Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Chapter 73, New Verdun

With a single order from Ferdinand, the good days of the Kingdom of Romania came to an end.

Of course, the Romanian King Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen-Ferdinand certainly doesn't think so, and he has never had a good day since he ascended the throne.

The three neighbors, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, are not easy to mess with, especially after the outbreak of the World War, he was declared war before he could react.

The capitalists in Romania were also surrounded by him. Originally, they wanted to wait for the Allied countries to win over, so they could go to the past, but they didn't expect them to even give them a chance and directly treat them as enemies.

It's not that they have a great vision, it's mainly determined by the geographical location, and they are sandwiched between the two countries of Bulgaria and Russia. They don't know whether joining the Allies can win in the end, but Romania will definitely be finished as soon as it joins the Allies.

If they had a choice, they would rather act like an ostrich and pretend to be a fool, saying that they did not receive the letter of the Allied Powers.

In fact, they have done it too, selling to the Allied countries through various channels, and even colluding with Britain and France, but it is useless. Only the two countries that have a say in the Black Sea region are Russia and Russia!

All of these Ferdinand knew, but he still chose to pretend to be confused, pull each other back, and everyone was doing it. How can Bulgaria unify the Balkans without solving Romania?

For the Romanian government, now is the time to get rid of it. Anyway, the winner and loser are in this wave. If they lose, they are all over, and if they win, there will be another wave.

"How should we fight this war, gentlemen?" the Romanian king asked with a wry smile

The 6th Army Minister said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, facing the attack of Bulgaria and Russia at the same time, let alone us, even the Austro-Hungarian Empire can't hold it!

Judging from the current situation, we can only rely on the Germans. If Germany is willing to send reinforcements,

This war can still be fought, otherwise we may not be able to last long! "

Xiang shook his head and said: "The Germans can't quench their thirst now. They are attacking France with Italy. If we can hold on for a few months, then there is still hope that we will wait until the Germans defeat France and then march eastward. !"

The Romanian king said expectantly: "What about the Austro-Hungarian Empire? They can't just watch us die!

Once we are finished, the security of Hungary will not be guaranteed. Unless the Austro-Hungarian Empire wants to open another front, they will definitely send troops to rescue us! "

The Minister of Foreign Affairs explained: "Your Majesty, the Austro-Hungarian Empire may now be unable to protect itself. They were pressed and beaten by the Russians on the eastern front, and the Balkans were forced to Belgrade by Bulgaria.

At the same time fighting on two fronts, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is now running out of domestic mobile troops. Our national defense and security still have to rely on our own efforts! "

It can only be said that after the death of Carol I, the organizational capacity of the Romanian government dropped a lot.

More importantly, the two enemies are too powerful. The Romanians in the second Balkan War have been beaten out of their hearts, and they are naturally insufficient in the face of Bulgaria.

And not to mention the Russian Empire, the reputation of the European road roller is played out, as his neighbor Romania is not afraid of it!

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Wars are not moved by individual will, no matter how reluctant they are, but the enemy has already fought.

If the front line cannot be held, the Bulgarian army will soon be coming to Bucharest for the second time, and it will be a defensive battle again?

This is a difficult problem for the Romanian government. Now there is no possibility of diplomatic mediation. The Allies and the Allies must fall.

Even the road to surrender was blocked for them! There is no way that Bulgaria is trying to unify the Balkans, it is already well known; not to mention the bears, their greed for the land is endless!

Meeting these two neighbors, the Romanian government is now in tears!

Originally Bulgaria still pays attention to eating. As a traveler, Ferdinand knew that it would be very troublesome to rule the country if it was not right.

Therefore, when fighting a war, always look for a high-sounding reason. And they rarely start a war first. Most of the time, they let the enemy strike first and then counterattack, throwing out the cauldron of war.

If there is no second Balkan War, Romania can surrender boldly and boldly, at most it will cede territory.

But now? Bulgaria has already found an excuse and clearly announced that it will annex the Balkans, and there is only one way in front of them to fight to the end!

The Romanian 6th Army Minister suggested embarrassingly: "Your Majesty, now the Bulgarians and the Russians are attacking us at the same time. With our military strength, we may not be able to hold Bucharest, so we might as well move the capital~~"

"No! The impact of giving up Bucharest is too great. It will have a devastating blow to our morale!" Xiang interrupted.

