The Rise of the Empire

"Your country has participated in several similar wars. It has fought against world powers like Britain and regional powers like Japan without falling behind. Why did you refuse to fight the Balkan countries this time? Are you worried about Russia? If they don’t join the war, the German government will never sit idly by and do nothing if they do.” Mackensen said.

"In this situation and at this time, the Bavarian Army is not suitable to participate in the war. This war is different from previous wars."

"In the Far East War, the Blue Army only fought against a small group of Japanese troops. Although the scale of the war in South Africa and North Africa was large, the density of troops on both sides was not high, and the troops had great room for maneuver. Moreover, in the Boer War , Bavaria mainly provided military technical support, and the main force was the Boers. As for North Africa? The two sides engaged in mobile warfare, and the Italians' military advantage was greatly weakened. In addition, Italy was really weak. So the fight went smoothly."

"But this time, the situation is completely different! Think about it, hundreds of thousands of troops from the Balkan countries are concentrated on a battlefield of less than 100,000 square kilometers, and my army is not even fully prepared, we don't even have a solution Choose a suitable landing point and steadily obtain supplies from the rear. From the map, we can know that the nearest route of my troops is from Bavaria to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then to the Balkans through the Adriatic Sea. Our It will take more than 2 weeks for the troops to prepare for mobilization to the Balkan Peninsula. During this period, whether Turkey can hold the seaport is a question, and this process is not covered by the Imperial Navy. I cannot risk the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. joke."

"If we want to curb the ambitions of the Balkan countries, then this will be a large-scale battle. We will need at least two armies. And sending so many troops for a cross-sea expedition is still not enough for a kingdom. It is somewhat difficult. This is not just an economic problem. We have 100,000 troops fighting in the Balkans, and we need 300,000 troops to provide them with supplies, equipment, transportation and other support. This is too much pressure for Bavaria. And It will disrupt our plans.”

"As you know, my wife Princess Marie is now the Grand Duchess of Bohemia and Moravia. One of our descendants will inherit this crown, and we also need to assume the defense of this area. The Kingdom of Bavaria needs to pay A lot of money and manpower are used to strengthen this area, so we really don’t have enough energy to send two armies to the Balkan expedition, even with the support of the imperial government,” Ruprecht said.

The Ottoman Turkish Empire is indeed an ally of Germany, and Ruprecht does want to help Turkey, but this does not mean that he must provide help without considering the actual situation and cost. As the saying goes, do not fight an uncertain battle. This time The war broke out suddenly, and Ruprecht was not prepared at all. Look at the previous actions of the Bavarian army. Didn't the war start after months or even years of preparation? In a small area, nearly 100,000 troops were hastily deployed to fight against the opponent's hundreds of thousands of troops. Ruprecht thought he was not that stupid.

And now Bavaria really has no spare time. Princess Mary has been canonized as the Grand Duchess of Bohemia and Moravia. Ruprecht also seized the time to send more manpower to reorganize and reform the legions in the region. . A considerable number of experienced officers and soldiers have gone here, and Bavaria has also begun to expand its armored forces, air force and other technical arms. In this case, it is true that Bavaria can gather 2 armies, but how many can be allocated? Officers and veterans couldn't tell.

Therefore, Ruprecht will never send a large number of troops to interfere with this matter.

“But as an ally of the German Empire, we should give the Turks an explanation. And don’t you think that if Turkey loses all the territory in Europe, even the Dardanelles, how bad will it be for our future plans? Mackensen said sincerely. In his opinion, Ruprecht was not wrong in doing so. As the heir of a kingdom, he naturally puts the interests of the kingdom first. As the external representative of the empire, the central government cannot effectively assume its responsibilities to its allies, so naturally it will It is impossible to demand that the kingdoms below must make sacrifices. What's more, Mackensen still wants a result. After all, the offensive of the Balkan countries is a bit fierce this time, and he is afraid that Turkey will not be able to withstand it.

"The only way now is to delay. It's not that Turkey doesn't have troops, it's just that these troops are in the hinterland of the empire and it takes time to mobilize. When a large number of troops arrive, although they still cannot retake the occupied territory, it is still enough to stabilize the situation. Turkey can't We can win this war, but it is still possible to rely on defense to leave a bridgehead in the Balkans. The other side attacks, we defend, and with some economic support, the longer the fight lasts, the more the Balkan countries will suffer!"

"Of course, as allies, we still have to show some respect to the Turks. We can provide Turkey with some technical officers and a large amount of military equipment, but we must let Turkey shrink its defense lines and defend some key areas as much as possible." Precht thought for a moment and said.

Even if the incident happened suddenly, the situation of the Balkan War in this dimension is still much better than in history. At least Turkey is not at war with the Balkan Alliance and Italy at the same time. And because the Young Turks came to power earlier, Turkey's current economic and military strength is much stronger than in history. Although it is still unable to completely defeat the Balkan countries with strong support from the Allies, at least it will not be like history. There is only one place left in Europe for those who lost like that.

Although this is a very bad start, if you run it carefully, the result may not be bad. After all, war is very draining on the country, especially for a country that spent one-third of its national income on building the army before the war. For a small country, every day the attack is delayed consumes a huge amount of funds and materials. Since defense is much cheaper than offense, then let the Balkan countries fight for a while longer. Let’s see how long they last!

"We can at least hold on here." Throughout Turkey's Balkan territory, Ruprecht drew a line in the southeast corner. The area covered by this line accounts for about a quarter of Turkey's entire Balkan territory. I hope that the imperial government can give the Turkish government a guarantee that all the interests Turkey lost in this war will be regained in the next war. "

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