Chapter 1380 The end of the Baltic Fleet 1
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"The efforts will always be rewarded! Isn't it? Believe me, respected Prime Minister. When the French Army is willing to invest more than 8 divisions and artillery, the Turks will definitely not last a week! We can definitely take Constantinople before the Bavarian Legion reacts!" When Ribo said this, Asquis finally understood what the prime minister was thinking, and he couldn't help but scold the other party. "A guy like a rat!"
He now felt that the French wanted to discuss the division of Turkey after the war! And from the other party's words, it can be seen that the French had already had a relatively detailed plan, such as the troops mentioned by Ribo just now. The French planned to invest a large number of troops in a short period of time, and then attack Constantinople in a lightning momentum. After dealing with Turkey, they quickly met with the local people! They were still full of confidence in their combat effectiveness! At least when facing the Turks!
"Jerusalem, Jordan and surrounding areas can become colonies or protectors of post-war France." Prime Minister Asquith said.
"Haha, dear Prime Minister, we are discussing a very serious issue. After the war, Turkey can retain Asia Minor. The Mesopotamia and other areas must be removed. The Russians promise not to interfere in Turkey's interests anymore. So I would like to ask, are you willing to give France such a little thing?" Ribo sneered.
"France lacks oil. The British Empire has Persia as an oil field. France also needs its own oil field. We can not have the sea outlet of the Mesopotamia. However, we must have at least 60% of the oil fields in the Mesopotamia! This is the premise! More than 100,000 French troops cannot invest in vain!" Ribo said.
"I can only guarantee that you will get 40%!" Asquith refused to give in.
"Whoever of us hit the city of Constantinople first, and who gets the other 20%, how about it?" After saying that, Prime Minister Ribo looked up at the other party. There seemed to be some provocation in his eyes!
"Trade! The British Empire is responsible for attacking Constantinople by sea. France is responsible for launching an attack from land. That's it! Our fleet will enter the outskirts of Dardanelles as late as March 10. I hope you will move faster." Asquith said.
"Very good. The French army can go to Greece in 10 days, and we can enter the attack position before March 8." Ribo said without hesitation.
"It seems that your country is bound to win." Asquith didn't know whether it was a compliment or a sarcasm.
Russia has indeed reached the point where it is about to die if it doesn't last. Britain and France have long coveted Turkey's declining empire. The abundant Mesopotamian basin and the Mediterranean coast are what they are determined to win. Therefore, although there will be some intrigues during the talks, Britain and France are still consistent in the issue of quickly sending troops to open up the Black Sea route. Although they know that less than a month is a bit difficult for preparing for such a large-scale expedition, they can no longer wait!
The French moved quickly, and pulled out two divisions from the reserve team and two divisions with rich combat experience from the front line. Then they pulled out two divisions from the colonies to form the advance troops of the expeditionary army. Greece was controlled by puppets from Britain and France, and as soon as the French arrived, they could immediately announce their joining the Allies. After some transfer of interests, Italy expressed its willingness to transport "non-weapon supplies" such as food, horses, vehicles and other supplies to Britain and France. Then as a neutral country, Italy also gained benefits from both sides of the war. In addition to helping Britain and France transport, it also served as a material transfer station for Germany and Australia.
The British Royal Navy began to draw a large number of Former Fearless from the Straits Fleet as support fleet. A week later, Super Fearless, drawn from the main force of the large fleet, was also ready to leave the British mainland and go to the Mediterranean. They will work with the French fleet to form an absolute advantage over the remaining warships in the German Mediterranean. The Australian and New Zealand legions originally deployed in Egypt quickly rushed to Greece, making their final preparations before entering the war.
Japan, the hungry wolf from the far east, also responded to the hunt. After bargaining between the two sides, a brand new Japanese division, the 7th Division stationed in Fukuoka, took a neutral ship across the entire Pacific Ocean and then crossed the Panama Canal to enter the Atlantic Ocean. Another division will also follow the same route to Europe within a maximum of half a month.
The Allies began to draw troops from each line to prepare for this strategic strike. At the same time, the Allies' Eastern Front and Balkan Front also began to respond! Three Bavarian divisions were withdrawn from the front line, then replaced with Austrian uniforms and entered Bulgaria.
At the same time, the Austro-Hungarian Legion began to launch a continuous attack on the remaining Serbian troops together with the Bulgarian Legion! However, this time, the Serbian Legion, which had defeated the Austro-Hungarian army in the early stages of the war, performed unusually weak, in addition to consuming a large number of elite soldiers and experienced officers in the war last year. In order to ensure the supply of its troops in the Balkans, the French began to reduce their support for Serbia. Therefore, under the attack of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Bulgaria, the Serbian army was forced to retreat to Greece!
Before the Balkans officially began, both sides began to intervene in the battlefield moderately in order to clear out some minor factors. Ruprecht needed to obtain a good starting position and must completely kill the Serbian army. He needed his own troops to hide on the border between Bulgaria and Turkey so that he could access the battlefield at any time and catch the French off guard from the side.
But before this, he had to use the troops in his hands carefully. He needed to let the British and French coalition forces enter this trap and then get deeply trapped in it. It would be okay to knock the prey properly, but if the prey realizes the danger and turns around and leave, it would be too much of a loss!
Ruprecht hid his troops as much as possible, not only in his clothing, but also in heavy equipment, especially the iconic equipment of the Bavarian Legion, was well covered with various canvases. Then he drove from one station to the next station at night, and finally used his precious motorcycle hours to go to a wood or a mountain depression. He was hiding, like a cheetah before hunting, looking at the opponent in the distance with his cold but sharp eyes!
Chapter completed!