Chapter 1731 Desperate Bet 1 Throw 2

Chapter 1731 Desperation 2

As for Britain, they will face an almost invincible enemy, an enemy several times more terrifying than Napoleon! A real existence that almost dominates Europe. Even though this time, the mainland of Britain 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 reaching an understanding with Germany, but Britain? Unless the British are willing to give up their status today and the dignity of the empire on which the sun never sets, let the newly rising countries slowly carve up the world market, and make the entire empire gradually fragmented, otherwise the war between Britain and Germany will be inevitable again! And without the French, Britain will surely lose!

"We will launch an attack. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the German main force moving to the Eastern Front, we will concentrate at least 500,000 British troops to launch this offensive. In order to save Russia and our cause, the British Empire will be obliged Do your part!" said Prime Minister Asquith.

"Prime Minister, launching an attack at this time is definitely not a good choice." On the way back, General Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, said with some dissatisfaction. "This time we went on the offensive, and the French were under no obligation. They didn't even provide troops. I could already see the outcome of this campaign. The hills of dead bodies would fill the German positions, and we might Only a few hundred meters forward!"

"Do you think the price we paid to stabilize the French is too high?" 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, but they will soon weaken, you know? The navy has completed the North Sea blockade, In the past two weeks, the Germans’ supplies from overseas have plummeted by more than 70%! Now, if there is a war of attrition, we may not be afraid of the Germans!”

After all, the war is still about national power. The industries of Britain and France are not weaker than those of Germany and Austria. Now, Germany suddenly has almost cut off foreign aid, and although the British are attacked by unlimited submarine warfare, they rely on merchant ships from neutral countries and hastily established anti-submarine systems. Still holding on tenaciously. The resilience of the British in this era is surprisingly good!

Because overseas materials can also be obtained, Germany did not adopt unlimited submarine warfare, so the attack on neutral merchant ships that provided supplies to the British was not strong, so that more than 60% of the materials needed by the British are transported by neutral merchant ships . After more than half a year of rest, the British not only completed the North Sea blockade, but also escorted some routes.

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

"Let's wait and see.

said Asquith with a sigh.

The British moved quickly. Soon after Asquith returned to London, the British launched an attack on the German defense line. The roaring artillery once again broke the tranquility of the battlefield. Under the cover of thousands of aircraft, The first wave of offensive consisting of hundreds of tanks and a dozen British divisions slammed into the German defense line abruptly. This attack was beyond the expectations of the Germans and the British, because the British discovered that this Once they attacked very smoothly in the early stage!

On the one hand, the Germans did not expect this, but on the other hand, the Kaiser's two transfers from the Western Front to the Eastern Front have greatly weakened the German reserve team on the Western Front, so that the Kaiser suddenly It was a bit difficult to find that the reserve team in my hands could deal with the large-scale attack of the British. Therefore, after weighing again and again, the Kaiser temporarily stopped the second mobilization to the Eastern Front. At least 8 divisions and 120,000 German troops returned to the Western Front.

This offensive, which the British called the Dawn Offensive, then re-evolved into the previous battle mode on the Western Front. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides fought in the muddy and cold mud, and thousands of artillery guns spewed deadly flames non-stop. A large amount of supplies 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 British and German commanders. At the same time, what frightened the Kaiser even more was that the Northern Sea Route seemed to be completely cut off! On February 1, 1914, Wilhelmshaven didn't even have a freighter coming in from abroad, and the fear that this brought to the Kaiser was far greater than the losses on the battlefield!

At the same time, the Russian provisional government also told the British ambassador to Russia that the newly established Russian government would continue to fulfill the obligations of the Allies. And the troops also began to adjust. Some troops loyal to the Provisional Government stopped retreating and began to regroup, perhaps because St. Petersburg was not far behind the Russian army. With the German long-range artillery already able to reach St. The Russian Provisional Duma or the Soviets were completely in agreement on the question of resisting the further advance of the Germans.

The Mackensen Army's offensive in other directions in Belarus was relatively smooth, but outside St. Petersburg, the offensive of hundreds of thousands of German troops was blocked. Under unexpected pressure, Russia's two major political blocs seem to have reached an agreement? In the eyes of discerning people, this is just an illusion, 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 Allied Powers? Hehe, before the revolution, Russia already owed the British $2.5 billion in war bonds, and also owed France, Japan, Italy and other countries $1 billion in foreign debt. If the interim government wants to continue to exist, then it must Relying on the financial support of Britain and France, if you choose to withdraw from the war, I am afraid that the huge debt and the poor domestic economic situation will directly cause the Russian economy to collapse. Unlike the Bolsheviks who completely smashed the old Russia in history, the Russian Temporary Duma headed by the bourgeoisie can only survive on the original basis. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, they still want to continue the war until the moment of collapse!

Therefore, with the all-out efforts of the Allied Powers, the one-sided situation originally imagined by the Kaiser did not appear. On the contrary, because of inappropriate actions and the British offensive, the most serious material crisis broke out in Germany since the beginning of the war. It's not that Germany can't hold on anymore, but that the impact is more on the spiritual level, so, for a while, there are undercurrents surging in Germany!

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