Slide 1211

"The premise of the entire campaign is that we can destroy the German Mediterranean fleet in one blow, or at least severely damage our opponents! Otherwise, we have the right to cancel this plan. I think this result is unwilling to see on both sides! So good, China Your Excellency, you now have two choices. The first choice is to convey our opinions to Russia, and then decide how to cooperate with us. The second choice is when I haven't looked for you today." At this moment, Churchill Directly took out the killer! It means there is nothing to talk about!

"Damn Russian!" Churchill cursed as he watched Lieutenant General Erhard's departure. Then, he shook his head and continued to deal with the bad things in front of him.

Churchill discovered that, so far, the biggest problem with the Dardanelles he planned was that there was not enough army support! That's right, you read that right, the landing battle in the Dardanelles has hardly received the Army's position! At present, the only force he can guarantee to mobilize is only one, that is, 1,0007 men and 6 artillery pieces of the Royal Navy Division...

However, even so, the current plan is still much stronger than in history. The first battle of the Dardanelles battle in history was February 19! The first unit assembled by the British Army, the ANZAC, was assembled on April 10th, and the unit of the other second-line division only arrived in a small unit, so if the prince knows what Churchill is annoyed about now, then He would persuade Churchill, you are content!

It is very difficult to draw troops from the Western Front. Even in the last meeting, the British Secretary of the Army stated that he would rather launch an attack with the navy on Zeebrug on the opposite side of the Dover Strait than send troops to the distant Dada. In the Neal Strait, in his opinion, the British forces on the western front were already insufficient, so how can there be extra troops to use those secondary battlefields! After the opponent expressed his stance, Churchill realized that it was impossible for him to transfer the British front-line troops from the Western Front, and could only find a solution elsewhere.

As a result, under the circumstances, the supporters of the Battle of Churchill and the Dardanelles still focused on the first Anzac regiment currently stationed in Alexandria! This force originally planned to attack from the Sinai Peninsula to later Israel and Lebanon. And now Churchill intends to directly use this army with a total number of over 30,000 and equipped with nearly a hundred artillery in this landing battle.

However, this force is not enough. More than 40,000 artillery pieces were thrown on the Western Front and even a scum was thrown. What is even more serious than in history is that Bulgaria has taken refuge in Germany prematurely, which led to this. The most important reason is that it has something to do with the prince and Prince Leopold. After the prince captured most of Romania in a thunderous manner, he has always seen revenge against Bulgaria, which is sorrowful of other Balkan countries. To the north is Romania under German control, and to the south is Turkey. In this case, the only choice they can make is to become an ally of the Allied Powers. Otherwise, being crushed is only a matter of minutes.

And because of this problem, the result is that if the Bavarian Army decides to intervene in this operation, then just an ordinary Bavarian division transferred to the Dardanelles is enough to make the current British landing troops unable to eat. Although the naval guns are very powerful, the Gallipoli Peninsula in the direction of Europe is mountainous and too steep, which is not suitable for attacking tough. Naval guns have very limited lethality to the army located on the reverse slope. So Churchill had only one choice, either to abandon this operation, or to concentrate more armies to attack from multiple aspects at the same time!

But now Churchill obviously doesn't have that many troops in his hands! As a result, Churchill set his sights on the African theater of operations. For example, the British colonial forces that are now sharpening their swords in German East Africa and German West Africa. These troops seem to be secondary battlefields, but in fact they have one or two divisions. Not big, although combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed, but fortunately, it can supplement troops.

"To let the Japanese army provide some more troops, they should provide at least 2 divisions. Yes, if this is the case, there will be about 40,000 troops! If the French mobilize one of their colonial divisions, then there will be 15,000. There are more than 50,000 troops. With the addition of the Anzac, Colonial and Royal Navy divisions, there may be 110,000 troops! Fighting a Turkey will count as giving them a face!" Churchill thought I thought about it.

"At this time, let the Russians launch a preemptive counterattack in the Romanian area, so that the Bavarian Legion is unable to go south, plus almost the entire French fleet, the British Mediterranean Detachment and the Japanese Fleet in Europe, as long as it can severely damage the German Mediterranean fleet, then Our chances of winning should be very high!" Churchill packed his opinions after finishing. Then prepare to pass it to the British Cabinet for discussion.

However, this classic plan in Churchill's eyes was beaten back by Sir Hamilton who was visiting in the afternoon. Facts have proved that an outstanding politician may have a good strategic vision, but if they are asked to directly formulate a battle plan If so, except for a very few geniuses who have both political and military repairs~lightnovelpub.net~ this 80% is going to happen!

Sir Hamilton told Churchill very bluntly: "There are two key points in this battle. The first is to kill or severely damage the Allied Mediterranean Fleet. You are aware of this and are working on arrangements. This shows that you are a qualified person. Minister of the Navy. But you have overlooked one point, that is, whether we can conquer this strait is actually not on landing on the peninsula at both ends of the strait, nor on whether the Turkish troops are good at war, but on the prince to the north. Whether to decide to participate in the battle and how ambitious is to participate!"

Hamilton almost told the latter bluntly that it is a trifling matter for your troops to launch a part-time landing battle. It has no effect other than sending the rest to the prisoner of war camp! If you want to get here, you must be prepared to fight the Germans!

"Are you still worried about the Bavarian Legion? The leader of the Bavarian Legion is in the port of Kiel, making trouble for the Royal Navy. Others don't seem to have enough rights to mobilize a large number of troops across Bulgaria and into Turkey. Also, I am not ready to let Russia Do people launch a containment offensive?" Churchill said with some dissatisfaction.

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