Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 980 Multiple choice questions with no choice

Unlike the defense of the British and French allied forces, the German defense is very flexible and layered.

The world war has progressed to the present, and the firepower preparation before the outbreak of the battle has been extended from half an hour to a week. In order to reduce the losses caused by artillery, Germany usually does not deploy too many troops on the first line of defense, and deploys more troops on the second line. The second line of defense and the third line of defense, the first line of defense troops only serve as a warning, so Pétain and Foch were still unable to make a breakthrough under the premise of having an absolute advantage in troops.

The same is true for Flanders. Although the German army has only six divisions on the front line in Flanders, behind Flanders there is a whole group of German armies waiting in Ghent and Brussels. Once Rock launches in Flanders Attack, the German reinforcements will arrive at the front line as quickly as possible.

Of course, Rock will not ignore this issue. Unlike when Frenzi and Haig served as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, after Rock became the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, the air force that had been performing missions in the UK before finally came to France. It's still those planes, but the pilots have been quietly replaced by pilots from southern Africa.

Unlike Haig, who didn't pay much attention to new weapons, Rock also transferred strategic bombers with a longer range from the mainland to prepare for strategic bombing of Ghent and Brussels.

The new weapon that was ignored by Haig like the plane is the "water tank". Although only 49 of the 18 tanks can be used now, if used reasonably, it is also a key force that can change the situation of the battle.

Don't underestimate the top speed of tanks at only four kilometers per hour. During this period, the German army had no anti-tank weapons, no direct-firing guns, and no anti-tank rifles. As long as tanks appeared on the battlefield, the German army could only flee.

Of course, Rock will not take out the tanks now. After Winston became the prime minister, the Nyasaland Military Industry Group finally got the long-awaited order. The first batch of 250 tanks has been shipped in Whale Bay. Arrive at the French battlefield ten days later, and it will be time for the expeditionary force to launch an offensive.

On July 11, the elite troops from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force arrived in France. There were 150 infantry divisions including the Second Cavalry Division, all of which were from southern Africa. The British Expeditionary Force had more than [-] million troops in France.

With 150 million troops, the daily consumption of materials is astronomical. Rock placed the supply base in the port city of Dieppe, which is closer to the rear. The largest field hospital and air force base of the expeditionary force are also here.

Among the 150 million people, there are 20 troops from southern Africa, and 12 troops from Canada. After several fierce battles, the total strength of the Anzacs is now only about 18 people. Kitchener recruited from the mainland Of the million troops, only 35 were sent to France, and the remaining 65 were from India.

So don't think how strong these 150 million troops are. The Anzacs suffered heavy casualties and the morale of the troops was greatly hit. It will take a long time to recover their combat effectiveness.

The troops from the British mainland are all recruits, many of whom have never been on the battlefield. It takes time for them to adapt to the battlefield environment.

As for the Canadian army, this is even more a tragedy. Unlike Australia and New Zealand, which do their best to feed back their homeland, Canada has a total population of 900 million, almost twice as much as Australia. Since the outbreak of the World War, only 12 troops have been mobilized.

The 12 troops have been defending in Flanders before. Although no large-scale battles broke out, small-scale battles happened every now and then. The Canadian troops now only have about 10 troops left, and they urgently need new recruits. Before the new troops arrive in France , it is difficult for the Canadian forces to play a decisive role.

Well, that's putting it mildly, and the fact is that Canadian troops were never decisive in World War I.

The greater tragedy is the Indian Legion. Although Canada has fewer troops, it has not lost its courage. The strange thing about the Indian Legion is that although India had 200 million troops in Europe at its peak, it has never appeared in various battles in the World Wars. The record of the Indian Army is nothing short of a miracle.

No wonder in another time and space, Canada and Australia gained greater autonomy after the World War. Even southern Africa got Southwest Africa, but India, which sent the most troops, got nothing.

Before the war, Britain promised that if India performed well in the world war, Britain would give India and other dominions the same autonomy after the war. As a result, after the war, Britain never mentioned the promises made before the war, and severely punished the Indians. After a rinse.

Here in Roque, the Indians can't be lazy. It's impossible to hide in the second line and enjoy life. In order to deal with the French, Roque ordered the troops from India to attack. As a result, the generals of several Indian regiments all looked embarrassed.

"My lord, the Indian troops are not well trained, they are not ready for combat missions—"

"A lot of soldiers can't even shoot, equip them with grenades, they often blow up their own people, you can't have any hope for Indians—"

"These people are not good at fighting, but they are very active in eating, and sickness is even more common. They are lazy and cowards—"

There is no need for Rock to complain. The generals of the Indian Army will immediately complain about the Indian Army with one glance at me.

"Gentlemen, learn what the French did in Verdun—" Rock was cruel, and he couldn't send the Southern African Expeditionary Army to the battlefield as cannon fodder. Rock was reluctant, and the Southern African Expeditionary Army who had just arrived in France It also takes time to rest.

For the same reason, real British troops cannot be sent as cannon fodder. Both Frenzi and Haig were forced to resign because of the heavy casualties of the British troops. Rock did not want to follow in the footsteps of Frenzi and Haig.

