Serbia's surrender came as no surprise to the other nations of the world. They had fought, lost repeatedly in a series of disastrous battles, and were caught between their enemies on both sides. The Kingdom immediately became occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Army, who would, for the duration of the war act as Gendarmes.
As for The remainder of the newly reconstituted Central Powers were concerned, the war in the Balkans had yet to fully end. Montenegro had yet to sue for peace despite being surrounded on all sides by their enemies. While the Ottoman Empire still remained defiant.
Montenegro was naturally the first cause for concern, but Bruno believed they would surrender within the week. Most likely by the start of the new year. Because of this, he set his eyes on the Ottoman Empire and the lands that they still occupied in Europe.
For those who weren't already aware, over the course of the last four days it has been what we call "Thanksgiving Weekend" in the USA.
Which is sort of a four day affair hence why you have only received one chapter the last few days, and why they have generally been published later than normal.
Tomorrow we will be going back to the normal posting schedule. Thank you all so much for your patience and continued support which saw this novel entire the top ten rankings this month!