However, how to make the Allies make a dramatic turn requires a lot of thinking. It would be easier if the Italians could explode. However, considering the fighting power of the Italians, Emperor Yang quickly kicked this naive fantasy aside.
, expecting them would be worse than expecting a sow to climb a tree.
It seems that we can only rely on the British. Fortunately, the British Empire still has some spare strength at this time. So far, even with the two latest group armies, the British have mobilized a total of four million troops, of course including the navy.
And there are already one million casualties. With their population, there is no problem in mobilizing another one million. All countries have reached the end of their rope, and the British naturally have to grit their teeth. For the sake of victory and the glory of the empire, Mr. Niu Niu,
Come on!
In fact, it is not difficult for the British to reverse the situation of the war. It is enough to put two more armies into the battlefield in southern France. Germany and Austria have nothing more than five armies, and two of them are restrained by the Italians. The British use one army to block the direction of Lyon.
, a group army attacked Italy from the coast of France under the cover of the fleet, and two group armies landed in southern Italy and pushed northward. It was impossible for Germany and Austria to attack France. Moreover, at this time, the Italians still controlled Genoa, so they did this
There are no difficulties that need to be faced. Of course, the premise is that they have enough time. After all, the army does not just call people together and issue them a gun. It needs to be trained for at least one or two months, and there are command structures and so on.
All needed to be completed, and it was obvious that the Germans would not wait for them.
Just when the British mobilized all available transportation forces and even stopped their offensive on the Dutch battlefield and began to go all out to support the battlefield in southern France, the German forwards had entered the Susa Valley. The end of this valley was the famous Seychelles.
The Nishan Tunnel, the railway connecting Lyon, France, and Turin, Italy, passes through this tunnel. Of course, it is impossible for the Germans to attack this tunnel. As for the snow-capped mountains above the tunnel, they cannot attack. Their main attack direction
It is Fort Langle. It was the most important fortress on the road to Italy built by Napoleon.
The Germans must first seize this fortress, and then seize the exit of the Mont Seny Tunnel before they can truly open the door to France. However, this is no longer a difficult task for the Germans, because they will accompany them to Fort Langle
Also attacking were hundreds of airships and a steady stream of coagulation bombs sent to Turin via railways.
In the Susa Valley, on both sides of Lake Sennis, on the rugged mountain road leading to Castel Langle, the remnants of the French and Czech legions who retreated here from Turin bravely blocked the invaders in the dense forests, but unfortunately they were attacked by the surging troops.
In front of the German army, their bravery was so pale. Their enemy was like a giant beast that ran over the bodies of these little ants without restraint, leaving behind a piece of death. In the sky above their heads, giant airships kept circling, surrounded by
Fighters fly one after another, and the German army below will throw out colorful smoke screens, and then tons of solidified qi decoys will fall. Then all the resisters will be killed in the sea of fire. By now, the Germans have already developed a set of
Although the tactics of air-to-ground coordination are not very precise, fortunately, the solidified qi decoys do not require precision.
Accompanied by the raging flames of hell fire, the Germans were slowly and unstoppably advancing step by step through the Alps, while on the other side of the mountains, the French were frantically trying to piece together all the forces they could to fight.
Then they were stuffed directly into these lofty mountains and let them use their lives to build the last line of defense. From the outside world, by this time, this war that had lasted for three years could be said to have a winner. Even the Eastern Front
All the Russian troops lost interest in attacking and were waiting and watching, and news of another German-Russian contact in Sweden had also spread. It was just a scare last time, but this time it seemed to be true.
In this case, the follower finally appeared. In distant Buenos Aires, the Republic of Argentina officially announced that it would join the Allies and declare war on Britain, France, Russia, and Portugal. Out of concern for the Italian immigrants in the country, Argentina
The government did not declare war on Italy, of course, this was insignificant. Shortly after the declaration of war, the Argentine Navy sent marine troops to land and occupy the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island, sinking the only British military force in Port Stanley.
A small gunboat then arrested British officials on the island.
Although this shameless behavior aroused unanimous condemnation from the public opinion of the Allied Powers, it was obvious that the Argentinians had set a good example. On the second day after Argentina entered the war, a German airship burned Fort Langle with a coagulation bomb.
When the city was reduced to ashes and the raging fire was still burning, the Grand Duchy of Montenegro announced that it would join the Allied Powers and declare war on Italy. Then an army of Montenegrin troops bravely marched north to Sarajevo, where they loaded onto a train and joined the Italian battlefield to catch up with the victorious country.
The last train has gone.
