For Europe, which was already decadent and old, the world war was an accelerator that pushed Europe into the abyss.
The war broke out less than half a year ago, and the consequences have already begun to appear. The belligerents are all in a state of war. Belgium has fallen, and part of France's territory is still occupied by the Germans. The war has not yet reached the UK, but the UK is not having an easy time either.
London in the winter is simply not suitable for human survival. Not only is the air very bad, but the prices are also very bad. House prices have fallen a lot. However, in the context of the world war, except for Christian, who has money, there is nowhere to spend it, and he is full of doubts about Rock's judgment.
No one with confidence is willing to invest in real estate like a house.
The front line was also in bad shape. Just before the celebration banquet began, the British and French forces lost control of South Persia again, but not from the 101st Division, but from the 9th Division of the British Expeditionary Force.
The German army also responded quickly. After losing South Persia Chen, they organized a counterattack the next day, defeated the 9th Division and captured South Persia Chen. The unit that captured South Persia Chen was the First Guard Regiment led by Prince Eitel Friedrich.
After the 101st Division captured Nanbosi Chen, it had to withdraw to the rear to rest as usual. The British 9th Division took over the defense of Nanbosi Chen. As a result, the 9th Division did not even dig trenches, and the First Guard Regiment launched an attack.
Roque was also helpless when he learned the news. The editor of the newspaper should be even more helpless. What should he write in tomorrow's newspaper?
British and French forces recaptured South Persia Chen?
No, South Persia is in German hands.
My face really hurts.
"As you can see, the 101st Division's attack will use up all the artillery shells that have been accumulated for a week, so it will be a week before we launch another attack on South Persia. I will not invest the troops before being fully prepared.
Fight." Roque is resolute and decisive. The Southern African Expeditionary Force is very useful, but it consumes a lot of money. The two major powers in the world combined cannot afford it.
This is the situation in 1913. Fortunately, 1913 is about to pass, but everyone is in a heavy heart. The situation in 1914 is estimated to be worse than 1913.
"We have to see that although our situation is very bad, the situation in Germany is even worse. Germany has begun to restrict the distribution of materials. Potatoes have become a scarce commodity because more coal is used to organize production, so residents lack
People are dying every day because of the fuel used for heating. We are not in such a bad situation after all." Roque is cautiously optimistic. The world war did not end in 1913 as Joffre-Frenzi expected, and gradually evolved into a protracted see-saw.
When Roque first arrived in France, no one believed in his judgment. Now more and more people trust Roque.
"We are not much better. Women have begun to work in factories, students have joined the army and are being trained, retired soldiers have been recalled, and two generations of father and son have served in the same army -" Gallieni
Dejection was mixed with pain, his hair was almost completely white, and his children were also serving in the army.
It has to be said that Britain and France are quite good at this. The upper class also assumes obligations while enjoying their rights. After the war broke out, many descendants of high-ranking officials and nobles served in the army like the descendants of civilians, and suffered the same heavy casualties.
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This led to a very serious consequence. Basically, the bravest part of the British aristocratic children were lost in the world war, and the rest were just crooked melons and cracked dates. Therefore, after the world war, the British
The aristocracy gradually ceded control of the country.
The situation in Britain is relatively good, but the situation in Germany is even worse. Germany's Junker aristocracy was directly destroyed by the World War. Among the 8,800 Junker aristocratic soldiers from Prussia, 6,400 died on the battlefield and 500 committed suicide after the war.
, and 500 people died in labor camps. The German Empire perished after the end of the World War. This was largely due to the collapse of the Junker aristocracy.
No matter what, the New Year is approaching and the war has finally come to an end. Before the outbreak of the world war, the Allied Powers and the Central Powers claimed that the war would end before Christmas and that their own camp would win. Now those promises have become a thing of the past. A few days before the war broke out,
For months, the well-trained army was exhausted. The newly recruited soldiers needed to be trained and the rear needed to expand production. The soldiers on the front line could finally take a breath. They might die in battle tomorrow, but before they died in battle,
They can enjoy a relaxing Christmas.
Rock is quite humane in this regard. Before Christmas, Rock did his best to provide the best logistical supplies for the expeditionary officers and soldiers.
The federal government of Southern Africa organized some family members of officers and soldiers to come to France to express condolences. All walks of life in the country actively donated various materials. Large enterprises performed particularly well. Nyasaland Company donated R5 million after the outbreak of the world war, and another donation was made before Christmas.
Materials worth one million rand were donated, and each soldier in France received two bottles of vodka produced in Johannesburg and two bottles of wine produced in Cape Town, plus ten packs of wine produced in Nyasaland.
