Chapter 2400: Italy II
"After the Polish Pocket Battle, the important factor that limited the attack speed of the German-Austrian Army was not the resistance of the Russians, but our logistical supplies and road conditions! The Russian defense line can be easily breached, but unfortunately, our logistical supplies cannot keep up The speed of our offense."
"And have you ever thought that if Britain and France put the troops invested in the Balkans elsewhere, will it increase our pressure? Recall the initial sentence mentioned by the Crown Prince just now, in the Balkans and Turkey fights, we have an advantage, because the British and French need to cross a Mediterranean Sea to deploy their troops to the battlefield, which 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!"
"So, in order to consume their opponents in the distant Mediterranean battlefield, Serbia and Greece can last for so long. In order to make the defense density of the Anglo-French coalition forces on the western front not so high, Britain and France have the opportunity to land in Turkey and then fight with Bavaria in Asia Minor. A mobile battle! Compared with the tough battle, mobile warfare is more suitable for the Bavarian Army. In the Mediterranean battlefield, after we consumed a lot of technical equipment and experienced combatants of the British and French allied forces, it was equivalent to reducing the difficulty and risk of our final western front battle in disguise. Therefore, we need the Mediterranean battlefield." Duke Albrecht paused and continued: "From this point alone, it is meaningless for us to take control of the Mediterranean Sea prematurely. On our side, it doesn't make much sense to us!"
"However, if we can control the Mediterranean Sea, then we can cut off the connection between France and Algiers, and at the same time, the navy can also enter the Atlantic Ocean to perform diplomatic operations, so as to better cut off the sea supplies of Britain and France. In this war, the role of the Gibraltar Fortress was not as great as imagined, and even if it could not be captured, Earl Spey's fleet still entered and exited the Mediterranean Sea smoothly." Prince Albert is making the final struggle.
"Do you know why the Spey fleet can enter and exit the Mediterranean Sea smoothly? The reason is very simple, because France was defeated! In modern warfare, the threat of a single fortress of Gibraltar is not very great, but if you add Tunisia on the opposite side, it will not It's the same, if the large number of aviation forces of Britain and France had not been exhausted in the Mediterranean battlefield, and if France had not surrendered, then as long as Britain and France deployed 5 aviation wings in Morocco, they could cause great 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 root cause of Earl Spey's easy access to the Atlantic Ocean was the defeat of France, the disappearance of the most important airport in the blockade of the Mediterranean, the British Air Force suffered heavy losses, and all the remaining forces retreated back to the British mainland. Other defensive forces, that's why the earl is so relaxed. Don't get this timetable and causal sequence wrong." Duke Albrecht said with a smile.
The Duke's words are very clear. It is not good for the Allies to end the Mediterranean battlefield prematurely. Let alone the Army, and the Navy. The Atlantic Ocean is very difficult. As for passing through the Suez Canal and then bypassing the Horn of Africa to enter the Atlantic Ocean, this action is actually no different from the Russian Second Pacific Fleet’s expedition to Japan during the Russo-Japanese War in history. ....
From the perspective of the entire military layout, in the Allied system, Italy's surrender has very little military effect. To put it bluntly, even if Italy agreed to send troops to the Eastern Front, Crown Prince Ruprecht was unwilling. need,
After all, the performance of the Italian Army in history was more than one level worse than that of the Austro-Hungarian Army. There is a kind of enemy called a pig teammate! The crown prince doesn't need this kind of Italian army at all!
"Actually, compared to Italy joining our side, I think Italy's neutrality is the most beneficial to us! After all, it can be regarded as a neutral country with some power. The British and French cannot treat Italy in the same way as they treat Norway. , so Italy can do business with us without any scruples. More than one-third of the grain and raw materials imported by the Austro-Hungarian Empire come from Italian entrepot trade. It can even be said that the grain of our entire Balkan front is transported by Italian merchant ships .Although they made some money, they provided us with considerable convenience."
Crown Prince Ruprecht's last sentence completely killed Crown Prince Albert's suggestion! After all, the wartime allies, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire, did get a lot of supplies from Italy, and even built a railway with Italy for this...
"Well, I didn't think about this issue. I will discuss some points with relevant personnel after the salon. I hope that when we meet again, His Royal Highness and the Duke will not hesitate to enlighten you." Prince Albert admitted defeat very quickly. decisive. In the conversation just now, he was fully aware of the power of the old German political elite who had experienced war and current affairs, as well as his own shortcomings. Than, I am so immature.
But it doesn't matter, Prince Albert still has another issue, which is also about Italy, that is, how to deal with the relationship between the Allies in the future. Should we continue to maintain the superficial alliance, the actual alienation, or incorporate it into the military system of the Allied Powers?
"Even though Italy was on both ends of the scale during the war, can we completely tie Italy to our chariot now that we have controlled the overall structure of Europe?" Prince Albert learned his lesson this time. Use question sentences, first explore the tone and then speak.
"What we need are truly valuable allies, not a group of salted fish who can only shout 666. Judging from the current situation, Italy will not be considered valuable in the future." Crown Prince Ruprecht said in his heart . As a traverser, Ruprecht has naturally heard a commentary on the Internet, that is, to defeat the Italians, Germany needs 5 divisions, the Italians are neutral, and the Germans need 10 divisions to be vigilant against Italian troubles, and if the Italians act as Germany ally, Germany needs to provide 50 divisions to protect the ally....
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