Chapter 1215： Playing junior

Slide 1215

How much did you lose? The loss of the fleet can be done directly on Baidu. The author does not list it, just say that the aircraft is lost. During the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Japanese naval aviation lost 896 land-based aircraft! That's right, you read that right, the light land-based aviation has lost nearly 900 aircraft! 900! At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the total of 6 aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy only had 450 aircraft! How many planes did the battle on Midway? 250 up and down! Then, the Japanese navy lost 900 aircraft directly on Guadalcanal... What a **** it is! And there are quite a few twin-engine bombers among these 900 aircraft! In terms of cost, a twin-engine bomber can hold three eggs on top of it!

The prince never understood that Guadalcanal does have some strategic value. This is not denied, but the value of Guadalcanal will not cost the Japanese navy such a high price, right? It is not an exaggeration to say that this war directly damaged the most elite pilots of the Japanese Navy. We must know that although the aircraft carrier in Midway Island suffered heavy losses, the pilots saved a lot, and the Japanese plane that flew over the island and was shot down could have several pilots alive. This can be understood with your knees. The probability is very low!

Therefore, in the eyes of the prince, the Battle of Dardanelles and the Battle of Verdun were more intelligent and rational than the later Battle of Guadalcanal... However, this sense of reason cannot save the British in this battle, because they are heading in the wrong direction. The so-called divergence means Sir Hamilton. If the Germans are aware of it, then there is no possibility of victory in this battle, especially in Britain. What people face is the open traveler! What if the login is successful? The K-6 bomber facing the Germans in the strait, on the ground and just in front of the Bavarian Army? Come on then! Who counsels who is the grandson!

Of course, at this point, the plan of Churchill and Lord Hamilton is extended to at most some of the Royal Navy and Army generals who share the same feeling. If Churchill can get the consent of Congress, it will probably take a long time. However, at this time, the addition of an external force caused the numerous obstacles originally erected in front of this plan to instantly collapse! At this time, the Russians entered!

In the battle for nearly a year, the Russian military production has reached the level of making ends meet, and the national economy has fallen into crisis because of the huge war losses! Imagine that in order to obtain supplies from the north by sea, the Russians even did not hesitate to build a railway of more than 2,000 kilometers. Now, when Britain and France expressed their willingness to help the Russians open the Dardanelles, it was already at the root of the wall. What reason do the Russians have to refuse? !

And when Churchill said that if he wanted the British and French armies to take action, the Russians must also help, the Russians decisively opposed the generals! Said that Britain and France should cooperate with other allies to launch a "sufficiently large" offensive near the Dardanelles to open up the route to Russia. He also stated that if Britain and France are unwilling to do so, then the Russians may consider giving up the Russian Polish region and then retreating across the board!

"Grass! The Russians are crazy, right? It's really your own country. What does your throwing of the country have to do with our British and French coalition forces? You threaten me with this?!" This threat makes people laugh at first glance, but In fact, I really touched the pain points of the British and French coalition forces. First of all, it is clear that for a country with a vast strategic depth, trading depth for time is itself a tactic. The Russians break away from the Russian Polish region surrounded by Germany and Austria and then level it. It is a desirable strategy to re-establish the position and extend the supply line of the opponent, especially when the Russian-owned Poland cannot supply the daily consumption of the army and there is no important heavy industry. This plan can be considered.

But what does this have to do with Britain and France? It must be related! Although the Russians choose to retreat, they will lose some troops, but it will take time for the German and Austrian troops to fill the vacancies on the front. Don’t say anything else, you have to establish the supply line first. The railway in Poland and the connection with the German railway system must always be engaged. Right? During this period of time, it was inconvenient for the German Army to launch new offensives. The Russians shrank the front, the density of troops rose, and the difficulty of attacking tough ones increased. And Germany is not suitable for an immediate attack due to logistical problems. Well, it is possible for the Bavarian Army to return to the Western Front! This pressure will eventually come to Britain and France!

As for whether the Russians will really do this, Britain and France are uncertain. Of course, if someone opens up the perspective of God, then they will know that the Russians themselves don’t want to leave like this. In the final analysis, this is not a militarily inability to go. The price can still be paid, but because of politics! The Russian government cannot bear the political risk of giving up Poland as a whole when the front is still intact, even if the plan is militaryly correct!

Opening up this front, allowing Britain and France to invest more troops, in addition to alleviating their own military pressure, is also of great significance to Serbia, which is about to face a catastrophe. When the Bavarian Army occupied Romania and Bulgaria fell into the arms of the Allied Powers, Serbia was already facing two enemies. How long the Serbian Legion can exist does not depend on how it is but completely depends on when the German army will start... Therefore, Serbia itself also hopes that Britain and France can invest more power in the Balkans to save the front line that is about to collapse!

After Russia intervened, the original simple Dardanelles battle completely changed. From Churchill's original plan to launch an assault only in the direction of the strait, it became the increase in force proposed by Lord Hamilton to open two landing fields at the same time. Russia asked the Allied powers to open a front and also pull Greece under the water. The scale of the entire battle has been expanded several times in the course of wrangling and delaying!

After Russia intervened, Britain and France had to consider their requirements as the most important allies. At the same time, they also needed to consider the safety of the entire Near East and the Suez Canal once the Balkans collapsed. In this way, the entire plan changed too much! The preparation work has become extremely cumbersome. So England and France fell into a new pit.... Excessive preparation time will make the other party aware of it, and if the other party is also preparing, then it is hard to tell whose time the time is on the side! For details, please refer to Kursk in history! Well, when the German tiger, leopard and elephant arrived... After making preparations that the rest is A.... The German army finally fell in front of the more fully prepared Russian army.

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