the reinforcements of the Allied Powers.

A colonial division from France, two British Indian and ANZ divisions have rushed to Romania, alleviating the Romanian army's defensive pressure in Bacau.

Yes, under the leadership of Marshal Mackensen, the German army did not find any loopholes in the Romanian army. However, still relying on its excellent front-line officers, experienced soldiers, and fierce firepower, the Moldavian Group Army led by Admiral Courtois was still defeated, and the Admiral gave up Roman and Ya. WEAT.

A large number of enlisted troops were put into this defense against the German invasion, and many enlisted soldiers failed to survive the first battle.

According to the statistics of the General Staff, in the battle against the German army, the Romanian army has suffered close to 100,000 casualties. Insufficient training of recruited soldiers and lack of grassroots officers are the main factors.

Of course, as their commander, Admiral Courtois also has certain responsibilities, but who made him face Marshal Markenson, the most outstanding mobile warfare master of the German army. This makes the admiral dare not use the risk, for fear that the opponent will seize the opportunity to tear the line of defense, which is not so wonderful.

However, when Bulgaria withdrew from the war, the pressure from the German army was much less. Especially when the British and French troops appeared on the front line of Bacau, the German offensive gradually decreased, and in many cases it was just perfunctory. It seems that the Germans also know that they have no possibility of quickly conquering Romania.

Of course, the personnel and material consumption of the German army is also a major factor, especially material consumption. Marshal Markenson, the commander-in-chief of the German army on the eastern front, has the most say in this. After the declaration of war in Romania, Marshal Mackensen's preparation time for a month ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mainly focused on the issue of military supplies with the logistics department.

Because Ludendorff was preparing for the offensive on the Western Front, the supplies previously supplied by the Eastern Front were not ready for combat. Mackensen could only maintain attrition by reducing the amount of training. However, after the declaration of war in Romania, the amount of material movement did increase, but it was still not enough for six months of war preparation. (This is the combat standard prepared by Mackensen after he became the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front)

Even when Marshal Mackensen led the army to attack Romania, he still did not meet this standard (only five months of combat readiness). Therefore, I have always hoped that I can find the loopholes in the Romanian army's defense line and use them. For this reason, he deliberately sold several flaws to lure the Romanian army into attack. But who knows that the commander of the Romanian army is not fooled, so Marshal Mackensen can only use firepower and the superiority of the elite troops to fight the enemy city by city.

The management effect is good, but it consumes too much ammunition. Just yesterday, the logistics officials informed the Marshal that they only had one-third of the ammunition left before the departure. This sentence made the German offensive go silent.

The attacking German army could not move, while the defensive Romanian army could not move. The huge casualties and material consumption also caused Romania to be devastated. Therefore, at this point in time, the fighting in Moldavia, where the fighting was the most intense, also calmed down.

As for Transylvania, which is already much quieter, it is even possible to take turns to take a rest.