Compared with the Battle of Dardanelles in another time and space, the current coalition commanders have all changed.
The commander of the Mediterranean Fleet in another time and space was John Drobeck, now replaced by John Fisher.
The commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in another time and space was Ian Hamilton, now replaced by Rock.
John Fisher was to the Royal Navy what Kitchener, the current Secretary of War, is to the Army.
John Fisher is the founder of the modern British Royal Navy. Before the outbreak of the World War, John Fisher's team was committed to modernizing the British Royal Navy. It was John Fisher's decision to build dreadnoughts. John Fisher
Fisher also attached great importance to the importance of submarines and torpedo boats. Before the outbreak of the World War, John Fisher retired from the Navy. After the outbreak of the World War, John Fisher was re-recruited. He had previously served as the special assistant to the Secretary of the Navy Winston.
consultant.
Serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet is definitely an underachievement for John Fisher. John Jellicoe, Commander-in-Chief of the British Home Fleet, had been John Fisher's subordinate and assistant before the outbreak of the World War. From an important level
In terms of importance, the Mediterranean Fleet was obviously not as important as the Home Fleet that dealt with the German fleet.
John Fisher took the initiative to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. John Fisher was the first captain of the battleship "Indomitable" that sank in the previous stage of the Mediterranean Fleet's operations.
That was already 1880, so you can imagine how long the "Indomitable" has been in service. At that time, the "Indomitable" was the most powerful battleship in the world. John Fisher was not yet 40 years old at that time.
, in the British Royal Navy where seniority is extremely serious, a 40-year-old is still a young man.
After John Fisher arrived in the Mediterranean, he did not rush to join the Mediterranean fleet, but went directly to the island of Cyprus to meet Roark.
It was already March 25th. The British Expeditionary Force in Belgium finally stabilized the defense line at Ypres. All the achievements of the Southern African Expeditionary Force in "Operation Horn of Victory" were lost, and the battle line once again fell into a stalemate.
The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force has also made preparations for landing. However, because the Mediterranean Fleet suffered heavy losses, which in turn triggered personnel changes, it was unable to attack in a short time. Without the cover of the fleet, the ground troops launched a landing operation to seek death.
John Fisher was a short man who believed in God and was full of energy. He used more exclamation points than periods when writing letters. He is now 75 years old and was created a baronet when he retired in 1910.
"Lord Nyasaland, why do you put the headquarters in Cyprus? It's a bit far from the Dardanelles!" John Fisher looked at Roark with a complicated look. This is normal. Almost everyone
When I first met Roque, I looked at him with complicated eyes.
As the Minister of Defense and War of a huge country, Roque is indeed too young, even though this country is still an autonomous territory of the British Commonwealth.
"General Fisher, just call me Locke. No matter in every aspect, you are my senior -" Locke still respects John Fisher very much, as long as John Fisher doesn't do anything
Rock will always respect John Fisher when it comes to dishonor.
As for why the headquarters was placed in Cyprus, in addition to Cyprus being located in the Mediterranean Sea, it is also because of its vast territory and sparse population.
Cyprus covers an area of 9,251 square kilometers and is only 170 kilometers away from the Port of Beirut. For such a large island, the British government did not pay attention at all.
Don't forget that the whole of Egypt now belongs to the British, so the British really don't care about Cyprus.
The Ottoman Empire didn't care, otherwise it wouldn't have easily leased Cyprus to Britain.
Countries throughout this era have been so generous.
However, for this reason, Roark certainly cannot say it directly, and Roark's reasons are also very good: "Otherwise? Is it still Lemnos? Lemnos is not a British territory."
This statement is very suitable for John Fisher's taste. This is the case with the older generation of soldiers. Everything in the British Empire is the best in the world.
"It's so lively here, you turned it into a huge construction site!" When John Fisher came to Niconia, Niconia had almost been bulldozed by the Christian Construction Company.
Roque's headquarters plus more than 3,000 security forces require a huge military camp to accommodate them. There are not so many ready-made building materials on the island of Cyprus, so if you want to build a military camp, you can only use local materials.
There are actually a lot of ready-made building materials. If needed, it would not be troublesome to transport them from Port Edward. However, Rock chose the most troublesome way to obtain building materials by demolishing buildings in Niconia.
Therefore, those temples that have been preserved for hundreds of thousands of years are in bad luck. Huge stones were removed and used as the foundation of military camps. Thick logs were removed to build barracks. Doors and windows were used if they could be used. If they could not be used, they were renovated. Military camps
It is built next to the original site of Niconia. The former old city will be re-planned and everything will be in accordance with Nyasaland standards.
