Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 996 Disagreement

Throughout 1915, an average of nearly 20 people immigrated to southern Africa every month, and nearly three-quarters of them were Chinese.

In southern Africa, except for Cape, which is dominated by British people, and Orange, which is dominated by Boers, Chinese in other states have basically become the main population, especially in Transvaal, Rhodesia, and Nigeria. In the three states of Saran, the Chinese occupy an undisputed dominant position. These three states are also the three states with the best economic conditions in southern Africa.

Most of the new immigrants who came to Southern Africa were resettled in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. These two states are sparsely populated, with a total area of ​​170 million square kilometers. There is enough land to resettle those who have just arrived in the South. African immigrants.

There are many factors that lead to the rapid increase of immigration. The damage caused by the war to the whole society is becoming more and more serious. Almost all the countries participating in the war are on the verge of collapse.

Relatively speaking, the situation in Britain and France is relatively good. Both Britain and France have colonies that can suck blood. Even if the situation is relatively difficult, they can still continue.

The situation in the Russian Empire is becoming more and more dangerous. There is food in the countryside of Russia, but because of the expropriation and poor management of the railways, the food in the countryside cannot be delivered to the cities, and women are also forced to work. It takes at least 40 hours to buy food for the kids.

The severe shortage of materials caused prices to soar. At the beginning of the year, a large-scale workers' strike took place in St. Petersburg. At least 67 workers participated in the strike and expressed their dissatisfaction.

By the end of the year, the food stocks in St. Petersburg could only meet the needs of the entire city for a few days, and the entire city became a huge powder keg, ready to explode at any time.

Compared with the Allied Powers in better condition, both Germany and Austria-Hungary were on the brink of collapse. Neither William II nor the old emperor of Austria-Hungary thought that the war would last so long. The war had just broken out for a few months. There was a food shortage. In the winter of the year when the war broke out, Vienna killed 900 horses. In the spring of the following year, the German government implemented a material rationing system. About [-] million livestock were killed. The price of pork fluctuated sharply in a short period of time. First the price fell sharply, then the price rose sharply, and then the price remained high.

After the implementation of the national general mobilization, the scale of the German army expanded rapidly, and there was a serious shortage of agricultural labor. By the winter of 1915, the German army on the front line needed 1700 million pounds of various meat, 6000 million pounds of bread, and 1.3 million pounds of potatoes every week. The following year, there were riots in Berlin due to lack of food.

The winter of 1915 was the coldest winter in history. The continuous autumn rains caused a reduction in agricultural production. Many crops were frozen to death in winter. Farmers lacked fertilizers and labor, and the autumn grain production was severely reduced.

In winter, the food shortage situation further fermented. Every day in Berlin, tens of thousands of people lined up to receive relief food. The so-called relief food was just a soup made from a small amount of grain and vegetables.

German scientists could synthesize nitrogen and cotton wool, but they could not synthesize fat and protein. A kind of "black bread" with almost no grains became popular. No one knew what the ingredients were inside. Sausages, each person only has three pounds of potatoes and one egg per week, and the standard of living is not as good as that of the prisoners in the British concentration camps.

In the winter of 1915, a Berlin hospital reported that [-] children died throughout the year due to lack of food.

This is just a hospital.

As in Germany, the situation was equally bad in Austria-Hungary, where families were only allowed to heat one room a day to save fuel.

People in Vienna used dogs to pull carts after killing horses. Later, even the dogs were eaten up. People began to raise rabbits to grow cabbage. Cabbage is cabbage. This winter is also known as "Cabbage Winter".

After the surrender of the Kingdom of Romania, the shortage of supplies in Germany was partially alleviated. Although this problem has not been completely resolved, Germany can finally continue. Just after Christmas, Robert Nivelle couldn't wait to come to Roque to discuss with Roque. Attack on German forces after New Years.

Like his predecessor, Joffre, Robert Nivelle's plan can be summed up in one word: attack, attack, attack!Never stop attacking!

"The reconnaissance plane conducted a reconnaissance of the German defense line and found that the German army is building a stronger defense line behind the current position. Our attack plan must be adjusted, otherwise the tragedies of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme will repeat itself." Rock Hopefully Robert Nivelle will be more cautious, Ludendorff and Hindenburg are waiting for the Anglo-French forces to come to their door.

