The Balkan Peninsula flames of war light again, this great battle is continental Europe largest ever one time, surpasses 1 million in the total military strength that in more than 400 kilometers fronts both sides invest. 巴尔干半岛战火再次点燃,这次大会战是欧洲大陆有史以来规模最大的一次,在四百多公里的战线上双方投入的总兵力超过百万。 This is doomed the campaign that wanted the history to leave a good name, launched actually unusual comedy. Properly speaking the allied armies prepare is not full, should profit as the sponsor Russia person of campaign greatly, even is the direct fixed victory. 这场注定要青史留名的战役,展开的却非常喜剧。按理来说联军准备的不充分,作为战役的发起者俄国人应该大占便宜,甚至是直接锁定胜局。 The reality unusual tragedy, as initiating a side of attack, the Russian force also had the confusion. 现实非常的悲剧,作为发起进攻的一方,俄军也出现了混乱。 Artillery regimental commander Preston cursed angrily: „Damn, we are the artilleries, you sent one pile of bullets to me unexpectedly, wants me to feed the bullet to the cannon?” 炮兵团长普雷斯顿怒骂道:“见鬼,我们是炮兵,你居然给我送来了一堆子弹,难道要我给大炮喂子弹么？” Transports the military officer's mechanical reply of commodity: „Sorry, colonel mister this is the above order, has what issue to invite you and headquarters relates, now asks you to receive and sign for the commodity.” 运送物资的军官机械的回答道:“抱歉,上校先生这是上面的命令,有什么问题请你和指挥部联系,现在请你签收物资。” Preston's artillery regiment just arrived, originally the guarding infantry regiment here had prompted forward, but the rear services headquarters still defer to the original plan to provide the commodity. 普雷斯顿的炮兵团是刚刚抵达的,原来驻守在这里的步兵团已经向前推进了,但是后勤部依然按照原来的计划发放物资。 Preston is frowning to reply: „We to above responded that major mister. Now these commodities, I bring to be useless, you draw!” 普雷斯顿皱着眉头回答道:“我们向上面反应的,少校先生。现在这些物资,我拿来根本就没有用,你还是拉回去吧！” Major military officer said seriously: „ Is incorrect your excellency, the order that I receive delivers to here to give the garrison troops this batch of commodities, please must receive and sign. 少校军官严肃的说:“不行的阁下,我接到的命令是把这批物资送到这里交给守军,请你务必要签收。 How to process as for these commodities, yourself look at the office, processes in secret also good, finds a place to throw , a post-war direct report battle loss was good. 至于这些物资怎么处理,你自己看着办吧,私下里处理掉也行,找个地方一扔也可以,战后直接报个战损就好了。 These commodities are infantry regiment's supplies over the next week, some inside many good things, the colonel you not to have suffered a loss. ” 这些物资可是一个步兵团未来一个星期的补给,里面还有不少好东西,上校你是不会吃亏的。” After hesitant moment time, Preston signed oneself given name, money of delivering did not gain does not gain white/in vain. 犹豫了片刻功夫后,普雷斯顿还是签上了自己的大名,送上门的钱不赚白不赚。 In any case the artillery is the treasure of headquarters, is different from that help/gang not valuable gray draft animal, reported, their supplies met. 反正炮兵是司令部的宝贝,和那帮不值钱的灰色牲口不一样,一个报告上去,他们的补给还是会下来的。 ...... …… This battle Russian force main force one point two, FitzRoy the Sommer stopper leads four infantry divisions and two artillery regiments, and a cavalry regiment, total more than 73,000 people launch the attack to the Sophia area. 这次会战俄军主力一分二,费兹罗伊・萨默塞率领四个步兵师、两个炮兵团、和一个骑兵团,共计七万三千余人向索非亚地区发起进攻。 On battlefield ever changing, the troop movement is frequent, the logistics system could not follow. Different with the previous battle, in the Danube basin, was very at that time easy to conduct the supplies, even if made a mistake can still adjust quickly. 战场上面千变万化,部队调动频繁,后勤体系就跟不上了。