Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 887

Even during the World War, the high society in Paris was still all kinds of extravagance, such as foie gras, baked snails, caviar and other high-end ingredients, which Roque rarely saw in southern Africa.

Of course, eating is definitely not the theme. Everyone’s topic is inseparable from the ongoing world war. Now more and more people begin to use "world war" to describe this war. Their understanding of world war is getting deeper and deeper. Xia Forced by the situation of the war, Fei and Ferenzi gradually accepted the reality that the world war could not end in a short time.

At this time, the industrial capabilities of Southern Africa became increasingly important.

"Modern warfare is no longer the inherent warfare mode of the past. The victory of a partial battle cannot determine the overall direction of the war. Our current mobilization ability is very different from before. In the past, an army would collapse if it lost one-tenth of the battle. Now As long as the army has a steady stream of support, it can persist forever, so this is definitely a protracted war. The war will not end until one side completely admits defeat, and we all know what it means for a country to completely admit defeat—— "Roque was undoubtedly the center of the banquet. Joffre and Frenzi listened carefully, whether they meant it or not, at least on the surface, they wanted to respect Roque, the Minister of War in southern Africa.

In the state of general mobilization, everything related to war is within the scope of work of the Minister of War. In some respects, the Minister of War is equivalent to, and can even replace the head of state.

"On the surface, we have now invaded Belgium, and the battlefield situation is favorable to us, but in fact, Germany's war potential has not been fully tapped. They still have many young people who are suitable for joining the army, and they have strong industrial strength. Sass and Lorraine, we'd better prepare for years of war, blockade Germany's coastline, keep Germany from overseas support, gradually wear down the strength of German troops, let Germany continue to bleed, and attack Alsace and Lorraine at the same time Launch an offensive to prevent Germany from getting enough mineral resources. This process may last for several years, and we will also be very difficult. We must be mentally prepared—" Rock talked eloquently in a gorgeous marshal uniform. I don't care if Frenzi will be angry, Roque is the Marshal of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, not the Marshal of the British Expeditionary Force.

Alsace and Lorraine have 14% of France's factories, 67% of steel plants, 90% of iron ore, 40% of sugar factories, as well as coal, textile, and chemical production bases, so Alsace and Lorraine It is the eternal pain in France's heart. If Alsace and Lorraine are not taken back, even if Germany's coastline is blocked, Germany still has strong industrial capabilities.

"Joseph, what do you think?" Rock said well, but Poincaré still trusted Joffre more.

"Our main attack direction now is Belgium. The main task in the direction of Alsace and Lorraine is defense. It is not easy to deploy troops. We know that Alsace and Lorraine are important, and the Germans also know it." Xia Xia Fei didn't talk much, and he was already giving the president a lot of face. If it were someone else, Xiafei probably wouldn't bother to respond.

"Continuing to attack Belgium can also consume the strength of the Germans. The Germans have built strong fortresses in Alsace and Lorraine. If we forcefully launch an attack, we will definitely suffer heavy losses." Frenzi also disagrees with Roque. Compared with Alsace and Lorraine, it is indeed easy for Belgium to make a breakthrough.

"If Alsace and Lorraine cannot be regained in a short period of time, then we had better not launch a large-scale counterattack against the German army. Now that we have repelled the German army's attack and the German army has begun to enter a defensive state, we will launch a large-scale counterattack at this time. A counterattack will only cause irreparable losses. We must also stabilize the defense line, build more forts and fortifications, use forts and fortifications to provide protection for the soldiers, and produce more artillery with larger caliber and longer range. Consume the lives of German soldiers." Roque is not in a hurry, even if the British and French allied forces do not accept Roque's suggestion, Roque is not in a hurry, Roque is already mentally prepared.

The current Anglo-French coalition forces, except for offensive suggestions, are probably unacceptable. The dominant idea of ​​​​the French army has always been to replace defense with offense, attack and then attack. As for how much casualties will be caused by blindly attacking, the French generals Don't care about this.

In an environment where offense replaces everything, what the British Expeditionary Force can do is actually extremely limited. The French army was still very strong during this period. Before the British mobilized enough troops to join the war in France, the British Expeditionary Force spoke within the British and French coalition forces. Insufficient power, and Roque is the same.

What's more, Ferenzi's opinions are not consistent with Roque's.

"If you don't attack, how can you win the final victory?" The French generals were still digesting Roque's suggestion, and they didn't rush to refute, so Haig couldn't bear it.