During the entire demolition process, there was almost no resistance. The Ottomans who used to live in Niconia were imprisoned in concentration camps after the outbreak of the world war. After the war, it was impossible for them to return to Niconia and they would be
Sent directly back to the Ottoman Empire.
As for whether the Ottoman Empire will still exist by then, this is not Roque's problem.
"We have assembled 150,000 troops for the landing operation. If there is not a neat and orderly forward base, the logistics supply will be a huge disaster. A complete forward base, including logistics warehouses for storing supplies, and well-equipped seaports, need to be built.
Airports and hospitals, entertainment facilities for staff to rest and relax, and living areas for military family members can directly give birth to a huge city. Why should we give the city to the Greeks? It is better to build it on our own land.
." Roque has a clear goal, and the requirements for logistics bases in Southern Africa are also different from those in the United Kingdom.
Not only senior officers like Roark are eligible to bring their families, as long as they are officers, they are privileged. In another time and space, Winston was dismissed from the post of Lord of the Admiralty after the failure in the Dardanelles and voluntarily went to the front line to become a soldier.
Battalion Commander, by the time Winston arrived at the battlefield, his luggage contained 16 large boxes.
At that time, Winston was also qualified to take his family members to the front line, as long as he believed that there was no danger on the front line.
"Hahahaha - yes! Locke, you do have a long-term vision!" John Fisher spoke highly of Locke.
It is generally acknowledged that Rock has a long-term vision.
The industrial strength of Southern Africa was not known to the world until the outbreak of the World War. There must be many countries studying why Southern Africa, as a British colony, can explode with such powerful energy.
When studying Southern Africa, Rock is the x factor that cannot be bypassed no matter what. Only then did people notice Rock’s role in southern Africa.
Therefore, the reason why Roque was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force by the Ministry of War was not only based on the victory in "Operation Horn of Victory", but also on the comprehensive strength of southern Africa's increasing importance to the Allied Powers.
"Otherwise, what can we do? We are in great trouble now. The entire battle has lost the huge advantage brought by suddenness. Zanders has already made preparations. His Fifth Army is waiting for our landing.
The troops are coming, and we must be prepared to face difficulties." Rock is already prepared to face difficulties, but I don't know if John Fisher is ready.
"There are indeed many difficulties, but the reason why we are here is to solve the problem!" John Fisher was also well prepared, so he was not in a hurry to join the Mediterranean fleet, but came directly to Roark.
This is in stark contrast to Sackville Carden. Roque did not see Sackville Carden when he came to Cyprus, and Sackville Carden had already "resigned due to illness."
Ian Hamilton has also accepted the reality. He finally came to Cyprus to join Rock. The main commanders of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force were finally gathered together.
John Fisher was quite pragmatic. When he came to the headquarters, John Fisher went directly to the combat command room without taking a break.
The command room is located in the largest church in Niconia. This church is also the only well-preserved ancient building in Niconia. The chapel was transformed into a combat command room, and the small confession room was used to send telegrams. Rock
Living in the tower where the priest lives, in the center of the combat command room is a sand table that includes the entire Garibaldi Peninsula.
The sand table was made urgently by the staff. In order to make this sand table, Rock used forty aircraft. During this period, he conducted hundreds of reconnaissances on the Garibaldi Peninsula. Every little red flag on both sides of the Dardanelles Strait,
It represents the position of the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire. It is especially dense at the entrance to the strait, and the small red flags are almost one after another.
"These forts were basically destroyed by the Mediterranean Fleet some time ago, but the Ottoman Empire has been repairing it urgently. Our existing intelligence shows that the Ottoman Empire has a big problem with its logistics supply. There are very few artillery shells sent to the forts. The Ottoman Empire
There are very few minelayers that the Navy can dispatch, so I prepared a huge battle plan - "Rock's plan is bigger than the War Department's plan. This is the advantage of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. The British did not do it until the outbreak of the World War."
A real staff department was established, which Rock had already established ten years ago.
Although the federal government of Southern Africa had not yet been established at that time.
Roque's plan was for the Mediterranean Fleet and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force to launch an attack on the Dardanelles at the same time. The ground forces would attract the Ottoman Empire's Fifth Army to the south of the Garibaldi Peninsula, and then part of the troops would be on the north side of the Garibaldi Peninsula.
Land and encircle and annihilate the Ottoman Empire's Fifth Army, so that the Mediterranean Fleet and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force can march straight in.