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Chapter 612 Innocence
All 12 battles were named with the same name, proving that they were all going around in circles in the same area and neither side made any progress.

This is the highest level of noob fighting.

George did not return to Constantinople immediately. The meeting was not only a summary of 1914, but also a look forward to 1915, which was of great significance.

There is nothing much to summarize in 1914. There were wins and losses on all fronts. The two front commanders in the European theater were used as scapegoats, and the performance of the Balkan theater was not perfect because of the Kingdom of Seville.

The focus is on 1915.

The defensive counterattack strategy that George formulated for the Russian army before the war completely failed. The German army had shifted part of its attention from the Western Front to the Eastern Front, which meant that the pressure on the Russian army would increase.

Nicholas the Younger hoped that the Balkan theater would intensify its offensive and, preferably, defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire as quickly as possible, forcing it to withdraw from the war and concentrate its forces to deal with Germany.

George admitted that the Balkan war zone was now facing a pincer attack from both the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, and it was difficult to concentrate troops to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The 14th Army led by Yangkov was facing siege from the superior Austrian army and was in a difficult situation.

George has sent a telegram to Ye Luoxin, asking him to continue to draw troops from the Gao Ri Corps to Europe to participate in the war.

After drawing out two Greek divisions, George sent the Marines from the Crimea to the Anatolian Peninsula.

At the same time, he ordered the Mediterranean Fleet and the Air Force to do their utmost to provide fire support to the 14th Army.

Under these circumstances, it was difficult for George to launch a full-scale attack on Austria-Hungary.

"I have ordered the Balkan countries to carry out a second mobilization. It will take time for the newly mobilized troops to form combat effectiveness."

George promised a ground attack on Austria-Hungary in May.

After the Petrograd Conference, the Allies will hold a meeting on the French island of Corsica in February to discuss the 2 combat plan.

Nicholas was also worried about the safety of Constantinople, and he again dispatched eight divisions from the second batch of mobilized troops of the Russian Empire to reinforce the Balkan theater.

Little Nicholas was not very happy, but he didn't say anything. After all, since the outbreak of the war, the European theater had received much more reinforcements than the Balkan theater.

In view of the situation in the European theater of war, George advised Nicholas Jr. to focus on defense, not to overly provoke the Germans, and to avoid becoming the Germans' main target.

The size of the Russian army on the Eastern Front was more than twice that of the German-Austrian coalition forces.

If George were Hindenburg, he wouldn't be able to sleep either.

Since the Allies could receive a steady stream of reinforcements from their overseas colonies, if the world war became a protracted war, it would be very disadvantageous to the German-Austrian alliance.

So the Germans would launch a larger offensive in 1915.

News from Paris indicated that the British and French forces were also planning a large-scale battle involving millions of people, hoping to reverse the passive situation since the war began.

On January 1, good news finally came from Serbia. After nearly half a month of hard fighting, the 13th Army led by Brusinov captured Belgrade, annihilated 11 Austrian troops, captured 6, and seized more than 4.7 artillery pieces.

After this battle, the Austrian Sixth Army was completely wiped out.

While besieging Belgrade, Brusinov sent troops to invade the Kingdom of Montenegro and Albania, where the Austrian Eighth Army also suffered a crushing defeat.

Following the Balkan Campaign, Brusinov once again amazed the world with his outstanding performance. His rank was promoted to General of Cavalry and he was awarded his second First Class Order of St. George.

There are still scattered Austrian troops in the southern mountainous areas of Serbia, and their defeat is only a matter of time.

After finishing the battle in the Kingdom of Serbia, Brusinov will launch an attack on Bosnia no later than the end of March.

When George left Petrograd, Nicholas took George to the train station.

Before leaving, Nicholas and George agreed to visit Constantinople in late April or early May.

This is definitely an inspection, but it is also a supervision of the battle.

The train George was riding on had wireless telegraphy, so he would not delay his work even on the train.

While Brusinov was making great progress on the front line, he was supposed to be the protagonist of the Serbian campaign, but he encountered internal strife in Sofia.

After the outbreak of the Serbian Campaign, Stenovich actively asked George for help, hoping that George would agree to the Serbian army's cooperation with the 11th Army in the fight.

Alexander firmly opposed it on the grounds that the Serbian army still needed to rest and recuperate, and did not allow the Serbian army to go into battle.

Alexander's purpose was clear. He hoped to wait until Brusinov recovered the Kingdom of Serbia before returning to Belgrade to reap the benefits.

Alexander is still the commander-in-chief of the Serbian army, and Stenovich has to obey Alexander's orders.

When the news reached the Serbian army, the officers and soldiers' resentment towards Alexander reached a new level.

Like Stenovich, most Serbian officers and soldiers do not want to miss this battle of revenge.

Alexander, however, killed the Serbian army's hopes of revenge.

January 1th was the Russian New Year. Although there was no ceremony in Sofia, there were still extra meals. Soldiers not only did not have to train on this day, but they could also drink alcohol.