"Our military strength is now far superior to the German army. As long as we are determined, we will be able to defeat the German army." Robert Nivelle's attitude was firm. Illusion, it seems that Germany has been unable to hold on.

"The superior force is of little use now. In the face of more and more advanced weapons, the role of troop superiority is decreasing. Now that the mountains are covered by heavy snow, the role of tank troops cannot be fully utilized. We need more time to prepare." Rock doesn't fight unprepared battles, and if he wants to fight, he must hit the German army's seven inches firmly.

Regarding the superiority in the number of troops, there is one point to be explained. Compared with an army of 100 million, an army of 100 million has an advantage compared with an army of 50, but compared with an army of [-] million, the advantage is no longer so obvious. Compared with previous wars , The role of weapons is becoming more and more important. If the commander is not careful, the frontline troops will suffer heavy losses.

"How long will it take for the British Expeditionary Force to prepare?" Robert Nivelle said with an ugly expression.

"For at least four months, I plan to send bombers to bomb factories, command centers, transportation hubs, and Berlin in Germany. While destroying the German army's logistics supply, let the Germans really feel the damage caused by the war. The pressure on the battlefield will be less." Rock also has a plan, if the problem can be solved with bombers and artillery, Rock will never send ground troops.

"No, four months is too long, we don't have that long." Robert Nivelle disagreed four months before attacking.

"Why not? Look at our intelligence. There are frequent riots in Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to food shortages. As long as we continue to blockade Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, even if we do not attack, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will It will collapse within a few months. To change the current situation, the German army must take the initiative to attack us, just like the Battle of Verdun at the beginning of the year. If our defense line is stronger and the number of machine guns and artillery is more, then we You can wait for the German army to come and die." Rock is really not in a hurry. After the outbreak of World War II, the British Royal Navy blocked the German army's coastline to prevent the German army from obtaining supplies through the sea. Now the situation in Germany is so serious that it only needs to be blocked again. Germany for a while, Roark believed that Germany would collapse.

In fact, another time and space when the German army surrendered was also due to the crisis that broke out in Germany. The German army at that time was not without power.

"Locke, I know the Germans will attack, but our situation is worse than Germany's. Our government and people also need news of victory from the front. If we delay our attack for a long time, the consequences will be disastrous." Robert Niveller also Starting from itself, that's why I hope to attack the German army as soon as possible.

"Robert, listen to me, if the news from the front is not the news of victory, but heavy losses and no progress, then what will we encounter?" Roque knew that France was impatient, but that had nothing to do with Roque Well, Rock, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, was appointed by the British War Department and has nothing to do with the French government.

"With or without the cooperation of the British War Department, we will launch an attack on the German army on time." Robert Nivelle said harshly before leaving, full of threats.

Rock ignored it, as long as Robert Nivelle dared to attack, the countdown to Robert Nivelle's dismissal would begin.

"My lord, let's think about it properly, otherwise I'm afraid we won't be able to explain to the country." Paul Coker reminded Rock that Robert Nivelle would definitely sue him later.

"It's not that we don't attack, it's just that the methods are different. We don't need to have fewer French troops." Rock is not worried. Although there is no large-scale attack during Christmas and New Year's Day, the small-scale firefights have never stopped. After Christmas, The precision shooters in the frontline troops started to clock in again, and the German army suffered hundreds of casualties every day.

Don't underestimate the hundreds of people in a day, and tens of thousands in a month. Germany can't bear this kind of loss.

What's more, Rock is also planning to bomb targets in Germany, which is also a way to quickly consume the strength of the German army. Obviously there is such a pleasant way to use, but he chooses to invest ground troops to attack the strong positions of the German army. Rock knows that Robert Nivelle was under pressure, but Rock would not comment on Robert Niveller's insane behavior.

After New Year's Day, the weather finally cleared, and the snow on the ground was still very deep. The bombers of the British Expeditionary Force took off from Belgium and began to bomb targets in Germany.

A total of 120 bombers participated in the first batch. These bombers were organized into four wings to carry out key bombings of the German targets in Belgium. Brussels was the focus. Once the British Expeditionary Force captured Brussels, they could attack the Liege Fortress. attack.

Brussels is located at the forefront of the German defense line, and has now become a military city. The German army has stationed a large number of troops in Brussels and built four strong defense lines. The prediction given by Rock's staff is that if southern Africa uses conventional methods to attack Brussels, Then it is best to prepare for 30 casualties.

And it's not necessarily winable.

(End of this chapter)