Chapter 1731: All-and-one roll two

1731: Words Crush

For Britain, they will face an enemy that is almost invincible, an enemy that is several times more terrifying than Napoleon! A real existence that almost dominates Europe, even if this time, Britain's homeland is free from war, but after a period of time, it is not impossible for this powerful European superpower to crush Britain!

The French can continue to exist as a second-rate power after they have obtained an understanding with Germany, but can the British? Unless the British are willing to give up today's position and the dignity of the empire that the sun never sets, let the newly risen countries slowly carve up the world market, and the entire empire will gradually become fragmented, otherwise the war between Britain and Germany will be inevitable! And without the French, the British side will be defeated!

"We will launch an attack. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the current German main force mobilization to the east, we will at least concentrate more than 500,000 British troops on this offensive. In order to save Russia and for our cause, the British Empire will be obliged. Take your own obligations!" Prime Minister Asquith said.

"Prime Minister, launching an offensive at this time is definitely not a good choice." On the way back, General Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, said with some dissatisfaction. "This time we launched an offensive, and the French did not have to bear any obligations. They did not even provide military support. I can already foresee the outcome of this battle. The hill-like bodies will be filled with German positions, and we may You can only advance a few hundred meters!"

"Do you think the price we paid to keep the French is too great?" Prime Minister Asquith asked. "This time we are not just a political show, but a real opportunity! The Germans are about to reach their peak state, but they will soon weaken, you know? The Navy has completed the North Sea blockade. In the past two weeks, the supplies the Germans obtained from overseas have plummeted by more than 70%! Now, if we fight a war of attrition, we may not be afraid of the Germans!"

In the end, the war was fought by national power. The industries of Britain and France were not weaker than Germany and Austria. Now, Germany has almost cut off foreign aid. Although the British are suffering from unrestricted submarine warfare, they rely on the merchant ships of neutral countries and the hastily established anti-submarine system. Still persevering stubbornly. The resilience of the British in this era is surprisingly good!

Because it can also obtain overseas materials, Germany did not adopt unrestricted submarine warfare, so the neutral country merchant ships that provided supplies to the British were not hit hard, so that more than 60% of the materials needed by the British are transported by neutral country merchants. . After more than half a year of rest, the British not only completed the North Sea blockade, but also escorted some routes.

"This time the Navy won't let us down again, will it?" Marshal Haig frowned at Prime Minister Asquith's statement. If the Royal Navy was the pride of the empire before the war, then in this war , The performance of the Royal Navy is really not good.

"Let's wait and see." Asquith said with a sigh.

The British acted swiftly. Soon after Asquith returned to London, the British launched an offensive against the German defense line. The roaring artillery once again broke the silence on the battlefield. Under the cover of thousands of aircraft, The first wave of offensive consisting of hundreds of tanks and dozens of British divisions slammed into the German defense line. This attack was beyond the expectations of the Germans, and also beyond the expectations of the British, because the British discovered that this Once they attacked very smoothly at the beginning!

On the one hand, the Germans did not expect this, but on the other hand, the German emperor’s two transfers from the Western Front to the Eastern Front have greatly weakened the German reserves on the Western Front, so that the emperor suddenly I found that the reserve team in my hands was a little difficult to deal with the large-scale offensive of the British. Therefore, after weighing it repeatedly, the Kaiser temporarily halted his second transfer to the Eastern Front. At least 8 divisions and 120,000 German troops returned to the Western Front.

This offensive called Dawn by the British later re-evolved into the previous mode of engagement on the Western Front. Hundreds of thousands of armies on both sides fought in the mud and cold mud. Thousands of artillery kept spewing deadly flames. A large number of materials and the lives of officers and soldiers were reduced to ashes in the artillery fire.

The casualties on both sides on the battlefield shocked the commanders of Britain and Germany. At the same time, what made the Kaiser even more frightened was that the North Sea route seemed to be completely cut off! On February 1, 1914, Wilhelmshaven did not even have a freighter entering the port from abroad, and the fear this brought to the Kaiser was much more than the loss on the battlefield!

At the same time, the Russian interim government also indicated to the British ambassador to Russia that the newly established Russian government will continue to fulfill the obligations of the Allied Powers. The troops also began to adjust. Some troops loyal to the interim government stopped retreating and began to regroup. Perhaps it was because the Russian army was not far behind St. Petersburg. When the Germans’ long-range artillery could reach St. Petersburg, whether it was The Russian Provisional Duma and the Soviets are totally unanimous on the issue of resisting the Germans to continue to advance.

The Mackensen Army's offensive in other directions in Belarus was fairly smooth, but the offensive of more than 100,000 German troops outside St. Petersburg ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ was blocked. Under unexpected pressure, did the two major political groups in Russia seem to have reached an agreement? This was nothing but an illusion in the eyes of discerning people, but it really made the Kaiser feel very troublesome at the time.

As for the Russian Provisional Government, can it not continue to fight for the Allies? Haha, before the revolution, Russia already owed the British US$2.5 billion in war bonds, as well as US$1 billion in foreign debts from France, Japan, Italy and other countries. If the Provisional Government wants to continue to exist, it must Relying on the financial support of Britain and France, and if you choose to withdraw from the war, I am afraid that the debt and the bad domestic economic situation will directly cause the Russian economy to collapse. Unlike the Bolsheviks completely smashing an old Russia in history, the temporary Russian Duma headed by the bourgeoisie can only survive on the original basis. Therefore, even if it is difficult, they still have to continue the war until the moment of collapse!

As a result, with the Allied powers going all out, the one-sided situation originally imagined by the Kaiser did not appear. On the contrary, due to improper actions and the British offensive, the worst material crisis erupted in Germany since the war began. It's not that Germany can't hold on anymore, but the greater impact is on the spiritual level, so for a while, undercurrents are surging within Germany!

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