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Chapter 1030 Salted fish will eventually turn around

Often the time when victory is about to usher in is the most dangerous time.

Is this sentence right?

Correct!

But it is not always true. In some cases, this sentence is correct, such as when speculating, this sentence is very correct, but in a world war, this sentence is the standard "reasonable person".

It's right to be sane at all times, but it's a nuisance to act like a rationalist and pour cold water on others.

Under the current circumstances, how can Germany turn the tables?

This is not a victory that can be determined by a battle. This is a battle involving more than 30 countries and a population of 15 billion. Over a period of four years, through hundreds of battles, 6500 million people participated in the battle, and more than 1000 million people participated in the battle. A situation won at the cost of 2000 million lives lost and [-] million wounded.

Now Li Zhongke jumped out and said that the Allied Powers had reached the most dangerous time——

You don't need Roque to be your leader, Clemenceau, Foch, Pétain, Pershing, and Joffre, Nivelle, Frenzi and Haig who have retreated to the second line can confuse you.

The person who interrupted Roque was Cadorna, Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Italy.

Considering the plight of the Kingdom of Italy at the Isonzo River, this seems to be justified. For the Kingdom of Italy, it is indeed the most dangerous time.

Cadorna is now under great pressure. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire will collapse at any time, after the new Russian government withdrew from the war, it released nearly 40 prisoners of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. These prisoners have now returned to the army and have come to Isonzo Conrad in the river theater will launch a new attack at any time.

In view of the previous performance of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Conrad asked Ludendorff for help, hoping that Ludendorff could send troops to help the Austro-Hungarian Empire, defeat the Kingdom of Italy in the shortest possible time, and relieve the threat of the Kingdom of Italy.

Ludendorff, who was stuck in the quagmire of the Western Front, ignored Conrad and was unable to provide help to Conrad.

Conrad turned to Kaiser Wilhelm II for help. William II, who had no military power in his hands, could not send troops to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The performance on the Western Front was not good enough, and the general who is now at home helps the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The performance on the western front was not good enough, that is because the German army had to face the British and French allied forces on the western front.

Ludendorff also performed exceptionally well when facing the Russian Empire on the Eastern Front. As a result, he faced obstacles everywhere when facing the British and French allied forces on the Western Front. Does this mean that Ludendorff is not good enough?

No, as a soldier, Ludendorff is already very good. Even if Rock is in Ludendorff's position, he may not perform better than Ludendorff. The so-called "excellence" is all set off by his peers. For the German generals, compared with the "comrades" of the British and French allied forces, the "comrades" of the Kingdom of Italy are all younger brothers.

So after the German generals arrived at the Isonzo River, it is really the most dangerous time for the Kingdom of Italy.

Although Ludendorff did not deploy the German army on the western front, he still drew some troops from the surrounding areas of the Baltic Sea, as well as Alsace and Lorraine to form the 14th Army, and then appointed Otto von Bilow as the commander to cooperate with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Troops attack Italy.

As the chief of staff of the Kingdom of Italy, Cadorna also requested assistance from the British and French allied forces, but the British and French allied forces were also unable to take care of the Kingdom of Italy. Winston only gave some artillery to the Kingdom of Italy, and he did not know how effective those artillery would be.

"Luigi, thank you for reminding me, I hope you have a good night." The people who wanted to see the hot scene were disappointed. Clemenceau seemed to have not heard what Cadorna said, and he was enthusiastic about Cadorna overflowing.

A mature person will not slap someone in the face at every turn. Even if he doesn't like someone, he will not express his attitude easily. Even if Ludendorff is in front of him at this moment, Clemenceau will still maintain the so-called gentleman's demeanor. What's the matter? Let's talk behind closed doors.

"George, the Kingdom of Italy needs your help. The current situation is very dangerous for the Kingdom of Italy—" Cadorna was in a state of desperation. He asked Roque for help many times before, but Roque ignored them. gaffe.

"Luigi, don't worry, let's find time tomorrow to have a good chat." Clemenceau smiled, without any specific promises.

European countries have a long history. France, Italy, and Germany were once part of the Frankish Empire. Later, the Frankish Empire split into three parts: West, Central, and East. The West Frankish Kingdom gradually evolved into France, and the East Frankish Kingdom split again into Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Kingdom of Middle Franks evolved into Italy.

So this can explain why Britain is so afraid of France and Germany. After all, the French Empire was once strong in history. Even if it is now divided, the British dare not ignore the Germans.

The Germans, Celts, and Slavs were called the three major barbarians in Europe by Rome.

"George, we have no time--" Cadorna was in a hurry, and the Austro-Hungarian coalition forces assembled about 33 divisions on the Isonzo River, and the 12th Battle of the Isonzo River was about to start.

