Chapter 2400: Italy II

"The important factor that limited the German-Austrian army's offensive speed after the Polish Pocket Campaign was not the resistance of the Russians, but our logistics supplies and road conditions! The Russian defenses could be easily breached, but unfortunately, our logistics supplies could not keep up. Our offensive speed."

"And have you ever thought that if Britain and France had invested the troops in the Balkans in other places, would it increase our pressure? Recall the first sentence mentioned by the Crown Prince. We have an advantage in Turkey, because the British and French need to cross a Mediterranean to deploy their troops to the battlefield. This is much more difficult than deploying them directly on the Western Front! If there is no Mediterranean battlefield, then on the Western Front , Our pressure will be even greater!"

"Therefore, in order to consume opponents in the remote Mediterranean battlefield, Serbia and Greece can support that long. In order to make the defense density of the British and French forces on the western front not so high, England and France have the opportunity to land in Turkey and then fight against Bavaria and Asia Minor. Field sports warfare! Compared to the fortified battle, mobile warfare is more suitable for the Bavarian Army. In the Mediterranean battlefield, after we consumed a large amount of technical equipment and experienced combat personnel of the British and French coalition forces, it was tantamount to reducing the difficulty and risk of our final Western Front decisive battle in disguise. Therefore, we need the Mediterranean battlefield." Duke Albrecht paused and continued: "On this point, it is meaningless for us to take control of the Mediterranean too early. Therefore, Italy stands in On our side, it doesn't make much sense to us!"

"But, if we can control the Mediterranean, then we can cut off the ties between France and Algiers, and the navy can also enter the Atlantic to break diplomatic ties to better cut off the sea supplies between Britain and France. In this war, the role of the fortress of Gibraltar was not as great as imagined. Even if it could not be captured, Earl Spey’s fleet still went in and out of the Mediterranean smoothly.” Prince Albert is making his final struggle.

"Do you know why the Spey fleet was able to enter and exit the Mediterranean smoothly? The reason is simple, because France was defeated! In modern warfare, the threat of a fortress of Gibraltar is not very big, but if you add Tunisia on the opposite side, it will not It’s the same. If the large number of British and French aviation forces are not exhausted on the Mediterranean battlefield, if France does not surrender, then as long as Britain and France deploy 5 aviation wing in Morocco, it can cause huge damage to our fleet, without aircraft carriers. Under the circumstances, we want to go in and out of the Mediterranean with the bombs, submarines and fleets of Britain and France.

"In the end, the fundamental reason why Earl Spey could easily enter the Atlantic was that France was defeated, the most important airport in the Mediterranean Sea was blocked, and British aviation suffered heavy losses. All the remaining forces were retracted into the British mainland. Gibraltar had no more shore artillery except some shore artillery. Other defensive forces make the earl so easy. Don't make a mistake about this timetable and causal sequence." Duke Albrecht said with a smile.

The Duke’s words are very clear. It’s no good for the Allies to end the Mediterranean battlefield too early. The army will not say it. For the navy, even if the Allied Mediterranean Fleet controls the Mediterranean Sea, it only controls it and wants to enter. The Atlantic Ocean is very difficult. As for passing through the Suez Canal and then bypassing the Horn of Africa into the Atlantic Ocean, this action is actually no different from the expedition to Japan by the Russian Second Pacific Fleet in the Russo-Japanese War in history. They are all sent... ....

From the perspective of the overall military layout, in the Allied Powers system, Italy’s surrender played a very small role in the military. Even if it’s a bad word, even if Italy agreed to send troops to the Eastern Front, Crown Prince Ruprecht was unwilling. Yes, after all, the performance of the Italian Army in history is more than one grade worse than that of the Austro-Hungarian Army. There is a kind of enemy called teammate pig! The crown prince does not need such an Italian army!

"Actually, compared to Italy joining us, I think that Italy’s neutrality is the most beneficial to us! After all, it is a neutral country with a little power. The British and French cannot treat Italy in the same way they treat Norway. Therefore, Italy can do business with us without fear. More than one third of the grain and raw materials imported by the Austro-Hungarian Empire comes from Italy’s re-export trade. It can even be said that the grains of our entire Balkan front are transported by Italian merchant ships. Although they have made some money, they have provided us with considerable convenience."

　　 Crown Prince Ruprecht’s last remarks completely defeated Crown Prince Albert’s suggestion! After all, during the war, the Allied powers, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire, did obtain a lot of materials from Italy, and even built a railway with Italy for this....

"Well~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I have not considered this problem. I will discuss some points with relevant people after the salon. I hope that when we meet again, the crown prince and the duke can give us advice." Prince Bert gave in decisively. In the talks just now, he was fully aware of the strength of the old German political elites who have experienced war and current politics, as well as their own shortcomings. Although everyone is the heir, they are similar to Ruprecht and Albrecht. Than, I am so immature.

　　 But it doesn’t matter. Prince Albert has another issue, which is also about Italy, and that is how the Allies will deal with Italy’s relations in the future. Is it to continue to maintain the superficial alliance, the actual alienation, or to incorporate it into the military system of the Allies?

"Even at the two ends of Italy's first mouse during the war, but when we have taken control of the European landscape, can we completely tie Italy to our chariot?" Prince Albert learned this time. Use question sentences, and talk about it first.

"What we need are truly valuable allies, not a group of salted fish who can only shout 666, and from the current situation, Italy will not be valuable in the future." Crown Prince Ruprecht said in his heart. . As a traverser, Ruprecht naturally heard a certain comment on the Internet, which is to defeat the Italians. Germany needs 5 divisions. The Italians are neutral. The Germans need 10 divisions to be wary of Italian troubles, and if the Italians are Germans Allies, Germany needs to provide 50 divisions to protect allies...

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