The Rise of the Empire

Chapter 1560 The last effort of the Allied powers 1

"Russia's destiny seems to be doomed." The French envoy Aristide Brian's first words after meeting the British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith made the originally gloomy prime minister. The adults are even more depressed!

"Believe me, the French Republic pays more attention to the fate of Russia than yours, because the westward advance of the Bavarian Army is definitely a disaster for France, and at the same time, we don't want Russia's debt to us to be written off due to the fall of the government." Special Envoy Brian smiled bitterly.

"I asked the generals and they said that even if we opened the Dardanelles this year, we still cannot launch a large-scale landing war in Ukraine. It is a nightmare, let alone the Russian granary. Get it back." Prime Minister Asquith said.

"Prime Minister, I hope you can face up to the current predicament we are in. Some problems are unavoidable. If the Bavarian Legion vacates its hands, it will be a disaster for France, and if the prince regains control of the German High Seas Fleet, then It is also a disaster for the British Empire. We must use twelve points of strength to hold our opponents, not for Russia or to kill Turkey, but for the survival of France and the British Empire!" Brian said with a serious face. .

"So, the French Republic is going to open a front in Asia Minor?"

"That's it. In the first phase, we will invest at least 8 divisions, a large number of armored units and transport vehicles. I hope that the colonial corps of the British Empire and our little brother in the Far East can also provide as much as France. In Asia Minor, we did not suffer a loss. The supply line in Bavaria was also stretched very long. They need to rely on the undeveloped railroad in the Balkans, and we can directly transport by water. And we have an advantage in front-line deployment, Bavaria Most of the legion is concentrated in Ukraine, and if we launch an attack now, we will undoubtedly get the first move." Brian said of France's overall plan.

I have to say that from a strategic perspective, the French have made the best choice under the current situation. It goes without saying that the Bavarian Army to the Western Front would be a disaster for France, and it would be advantageous to France to fight a war of attrition with the Bavarian Army in remote Asia Minor, especially now, France. Logging in is easy. Once landed, what if you can't beat the Bavarian Army? But it is blocked by the coastline and shrunk within the protection of naval guns. Unless the Bavarian Air Force enters Asia Minor on a large scale, otherwise, the army really wants to compare the firepower with the navy? ! What do you think? !

Therefore, in the view of the French, if Bavaria wants to ensure the safety of Turkey, it must deploy a large army in Asia Minor. In this way, even after the Eastern Front, the Bavarian Army has spare capacity, it will go to Asia Minor instead of On the Western Front, as long as the French are not pushed into the sea, the Bavarian Legion will be held back. From the perspective of strategic flexibility, the French army can rely on transport ships in the Mediterranean and railways in France. If Germany wants to quickly mobilize troops? The fastest way is naturally the railway, but a considerable part of the capacity of the 3B railway is used to transport Turkish oil, minerals and food. There is not enough capacity left, so in terms of strategic mobility, the French are also superior!

Of course, if you can, the highest goal of the French is still very high. It is naturally to cut off the 3B railway, cooperate with the British forces in the direction of Greece to form a siege of Constantinople, and then force Turkey to surrender or withdraw from the war.

In fact, the French War I was still good at the strategic level. For example, take the first border battle as an example. Although the French did make the wrong direction of attack at the beginning, Xiafei changed it. The French and British had completed the adjustment of the battle before the Germans officially set foot on the French border.

On August 20th, the first echelon consisting of 5 German armies, totaling 17 armies and 7 cavalry divisions, was in place. At this time, the British and French allied forces also concentrated 22 and 7 and a half armies. In the infantry division, although the German army still has 5 reserve forces, they are all at a certain distance from the front line. When the war started, the strength of the British and French forces was actually dominant. In other words, Xiafei did at least on the issue of concentrating superior forces. Not bad, but how... The French were tactically in a hurry, and they were directly tactically driven by the Germans. The 22.5 troops beat others and 17 troops failed. Xiafei said: I am also helpless!

"In this case, it will greatly weaken our forces on the western front. If the Germans launch a large-scale offensive at this time, we will be very dangerous." Prime Minister Asquith thought for a while and said.

"No." Brian's answer surprised Asquith. : "Even the current German Western Front Army is still a powerful force. It can pose a great threat to us, but we need to analyze this matter from the perspective of the Germans."

"The Germans are not stupid. In more than a year of fighting, the Germans also know that it takes a huge price to break our defense line~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the distance will not be far. The only time the German army has successfully advanced on a large scale The example of the battle was when the Bavarian Army marched westward on a large scale. Therefore, if I were the Kaiser, I would rather ensure the balance of the Western Front and keep the national power loss as low as possible, and then wait until the end of the Eastern Front. Gathered on the Western Front, and then launched a decisive offensive, so as long as we can drag out the Bavarian Legion and make them unable to go to the Western Front, then the real German attack will not come." Brian said.

People are inert. For example, the American army, who is not used to fighting because of the air force in later generations... In the same way, the Germans think that since they can push the Western Front with a stamina, why not wait? At this time, the Germans did have such a mentality. There were offensives in some areas, but decisive battles like the Battle of Verdun in history were not launched. This is a matter of national power, and on the other hand, it is also a matter of heart. The French have caught it very accurately.

"So what kind of army is your country going to send to prop up the Asia Minor front? Sometimes, quality is far more important than quantity. Although we are dealing with Turks this time, the Bavarian Army is not far away from us!" Squith said.

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