Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 947 Please be a person

George V's body should be fine, but the psychological blow must be serious, no less serious than Haig and Frenzi.

In all fairness, the performance of the British Expeditionary Force in the autumn offensive was very good. They spent the whole summer digging tunnels for victory, and after the battle began, they had to launch a desperate charge against the ferocious and brutal German army under the command of a group of stupid pigs. The courage really can't do it.

Compared with the heroic sacrifice of the soldiers, the performance of the commander is really a disaster.

Haig's troops made a major breakthrough at the beginning of the battle, once breaking through the German positions.

But after breaking through the German positions, Haig suddenly found that he had no reserve team.

Unlike Rock, who has to keep a reserve team at all times, Haig's style of commanding operations is hard to describe. To put it bluntly, it is to move forward without fear of sacrifice. According to African standards, even a novice staff officer who just entered the Nyasaland Army Academy would not make such a low-level mistake.

Like Haig in a disastrous performance, it was Frenzi.

Haig found that he had no reserve team in his hands, so he could only ask Frenzi for support.

Frenzi also had no soldiers to send, but Frenzi did not deploy troops from other battlefields to reinforce Haig. Instead, he forged a warrant in an attempt to shift the responsibility to Haig.

Haig was not good at commanding battles, but he was very good at fighting in the nest. He had a backer, and his words could go straight to heaven, so Haig directly sued King George V.

George V had just lost face in full view, and now this kind of scandal happened on the Western Front, so Frenzi got a chance to resign voluntarily.

To be fair, since the outbreak of World War II, although the British Expeditionary Force has not performed well on the front line, it has little to do with Frenzi, mainly because of the intrigue within the Allied Powers and the poor coordination within the British Expeditionary Force.

In other words, even if Rock served as the British Expeditionary Force, in the previous circumstances, it was impossible for him to perform much better than Frenzi.

After Frenzi returned home, he was made Viscount Ypres by George V.

Ypres is still under the control of the German army, so this title is also a mysterious operation.

After Frenzi's resignation, the issue of the candidate for the commander of the British Expeditionary Force caused great controversy in the UK.

There are three people who are qualified to serve as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, one of whom is Kitchener who is still serving as the Secretary of War, the other is Haig who has been fighting on the front line, and the last one is Rock who has performed well in the Garibaldi Peninsula.

Kitchener was the first to be ruled out. He still had to serve as the Minister of War, and it was impossible for him to go to France to serve as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army.

There are not many people who support Haig. Although Haig has no credit or hard work, Haig has too many flaws. Many people doubt that Haig will not be able to lead the British Expeditionary Force to victory.

Roque, who performed well as the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, is the most popular, but Roque is good at everything, and the biggest problem is skin color. Is it possible that Britain needs a Chinese colonial general to save it?

When the "Daily Telegraph" blatantly asked this question in the newspaper, there was no controversy over the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force. Even Kitchener and Winston, who supported Rock the most, did not dare to express it at this time. manner.

Political correctness is everywhere!

"It's too much! The cabinet is taking the precious lives of the soldiers as a joke. If the butcher Haig served as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, we would have to pay a lot more in France than now to win the victory. It is obvious that Locke He is the most suitable candidate for the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. Locke's performance as the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean expeditionary force is unparalleled. Let Haig be the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean expeditionary force. Can Haig defeat the Ottoman Empire in just ten months? Haig Can he coordinate the complex relationship of so many troops within the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force? When Haig commanded the troops to fight, his troops would always lose more than the enemy, whether it was offensive or defensive. The cabinet officials were so blind that they believed Heige Ge is a liar who only makes small reports!" After Ian Hamilton learned that Haig was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, he was furious at the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Command.

Everyone complained about Rock, but the only one with such a fierce attitude was Ian Hamilton.

As Rock's chief of staff, Ian Hamilton knew how much Rock had worked, worked, and contributed to defeating the Ottoman Empire.

The cabinet ministers in London also knew, but under the premise of political correctness, no one spoke publicly for Rock, including Rock's closest friend Winston.

Ian Hamilton doesn't care, he has now been conquered by Roque's charm. Apart from his skin color, Roque is the perfect standard for a colonial general. Fighting desperately, and intrigue with allies, the key is not to lose money. In Ian Hamilton's 42 years of military career, Roque is the only general Ian Hamilton has seen. He did not lose money but made money in war.

