Chapter 1560: The Allies’ Final Efforts One

Chapter 1560 The Allied Powers' Final Effort 1

"The fate of Russia seems to be doomed." The first words of the French special envoy Aristide Briand 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 is more concerned about the fate of Russia than your country, because the westward advance of the Bavarian Army is definitely a disaster for France. At the same time, we don't want Russia's debts to us to be written off because of the government's collapse." Envoy Briand smiled wryly.

"I asked the generals, and they said that even if we opened up the Dardanelles this year, we would still not be able to launch a massive landing in Ukraine, which would be a nightmare, let alone put the Russians' breadbasket Get it back," said Prime Minister Asquith.

"Master Prime Minister, I hope you can face up to the current predicament we are in. Some problems are unavoidable. If the Bavarian Army is freed, it will be a disaster for France. If the prince regains control of the German High Seas Fleet, then It is also a disaster for the British Empire, we must use all our strength to hold back our opponents, not for Russia or Turkey, but for the survival of France and the British Empire!" Brien said seriously .

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

"That's right. In the first phase, we will invest at least 8 divisions, a large number of armored units and transport vehicles. I hope that the British Empire's colonial regiment and our little brother in the Far East can also provide as much as France. We are not at a disadvantage when fighting in Asia Minor. Bavaria’s supply line is also stretched very long. They need to rely on the undeveloped railways in the Balkans, while we can transport them directly by water. And we have advantages in front-line deployment, Bavaria Most of the legions are concentrated in Ukraine, and if we launch an attack now, we will undoubtedly gain the upper hand." Briand said the overall plan of France.

It has to be said that from a strategic level, the French made the best choice under the current situation. It goes without saying that if the Bavarian Army goes to the Western Front, it will be a disaster for France, but if it fights a war of attrition with the Bavarian Army in remote Asia Minor, it will be beneficial to France, especially now, France It's easy for people to log in. And once they landed, so what if they couldn't beat the Bavarian Army? It's just blocked by the coastline and shrunk within the protection range of naval guns. Unless the Bavarian Air Force enters Asia Minor on a large scale, otherwise, the army really wants to compare firepower with the navy? ! What are you thinking? !

Therefore, in the eyes of the French, if Bavaria wants to ensure the safety of Turkey, it must deploy a large army on the Asia Minor peninsula. On the western front, as long as the French are not pushed into the sea, the Bavarian Army will be held back. In terms of strategic flexibility, the mobilization of the French army can rely on transport ships in the Mediterranean and railways in France.

And 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 oil, minerals and grain produced in Turkey. There is not enough capacity left, so in terms of strategic mobility, the French are also better!

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

In fact, the French fought well in terms of strategy. For example, take the initial border battle as an example. Although the French did make a mistake in the direction of attack at the beginning, Xiafei made a good change. Before the Germans officially set foot on the French border, the French and the British had completed the adjustment of the campaign.

On August 20, the first echelon of 5 German armies, a total of 17 armies, and 7 cavalry divisions was in place. At this time, the British and French allied forces also concentrated 22 and a half armies and 7 and a half armies. Infantry divisions, although the German army still has 5 reserve troops, they are all a certain distance from the front line. When the war started, the British and French allied forces were actually superior. Not too bad, but what the heck.... The French were caught off guard in tactics, and were directly outmatched by the Germans in tactics. 22.5 armies could not beat other 17 armies. Xiafei said: I am also very helpless!

"In this case, our troops on the western front will be greatly weakened. If the German army launches a large-scale attack at this time, we will be very dangerous." Prime Minister Asquith thought for a while and said.

"No." Briand'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. During more than a year of fighting, the Germans also know that we need to pay a huge price to break through our defense line, and the distance to advance will not be far. The only successful large-scale advance by the German army is in the Bavarian Army. During the large-scale westward advance, so, if I were the Kaiser, I would rather ensure the balance of the western front and keep the loss of national strength as low as possible, and then wait until the end of the eastern front, the main force of the country will gather on the western front, and then Then launch a decisive offensive, so as long as we can drag the Bavarian Army out of the way to the west, then the real attack of the Germans will not come," Briand said.

People are lazy, for example, the US military, who is not used to fighting without the Air Force in later generations... In the same way, the Germans think that since they can push the Western Front with all their strength, 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. On the one hand, this is a matter of national strength, and on the other hand, it is also a matter of heart. The French are very accurate.

"Then what kind of army is your country going to send to support the Asia Minor front? Sometimes, quality is far more important than quantity. Although we are dealing with the Turks this time, the Bavarian Legion is not far from us!" Ah Squees said.

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