Holy Roman Empire

Modern warfare is no longer limited to the field; most of the time, games outside the field are often more intense.

Since the hegemony war broke out, Britain has fallen into a passive position, but it was only limited by the war thinking mode, and was caught off guard by the Holy Roman Empire.

For the entire war, it can only be regarded as a first-mover advantage, and cannot directly determine the final outcome.Just like in World War II, Germany swept across Europe first, and finally exited in despair.

The only difference is that the Soviet meat shield has not yet been born, and the American nanny is still a little girl.

The allies are not strong enough, and Britain can only bear the test alone.Fortunately, Britain is at its peak, not the "sunset" during World War II.

But no matter how strong the family is, it will also be affected by the war.The rise in prices is not a big deal. The key is that the sea trade line is affected, resulting in insufficient domestic material supply.

In the short term, it may still be supported by inventory, but the war cannot end in a day or two, and the inventory will be exhausted sooner or later.

There is no way, everyone's expectations for the Royal Navy were too high beforehand, and the issue of trade line security was never considered.

If the capitalists hadn't sensed the atmosphere of war in advance and hoarded some supplies, I'm afraid it would not be as simple as raising prices now.

Secretary of the Navy Swinding: "The navy will escort merchant ships, but our number of warships is limited, and we must suppress the Continental Alliance. The number of warships that can be used is limited.

In order to ensure the safety of the merchant ships, it is best for the merchant ships to concentrate their operations, and we will dispatch warships to protect the safety. "

The performance of the Royal Navy in the Malacca naval battle has already caused an uproar in the country.Although they have repeatedly claimed that they have caught the enemy's tricks, losing is losing.

Compared with the Japanese navy, the Royal Navy is lucky. The British people at most called them trash, and did not label them "national thieves".

Whether it is to win this war or to remove the "waste" hat from its head, the Royal Navy must perform well in the next operations.

Performance can be attributed to performance, and the practical problems we face still need to be solved.

There are thousands of ships coming and going in and out of the British Isles every day, and the ocean-going ships are all in the triple digits. Even if the Royal Navy is dispatched together, it cannot protect them.

Especially the enemy's current tactics of breaking diplomatic relations, they simply don't fight them decisively.

Those who participated in the attack were all high-speed warships, regardless of their combat effectiveness, at least their speed was top-notch.

To deal with these enemies, ordinary warships are useless at all, and only a few warships can participate in the battle.

Submerged submarines are even more troublesome.In this era without sonar detection equipment, unless it is a distance contact, it will not be found at all.

In this context, even if the merchant ships can concentrate their actions, the escort pressure is still heavy.

Minister of Commerce Burns: "Sir, it is only theoretical to gather merchant ships to act together. It is reluctant to do it once in a while, and it is impossible to concentrate every time.

Not all commodities can be shipped at the same time, and centralized operations will seriously slow down the transportation speed.

Especially for some unpopular routes, there are not many ships in a month, so we can't let people go there once a year, right?

Our transportation resources are not unlimited, and we cannot afford such a waste. "

The war is cruel, and the British in the original time and space also played the trick of centralized transportation, but the result was a little touching.

Except for particularly important materials, which need to be transported in a centralized manner and escorted by warships, everything else comes as quickly as possible.

There is no way, the centralized transportation of warship escorts does solve the safety problem, but the concentration of the fleet drags down the transportation efficiency, and some commodities that are not suitable for long-term storage are directly rotted in the warehouse.

Other issues are easy to talk about, as long as they affect everyone's ability to make money, it will not work.Human life is the least valuable during a war, but at sea it is the time when maritime trade is the most profitable.

As long as the profit is large enough, the risk is not a problem.There is no need to escort them personally, and the capitalists naturally don't care about taking risks.

Running an ocean line can almost earn a third of the boat.No matter how powerful the enemy's attack is, it is impossible to intercept all ships, or even one tenth of them.

The probability of encountering an enemy attack every time you go to sea is at most a few percent, and you can completely gamble on luck.

As long as you run four times without being sunk, it's blood money.Even if an accident does happen, the insurance company will take care of it.

Of course, the insurance company is not free.After the war broke out, insurance premiums went up gradually, anyway, the wool came from the sheep.

After listening to the words of the Minister of Commerce, Swinding waved his hands helplessly: "If the fleet cannot be concentrated, then we can only express regret.

The enemy's colonial divisions are so extensive that they retreat when the Royal Navy is dispatched.Unless the colonies are pulled out first, there is no way to get rid of the rats. "

Put down the pick?

No, this is politics.Unlike in the past, political slogans can be shouted at will.Now is a time of war. Once the promises made cannot be fulfilled, it is equivalent to taking the initiative to send the handle to the political opponents.

Don't look at everyone sitting together now, it looks like grasshoppers on a rope, but there is also competition among grasshoppers.

