Within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as long as the House of Habsburg had no problems, the Empire could basically maintain its normal operations. And as long as Austria and Hungary reached an agreement, it could essentially bring ninety percent of the Empire's strength into play.
What was more, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's greatest archenemy, Tsarist Russia, had now vanished. Its military strength and political influence within the region had risen to unprecedented heights.
Among the few nations remaining on the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria was its ally, while Romania, Greece, Montenegro, and Albania were simply no match for the Austro-Hungarian Empire at full strength.
If Britain could not halt the Austro-Hungarian Empire's offensive in the Balkan Peninsula, then the next step would very likely be for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to assist the Ottoman Empire in reopening the Indian Ocean trade route.
If that happened, the Entente Powers' attempt to blockade the Central Powers would be declared bankrupt. Having regained material support from East Africa, the Central Powers would pull the war back to its pre-1918 state.
Thus, the United States joining the Entente Powers was far less effective on the current European situation than it had been in the previous life. It might even preserve the standoff between the two camps, which was precisely what East Africa wished to see.
If events truly unfolded in that order, then among the great powers, only East Africa, Spain, and Japan would be able to stay out of it and reap the fisherman's profit.
Returning to East Africa's military conference, Pripriate said, "At present, the Imperial Army ranks only behind Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary in numbers. Yet despite not joining the European War, we are still caught in the predicament of having too few troops to go around."
"The garrisons in our overseas colonies have