Who wanted to screw over their allies more than Ferdinand? John Bull had maxed out that skill long ago. It was just that the Germans' displayed strength this time was too heaven-defying, scaring them out of daring to unleash their talent to the fullest.
Yet the Russians were screwed over again. Two Australian divisions, one New Zealand division, and one Canadian division that should have been deployed to the Western Front to attack the Germans were instead sent by John Bull to Sicily to join the already-erupted Sardinian landing battle.
This time, however, John Bull did not cut corners on supplies. They even exceeded their quota. Still, in one respect, they were perfectly aligned with Ferdinand's previous approach: no medicine was provided. It seemed everyone hoped the Russian Bear would lose a few more men!
Most importantly, the Tsarist government itself did not value medicine. They cared only about the safety of officers' lives; the lives of ordinary soldiers simply were not worth much.
Perhaps in their eyes, lightly wounded soldiers could pull through without medicine, while spending enormous sums to save a severely wounded ordinary soldier was simply not cost-effective.
If he could not be saved, precious medicine would be wasted for nothing. Even if he was saved, the odds of recovery were slim, and he would most likely be left disabled.
Besides, resettling these disabled soldiers was another major problem. To the Tsarist government, perhaps it would be better to let them die outright!
Then there was the fact that the Russian army did not have enough doctors. After all, at the beginning of the twentieth century, doctors were still an extremely prestigious profession, serving the wealthy exclusively.
Without modern diagnostic equipment, treating illness and saving lives depended entirely on the doctor's own professional ability. Training a qualified