Chapter 1597

For the German general, the prince’s reply was also clear: “Turkish forces and equipment made it impossible for them to form a coherent front to defend against the British. They could only carry out an important defense, and if the British wanted to bypass certain This node is actually not difficult. After bypassing, the Turkish army of this node has no value, so we must focus our limited forces on the most likely points of the opponent's attack, and Ankara is undoubtedly the most important node! As for political and economic issues, they are all ranked behind military issues. What your ministry needs now is to implement my orders without discount! And the so-called splitting proposal is the most stupid. Kemal’s troops are still unable to reconcile. The same number of British troops is higher and lower, and even after being dispersed!"

In order to ensure that Sanders could follow the prince’s advice, Ruprecht even prepared to send a telegram to the Kaiser, asking Earl Schmidt to replace Sanders as Germany’s highest commander in the Turkish theater. It is not enough to let the elite Turkish troops stay in Karachi. The prince needs to make other preparations.

"His Royal Highness, are you really planning to cut the oil transportation volume on the 3B railway by 150,000 tons per month?" Calypte said. "You know, we can get 400,000 tons of fuel oil from the oil fields in the Mesopotamia a year, an average of 400,000 tons per month. This is equivalent to reducing the fuel supply by 40%. This is not just for us in Bavaria. , Austria and Prussia. They all need these fuels. Although we have fuel reserves, such behavior may cause serious criticism!"

"Under normal circumstances, I naturally don't want to do this, but the 3B railway is an important transportation link between us and the south. The British still have about 150,000 troops on the southern line. They have approached Ankara, an important node. We Know the intention of the other party, but there is not enough time to complete the troop movement. The wagons and transportation capacity of a railway line are limited. If we do not compress the fuel delivery, it will be difficult for us to raise enough locomotives and transportation capacity to transport the troops. "The prince said helplessly.

In fact, during the war, the efficiency of a country's departments except those related to the military industry will decrease. (Of course, the BT of the U.S. is an exception) And Turkey, as a country that is not even an industrialized country, and whose population can be described as sparse, its domestic vitality is rapidly consumed in wars, and it reflects that the transportation is railway. The transportation efficiency is generally down by about 20% from the highest point in history. During the war, a large number of Dandu troops were mobilized and the delivery of fuel to Germany and Austria brought considerable pressure to the 3B railway. So yesterday, the prince asked how long it would take to transport troops by rail. The 50,000 Bavarian Army was sent from Constantinople to Ankara. And the other party's answer is 20 days!

Consider Germany. In history, in order to save the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Eastern Front in World War I, it took Germany a week to send 400,000 troops from the Western Front to the Eastern Front. And Turkey? Well, it doesn't matter how efficient this is....

Subsequently, the personnel in charge of logistics gave the prince N many reasons, such as the daily attacks and consumption of the Turkish Army on the southern route, the increase in the amount of fuel for the northern transportation, the loss and maintenance of the railway system, and the scarce number of locomotives, etc. . For these, the prince does not have time to solve these problems technically. What the prince can do now is the simplest addition and subtraction method to reduce the total amount of oil transported to the north and provide enough wagons and locomotives for the troops to concentrate on the south!

"You know? The pressure from the country and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not the most terrifying. The most terrifying thing is that even if we start to mobilize our troops to go south, it may not be too late! The British have not tried their best, and the Chaffee regiment has lost its goal. It is very likely that they will choose to go south. In fact, the Turkish Legion in Eskisehir is now a dead fish! They were restrained by the British army and could not go, and the French left an armored division, of course , The French may be able to make an extra quick division that can easily maneuver behind the Turks, and then cut off their supply lines and retreat, but for this situation, we have nothing to do." The prince frowned.

As a commander, what is the worst thing? It's that you have insight into the opponent's intentions, but you can't change the situation! This attack of the Allied Powers is actually quite similar to the Battle of Kiev in the second battle in history. One of the two legions that had been advancing side by side suddenly chose to go south and slashed towards the rear of the opponent's legion! Thus completed the encirclement of a main Turkish army. Unlike history, the prince is aware of the practices of the Allied Powers, but the same as history, this situation cannot be changed!

Even if there is a railway behind Eskisehir, it is impossible to withdraw hundreds of thousands of troops in a short time, and once the troops are withdrawn, the front line of defense is likely to collapse in a short time. Then there is no need for Xiafei to go around and gank, the Turkish troops are finished first.

"Will it really be like this? The French just suffered a defeat." Calipute said.

"I also hope that my speculation is wrong this time." The prince smiled bitterly. "Okay, now, I order, immediately draw at least one 10,000 troops from all the reserve teams on the northern line to gather along the 3B railway towards Ankara! Also, tell Count Schmidt that I will give him three days Time to rest, and three days later, immediately take the remaining troops of the Fast Legion and assemble towards Ankara!"

"If that's the case, there is no guarantee for General von Seckert's back path." Calypte once again persuaded ~lightnovelpub.net~ We might as well take a gamble and complete the battle against Turkey on the southern front by the British and French forces. Before the encirclement and annihilation of the Legion, there will be no intervening operations on the northern line. Even if the French get reinforcements again, it cannot be so fast. When the French reinforcements arrive in Asia Minor, our troops on the coast of the Black Sea are also ready, even if they take Bursa? It's just to fight back! "The prince thought for a while and said.

The first and second landing forces of the French arrived earlier than the Bavarian Army, so they had the first-hand advantage, but when the third wave of the Army arrived in Asia Minor and was preparing to enter the battlefield, the Bavarian Army also began to flow from the east. Lines and Balkans converge to Asia Minor. In this case, the French have no chance, so there is no risk in temporarily deploying troops south.

"Well, you are the commander-in-chief, and your orders will be carried out without compromise." Calypte will naturally not make decisions on behalf of the crown prince. All the orders were quickly communicated, and Sanders decided to implement it after realizing that his counter-opinion had not been adopted. However, as the prince said, even if he prepared a plan, some things could not be avoided!

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