Chapter 1623： Offensive overture one

Chapter 1623

The war situation in the second half of 1913 can be described as a sharp turn for the worse. The early stage of the Russian Polushinov offensive took a huge toll on Hungary, but it was useless. On the contrary, the Russians exhausted him on the Belarusian and Ukrainian fronts. With the last bit of strength, Russia is already declining, and the whole world is considering the situation after the Russians are over.

The prince is no exception. He needs to do too many things this winter, and it’s too important, but now, in the fall of this year, before everything is ready for the showdown, he still has one important thing to do. To do it, that is to solve the British and French coalition forces in Asia Minor.

"His Royal Highness, as of 6pm yesterday, the Bavarian and Bohemian Army has transferred 6 rapid divisions and 8 ordinary infantry divisions from the Eastern Front and the mainland, and at least no less than 5 independent tank battalions and heavy artillery attached to it. And supply units. The Air Force’s current troops that can be deployed in the Asia Minor battlefield have reached 8 wing units, with a total of nearly 920 various aircraft.

"We now have 800 tanks, assault guns and protective self-propelled artillery deployed on the entire Asia Minor front. The number of various barrel artillery has reached 1,400. The total number of troops is 250,000. The whole unit is ready and ready to go. You can go to the battlefield." At this time, Lieutenant General Raul, who replaced Earl Calypte as the prince's chief of staff, reported.

"Then our enemy?" the prince asked while looking at the huge sand table.

"From the current situation, the situation on the North Line of Asia Minor is fairly stable. After Xiafei commanded his armored force to go south to support the British army, the remaining French army was still blocked in Bursa. But the situation is not ideal, Von. General Sector’s troops have been fighting hard for 3 weeks, and the troops have suffered heavy losses. The third wave of French reinforcements has arrived. They may be doing the final preparations. If they are ready, maybe the next wave of offensive It can break through Bursa’s defenses."

"The third wave of reinforcements? Britain and France seem to have lost money." An officer next to him said somewhat unexpectedly.

"It is not a secret that we mobilized a large number of troops into Asia Minor. The Allies may not be able to know exactly the forces and equipment we mobilized, but they can still know a general idea through the intelligence system. The initial raid failed to achieve a decisive victory and entered the stalemate stage. If they do not plan to give up Asia Minor, then they must continue to increase their military strength. Perhaps in the eyes of Britain and France, it is better to contain us in Asia Minor than to let us go to the Western Front." Ruprecht said.

The 250,000 army fighting in Asia Minor and fighting on the Western Front has completely different losses of national power. After all, the supply line has been stretched several times, and the supply environment is even worse. According to the statistics of the General Staff of the Bavarian Army Corps, the logistics personnel required to fight in Asia Minor with the same force are about three times as much as those on the Western Front! This is the fundamental reason why Britain and France decided to fight in Asia Minor at any cost? Therefore, this situation is reasonable to the prince.

"Let me introduce the situation of the northern line." The prince said.

"Xiafei has returned to the northern front. If the strength in his hand and the reinforcements he is about to receive are counted together, he can probably gather five integrated infantry divisions and no less than four armored divisions. In addition, the French and the British It also has at least 5 brigades of colonial troops and some cavalry units. By the way, there are at least 30 companies with marine artillery units. If you count these, the opponent has an advantage over heavy artillery. Tanks and other armored units The number may not be too small. In addition, they are also equipped with about 300 aircraft, of course, mainly fighters." Major General Raul said.

"So what's the situation on the southern route now?" the prince continued to ask.

"The size of the British troops is larger than that of the French. Of course, their combat power is definitely not as good. Their colonial troops account for more than half of the total, of which the Indian army accounts for about 30% of the total. The total front-line force is about 200,000. , The armored force is full of three armored divisions, including the French armored force that Chaffee brought in the past. The heavy artillery force seems to have a lot of formations, but the firepower on the battlefield is a bit sorry for that formation. But even so, the British attack is still In the relatively smooth periphery of Sinjan, if you advance 10 kilometers, you can threaten Ankara's railway with heavy howitzers." Major General Raul said.

"Play the French first." The prince said, looking at the map. "The British can take care of it first."

For the prince’s opinion, the Bavarian General Staff is accustomed to obeying. Lieutenant General Raul did not say anything nonsense, and began to do the preliminary preparations for the battle, and the prince also needs to think about the layout of the war in the next month. The prince's idea is very simple. In the next month to 40 days, the threat of Asia Minor will be basically solved!

Note that it is a basic solution, not a complete solution. In fact, if the British and French troops retreat to the landing site, under the cover of the British and French allied naval guns, then the prince really has no good way to deal with it. For the British now That said, it’s not a big deal to assemble the former dreadnoughts of a unit in one breath If it is not a secondary battery, it would be 24 12-inch heavy guns! This thing can't fight warships, but it can destroy the world when dealing with land targets. As for air strikes by the Air Force? Well, since the Allies are ready to stay here for a long time, the airfields and fighter forces behind will naturally follow up. It’s hard to say how effective the air strikes are.

In fact, the air force fights more often based on the position and the available forces. The Bavarian Air Force in Bursa now has an overwhelming advantage, but it may not be necessary when it comes to the sea! Don’t you see, the 2nd World War Allied forces have a huge advantage in the Western Air Force. Didn’t the first two years of the Imperial air defense battle still have twists and turns?

As for the basic solution, what is the concept? In the definition of the prince, it was a heavy blow to the Anglo-French coalition forces. The combined front-line force of the British and French coalition forces on the north and south sides was about 350,000. The prince is not very demanding, he can kill about 280,000 in this battle. If this plan can be achieved, then the remaining Allied forces should definitely not be feared, because after the loss of this wave of main forces, it is impossible for Britain and France to draw such a large and elite army from the Western Front again! Even then, how about Britain and France still being able to occupy a corner of the coast of Asia Minor? They are doomed to be unable to advance.

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