Militarily speaking, Bucharest is not suitable for defense, not even the Wallachia plain. Retreat to the mountainous areas in the west is the best choice.

But politically, Bucharest has to defend!

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When Romania was struggling to defend Bucharest or not, Ferdinand made the decision for them, and the Bulgarian army had rushed to kill the past.

Due to the failure of the Second Balkan War, Romania is now in an extremely disadvantageous state in terms of geography, and the Wallachia Plain is unstoppable.

In addition, the main force of the Bulgarian Air Force is now hovering over Bucharest, but no bombs have been dropped yet, and all they are throwing are leaflets.

In this regard, Ferdinand is still very disciplined. If it is an attack on a military facility, it can be bombed at will, but when attacking an ordinary city, it is still necessary to do the best possible.

For example, let's put out leaflets first, telling ordinary people to evacuate Bucharest within 24 hours, and the bombing is coming soon.

In theory, it is only the evacuation of personnel, and one day is enough. If you want to transfer wealth, it is impossible.

The performance of the Romanian government did not disappoint Ferdinand. The defenders seized the flyers immediately and took over the blame perfectly.

There is no doubt that the propaganda department will say that it was the Romanian government that prevented the evacuation of the people, thus causing a miscalculation by the Air Force and causing so many civilian casualties!

They will also produce evidence to prove that the family members of the high-level Romanian government have all run away, the capitalists have also run away, and the ordinary people have been used by the Romanian government as a human shield to cover their transfer of property.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not. As long as someone believes it, the will of the Romanians to resist will be weakened a lot.

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Just as Ferdinand was on his way north to Romania, he was stunned by a piece of news. "The French said they couldn't stand the German and Italian offensives, they retreated from the front line, and they also appealed to the British, Bulgarian and Russian countries for help!"

And this kind of operation? Ferdinand was stunned for the first time! Obviously, the French can't be so vulnerable, how could they be defeated so quickly with their strength?

But they were indeed retreating, and it was an orderly retreat, and the Germans who wanted to take advantage of the fire did not take much advantage.

"Verdun Meat Grinder"!

Ferdinand immediately thought of parallel time and space, the famous battle in the Western Front.

"Take out the map of France. Let's take a look at the French retreat route. Did they retreat to the Verdun area?" Ferdinand asked eagerly.

If it is, then there is nothing to worry about, it is nothing more than making this meat grinder war a little earlier. Anyway, as long as the most brutal war on the Western Front starts, Germany and France will be ready to lose both!

The 6th Army Minister Popov said suspiciously: "Your Majesty, that's right! Judging from the French army's retreat route, they are indeed retreating towards Verdun.

But the performance of the French is very abnormal. With their strength, they will not give up the current line of defense so soon?

According to our judgment, with the current military strength of the French, the Germans will not be able to break through their defenses for at least half a year!

But what the French are doing now is very confusing. They actually lost the line of defense? "

Ferdinand seems to understand a little, the French are dying and living. Now the Allies must support the French, otherwise once the Verdun line of defense is broken by the Germans, Paris will be finished.

Can the French continue the war after losing Paris? No one can answer this question, and no one dares to gamble anyway!

"It's very simple. Just think about the horrific consequences of the French defeat, and you will know what the French want to do?" Ferdinand said calmly.

It is conceivable that in order to relieve the military pressure of the French, the British must send an expeditionary force.

As long as the Russians did not want to go head to head with the Germans, they would also attack the Germans to contain their forces on the Eastern Front.

Even Bulgaria had to make some moves in Italy to contain the Italian troops.

The French's adventurous move has successfully dragged all countries into the water together, and don't dream of sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight. I don't know if this counts as a new round of pit teammates?

"Your Majesty, then what should we do? Is it just as the French want?" Popov said angrily.

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said: "It seems that this problem should not be a headache for us!

Anyway, the French just asked us to contain the Italians, and if it's a big deal, just contain them!

Let the Air Force drop some leaflets on the Italian cities, tell the Italians that we will bomb their city ports from time to time, and let them organize the evacuation of the people.

Later, the navy will use the Italian port as our target training ground, and the air force will bombard it from time to time. I can probably explain it! "

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