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Chapter 599 Rebellion

Last winter, George's third uncle Thierry, who had been in the United States, died of a stroke. Now, George's fourth cousin Alexander is in charge of American business operations.

Although George doesn't have many relatives on his side, he has 13 cousins ​​and 16 cousins ​​on his uncle's side.

These are the ones with official status; we don’t know how many more there are without official status.

The only country that is excited about the world war is probably the United States.

It took so long for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to declare war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, which fully proves that European countries were still relatively cautious about the world war.

After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, US President Wilson sent his personal envoy, Colonel House, to travel around Europe and sign trade agreements with many countries.

Among them was the Russian Empire.

George has always had very close business cooperation with the United States, and this batch of rifles was snatched from the British order.

Although 15 rifles cannot meet the needs of the Balkan war zone, they can greatly alleviate George's urgent needs.

In addition to rifles, George also ordered machine guns and artillery from the United States. Before Amur's military industry was upgraded to its peak, the United States was an important way for George to replenish consumption.

Amur's military industrial capabilities are improving very quickly. Before the end of the year, the monthly production of rifles can reach 10. By then, Amur can even become a supplier to the British and French forces.

However, these 15 rifles did not belong to the Kingdom of Bulgaria, because these rifles were not the Yuriev rifles of the Russian Empire standard, but the Springfield rifles of the American standard.

These rifles were not even all brand new; some of them showed signs of use and had severe rifling wear.

George is not picky, he is happy as long as he can use it.

The Germans were still very efficient. After finalizing the battle plan, Hindenburg immediately launched an attack on Warsaw.

Hindenburg was very smart and chose the direction of attack, which was the junction of the positions of Ruzynski's Corps and Ivanov's Corps.

Faced with the German attack, the generals of the Russian Empire fell into their old habit and began to blame each other.

Ruzynski performed well in the Galician Campaign and was awarded the title "Conqueror of Galicia".

When he arrived at the Northern Front, although Ruzynski worked day and night, the First and Second Armies had just been reorganized, and the First Army's supplementary troops had not even all arrived. So Ruzynski believed that Ivanov should withdraw troops to be responsible for the defense of the German main attack direction.

Ivanov refused to take on the defensive mission and wanted to withdraw his troops to guard against possible surprise attacks by the German-Austrian coalition forces, claiming that the Galician Campaign had just ended, the troops were exhausted and needed to rest, and that the troops were too dispersed and the losses had not been replenished in a timely manner.

Based on the analysis of the Air Force's reconnaissance results, the Russian army confirmed that the German army had entered the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The two men blamed each other for these conflicts and looked for supporters among the Russian military's top brass.

Ivanov is a man of the Russian Chief of General Staff Sukhomlinov.

Ruzynski then took the initiative to approach little Nicholas, hoping that he would support him.

Before little Nicholas and Sukhomlinov had time to judge between the two, the Battle of Warsaw broke out.

On September 9, the 28th Army and the 17th Army of the German Ninth Army, as well as two elite cavalry divisions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, launched an attack on the Russian army in the direction of Ivangorod.

The German offensive was commanded by Army General Augustus von Mackensen, who had served as Schlieffen's adjutant.

Von Mackensen is 65 years old this year. He participated in the Franco-Prussian War that broke out in 1870 and is one of the oldest generals in the German Army.

Von Mackensen was experienced and decisive in using his troops. He ordered the engineers to repair the bridge that had been destroyed by heavy rain some time ago overnight and launched an attack on the Russian army in the heavy rain.

Because it had been raining continuously during this period, the Russian army's vigilance was seriously insufficient.

The German army attacked again in the early morning while the Russian army was still asleep and unprepared.

The Russian army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, and was forced to retreat to the east bank of the Vivas River. The 75th Infantry Division, which was ordered to cover the rear, had no time to withdraw and was surrounded and annihilated by the German army.

Before Nicholas the Younger had time to adjust his troops, the Austrian First Army, which had been reinforced by the German army, and the Eighth Army led by Hindenburg himself also launched an attack on the Russian army. For a time, the Russian army was in a state of emergency on all fronts.

On September 9, George received a telegram from Nicholas, who hoped that George's troops deployed in Transylvania would immediately launch an attack on the Austrian Fifth Army to relieve the pressure on Warsaw.

While George was sending telegrams to Vasily and Andrei, he also issued a combat order to Belgrade, ordering the Kingdom of Serbia to take the initiative to launch an attack on the Austrian Sixth Army.

George knew all about Peter's little tricks.

The reason why I ignored Peter was because of this moment.

After the Battle of Mir, in Peter's words, the Kingdom of Serbia was invincible in the world, and Crown Prince Alexander had replaced someone and became the new generation of military god in the European royal family.

When George found out, he felt that the word "God of War" was instantly tainted.

