Although this would force him to purchase a large amount of supplies from China, William was still very happy to have such a good thing. What worries him most now is the lack of means to break through the Russian defense line. The Russian army's combat effectiveness is indeed
Not great, but the numerical advantage of the gray beasts is enough to make up for everything. Millions of people are piled on the defense line. With the few German troops on the eastern front, they are still unable to fight no matter how hard they try.
Now Germany's strategy has been re-adjusted. A two-front battle is definitely not possible. Russia must be eliminated as quickly as possible, and then Britain and France are forced to admit defeat. In fact, France has been completely disabled by now.
This country will no longer pose a threat to Germany within twenty years, and it doesn't mean much whether to fight or not.
As for his uncle, William himself knew very well that unless they could land in Britain on a large scale, the two sides would eventually negotiate for peace, and victory or defeat on the battlefield would be nothing more than the basis for redistributing colonies in the future.
But the Russians must be crippled. Nicholas is as ambitious as him. William is also very clear about this. Without crippling the Russians, Germany cannot truly expand outward with confidence, but the Russians are on the battlefield.
His resilience really gave him a headache, especially after the Russian Empress visited China. With this continuous logistics base, the huge war mobilization capacity of more than 100 million people has been fully exerted. Without any magic weapon to defeat the enemy, William really
A little worried.
Well now, with this new type of incendiary bomb, even if it burns, it will burn the gray animals to dregs. As for burning London to dregs like Yang Feng expected. William really has no such preparation in his heart. In fact, even
Now he is also worried about the bombing of London. The order given by Colonel Hall is to only bomb the poor people in the East End of London. Bombing is strictly prohibited near Buckingham Palace. After all, he is also his uncle. He really wants to bomb King Edward VII.
Whatever happened, he still felt a little sad.
William, who was ambitiously waiting for a new type of incendiary bomb to be built so that he could use it to let the gray animals experience the sea of hell, did not know at this time that the Russians were also thinking about giving him a fatal blow.
Just as a Chinese merchant ship loaded with polystyrene and a large number of parts for making new incendiary bombs left the port of Yantai, in distant Sevastopol, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters is located, a huge fleet was assembled and on standby.
, there are not only battleships and cruisers here. There are also four landing ships and dozens of merchant ships of various sizes. There are also countless Russian soldiers on the shore who are boarding the ships in batches.
The Russians wanted to land on the Romanian coast, and then go straight to the Ploiesti oil fields, which were currently crucial to the German war machine, to give William a blow. For this operation, Nikolai prepared two entire armies.
"Your Excellency, Commander, I really don't understand the meaning of this war. Our enemy is not Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is China and the Ottoman Empire. But now we are desperately trying to use up all the resources we have accumulated over hundreds of years."
Give wealth to the Chinese. Then let our soldiers bleed needlessly on the soil of Europe.
This is a war between Germany and Britain and France. Even if we win the war, what will happen? Divide Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire? This is simply impossible. The British will never agree. They must keep enough enemies for us in Europe.
We just get some colonies of little value. But when our blood is drained, the dragon in the east will not hesitate to tear off our entire Far East and even Siberia. This is our real enemy.
." Looking at the soldiers boarding the ship, Lieutenant General Makarov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, couldn't help complaining to Admiral Kuropatkin, commander-in-chief of the Southwest Front next to him.
He is a smart man and has a clear understanding of the current situation. Although China and Russia are currently in the honeymoon period because of Her Majesty the Queen, it would be a fantasy to say that the Chinese emperor has no ambitions for the Far East. Unfortunately, it is useless for him to understand.
Under Nicholas's command, smart people were rare, and they were easily overwhelmed by those dim-witted bureaucrats. What's more, the investments made by the Yang Group in the Russian court over the years were far beyond what a smart person like him could imagine.
, Yang Feng has no shortage of talents who can do this. Old bureaucrats like Yang Shiqi can corrode the entire Russian court with just one.
What use can one or two smart people like him do if they are being fanned every day?
Thinking of this, Makarov felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Stepan, pay attention to your words. You are criticizing a monarch who has maintained friendship with our country for more than ten years." Kuropatkin said with dissatisfaction. Of course, he understood what Makarov wanted to do.
He conveyed these words to the Tsar's ears through his own words.
He was stupid to do this. As the first Russian minister to come into contact with Emperor Yang, he had received no less than 200,000 pounds in various gifts from Yang's consortium in recent years. He must be kind, not to mention that he wanted to destroy
Sino-Russian relations will immediately become the target of public criticism in the entire Russian court.
