Chapter 1562: The Allies' Final Efforts Three

Chapter 1562: The Allies’ Last Effort 3

"The Italians? They will definitely not be on our side." Asquith said sadly. He was inconvenient to say some things, even if the Allied Powers' offensive in Asia Minor went smoothly this time, so what? If the Allies want to rebalance the situation, they must do two things. First, kill Turkey. Second, when Germany is concentrating on launching a fatal blow on the Western Front, the British and French allied forces can not only hold it back, but also continue to consume it. These two goals are too difficult to achieve, let's not talk about the second one, the first one Among the goals, even the French who launched the campaign did not have too much hope. The lowest goal was to hold back the Bavarian Army.

"But at the same time, the Germans may not be willing to accept Italy now! Unless, Italy is willing to work for Germany and Austria for nothing!" Asquith said.

"Why?" Bai Lian was slightly taken aback, but did not respond.

"The reason is very simple, the benefits are not enough!" Asquith's eyes were full of contempt. "No one likes grass on the wall, let alone useless grass on the wall! Even if people temporarily accept them due to the situation, there will definitely be a discount when they accept it!"

It is not easy to get the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Asquith possesses the foresight and cunning of a politician at the same time! And the British have indeed done this in history! When the Great War broke out, Italy was up for grabs, and both sides had their own way. In the end, Britain and France offered a higher price. Italy stood on the side of the Allied Powers and became the victorious country! However, with the end of the war, when all parties began to distribute benefits, Britain and France did not fully fulfill their previous promises. And the League of Nations formed after the war was also dominated by Britain and France, and the United States was squeezed out, let alone the Italians?

And now? Italy will definitely not join the Allied Powers. After all, both Britain and France admit that they already have considerable disadvantages, and the balance of victory has tilted towards the Allies. However, if Italy wants to join the Allies, will Germany and Austria accept it? Looking at it now, it is unlikely to accept it in exchange for benefits!

Before, the Italians wanted the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in exchange for participating in the war, but they were rejected by the Germans. At that time, when the outcome was not so obvious, the Germans refused without hesitation, let alone now ? Russia may not even be able to survive this year. How about giving Italy benefits in exchange for the opponent's participation in the war when the Bavarian Corps may come to the Eastern Front next year? This is obviously nonsense!

Well, if Italy takes the next best thing and doesn't want the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, can it be possible to exchange some benefits from other places? So good, do the three countries of Germany, Austria and Turkey have extra land for Italy? Don't think about the Eastern Front, even if Germany and Austria give it, Italy can't get it, the distance is too far.

The Balkans are the closest to Italy, but obviously, Serbia will be eaten by Turkey, Romania will be divided by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria, what about Greece? It is even more impossible to give this place to Italy. Such an important place will either become a vassal state of Germany and Austria,

Or simply become part of the territory of Germany and Austria, and then, after the war, maybe Germany and Austria will force Italy to give up its privileges in Turkey’s North African colonies. I like it!

"And from a military point of view, Italy is not ready to launch a large-scale battle. The area bordering your country and Italy is mountainous, which is not suitable for launching a large-scale army. Is the Mediterranean side? The British Empire guarantees that even if the German fleet Attack, after a long period of recuperation, we can still easily press the Italians to the ground and rub against them in the North Sea while maintaining our defensive position!"

Asquith said confidently. After half a year of rest and reorganization, the Royal Navy's combat effectiveness has improved significantly. Not only have some capital ships been supplemented, but the combat effectiveness of the naval aviation has also improved. According to Jericho, the North Sea will resume under appropriate circumstances. You can try the blockade in Haikou! The resilient Royal Navy will not be depressed by last year's defeat! In terms of the total tonnage of battleships, the British fleet is still a head higher than the Germans, and the land-based naval aviation is also dominated by the British. In this case, it is also possible that the British intend to resume the offensive. Of course, if a country thinks that the current British navy is beyond its reach, then Jericho doesn't mind deploying some troops to deal with it!

"So, the best outcome for Italy is to sit back and watch the war end without doing anything?" Briand said after thinking for a while.

"That's right. Italy is not what the Germans need. We understand this, the Germans understand it, and the Italians probably understand it too." Asquist paused and continued: "Of course, this does not mean that Italy has no influence. They have begun to lean toward the Germans, and have begun to provide Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire with a large number of industrial products, especially aero engines, and at the same time use their status as a neutral country to provide raw materials and food for the two countries as a transshipment port."

"Then shall we do something about it?" asked Briand.

"But at the same time, the Italians also provided us with convenience." Asquith smiled wryly. In the absence of American imperialism, the British and French navies still struggled to deal with German submarines. The German submarines had even deployed mines to the Thames Estuary....

But fortunately, although German submarines attacked merchant ships heading to Britain and France, they had no way to transfer materials from neutral countries. For example, Spain bought things and sent them to France by land. And what about Italy? As the biggest "official downfall" in this war, it is also a joy to do business on both sides. Of course, the Italians are now more optimistic about Germany and Austria. So for this country, both the Allies and the Entente hate it to death, but it is not easy to do it....

"So, if Russia collapses, what do we do?" Briand asked.

"We sympathize with the passing of the Normanov dynasty, but this does not affect our cooperation with the new powers, as long as they are willing to continue to fight the Germans, whether it is conservatives or social revolutionaries Yes, but it must not be the Bolsheviks! If it is the latter, we would rather let Russia be destroyed!" Asquith said.

"It seems that the German government has connections with some people?" asked Briand.

"Don't worry, the Germans are just using them to get rid of the Russian government, and the latter also doesn't like Germany, so what we can do for the Russians at the moment is to find a suitable successor for the Tsarist Russian government, and then look forward to us in Murman Sko's supplies, it's enough to give these things to the right people and his army, in fact, there are very few things that we can operate in Russia." Asquith said.

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