The Russians are not fully prepared. For them, it is just a little busy. The Russian Empire has a population of more than 100 million. It is a trivial matter to arm millions of gray animals, but for the Serbs, it is simply disastrous. This
The country that had just experienced a disastrous defeat now had less than 200,000 troops. Fortunately, Britain, France and Russia had given them large loans some time ago, otherwise they would not have been able to arm these people.~
But the trauma of the Balkan War is not so simple and easy to heal. In that war, they suffered more than 200,000 casualties, and they also shouldered a huge amount of foreign debt. This number is insignificant to those big countries, but to a country that is only a small country.
For a small country with a population of four million, this is equivalent to breaking a leg. You must know that before the Balkan War, the country's maximum war mobilization capacity was only about 400,000 people. Now, in addition to the active-duty troops, the remaining
There were very few young adults among the reserve forces who went into battle, and even children aged fifteen or sixteen were hastily armed to resist the aggression of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Although the mountain people in the Balkans are relatively tough, one can only imagine how effective such an army can be.
What they need to face includes Bosnia, Hungary, and more than 500,000 Austro-Hungarian troops in the west and north directions, especially the Hungarian local defense forces moving from the north to the south, which are truly full of revenge.
Come. Moreover, the Austro-Hungarian Army at this time was not at the same level as it was during World War I. In recent years, due to the lack of actual combat experience and the endless emergence of new tactics and weapons, the Austro-Hungarian Army hired a large number of German and even Chinese soldiers.
Military instructors. Especially after the Balkan War, there was the example of the Ottoman army. Emperor Joseph's investment in this area was even stronger. Coupled with strong industrial strength, the Austro-Hungarian army at this time, at least in terms of equipment and tactics,
Not inferior to any of the European powers.
Another point must be made clear. The territory of Serbia at this time was not the Serbia it later became. In fact, Belgrade was close to the border with Hungary. The two countries were only separated by the Danube River. Therefore, an hour after the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia,
The Austro-Hungarian Empire's gunboats on the Danube River had already shelled Belgrade down the river. The shelling lasted for more than an hour, killing thousands of people and leaving the city littered with dead bodies.
Fortunately, the Danube River is a natural barrier that the Hungarian army cannot overcome for a while. After all, this city was also a border fortress during the Ottoman Empire, and the defense system is still very complete. Especially with a large number of fortresses, these invaders now
The legacy left by the revolutionaries has become the most important barrier to protect the city, which has to be said to be an irony.
However, the Hungarians cannot hit the Danube for the time being, but their artillery shells can fly over. Especially the Skoda cannon that was tested in the Balkan War has become the most terrifying nightmare for the people of Belgrade. These two hundred or even three-caliber cannons
Although the range of hundreds of large-caliber siege howitzers is not very far, it is still very easy to hit the shells into the city when mounted on the other side. The hundreds of kilograms of artillery shells are slow-firing but powerful. One after another day and night.
The bomb crossed the Danube and fell in the fearful and desperate eyes of the Serbs, showing them the majesty of the great powers with a terrifying explosion that shredded everything.
In the real main attack direction of Loznica, the Austrians, who had been preparing for almost a year, also used these huge cannons to instantly tear apart the Serbian defense line. Although the Serbian deployment in this direction had all participated in the Balkans
Veterans of the war are well versed in the trench defense system, but they were reduced to rubbish when faced with this level of shelling. Fortunately, the Serbs' fighting will is still very tenacious. And at this time, they are not short of supplies like they were in the Balkan War.
Bulgaria became a puppet of the Russians. Although it was not very willing, it still had to acquiesce in allowing Russia to enter Serbia, so that at least the Serbians did not have to worry about running out of ammunition.
After abandoning Loznica and avoiding the powerful but inconvenient cannons in the hands of the Austrians, the Serbs barely blocked the Austrian attack, but their defenses could not last long. Once the Austrians took over the siege,
The cannon was disassembled and then transported to the front line for assembly. They would have to retreat at that time, and they could lose Loznica, but Belgrade could not be lost under any circumstances.
Although all the residents of their capital have been evacuated urgently in order to reduce losses, their troops must continue to hold on even in the face of siege artillery. Once the Hungarians are released on the Danube, half of their country will be gone.
Well, from Belgrade to the south, more than half of the country's territory is open and unimpeded plains. Without the Danube River, they cannot stop the enemy in these places. At most, they can only survive in the southern mountains.