和上一次会战不同,当时就在多瑙河流域,很容易进行补给,就算是搞错了也很快就可以调整。 Now was different, the front prompted forward 200 kilometers, the logistical materials transport to take several days, without the telegram can only inform by the messenger, the news that the quarter master office receives often lagged. 现在不一样了,战线向前推进了两百公里,后勤物资运送过来都要好几天,没有电报只能靠传令兵通知,军需处接到的消息往往就滞后了。 At this time the Russia bureaucracy of machinery displayed to affect, the military officer who transported the logistical materials, must transport the commodity to the assigned location. 这个时候机械的俄国官僚体系就发挥作用了,运送后勤物资的军官,必须要把物资运送到指定地点。 That feared that was the original army not, they must give the reassignment the commodity. Colonel Preston this artillery receives the infantry commodity the matter, is not a case. 那怕是原来的部队不在了,他们也要把物资给移交了。普雷斯顿上校这种炮兵收到步兵物资的事情,也不是个例。 FitzRoy the Sommer stopper is a good general, this matter he must manage, how doesn't solve the logistic problem to go to war? 费兹罗伊・萨默塞是一名好将军,这种事情他必须要管,不解决后勤问题怎么打仗呢？ „ Order rear services headquarters increase to one month the provisioning quantity of frontline units, the future commodity supplies in the fixed place, cannot hand over in the army hand. “命令后勤部将前线部队的物资供应量增加到一个月,今后的物资补给不在固定地点,必须要交到所在部队手中。 A divisional-level army is not transporting alone, delivers to the division headquarters to unify to provide the commodity completely, the artillery regiment and cavalry regiment sends directly by the headquarters. ” 师级一下部队不在单独运输,全部送到师部统一发放物资,炮兵团和骑兵团由总部直发。” A middle-aged military officer reminded: „Chief staff officer, makes the disagreement/not with custom, perhaps meets......” 一名中年军官提醒道:“参谋长阁下,这么做不和规矩,恐怕会……” FitzRoy the Sommer stopper shakes the head saying: „Do not be worried, this issue I can with the domestic explanation. Now first sends people to relate Burma to be possible assorted the husband commander, believes that he also came across the similar issue.” 费兹罗伊・萨默塞摇了摇头说:“不要担心,这个问题我会和国内解释的。现在先派人联系一下缅什可夫司令官,相信他也遇到了同样的问题。” ...... …… Changed the logistics supply pattern, the logistics supply of Russian force solved chaotic finally reluctantly. Naturally front transports threw the commodity, definitely could not look, calculates completely the battle loss handled. 改变了后勤补给模式,俄军的后勤补给混乱总算是勉强解决了。当然前面运送丢了的物资,肯定是找不回来了,全部都算战损搞定。 The Sophia campaign started, the Russian force from the Sophia remaining 30 kilometers, both sides had started to exchange fire. 索非亚战役打响了,俄军距离索非亚就剩下三十公里了,双方已经开始交火。 The Sophia Allied armies headquarters, Monters asked: „Was the military detection of enemy clear?” 索菲亚联军指挥部,蒙特斯问道:“敌人的兵力侦查清楚了没有？” „ Commander, has made clear. The Russian force set out 4 infantry division, 2 artillery regiment and 1 cavalry regiment, total 73,000 people. “司令官阁下,已经搞清楚了。俄军共出动了四个步兵师、二个炮兵团、一个骑兵团,共计7.3万人。 In addition, about 20,000 people of Bulgarian Guerrilla forces. However they as if had the difference from the Russia person, has not acted together. ” 除此之外,还有大约2万人的保加利亚游击队。不过他们似乎和俄国人发生了分歧,并没有一起行动。” What answering is a Officer Ottoman, the matter that investigates the enemy intelligence, was naturally handled by their lowering the head snake. If sends the British soldiers to go out, language barrier becomes lost does not know how to come back. 回话的是一名奥斯曼军官,侦查敌情的事情,自然是由他们低头蛇来做了。要是派英军士兵出去,语言不通迷了路都不知道怎么回来。 