If there is a problem, everyone will dump it faster than anyone else.It is unrealistic to share weal and woe, and it is a routine political operation that dead friends will not die poor.

Pulling out the enemy's colonial ports is easy to say, but if it is actually implemented, it will not be completed overnight.

Britain's energy is limited, the existing colonies are barely defending, and it is obviously embarrassing to open up a new battlefield.

Minister of War Marcus: "The Cape of Good Hope is already in jeopardy, and the battlefield in East Africa is even more corrupt. The achievements of the empire's operations in Africa are being eroded by the enemy bit by bit.

In Asia, the enemy launched an attack on Persia and Indochina at the same time, and the enemy's ambitions for India were not concealed in the slightest.

According to the intelligence collected from the front line, the Russians have also increased their troops to the Afghan region and may launch an attack at any time.

The Persian government has asked us for help for the seventh time. If no reinforcements are sent, it will only be a matter of time before Persia is defeated.

Of course, we are not without counterattack.Through the unremitting efforts of the Canadian Legion, we have won most of Alaska.

Because of the national policy, the army has always maintained a relatively low strength, and now it has exceeded our limit to use troops on multiple fronts at the same time. "

The reason is too good, because the Royal Navy has not been able to play its due role, and now the lobster soldiers have assumed the main combat tasks.

At the same time, five fronts were opened up, and even one of the fronts was completely victorious. Such achievements are completely worthy of the British Empire's investment in the army.

As for the water in it, there is no need to delve into it.The British government needs good news to stabilize people's hearts, and the British people also need good news.

In this context, any victory is worth hyping.

Conquering Alaska is a good theme. More than 170 million square kilometers is more than the land that Britain fell into. After offsetting each other, the British Empire still made money.

As for the difference between land and land, just ignore it.As long as the newspapers don't say it, how can ordinary people figure it out?

What's more, Alaska's popularity in Britain is not low at all, and it is also known as the "Golden State" among the people.

Therefore, the armed parade of the Canadian Legion cannot be a parade, but a great victory.

Don't be ashamed, and you can also call it "The Battle of the Turning Point".Anyway, they are all used to appease the hearts of the people, and it doesn't hurt to blow some cowhide.

"Isn't the army already expanded to 200 million, and there are still many colonial legions, how come..."

Before the Secretary of the Navy finished speaking, Marcus interrupted: "Your Excellency, military expansion also takes time, and 200 million is just a data on paper.

The war broke out just over a month ago, and there are only two or three countries in the world that can mobilize 200 million troops in such a short period of time, and Britain is not included.

The army is different from the navy. You have sufficient military expenditures and maintain a large establishment in normal times.

Just over a month ago, the Imperial Army had only 13.7.Now it has directly expanded to 200 million, which is equivalent to an increase of fourteen times.

We don't have enough reserves for such an expansion, whether it is officers or weapons and equipment.

On a more optimistic note, it would be a remarkable achievement for each of the recruits drafted in the next two months to get a gun.

It is God's favor to be able to initially form combat effectiveness within this year.In fact, there are not many mobile forces that we can use in the short term. "

Anyone can throw the blame. The navy doesn't want to take responsibility, and the army is also unwilling to take the blame.Everyone has good reasons, and there is nothing wrong with it on the surface.

The navy cannot guarantee the smooth flow of maritime trade lines, mainly because the enemy's colonies are there, and there is no way to kill the enemy's breaking fleet.

The army is more straightforward, and it will be miserable when it comes up directly.The expansion of the army is expansion, but most of the recruits have not yet entered the barracks, and they cannot be guaranteed with a rifle in hand. How can they have combat effectiveness?

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is interested.

Prime Minister Campbell was irritated. The former factory of the world can't even guarantee a single rifle. How embarrassing is this?

There is no way, the size of the British Army has always been only 10,000+, even if it has weapons reserves, it is amazing to store 10,000+ guns.

Even thinking of expanding the army, no one would have expected to expand so much.Especially in the past hundred years, there have been too many international conflicts, and most of the time they just ended after making troubles.

According to past experience, Britain has always attacked other countries, and has not been attacked by other countries, at least not in recent decades.

It wasn't until the situation became tense that everyone reacted.But it was too late in time, not to mention the MPs who were dragging their feet, light production capacity was a big problem.

In normal years, Britain only needs to have a production capacity of a dozen or 20 guns per year to meet the needs of the local troops and the colonial army.

Now that the local army has expanded, and the colonial army has also expanded, there is a gap of 600 million rifles. How can it be filled in a short time?

During the original World War I, Britain was forced to place an order with the Americans because its military expansion was too fast and the speed of weapon production could not keep up.

Not to mention now, the only difference is that the industrial production capacity of the United States has not increased, and the military production capacity is not even as good as that of the British.

The military industry of the United States is not good, and the industries of other members of the Oceanic Alliance are even more rubbish.The vast majority of countries, weapons and equipment are pure imports.

