The decision of the two reinforcement commanders did not earn them much gratitude from the soldiers, because a day's rest was only enough for the soldiers to relieve their physical fatigue, but there was no way to deal with their inner dissatisfaction.
"We are either fighting desperately on this battlefield or transferring to that battlefield for rescue. I have had enough of these damn days."
"Me too, this terrible war has claimed too many lives. Our class alone has changed a lot of people, including Miller, Yale, Karl, Loew, etc. Do you remember that Sumen?"
"Of course I remember. Isn't that old guy older than the squad leader and nagging us to cherish life every day? Didn't this guy die half a year ago?"
"Yes, this nagging old guy died before. He once said in a casual chat with me that before we came, he had witnessed the death of no less than ten comrades in battle, and some of them couldn't even find their bodies.
arrive."
"Let's just forget about working hard on the front line. Why are there so many people in our hometown who have died of hunger due to poor harvests for years, but those powerful nobles don't have to worry about this at all."
In the camp, two soldiers gradually turned from complaining about the cruelty of the battlefield to talking about social injustice. What is worrying is that the two soldiers vented their dissatisfaction without restraint, and no one stopped them. This shows that this kind of dissatisfaction
It has become a common phenomenon in military camps. It is like a barrel of explosives placed under high temperature. It only takes a little accident to explode with its due power.
Just at this time, another soldier came over. "The news just came down from the company, let us repair here for a day."
The two soldiers who were chatting immediately stopped talking, and one of them immediately asked, "Did you say you could let us go out and relax?"
The soldier being asked seemed to be very familiar with this question. He shook his head and said, "I know what you are thinking, but it's a pity that it can only be done in the military camp. It is impossible for you to see Sophia's love life."
When facing their comrades, the soldiers were asked to feel a little depressed. After experiencing stressful battles on the battlefield, necessary venting is also part of the soldiers' way to relieve stress. Smoking, alcohol, sex, and killing are the best ways to relieve stress. However,
Considering the current civilized society, killing that represents ignorance is not suitable for this era, so tobacco, alcohol and sex have become the best choices.
Now the officers don't let them go out to relax, which makes the expectant soldiers feel a little strange. However, this cannot be blamed on the officers' decision. They know the moral character of their soldiers very well, and every time they relax, they will cause a lot of problems such as fighting and theft.
Waiting for trouble. And they are currently in the capital Sofia. There are too many powerful people here who will cause big trouble if they do not do well, so for the sake of safety, they can only be restricted to the military camp. Unfortunately, there is no tobacco or alcohol for them to relax.
The soldier who informed the two of them saw their low mood and whispered another situation. "If you are bored, someone in the third company is organizing a lecture. If you are interested, you can take a look."
The words of their comrade made the two of them interested. Staying in the military camp was boring anyway, so they asked casually, "What did you say in the speech?"
"I don't know about this. I heard it from others."
The soldier who reported the message did not answer the two people's questions. Instead, he left after saying something.
Looking at his comrades leaving, one of them asked, "Are you going to take a look?"
"Why not? You can't leave the barracks anyway, so being idle is nothing."
The two people, who had nothing to do in the military camp, decided to go to the Third Company to see the excitement.
They did what they said, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at the Third Company camp not far from them. As soon as they entered the room of the Third Company, they found that there were not many people inside. Many soldiers gathered around a soldier wearing glasses.
Beside you, you are listening to his speech.
When the two of them saw this situation, they approached curiously and wanted to hear what was going on here.
After the two of them got closer, they heard the soldier who was giving a speech speaking loudly in his affectionate language.
"Soldiers, our motherland has been involved in this war for a long time, and we have been fighting the enemy on the battlefield for almost three years. Three years is enough for a newborn baby to learn to call mom and dad.
, but now the victory of the war is getting further and further away from us. Whenever we think of our sacrificed comrades and relatives, we should ask in our hearts whether all this is worth it?"
The words of the soldier who was giving a speech resonated with everyone, but some soldiers still put forward different views. "But this is to regain our inherent territory and compatriots that are occupied by neighboring countries."
The objection did not make the soldier who gave the speech find it difficult to answer the question. He just opened his mouth to answer. "Yes, this is the news that the government wants us to know. If it is really just to get back what belongs to us, then
We should negotiate with neighboring countries and let the people in these areas decide in a referendum instead of joining this damn war and letting us bleed our own blood for it."
At this point, the soldier who gave the speech said emotionally. "Comrades, this war has cost us too much. You all know that there is a shortage of supplies in the country, but do you know how serious the shortage is?"
How do ordinary soldiers know about this problem? The government knows these situations best, but the situation is stable and it is impossible for the government to inform them.
Seeing that no one could answer, the soldier who gave the speech said directly, "Many people have starved to death in the country due to food shortages."
"That's unlikely."
"Isn't this a bit exaggerated?"
The speaker's words made the soldiers around him a little unbelievable, and started talking about it one after another.
Seeing that the soldiers didn't believe it, the soldier who gave the speech directly told more exciting local news. "My uncle works in the government statistics department. According to the news he learned, in the first half of this year, 5.7 people died of hunger in our country due to famine.
Ten thousand people, most of whom are the elderly and children, and the number of people who will starve to death in the second half of this year will reach 92,700, all due to various diseases caused by hunger."
The soldiers were shocked when they heard the reported death toll. In the past, when communicating with their families, they would at most learn that there was not enough food to eat, and that one or two neighbors had died because of this, but they had no intuitive understanding.
Numbers. Now this question is exposed directly and nakedly in front of them, but they don't know how to answer it.
Seeing the shocked soldiers around him, the speaker continued to encourage. "Now you know the truth, right? These are numbers that the government dare not make public. Because while they encourage us to go to the battlefield and work hard, they make our families endure this."
Hunger or even death. But those nobles and powerful people have no such worries at all. They have money to buy all kinds of living materials, even red wine from France, tobacco and tea from England. While we and our families are working hard for this country
When they were young, they were not in this danger at all. This is unfair and we must fight against this fate."
Among the soldiers who were inspired by the content and atmosphere of the speech, some responded loudly to his words, "We must fight against this fate."
The soldiers who were led also shouted: "Resist...resist..."
"We don't want to continue fighting, we want peace and bread."
"Peace and bread."
When the soldier who gave the speech saw this situation, he was very excited. He finally let the soldiers vent their dissatisfaction with the government, and things became much easier to handle next.
There was more than one speech like this in the military camp. In fact, there were many such people in the entire military camp. They used various methods to make the soldiers burst out with dissatisfaction with the government. In fact, these people are also political forces in Bulgaria, but
They just have different opinions. Now that the country is facing a critical moment, of course I want to jump off the broken ship of Germany and Austria, and now is also a very suitable time.
So in the early morning of January 12, 1918, soldiers in the military camp caused a riot, and they demanded that the government withdraw from the war. This made the Bulgarian government even worse.
