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Chapter 619: Opportunity for Balkan Unification

The Gao Ri Corps has so many advantages. Not only does it have a strong fighting will, but it is also very obedient and has great endurance. It has low logistical requirements and is low cost, and so on.

The Cossacks who served in the Guards before the outbreak of World War I were indeed excellent. After all, they were selected from the best of millions of people.

After the outbreak of the World War, the conscription requirements were lowered again and again, and the quality of officers and soldiers began to vary widely, which was unavoidable.

It was precisely because of the outstanding performance of the Gao Ri Corps that little Nicholas could not help but ask George to send the Gao Ri Corps to the European theater.

Regardless of whether Little Nicholas wants to use the Gao Ri Corps as the main force or as cannon fodder, this is an affirmation of the Gao Ri Corps.

After taking on the role of commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, Nicholas Jr. finally felt the pressure.

The Battle of Tannenberg was not fought well, blame Zhilinsky.

The responsibility for the failure of the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes lies with Ruzynski.

If the Northern Front is defeated again, who will be responsible?
You can't blame George for not cooperating.

When Ruzynski was the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, Nicholas urged Ruzynski to attack every day, as if Ruzynski really had the ability to take Berlin.

Now that Little Nicholas is the commander-in-chief, he finally remembers the strategy George had formulated for the Russian army before the war.

After the failure of the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, Nikolai the Younger had been organizing the defense, putting pressure on Alexeev.

After occupying the Przemyśl Fortress, the Western Front had the vast Silesian Plain in front of them. As long as they took this area, they could force the Austro-Hungarian Empire to withdraw from the war.

Alexeev was facing Ludendorff, who had risen like a rocket since the outbreak of the World War.

Ludendorff played a key role in the battle to capture Fortress of the Burning Sun, and thus became famous.

After serving as Hindenburg's chief of staff, Ludendorff was responsible for the Battle of Warsaw and the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, both of which resulted in heavy losses for the Russian army.

Coincidentally, Alexeev, now the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, also served as chief of staff of Nicholas the Younger.

The showdown between the two chiefs of staff is still undecided.

George's group of arrogant and brave soldiers could no longer hold back.

In mid-March, with the completion of the railway across the Carpathian Mountains, the armored units of the 12th and 13th Armies arrived at the front line one after another, and all preparations for the attack were completed.

Vasily and Andrei submitted a joint combat plan, planning to use armored forces as the main force, cross the Tisza River, and launch a full-scale attack on the Mackensen Group. The goal of the campaign was to capture Budapest.

Mackensen now had command of all the troops on the Tisza River front, with a strength of about 30 men, of which only 10 were German.

The total strength of the 12th and 13th Army Groups was 33. Together with the Romanian army cooperating with the Russian army, Vasily and Andrei could mobilize about 45 troops, giving them an absolute advantage in terms of military strength.

After the armored forces arrived at the front line, the Russian army's equipment advantage was also obvious, with the only disadvantage being heavy artillery.

The Russian artillery only has some disadvantages in caliber, but also has an absolute advantage in quantity.

Judging from the strength on paper alone, there is absolutely no possibility that the Russian army will fail.

So George approved the joint combat plan.

Brusinov also submitted an operational plan for the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

If these two plans successfully achieve the campaign objectives, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will lose more than half of its territory.

The troops cooperating with Brusinov in the battle included not only the Bulgarian army, but also the reorganized Serbian army.

After retaking the Kingdom of Montenegro and Albania, the remnants of the Serbian army finally united.

After the reorganization, the Serbian army had only 4.3 combat troops left.

Not to mention Mišić, even George felt sad about the misery of the Serbian army.

When the World War broke out, the Serbian army had as many as 44 troops.

It's been less than a year and only one in ten survives.

George suggested that the Serbian troops stay in Sofia to continue resting.

Mišić was determined to join the war and went to Constantinople in person to request to fight.

George could understand Mishichi's feelings.

As the current supreme commander of the Serbian Army, Mišić failed to lead the Serbian Army to retake Serbia, which is a great humiliation for Mišić.

Now the coalition forces will launch an attack on Bosnia and Herzegovina. If the Serbian army continues to be absent, can the Kingdom of Serbia continue to exist after the war?

Mishichi was confused.

Demeter still respected Mišić very much and held a reception for Mišić at the General Staff. Officers from various countries stationed in the theater command were also invited.

Peter and his son have offended many people in the past year.

The biggest victim was the Kingdom of Montenegro.

So at the reception, Montenegrin Prince Sto directly challenged Mihić and asked how many Montenegrin soldiers were left in the Kingdom of Serbia.

Mishichi's face turned red and he was speechless.

