Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Beiyang 1917

Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 663 (2) The focus is still on the Western Front

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Wang Geng waved his hand, obviously he had a plan in mind, but Tanaka Yiichi couldn't help but became anxious again,

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, how can three days be enough to fight the Ukrainian war? If the German air force comes back after three days to reinforce the Eastern Front, should we just give in and admit defeat? I suggest that we completely defeat the German Air Force. This way  The other side thinks that there is no point in adding more troops to the Ukrainian sky. Maybe Ludendorff will stop sending more troops to the east and concentrate on dealing with the American, British and French air forces on the west." The Japanese general supported the move, but he felt it in his heart?  Not credible.

    "Deputy Chief of Staff, do you have any good suggestions?" The commander-in-chief of the coalition glanced at Tanaka, who had a flushed face, turned around and kicked the ball to Jiang Fangzhen, who had been silent.

    Jiang Fangzhen was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Seeing Wang Geng's eyes full of encouragement, his heart became warm. He knew that the commander-in-chief didn't come to ask for advice because he had nothing to do, but wanted to get into the role as soon as possible. Since Jiang Hongyu, the chief of staff, was also  Wang Geng obviously hopes that as the deputy chief of staff, he can take on more responsibilities as chief of staff.

    "Commander-in-Chief, everyone, I feel that the use of the coalition air force on the Eastern Front is the same as our launch of the Ukraine campaign. The key lies in a degree of control. I understand the spirit of the Commander-in-Chief's previous speeches and feel that we must recognize a reality. The European War  The main battlefield is on the Western Front. In the contest between the United States, Britain, France and Germany, Austria and Turkey, the Eastern Front battlefield opened by the Allied Powers on the Eastern Front can only be a second-line battlefield and a secondary battlefield! "

    As Jiang Fangzhen spoke, he looked at the reactions of Wang Geng and others. Wang Geng smiled and nodded, indicating that he would continue. Jiang Hongyu and Qian Tianfu both looked thoughtful, and Tanaka Yiichi  He was scratching his head, a little unconvinced for a moment. In the view of Tanaka, the progress made by the Sino-Japanese Alliance on the Eastern Front in the past six months was much greater than that of the United States, Britain and France on the Western Front. It almost single-handedly defeated Tsarist Russia.  After the collapse, the situation on the Eastern Front of the Allied Powers was reversed and restored.

    "Jiang Sang, I don't agree with you. After the collapse of Tsarist Russia, it was the Sino-Japanese Alliance that turned the tide on the Eastern Front. The Allied forces on the Eastern Front made much greater progress this summer than the United States, Britain and France on the Western Front. Our efforts and success  The whole world has seen it, and we don¡¯t need to underestimate ourselves. Although the main forces of the Allied Powers and the Central Powers are concentrated on the Western Front, in my opinion, the real end to the war depends on our progress on the Eastern Front!¡±

    What Tanaka Giichi said is not wrong. Although the Western Front is a confrontation between the main forces of the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers, it is obvious that if the Sino-Japanese Alliance does not reopen the Eastern Front battlefield, the main German and Austrian forces heading west may not fail to push the front to Paris.  The key is to see whether the battle situation on the Eastern Front can attract Ludendorff's attention.

    "Tanaka-kun, what you say is correct or incorrect." Jiang Fangzhen said unhurriedly.

    "Nani? I would like to hear the details. Jiang Sang got the rank of chief when he was in the Japanese Military Academy, but you are in the infantry department, right? What we are talking about now is the issue of aviation and air supremacy. I will not be easily blackmailed by you.  Persuade!" Tanaka Yi looked at Jiang Fangzhen half-heartedly.

    Jiang Fangzhen looked at everyone, turned around and walked to the combat map, picked up the baton and gestured, "The center and center of gravity of Europe is in the west. Germany, Austria, and Turkey divide the entire Europe into the southwest and the northeast. Then,  With the destruction of Tsarist Russia and its replacement by Soviet Russia, Germany took this opportunity to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Moscow.

    This objectively allowed Soviet Russia to recognize the independence of Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Belarus and Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. At the same time, it also established such a huge buffer zone on the Eastern Front that relied on the German-Austrian Allies!  "

    When Tanaka Yi saw this, he nodded first, then shook his head violently and said,

    "Jiang Sang, because of this, the key point of the German-Austrian Allies is not the Siegfried Line in the west, but the long list of satellite countries in the east. If we, the Allied Eastern Front Allied Forces, use this sharp blade to cut through this line like butter,  A long list of satellite countries were cut off from the limbs of the German and Austrian Allies. Think about it, wouldn't it be a huge and fatal blow to the Allies? If the resources and food of these countries were lost, what would Germany and Austria rely on on the Western Front?  Fight with the United States, Britain and France?"

    Jiang Fangzhen frowned slightly when he heard this. Although what Tanaka Yiichi said was good, he misinterpreted his original intention. However, from the standpoint of a Chinese general, Jiang Fangzhen was a little hesitant. Is it necessary to give a Japanese who is as stubborn as Tanaka Yiichi  The general said it so clearly, or in other words, is it necessary to enlighten this 55-year-old general who is still as vigorous as a young man?

    Wang Geng waved his hands when he saw this and said,

    "You two don't have to argue. I told everyone at the last training meeting of the Central Front Army that we must position ourselves and win the Battle of Ufa."?The establishment of the Volga Federation is certainly a good thing, but it is undeniable that whether it is the Sino-Japanese Alliance or the Volga Federation and the Western Siberian Autonomous Government, our industrial and agricultural foundations, steel and oil industrial production foundations are still very weak. Although oil  There is no shortage for the time being, but steel production is far from that of Germany and Austria, and aircraft production capacity is several times worse. Fighting a war of attrition on the Eastern Front is definitely not an option for us!  "

    Jiang Fangzhen nodded when he heard this, then gestured on the map and said,

    "The Commander-in-Chief is right. No matter how well we fight on the Eastern Front, it cannot change the fact that Europe's center of gravity is still in Western Europe. At least in 1918, the Western Front must be the main battlefield, while our Eastern Front is only an auxiliary battlefield.  When the European War started and Tsarist Russia mobilized 6 million people to participate in the war, the Eastern Front failed to become the main battlefield. How many total troops do we have on the Eastern Front now?

    The Southern Front led by General Wu has 240,000 people, the Southwest Front led by General Utsunomiya has 180,000 people, the Central Front has 6 mixed infantry armies plus 4 mechanized armies with less than 500,000 people, plus 5 mixed brigades and 4 federal  Infantry division, our total strength on the Eastern Front is barely over 1 million.

    According to the intelligence of the Allied Powers, by the end of July 1918, the comparison of the military strength of the Allied Powers and the Central Powers on the Western Front was as follows:

    There are 94 French divisions, 60 British divisions, 39 American divisions (equivalent to 78 British or French divisions), 12 Belgian divisions, and 4 Portuguese divisions, totaling 209 divisions.  The German army is estimated to have at least 254 divisions, but many divisions are not yet full. The Allied Forces are equivalent to 300 German divisions (including 100 US troops).
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report