In the two battles of the Isonzo River in 1916, the Kingdom of Italy lost a total of 28 people.

Cadorna is not a qualified commander, he is a beast in human skin. When the Kingdom of Italy suffered unprecedented losses, Cadorna strictly enforced the "Eleventh Killing Order". Cadorna shot one out of every ten troops he was dissatisfied with.

No one expected that it was already the 20th century, and there was such a thing as the "Eleventh Smash Order", which made people have to suspect that Cadorna was a time traveler from the Middle Ages.

For the Kingdom of Italy, time is indeed running out.

Three days later, on the 24th, the German-Austrian coalition launched the No. 12 Battle of the Isonzo River.

The attacking German-Austrian coalition had a total of 33 divisions, and the defending Kingdom of Italy had 41 divisions. The difference in strength between the two sides was not large.

The German and Austrian allied forces advanced 10 miles on the first day of the offensive, and the entire Kingdom of Italy collapsed.

Cadorna tried to reorganize the defense line, but the Kingdom of Italy had lost its unified command. The Italian king finally couldn't bear Cadorna's incompetence and dismissed Cadorna from his post, but the Kingdom of Italy was still unable to be saved.

A week later, Bi Luo commanded the German-Austrian coalition forces to cross the Tagliamento River and continue to advance towards the heart of Italy.

The Italian government has collapsed, the new government has no leader, and the frontline troops have collapsed.

Soon the German and Austrian allied forces reached the Piave River, and by this time the troops commanded by Bilow had advanced 80 miles.

In just one month, the Kingdom of Italy lost 32 people, of which 26.5 were captured by the German-Austrian coalition forces. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy was forced to seek help from the British and French coalition forces again.

This time the Anglo-French allied forces cannot sit idly by. After all, although the Kingdom of Italy performed poorly, it cannot be ignored. Once the Kingdom of Italy fails, the German-Austrian Allied Forces will receive a large amount of supplies from the Kingdom of Italy, thereby prolonging the duration of the war. This is everyone are unacceptable.

At this time, the most likely to provide help to the Kingdom of Italy is the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.

The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force made rapid progress after invading the Kingdom of Bulgaria, which once caused panic in the Kingdom of Bulgaria. The Falkenhan Army in the Kingdom of Romania rushed to the rescue to stabilize the defense of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Compared with the Western Front, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force was not strong enough to defeat the Falkenhayn Army, and the battle fell into anxiety.

After a comprehensive balance, Rock transferred the northern Rhodesian division from Bulgaria and sent it to the Kingdom of Italy for reinforcements. Foch also sent two divisions to the Kingdom of Italy. A teacher is already commendable.

On December 12, the Northern Division of Rhodesia landed in Venice, a famous water city in northern Italy, to assist the Royal Italian troops to stabilize the defense of the Piave River.

It was already the end of the year, and it was time for the year-end summary. The results of the British and French coalition forces were still not impressive enough, but this was not the problem of Roque and Petain. In mid-1916, the Anglo-French Allied Forces lost an average of 5 people per month. Since the World War, the Anglo-French Allied Forces have suffered more than 400 million casualties, including half and half of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army.

After Petain served as the commander-in-chief of the French army, he once asked the French government for 102 million recruits.

In the end, Petain failed to get the reinforcements he wanted. In 1916, France only recruited about 85 recruits to join the army, of which only about 70 could be sent to the front line.

The situation of the British Expeditionary Force is better. After all, Britain has huge human resources to mobilize. Since the outbreak of World War II, Britain has lost almost 200 million people. This is the worst loss in British history.

Compared with the British and French allied forces, the German casualties were more severe, reaching an average of 6 people per month. The troops released by the new Russian government withdrew from the war were all exhausted in 1916. Now there are only one group left on the Western Front Veterans struggling in despair and misery, also tired of war, but not to the point of complete breakdown.

Compared with the poor life in Germany, the situation in the Allies was much better. In the second half of 1916, an average of 40 tons of shells were sent to Europe through southern Africa every month, which accounted for only one-third of all supplies provided by southern Africa.

After the outbreak of the World War, Britain’s munitions production capacity increased by 3000% compared with before the war. After Winston became prime minister, this figure increased fourfold, and a considerable part of the increase came from southern Africa.

With the passage of time, southern Africa has become more and more important to the United Kingdom. Not only military supplies, but also civilian products, southern Africa is also outstanding. Before the outbreak of the world war, there were less than 100 companies in southern Africa with an annual output value of more than [-] yuan. Now the number is [-]. The federal government of Southern Africa stopped collecting taxes on farmers last year. Industrial taxes and commercial taxes have already fully covered the expenditures of the federal government of Southern Africa.

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