Chapter 1,212 The Battle that Expands Inexplicably 2

Chapter 1212 The battle that expands inexplicably 2

"That is simply not enough. At the most difficult time, the Russians only had 6 divisions in reserve on the Eastern Front. After the last battle, the Russian Legion, which has always been known for its large numbers, even had a shortage of manpower! This It is enough to prove the huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides! In the eyes of the Bavarian Army, the Russian's probing attack is nothing more than scratching the surface. Look at the area north of Istanbul, which is a rare plain in the Balkans. Through the Bulgarian railway, Germany The Legion can reach the north of the Gallipoli Peninsula within 2 days! Then we will fall into a war of attrition, and the abnormal exchange ratio can make us desperate. Unless, we can find another way!" Lord Hamilton said.

"What do you mean?" Churchill asked with a frown, leaving the so-called professional things to professionals, since this famous British army general believed that the chance of winning in this way was not great. Then Churchill would like to know what the other party thinks.

"Greece! Let the Greek army launch an attack from the Thrace region. However, in addition to landing on the strait, our troops also landed on the plains between the Thracian mountains and the Gallipoli Peninsula! In this case, our troops The military strength can far exceed the largest force that Prince Leopold, the conqueror of Romania, could mobilize! After all, no matter how weak Greece is, it is still a country!" said Lord Hamilton.

"This is impossible. The Army is opposed to mobilizing any troops from the Western Front here. They are not even willing to give one division! I believe that the Greeks can provide 200,000 troops, but they will never undertake the strategy of one direction alone. Attack mission, even if it's just Turkey!" Churchill shook his head and said.

"Haha." Lord Hamilton showed an expression of "you don't understand." "I didn't expect that you, who have always been proficient in politics, tend to ignore political issues. If you look at it from a purely military perspective, the British War Department will not support this action, but if you look at it from the perspective of defending an ally, then in terms of political correctness Under the premise, there is no possibility for the British government to refuse, at least until the matter is irreversible, they will not give up easily! Come here, my friend, let me tell you the secret."

"Actually, I support your plan not because I support the current naval-led Dardanelles Campaign, but because I think it is better to launch the campaign earlier than later! The situation in the Balkans has now reached a critical point. moment. As the great Napoleon the Great said, if you have an army with speed, you will lose!" After saying that, Lord Hamilton pointed the putter in his hand at Bulgaria, located in the east of the Balkan Peninsula!

"Bulgaria has become our enemy, Romania has collapsed, and there are at least 10 divisions of Bavarian and Austro-Hungarian troops there. They have formed a ring of encirclement against Serbia, our most important ally in the Balkans! Face it! The Serbian Army, which the Austro-Hungarian Empire was already struggling to support, could not withstand the pressure from both directions. Maybe when the Allies launched their next offensive, Serbia would fall. And if Serbia was finished, then the next target would be Greece! The most tragic result is that we have no place in the Balkans.

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"Judging from the current situation, our military strength in the Balkans cannot stop the opponent's offensive. How long we can exist in the Balkans depends entirely on when the opponent takes action. Is that right? Sir Hamilton?" Churchill asked .

"You guessed it right, this is not the worst! If they send a force to attack the Sinai Peninsula and Alexandria by land with the cooperation of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet after taking over the Balkans, then we will All fleets coming from the Far East can only go around the Horn of Africa! This is simply fatal for us who already have limited shipping capacity! So, this is why I support your action. Of course, I and I You still have some differences, I want to play a big game!" Lord Hamilton used the putter in his hand to hit the city of Istanbul heavily on the map!

If you want to ask if what Lord Hamilton said makes sense, then it certainly does! Throughout the history of World War I, both the Allies and the Entente were relatively kind to their allies. The British could help Russia by fighting a Battle of the Dardanelles, which the British Admiralty thought had only a 1 in 15 chance of victory. Yes, you read that right. After the battle began, some generals in the Navy believed that the chances of winning this battle were so high... Of course, Churchill, who promoted this campaign, would not admit this inference.

And the Germans. In order to help the Turks, they first beat up the Russians, and then took over Serbia... Historically, in July 1915, General Mackensen's three armies and Hindenburg's two armies to the north attacked simultaneously. By August, the Russian army began to collapse across the board and was completely expelled from Poland.

Then the German government thought of its little Turkish brothers who were still fighting in the Dardanelles... In September, Mackensen pointed his sword at Serbia. At the same time, Bulgaria decided to turn to the Allies and began a nationwide mobilization.

Otherwise, the German Army was very powerful in World War 1. On October 9, Mackensen's nine divisions crossed the Danube and captured Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Two days later, Bulgaria stepped up to make a last-ditch attack. By mid-October, the German, Austrian, and Serbian armies were at war, and by December, all of Serbia had fallen. In other words, Serbia, a small power that even fought back into the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the beginning, died in less than 3 months after Germany intervened...

The Germans are interesting enough, and the British are also friendly enough! When Mackensen's saber was pointed at Serbia, the British government immediately issued a statement expressing its willingness to send 200,000 troops to the Balkans! In late October, the first batch of British and French troops landed in Salonika! (Churchill yelled: Hold the grass, what are you doing!) And then, after the establishment of the Salonika Front, this narrow front had more than 500,000 Allied troops deployed on this narrow front! But there is no point in waiting until the war is over... So much so that they were ridiculed by the Germans as "the largest prisoner of war camp" in the Balkans.

This is actually a political issue, and there may be some facial issues, and for these things, the Allied Powers paid a huge price. This was a huge battle that started without a good plan, and by the end, no one knew how it would end...

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