"Then how to attack? Do we have enough troops? Do we have enough artillery? Can our logistics support millions of troops to fight for a long time away from the logistics base? Nothing, how to attack? The soldiers' Life is life, if we have to pay for a generation, even if we win the final victory, we will lose the future, what is the point of such a victory?" Rock can still be rational to Joffre or Frenzi, but he is seriously lacking in Haig patience.

Before the outbreak of the World War, when Haig served as the chief officer of the arms purchase, the relationship with Rock was not harmonious. Rock pulled other members of the arms purchase team to reluctantly sign the final arms purchase contract.

The current rank of Haig is lieutenant general, and Roque's rank is field marshal. According to the internal hierarchy of the British army, when Roque talked with Joffre and Frenzi, Haig was not even qualified to intervene. This is Smith. Dorling and Gallieni have done a good job, they have been very quiet.

"Even if we pay the price of a generation, as long as we defeat the Germans, it will be worth it." The butcher is worthy of being a butcher, and only Haig can say such cold-blooded words.

"If we lose a generation, the Germans will also lose a generation." Haig is not the only butcher in this era, and Joffre also thinks so.

"As long as Germany is defeated, any price is worth it--" Frenzi also agreed, this is a worse era, losing a generation but winning is indeed a bit miserable, but losing a generation while losing the war is the most important thing. Really sucks.

The words were not speculative, and Rock also left after Pongale left the banquet.

On the car back to the headquarters, Chief of Staff Paul Cocker looked solemn.

"It seems that we are facing more difficulties than we imagined." Paul Coker cooperated well with Roque in Egypt, so Roque also put on Paul Cocker this time, and now Paul Coker Kerr's rank is already a lieutenant general, and his promotion can be described as rapid.

However, this situation was normal during the war. In Flanders, the Anglo-French-Belgian coalition forces were fighting against the German army. Many young lieutenants became battalion commanders in a blink of an eye. Since the outbreak of the World War, let alone the French losses. The army has paid a huge price. According to the statistics of the Ministry of War, in the first two months of the outbreak of the World War, Britain killed 66 hereditary nobles with the title of baron and above, 95 sons of hereditary nobles, 16 from the baron, 82 son of a baron, and six knights.

"It's normal. London wants to sacrifice more French to consume the German army. France wants the UK to send more expeditionary forces. The British expeditionary force wants our southern African troops to be cannon fodder. We are at the bottom of the food chain, but we also have advantages. We can Free time to participate in the battle, or the way to participate in the battle." Rock is mentally prepared, the so-called coalition forces have always been at odds with each other, and now they are joined by the Belgian army and the southern African army. The entanglement of interests is complicated, and anyone will be more Consider your own interests.

"Freedom?" Paul Cocker was still unclear about Rock's plan.

"Yes, Liberty, next we have to integrate our resources. I heard that our field hospitals can't even heal our own wounded soldiers. This is ridiculous. We can provide help to the field hospitals of the British and French coalition forces, but We must take the field hospitals we set up into our own hands, and Flanders, I heard our soldiers are attacking the German positions through chest-deep water. This is even more ridiculous and a waste of soldiers' time Precious life is shameful!" Rock plans to go to Flanders in a few days, first to understand the situation, and then decide what method the Southern African Expeditionary Force will use to cooperate with the British and French coalition forces.

"No, no, my lord, you can't go to Flanders, Flanders is the front line, you know my mission." Sidney Milner firmly objected, it was Sidney Miller who prevented Rock from going to the front line Na only task.

"Hehe——" Roque will not accept the fate of the foreign emperor, and he will not be able to get first-hand information if he does not come to the front line in person.

Of course, Roque will definitely not go to the forward position. The so-called front line is also different. Even if he goes to Flanders, the rear position is still very safe.

The next day, Rock first went to the field hospital in the suburbs of Paris. After admitting only officers, the situation in the field hospital has improved. The teachers and students of Johannesburg Medical School and Nyasaland University Medical School have also started working. The situation has been greatly alleviated.

However, there are still many problems. The war has broken out for more than two months, and the field hospital is still built in the wilderness. The doctors, nurses, and wounded are all living in tents. This situation makes Rock unacceptable. Nurses are precious in southern Africa, and the wounded are not conducive to recovery if they live in tents.

"We have repeatedly proposed to build a real field hospital, but neither the headquarters nor the French government responded. The French generals seem to think that the war will not last too long, and there is no need to build a field hospital." Leading the team to France Minister of Health Derek Gibson is very helpless. The future medical strength in southern Africa is in France, and it makes no sense for him, the Minister of Health, to stay in southern Africa.

The theory of quick victory kills people!

(End of this chapter)