When the news of the Warsaw-Ivanograd battle reached the Western Front and Arthur, it immediately aroused greater enthusiasm among the Allies for the battle and high expectations for the upcoming battle on the Western Front.
In the United Kingdom and France's view, Russia could defeat part of Germany's military and the Austro-Hungarian Empire's main force in one fell swoop, so it shouldn't be hard for the British, French, Australian, and Italian coalition to easily annihilate the German main force.
Because of such expectations, Cynthia proposed changing the battle plan. After the completion of each battle plan by the northern, central, and southern army groups on the western line, all advantageous forces would be fully pushed eastward to break through Berlin before the Russians arrived.
Perhaps, under the pincer attack of the Allies, Germany is indeed likely to be defeated in this war.
At present, Germany faces a stronger Russian army than in history and a larger British, French, and Australian coalition army.
However, this isn't good news for Arthur. If the European War ends too soon, Australasia's contribution in the war would not be significant, and Germany, which has not suffered too much loss, would not allow the Allies to slaughter them.
In this case, Arthur's hopes of introducing equipment and technology from German factories and recruiting a large number of skilled workers would be in vain.
Moreover, the British and French, who have not suffered severe losses, would quickly recover, and Australasia's status would no longer be as important.
Because the British and French are now in good shape, they can easily deal with the United States, so after World War I, it would be the British and French who would dictate the world, and other countries would not have a chance to intervene.
This is something Arthur cannot accept. Australasia has been planning for this for a long time, and they certainly will not make a dowry for the British and French.
Therefore, delaying the progress of the war as much as possible and not letting it end too soon is an important task for now.
However, if the supplies are reduced for a long time, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of Britain and France, which would be a loss for Australasia.
Therefore, reducing supplies to Russia is the best choice. It can slow down Russia's pace on the Eastern Front and give the Germans a chance to catch their breath without drawing too much attention from their allies, achieving their strategic goals without them even realizing it.
Although this is another betrayal of an ally, compared to achieving Australasia's own strategic goals, slightly betraying the Russians is also acceptable.
Anyway, the revolutionary party inside Russia has already been visited by the royal Security Intelligence Agency several times, ensuring that at least before the end of World War I, Russia can stabilize the domestic situation.
This could also be seen as a trade-off, and after all, considering Russia's abundant manpower and resilience, it is not unacceptable to consume some human resources.
As for the ongoing war on the Western Front, the most important topic of discussion is what tactics to adopt for the attack.
Before this outbreak of the war, countries around the world generally adopted the tactics of flanking and outflanking. Many battles in this war also employed such tactics by commanders from various countries, achieving considerable success.
However, as more and more troops were invested in the war, the number of troops used in each battle also increased, with some battles involving hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops.
For example, in this attack on the Western Front, each of the three army groups has at least 500,000 troops. For such a large number of troops to outflank the enemy is difficult to achieve, which is a test on the obedience of the army and the coordination and tacit understanding between all the armies.
On the Eastern Front, the German and Russian forces have adopted a frontal breakthrough tactic.
Thanks to the superiority of the Russian army, Russian commanders have become very confident in the frontal breakthrough tactics.