Almost all those with military production capacity these days are nestled in the European continent, and are now enemies of the British Empire.

In this context, where did the British Army get so many guns?Even if it is smuggling, no smuggler has such great energy.

What's more, it's not just weapons and equipment that need to be bought, there is also a lot of demand for follow-up ammunition.

With Britain's military production capacity, working together for a while may not even be able to produce millions of daily training ammunition for the army.

If these problems cannot be resolved, it would be a joke for the army to launch a counter-offensive.If the situation can be stabilized, it's all about hanging up.

Looking at the world map on the wall, Prime Minister Campbell sighed deeply, and swallowed the words again.

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In the Near East, with the start of the battle of the Shinra Army to attack Persia, the Tsarist government also quietly increased its troops to the border areas.

Whether these troops are used to prevent the Persian invasion, or to jump out to pick peaches at a critical moment, it is not yet possible to jump to conclusions.

At least Colonel Seacrest had no idea what he wanted at home.In the recent period of time, he has asked for war in the country many times, but was rejected.

It is not easy for small and medium nobles these days. Without a prominent background, if they do not have military achievements, it is not easy to get ahead.

Forget about the Far East battlefield, that is hard work.Not to mention the bad weather, the key is that there may be problems with logistics.

The most tragic thing is that the military achievements of the Japanese have to be discounted. It is right to win, and it is a heinous crime to lose.

Even if the government can take into account the hardships of the frontline officers and soldiers and not pursue related responsibilities, the parties themselves would feel ashamed to hang out in the aristocratic circle.

On this point, you can see from the battle reports sent back from the Far East that the Russian officers and soldiers are really desperate.

No one likes drudgery, and Colonel Seacrest was no exception.It takes time to make achievements, not all battlefields can be mixed, it is best to find soft persimmons to pinch.

After finally waiting for the hegemony war to break out, the Russian Empire joined the Continental Alliance and the Oceanic Alliance led by the British started a war, but it was a pity that they declared no war.

For further opportunities, the Russian army is also fighting for each other, and the Afghan front is naturally the most popular.

Although the number of enemies is large, it is easy to achieve a record if there are many enemies.The Indian colonial army flew the British flag, and the officers were all British.

Rounding up, it is approximately equal to all British troops.It's really not too cool to step on the shoulders of the British.

It's a pity that Colonel Seacrest missed a move. Due to his identity and background, he unfortunately lost to his competitor and came to the front line of Persia.

Chapter 145 Decoy

It doesn't matter in the Persian battlefield, anyway, it's just a soft persimmon, even if the quality of the military exploits has to be discounted, it can still rely on quantity to rush forward.

The problem is that when it comes to the front line, it is actually not allowed to fight in the country.This is embarrassing. Everyone has come out to make contributions, get rich, and be gilded. How can we do it without war?

If it's just for dawdling, isn't it good to stay in St. Petersburg or Moscow? Why come to this poor country?

Just the little military pay from the tsarist government was not enough for the nobles to maintain a luxurious life.

If the war does not start, not only the officers on the front line will not be able to make a fortune, but the wealth of the bureaucrats in the rear will also be affected.

Daily military expenditure is a theorem, no matter how good you are, you must leave the basic treatment for the officers and soldiers below.Otherwise, it would be a trouble if the people below made a fuss.

Such a small amount of oil and water has to be divided into layers, and there is very little left in the hands of individuals, which cannot satisfy everyone's desires at all.

The rear is almost covered, and a front-line officer like Colonel Seacrest has nothing to do.

If the fight has not been started, it is estimated that the term of office of several years will end, and Colonel Seacrest will not even be able to get back the funds spent on activities.

Colonel Seacrest, whose official career and financial fortune are not going well, is naturally in a bad mood.At the moment he is looking at the Caucasus Mountains in the distance and sighing.

Behind the mountains is his home, an ordinary Russian aristocratic family, who may fall into the mundane world at any time.

"Colonel, there is an urgent call from the division headquarters."

The voice of the orderly interrupted Colonel Seacrest's meditation.After taking the telegram, Seacrest frowned even tighter.

There is no way, the content on the telegram is too pitiful.The allied army made an excuse that they didn't even mention what to do specifically, and it was clear that they didn't want to take responsibility.

Similar things happened too much in the Russian Empire.When encountering things, everyone pushes and pushes and hides when they can. There are too few officials who are willing to take responsibility.

This is the case with this telegram now. It is just an announcement, without specific instructions or authorization, and the matter is passed on to Colonel Seacrest.

"Colonel, the Austrian army is passing through our defense line, and it is said that they will join forces with us to attack Persia. Captain Hashipi asked, do you want to intercept?"

As soon as the telegram from the division headquarters arrived, the Austrians arrived in their own defense area. If there is no problem, Colonel Seacrest can write the name backwards.