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Chapter 939 is too much

Lloyd George failed to withstand the turbulent public opinion attack. The third phase of the battle had just begun. Lloyd George resigned sadly because of the two thousand pounds three years ago. George V recalled Winston and surpassed Prime Minister Asquith. Directly appointing Winston to succeed Lloyd George, the Prime Minister also fell into a crisis of confidence.

In the current British government, it can be said that everyone is in danger. Lloyd George was forced to resign after only one month as the Minister of Military Supplies. Although Winston regained his trust, the conflict with Prime Minister Asquith became more and more serious. deep.

The situation of Secretary of War Kitchener is also difficult. When the world war broke out, Kitchener had absolute power in the War Department. Now because of the poor performance of the expeditionary force, Kitchener is widely questioned and has to report to 23 every week. A written report is submitted by a cabinet composed of

Frenzi, who is far away in France, is also troubled. His position is precarious, and he can only rely on victory on the battlefield to get out of the predicament.

Frenzi has been acting more and more crazy recently. He has to send a telegram to Kitchener every day, hoping to get more reinforcements and supplies.

Wired Asquith complaining that the War Department was not giving enough support to the expeditionary force.

Send a telegram to George V, blaming the failure of the expeditionary force on the front line to the inconsistency of the command system of the expeditionary force.

This is indeed a negative factor, but it is not the main reason. The composition of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force is also very complicated, and Rock's command has not been affected much.

Like Frenzi, after Smith Doring resigned, Haig became the second man in the British Expeditionary Force. If Frenzi left before the Dardanelles erupted, then Haig was the undisputed candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force .

Now because the performance of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force is getting better and better, the candidate for the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force has also become uncertain.

Haig's ambition for the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force has a long history. When the expeditionary force was first established, Haig hoped to get the position of commander-in-chief, but because of lack of ability and prestige, Kitchener finally chose Frenzi.

Entering July, the eastern and western fronts are still anxious, and the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger. After the Kingdom of Italy entered the war, Greece once again considered joining the Allied Powers, but at this time the main conflict no longer came from the Russian Empire, but from Bulgaria.

Bulgaria has not yet joined the war, but has already mobilized the whole country. Greece is worried that after sending troops to various places to participate in the war, its domestic strength will be empty, which will give Bulgaria an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, Greece hopes that while participating in the war, Bulgaria will also participate in the war.

Roque had no hope of the three divisions in Greece, nor the five divisions of the Kingdom of Italy, the 11nd and 11th cavalry divisions in France did not take part in the Second Battle of Artois, Frenzi and Black After the Battle of the Dardanelles entered the third phase, Roque needed more troops. Kitchener had no soldiers to send. Roque hoped to send the [-]nd and [-]th Cavalry Divisions and the two Artillery Divisions. Transferred to the Mediterranean battlefield, in order to get Frenzi and Haig to agree, Roque was willing to transfer the Anzacs to France for exchange.

The Anzac Army already had five divisions in the Mediterranean battlefield. Frenzi basically agreed with Roque's request, but left two artillery divisions in France. The British Expeditionary Force needed large-caliber artillery from southern Africa.

The large-caliber artillery equipped by the Artillery Division was paid for by France. Roque originally had no hope of transferring the Artillery Division to the Mediterranean Sea. The second cavalry division and the 11th Cavalry Division were Roque's goals.

However, the Anzacs are fighting, and to be transferred to France, they need to wait until the Ottoman troops in Gazikoy have been annihilated.

Gazikoy now has four divisions of the Second Ottoman Army. The 19nd Brigade of the 29th Division is surrounded by these four divisions. Outside these four divisions is a larger encirclement. The 15th Division is advancing towards Kavak To launch an offensive, the Mediterranean Fleet launched its first attack on the Dr. Prussian Strait on July [-], destroying coastal forts and bombarding Constantinople.

The reinforcements that Rock was looking forward to finally appeared. The Russian Empire will not sit back and watch the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force capture the Bosporus Strait. Although the occupation of the Bosporus Strait will not allow the Russian Empire to completely control the Black Sea outlet, the Russian Empire does not want to lose this opportunity.

On July 17, the newly established 11th Army of the Russian Empire took more than 300 ships and landed from Demirji on the other side of the Bosporus Strait to attack Constantinople.

After the Russian Empire made a comeback, the pressure on the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force suddenly eased. Although the dignitaries of the Ottoman Empire had abandoned Constantinople, Zanders still dispatched some troops to Constantinople. On July 25, the British With the cooperation of the Mediterranean Fleet and Air Force bombers, the 29th Division of the Army finally broke through the position of the Second Army. The 29th Division suffered 4000 casualties, and the Second Army of the Ottoman Empire suffered more than [-] casualties.

