Chapter 158
After the Battle of Tarnovo, the Bulgarian army used the first three days of desperate resistance and retreated directly to Norwich. I intend to rest for a while and continue to retreat to Jabranica, which is the only way to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
Just as Bulgaria was preparing, news of the Romanian army's victory at the Battle of Tarnovo spread all over the world. In fact, the outside world knew the news when the Bulgarian army retreated, but the extent of Bulgaria's loss has not been notified. In fact, this is what Crown Prince Edel deliberately did. It was to make the two armies of the two countries scrupulous and allow Romania to occupy more areas and obtain greater benefits. This is also the best reward for "helping" the Romanian army by the two armies.
It was not until the concealment was no longer possible that Romania made public the results of the battle, and at the same time allowed various observer groups to visit the prisoner-of-war camp. Of course, the two countries are dissatisfied with Romania in their hearts. However, given their powerful combat effectiveness, they can only swallow their dissatisfaction. Who would let them secretly attack themselves before, and now they can only hope to break the Bulgarian position. Come to give yourself extra points and be in a favorable position in the post-war battle for interests.
The observer missions of all countries reported Romania's performance to the country. This must be the first battle after Romania's entire army. It was only a superficial understanding before, and now the performance on the battlefield is the most critical. After observing the battle, they all raised the evaluation of the Romanian army in their hearts.
Colonel Hans von Seckert, the head of the German Observer Group, wrote in his report to the General Staff. The Romanian army performed quite well in this war. Their command at the battalion and company level is not inferior to the imperial army, but there is a small gap between the imperial army and the imperial army above the regiment, mainly because of the problem of cooperation. , And it is still a lot worse than the imperial army in terms of infantry coordination. However, I believe that they will be no different from the imperial army after training in this way for a few years. Now the third Romanian division and the two guard divisions have reached our level.
In this report, Colonel Seckett compares the Romanian army with Germany and puts the Romanian army in a high position. He also shared the same opinion with Colonel Jerovsky, the head of the Russian Observation Mission, and General Fengxman, the representative of the Austro-Hungarian Observation Mission. Among them, Colonel Jerovsky believes that the current Romanian army is not much different from Russia, and the three most elite divisions can be compared with the Guards. General Funksmann, the representative of Austria-Hungary, believed that the Romanian army could compete with the German army of Austria-Hungary. The remaining representatives of Britain, France, and Italy also believed that the Romanian army had broken away from the second-rate European army and could fully compete with the armies of the great powers.
After all countries sent the Romanian military back home, Germany, Austria, and Russia paid the most attention to it. Because Romania can strengthen the opponent's army by hundreds of thousands no matter which side it relies on. It will also increase the population of the other party by 9 million. You must know that now except for Russia, all other countries have only 30 or 40 million people. In addition, Romania produces grain and oil, of which grain is the root of a country. In the later period of World War I, the coups caused by lack of food and clothing occurred one after another in various countries. Faced with the wooing of all parties in Europe's second-largest food-producing country, it is no problem.
After Germany received a telegram from Colonel Seckert, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Prime Minister Helwig, and Chief of General Staff, General Moorsch, discussed the current situation in the Balkans.
"General Xiao Moqi, what do you think of the current Balkan war?"
William II is now more concerned about the situation in the Balkans. On the one hand, it involves Romania and Ottoman, where Germany has good interests, and Bulgaria, which is gradually leaning on itself. He has received news that Ottoman is preparing to declare war on Bulgaria, thanks to the huge German advisory group in the Ottoman army, so he knows exactly what the Ottoman army is doing.
On the other hand, because Austria-Hungary, its most important ally, has huge interests in the local area, it may conflict with Russia. Germany must pay close attention to local developments.
"Your Majesty, I don't think it is possible for Bulgaria to win now. After the Battle of Tarnovo, there are only 330,000 people left in the Bulgarian army, and the elite troops have suffered heavy losses in this battle. Now they need to face the Balkans. The millions of armies of the five countries, this is an impossible task, and now they need to demand and to reduce their losses."
General Xiao Moqi said from the military that Bulgaria's defeat was inevitable. When William II heard it, he nodded and approved the words of General Mochi. Now that the force is 1 to 3, everyone can tell that Bulgaria has failed. The key now is whether to stop the war. Because Germany is in an awkward position in this war, on the one hand, it is Bulgaria, which is close to itself, on the other hand, it is its own traditional friendly country, which really embarrassed them.
Facing the difficult problem of the old and new friendly countries being inextricably linked, William II asked Prime Minister Helwig. "Your Excellency Helwig, what do you think we should say about this."
Prime Minister Helwig said after thinking about the issue of the Kaiser. "Your Majesty, I think it's best to let Austro-Hungary speak first. We stand behind them. After all, we can't just speak for anyone in our position. Let them discuss for a while before talking. Let's wait and see."
In the face of Prime Minister Helwig, he first took a look at the opinions he was talking about, and General Mooqi was not very happy. "Your Excellency, according to your suggestion, we can easily fail to get the understanding of the two parties and make things worse."
In the face of General Xiao Moqi's questioning, Prime Minister Helwig was also not angry, and asked rhetorically. "Then what should we do following General Moqi's advice?"
Facing the Prime Minister Helwig's question of the Chief of Staff Little Mochi's opinion, the Kaiser showed great interest, and it seemed that he was also more interested.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister" General Xiao Moqi first nodded to them, and directly spoke out his suggestions. "I think we should choose the victorious side, which will reduce our pressure in the region. Austria-Hungary will support Bulgaria anyway, we can choose to support Romania and Ottoman, so that we can have an account for all three countries."
Hearing the words of General Mooqi, the Kaiser and the Prime Minister were all thinking about it. This is indeed much better than the Prime Minister's previous suggestion. William II said to Prime Minister Helwig after thinking about it. "Let's do it first according to General Moqi's method. If something happens, we are adjusting."
In the face of William II, Prime Minister Helwig said after his salute. "Okay, your Majesty, I will arrange for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to do so."
When the German Emperor discussed his embarrassing position in this war, it was Russian Tsar Nicholas II who was more embarrassed than him. After he got the news, he was also convening ministers to discuss Russia's attitude.
Nicholas II asked his ministers. "Should we mediate this war now?"
Faced with the tsar's question, the military representative Duke Nicholas took the lead to talk about it. "Your Majesty, I think Romania is the biggest profit now. Serbia won't be too satisfied with mediation now."
Nicholas II, after hearing the words of his uncle, Duke Nicholas, ~www.mtlnovel.com~, looked at Prime Minister Kokovtsov. Obviously, he needed the Prime Minister's opinion.
"Your Majesty, in fact, it is not important that we do not mediate, because Bulgaria can no longer withstand the attacks of the Balkan countries. As long as Ferdinand I is not stupid, he will ask for peace in at most a week." Prime Minister Kokovtsov Suggested to Nicholas II. He knows why the czar raised such a question, but they can only give up on the Bulgarian side, after all, Serbia is much more important to them.
Hearing that the Prime Minister and the military do not want to mediate, Nicholas II is not reluctant, after all, the unanimous opinions of the ministers also need to be respected.
Only the Austro-Hungarian Empire can intervene in this war. However, in the face of the five countries with as many as one million armies in the Second Balkan War, we can only stand on the sidelines. After all, he couldn't be desperate for Bulgaria, and there was Russia watching him nearby.
Now the situation in Bulgaria has reached its most sinister moment. The neighboring countries have declared war or are preparing to declare war on it. Now it is time for the Bulgarian government to think about its own way out.