My Italian: Chapter 613 The impact

The fall of Paris is also a very important event for the world.

In Germany, people everywhere are holding celebrations to celebrate the heroic German army defeating the British and French allied forces and occupying the enemy's capital. Perhaps from their point of view, since France has captured the capital, the rumors that the war could end years ago will be confirmed. Isn't this worth celebrating?

While the German people celebrated happily, the people of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as an ally, had mixed feelings. Because of Austria-Hungary's defeat on two fronts (the Battle of Serbia and the Battle of Galicia), the Austro-Hungarian people could not celebrate and could only watch the celebration of their neighbors.

Of course, the Allies are celebrating, but the Allies are secretly grieving.

First of all, for the French, this is a major blow, no matter in terms of strategy, tactics, or even morale.

For France, the importance of Paris cannot be overstated. The Paris Basin where it is located is the most elite region in France, with numerous industries and the best agriculture.

The fall of Paris caused France to lose nearly one-third of its strength (including its northeast of France, which was occupied by the German army), which was also a serious injury.

Of course, someone was responsible for the fall of Paris, and Garyelli, the initiator of the Battle of the Marne, was relieved of his post after the fall of Paris. The savior of Paris in the previous life is in a bad situation this time, and he needs to bear half of the responsibility for losing Paris.

However, Gary Elli alone could not bear this responsibility, and Joffre, who was the commander-in-chief of the French army, was also dismissed.

In fact, the fall of Paris alone is not enough to make the highly respected commander-in-chief of the French army step down, but if the series of previous defeats are added, then the commander-in-chief of the French army needs to bear considerable responsibility.

You must know that from the beginning of the war, under the leadership of this man, the French army has not won a battle, and the French army has suffered a lot of casualties in its hands. Counting from the beginning of the war, the French army lost nearly 800,000 people in a series of defeats.

This is not a small number. You must know that the French army has only more than two million people so far. Who can bear the loss of 800,000 people. Although many soldiers can recover, the current shortage of troops has caused a headache for the French army.

Its third mobilization order has been issued, and its mobilization age limit has also been expanded from 20-35 years old to 38 years old. This three-year increase is a concrete manifestation of the pressure on the French army's troops.

In addition, the French army is also trying to find a way from the colonies. First, its colonial troops in Asia are ordered to send enough colonial troops to the mainland. Secondly, in Black Africa south of the Sahara, the French army was also ordered to form more colonial troops.

Obviously, these troops, which are basically formed by the colonies, are all to prepare for the mainland. It's just that I don't know how much combat power these colonial troops can have despite the heavy casualties of the local French troops.

Sometimes the battle losses are too great to care about so much, even a straw can be used to save lives.

In addition to the reasons for the strength of the troops, the French army also reviewed itself after pushing across the Seine. First of all, in terms of tactics and strategy, find the reasons for the previous defeats.

This time the review is very strong, as can be seen from the treatment of Miss 75. You must know that before the war, the French army tried to equip only one artillery, that is, the 75mm rapid-fire gun. Even for this gun, the French army also formed the theory of rapid-fire guns, and even tactics need to be developed around this gun.

It can be said that before the war, Miss 75 was the absolute protagonist in the French army, the kind who had to stand in the c position at all times.

And after the review, Miss 75 is no longer the only protagonist in the French army, and the French army is not the leader. After being educated by various large-caliber artillery of the German army, although Miss 75 is still important, she is no longer the only one in the French army. protagonist.

Now the French army collects large-caliber artillery from all over the country. They even drag out their old large-caliber heavy artillery, mortars, and siege guns from museums, many of which are front-loading weapons from the Franco-Prussian War and even the Napoleon era.

The French army is working hard to justify itself, and the French government has also issued a statement to express its attitude. The statement expressed grief over the fall of Paris and also explained the next task of the French government, which was to take Paris back from the Germans. At the same time, it also stated that France will not surrender because of the fall of Paris.

France's tough statement drew praise from its allies. Among them, Britain and Russia, which are most worried, highly praised the toughness of the French.

In response to France's hard-line stance, St. Petersburg stated that they will continue to launch a major campaign to ease the pressure on the allies on the Western Front.

Although Russia lost 280,000 troops in the Battle of Tannenberg before, what makes the huge polar bear frightening is its huge strength. It is not for nothing that conscripted soldiers are called gray cattle.

In addition, Russia is not without bright spots. In the Battle of Galicia, Russia drove the Austro-Hungarian army to the Carpathian Mountains at a cost of 200,000, and its Galicia region fell into Russian hands.

