The Southern Front Campaign ended in Bulgaria's victory. This result undoubtedly stirred Nicholas II. Even if the gains from this campaign had not been particularly great, a win was still a win!
The world was this cruel—everyone cared only about results! The chivalric spirit of the Middle Ages had long vanished without a trace. Naturally, Nicholas II did not think Bulgaria's victory by bullying the few with the many was dishonorable. He was no edgy teenage boy; besides, human-wave tactics were the Russian bear's signature move!
The end of the Southern Front Campaign allowed Nicholas II to see through the Alliance's true strength. The Germans' power on the Eastern Front had undoubtedly fallen to its lowest point in history.
Although the Russian Empire had also been badly battered, its three-million-strong army was still there for all to see. Throwing so many troops into any battlefield would be enough to set off a world-shaking war!
The newly appointed Chief of the General Staff, Mikhail Vasilyevich Alexeyev, said excitedly to Nicholas II, "Your Majesty, the Germans' main force is locked in a bloody struggle with Britain and France on the Western Front. They will not be able to decide the outcome anytime soon. If we recover our lost territory now, the Germans will be utterly powerless to stop us.
"Moreover, they have just suffered a defeat on the Southern Front, while the Austro-Hungarian Empire has also pulled frontline troops back home. The Alliance has few forces left at the front. This is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity!"
Clearly, the Russian military could no longer sit still. They were eager to fight the Alliance, prove their capabilities to the outside world, and dump all responsibility for the previous Eastern Front Campaign onto the capitalists!
More importantly, launching a counteroffensive from the Eastern Front now carried