Rise of Australia

Chapter 407 Siege of Bulgaria
After the pension link, the next step is the promotion and reward link for all soldiers.

First of all, Scott, the commander of the Fourth Division, was successfully promoted from brigadier general to major general and became one of the few senior officers in Australasia.

The chief of staff of the [-]th Division was promoted to brigadier general and the instructor to colonel.Soldiers who performed more heroically in the war and made meritorious deeds also received their own rewards.

Just as the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division were celebrating wildly when they were rewarded, the offensive on the Balkan Peninsula officially started.

After arriving in the Balkans, Commander Martin contacted Greece, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia, and gained the support of these countries, becoming the commander-in-chief of the Balkans.

Of course, these countries have no chance to refuse. The appointment of Commander Martin was jointly decided by the four major powers of the Allied Powers. Unless they can pick four out of one, it is better to follow the command with peace of mind.

Under the planning of Commander Martin, a large-scale battle on the Balkan front is about to start.

There are two enemies on the Balkan Front, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Turk Empire.

Although the size of the Ottoman Turkish Empire is much larger than that of Bulgaria, judging from the combat effectiveness of the army, the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army is slightly higher than that of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

More importantly, the number of Bulgarian troops is relatively small. After previous consumption, the number of Bulgarian troops is less than 20.

But the entire Balkan front has 15 Serbian troops, 20 Romanian troops, 10 Greek troops, 5 Montenegrin troops, and 10 Australasian troops.

The number of such troops has been crushed, whether it is Bulgaria or Ottoman Turkey, there is no means of resistance at all.

After discussion, Commander Martin decided to defeat Bulgaria first.First, Bulgaria has fewer soldiers. Compared with the vast Ottoman Turkish Empire, Bulgaria is a better solution.

Secondly, in order to solve the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the strong Constantinople must be solved.

In order to prevent Bulgaria and Ottoman Turkey from attacking north and south, it is necessary to take the lead in solving Bulgaria.

On May 1915, 5, following the order of Commander Martin, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, and Australasia Expeditionary Forces launched a full-scale attack on Bulgaria from the north, west, and south of Bulgaria.

The main area of ​​attack is the western border of Bulgaria, where there are 15 troops from Serbia, 5 troops from Montenegro, and 10 troops from the Australasian Expeditionary Force.

Because Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is located close to the western border, the border between Serbia and Bulgaria has become the main direction of attack for this offensive.

In order to end the battle as soon as possible, the Balkan front mobilized more than 2000 artillery pieces and launched a brutal bombing of the Bulgarian border.

In just one day, the entire Balkan front consumed millions of shells, and all of them fell on the Bulgarian border, shocking the Bulgarian army.

Of course, this is not a psychological shock, but a real physical shock.

The bombardment of a large number of artillery made the positions of the Bulgarian army shaky, and some simple concrete positions even collapsed directly, allowing the Bulgarian soldiers inside to fall into eternal sleep.

It is conservatively estimated that there are tens of thousands of Bulgarian soldiers who were killed by the artillery, affected by the shock wave, killed and injured, and buried alive because of the collapsed position.

Although the number of people killed in battle was less than one-fifteenth of the total Bulgarian army, the continuous bombing that lasted for a day greatly reduced the morale of the Bulgarian army.

What's more serious is that because of such a large-scale bombing, the logistics of the army's rear cannot be sent to the front line, and the wounded cannot be transported to the rear. The wailing of the wounded can be heard everywhere.

After a day-long bombing, Bulgarian soldiers finally ushered in a brief period of peace.

In fact, it was also because the ammunition reserves on the Balkan front were insufficient, and millions of shells were consumed in a day. This made the Russian army not too far away envious, but helpless.

While the Bulgarian army was busy transporting the wounded to the rear, the charge of the Allied forces on the front line was officially launched.

At the forefront were several divisions in the Australasian colony.It's not that these natives are not afraid of death. They are followed by armies from other countries. If they don't charge, they will be greeted by bullets from behind.

These native soldiers rushed towards the enemy's position crying for their father and mother, which had a good effect on the chaotic Bulgarian soldiers ahead.

Because of the different languages, the charge of these indigenous soldiers crying for their parents and mothers, in the eyes of the Bulgarian soldiers, was a maddened roar, like a god of death demanding their lives.