All the troops sent by Nikola of Montenegro to the Kingdom of Serbia to assist in the war were killed in action, except for a few soldiers who were unable to continue fighting due to injuries.

So it was just a criticism, and the prince was already very well-mannered.

August was concerned about Peter I's illness and rubbed salt into Mišić's wounds.

Peter the Great is still in a coma and may die at any time.

Alexander was killed by a rebellious army, and the reason announced to the public was sudden death. The experience of this father and son is regrettable.

But it was what they deserved. After the Balkan War, the Kingdom of Serbia took the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Bulgaria, triggering the Second Balkan War, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria was forced to cede territory in exchange for peace.

As the former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, if Peter appeared in front of August now, August would remove the tube directly.

"Gentlemen, the past is the past, we must look forward--"

Demeter hopes that all countries can put aside their past grievances.

"Can our dead soldiers be resurrected?"

Stowe pursued relentlessly.

"Give us back the lands we lost, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria will accept the Kingdom of Serbia's return to the Balkan League."

Augustus reminded Demeter that the Kingdom of Serbia had not yet returned to the alliance.

Therefore, it was inappropriate for the Balkan League to continue the Kingdom of Serbia as an independent country.

As soon as August finished speaking, the expressions of Demeter and the military liaison officers of various countries changed subtly.

The Kingdom of Serbia's current plight is certainly self-inflicted. If the Kingdom of Bulgaria wants the Kingdom of Serbia to reclaim the land ceded in the Second Balkan War, how will Greece and Romania cope with it?
Greece and Romania, like Serbia, were also beneficiaries of the Second Balkan War.

Today Augustus could claim territory from Serbia.

Will Polis demand tomorrow the territories ceded to Greece and Romania in the Second Balkan War?
Even though Boris seems harmless now, no one can predict what will happen in the future.

When Valdemar first became king, he was very humble, but his true colors were revealed after a few years.

Boris had just gotten married and was busy making babies with Elizabeth, and had not yet taken charge of government affairs personally.

When Polis takes power, no one can guarantee that he will not settle old scores.

Even if Polis doesn't want to settle accounts, the Bulgarians will force Polis to do so.

Demeter can tinker with the coalition's battle plan.

The task of mending relations between the Balkan states was beyond Demeter's capabilities.

The day after the reception, George received telegrams from Ferdinand and Georgi respectively.

Georgy wanted George to hand over all the captured Ottoman generals to the Greeks for custody.

Ferdinand apologized to George in a telegram.

Ferdinand apologized because of Crown Prince Carol.

When Ferdinand ascended the throne, Carol automatically became crown prince.

To facilitate George's coordination and command, Ferdinand sent Carol as an attendant of his brother Nicholas to Constantinople as a liaison officer.

Nicholas has been quite diligent in his duties and has fully ensured smooth communication between Constantinople and Bucharest. So far, there have been no major mistakes in his work.

Carol had suddenly left Constantinople a week earlier on a merchant ship bound for the Russian Empire.

George later learned that Carol had taken away the wife of a Romanian officer.

this--

This is fucking elopement!
No matter what Carol does, it is Ferdinand's family affair and has nothing to do with George.

Ferdinand had proposed to Alexandra for Carol, so this telegram came about.

George could only sigh that the world is so big that there are all kinds of things. It is not uncommon for people to love beauty more than power.

When Ya Er married Catherine, almost everyone opposed it.

Under tremendous pressure, Ya Er would rather abdicate the throne to Ya San and marry Catherine, which ultimately gave Catherine a status.

Carol eloped with someone, and eloped with the wife of a subordinate officer, which meant that Carol automatically gave up his right to inherit the throne of Romania.

Anne couldn't help but sigh that Alexandra was lucky to have escaped.

Then Anne suddenly discovered that after Carol lost his inheritance rights, Queen Elizabeth of Polis became the third in line to the throne of Romania.

Ferdinand and Princess Mary had three sons and three daughters. Carol was the eldest son and Elizabeth was the eldest daughter.

No matter how it happened, it would not be Elizabeth's turn.

Ferdinand and Princess Mary's second prince Nicholas is 11 years old this year, and the little prince Mircea is only two years old.

Although it is unlikely, if something happened to Nicholas and Mircea, Elizabeth would become the Queen of Romania.

"By then, will Bulgaria and Romania be able to merge?"

Anne's imagination ran wild, and George couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

In this case, is it possible for the Balkan Peninsula to be unified?
As soon as this idea came up, George strangled it.

Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity.

If this word gets out, it will definitely affect the relationship between George and Ferdinand.

But no one can predict what will happen in the future.

From Carol, it is not difficult to see that Ferdinand and Mary had problems in their education of their children.

In this case, Elizabeth still has a chance.

(End of this chapter)