Monters said calm: „ Tomorrow evening the reinforcements will arrive, ordering the army anxiously and enemy battle, leave behind few armies to divert the marching speed of enemy. 蒙特斯淡定的说:“明天晚上我们的援兵就会抵达,命令部队不要急着和敌人交战,留下少量部队牵制一下敌人的行军速度。 Besides several important footholds must persevere, remaining removes, when the reinforcements will arrive will fight a decisive battle with the enemy from now on. ” 除了几个重要的据点必须坚守外,剩下的都撤回来,等援军抵达过后再和敌人决战。” It is not calm is not good, Monters is in the British armed forces rare „veteran”, had directed an army of camp, suppresses several hundred people of colonies to rebel. 不淡定也不行,蒙特斯算是英军中少有的“老将”了,曾经指挥过一个营的部队,镇压过数百人殖民地叛乱。 Without the means that who lets in the recent more than ten years Great Britain peaceful country and safe people? Without big war, British Army besides suppressing the Irish rioters, can only bully the colony indigenous. 没有办法,谁让最近十几年里大英帝国国泰民安呢？没有大的战争,英国陆军除了镇压爱尔兰暴民外,就只能去欺负一下殖民地土著了。 Largest fight, stays at the regiment-level war. Monters gets up the battlefield high-level military officer to be rarely seen like this, therefore he becomes the commander of British Expeditionary force. 最大规模的战斗,也停留在团级大战。蒙特斯这样上过战场的高层将领可不多见,因此他一跃成为了英国远征军的指挥官。 Without the experience can study, now Monters does is very good, completely in request according to military tactics, even if cannot profit, could not eat to owe greatly. 没有经验可以学嘛,现在蒙特斯就做的很好,完全按照兵法上的要求,就算是占不到便宜,也吃不了大亏。 ...... …… In the evening 傍晚 In a camp, the soldiers 3322 gather looks up to the starry sky. 一座营地里,士兵们三三两两聚集在一起仰望星空。 Genoa a man of accent asked: „Arturo, you said that the home sends us to go to the Balkan Peninsula to come up and Russia person goes to war, what?” 一名热那亚的口音的男子问道:“阿图罗,你说国内派我们跑到巴尔干半岛上来和俄国人打仗,图的是什么啊？” Arturo did not care said: „ That group of masters did not say, this time hit the Russia person to revenge, it is said previous Austria scattered in the war the Russia person to support Austria to benefit, now they are the allies. 阿图罗不在意的说:“那帮老爷们不是说了么,这次打俄国人是为了报仇,据说上一次奥撒战争中俄国人支持了奥地利,现在他们还是盟友。 , You asked that these to do what? We to live hand to mouth to eat, if the home can find the work, who will rush to here to suffer hardship! ” 阿昂佐,你问这些干什么？我们都是为了混口饭吃,如果国内能够找到工作,谁会跑到这里来受罪啊！” „ No, asks casually. I always felt that this inside has the issue, makes us go to the Balkan Peninsula to hit the Russia person with no reason at all, how to see that is not normal. “没有,就是随便问问。我总感觉这里面有问题,无缘无故让我们跑到巴尔干半岛上来打俄国人,怎么看都不正常。 Even if must revenge, that is still the aristocrat masters and capitalist needs to revenge, our these paupers have not lost, why can come? ” Shakes the head to say 就算是要报仇,那也是贵族老爷们和资本家需要报仇,我们这些穷棒子也没有损失,干嘛要过来呢？”阿昂佐摇了摇头说 The doubts turn over to the doubts, they are not educated, cannot think of so many. To live hand to mouth to eat, enlists in the military to enlist. 疑惑归疑惑,他们没有受过教育,想不到那么多。都是为了混口饭吃,才参军入伍的。 „I said that you are chatting anything, gets tomorrow's food a bit faster, missed itself time to solve.” “我说你们在聊什么,快点儿去领明天的食物,错过了时间就自己解决。” A familiar sound conveys, two people stopped the talk, at the maximum speed runs to line up to receive the provisions. 一个熟悉的声音传来,两人停止了谈话,以最快的速度跑过去排队领取给养。 Received after food, complexion ugly/difficult to look at, seeks vengeance saying: „ Does damn English, they like eating the salty beef and hard tack so much? 领取了食物过后,阿昂佐的脸色就难看了起来,报怨道:“该死的英国佬,难道他们就这么喜欢吃咸牛肉和硬饼干么？ Does not give to provide the same place the bread, this day simply is not the person. Their this is treats us in the evil intentionally, these provisions perhaps could not have compared the Ottoman person! ” 连面包都不给提供一块,这日子简直就不是人过的。他们这是在故意孽待我们,这些给养恐怕还比不上奥斯曼人！” This war, the expenses of Sardinia army are the English bear, the logistics supply naturally is also the English handles. 这次战争,撒丁军队的开销都是英国人负担的,后勤补给自然也是英国人搞定的。 The evil treats intentionally is still far from, the provisions of British soldiers and they are also the same. Is the uniform standards, each person every day 2 pounds heavy salty beef and three hard tacks, then did not have.( 1 pound is equal to 0.4536 kilogram) 故意孽待还谈不上,英军士兵的给养和他们也一样。都是统一标准,每人每天二磅重的咸牛肉和三块硬饼干,然后就没有了。(一磅等于0.4536千克) Do not say the vegetables fruit, even the black bread does not have one. The English do that are not to save the cost, if considered from the cost, the price of beef is not low, changes into the black bread also to want inexpensive many. 不要说蔬菜水果,就算是黑面包都没有一块。英国人这么做并不是为了节省成本,如果从成本上考虑,牛肉的价格并不低,换成黑面包的话还要廉价的多。 The reason that results in this tragedy is- bureaucracy. The bureaucrats of British quarter master office think that the salty dried beef helps transport, then the buttocks tap the head to become in this war the supplies of British armed forces. 造成这一惨剧的原因是-官僚体系。英国军需处的官僚们认为咸牛肉干便于运输,然后屁股一拍脑袋就成为了这次战争中英军的补给。 Superficially, daily has the beef to eat, this type of meals is also good. If changes into the dried beef, eats daily, the feeling was not that wonderful, must first test was the tooth can be borne. 表面上来看,天天都有牛肉吃,这种伙食也不错。如果换成牛肉干,还是天天吃,感受就不是那么美妙了,第一个要考验的就是牙齿受不受得了。 Not is only the beef is hard, the provided biscuit is harder, this possibly was the earliest compressed biscuit. If not place in the water the bubble, moving that if you can bite, that is the iron teeth copper tooth. 不光是牛肉硬,发放的饼干更硬,这可能是最早的压缩饼干了。如果不放在水中泡泡,你要是能够咬的动,那就是铁齿铜牙。 This type of food, to pursuing delicious Italian, simply is disastrous. 这种食物,对追求美味的意大利人来说,简直就是灾难性的。 That feared that the Sardinia kingdom is poor, their armies also never save the board expenses, food scale many that the English is higher. 那怕撒丁王国再穷,他们的军队也从来不省伙食费,食物档次要比英国人高的多。 „Do not complain, if made the Ottoman person know, they did not mind that traded with you, are you really willing to trade with them?” Arturo said with a laugh “阿昂佐不要抱怨了,要是让奥斯曼人知道了,他们不介意和你换,你真的愿意和他们换么？”阿图罗笑呵呵的说 The happiness is contrasts, food that the English provides most is unpalatable, at least does not need to be worried to have an empty stomach. 幸福是对比出来的,英国人提供的食物最多难吃,至少不用担心饿肚子。 These dried beef can also conduct the second processing, if there is a condition, can make some vegetables to put together boils, does not need to put including Yandu. 这些牛肉干还能进行二次加工,如果有条件,可以弄些蔬菜过来放在一起煮煮,连盐都不用放。 The supplies of Ottoman army, are genuine rotten, was requested to bring on certain dry rations the battlefield. What food can receive to depend entirely on the luck, eaten to 78 full even good season. 奥斯曼军队的补给,才是真正的烂的,还有被要求自带一定干粮上战场的。能够领到什么样的食物全靠运气,吃的到七八分饱就算是好时节。 Because eats the relations of spatial pay daily, the Ottoman bureaucrats have according to the good custom that the stipulation discounts, if some army does not have the vacancy, that miserable prepared the army to have an empty stomach. 因为日常吃空饷的关系,奥斯曼官僚们还有按规定打折的好习惯,如果某一支部队没有缺额,那惨了准备全军饿肚子吧。 