Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 933

The attack of the British and French allied forces has nothing to do with Roque, nor has it anything to do with the Southern African Expeditionary Force, which is in a state of rest.

Since September last year, the Southern African Expeditionary Force has been fighting in France for nine consecutive months. The soldiers have been exhausted to the extreme. In April, larger Canadian reinforcements and the Anzac Corps arrived in France. The British Expeditionary Force got fresh blood. After discussing with Haig, Renzi decided to temporarily withdraw the Southern African Expeditionary Force to Dunkirk to rest and not participate in the second Battle of Artois.

Rock can understand why Frenzi and Haig did this. The British Expeditionary Force had few victories after participating in the war, but the Southern African Expeditionary Force had a record of almost complete victory like "Operation Horn of Victory". It is impossible to be free from envy. Before the outbreak of the Second Battle of Artois, on the Western Front, the British and French allied forces had surpassed the German army by about 50, and they were in an absolute superiority in numbers. Reason for failure.

So when Joffre launched the second Battle of Artois, he vowed to end the war within three months, which is exactly the same as the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet before the Battle of the Dardanelles, Sackville Cardon.

The result was not much different. In the first three days of the Battle of the Dardanelles, the Mediterranean Fleet lost four battleships, and Sackville Cardon fell ill, forcing the War Department to replace it.

The Anglo-French losses at the Second Battle of Artois were as heavy as in the previous battles, but Joffre and Frenzi were not blamed.

After arriving in Cyprus, Winston started working on vacation.

In the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Winston was a major staff officer in charge of logistical supplies. His rank of major was far from that of Roque and Marshal, so Winston never wore a military uniform, and often wore a traditional deep three-button suit. In a gray striped suit, he rode the Arabian horse "King Charles" that Rock had given him for a walk around the headquarters.

Winston really liked horses, and he once warned rich parents that if they could, they should buy a few horses for their children instead of giving them more money.

"King Charles" is a four-year-old Arabian stallion. It was a gift sent to Rock by Martin after he conquered Damascus. There are 12 horses in total, each of which is an Arabian horse worth tens of thousands of pounds. These horses were used to win the relationship, and one of them was given to John Fisher, commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, and then another one was given to his chief of staff, Ian Hamilton.

Of course, Sidney Milner is also indispensable. Sidney Milner is the logistics chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and Winston's immediate boss.

Every morning, Winston will ride "King Charlie" around the unfinished city, and at the furthest time, he has been to a port ten kilometers away. After lunch, Winston will take a nap, and then start his own journey in the afternoon. Most of the dinners are with Roque, and Winston will chat with Roque about politics after the meal.

Rock is not as leisurely as Winston, and the annihilation of the Fifth Army is only part of the Battle of the Dardanelles. Next, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force will attack the Bosbrus Strait where Constantinople is located. This is also a battle. Tough battles, the Second Army of the Ottoman Empire has a strong force of 22 troops, which is different from the hastily formed Fifth Army with only 8.7 troops, so Rock needs longer preparation time.

and more adequate material reserves.

It was at this time that after the establishment of the Ministry of Munitions in the United Kingdom, the logistics supply encountered difficulties. Neither the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force nor the Mediterranean Fleet could get enough shells, and the offensive came to a standstill.

"Aren't you also a supplier to the War Department? Why don't you go to London for a meeting?" Winston gloated, something that had never happened during his tenure.

"I'm afraid I can't help but beat up some traitor." Rock laughed, and Lloyd George was attacked by newspapers and magazines in London. The Times nicknamed Lloyd George "" traitor".

The nickname quickly spread and is now synonymous with Lloyd George.

"I know there are some things I shouldn't say, but we can't affect the ongoing war because of different political opinions." Winston really wanted to see Lloyd George in bad luck, but he didn't want to affect the operations of the frontline troops.

"Winston, you know what happened recently. Our great Minister of Military Supplies wants to hand over the order to the Americans. I don't know how you understand it. In my opinion, this kind of behavior is also similar to capitalizing on the enemy. "Rock was not polite, and Winston's expression immediately became dignified.

"It's not so serious—" Winston didn't think it was so serious.

