From now on, it would not be so easy for Hilde to cause trouble within the Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army.
As Hilde herself said.
When everything seems to be going well, people usually expect a more conservative strategy, so no one wants Hield to get into any more trouble.
Unless everything turns out badly for Silistra.
But Hilde's goal has now been achieved.
By the way, I wrote a letter to Bulgaria. The reason for sending it at this time is that since the beginning of the war, Bulgaria has been arguing over whether to join the war or not. At this time, it would be more effective if Hilde wrote a letter requesting not to participate.
It is not yet time for Bulgaria to join the war.
certainly.
The Bulgarian issue is not the point either.
What is important is the matter of the Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army.
Originally, General Bachishanyi thought that after this incident, other senior officers would stay away from Hilde. However, beyond General Bachishanyi's expectations, many senior and even middle-level officers took the initiative to look for Hilde.
In fact, the reason is very simple.
Hilde did not just kill a few officers. More importantly, Hilde spoke to different troops and officers in eleven languages, revealing a message to the entire Fifth Army.
As a princess of the German Empire, she can speak at least eleven languages.
It's a reasonable thing, right?
Due to the complexity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, generals were required to know more than seven languages. Of course, this was impossible. Hilde, who could know more than eleven languages, naturally became a hot commodity in the army.
But this is still not the point.
The point is that when these officers went to find Hilde, it indirectly proved their innocence. It was a well-known fact that Hilde was in control of all the documents of the Quartermaster Department. With Hilde's attitude of killing even colonels, there was no doubt that Hilde dared to kill even generals.
Anyone who dares to go find Hilde must be an officer with no stain on him, or at least one who has not been caught with any stain.
After finding Hilde, his reputation was improved in disguise.
For Hilde.
From being an outsider who did not belong to the Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army, he became a part of the Fifth Army. Even General Cetovsky became a follower of Hilde. This is the mutual granting of power.
If things continue to develop like this.
It is very likely that the situation will evolve from officers going to Hilde to prove their integrity, to officers having to go to Hilde to prove that they have nothing to do with corruption.
This forced General Bachishanyi to issue the order again.
No officer was allowed to meet the Princess of Alsace-Lorraine in private.
There were internal problems with the Fifth Army's power.
It can also be seen gradually that the Serbian army is beginning to be unable to cope with the situation and that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will win the war.
The Austro-Hungarian and Serbian fronts had become the most brutal and bloody battlefields of this great war. Unlike the horrific casualties on the eastern and western fronts, the southern front was even caught in terrible hand-to-hand combat, which was a severe blow to the spirit.
In the horrific close combat, a large number of Austro-Hungarian soldiers were far inferior to the Serbian soldiers, which led to mental breakdown.
But no matter how powerful the soldiers are.
During the long trench warfare, Serbia inevitably fell into disadvantages due to logistical pressure, and the typhus originally brought by the Austro-Hungarian Empire became a deadly biological weapon for Serbia.
Typhus is a group of malignant infectious diseases that includes epidemic typhus, scrub typhus and murine typhus.
This is not like Cilistra where cholera was strictly controlled.
The war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia didn't care about this.
Typhus spread among the civilian population at an unimaginable rate, devastating Serbia.
According to statistics, about 500,000 Serbian civilians were infected with typhus, and at least 150,000 Serbian civilians died from typhus, with a mortality rate between 15% and 40%.
Not just the plague.
There was also rape, looting, famine and massacre brought by the Austro-Hungarian army.
On this land.
It deeply explains what war and chaos are.
It seems that even God is not on Serbia's side.
From the end of September to the beginning of October, Serbia began to experience continuous heavy rains, turning the entire Serbian road into a muddy quagmire. The movement of logistical vehicles became increasingly difficult. As long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire launched a third offensive, Serbia would be defeated.
However, General Potiorek of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not in a hurry. He was prepared to drain Serbia's blood with such a slow offensive.
This tug-of-war lasted for more than a month.
When the time came to November.
The summer typhus is over, but it is still raining in Serbia.
The continuous heavy rain made Serbia become precarious in the face of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had better rear guards and better military boots.
November 6, 1914.
Austria-Hungary launches third offensive.
November 8, 1914.
The Serbian government held talks with the Serbian Supreme Command. Field Marshal Putnik believed that it was impossible for Serbia to win the war and that it should propose peace talks with Austria-Hungary. However, this was opposed by Serbian Prime Minister Nikola Pašić, who said that his government would resign if peace talks began.
