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At the military meeting, Albrecht: "Everyone knows the situation of Ottoman. The long border of the Asia Minor Peninsula is a battlefield.

In view of the current special situation, I decided to divide the troops into multiple lines and attack points to disrupt the enemy's strategic deployment.

Taking into account the language barrier and the difficulty of cooperating with operations, for the time being, the troops of various countries independently commanded operations, and after the landing was completed, they carried out joint operations according to the actual situation on the battlefield.

During the landing operation, the Austrian Navy will be responsible for transporting troops from various countries in the past and providing the necessary fire support.

The coalition headquarters will send people to record military achievements, and everyone's performance on the battlefield will become a reference for the distribution of loot after the war.

Who has questions? Can I mention them now?"

"Separate soldiers", this news is too sudden, totally unexpected.

Prior to this, the coalition headquarters had been coordinating the cooperation between the various countries. Albrecht did not discuss with everyone before proposing a "division of troops."

It ’s not Albrecht ’s arbitrariness, it ’s mainly because there are too many people attending the meeting, and it ’s easy to get offline if you have more IQ.

In particular, it also represents four countries. Everyone considers issues from their own standpoints. The starting point is different.

Pulling everyone together to discuss, in addition to wasting time, has no effect at all.

Russian Commander Ivanov took the lead in saying: "His Commander, there is no problem with the division of troops. The question is how to support the logistics?"

Albrecht replied calmly: "The coalition general headquarters will allocate materials uniformly according to the number of troops, and when not in combat, they will be directly delivered to the division.

After launching the landing operation, the general headquarters will distribute the materials to the headquarters of each country, and you will be responsible for distributing them to the troops.

The general headquarters can send ships to your designated port, provided that you must ensure the safety of the designated port."

After a little thought, Ivanov replied: "On behalf of the Russian Empire, I would like to be a soldier!"

There is no way, whoever has the logistics on the battlefield, who speaks will be tough.

Albrecht was able to overwhelm so many powerful soldiers so quickly, not because of his sturdy record, nor how strong his charisma was. He relied on the control of the logistics of the coalition.

This is determined by reality. The four anti-Turkish alliance countries except Austria are a little richer, and the remaining three are poor ghosts.

Montenegro and Greece are poor and small, so that they provide logistic supplies for the army, and the frontline troops have to starve to death.

The Russians were able to provide some materials. After the Russian-Russian War, they had a lot of strategic materials left, but unfortunately they could not be shipped in a short time.

Logistics relies entirely on Austria, and the voice of the coalition forces naturally falls into Austria.Albrecht, who was responsible for distributing supplies, naturally became the most powerful person in Constantinople.

The Russians also sent more than 300,000 troops, and the division of troops had little effect on them.With so many troops in existence, Ivanov wouldn't even admonish even if he singled out the Ottoman Empire.

The greatest impact of the division of operations is Montenegro and Greece. Although independent commanding avoids the risk of becoming a cannon fodder, the risk of annihilation by the whole army also increases.

Acting with the main force of the coalition forces, although it is possible to do dirty work, but everyone is an ally after all, and it is impossible for the Russians and the Austrians to do nothing without the danger.

For political considerations, once the troops suffered heavy losses, the coalition general headquarters immediately let them throw them behind to do miscellaneous things.

Bing Shao Na also represents a country and belongs to one of the four unshakable pillars of the Anti-Turkish Alliance.If the whole army is wiped out, it is equivalent to one country missing.

It has little military influence and is indeed very deadly politically.No matter whether it is Greece or Montenegro, the regiment destroys any one. Albrecht, the chief commander, is the first to blame.

The division of troops is not the same. The country is the sole unit, and the battles under its own responsibility are its own responsibility.Even if the whole army is wiped out, the political impact will be greatly reduced.

Especially in the Principality of Montenegro, a strengthened regiment's strength is the result of the annihilation of the whole army.

Marshal Maxim Trentiev of the Principality of Montenegro hurriedly asked: "His Commander, how is the specific combat plan allocated?"

Is there any danger in division of forces? Just look at the combat mission.

Maxim Trentiev has made up his mind. If the risk is high, he will pretend to admonish himself. Anyway, the Principality of Montenegro has no international reputation and is not afraid to be disgraced.

This is also a historical and cultural tradition. Since the 14th century, it has been dying with the Ottoman Empire. It has been fighting against Ottoman for more than 500 years in a corner, and it is enough to prove how strong they are.

Don't look at them, they will have a friendly match with the Ottoman Empire every few years. In fact, they are mainly guerrilla warfare, and if they do not agree, they will drill the ravine.

If they die, their population will be wiped out as early as the 14th century. How can they persevere?

Albrecht replied calmly: "The combat mission is determined according to the number of troops from each country. Now I have only a preliminary draft. The detailed combat is determined by the headquarters of each country.

Considering the command needs, I plan to divide the battlefield into five major theaters, namely the Black Sea theater, the Caucasus theater, the Marmara theater, the Mediterranean theater and the Middle East theater.

As the name implies, the Black Sea war zone is an attack from the Black Sea coast. All coastlines of the Ottoman Empire on the Black Sea are within the operational range.

After completing the landing, go inland.It is up to the theater headquarters to decide exactly how to fight, and in principle the general headquarters should not interfere.

Taking into account the actual situation, the Russian army is responsible for the Black Sea theater and the Caucasus theater, and the Austrian military is responsible for the Middle East theater, the Mediterranean theater and the Marmara theater.

The troops of Montenegro and Greece temporarily acted as reserve teams, and reinforcements were made according to the actual situation on the battlefield."

There is no problem, as long as the Russian-Austrian combat missions are assigned.As for Greece and Montenegro, Albrecht did not take them into account from the beginning.