The charge of a large number of troops made the Bulgarian army who had just put down their guard and prepared to rest immediately tense up. Under the roar of each officer, they rushed out of their rest areas and lined up in the trenches.

As the border closest to the Bulgarian capital, and the relationship between Serbia and Bulgaria is the worst among the Balkan countries, the Bulgarian army stationed on this border is also the largest, with a maximum number of more than 15.

However, with the consumption of the war, the total number of troops stationed on this border is now less than [-], far behind the troops of the Allied Powers.

On the Bulgarian border, the Allied forces launched a fierce attack.The troops of Serbia and Montenegro charged extremely violently, because after Bulgaria's defeat, they could get a lot of land and benefits from Bulgaria, just like the Second Balkan War.

At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian border has been disheartened. He has just received news that not only the western border, but also Romania and Greece are attacking from the north and south.

Obviously, the first target of the Allies in the Balkans was Bulgaria.

Under the fierce attack of a large number of troops, the Bulgarian army suffered nearly 4 casualties in just two days, but the combat troops dropped by one-fifth.

It is worth mentioning that the relationship between Bulgaria and several other Balkan countries is not good, which is why Bulgaria joined the Allies.

And other Balkan countries, in order to share more interests after the war, attacked Bulgaria with almost all their strength, mobilized most of their troops, and various domestic resources were also transported to the front line.

Facing the deep hatred with other Balkan countries, the Bulgarian government is very embarrassed at this time.

According to the current situation, Bulgaria's failure is a foregone conclusion.But the problem is that Bulgarians are very hostile to the Balkan countries headed by Serbia.

It was the Balkan countries that jointly targeted Bulgaria after the First Balkan War that led to the outbreak of the Second Balkan War, causing Bulgaria to lose a large area of ​​​​the newly occupied land, and even lost part of the original land.

Under the deep hatred, if the Bulgarian government dares to propose peace talks privately, I am afraid that the angry Bulgarian people will break out large-scale demonstrations,

Even against the government and the royal family.

At this time, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, as the main combatant before joining the war, had already disappeared, trying to shirk all responsibility for the war on the government.

Of course, Ferdinand's title now is not the king, but the self-proclaimed tsar.

Speaking of Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand, his experience is somewhat similar to that of Arthur, from the same German family Saxony Coburg Gotha, and compared to Bulgaria, Ferdinand is also a foreign monarch.

In 1886, a coup broke out in Bulgaria. Alexander I, who had only been in power for seven years, was forced to abdicate and elected Ferdinand, who served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as the new Prince of Bulgaria.

In order to prevent Russia from gaining the right to rule Bulgaria, Bulgaria's road to electing a monarch can be described as very difficult.

The Bulgarian government found the Caucasus region all the way from Denmark, and even gave birth to the idea of ​​inviting the King of Romania to be the Prince of Bulgaria, which almost allowed Romania and Bulgaria to establish a dual system similar to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Although Ferdinand eventually became Prince of Bulgaria, the matter was questioned by many European royal families, including Arthur's grandmother, Queen Victoria.

This also led to Ferdinand not gaining much power in the early days of his becoming the Prince of Bulgaria, and the power of the government was controlled by the then Liberal Party leader Stefan Stamborov.

After Stefan Stamborov was assassinated, Ferdinand gradually took control of Bulgaria's political situation and gained a considerable amount of power.

But now, Ferdinand really wants to bring Stefan Stamborov back to life again, preferably back in Bulgarian politics.

The defeat of Bulgaria is a foregone conclusion, and the responsibility for the defeat of the war must be borne by someone with sufficient weight.

The Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand knew very well in his heart that as a person who extremely supported and personally launched the war, he was very likely to be liquidated after the war, and even lost the Bulgarian throne like his predecessor Alexander I.

This is not good news for Ferdinand.Although he lost the Bulgarian throne, he was still a member of the great Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, and his father was the noble Prince Albert, younger brother of King Fernando II of Portugal.

But the problem is, compared with a monarch in power like the Bulgarian Tsar, for Ferdinand, an ordinary member of the royal family, the huge gap in status is enough to make him collapse.

It is unacceptable for a person who holds the power at the top to lose all his rights and status.That double emptiness in body and mind is enough to cause a normal person to collapse, enough to disintegrate all a person's confidence.

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