Chapter 1575： The battle begins

Chapter 1575

The Anglo-French Allied Forces used two weeks to adjust and deploy their troops. Two weeks later, when the second wave of the Anglo-French Allied Forces was in place, in the Northern Front Corps under the personal command of Xiafei, a total of 4 French infantry divisions and 2 were gathered. The strength of a semi-French armored division, as well as the strength of the British Marine Artillery, 4 heavy artillery regiments, 2 Anzac regiments and 2 combat wing! The total force reached about 110,000! Compared with the expected concentration of troops by the French, it is a bit worse.

On the southern front, with Izmir as its base, the southern front corps under the command of the British personally gathered 4 British divisions, 2 colonial divisions, 1 British armored division and the Japanese Fukuoka armored division after rest and reorganization! The total strength is about 8 divisions. The effect of the concentration of the British forces was better than expected. Although in terms of organization, the Southern Front and the Northern Front Corps are similar, in terms of combat effectiveness, the Southern Front Corps is far inferior to the Northern Front!

Although the 6 and a half French divisions on the northern line are relatively small, they are basically first-line main divisions. Two of the French armored divisions are still the most elite in the French army, and the two Australian divisions that cooperate with them are also the elite of the elite, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the ordinary British divisions! In particular, it should be noted that the troops on the northern line are equipped with about 800 various artillery, of which 120MM and 152MM heavy artillery account for a large part. These are not comparable to ordinary army howitzers, and the two fighter companies have a total of 240 More than one fighter jet is enough to ensure the safety of the French army overhead.

What about the British? Four British divisions do exist, but the lack of compilation is serious. Among them, there is only one main front-line division, and the two colonial divisions are both from India. One of them is a cavalry division, which has a fast attack speed, but let's forget the deadlock ability.

Although in the Southern Front Army, the British also have two armored divisions on paper, but how do you say? Although the British Seventh Armored Division is a veteran unit, it suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. Although it was supplemented, the lack of a division is inevitable. The same is true for the Fukuoka Division of Japan. Besides the lack of heavy equipment, it is also difficult to supplement personnel. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of these two divisions is a bit discounted...

As for the air force, the southern unit was assigned a wing of aviation with about 140 aircraft. As for the remaining aircraft promised by the British, they would stay near two ports to resist possible German bombing. After the entire frontline was completely unfolded, the British and French allied forces, the North and South, had concentrated a total of about 200,000 front-line forces, and if the forces that can be mobilized in the future are counted, this number has the potential to increase. After all, the British and French coalition forces mobilized a total of 480,000 troops in the Great Neil naval battle in history! After the war, it took the Turks 2 years to clean up the entities and abandoned materials... (This description is from "War History Research")

During this time, the German and Turkish armies were not idle either... General von Sanders gathered about 150,000 German-Turkish coalition forces and deployed them near the Bursa-Inegol line as the first line of defense. There are about 10,000 German troops in this force, mainly artillery and technology. The main arms are the Turkish army.

About 50,000 troops of the Von Seckert regiment that came from Ukraine were deployed in Sakarya. As the general reserve of the entire theater, the entire force was assigned more than 700 artillery pieces. You can get limited support from the Bavarian Air Force, but the biggest problem is the lack of armored units. To solve this problem, you must wait until the prince's southward armored forces drawn from the Balkan theater are ready.

The southern front is used to defend the southern front of the British-French coalition army is purely Turkish. About 250,000 Turkish troops are deployed on the long front from Kutahya to Ankara. They form a line of defense along important passages. It is more than twice as much as the British, but the prince does not expect the Turks to really block the opponent’s attack. After all, apart from Kemal’s troops, other Turkish troops are completely weak compared to the British. If it's the Dardanelles, then there will be some fighting. If it's a field battle, go to sleep. The task the prince gave them was to delay and consume opponents, and they could retreat as long as they didn't lose Ankara. Everything will be discussed after the Bavarian Army returns from the Eastern Front!

After the deployment of the north and south lines, the prince did not know whether these forces could block the British and French. It stands to reason that the combined forces of the two lines totaled 450,000 troops, of which the number of German troops was 60,000, while the opposite British and French troops The coalition is now more than 200,000, and coupled with the priority support of the Bavarian Air Force, the defense of the Allied Army should not be a big problem, right?

However, if you consider the possible continuous reinforcement of Britain and France, this point is still not enough, and the prince cannot allow Britain and France to gain a foothold in central Turkey, otherwise the Turkish national strength will definitely be severely damaged and a large number of Bavarian legions will be restrained at the same time. Therefore, The prince also needs to constantly draw elites from other fronts to join this war far away from Europe!

"The goals that the ancestors of Europe failed to achieve will become reality through our hands! The Ottoman Turk Empire, this sick man on the Eurasian continent will eventually pass away, and we will use this battle to subvert the entire war! Fight a textbook-level fast battle on the Turkish battlefield! The French army of Napoleon’s era will return at this moment! Fast, agile, changeable and deadly!” Looking at the French armored forces gathered outside the window General Xiafei, who is the commander-in-chief, wrote in his diary!

At the same time, the British army on the southern line also began to move towards their goal. Although compared with the elite French army on the northern line, they lacked enough motor vehicles and armored units, they also had a large number of artillery. The right enemy is also a Turk who lacks maneuverability, artillery, and low combat effectiveness, so the British have sufficient confidence to kill their opponents in a dignified battle!

"It seems that Ruprecht and the Turks are in trouble." Looking at the new intelligence sent by the General Staff, the German emperor spoke deeply to the prince next to him. According to the new intelligence, the British and French allied forces on the front of the Western Front were turned on the defensive. Even gave up some unnecessary positions. This means that the Anglo-French coalition forces can also deploy a part of their forces to organize the third or even fourth wave of reinforcements.

"Then what should we do?" the crown prince asked.

"Let's take a look at the situation first." The Kaiser's answer was very vague.

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