Rise of Australia

Chapter 403 The Allied Powers Victorious, the Russians Beaten

Beginning on May 5, Germany's strategy officially shifted to the Eastern Front. Some German troops on the Western Front stopped attacking and retreated to the rear to prepare to take a train to the Eastern Front battlefield.

The sudden misfire of the German army was especially felt on the Western Front.But everyone, including Xiafei, knew that the German army did not have any problems, and Germany's logistics supplies were still sufficient, so there must be something strange about the current abnormality.

Under the extremely cautious attitude of the high-level, the Allied forces on the Western Front did not advance rashly, but fought steadily and launched an attack on the German army according to the original plan.

Soon, they were surprised to find that the combat style of the German army was completely different from usual. The German army did not launch a large-scale counterattack, but relied on favorable terrain to defend against the Allied attack. Even the frequency of artillery bombing was reduced.

Although I don't know what's going on, the sudden misfire of the German army is not a bad thing for the Western Front.

If it was said that the Allied Powers had a slight advantage in the previous Western Front, then the current Western Front has become the German army's hard support.

On May 5, the offensive on the Western Front was very smooth, and even some areas were close to the original French-German border, and further ahead was the territory of Germany.

The Germans' defensive style of defense brought greater casualties to the Allied Powers, but the advance of the Allied Powers did not decrease at all.

On May 5, when most of the front lines had come to the border and even the German territory, the Allied forces finally felt the tenacity of the German army.

The entire Western Front battlefield was almost completely blocked from the border. Even if the Allied forces suffered tens of thousands of casualties every day, they still could not move forward.

At the risk of huge casualties, the German army finally blocked the Allied forces from outside the border, and the German land and cities were temporarily safe.

A successful defense on the Western Front was a boon for both Willem II and Falkenhayn.Only Germany knows how empty the German army on the Western Front is at present.

So far in the war, the number of armies in Germany has surpassed that of Russia, and it is currently the largest number of armies among the countries participating in the war.

Of course, this is not a good thing.Germany currently has 118 divisions and nearly 200 million combat troops.

This figure has doubled several times compared to ten years ago. Such a large army size is not a good thing for the German economy.

To put it bluntly, Germany would not want to maintain such a large number of troops if it wasn't for the fact that the front line couldn't hold on.

Among the 118 divisions in Germany, 65 divisions have been deployed on the Eastern Front, accounting for more than half of Germany's total force.

There are only 53 divisions on the Western Front, half of which are newly recruited troops, and their combat effectiveness is much weaker than that of the elite troops.

These 53 divisions faced less than 100 million troops, but there were millions of troops in France, 20 in Britain, 48 in Australasia, 50 in Italy, and 8 in Belgium, totaling more than 230 million troops.

Even if a considerable part of the Allied forces had limited combat effectiveness, the difference in the number of soldiers was such that the German army could be killed by a pile of people.

Less than 100 million German troops can defend the attack of more than 230 million Allied forces. This not only proves the combat effectiveness of the German army, but also proves that the combat effectiveness of the Allied forces is really poor.

This is indeed the case. If it is not for the face of the new allies, Arthur really wants to complain about the combat effectiveness of the Italian army since the war.

You must know that what the Italian army is facing is not the powerful German army, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whose combat effectiveness ranks in the middle and lower reaches of many powers.

With an advantage of several times its strength, the Italian army fought several exaggerated defeats, which greatly strengthened the confidence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to defend its territory.

If it weren't for Italy's heavy damage, Arthur even suspected that this was an undercover agent sent by the Allies to restore the blood of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as an enemy.

The advanced weapons and equipment sent by the Italian army were enough for the Austro-Hungarian Empire to rearm more than [-] troops to fight Italy.

After the battlefield on the western front had stabilized, William II also turned his attention to the battlefield on the eastern front.

In order to implement the strategy proposed by Chief of Staff Falkenhayn to quickly defeat Russia and let Russia withdraw from the war, the German Staff planned to organize a large-scale battle on the Eastern Front, trying to wipe out the main force of the entire Russian army in one fell swoop.

Speaking of the Russian army, the Russian army finally felt the crisis of insufficient logistics at this time. Some front-line troops are currently running out of weapons and ammunition, and the ammunition transported to the front line from the rear cannot match the weapons in the hands of the soldiers.

If it weren't for Vladimir, the chief of the Russian general staff, to reform the poor transportation and transportation system of the Russian army, I am afraid that the Russian army would not have to worry about their weapons and ammunition attacks, because the food crisis alone would be enough to make the army mutiny.

With nearly 200 million Russian troops on the border, the consumption of food alone is enough to cause headaches for the Russian logistics department.

What's more, due to the war, Russia's food production has been greatly reduced, and many farmers have been conscripted into the army to take up guns to defend their homes and the country, thus delaying agricultural production.

