Chapter 613 impact

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

In Germany, celebrations were held across the country, celebrating the victory of the heroic German army against the British and French forces and occupying the enemy’s capital. Perhaps in their opinion, since France has occupied 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 allies had mixed feelings. Because of the defeat of Austria-Hungary on two fronts (the Serbian campaign and the Galician campaign), the Austro-Hungarian people could not celebrate if they wanted to, and could only watch their neighbors celebrate.

Of course, the Allies are celebrating, but the Allies are hurting themselves.

First of all, for the French, this was a major blow, both strategically and tactically, as well as 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 northeastern part of France occupied by the Germans), which was also severely damaged.

Of course, someone should be responsible for the fall of Paris. Among them, Garrielli, who initiated the Battle of the Marne, was relieved of his duties after the fall of Paris. The savior of Paris in the previous life was in a bad situation this time, and he had to bear half of the responsibility for losing Paris.

However, Garrielli alone could not bear this responsibility, and Xia Fei, the commander-in-chief of the French army, was also dismissed.

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

You must know that since the start of the war, under the leadership of this man, the French army has never won a battle, and the French army suffered a lot of casualties in his hands. 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 2 million people now. Who can bear the loss of 800,000 people. Although many soldiers were able to recover, the current shortage of troops has caused a headache for the French army.

Its third wave of mobilization orders has been issued, and its mobilization period has been expanded from 20-35 years old to 38 years old. The three-year increase is a concrete manifestation of the pressure on the French army.

In addition, the French army is also looking for ways from the colonies. First, its colonial troops in Asia were ordered to send enough colonial troops to the mainland. Second, in sub-Saharan Black Africa, the French army was also ordered to form more colonial troops.

Obviously, these troops, which are basically formed by colonies, are all prepared for the mainland. I just don’t know how much combat effectiveness these colonial troops can have when even the French local troops have suffered heavy casualties.

Sometimes the battle loss is too great to care about so much, even a straw can be used to save a life.

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

This review is very powerful, 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 type of 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 must stand in the C position at any time.

After the review, Miss 75 is no longer the only protagonist of the French army, and the French army is not the head iron. 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. the protagonist.

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

The French army is working hard to justify its name, 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 is to take Paris back from the Germans. He also stated that France would not surrender because of the fall of Paris.

France’s assertive 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 tough stance, St. Petersburg said they would continue to launch a major battle to ease the pressure on their allies on the Western Front.

Although Russia lost 280,000 troops in the previous Battle of Tannenberg, what terrified the huge polar bear was its huge force. The conscripted soldiers are called gray animals, and it is not without reason.

In addition, Russia is not without its bright spots. In the Battle of Galicia, Russia drove the Austro-Hungarian army to the Carpathian Mountains at the cost of 200,000 losses, 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, which greatly damaged the strength of the Austro-Hungarian army. It is heard that Vienna has turned to Berlin and Rome for help, to increase the strength of the two allies to help it 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 Entente camp.

As the strongest in the Entente camp, the United Kingdom, of course, cannot be left behind. The British government also announced after the fall of Paris that the scale of the British Expeditionary Force in France will be expanded from the current scale of 200,000 to 600,000 within three months. people.

Although compared with the scale of the millions of troops of various countries, the British army with more than one million troops is indeed not very eye-catching, but the United Kingdom still has an important task, that is, it needs to suppress the navy of the alliance camp. This task is not easy at all, because compared with history, the navies of the Allied countries at this time are much stronger.

It is extremely difficult for the British family to deal with it, so in addition to relying on their own strength, it is also within their consideration to find other supplements. For example, the four battleships built and launched in the UK for sea trials include two battleships ordered by Chile in addition to the two well-known Ottoman battleships.

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, the level of armor protection has been slightly reduced. At present, one has been launched, and the other is under construction.

These two battleships were a good addition to Britain, which was in desperate need of battleships. After some friendly negotiation, the United Kingdom requisitioned two battleships.

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

Britain has seized two Turkish battleships. Don’t talk about any compensation payment, even the advance payment paid by the Ottomans, the UK 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 message to London, requesting that the Ottoman battleships be temporarily detained because these two battleships seriously affected Russia’s control of the Black Sea.

Of course, there are deep-seated reasons, that is, Germany is so influential in the Ottomans, maybe it will be drawn over, and then these two warships will not be the enemy.

Another inexplicable reason is that Russia wants to take this opportunity to force the Ottomans to its opposite, so Russia has sufficient reasons to do something about the Black Sea Strait.

As for the British side, why do they cooperate so much? Isn’t this the need for Russia to contain Germany and Austria? Some things cannot be said on the surface.

Otherwise, why did Britain and France promote the Dardanelles campaign in history, in addition to rescuing Russia, there was no intention to preemptively occupy the Black Sea Strait.

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

In Washington, Wilson, who only became president this year, decided to remain neutral after deliberating with several cabinet members. In addition, for the purchases of Britain and France, the U.S. government has also decided to temporarily not grant credit lines, and all transactions must be paid.

That’s right, the United States has decided not to show any inclination for the time being, and everything will be discussed in the next battle.

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

In Tokyo, Japan has just made a decision. If the Allied camp really promises to give them German and Italian colonies in Southeast Asia, then Japan will send troops to the war. In addition, its combined fleet will also send its only three dreadnoughts to form a support force to fight for the Allied faction.

As for why the Japanese were so aggressive, they made a bet when the situation was unclear. The reason is simple, economic problems.

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

After the outbreak of the war, in the face of the British wooing, Japan proposed to take the Southeast Asian colonies of Germany and Italy as the conditions for participating in the war. The British were stunned by the appetite of the Japanese and refused outright to their request.

If the Japanese are put into Southeast Asia, they will be able to threaten the British and French colonies in the local area with the advantage of being close to their homeland, which is a bigger threat. The British are not stupid, but they will not make Japan grow too much.

After the fall of Paris, however, the attitude of the British changed. It proposed to the Japanese government that the colonies of Germany and Italy in Southeast Asia were too large. If Japan only wanted a colony of one country and was willing to send troops to Europe, then the United Kingdom could make the call and agree.

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

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