If anyone dares to mention the word "God of War" in front of George again, George will be angry with him.

Since Prince Alexander is already a military god, defeating Potiorek shouldn't be a problem.

Potiorek's official position is Governor-General of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

If Potiorek is defeated, the Greater Serbia that Peter has always dreamed of will be within reach.

Peter was stunned when he received the combat order.

The Kingdom of Serbia was part of the Balkan League.

Although Peter was reluctant to hand over the command of the Serbian Army to George, in name only, the Serbian Army had to accept the command of the Balkan Alliance.

Now that George's combat order has arrived in Belgrade, should we fight or not?

Alexander, the new generation of military god, refused to accept George's order without thinking. No matter how Peter praised Alexander, Alexander knew his own business. The Battle of Mir was not commanded by Alexander at all. The Serbian army was commanded by Radomir Putnik.

The key is that Putnik didn't win either.

Putnik believes that the Serbian army may not be without a chance.

In the Battle of Mir, Putnik could not use all his troops in order to guard against the covetous Fifth Army. In addition, the Serbian army was mainly composed of new recruits at that time, so it was understandable that it could not defeat the Austrian army.

Although the Austrian army won the Battle of Mir, the Austrian Sixth Army also suffered heavy losses.

Now the Fifth Army had been transferred to Transylvania, leaving only the old, weak and sick of the Sixth Army on the other side of the Rhine.

The Serbian army can concentrate all its forces to attack.

Therefore, George's orders were not blind. The Serbian army could not only win, but also had a great chance of winning.

“What if we lose the war?”

Alexander thought about defeat before he thought about victory.

"If we lose the war, we can ask for help from Grand Duke Yuriev."

Putnik was not averse to handing over the command of the army to the Balkan League.

As the actual commander of the Serbian army, Putnik was well aware of the gap between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This time, it was because Conrad was not well prepared that the Austrian army was forced to retreat. What about next time?

Conrad is still the Chief of Staff of the Austrian Army, and he has not given up on conquering the Kingdom of Serbia.

Germany has begun to aid the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The next time the Austrians come, they may come with the Germans.

Can we still win then?

Therefore, seeking help from the Balkan Alliance is the best option.

"We would rather ask for help from London than from the Russians!"

Alexander's dislike for George also rose to the level of hatred.

Putnik was helpless and decided that instead of asking for help from London, he should pray to God for help.

George was not surprised by Serbia's reaction.

Peter was still afraid of George and did not dare to disobey orders directly. Instead, he hoped to get help from the Balkan League on the grounds that the Serbian army had suffered heavy losses, and postponed the time of the attack to March next year.

George didn't waste any time and immediately convened an alliance meeting.

At the meeting, Prince Sto was the first to fire at the Kingdom of Serbia.

"Since Serbia does not accept the command of the alliance, there is no need for it to stay in the alliance. The Kingdom of Serbia should be expelled from the alliance."

August followed closely behind.

"Austria-Hungary is powerful. We must work together to win the final victory. Belgrade has set a bad example and should be punished."

After the end of the First Balkan War, the Kingdom of Serbia was dissatisfied with the distribution plan and took the lead in declaring war on the Kingdom of Bulgaria, triggering the Second Balkan War.

August still remembers this grudge.

"You are seeking revenge! You can't do this! This is damn betrayal!"

Peter was very angry. He glared at George who was sitting in the main seat with bloodshot eyes.

If the Kingdom of Serbia was expelled from the alliance, Serbia would not even survive the winter without the need for an attack from Austria-Hungary.

Serbia is mountainous and cannot be self-sufficient in food. Peter was able to maintain his rule only with the assistance of the Russian Empire.

If it were expelled from the alliance, aid from the Russian Empire would certainly be completely cut off. At that time, not to mention Belgrade, Macedonia would definitely rebel.

George ignored Peter and looked at Ronnie and Nicholas.

Nicholas' wife, Archduke Maria, was George's niece, so from this point on, Nicholas had to call George uncle.

Nicholas of Romania is Ferdinand's younger brother. From Ferdinand's side, George is Nicholas' uncle, and from Polis' side, George is Nicholas' older brother.

"The Kingdom of Greece fully submits to any decision of the alliance. We must unite as one to defeat the enemy."

Nicholas has a clear attitude and is determined to go with the flow.

"Your Majesty, you still have a chance to change your mind."

Nicholas advised Peter to stop and think, if Serbia was expelled from the union, all Serbs would suffer.

"no way!"

Peter's face turned pale and he walked away in anger.

As soon as the meeting ended, Peter went to Petrograd to complain to Nicholas.

As soon as the meeting ended, George sent a telegram to Nicholas to inform him of the results of the meeting.

This was not George expelling Serbia from the alliance, but a joint decision of all countries in the alliance.

(End of this chapter)