Chapter 1575: The Battle Begins

Chapter 1575 The Battle Begins

The British and French allied forces used two weeks to adjust and deploy their troops. Two weeks later, when the second wave of landing troops of the British and French allied forces was in place, a total of 4 French infantry divisions and 2 The strength of one and a half French armored divisions, as well as the strength of 4 heavy artillery regiments, 2 Anzac divisions and 2 combat wing regiments provided by the British! The total strength reached about 110,000! It is a little worse than the expected concentration of troops by the French.

On the southern front, based in Izmir, the Southern Front Corps commanded by the British has concentrated 4 British divisions, 2 colonial divisions, 1 British armored division and the Japanese Fukuoka armored division after rest! The total force is about 8 divisions. The effect of the concentration of British forces was better than expected. Although in terms of organization, the Southern Front Corps is similar to the Northern Front Corps, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the Southern Front Corps is far inferior to the Northern Front Corps!

Although the six and a half French divisions on the northern line are relatively small, they are basically the main front-line divisions. Two of the French armored divisions are still the most elite of the French army, and the two Australian divisions that cooperate with them are also the elite of the elite, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of ordinary British divisions! In particular, it should be noted that the troops on the northern front are equipped with about 800 various artillery pieces, of which 120MM and 152MM heavy artillery account for a large part. These are not comparable to ordinary army howitzers, and the two fighter companies have a total of 240 More than one fighter jet is enough to ensure the safety of the sky above the French army.

And what about the British? The 4 British divisions do exist, but the shortage is quite serious. Among them, there is only one main front-line division, and the two colonial divisions are from India. One of them is a cavalry division. The attack speed is very fast, but the ability to kill is forgettable.

Although in the Southern Front Army, the British also have two armored divisions on paper, but how to say it? Although the British Seventh Armored Division is a veteran unit, it has suffered heavy losses in previous battles. Although it has been supplemented, it is inevitable that it will be short of staff. The same is true for the Fukuoka Division of Japan. Therefore, the combat power discount of these two divisions is a bit large...

As for the air force, the southern front troops were assigned to a wing of aviation, with about 140 aircraft. As for the remaining aircraft promised by the British, they would stay near the two ports to defend against possible bombing by the Germans. After the entire front was fully deployed, the British and French coalition forces, the northern and southern armies, had concentrated a total of about 200,000 front-line troops, and if you count the troops that can be mobilized in the future, this number has the potential to increase. After all, in history, the Chinese, British and French allied forces mobilized a total of 480,000 troops in the Great Neil Naval Battle! After the war, it took the Turks 2 years to clean up the entities and abandoned supplies.... (This description is from "Research on War History")

And during this time, the German and Turkish armies have not been idle... General von Saunders concentrated about 150,000 German-Turkish coalition forces and deployed them near the Bursa-Inegel line as the first line of defense. There were about 10,000 German troops in this force, mainly based on artillery and technology. The arms are the main force, and the remaining 140,000 are the Turkish army.

And about 50,000 troops from the Von Seekert Corps who came from Ukraine were deployed in Sakarya,

As the general reserve force of the entire theater, the entire force is equipped with about 700 artillery pieces of various types, and at the same time can receive limited support from the Bavarian Air Force, but the biggest problem is the lack of armored units. To solve this problem, we must wait until the prince arrives from the Balkan The southward armored troops drawn from the theater can only be resolved after they are ready!

The southern line is used to defend the Anglo-French Allied Forces Southern Front Army is a purely Turkish army. About 250,000 Turkish troops are deployed on the long front from Kutahia to Ankara. They form lines of defense along important passages. Although the number of It is more than twice that of the British, but the prince does not expect the Turks to really block the opponent's attack. After all, except for Kemal's troops, other Turkish troops are completely weak compared to the British army. In the case of the Dardanelles, then there are still fights. If it is a field battle, go to sleep. The task given to them by the prince is to delay and consume the opponent, and they can retreat, as long as they don't lose Ankara. Let's wait until the Bavarian Army comes back from the Eastern Front!

After the north and south lines were deployed, the prince didn't know whether these troops could stop Britain and France. It stands to reason that the combined strength of these two lines is 450,000 troops, of which the number of German troops is about 60,000. The coalition forces are now more than 200,000, and coupled with the priority support of the Bavarian Air Force, the defense of the Allied Powers should not be a big problem, right?

However, considering the possible continuous reinforcements from Britain and France, this number of troops is still not enough, and the prince cannot allow Britain and France to gain a firm foothold in central Turkey, otherwise Turkey's national strength will definitely be severely damaged, and at the same time it will also contain a large number of Bavarian legions. Therefore, The prince also needs to constantly recruit elites from other fronts to join this war far away from Europe!

"The goals that the European ancestors failed to achieve will become reality through our hands! The Ottoman Turkish Empire, the sick man on the Eurasian continent, will eventually pass away, and we will use this battle to overturn the entire war situation! We will be in the Fighting a fast battle on the Turkish battlefield can be called a textbook level! The French army in the Napoleon era will return at this moment! It is fast, agile, changeable and deadly!" Looking at the French armored troops gathered outside the window, Joffre, who is the commander-in-chief So wrote the general in his diary!

At the same time, the British army on the southern front also began to move towards their goal. Although compared with the elite French army on the northern front, they lacked enough motor vehicles and armored units, but they also had a large number of artillery. The right enemy is also the Turks who lack mobility, artillery, and low combat effectiveness, so the British have sufficient confidence to kill their opponents with a dignified battle!

"It seems that Ruprecht and the Turks are in trouble." Looking at the new information sent by the General Staff, the Kaiser said to the crown prince next to him meaningfully. According to the new information, the British and French allied forces on the front of the western front were on the defensive. Even gave up some unnecessary positions. This means that the British and French allied forces can also deploy part of their troops to organize a third or even a fourth wave of reinforcements.

"Then what shall we do?" asked the Crown Prince.

"Let's see the situation first." The Kaiser's answer was very vague.

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