When he said this, Makarov understood that this guy had no hope. He could only close his mouth and watch the fleet boarding the ship with a melancholy expression. Soon the whole boarding process was over, and he also boarded his flagship.
The landing force, escorting an entire army, headed for Romania, 400 kilometers away.
This distance was only half a day. The fleet arrived at its destination in the early morning and in the evening. Then, under the protection of the battleship's main gun, it swaggered into Constanta, Romania's most important port.
The defenses in Romania are now empty. There are only one German army and one Romanian army guarding them, and they are all second-line troops. The main force is all on the Dniester front. The Dro coalition relies on the wide Danube. In fact, there are no troops on the east bank of the Danube.
Any garrison, because there is no point in defending on the east coast. The Russian Black Sea Fleet completely controls the coast. The main port of Constanta is under the muzzle of the Russian naval guns. Defending on the east coast is no different from committing suicide. All the defenders are on the west bank of the Danube.
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The entire landing process was not blocked. Even the vast majority of the residents of Constanta have been evacuated to the west bank of the Danube. Even the railway from Constanta to Bucharest has been demolished, and the railway bridge over the Danube has been demolished.
Reexist.
Of course, their landing at Constanta was not the core of this plan. The core of this plan was in the north.
The news of the Russian army's landing in Constanta immediately made William nervous. You must know that Romania is extremely important to the huge war machine of the Allies. The status of the Ploiesti oil field cannot be overstated in any way.
However, at his direct urging, Count Schlieffen immediately ordered Baron Goltz, who was on the Transnistria front, to mobilize troops to return for reinforcements. At the same time, the Eleventh Army was urgently formed in Germany to join the Romanian battlefield.
Baron Goltz, who received the order, naturally also understood the importance of Romania. Although he was also under heavy pressure, he still dispatched a German army and a Romanian army to return reinforcements. But at this time, Brusi
A corps led by Lieutenant General Love, supported by a large number of inland river gunboats, suddenly entered the Danube River on an inland river transport ship and landed in the north of the Danube River defense line of the Dro coalition, cutting off Baron Goltz's return route in one fell swoop.
Then the two armies that had just completed the landing at Constanta, under the personal command of Kuropatkin, immediately launched a ferocious attack on the Danube defense line, regardless of the fact that the follow-up troops had not yet arrived. Tens of thousands of gray animals were attacked by the officers.
Under their leadership, they risked their lives and rushed towards the second largest river in Europe in front of them.
At this time, the Allies were dumbfounded. King Carol I of Romania quickly pushed all the troops he could collect to the front line. Even his Praetorian Guards went to the battlefield. Germany did not care about the return of the Eleventh Army.
In the process of being formed, the newly formed army headquarters took a division that had also just been put together and loaded it directly on the train and rushed to Romania. Emperor Joseph also urgently dispatched an army to reinforce Romania, especially his Danube fleet, which was all moved downstream.
Next, support the battlefield.
On the northern front, Baron Goltz left the headquarters of the Transnistrian Defense Line and ran to Galati in person, where he presided over a crazy attack on the Russian army occupying the south bank of the Siret River. Unfortunately, he encountered a hard opponent this time.
There was trouble. His opponent was the only truly famous general of the Russian Army in the original war in history. At this time, Brusilov, who was still unknown, led his army and was as stubborn as a stone.
Blocked the path of German reinforcements.
At the same time, more Russian troops were still coming from Sevastopol, and then went up the Danube River to join the battlefield. The Russian troops on the other side of the Dniester River also launched a full-line offensive.
The situation in Romania suddenly reversed.
It has to be said that this is the most dangerous moment for the Allies. Once the Russian army breaks through the Danube defense line and captures Romania, it will not only be as simple as losing the oil fields for Germany and Austria. The Russian army can directly invade Serbia from Romania, and then those who have not yet
The Serbian guerrillas who are entangled with the Austro-Hungarian army will immediately come out to welcome their liberators. With the interference of these people, it will be difficult for the Austro-Hungarian army to stop the Russian army in Serbia. Once the Russian army enters Serbia, it will directly attack Hungary.
Great Plains, troops are coming to Vienna.
By that time, all the countries that are sitting on the fence, including Italy, will not hesitate to show their claws against the Allied group. After thinking about this, even William broke out in a cold sweat. (To be continued)