More than half a year has passed since the outbreak of the war, and Russia's food crisis has become very serious.

If it weren't for the previous food supply in Australasia, I am afraid that a large-scale famine would break out in Russia.

Now, the reason why the Russian army can gather enough food is because the executive department has deducted a lot from the supply to the people, which has also led to the fact that in some areas, the residents' food is obviously not enough.

It is difficult to describe the dire state of affairs facing Russia at present. It is like a powder keg full of dynamite and very dry, and any spark will ignite it.

On May 1915, 5, when Nicholas II was watching the battle report on the Western Front with envy, Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, brought a piece of news that shocked Nicholas II. A large-scale battle has been launched on the Eastern Front, and it has already exchanged fire with the Russian army.

You must know that the German army had only failed in the Eastern Front for a few days, so it shouldn't have cheered up so quickly and had the confidence to launch such a large-scale offensive against Russia, which defeated them.

According to Grand Duke Nicholas, Germany launched a large-scale battle with millions of troops, and their firepower was very fierce. At present, the Russian army has been retreating steadily.

Nicholas II's first reaction was that it was impossible, because Germany was facing an attack from more than 200 million Allied forces on the western front. How could it be possible for millions of troops to attack Russia?
However, it was Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-chief of Russia, who reported the news. He had no guts and no reason to make such a joke to Nicholas II.

"Is the news true? Where has the German army attacked so far?" Nicholas II asked in disbelief.

"Your Majesty! Our army generally lacks ammunition supplies. If there is no follow-up logistics supplement, I am afraid it will not last long. Even if the soldiers want to fight for the country, they cannot use guns without bullets to fight German soldiers who are armed to the teeth. Can you ask Britain, France and Australia for help first, and then we can get enough ammunition supplies first." Grand Duke Nicholas did not answer Nicholas II's inquiry, but said anxiously.

The poor logistics of the Russian army greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, and the combat gap between the German army and the Russian army widened.

Grand Duke Nicholas rushed to St. Petersburg, and it took most of the day. He was not sure where the German army had attacked and whether the Russian army could hold it.

"Where is the Minister of Foreign Affairs? Tell me that trash Alexei to roll here!" After hearing Grand Duke Nicholas' proposal, Nicholas II hurriedly ordered to the guard at the door.

About ten minutes later, Minister Alexei rushed over, and the sweat on his forehead proved that Minister Alexei was flustered.

"Your Majesty!" Minister Alexei didn't dare to speculate on Nicholas II's intention to call him here, so he could only salute first and stand aside respectfully.

"Minister Alexei, the German army has launched a large-scale offensive against us at the border, but our soldiers on the front line lack weapons, equipment and ammunition supplies. Do you understand what I mean?" Nicholas II nodded flatly, Looking at Minister Alexei, he asked.

"Yes, I understand, Your Majesty. I will try my best to get more weapons and ammunition for the soldiers, and send them to the front line as quickly as possible." Minister Alexei nodded quickly, and he was sure that as long as he said any excuses Let alone the question of whether the official position can be kept, I am afraid that even his life cannot be kept.

As the monarch of an autocratic country, it was very simple for Nicholas II to find an excuse to kill him.

What's more, he has indeed betrayed the country. Britain and France have not fulfilled all of what he promised.

Only then did Nicholas II nodded, and ordered: "I hope it is as soon as possible. Our front-line troops won't last long. I'll give you half a month. The front-line troops must see the logistical supplies from their allies. Otherwise, the foreign minister should be replaced."

Minister Alexei didn't dare to say anything else, he nodded quickly, and exited the room under Nicholas II's signal.

After Minister Alexei left, Nicholas II looked at Grand Duke Nicholas and ordered: "Nicholas, before the aid of our allies arrives, I hope you can order the army to resist the German army." The attack. I know this is difficult to accomplish, but for the sake of the empire, the peace of the royal family and the people, this is something that has to be done."

The current environment in Russia is relatively chaotic. If there is another news that the Russian army is defeated by the German army or even suffered heavy losses, Nicholas II really cannot guarantee what will happen in the country.

The victory of the previous battle barely quelled the public's dissatisfaction with this war. If there is news of the defeat or even heavy losses in the battle, let alone whether the public will be dissatisfied. Propaganda of anti-war theory, and even directly attacked the government and tsarist autocracy.

This also means that the results of the frontline are not only related to the stability of Russia, they are also related to the stability of the power of the Tsarist government and Nicholas II.

Even if Nicholas II didn't like Grand Duke Nicholas any more, he had to pin his hopes on Grand Duke Nicholas, who had the same name as himself, and hoped that he could organize an army to resist the German attack, at least until the aid of his allies arrived. Only then can the Russian army have sufficient strength to deal with enemy attacks, including possible domestic crises.

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