Chapter 1934: The British with 7 up and 8 Down 2

And if people are afraid, they will think too much. Therefore, the information originally sent by the British intelligence agency in the United States only said that the US President may have met with the French delegation, but in the inference of the British high-level, they believed that the two sides may have reached a preliminary agreement, and the reasons for the British were also very good. Simple! If the hammer didn't hit the ground, could the French let their chief of staff go? And if we talk along this logical line, then the next question will be more logical.

Now that the United States and France have reached a preliminary agreement, the Americans will definitely put pressure on the Germans, and if the German army, which has already made great moves on the Western Front, cannot beat the French, then it will definitely hit the British with this hammer! Of course, the most important thing is that the Germans have just rejected the British request for peace talks, so in the eyes of the British, it has confirmed the British guess!

Sitting and waiting to die has never been the style of the British, and Britain in this era is definitely enough for men! They began to make the last effort. First of all, you will definitely not be able to run at this time. Millions of troops want to withdraw from the French battlefield. Have you asked the Germans across the street if they agree? Think about the Dunkirk retreat in history. When the Germans were brain-twitched and could even be understood as releasing water, when the British army was concentrated in the small town of Dunkirk, the British spent a week Time also evacuated about 400,000 people (including the French army).

And now? Hundreds of British divisions are scattered on the front line of nearly 200 kilometers! How do you withdraw? What will the Germans do when you withdraw? What would the French think? Don't think about it, if the British dare to leave the defense line that has been repaired for nearly 2 years at this time, then the result will definitely be directly crushed to death! And politically it was announced that Britain had lost the war, and even the angry French might fight back! Therefore, it is definitely impossible to go!

Therefore, after taking half a bottle of tranquilizers, the top British officials still came up with a more reliable plan. And the first step of this plan is to stabilize the French! "We must first let the French feel our strength! Let them believe that it is safe to stand with the British Empire. It is better to bargain with Germany with the British than to use the influence of the Americans!" Britain The prime minister said so at the meeting.

To put it bluntly, it is to show strength and sincerity! It is easy to show strength, the British have to launch a limited offensive to prove themselves. Although the gains outweighed the gains of Britain and France in the previous winter campaign, the combat effectiveness of the German army at that time was affected by domestic events after all. The exchange ratio of the British army seemed to be good. delivered!

If you can’t afford it on the ground, you can only rely on the air force, which is currently considered to be okay. Before, although the British Air Force suffered huge losses due to the sudden arrival of the Bavarian Air Force due to mental calculations and unintentional circumstances, it was quickly reduced. After the attack mission, this loss was also reduced, and just after a round of autumn wind from the Navy, the British Air Force was blowing again in terms of size. So all of this makes the British executives very optimistic about the situation of the Royal Air Force.

And the other one is to give the French some benefits and convince them that the British will not abandon their allies. And the so-called benefit is to hand over the command of part of the British troops to the French! Of course, the British will definitely not give the French Home Army Corps. The lives of British people on the British Isles are very precious, while the lives of Australians and New Zealanders are not so good. The British decided to hand over part of the Anzac Army to France. people.

In fact, the British approach was indeed useful. What really impressed Marshal Foch was that the British were willing to hand over the command of part of the army to the French! Of course, there may be some misunderstandings between the two sides on the issue of military strength.

The French thought they could get at least 200,000 extra reinforcements, while the British intended to hand over no more than 120,000...  

"That is to say, what we need now is just to put on a show? To launch a huge publicity campaign?" After General Haig's explanation for a long time, Marshal Trenchard asked.

"No, it's not a show. We really need the Air Force to disrupt the German defense deployment!" General Haig shook his head and said: "Although the high-level officials have stated that they will provide us with more than 300,000 reinforcements in the future. But this It will take time, at least two and a half months, to increase the number of our regiments by another 300,000 while ensuring that daily losses are replenished. This time is too long, if the Germans concentrate on attacking us only. This battle It is very likely to happen within a month. At this time, our reinforcements will not arrive in time."

"You know, our previous battle on the Western Front was like two wolves fighting a leopard. When the Germans attacked one of us, the other would help. The Germans could never fully attack one side, so We can occupy a certain advantage on the western front, but now, if the Germans launch an all-out attack on us, do you think the French will take the initiative to launch an offensive to contain the German army?" General Haig asked rhetorically.

"You mean, the French may stand on the sidelines?" Trenchard said with a gloomy face.

"I don't know, but we have to be prepared for everything. Therefore, I know that the air force will suffer very heavy losses if it takes the initiative to attack. However, for the sake of the 1.6 million British army and the British Empire, I hope that you and your The Air Force can take over this responsibility!" Now Haig is almost begging Trenchard on the opposite side!

After all, he is also a British veteran who has played against the Germans for a year. Regarding the current combat effectiveness of the two sides, Marshal Haig is very clear. Don't say that the Western Front is a nightmare for the attacker. Is it better than definitely all Germans? Talking about it is embarrassing.

In fact, General Haig has a very deep understanding of the current situation of the British army. It is true that in terms of scale and troop density, the Western Front definitely represented the highest level of both sides in the previous World War I. Even now, the British army can be called the pinnacle when it comes to the number of equipment and troop strength. But General Haig knows that the so-called peak of the British army has no essential change, but after the German army on the opposite side reaches its peak, its combat effectiveness has an essential leap! It can even be understood that the strategic and tactical system has been substantially improved!

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