Shakes the head saying: „Calculates that I had not said that the logistics officer of English really should shoot dead, I will make a bet by the soldier who their evil treats, the absolute ratio dies much in battlefield.” 阿昂佐摇了摇头说:“算我没说,不过英国佬的后勤官真的应该枪毙,我敢打赌被他们孽待死的士兵,绝对比死在战场上的多。” Arturo said: „ This does not know that perhaps the stomach of English and we are different, they can bear. 阿图罗笑着说:“这个就不知道了,没准英国人的胃和我们不一样,他们能够受得了。 Did not say these, we remember daytime time, you also pulled out several vegetables, here also two potato, tomorrow and dried beef will mix cooked together, assembled is eating! ” 不说这些了,我们记得白天的时候,你还拔了几颗蔬菜,我这里还有两颗土豆,明天和牛肉干混一起炖了,凑合着吃吧！” Two people smile, even the logistics supply standard is low, the Italian can still display their talents, under limited condition, improvement meals as far as possible. 两人相视一笑,就算是后勤补给标准低,意大利人也可以发挥他们的天赋,在有限的条件下,尽可能的改善伙食。 From this perspective, the Sardinia army also has the contribution. Their arrivals improved the quality of life of British armed forces directly, reduced the bad blood sickness patient number of British soldiers. 从这方面来说,撒丁军队也是有贡献的。他们的到来直接提高了英军的生活质量,降低了英军士兵的坏血症患者数量。 With the British soldiers who they travel together, quick learns these to experience outstandingly, and at the maximum speed promoted. Past time they went out are pure robbing money, too wasted. 和他们同行的英军士兵,很快就学会了这些优秀经验,并且以最快的速度推广了开来。以往的时候他们出去都是单纯的抢劫财货,实在是太浪费了。 Now everyone studied the essence, in cattle on crops and hillside, can turn into the spoils of war. Even many soldiers also learned the cure food, uses all condition storage food. 现在大家学精了,地里的庄稼、山坡上的牛羊,都可以变成战利品。甚至很多士兵还学会了腌制食品,利用一切条件储存食物。 The direct sequela that such a comes was the marching speed dropped greatly, the discipline was more lax. Has Sardinia army group of slippery customers, how the casual military officer orders, why they should. 这么一来的直接后遗症就是行军速度大大下降了,军纪更加更加涣散了。有撒丁军队这帮老油条在,随便军官怎么命令,他们都是该干嘛干嘛。 Law does not punish numerous offenders, facing one group of big end of soldiers who stand in the unification standpoint, how the military officers do not dare them. 法不责众,面对一帮站在统一立场的大头兵,军官们也不敢把他们怎么样。 Also had a bad effect on the English while convenient, everyone discovered the strength of unity. So long as their millions of people are all of one mind, the military officers do not dare to move them. 顺便也带坏了英国人,大家发现了团结的力量。只要他们万众一心,军官们就不敢动他们了。 Finally arrives in the time of Sophia, compared with the entire evening of Monters estimate two days. In this time such as in the battlefield of life, matter of two days of time sufficiently change. 最后抵达索非亚的时间,比蒙特斯预计的整整晚了两天。在这个时间如生命的战场上,两天时间足以改变的事情。 Most direct was the Russian force has pressed, because the peripheral foothold was understrength, Monters does not dare to branch out too many army guarding, now has fallen to the enemy completely. 最直接的就是俄军已经压上来了,周边的据点因为兵力不足,蒙特斯不敢分出太多的军队驻守,现在已经沦陷殆尽。 The delay of reinforcements arrives, the allied armies had lost the best fighter aircraft, wants to take advantage that the Russian force initiates unprepared counter-attacks, now already late. 援军的延迟抵达,联军已经丧失了最佳战机,想要趁俄军立足未稳发起反攻,现在已经晚了。 Monters angry roared: „Your this crowd of rice buckets, selected path Chen to delay two days of time unexpectedly, were you on the road at the picnic? Knows that what is the military law?” 