Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1020

After the outbreak of World War II, the Kingdom of Bulgaria mobilized 45 troops to participate in the war. These troops were very scattered. Some of them were stationed in the Kingdom of Serbia as occupying forces, and some were fighting with Falkenhayn in the Kingdom of Romania. The Kingdom of Bulgaria was empty of power, so Rhodesia Only the Northern Division and the [-]st Cavalry Division can drive straight in.

Of course, this is also related to the combat effectiveness of the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division. The equipment of the British Expeditionary Force is already luxurious enough, and the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division are even worse. In addition to being equipped with light machine guns, the ordinary infantry squad , The squad leader and deputy squad leader are equipped with automatic rifles.

After the armored forces were transferred to form the First Armored Division, the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division each formed an armored regiment. In addition to tanks, the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division each equipped with more than 600 vehicles Trucks, by the standards of southern Africa, the Rhodesian Northern Division and the [-]st Cavalry Division have completed the transformation from motorized to mechanized.

After Feng Fu was transferred to the First Armored Division, the former chief of staff Nieder Burg took over as the commander of the northern Rhodesian division. Now the chief of staff of the northern Rhodesian division is called Huang Shan, and he is still a white man and a Chinese.

At the same time that the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division entered Bulgaria, two colonial servant divisions drawn from Port Elizabeth and six newly formed African divisions in southern Africa also entered the Kingdom of Bulgaria. The North Desian Division fought against the [-]st Cavalry Division.

These troops are all under the command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Rock hopes that after the new Russian government withdraws from the war, a new Eastern Front can be formed in the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Although the pressure created by the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the Allies is far less than that of Russia, for the current Allied Powers In other words, even if the attack of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force can only play a small role in restraining the Allies, Rock is satisfied.

To Rock's disappointment, Ludendorff obviously didn't care about the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force's attack on the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Even though the Kingdom of Bulgaria requested aid from Berlin at the first moment of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force's attack, Ludendorff did not withdraw from the Western Front. any troops.

The reinforcements to Bulgaria were the Falkenhayn Army entrenched in the Kingdom of Romania.

In the end, it will be a decisive battle on the Western Front.

With the increasing pressure from the German army, the Allied Forces Command, which both Roque and Petain had proposed, was once again included in the discussion topic. This time, there was still no agreement on the candidate for the Allied Forces Commander-in-Chief, but the establishment of the Allied Forces Command was imminent.

Foch was appointed Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces. This appointment did not cause controversy. There was no more suitable candidate than Foch. Neither Roque nor Pétain was suitable. Pershing did not have enough qualifications. With the British War Department unable to concurrently serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, Foch was an appointment that everyone could accept.

After the coalition command was established, at the first joint meeting, Pershing came up with a large-scale offensive plan.

"We can't just wait for the German army to attack. A resolute attack can contain the German army. Germany is already on the verge of collapse. We only need a push, and Germany will fall into the cliff. The fortress of Liege is the best breakthrough. The heaviest blow to the German army at the node—" Pershing also had the nickname "General Hammer", and now Rock finally knew why Pershing was "Hammer".

Pershing's attack plan involved all troops on the Western Front. The U.S. Army and the Southern African Expeditionary Force were responsible for the main attack on the Liege Fortress.

The benefits of breaking the Liege Fortress are obvious. As long as you cross the Meuse River, you will have a flat river in front of you. The generals of the Southern African Expeditionary Force tried it, but the difficulty was too high and they were forced to give up.

"It is best not to launch an offensive in the short term. Relying on fortifications can cause mass destruction to the German army. In this case, why do we have to leave the fortifications?" Petain directly vetoed it. He and Roque had reached an agreement. Before the advantage, neither the British Expeditionary Force nor the French army could organize an offensive at the operational level.

Now every month, 12 British troops and [-] American troops arrive in France, and at the same time, about [-] French troops leave the training camp. France's war potential is about to be exhausted.

After the outbreak of World War II, when the French army was conducting its first general mobilization, French people between the ages of 18 and 28 were required to be drafted into the army.

Now the upper limit of this standard has been relaxed to 45 years old. Although the lower limit has not changed, there are actually fifteen or sixteen-year-old French enlisted in the army.

The upper age limit of the U.S. military is also 45 years old, but the U.S. has not yet implemented compulsory military service, and it is still a voluntary military service system.

The United Kingdom has implemented compulsory military service, and the upper age limit is also 45 years old. However, there are exemptions in special circumstances. For example, students who have not yet graduated are not required to join the army. This is for the future of the United Kingdom.

