Holy Roman Empire

It's a pity to take human lives, that's the unique skill of the Russians.Playing like this in the Holy Roman Empire, even if Archduke Friedrich is a royal family, he can't afford to go around.

"Order the troops to stop the attack."

With the signal to withdraw, the day's battle was considered to be over, and Friedrich in the headquarters was alone looking at the map in a daze.

After much research, Friedrich came to the conclusion that the Holy Roman Empire now needs cannon fodder troops.

The Persians can use the terrain to build a defense line, let alone the British.In the following battles, human lives will be indispensable.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, sacrificing 80 million soldiers to take India is definitely a good deal.

But Friedrich is different. As one of the few insiders in the empire, he is very aware of domestic attitudes towards India.

To describe it in one sentence: This is not the dish of the Holy Roman Empire.

Looking through the colonial history, we know that from Austria to the Holy Roman Empire, the goal of colonization has always been in sparsely populated areas.

India, with its large population, has no great strategic significance for the empire except for short-term plundering of wealth.

The real purpose of targeting India now is to put pressure on the British and force the British government to spend its national power for a decisive land battle.

If too much sacrifice is made for this, it will lose its strategic significance.Especially when the air force and navy are performing well, the army cannot suffer "heavy casualties".

Forming a cannon fodder army may seem simple, but in fact it affects the whole body.Not only cost-effectiveness must be considered, but also political influence.

These problems cannot be solved by Friedrich, the commander-in-chief before the enemy.Only the emperor has the right to decide the formation of the army.

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The next day, Archduke Friedrich with panda eyes appeared in everyone's sight.

"Order the Third Division, Ninth Division, and No.30 Sixth Division to launch a feint attack from the front, and order the Seventh Division, No.13 Division, and No.18 Division to attack Persia through the Russian Empire!"

There is no doubt that this is a small gamble without risk.If the Persians did not strengthen the defenses on the northern front, or the defenses were not tight enough, they would naturally be finished directly.

If there is a defense, it will also lengthen the battle line between the two countries.The longer the front is stretched, the greater the consumption of materials, and the more difficult it will be to supply logistics.

The fact that the Holy Roman Empire, which has a large family and a great business, can support these consumptions does not mean that the Persians can also withstand the terrifying consumption brought about by a long front.

Even with the support of British allies, but now that the British are too busy to take care of themselves, how many resources can they allocate to assist Persia?

The combat staff officer on the side reminded: "Your Excellency, Commander, we haven't communicated with the Russians yet, and crossing the border to make excuses, I'm afraid it will cause misunderstanding."

It is definitely not an easy task to attack across borders.Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for any sovereign to agree, especially a big country like Russia.

I saw Friedrich shook his head: "No, this is not an excuse to cross the border, we are just attacking Persia jointly with the Russian army.

Don't forget that the tsarist government also declared war on Persia.As an ally, what's wrong with us jointly sending troops to attack Persia? "

Declaring no war cannot be brought to the table.Jurisprudentially, the Russian Empire was at war with the Persian Empire.

According to the provisions of the Russia-Austria Covenant, during joint operations, the Russian army as an ally is obliged to cooperate with the Shinra army to launch an attack.

As for whether it would cause diplomatic disputes if he did not communicate with the tsarist government in advance, it was not within the scope of Friedrich's consideration.

If this problem cannot be solved, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Holy Roman Empire is not worthy of the praise of "the pinnacle of diplomacy".

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The little story that happened on the Persian front did not attract the attention of the Vienna government.Different identities have different perspectives on issues.

From Franz's point of view, whether it was an excuse or an attack on Persia with the Russian army, it could only be regarded as a small problem.

It is not a day or two since the Russians drool over India.Regardless of what the top officials of the tsarist government think now, the nobles and bureaucrats in the country can't bear it anymore.

Even with the hands and feet bound by the Far East battlefield, it cannot stop the Russians' ambitions for India.Especially after the Shinra Navy won a big victory in the Malacca naval battle, the Russians' confidence in the Continental Alliance's victory in the war directly rose to the sky.

Inside the Russian Empire, the voices of the war faction have gone straight to the sky, and what the Russian nobles are most worried about now is: "It's too late, the British have surrendered."

This is not aimless. This was the case in the European war before that, and the French surrendered before they could exert their strength.

The British Empire is much richer than France, and India alone is enough for the Russians to stop.If you start late and miss the opportunity to carve up India, then there is no medicine for regret.

Against this background, not only will the Russian troops on the front line not obstruct, they may even join in directly.

Anyway, this is not the first time that Russia and Austria have jointly fought. According to previous cases, fighting with the Austrian army not only guarantees logistics, but even the standard of food is several grades higher.

As for political issues, people with different positions have different views.Perhaps in the eyes of the main fighters, it is the "national traitor" who hinders the launch of the war.

