Chapter 1451 Strategic Adjustment
But what about now? After being beaten up by the Bavarian Air Force and the Army, both Lord Hamilton, Lieutenant General Trenchard, who was in charge of the Air Force, or Sir Fisher, felt that the original plan was basically impossible to achieve. In particular, Sir Fisher bluntly said in a telegram to Lord Hamilton, "If the Bavarian Air Force cannot be completely suppressed, then referring to the former's terrifying record in the Baltic Sea, my fleet entering the Dardanelles during the day would be like a death!"
Then, when Lord Hamilton asked General Trenchard whether the Royal British Air Force was able to suppress the Bavarian Air Force, the latter's answer was unusually simple. "Even if we deploy 600 state-of-the-art combat power here, we cannot completely curb the Bavarian Air Force's air strikes on the Allied fleet in the Straits! The latter has a lot of advantages in aviation technology and tactics, and their fighters are more flexible and deadly! Even if we face the K-6 bomber alone, our fighters still have to pay an extremely heavy price to shoot down!"
Then, after summarizing the current opinions from both sides, Lord Hamilton realized that if he maintained the original plan and still attacked Huanglong in the middle and attacked the Dardanelles, he would basically send it! Therefore, this plan must be changed now!
However, realizing the problem does not mean that the problem can be solved... If you give up on the attack on the Dardanelles Strait, where will the British army start? Continue to choose the Greek front? Please, how can so many troops be deployed in the northeastern Greece, a terrain that makes people want to go crazy? Moreover, the northern front is very long, which is like a snake exposing the most fragile body to the opponent's sharp knife, and there is no way. The British had thought about using the terrain to defend, but what is the result of the defense? The Bavarian Legion invested only three divisions, and then the British and Japanese troops were destroyed at least two divisions, and then two divisions were severely damaged. The lost two-stage troops and Greek troops were counted separately...
Now, Lord Hamilton is quite insecure about his flanks! And now after fighting with the Bavarian Legion, Lord Hamilton doesn't think his troops can defeat the Bavarian Legion and the Turks head-on and then go straight to the city of Constantinople!
Well, now the situation is that the problem that Lord Hamilton needs to solve is that if the Dardanelles cannot be broken and the Northern Line has little chance of winning from land attack, then where is the Allies' breakthrough point in the Balkans? After all, Russia cannot help! The capture of Constantinople and forcing Turkey to surrender, at least it must be opened to the Black Sea defense line, which is also the established battle goal, and cannot be changed!
So, as an old fried dough who had fought for the British Empire for decades, Hamilton's land warfare talent was not enough, at least it was above the specifications! So, when the breaking point was not found on the existing battlefield, he moved his eyes south! Then, he saw the French Army on the sand table that was preparing to land in the battle!
"Although it seems to be an incredible and time-consuming plan, it has to be said that perhaps the French choice is the most suitable and most likely to succeed!" Hamilton touched his chin and fell into deep thought. His brain ran quickly like a high-level computer, and began to calculate the pros and cons.
The biggest problem of attacking Turkey from the west of Asia Minor is that it is difficult to make Turkey surrender in a short period of time. It is like two people fighting, usually going to the other party’s deathly places. Whoever has nothing to do is choose the most deadly place to fight. The French seem to have chosen the stupidest method! The British pursued a bloody throat and a fatal blow. But now it seems that it seems to be difficult to realize their plans... The Turks imported krypton gold equipment produced in Bavaria, and they seemed to be unable to beat...
It seems to be a vital point, but in fact it is useless if you can't beat it! When Hamilton determined that it would not be effective to implement whether it was assaulting from the North Line or going directly to the Dardanell Strait from the middle, he did not hesitate to throw these fantasies into the wastebasket for the time being. As for whether to completely throw these things away, or take them back at the right time and continue to use them, it depends on the situation...
Landing from the west coast of Asia Minor and then heading to Constantinople. This plan is very long just from the distance. Asia Minor has more than 700,000 square kilometers, and the area is larger than the largest country in Western Europe. If you want to open this route, it will be troublesome to just go through the distance and supply.
However, this plan also has its advantages, that is, although the British and French coalition forces will be affected by the lengthening of the front line, the Bavarian Legion will also be affected! The core of the Bavarian Legion is in the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Bohemia-Moravia region. It is indeed no problem to let them go deep into the Balkans to fight. But if the supply line is extended again and enter the Asia Minor region, can Bavaria still bear the scale of the scale? It is true that the distance between Britain and France will be even longer, but the size of Bavaria is still far behind that of Britain and France. Not to mention anything else, at least the strong Bavarian air force will be difficult to deploy large-scale in Asia Minor in a short period of time, because Turkey's transportation and infrastructure limit this!
From another perspective, Britain and France are currently fighting on two fronts, and the Bavarian Legion is also fighting on two fronts. So far, the main force of the legion is still on the Eastern Front, advancing towards Ukraine with the Austro-Hungarian Legion. Currently, only a small part of the battle in the Balkans is needed, and this small part needs to rest because of just a attack. If Britain and France land in Asia Minor at this time, then the Bavarian Legion should not be able to provide help. As for the time to fight the Turks? Lord Hamilton firmly believes that as long as the British and French coalition forces gain a foothold, then the logistics troubles will definitely be greater than that of the Turkish Army on the road to Constantinople!
And after all, this place is also the hinterland of Turkey, and its core lies in the rule. Attacking Asia Minor is equivalent to weakening Turkey's strength in disguise. If the Germans want to save his little brother, then continuous blood transfusion and military transfer will be inevitable! Not to mention anything else, at least it can be considered to reduce pressure on Russia, right? Moreover, fighting in such a vast place, the troops will definitely be dispersed. If the flowers are scattered, the Bavarian armored iron fist may not be so fatal, right? Lord Hamilton said in his heart.
Chapter completed!