Historically, they could run south to the mountains of Kosovo and persist in resisting. Even if Kosovo disappeared, they could continue to run south to Macedonia, go to the Greek territory to re-arm, and wait for the victory of Britain and France to regain their glory.
country, but now they have nowhere to run. The Bulgarians can allow Russian ammunition to be delivered to them through their own land, but it is absolutely impossible to actually get involved in the war.
This country is still in a dying state. How can it still have the courage and strength to get involved in the games of these great powers competing for hegemony? As for Kosovo and Macedonia, which are still controlled by the Ottomans, it is even less likely to accept them.
What Hamid II is most looking forward to now is that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will destroy Serbia, and then he can sell crude oil to Germany through the railway. In addition, a large amount of materials from China will also enter Germany and Austria through his territory.
Collecting transit taxes is enough to make him rich. As for the issue of the railway passing through Bulgaria, this is not a problem. Ferdinand I could not offend Russia and he could not offend the Ottoman Empire. We are all smart people. This little thing will not matter.
To give face.
Even their former ally, Montenegro, which should be said to be in despair, hastily jumped out and declared neutrality. No matter how tempted the Allied Powers were, Peter I was determined not to fall for it this time. The last time he was deceived by Britain, France and Russia, he almost lost his country.
Well, this guy's memory is still fresh. Anyway, his little possessions are not valuable. As long as he doesn't join the war stupidly, no one can waste energy to cause trouble for him. He still knows this very well.
The poor Serbians are isolated and helpless in the Balkans. Even those around them are gloating about their misfortune. They can only go to Britain, France and Russia every day and beg them to send troops quickly, otherwise Serbia will perish. But the problem now is
, although they are ready to fight, none of the three families are ready to break the rules of the game. They have to wait for the Russians to take action first. Only when Russia takes action can Germany take action. Only after Germany takes action can Britain and France take action. The order is definitely not the same.
Damn it, if Russia doesn’t take action, even if Serbia is destroyed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
Then it has no choice but to be destroyed. The great powers have their own rules of the game, and they must not break the rules for the sake of a little shrimp.
But Nicholas absolutely cannot declare war before assembling enough troops. You must know that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has assembled more than 500,000 troops in Galicia, while Germany has also assembled nearly 400,000 troops in East Prussia and Silesia.
Once war is declared before the troops are fully prepared, it will not be Russia that attacks, but the German and Austrian troops. As for the 500,000 Russian troops currently in Poland and Ukraine, it is hard to say whether they can stop them. Nicholas can
He would take this risk. If he couldn't stop it, he would be the unlucky one. He wouldn't do such a stupid thing.
So his request was that Serbia resist alone for at least a month.
This request made poor Serbian Prime Minister Pasic almost faint. There is still a month. It would be good if he can hold on for another week. There is no need for more. As long as half a month, Belgrade will not be found on the earth. In fact, Belgrade will not be found on the earth.
Only a week after the war started, it was already difficult to find a complete building in the city.
In fact, what he didn't know was that Nicholas was ready to sacrifice them. For Nicholas, what he wanted was a Slavic world completely under his control, not a Serbian world on the Balkan Peninsula.
Yugoslavia, the core, is what the Serbs have been striving for all these years. In order to facilitate his own takeover of the Balkans after the war, Nicholas must take this opportunity to let the Austro-Hungarian Empire kill more Serbs. After defeating the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
, you can easily hold the entire Slavic world firmly in your hands.
As for gathering the army, it is only a secondary factor.
Moreover, it would also be useful to let the Austro-Hungarian Empire beat the Serbs more severely and kill more civilians, preferably a million, to mobilize the hatred of the Slavic people, create panic in several small surrounding countries, and force them to surrender to themselves.
Fortunately, as for the problem of the Austro-Hungarian Empire opening up railway lines to transport crude oil from the Ottoman Empire, this is not a headache for it, and it does not need to face German battleships. Whether on the Black Sea or the Baltic Sea, its navy only needs to defend
Just take care of your own family. Headaches are also a problem for the British. The best result is that the German navy and the British navy perish together. Then the St. Andre flag will fly on the European seas from now on.
After all, the Alliance has its own agenda. Historically, Nikolai's ambitions have been greatly reduced due to the disastrous defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, but in this time and space, he still loves to dominate the world. (To be completed.)
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