Once the established facts are established, with Nicholas II's indecisive character, there is nothing else he can do except pinch his nose and admit it.

The Russians have all joined the war, so do you need to worry about cannon fodder?The big deal is to set aside a piece of India after the war and distribute it to the Russians.

It is the European battlefield that can attract Franz's attention now.The military is no longer satisfied with the bombing of the British Isles, and the land, sea and air have jointly formulated a grand strategy for landing on the British Isles.

"Is it too urgent to land in the British Isles now?"

I have to admit that air supremacy is a good thing. The Holy Roman Empire, which controls air supremacy, stunned the British at the beginning of the war.

So much so that the Shinra military is also preparing to forcibly land without mastering the sea.

Once the landing is successful, the war will enter the countdown.Just relying on a group of temporarily recruited militiamen, they are simply powerless to stop the attack of the Shinra Army.

But the landing is not easy. Don't look at the poor behavior of the British now, it's just that they haven't adapted to this war.

If he really reacted, John Bull would not be so easy to deal with.Even if you can't turn the board over, you can at least struggle twice.

Chief of Staff Morkes: "Your Majesty, this is the best option to end the war in a short time.

The British have not yet reacted, and their thinking mode is still in the period of the European war. This is the best opportunity.

If the landings were successfully completed, we would have defeated the British and won the war in less than three months.

If we follow the conventional approach, it will be very difficult for us to win this war without a year or two.

In order to be able to win the war in the shortest possible time and reduce war losses as much as possible, it is acceptable to take a little risk. "

"A world war will be fought in three months", it's exciting to think about it, and it's clearly cheating.

If the war could end in such a short period of time, the British allies would basically be in vain.

Anyway, Franz does not think that the American countries can complete the mobilization in just three months and send troops to the European battlefield.

Of course, in this way, the tactics of breaking the diplomatic relationship planned earlier will be in vain.No matter how it is blocked, there are still supplies in the British Isles for three months.

In this regard, Franz was not particularly demanding.As long as he can win the war, no matter what style of play he can accept.

After hesitating again and again, Franz said slowly: "Then let's try first, but the plan must be more careful, and the enemy cannot take advantage of loopholes and cause too many casualties to the attacking troops."

Facts have proved that every political figure does not lack risk-taking genes, the only difference is whether the genes are dominant or recessive.

Forcibly landing on the British Isles seems to have no problems, but in fact there are many hidden dangers.

The main force of the Royal Navy is still there, and the British Air Force also retains a certain amount of strength. If they find an opportunity, the possibility of heavy losses is very high.

The failure of the "Sea Lion Project" in the original time and space was also caused by various factors. The seeds were planted in advance during the Dunkirk operation.

Of course, the most important thing is that a certain guy suddenly had a brain twitch: changing the focus of the air strikes to bombing London gave the British Air Force a chance to breathe and saved the day.

Naturally, Franz would not turn a blind eye to the lessons of history.Although the Shinra Air Force is also bombing London, the strategic purpose is completely different.

Germany's bombing of London was aimed at the command system, trying to use the bombing to plunge London into chaos, collapse the command system of the British army, and force the British to surrender.

The bombing of the Shinra Air Force is much simpler, it is aimed at the British Air Force, and the main purpose is to trap and kill the main force of the British Air Force.

In essence, the bombing of London was a cover. The actual target of the bombing was the British heavy industry system.

In Franz's view, the significance of blowing up a large steel factory is no less than that of annihilating a division of the British army; destroying a shipyard is far more meaningful than sinking a battleship.

In the case of poor nurses, once they lose their own hematopoietic mechanism, it is only a matter of time before the British are defeated.

There are options with higher certainty, so Franz will naturally not take the risk.But it is different now, the risk has been reduced to a controllable range.

The worst result is nothing more than the loss of a few ships and tens of thousands of troops, which is completely affordable for the current Holy Roman Empire.

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The launch of the Shinra version of the "Sea Lion Project" does not mean that the previous strategy will be invalidated.There is no contradiction in itself, and it is entirely possible to proceed simultaneously.

It is absolutely taboo in the military to change the strategic plan at will.

Having learned the lessons of history, Franz has always been cautious when it comes to strategy.

It seems that the strategy of the Holy Roman Empire is many, it seems that there are key points everywhere, and it seems that there is no key point, but in fact it is not.

In the choice of strategy, big countries and small countries are completely different.A small country is limited by its national strength, so choose a direction and die directly.

Don't expect to turn around or change midway, because small countries often only have one chance, and failure means doom.

In contrast, big countries are different.Sufficient national power can support multiple strategies at the same time, even if one or two of them fail, it will not hurt.