Politically, Austria needs Greece and Montenegro to support the facade; militaryly, these two beans are completely optional.

The number of troops in Greece and Montenegro is too small to be used as cannon fodder.The battlefield is ever-changing, and no one knows whether it will happen suddenly.

Greece is just fine, but there are still two infantry divisions; Montenegro has a strengthened regiment, and the chance of the entire army annihilating is too great.

Albrecht did not want to bear the infamy of the scourge of his allies, and if these two little things could not be solved, he would not be good enough to go back.

This realistic answer hurt the representatives of the two countries. This is a naked look down upon their strength.

To put it bluntly, as a reserve team, it is actually less than a last resort. The two countries will not let these reserve teams play. This has a bearing on the face of the two countries.

Seeking help from Greece and Montenegro?Just kidding, will Russia and Austria still mix up?If there are no more people on the battlefield, you will increase your troops. No one stipulates that you cannot send reinforcements.

Marshal Ivanov replied with satisfaction: "No problem, this combat plan is very reasonable, and we have fully utilized our respective advantages."

There is no way to be dissatisfied. An important factor for the Tsarist government to participate in this war is to occupy the Black Sea coast and block Austria from the Black Sea.

Albrecht handed over the task of attacking the coast of the Black Sea to the Russian army, which is undoubtedly the default mode of profit distribution.

Seeing the agreement between Russia and Austria, the face of the Greek representative Marshal Publius changed greatly.They took part in this war to take advantage of it. If they played soy sauce in the rear, what was the right to share the loot after the war?

Neither Russia nor Austria is charitable, and they do n’t make contributions on the battlefield. Naturally, the proceeds of war will not be theirs.

Puglius said sternly, "His Commander, it's a bit wrong to put us behind!

We participated in this war to get a fair return from the Ottoman Empire.If the Greek army has not even been on the battlefield, how can I tell the people in the country?"

Albrecht nodded characteristically and expressed deep sympathy: "Well, after we finish the landing operation, you will be responsible for eliminating the remaining Ottomans in the area."

Puglius's complexion fell, and this task was only a little better than playing soy sauce at home.To put it nicely is to eliminate the enemies, in fact, it is to maintain law and order.

At most a few guerrillas are arrested. The typical drudgery involves hard work and no credit. If you mess up, you have to take responsibility.

After hesitating for a while, Pubulius asked the battle: "His commander, the Greek army is not afraid of sacrifice, we will go to the battlefield."

Recalling that the battle was over, the Montenegrin army still nestled in the country and did not set off, and then was accused of terrorist consequences by all parties.

Maxim Trentiev hurriedly followed the battle: "His commander, the Montenegrin army is not afraid of war, we must also go to the front."

Obviously they had seen it, Albrecht was not prepared to use them as cannon fodder.The main reason for not letting them go to the battlefield is not to take responsibility.

Also an ally, the Russian Empire lost 180,000 on the battlefield, and no one would say that the Austrian pit teammates can afford to lose.

If it is replaced by Greece, there will be 10,000 or 20,000 casualties, it will be injured. If it is replaced by Montenegro, it will cause heavy losses if the casualties exceed one hundred, and it will cause serious injuries.

However, casualties of this level are very normal on the battlefield, and it is impossible to avoid them completely.

After hesitating for a while, Albrech said with a smile: "Since the two think so, the Marmara Theater will be handed over to you."

Obviously Albrecht didn't take a cold for these two numbers.Please fight, right, so that I can give you a combat mission, and you will be at your own risk if you do n’t accomplish it.

The Marmara Sea Theater is located in the Black Sea Strait. It was the first to fall here during the last Near East War, and it has not yet recovered.

The terrain is flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend.The Ottoman Empire has not deployed many troops here. It is the easiest place to make breakthroughs in the five major theaters. It is really not in Albrecht.

Just on the battlefield, it still depends on the strength.For Russia and Austria, the Marmara Sea theater is not worth mentioning; for Greece and Montenegro, this is still a challenge.

Seeing that the two did not reply, Albrecht added: "The Marmara Theater is not the focus of this war. You do not need to end the battle immediately. You only need to contain the enemies here.

Wait for breakthroughs in other theaters, and then come back from behind and hit the enemy with you back and forth."

"The center of gravity of the war"?

It is a pity that this war has no center of gravity.

Albrecht ’s battle plan is blossoming on all sides, and he can win wars wherever he breaks.

If he wants to defeat the enemy, Pbulius certainly has no confidence, and there are no more than 100,000 troops in the Marmara Sea.

Greece + Montenegro has less than 30,000 troops, and it is not sure to win over Doblius with less.But just to contain the enemy, Pulius thought he could try it.

Anyway, it has the advantage of sea power. If you do n’t win, you can return it. It ’s a big deal to continue to land in another place. As long as there is no ceasefire, you can contain the enemy.

After hesitating for a while, Pubulius replied: "There is no problem, and the mission is guaranteed."

Seeing that the Greeks accepted it, Maxim Trentieve could only accept it with a scalp. At this time, he withdrew, and the coalition had no place for them.

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Vienna, looking at the battle plan sent from the front, Franz was a bit stunned.

This time is the battle of annihilation. The resistance of the Ottomans will definitely be very fierce, and the casualties will definitely be indispensable.

The establishment of the anti-Turkish alliance, in addition to the Latin American allies to share international pressure, more to pull cannon fodder.

The sudden division of troops now means that Franz's prior preparations have all done useless work.

As a military white, Franz still has self-knowledge and does not think that his commanding ability will be better than that of the frontline generals.

After reading 18 of Albrecht ’s joint combat shortcomings, Franz decisively accepted the frontline combat plan.

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