Cigarettes and a pack of five cigars from Madagascar.
South African companies also performed well. After the outbreak of the world war, South African companies also donated cash and materials worth almost 5 million rand. Before Christmas, South African companies once again donated various cans and whitebait cans worth 1 million rand.
and canned fruits are most popular among the southern African expeditionary officers and soldiers, while luncheon meat is most popular among the British and French allied forces.
In southern Africa, meat is not rare, the price is low and the quality is high.
However, in Europe, especially after the outbreak of the World War, the prices of various meats skyrocketed, and many Allied officers and soldiers even sent the distributed cans home as Christmas gifts for their families to enjoy.
The Rand Bank is equally outstanding. Unlike the wealthy Nyasaland South Africa Company, the Rand Bank joins hands with the federal government’s postal system to ensure smooth communication for the Southern African expeditionary officers, soldiers and their families. Before Christmas, almost all officers and soldiers received
Even illiterate African soldiers had hard-won letters home.
The Rand Bank and the post office sent people to the homes of the African soldiers to help the families of the African soldiers write letters. The family members dictated the letters, and the Rand Bank clerks or postmen wrote the letters. After the letters were sent to France, literate officers, who were also illiterate, needed help.
It took African soldiers to know what was going on at home.
In fact, they are all trivial things, such as the sheep at home gave birth to a litter, the dog killed a chicken, the house at home leaked, but the state government sent people to repair it, etc., but it is these trivial things that make the battlefield
The officers and soldiers who even broke their legs burst into tears. In an era without mobile phones and online videos, letters from home were worth ten thousand dollars.
During the war, letters sent from southern Africa to France were free of charge, and all costs were borne by the Rand Bank. There were no handling fees for expeditionary officers and soldiers to remit money from France to southern Africa, and the costs were also borne by the Rand Bank.
Sending things definitely costs money, and the price is still very high. After all, Rand Bank may not make money, but the post office has to make money.
Compared with the governments at all levels in Southern Africa, which take care of everything in detail, the coalition forces are a little behind in this regard. The Southern African Expeditionary Force only has a few hundred thousand people, and the British and French coalition forces combined have more than four million people. It is indeed powerless.
However, when it comes to front-line officers and soldiers, the incompetence of the coalition's top brass has turned into inaction or indifference to front-line officers and soldiers.
Especially when compared with the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
It is also a field hospital in the suburbs of Paris. On the day before Christmas, a condolence group from Southern Africa came to the hospital to send blessings from Southern Africa to the wounded in the hospital. It was not just the wounded from the Southern African Expeditionary Force who received a "big gift package"
, there were also wounded from the British and French allied forces.
Of course, the "gift package" given by the officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force included letters from their families to the wounded, but there were no letters from the wounded soldiers of the British and French Allied Forces. Therefore, when the wounded soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force wrote back letters, the wounded soldiers of the British and French Allied Forces expressed their envy.
I can't help but express myself in words.
"Please help me give this letter to my mother, telling her that everything is fine here and that I will be able to return to the army after Christmas - and please help me give this letter to my beloved Anne, telling her that I must
I will go home. The first thing I do when I get home is to propose to her. Don’t let him give William and Sam any chance. Bring her this necklace. This is the trophy I won on the battlefield.” A captain of the 101st Division.
Give the written reply and the wrapped gift to the Rand Bank clerk.
"Captain, I can pass on the letter, but not the gift. You have to pay according to the weight -" The blond and blue-eyed staff were very embarrassed. They were all French people employed by Rand Bank in France. Compared with before the World War, France now has
The situation is not optimistic. In addition to the normal salary, Rand Bank also has better benefits than French companies. It can purchase various commodities in southern Africa at cheaper prices, so positions at Rand Bank are very tight.
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"I know, damn vampires, you just don't want us to send the trophies back to the country. It's best to sell them all to you at a discount. I'd rather pay than let you get what you want." The captain vomited fragrance, and would rather pay to get it.
Send the gift back.
The pendant of the necklace is a huge ruby, which would cost at least 300 rand in Itno. The cost of sending it back to the country is 1.5 rand. The purchase price of the necklace is 30 rand. No one is stupid.
While the captain was chattering away, a French captain in the clinic couldn't see it.
"You shouldn't treat this beautiful lady like this. Their service has been very attentive." The captain said righteously. The little blond girl looked pitiful and quickly collected the money and issued the invoice.
"Isn't it normal to have good service?" The captain of the expeditionary force was very surprised. It was obvious that the Rand Bank and the Military Service Society colluded with each other to harm the interests of the expeditionary officers and soldiers, but the French captain said it so lightly. The bottom line of the French was so low.