Compared with Britain, the Holy Roman Empire already has an advantage in national strength, so it is not surprising that multiple strategies are launched at the same time.

Careful study reveals that a series of previous strategic plans of the Shinra military all have one common feature: weakening Britain's war potential.

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The sun was setting, leaving only the afterglow of the sunset.Two ships flying the British flag on the sea came towards Cam Ranh Bay, one behind the other.

From the cannons full of vicissitudes, it can be vaguely judged that the ship behind is a warship.The warship is so close to the merchant ship, it looks weird no matter how you look at it.

Getting closer, getting closer, the wire rope connecting the merchant ship and the warship was exposed to everyone's sight. It turned out that the warship was being dragged forward by the merchant ship.

The warship finally entered the port.The surviving officers and soldiers on the warship collectively breathed a sigh of relief.As the lucky one who survived the Malacca naval battle, the Hayate also paid a heavy price.

From the dense bullet marks on the surface, it can be seen that the Gale has been destroyed a lot.If you observe carefully, you will find that the draft of the Haifeng is extremely deep, as if it is overloaded.

Overloading was impossible, and everything that could be discarded on the escape ship was abandoned halfway.

Since it is not overloaded, the result is very obvious.Fortunately, the Hayate adopts a closed cabin design, otherwise, just flooding the warship would kill people.

Perhaps it was because he ran too high when he was running for his life. After getting rid of the enemy's pursuers, the power system of the Haifeng was completely paralyzed.

If it hadn't happened to meet a British merchant ship on the way, it is reckoned that the Gale, which escaped unharmed, would become a ghost ship.

As soon as the warship stopped, the maintenance personnel hurriedly boarded the ship for maintenance.It can be seen from the speed of response that the maintenance engineer is definitely experienced, and it is obviously not the first time this situation has been encountered.

The results of the Malacca naval battle have already been passed on.After the initial chaos, the remaining Royal Navy quickly entered the state.

Anyway, life goes on.The result of the naval battle cannot be changed, but the aftermath still needs to be done.

The main force of the Far East Fleet has been completely lost, and it is considered dead in name only. Naturally, reinforcements cannot be sent out. The only thing that can be done is to repair the surviving warships in time.

No flowers, no applause, and no welcome banquet either.It can be seen from the tense atmosphere that the situation in Cam Ranh Bay is not optimistic.

But for Colonel Nigel, who had just escaped from death, it was a small problem.It is God's blessing to be able to save a life, who cares about the situation.

Even if you want to think about the future, that is after you go back to sleep and relax completely.

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Colonel Nigel said blankly: "Your Excellency, the above is the whole story of the Malacca naval battle.

This is not a war at all. We have been passively beaten from the beginning to the end, and we have not even organized a decent counterattack.

After Admiral Michel ordered a dispersed retreat, we separated, and no one responded to the telegrams sent later.

When retreating, most of the enemy's fighter planes launched an offensive around the capital ship, and the Elizabeth was probably killed. "

It could be seen that Colonel Nigel was not lightly hit.He was not as energetic as before, his whole body was full of decadence, and his tone was even more full of "despair".

There is no way, the Royal Navy lost too badly in the Malacca naval battle.Not only lost the arrogance of the past, but also lost confidence in the future.

Colonel Nigel is one of them. In his opinion, with the strong rise of the Air Force, the Navy will have less and less room to play in future wars.

However, the Holy Roman Empire is also the world's number one air force power, leaving Britain far behind in the aviation field.

In the ensuing battle, if there is no way to deal with the enemy's air force, no matter how strong the Royal Navy is, it will be difficult to display its true strength.

Since there is no desire, there is no desire. Since he has lost confidence in the future, Colonel Nigel will naturally become a buddhist when he is held accountable for what may happen next.

It wasn't that he was a deserter on the battlefield. Nigel ran away with the "Hailstorm" after receiving the order to retreat.

He would be worthy of the British Empire if he could bring back the "Hailstorm".If you want more things extravagantly, it will be difficult for others.

However, there is always someone to blame, and the best choice is naturally the fleet commander, Admiral Michel.

But this guy has probably seen God, and everyone is tolerant of the dead.Now that Michelle has died on the battlefield, even if there is a big mistake, it will be written off.

Only the living can bear the responsibility, and the smaller the backstage background, the higher the military rank and the higher the position, the more likely it is to become a scapegoat.

Unfortunately, Colonel Nigel was one of the candidates for the scapegoat.After all, most of the battleships higher than him were on the battleships, and the battleships sank to the bottom of the sea one after another.

"Colonel Nigel, get here first today, what you need now is to go back and take a hot bath, then have a good sleep, or go out and relax."

Not getting the desired news, Governor Evans still didn't mean to embarrass Nigel.Pursuing responsibility is a matter of the future, and everyone can't care so much right now.