First of all, there is a fact that Roark hopes that the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers will suffer losses, but he absolutely does not want Britain to fall. A strong Britain is in the best interest of southern Africa. Roark needs Britain to help southern Africa win more interests, so it is best It will take at least another few decades, and when southern Africa is full-fledged, the British Empire can go west with a smile on its face.

The times make heroes. Rock is the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force at this point in time, which is most conducive to Rock's achievements. If the time is early, Rock will not be able to prove how good he is. When the time is late, the strength of the British expeditionary force will be greatly damaged. Even if Rock takes over, he can only wait for the Americans to become the savior.

If there is no comparison, there will be no harm. If the British Expeditionary Force under the command of Haig did not suffer [-] casualties in one day, Roque's medal would not be worth enough gold. , Said some sarcastic remarks such as "maybe it would be better to change someone".

Now even under Roque's command, the British Expeditionary Force also suffered heavy casualties, and Roque would receive much less blame. After all, the British had no choice, and Roque was the last hope.

Hearing Roque's words, all the generals in the headquarters had serious expressions.

Roque's meaning is very clear, since the French army has already used the supervising team in the Battle of Verdun, then of course the British Expeditionary Force can also use it, or die during the attack, and the supervising team should be shot as deserters, The officers and soldiers who died in battle can receive pensions, and if they are shot as deserters, they will have nothing, leaving only humiliation to their loved ones.

Very simple multiple choice question.

"Either send the Indian Legion or send the local troops, you decide for yourself—" Rock still talks about democracy, after all, it is a democratic country, and when making decisions, you must brainstorm and not arbitrarily act.

The officers of the Indian Regiment are all white British, so this multiple choice question is actually no choice at all.

On July [-]nd, the BEF offensive resumed.

Rock would not have shelled for a week like Haig did, and the shelling lasted only two hours.

A major change is that Rock no longer disperses heavy artillery on the entire front, but concentrates it on one area, focusing on a small section of German positions. The infantry unit also regards the area of ​​​​the key bombardment as a key attack area. .

In order to verify the effect of the key bombardment, Roque transferred all three artillery divisions in France in southern Africa to Carnot on the north bank of the Somme. The density of heavy artillery reached five yards each. , to conduct reconnaissance of the German artillery positions.

This is Rock's first real command of air-ground coordinated operations. The German army also has planes on the Somme. In the previous stage of operations, the Luftwaffe had a greater advantage. Since the outbreak of the Battle of the Somme, the British Expeditionary Force has lost 120 aircraft.

The aircraft of the British Expeditionary Force in France are all "Strong Wind" fighter jets produced in southern Africa. Before the outbreak of the World War, the main air force of Germany was the airship force, which did not pay enough attention to the aircraft. The airship force did once attack Belgium in Germany. It played a great role in the process, but when the war spread to France, the role of the airship force continued to weaken. In the face of increasingly powerful fighter jets, the weakness of the airship was fully exposed, and it has gradually been eliminated.

The main disadvantage of the airship is its low flying altitude and slow speed. Although the airship has a relatively large bomb load, once it is targeted by an aircraft, it is almost difficult to escape the airship.

After capturing the Belgian seaport city, Germany used airships to bomb the British mainland.

Southern African pilots drove the "Strong Wind" fighter jets into the air to meet the enemy. The German airship suffered heavy losses, and finally had to take advantage of the darkness to dispatch at night to bomb the British mainland. However, the effect of airship troops dispatched at night was not good, so Germany was forced to start Research on aircraft.

I have to admit that Germany's scientific research strength is indeed strong. Although Germany's research on aircraft started late, it has made rapid progress. Although German aircraft are still not comparable to "Strong Wind", they are already better than the aircraft used by the French army. Better.

The aircraft used by the French army is a copycat model of the "Strong Wind" fighter. The French stole the appearance of the "Strong Wind", but they did not get the essence of the Strong Wind. In terms of engines and airborne weapons, southern Africa is at the forefront of the world.

(Rock is going to start killing God mode, brothers, don’t you encourage the counting of votes——)

　Regarding the water plot, some water is really inevitable. The protagonist in the article knows how long the Battle of Verdun lasted and how miserable the Battle of the Somme was, but the British don’t know, so some sacrifices are unavoidable Why are Americans so keen on launching wars? Because since the Civil War, wars have never spread to the mainland of the United States. Americans have no personal pain, so the United States is unscrupulous.

　　The same is true for the UK, even if the protagonist saves the UK, will the UK be grateful to the protagonist? Impossible, the UK will only take this as a matter of course and enjoy the protection of the colonial soldiers with peace of mind. It is to issue a few bronze-quality military medals. If the protagonist does not have strong strength, Britain will not even give Tanganyika to southern Africa.

　　Think about the United States. The contribution of the United States during the First World War cannot be said to be small. After the war, the United States did not even join the League of Nations. It only confirmed the colonization of the Philippines by the United States. The Philippines was snatched from Spain by the United States in the Spanish-American War. .

　　

　

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