Eventually the Serbian government and the High Command agreed to continue fighting.
Although this is most likely because Serbian Prime Minister Pašić is involved and has a connection with the murderer of Archduke Ferdinand, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely not let him go after the peace talks.
retreat.
But this also proves Serbia's will in a sense.
November 10, 1914.
Serbian Field Marshal Putnik ordered the First, Second and Third Armies to withdraw
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had already anticipated the full retreat of the Serbian army.
The attempt to prevent the Austro-Hungarian army from seizing the railway was in vain, as the poor condition of the road made it difficult for the Serbian army to
It is simply impossible to transport heavy artillery effectively.
Coupled with the severe lack of ammunition and cold-proof clothing, and the exhaustion of the long retreat inland from Serbia, the whole of Serbia seemed to have reached its limit.
Putnik had no choice but to abandon more cities.
And sent a telegram to the Allies in an almost pleading tone, begging for material assistance from the Allies.
France provided the Serbs with ammunition and supplies, Britain and Russia could only express understanding, but the entire Allied Powers still had to face the most terrifying monsters in this land on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
German Empire.
November 15, 1914.
Valjevo fell.
The Fifth Army has arrived at the Serbian capital of Belgrade and is at the gates of the city.
This was greeted with warm cheers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and sparked a frenzy of celebrations in Vienna. Emperor Franz Joseph I also praised General Potiorek, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Southern Front Commander-in-Chief. This was a hard-won victory for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If it continued to lose, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would never be able to raise its head in front of the German Empire again.
But the war is far from over.
November 17, 1914.
Belgrade.
The Fifth Army's headquarters.
Hilde changed back into the winter German military uniform, a white fitted top, a windbreaker-like skirt, and black high-heeled boots that were washed clean by the rain. Her delicate face was like the white of a shelled and boiled egg, her long hair was tied behind her head, and her red eyes were staring at the misty Belgrade.
It is already very cold in the Balkans in November.
From September to October and then to November, it seemed to rain in Serbia all the time, almost without stopping. In November, the pure rain turned into sleet.
Hilde's image is not very suitable for the cruel battlefield, especially since Hilde's force value is almost 0, but Hilde is unwilling to leave.
This is not the time of the Second Balkan War.
Hilde can leave anytime she wants.
After leaving, Hilde could still be a princess, with enough food and clothing for the rest of her life, and she could choose any prince or wealthy man who came to propose marriage, but Hilde still returned to the battlefield.
The Balkans were a land that Hilde hated.
Hot, humid, stuffy, rainy.
And the never-ending war.
Hilde had to admit one thing.
War is truly fascinating.
"Major, what do you want from me?"
General Letovsky's voice pulled Hilde back to reality.
His image was completely different from Hilde's. His military uniform had some blood stains that could not be washed off, his boots were covered in mud, and his face had traces of wind and sun. Anyone could tell at a glance that he was a warmonger.
Because of the order given by General Bachishanyi, even he found it difficult to see Hilde.
"When do you plan to attack Belgrade?"
"It depends on the situation of the Sixth Army. Currently, the Sixth Army is attacking the Koruba River northeast of Valjevo. We need to act according to the situation in the Koruba area."
General Letovsky did not hide anything.
However, Heard gave the lead role to General Letovsky.
"In a week, around the 29th, Serbia will abandon Belgrade."
"Why?"
"The current battle line is still too long for Serbia. The Serbian troops in Korubala can't hold out for much longer.
Once the Korubala front collapsed, it would only be a matter of time before Belgrade fell. They had to consider giving up Belgrade first.
Elgrade."
"Are you sure?"
General Letovsky frowned.
At present, Austria-Hungary is in an advantageous position. As long as it keeps fighting with Serbia, it will sooner or later seize Belgrade.
Elgrade, the entire Fifth and Sixth Armies were severely warned not to take any risks.
General Letovsky would not risk attacking Belgrade just based on Hilde's words.
Hilde turned around.
His eyes were fixed on General Letovsky.
Even though General Letovsky was almost a head taller than
Hilde.
The feeling is still that Hilde is looking down at General Letovsky.
"I can knight you, but my knights are destined to be heroes of the empire, not unknown generals who can only be found in war museums."