Look, under the premise of the tacit cooperation of various arms, the British army, which did not perform well in France, can also achieve a miraculous record in the Mediterranean.

Compared with the 29th Division of the British Army, other units of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force performed equally well. In Gazikoy, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force annihilated four divisions of the Second Army, and the Second Army also suffered more than 6 casualties. After these two battles, in the Balkan Peninsula, all the elite troops of the Ottoman Empire were wiped out, and there were still 11 Ottoman troops around Constantinople, but under the crazy attack of the [-]th Army of the Russian Empire, they conquered Constantinople. Tandinburg is also a matter of time.

Once Constantinople is captured, the coalition forces will open up the passage between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The Dardanelles will be controlled by the British and French forces, the Bosphorus will be controlled by the Russian Empire, and the Marma Lahai is a buffer zone, and no one knows what will happen in the future, but now, the ships of the coalition forces are unimpeded.

Roque received a telegram from Kitchener on July 26. Kitchener hoped that the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force would continue to attack Constantinople after annihilating the Second Army of the Ottoman Empire. The Prussia Strait is also controlled by the British and French forces.

Rock really can't do it. Although the total strength of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force has exceeded 20, after the elimination of the Second Army, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force has occupied almost all the land of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Peninsula. Only a large garrison can suppress the rebellious Ottomans. The Kingdom of Italy suddenly became enthusiastic after the Battle of Gazikoy, and all five divisions were sent to the Balkans just after July.

"What the hell are the Italians here to pick peaches? You can't see the Italians during the most intense battle. After the battle, the Italians suddenly appear. I really don't want such an ally." Ian Hamilton doesn't like the Italians. Telegrams were sent to Antonio Salandra every day of the month to ask for the five divisions promised by the Kingdom of Italy, but until the end of July, only one of the five divisions promised by the Kingdom of Italy was in place.

Now all the five divisions promised by the Kingdom of Italy are finally in place, but the battle in the Balkans is basically over. This kind of behavior is really shameless.

"Don't be angry. The battle in the Balkans is over. We will continue to attack the Asia Minor peninsula. The five divisions sent by the Kingdom of Italy will be crucial in the next stage of operations." Rock doesn't expect much from the army of the Kingdom of Italy. Under the command of Roque, the army of the Kingdom of Italy can perform better than in Isonzo.

Just as the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force encircled and wiped out the Second Army of the Ottoman Empire, the first Battle of Isonzo between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire was over.

Before participating in the war, the Kingdom of Italy, which claimed to be able to send 100 million troops to the war, sent a total of 19 divisions from the second and third armies to launch a large-scale attack on the Isonzo River area.

It sounds like 19 divisions are quite a lot. In fact, each division is not full of members, and the total strength is less than 20. According to the standards of the British army, there are not even 11 divisions.

The main force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is on the Eastern Front, and Germany joins hands to deal with the huge army of the Russian Empire. The Italian direction is in a defensive position. Commander S. B. Boyna has only 10 troops in his hands. The Kingdom of Italy has air force and artillery assistance. fight.

On paper, in the first Battle of Isonzo, there was a huge gap in strength between the two participating parties, and the Kingdom of Italy had an absolute advantage.

The result was surprising. The Kingdom of Italy lost 6 people and only captured part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's position on the east bank of the Isonzo River, failing to break through the Isonzo River.

The First Battle of the Isonzo, ended with the defeat of the Kingdom of Italy.

But this is certainly not the worst defeat of the Kingdom of Italy, at least the Kingdom of Italy occupied some Austrian positions, and it was not for nothing.

"You can't have too much hope for the troops of the Kingdom of Italy. They are not qualified enough as a garrison." Ian Hamilton dismissed the Kingdom of Italy. The Kingdom of Italy is like a nuclear weapon. Huge threat. After participating in the war, the original shape was revealed. It is estimated that Edward Gray regretted it. In order to lure the Kingdom of Italy to join the war, he gave the Kingdom of Italy a lot of promises. Now most of the promised Ottoman land is already under the control of the Allied Powers, but it is the Mediterranean Sea. What the expeditionary force laid down has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Italy.

What Rock did not expect was that the Italians did not think so. After the remnants of the Second Ottoman Army retreated to Constantinople, the Italians immediately jumped out and demanded that the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force hand over control of some areas. The reason for this is Edward Gray's promise to the Italians.

"I want to be a garrison army—how can there be such a good thing." Rock will not let the Italians get what they want. The land captured by the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force's bloody battles will be given to the Italians for what reason.

Since the outbreak of the Battle of the Dardanelles, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force suffered 15 casualties, of which 4 died, and the Ottoman Empire lost 40, of which about 10 were killed and 20 surrendered.

(Third shifts and nine thousand words every day are too few, brothers, you are drifting away, I really miss the days of four thousand parties——)

(End of this chapter)