Bulgaria itself is a major wine country. On New Year's Day, a total of 15 trucks of wine were delivered to the Serbian army's camp on the outskirts of Sofia, and many Serbian officers and soldiers were drunk.

When Alexander and Dimitrijevic inspected the camp that night, they found that Serbian officers and soldiers had gathered together and would rather retire than return to the Kingdom of Serbia to join the war.

Alexander was very angry and ordered Dimitrijevic to arrest the officers who led the uprising. The next day, Alexander received a secret report that some Serbian officers were plotting an uprising to overthrow the Karadjordjevic dynasty's rule over the Serbian Kingdom.

Alexander was furious and felt deeply afraid.

Alexander's father, Peter, came to power through a coup. The former king and queen were executed, which led to many countries breaking off diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Serbia.

As the army was on the brink of mutiny, Alexander did not dare to go to the barracks, so he asked for help from Ivanov, the commander of the Sofia Military District of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Ivanov was a Russian-Bulgarian who became a Bulgarian citizen after Boris became the King of Bulgaria.

If the army mutinied, it would definitely cause damage to Sofia.

As the commander of the Sofia Military District, it was Ivanov's responsibility to maintain public order in Sofia, so Ivanov went to find Stenovich, hoping that Stenovich would appease the Serbian army.

Stenovich was exhausted. He had lost control of his army and now didn't know what to do.

After Alexander arrived in Sofia, he began to place his own confidants in the army in an attempt to sideline Stenovich.

The situation of the Serbian army is very complicated now. There are two command systems, one is the previous command system, and the other is loyal to Crown Prince Alexander. The grassroots officers and soldiers don’t know who to listen to.

Ivanov found it incomprehensible that the situation in the Kingdom of Bulgaria was more complicated than that in Serbia, but there were no similar problems in the Bulgarian army.

In theory, the Bulgarian army also has two command systems, which must obey the orders of the Balkan Theater and the Bulgarian War Ministry respectively.

Bulgarian Minister of War Eduard Vermel is very smart. He is the only general from Ferdinand's time in Bulgaria and has survived three dynasties.

Edward Wemel did not fight for power. Under his leadership, the Bulgarian War Department almost became the staff of the Balkan theater of war and completely obeyed George's orders.

George did not treat Bulgaria unfairly. The Bulgarian First Army, which cooperated with the 11th Army to invade Serbia, is currently besieging the Austrian army in the southern mountainous area of ​​Serbia and is doing nothing.

Before Ivanov and Stenovich could come up with a countermeasure, Dimitrievich, who was ordered to go to the military camp to continue arresting people, was killed by the angry Serbian army. The Serbian army then rushed to Sofia, demanding that Alexander release the arrested officers, voluntarily give up his qualifications as crown prince, and resign as commander-in-chief of the Serbian army.

Stenovich had to come forward to appease the Serbian army. While negotiating with the soldiers' representatives, Stenovich suddenly fell ill, suffered an unexpected stroke, and fell into a coma.

This time it was really an accident. Stenovich is already 60 years old and can't stand such a torment.

Stenovich was subsequently sent to the hospital. Now, apart from Alexander, the highest-ranking officer in the Serbian Army is Givoin Mihić, the former commander of the Serbian First Army.

Mišić went to the former Serbian embassy where Alexander was and relayed the soldiers' demands to Alexander.

"This is a shameful rebellion!"

Alexander screamed. What he feared most now was that Mishich would suddenly pull out a pistol and shoot him into a coal-fired firecracker.

During the Belgrade coup, King Alexander I and the Queen were shot more than 30 times in total.

Alexander is not married yet. Peter had proposed to Alexandra on Alexander's behalf before, but fortunately George did not fall for it.

"You must immediately take people to arrest the leading officers and hand them over to the military court for trial. No, there is no need to hand them over to the military court for trial. They must be executed on the spot. -"

Alexander howled madly, but still fought like a trapped beast.

"I am only relaying the soldiers' demands to you. I am not negotiating with you on their behalf."

Mishichi looked at Alexander with a gloating look, which made Alexander feel deeply hurt.

"Are you going to betray us too? You planned all this, didn't you? This is your conspiracy!"

Alexander almost went insane, and his hand suddenly reached for the pistol at his waist.

Bah!
The adjutant who followed Mišić to see Alexander fired the first shot.

Alexander was shot in the chest and fell in a pool of blood.

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The adjutant fired several shots, killing Alexander.

When the adjutant fired, Alexander was accompanied by his entourage and guards.

But no one stopped the adjutant's behavior, and no one tried to protect Alexander.

The crown prince and commander-in-chief of the Serbian army ended his life in this way.

When George heard the news, he didn't know what to say.

"You didn't plan this, did you?"

Demeter and George are very close.

"Which eye of yours saw that I planned this?"

George was furious. Why did he vilify someone's innocence?

(End of this chapter)