The French government has now bet the future of France, and if it loses this war, France will lose everything.

"What if the French think the same way?" Pershing was very dissatisfied. This was Pershing's first proposal in this war.

"It doesn't matter, so it's so exhausting. The world war has been fought for four years, and we don't mind fighting for another four years. The question is whether the Germans can sustain it." Rock is not in a hurry. If you can persist in playing for four years, life is at best a bit more difficult.

Germany will definitely not be able to persist for four years. Now Germany is on the verge of collapse, let alone four years. Whether it can persist for four months is a big question. The troops do not attack, and Germany is likely to choose to end the war this year.

Compared with another time and space, the allies in this time and space have suffered more losses. At least in another time and space, the Ottoman Empire still exists in the fourth year of the outbreak of the World War, although it has little sense of existence.

After another space-time alliance failed to launch the Battle of the Dardanelles, it launched another attack on the Ottoman Empire in Egypt. This is the origin of Colonel McMahon's letter.

In this time and space, McMahon had no chance to send that letter. Because of the strength of southern Africa, the Ottoman Empire completely collapsed within a year of its participation in the war, becoming the biggest laughing stock since the outbreak of the World War.

So far, the only country that has completely perished is the Ottoman Empire. Although the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Romania have also lost most of their territory, and the government has been forced into exile, the army is still fighting.

"We can't wait for the Germans to collapse. The best way to end this war is to eliminate the Germans." Pershing hoped that the US military would play a more important role.

According to Roque and Petain, relying on strong fortifications to give the German army the greatest degree of damage, then it's over, the German army in the Liege Fortress will definitely not leave the fortress to attack the US military positions, then tens of millions of Americans What's the point of traveling all the way to Europe?

"John, don't be impulsive. The Germans are far more difficult to deal with than you imagined. You just came to France, and we have been fighting the Germans for four years." After finishing speaking, Rock realized that the term "four years" is true. Incorrect, actually the World War will only be three years old this August.

But it doesn't matter, since everyone said so, there is no need for Roque to correct them one by one.

"But you haven't completely dealt with the Germans!" Pershing's words offended a lot of people, and Roque, Pétain, and Foch all looked bad.

Perxing was also aware of this problem, but Pershing did not remedy it, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward for a while.

It didn't take too long to be embarrassed. The joint meeting was not over yet. The German army in Arras shelled Vimy Ridge, which was often the precursor to the outbreak of a large-scale battle.

The scale of the German bombardment was unprecedented. Air Force investigations confirmed that at least 5000 German artillery pieces participated in the bombardment of Vimy Ridge. When the air forces of the Allies tried to bomb the German artillery positions, they were counterattacked by the German anti-aircraft machine guns. .

The Allied Air Forces were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, with 120 bombers shot down on the first day of fighting.

Considering Germany's industrial capabilities, the emergence of anti-aircraft machine guns will happen sooner or later. This is similar to the difficulty of converting field guns into direct-fire guns. Germany's industrial strength can completely do this.

In fact, Roque is already very satisfied that the air force superiority of the Allies can be maintained until now.

Even though the role of the air force is diminishing, the British Expeditionary Force still has strong countermeasures. After the Southern African Expeditionary Force formed more professional artillery units, both the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army began to form artillery units. The Allies now have There are more than [-] artillery pieces in China, and the proportion of large-caliber artillery is increasing rapidly.

After 1915, most of the artillery produced by the Allies were large-caliber artillery with a caliber of 120 mm or more. The "Miss Seventy-Five" loved by the French army before the outbreak of the World War proved to be outdated in actual combat, and the importance of large-caliber artillery became more and more important. The bigger it is, the Nyasaran Military Industry Group has even developed a 305mm caliber giant mortar, which is not far behind the German "Great Beretta".

This should be the last effort of the German army. The shelling lasted for a whole week. Although the defense line built by the British Expeditionary Force was known as impregnable, under the intensive attack of large-caliber artillery, the first line of defense and the second line of defense of the Canadian Army on Vimy Ridge The second line of defense was still completely destroyed. In this round of shelling by the German army, the Allied forces lost nearly 20 people.

Fortunately, on the side of the British Expeditionary Force, the elite troops were deployed behind the second line of defense. The 103th Division was forced to withdraw from its position on the third day after the German shelling began.

The field hospitals were once again filled with wounded soldiers.

(The fish head has been heated to dry fish. I slept until midnight last night and the power went out. The mat almost turned into a water mat. I simply dragged my family to the hotel. I just came back not long ago, sorry for the delay——)

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