"Don't doubt, the Americans are as hateful as the Germans. The Germans used war to challenge the global hegemony of the British Empire, while the United States used a relatively peaceful method. The purpose is also to drive the king from the throne. We lost the war. Everything will be lost, but if the order is given to the Americans, it will stimulate the industrial production of the United States even more. This is also a disaster for us. You know that the industrial strength of the United States was already the number one in the world before the outbreak of the World War , for us, the difference between the two is that we die a few years earlier, or die a few years later." Rock has a clear understanding of the United States, and the United States is the most successful speculator in another time and space. Haven't found a way to become world boss yet.

Winston stopped talking, and looked at the "Times" in his hand with a solemn expression. Cyprus was far away from London, and the "Times" published that day would take a week to arrive in Cyprus.

Some of Roque's words could not be published in newspapers, and the editor of "The Times" did not have Roque's strategic vision. After Lord Beiyan returned to London, "The Times" finally returned to the right track.

Rock didn't speak. Although Rock doesn't like Britain, Rock doesn't like America even more. Britain is like a traditional nobleman. We will not shirk our responsibilities. The United States is a rich and poor upstart. It is completely selfish. It should not be too ugly, and its face is too ugly.

The U.S. government is considering joining the world war. In another time and space, the United States joined the war under the pretext of unlimited submarine warfare. In this time and space, Germany has not yet started unlimited submarine warfare.

The reason why the United States is so active is that it is afraid that it will not be qualified to participate in the distribution of spoils after the war.

At this time, Angie sent several telegrams from the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of War, and Southern Africa.

The contents of the telegram all hope that Rock can immediately launch an attack on the Bosporus Strait.

Rock read it hastily, put the telegram on the coffee table at hand, and didn't say a word.

Winston flipped through them.

"Why not attack?" Winston came to Cyprus, partly because he hoped to return to the center of British power with the help of the Battle of the Dardanelles.

"I have no shells, no reinforcements, and the Mediterranean Fleet doesn't even have enough fuel, so how do I attack?" Rock was not in a hurry, let's consume slowly, and see who can consume more than whom.

The impact of the downfall of the cabinet has already begun to appear. When the Second Battle of Artois broke out on May 46, the shells of the British Expeditionary Force were only enough to fight for [-] minutes. When Winston was Secretary of the Navy, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force had whatever it wanted. Now the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force still has money, but it can no longer buy armaments and materials, let alone get more reinforcements.

After entering 1914, Southern Africa has sent three additional reinforcements to Europe. The first two reinforcements were sent to France, and the third batch of reinforcements was sent to Port Elizabeth.

Winston looked at Roque with complicated eyes, more grateful than helpless, Roque is showing with actions that with Winston serving as Lord of the Navy, the British Empire can have a southern Africa full of motivation, unlimited potential, and wholeheartedly. The Southern Africa before now no longer exists with Winston's dismissal.

In this way, perhaps in some people's minds, the evaluation of Rock will be lowered.

But a more obvious fact is that a Roque with obvious shortcomings is a Roque that is more in line with the interests of the United Kingdom. If Roque and Lloyd George can live in peace after Winston is dismissed, then Roque and Wen The friendship between the two will appear cracks.

So don't talk about being sane or irrational, Roque is also using his actions to show that whatever the politicians in London are fighting for power and profit, don't affect my interests.

As for gaining Winston's gratitude, that was an unexpected gain.

"You have to be careful with Rock—" Winston reminded Rock that doing so could have serious consequences.

"Be careful, dismissal? Let them do it, if they think others can do better than me, even I can go back to southern Africa directly, as long as the person who made this suggestion can bear the consequences of doing so." Rock did not say It is too clear, and it is still the same sentence, not to mention that the Battle of the Dardanelles has successfully completed the first phase of the combat goal, completely annihilating the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire, and controlling the Dardanelles, even if the Battle of the Dardanelles and the Another time and space completely failed. At most, Roque only lost the command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and still had the command of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. No one dared to touch this part of Rock's rights.

The generals of this era, as long as they don't kill themselves, their status will not be affected. The British and French allied forces have fought so badly, and no one has publicly accused Xiafei and Ferenzi.

But then maybe, when Winston was dismissed, he hoped to command a brigade in France, but Frenzi refused.

So after Winston returned to the center of power, it would not be surprising for Roque if Frenzi was dismissed.

(End of this chapter)