Ian Hamilton was born in 1853. In 1872, Ian Hamilton, who was not yet 20 years old, was admitted to the Army and received short-term training at the Sandhurst Military Academy with other officers of the Sackford Regiment. He was transferred in November 1873 11 years of overseas service experience to the 92nd Highland Wing in India.

"Ian, the Ottoman Empire hasn't surrendered yet—" Rock felt his face burn a bit. If this white man flattered him, he would have no bottom line. Seeing what Ian Hamilton meant, Rock was not only qualified to serve as an expeditionary The commander-in-chief of the army is more than enough to be a king.

"Locke, I hope you won't be affected by this incident, it's really unfair to you, but—" John Fisher comforted Rock, just like the "Daily Telegraph" said, the dignified British Empire has not yet To the point where it needs to be rescued by a Chinese colonial general.

"Don't worry, John, I won't be affected in any way. The cabinet also wanted you to be the Secretary of the Navy a few months ago. Didn't you just decline it? You are my idol!" Rock would also flatter him, and it was still colorful and rainbow fart.

When Winston was dismissed, Asquith intended to appoint John Fisher as Minister of the Navy, but at that time the Battle of the Dardanelles was in full swing, and John Fisher did not dare to leave for fear of affecting the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Cooperate with the Mediterranean Fleet, so I chose to stay.

Now that the Battle of the Dardanelles is over, the Mediterranean Fleet has won the same glory as the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, but John Fisher has lost his chance to be the Minister of the Navy.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing, it's not necessarily a bad thing. We have to look forward." Rock is not in a hurry. If Rock remembers correctly, there will be a series of flesh and blood mills such as Verdun and the Somme. So when the time comes, whoever is the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force will be unlucky, no matter how good the performance is, the nickname of "butcher" cannot be shaken off.

Haig earned the nickname "The Butcher" because the British Expeditionary Force suffered heavy losses in a series of battles such as Verdun and the Somme.

If you can win on the battlefield, then it's okay to suffer heavy losses, but at present, Britain and France are at odds with each other, and it is simply delusional to want to win.

In order to coordinate the contradictions within the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Rock also made many concessions. For example, in the Balkan Peninsula, Edward Gray promised the land of the Kingdom of Italy, and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force was gradually handing over. Waiting for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force to take Constantine If the fort is emptied, Rock will gradually hand over the Bosphorus, the Sea of ​​Marmara, and the Dardanelles to the Russians.

In this way, when the Ottomans turn over old scores in the future, Roque can openly blame the Russian Empire for the evacuation of Istanbul.

Anyway, Maozi's virtue is known to the whole world, and people don't care about this little dirty water. Taking off his clothes and washing them is much dirtier than this little dirty water.

"Yes, we have to look forward. In any case, you led the Mediterranean expedition to conquer the Ottoman Empire. No one can obliterate this." John Fisher is right, with "Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire" For this honor, Roque now has an indestructible amulet. As long as Roque does not make himself king, no matter how Roque struggles in the Allied Powers, Britain will resolutely safeguard Roque's interests.

Frenzi was forced to resign because of the scandal of forging orders. After returning home, he got a Viscount of Ypres. Roque led the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force to conquer the Ottoman Empire. Guess what level of reward he will get after the war?

After the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force captured Constantinople, Roque won a Victoria Cross again, and now Roque is eligible to add a triangle belt on the Victoria Cross when he wears the Victoria Cross in a dress. A metal bar, which is a unique honor in the current British army.

There have been many people in history who have won the Victoria Cross more than once, and Rock is the only one alive.

Despite changes in the BEF command, the autumn offensive continued.

As the core of the entire campaign, the troops led by Pétain have been launching an offensive in the Chambani area, and by November, the offensive was still continuing.

Petain later began not to implement Joffre's order. The French army had lost 14.3 people in Chambani, and the German army had 8.5 casualties, of which 2 were captured.

The British Expeditionary Force lost a total of 6.1 casualties at Rouss, Foch's troops lost 4.8 at Artois, and the Germans lost a combined 5.6 in both areas.

Under the premise of such sufficient preparations, the loss of troops is still so heavy, and there is no progress yet. However, Joffre told the French newspaper that the casualties of the German army were greater than that of the British and French allied forces, so the British and French allied forces won the victory.

Please be yourself!

　Push the book, "Attack, Daddy Cao Cao", father, the road has been paved, let's fight, let's plant trees!If you don't become a king, become an emperor?How can the baby inherit the great rule?Attack, old man Cao Cao!

　　

　

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