Chapter 1193 Strategy Adjustment 2

As for the second reason, it has something to do with the overall strategy. The Russians have been bleeded twice on the Eastern Front, with countless small bloodlettings. Especially in the battle that just ended, the Russian front line has almost dimmed all the reserve teams. This not only caused the Russians to jump down, but also made England and France a cold sweat. Without a reserve team, and the front line is not consolidated, perhaps the next attack of the Bavarian Army can destroy the entire Russian front. . Fortunately, the cold winter came, which stopped the German offensive. And Romania's new cannon fodder attracted another wave of hatred, which made the Russians breathe.

But Britain and France are very clear that this so-called breathe is only temporarily unable to die.... The tragic traffic conditions and industrial capabilities of the Russians are destined to prevent them from replenishing the lost equipment. The number of troops can be increased, but the number of heavy weapons can guarantee the current level. However, the significance of this expansion is really limited. Therefore, in order to preserve the most important ally of the Allied Powers in the east and to make better use of the surplus value of the Russians, Britain and France decided to launch a game aimed at opening up Dardanelles in April next year. Amphibious operations in the strait!

Britain and France believe that in land warfare, the coalition forces can't help the German army, but it is safe to fight against Turkey. According to the high level of the Allied powers, under the same strength, Germany is higher than Britain, France, Russia, Austria, Hungary and Turkey. what! Coupled with the fact that the French Navy is about to complete the repair work, the second batch of Japanese fleets will also come to Europe. I have a great advantage in strength here!

In addition to its military advantages, Greece finally agreed to join the Allies after hesitating. Of course, this does not mean how good the conditions given by the Allies are... It's because Greece and Turkey are their old enemies. If the Allies win the war, the stronger Turkey will definitely find Greece again. By then, who can help Greece?

The attitudes of Britain and France are also quite tough. The British ambassador to Greece once threatened that if you can't become friends, you will be enemies! In addition, Serbia in the north now has an advantage against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After repeated weighing, Greece agreed to join the Allied Powers. At the same time expressed willingness to launch an offensive on land to assist the Allies in the Dardanelles strategy!

Opening up the Dardanelles and transporting supplies to Russia is one aspect. At the same time, taking Istanbul to force Turkey to launch a war, and succumbing to the Allied Mediterranean fleet is also of great strategic value! If this goal can be achieved, not only will it be possible to rescue Russia, but at the same time it can also kill Turkey and cut off the connection between the German mainland and the Mesopotamia. It can also completely solve the largest overseas fleet of the Allies, except for the North Sea. This is simply killing three birds with one stone!

At that time, even the French fleet and the Japanese fleet can come to the North Sea to suppress the Germans. The united Allied fleet will once again gain an overwhelming advantage in the North Sea! At that time, the British, French and Japanese fleets will gather in the Shetland Islands. Haven't the German fleet been compliant? At that time, Jericho imagined that he could preside over the largest surrender at sea ceremony in history!

Well, let's not talk about anything else, anyway, find a way to win first! The French have stated that they will send at least 70,000 troops to the war, and the French navy will fully cooperate. The Japanese say that they can provide 30,000 cannon fodder with low food and low prices. The Japanese navy will also increase its strength. Even the Australian Army and Canadian Army in the British Commonwealth expressed their willingness to participate in the war. That's good, does the Royal Navy have to express it! And precisely because of this expression.... Give Jericho a headache!

At first, Jericho swiped his pen and directly suggested that the Strait Fleet should transfer two former fearless battle groups. But how can the French be so foolish? ! They said that these old-fashioned warships had no value other than providing fire support on the ground, and even the French navy representative said very openly: "Instead of letting the large fleet sit on the Shetland Islands and blow the northwest wind, it is better to go to the warm Mediterranean... .... At least the weather is fine, isn't it?"

At that time, Jericho wanted to jump up and pick up the ashtray next to it to represent the Royal Navy in a duel with the opponent, and Churchill thought that in this battle, if a battleship was not lined up, it was a bit "outrageous." He originally planned to transfer one. The entire battleship squadron, but after Thomas’ incident, Churchill thought that sending two super-dreadnought battleships to the Dardanelles was “sufficient”. ,

However, it was not only two super-dreadnoughts and two detachments of former dreadnought battleships, but also a large number of auxiliary battleships. As a result, the auxiliary force of the Great Fleet was temporarily weakened. In this case, the large fleet has been weakened in almost every aspect. In this case, it is inevitable that Jericho and the British Admiralty finally choose to shrink!

This contraction is different from the defensive actions taken by the Royal Navy after the previous Thunder-Thebrus operation. At that time, the Royal Navy chose to avoid it temporarily, reduce the risk, and wait for the opportunity. Although the Internet was a bit hard, it was definitely not a painful one. The Royal Navy still has the strength to complete the blockade of Germany again. Just like Thomas' siege of German battlecruisers a few months ago!

But this time it's really different. After losing 5 capital ships in a row in the most recent battle, when the situation on the entire battlefield changed drastically. It is difficult for the Royal Navy to recover again in a short period of time. Not only is the loss rate greater than the replenishment rate, but more importantly, the threat of other strategic directions has forced the Royal Navy to allocate some troops to fight the fire. The fists that were originally clenched are forced to disperse. That's good. You still have a hand, but the striking power is no longer the same as before!

Maybe ~lightnovelpub.net~ After the Allies solved the Mediterranean problem, the Allied fleet could still gather on the North Sea, but that is at least almost a year later. This is not how high the British see Turkey , But because in the Dardanelles, after all, the Allies deployed 6 powerful battleships! Even if the Allied Powers can kill them, it will pay a very heavy price! Take a look at the Fuso-class battleship, the most powerful of the Allied nations, which was beaten back for 3 months for repairs when it had an advantage. Therefore, even after the war, even if it wins, the Allied power fleet needs to slowly recover...

And what will happen after 1 year? Jericho didn't know, but Jericho knew that if the two sides were unable to end the war that equated to chronic suicide in one year, then even if the British Empire wins, it will probably fall from the peak of power. The decline of Britain is a long-term process. If there were no World War I, Jericho might not have seen it in his lifetime, but now, it can only be said that the future is unpredictable.

"The navy's today may be the empire's tomorrow!" Jericho wrote in his diary when he learned of the Admiralty's decision to shrink the fleet.

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