蒙特斯愤怒的咆哮道:“你们这群饭桶,这么点儿路晨居然延迟了两天时间,你们是路上在郊游么？知不知道什么是军法？” Sardinia army major general Mantua lies to say seriously: „Commander, we encountered the sneak attack of guerrilla force on the road, gave back to us to cause dozens people of casualties, to exterminate the guerrilla force delayed the time.” 撒丁军队少将曼图亚一本正经的撒谎道:“司令官阁下,我们在路上遭到了游击队的偷袭,还给我们造成了数十人的伤亡,为了剿灭游击队才拖延了时间。” Everyone is not a fool, to evade the military law people indicated, encountered the guerrilla strike, the wounded person is the certificate. 大家都不是傻子,为了逃避军法众人纷纷表示,就是遇到了游击队袭击,伤员就是证明。 „Guerrilla force is so rampant, do your so many armies, they also dare to sneak attack?” Asking of Monters doubts “游击队这么猖獗,你们这么多部队,他们也敢偷袭？”蒙特斯疑惑的问 Mantua gets a sudden inspiration saying: „ Commander, guerrilla force very sly, they do not fight a decisive battle with us directly, but is sneak attacking secretly. 曼图亚灵机一动说道:“司令官阁下,游击队非常的狡猾,他们不和我们正面决战,只是在暗地里偷袭。 They on the road dig falls, night make a sneak attack, very hard to deal with, and population are many. For does not make these people shut off the escape route of our military, we exterminate them. ” 他们在路上挖陷进、夜晚的时候放冷箭,非常的难缠,并且人数还不少。为了不让这些人切断我军的后路,我们才将他们剿灭的。” He did not speak irresponsibly, really had the soldier to fall into to fall, but went to the mountain to seek for the prey the time, did not fall down carefully. Makes a sneak attack also exists, similarly runs into the Ottoman hunter in the mountain the arrow. 他可不是乱说的,真的有士兵掉进陷进里,只不过是去山里寻找猎物的时候,不小心掉下去的。放冷箭也是存在的,同样是在山里遇到奥斯曼猎人才中箭的。 Highly qualified personnel who this lying is without turning a hair, Monters first meeting, British military officers are quite honest, with Italian military officer is completely two concepts. 这种撒谎面不改色的高级人才,蒙特斯还是第一次遇到,英国军官们还是比较老实的,和意大利军官完全是两个概念。 Mantua the first time was not did, initially in followed close to to be many Marshal Austria mixed, they collectively have deceived the home, now deceives Monters that did not have many experiences naturally did not have the pressure. 曼图亚也不是第一次干了,当初跟着巴多里奥元帅混的时候,他们就集体欺骗过国内,现在糊弄一下没有多少经验的蒙特斯自然没有压力了。 Monters drinks one coldly: „Snort!” 蒙特斯冷喝一声:“哼！” Then right in the face scolded: „ Even so, you should not delay such a long time. You will not leave behind the small stock army to encircle the guerrilla force, having the main force to catch up? 然后劈头盖脸的骂道:“就算是如此,你们也不该延迟这么长时间。难道你们就不会留下小股部队围剿游击队,带着主力赶过来么？ Knows, because your dragging brought the big loss to our military, but also missed the best counter-attacking opportunity! ” 知不知道,由于你们的拖延给我军带来了多大的损失,还错过了最佳的反攻机会！” However at this time he had not proposed the military law, people relaxing. Mantua has not continued to argue, is scolded to fear anything, not few meat. 不过这个时候他没有提军法,众人都不由的松了一口气。曼图亚也没有继续辩解,挨骂怕什么,又不会少块肉。 Austria scatters after the disaster, the military officer who the Sardinia kingdom can maintain the general title are not many, but Mantua can become one of them, is not because he can hit, in fact his military capability is limited. 奥撒战争失败过后,撒丁王国能够保住将军头衔的将领可不多,而曼图亚能够成为其中之一,不是因为他能打,实际上他的军事能力非常有限。 He biggest ability is capable in argument and watches a person's every mood, pushed all responsibility to others, stood the king to win the trust immediately at the same time, had this staging a comeback opportunity. 他最大的能耐还是能言善辩、察言观色,将所有的责任都推给了别人,又在第一时间站到了国王一边获得了信任,才有了这次东山再起的机会。