These shameless guys almost made Britain and France lose their noses with anger. You don’t have to be so shameless, right? Especially Montenegro, which received so much assistance from us in the Balkan War. I’m afraid the weapons in their hands are still ours, and now they actually see us leaving.
As soon as he memorized the words, he immediately added insult to injury. People are not so shameless. The British and French newspapers denounced this treacherous guy.
In fact, the reason why Montenegro participated in the war was largely because of their help back then. Even the war reparations to the Ottoman Empire and weapons loans were included. Montenegro still owes nearly one million pounds in debt to Britain and France. According to the original plan, they scored
It will take fifteen years to repay, and now as long as we take the last train to the victorious country, we will definitely not have to pay it back. Not only Montenegro, but also Greece has the idea of participating in the war largely for this reason. They now owe more to Britain and France, and more than
As for the debt of five million pounds, for these small countries that don't have much income in the first place, it doesn't matter whether they have to face it or not for this debt.
The reason why Greece has not joined the war yet is mainly because the internal affairs have not been cleared up. The Greek king has always had a friendly relationship with Germany and Austria, but Greece is also an Orthodox country after all, and their participation in the war is different from that of Montenegro. They have to fight two
It consists of a group army and a powerful fleet, so it is still being discussed internally. Of course, the main reason is to see if we can play it safer.
However, the Greeks did not wait too long, and soon a piece of news came that was enough to make them put aside all their worries. The German army occupied Modane, and this was the exit of the Seny Mountain Tunnel into France. This also meant that France
The door was completely opened. At the same time, the Germans were impatiently threatening the Greeks. If they hesitated again, they would not need to participate in the war anymore. In this case, the Greeks could no longer worry about it.
On February 20, 1907, Greece announced that it would join the Allies.
However, like Montenegro, the Greeks did not declare war on Britain, France and Russia, but only declared war on Italy. It can be seen that now all countries have understood that Italy is just a paper tiger in appearance. Even things like Greece have
Thinking about taking a bite from them.
It should be said that the Greeks were very clever in their calculations. They only declared war on Italy, which could not only satisfy the Allied Powers' requirements for them, but also avoid deeply offending Britain and France. European countries have been fighting each other for more than a thousand years, and today the French have the upper hand.
Tomorrow the Germans will be arrogant, the day after tomorrow the British will be arrogant, the day after tomorrow the Russians will be domineering, and no one knows that one day Britain, France and Russia will be overturned. It is not good for you to offend too much. Keep a line in your life so that we can meet each other in the future. But Italy
There is no need to care about stuff like this.
And this can also take care of domestic sentiment. After all, the French contributed a lot when Greece became independent. Even before the war, France was the main supporter of Greece, and Russia is the leader of the Orthodox Church. As an Orthodox country, it is not easy to reconcile with Nicotine.
Start fighting.
As for beating Italy, the Greek people have no worries, either emotionally or rationally. The day after Greece announced its participation in the war, their naval fleet had already set sail, targeting the Strait of Otranto.
The fleet, which is dominated by two Swedish-made perfect battleships and two heavy cruisers, will meet up with the Austro-Hungarian fleet, and then target Taranto, Italy, destroying the Italian Navy in one fell swoop and sending all four Dante-class battleships to the bottom of the sea.
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Now, the British no longer have perfect battleships in the Mediterranean. After the defeat in the naval battle with Germany, all the British perfect battleships in the Mediterranean were transferred back to the mainland. There are only eight old diesel battleships here. The main maritime force of the Allies in the Mediterranean is the four French ships.
Guba class, Italy's four Dante class ships. In the past, it exceeded the Austro-Hungarian fleet in number, so the two sides were actually in a state of balance. However, when Greece entered the war, it was different. The Austro-Hungarian navy had six ships of the Combined Forces class and the Greek navy had two ships.
Kunlun class, the number of main ships of both sides is equal. However, in terms of performance, the Ossi fleet has an absolute advantage. Once the Italian navy is completely destroyed, the Mediterranean will be controlled by the Allies. Not only can they cut off the Suez Canal route, but they can also land in southern Italy at will.
And this is the main goal of Germany's pulling Greece into the war. Once the Greeks land in southern Italy, they can draw another army group in the north for the battle against France. In addition, if the Austrian and Greek fleet obtains sea control in the Mediterranean, Germany will
The Austrian Allied Forces can also attack France from the coast, just like Yang Feng's original idea of attacking Marseille directly, advancing from the north and the south together, and completely sweeping through southern France. If that happens, the French will have no other choice but to surrender.
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