In addition to causing Austria-Hungary to lose Galicia, this battle also caused a loss of 400,000. A large number of elite troops and officers were killed in battle, which severely damaged the vitality of the Austro-Hungarian army. I heard that Vienna has asked Berlin and Rome for help, and asked the two allies to increase their forces to help them solve the Russian offensive and the Kingdom of Serbia.

Russia contained a large number of German and Austrian troops on the Eastern Front and made outstanding contributions to the Allied Forces.

As the most powerful country in the Allied Forces, Britain certainly cannot lag behind. The British government also announced after the fall of Paris that it would expand the size of the British Expeditionary Force in France from the current 200,000 to 600,000 within three months. people.

Although compared with the size of millions of troops in various countries, the British army's current army of only more than one million is indeed not impressive, but Britain still has an important task, which is to suppress the navy of the alliance camp. This task is not easy at all, because compared with history, the navy of the Allied Powers at this time is much stronger.

It was extremely difficult for the British family to cope, so in addition to relying on their own strength, it was also within their consideration to find other ways to supplement. For example, in the four battleships built and launched in the UK for sea trials, in addition to the famous two battleships ordered by Ottoman, there are also two battleships ordered by Chile.

The two battleships ordered by Chile are based on the Iron Duke as a template. After expanding the caliber of the main guns to 356 mm, their armor protection level has dropped slightly. Currently, one has been launched and the other is under construction.

These two warships are a good supplement to the United Kingdom, which is in short supply of battleships. After some friendly negotiations, the United Kingdom requisitioned two warships.

Since even the warships of Chile, a traditional ally, have been requisitioned, the two Ottoman warships that have already undergone sea trials will naturally not be let go.

The United Kingdom made a move to seize two Turkish battleships. Don't talk about any compensation, even the advance payment paid by the Ottomans before, the United Kingdom does not intend to return it now.

As for why the British did this, on the one hand, it was the needs of the navy, and on the other hand, there were also Russian factors. As soon as the war broke out, Russia sent a report to London requesting the temporary detention of the Ottoman battleships because the two battleships seriously affected Russia's control of the Black Sea.

Of course, there is a deep-seated reason, that is, Germany is so influential in the Ottomans, maybe it will be won over, and the two warships will not be enemies by then.

Another unspeakable reason is that Russia wants to take this opportunity to push the Ottomans to its opposite, so Russia has sufficient reasons to attack the Black Sea Strait.

As for the UK, why is it so cooperative? Doesn’t this require Russia to contain Germany and Austria? Some things cannot be said on the surface.

Otherwise, why did Britain and France promote the Battle of the Dardanelles in history, in addition to rescuing Russia, they might not have the intention to preemptively occupy the Black Sea Strait.

In addition to the associated countries, several neutral countries also have their own views on the fall of Paris.

In Washington, Wilson, who became president only this year, decided to remain on the sidelines after discussing with several cabinet members. In addition, for the purchases of Britain and France, the US government has also decided not to grant a credit line for the time being, and all transactions must be paid.

That's right, the United States decided not to show any tendency for the time being, and everything will wait for the next battle.

The United States can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, but another country can't.

In Tokyo, Japan has just made a decision. If the Entente camp really agrees to give them the colonies of Germany and Italy in Southeast Asia, then Japan will send troops to join the war. In addition, its joint fleet will also send only three dreadnoughts to form a support force to fight for the alliance camp.

As for why the Japanese are so aggressive, they placed their bets without knowing the situation. The reason is simple, economical.

Because Japan was disturbed by a certain butterfly ~www.mtlnovel.com~, its national strength is far inferior to that of the same period in history. Therefore, the colonies of Germany and Italy in Southeast Asia have long been salivating.

After the outbreak of the war, in the face of the British wooing, Japan put forward the conditions for participating in the war with the Southeast Asian colonies of Germany and Italy. The Japanese's appetite stunned the British, and they directly refused their request.

If the Japanese are placed in Southeast Asia, they will be able to threaten the local colonies of Britain and France by virtue of their proximity to the mainland. This is a bigger threat. The British are not stupid, but they will not make Japan grow too much.

However, after the fall of Paris, the attitude of the British changed. It proposed to the Japanese government that the colonies of Germany and Italy in Southeast Asia are too large. If Japan only needs a colony of one country and is willing to send troops to Europe, then Britain can make the decision.

The conditions of the British, Japan, as for what they will talk about next, we can only wait and see.

Other countries have revised their actions after the fall of Paris, so what should they do as Italy under Carlo's leadership?

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