The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 487: Chapter 385: The Frenchmen Who Got Duped

At present, the most obvious decline in the European War is not Russia, as previously predicted by Arthur, but France, which has withstood the main force of the German army.

After the failure of the border war, France fell into a passive state and could only rely on temporarily constructed defense lines.

This has also led to the fact that although there are currently more than 1 million French soldiers mobilized, the balance of the war could not be tilted in the slightest.

The average daily number of French soldiers killed or wounded on the front line is over 11,000, with the peak even reaching 30,000 casualties in a single day.

Of course, that day was the second day of trench warfare when the Germans had mobilized a large number of firearms and heavy weapons, and even many airships, causing such huge casualties to the French.

At this time, the mood of General Flynn, the commander-in-chief of the French Army, is not very pleasant.

"Mr. President, when will the follow-up assistance from Britain and Australasia arrive? If the trend continues like this, our soldiers will not be able to withstand the offensive of the Germans in another three months," asked a rather anxious French Commander General Flynn.

By chance, when President Poincare came to the headquarters for inspection, Cynthia quickly asked his question, which also concerned the situation on the French front line.

"Soon. According to the British, the second batch of reinforcements will arrive next week, with about 6 divisions of soldiers. Next month, there will be another 15 to 20 divisions arriving on the battlefield," said President Poincare somewhat helplessly. Experience tales at m-vl-e-mpyr

Although the cooperation between Britain and France in the war is very close, the British army still has the right to independent action, and France can only urge the British army to speed up their actions.

Hearing this, Cynthia nodded and said, somewhat surprised, "The British are surprisingly generous to send so many reinforcements at once?"

If you count the five divisions the British have already sent, Britain will send more than 20 combat units to France in two months, which is not in line with the usual British style.

"If I'm not mistaken, these troops should be the colonial troops of the British. They won't let their main divisions go. These colonial troops can only serve as cannon fodder at most. The real fight still depends on our soldiers," said President Poincare with some anger when it came to the British reinforcements.

Of the more than 20 divisions and 300,000 reinforcements, apart from the two regular British divisions in the first five divisions that arrived, the rest were most likely colonial divisions of the British.

If it were the British main force, it could share some of the troubles for the French. However, these colonial forces can only serve as cannon fodder at most. They might be useful in defense, but they are virtually useless in offensive battles.

"As for the Australasian army, they sent the Fourth Division and 15 colonial divisions, and they are expected to arrive by the end of next month."

Regarding the Australasian troops, President Poincare only briefly mentioned them.

After all, the troops sent by Australasia were just like those of Britain, consisting of a small number of regular troops and a large number of colonial troops.

Moreover, the scale of the Australasian army is limited. This should be the largest military support that Australasia will provide in this war, and the follow-up will be at most one or two small divisions.

Flynn nodded with a headache. At present, it seems that the two allies, Britain and Australasia, are not very reliable.

After receiving President Poincare's firm support, Cynthia nodded with satisfaction and suggested to President Poincare, "Mr. President, I think we cannot pin all our hopes on the support provided by Britain and Russia Nation. In addition to our existing allies, we should also vigorously attract neutral countries such as Italy, Bulgaria, and many Balkan countries.

The more countries joining the Allies, the greater our chances of winning. As for the distribution of benefits after the war, we can make some concessions to meet the demands of these small countries."

Among the three major European powers of the Allies, Britain, France, and Russia Nation, each has its own followers, who have not yet joined the war and must be quickly embraced by the Allies.

If the Allies do not embrace them, the Germans will sooner or later. If Germany had more allies, no one could be sure of the outcome of the war.

"I know what you're saying, Your Excellency the Commander. Contact with Italy and other countries is already underway, though it may not be possible in a short time. I hope you can hold the Germans at bay on the current front lines, and the government will do its best to support the military in achieving victory in this war," said President Poincare, nodding to Cynthia.

During the war, President Poincare was deeply aware that only when the French government and the French Army stood together firmly could there be hope of winning the war.

As for Cynthia's requests, President Poincare only had two words: satisfied!

On the British side, there was indeed some laxity.

In fact, for the British, there was no plan to respond with full force too early.

The current war involves all powerful countries in Europe, and the more fiercely these countries fight, the better it is for the British Empire.

As for the only post-war threat of the United States, there was also the unharmed Australasia to deal with.

For the British, such a situation was like sitting on the sidelines, and they could accept whatever the outcome of the European War.

Of course, Germany was the biggest competitor, and its threat to the British was also the biggest. The British naturally wanted Germany to lose this war, but the sacrifices made by Britain depended on the mood of the British Government.

Allies are there to be used. The British Empire has been practicing this principle for many years.

At present, the French are fighting on the Westline battlefield, the Russians are fighting on the Eastern Front Battlefield, and all Britain has to do is send out its navy to cut off Germany's supply line.

In such a case, why should the British bother to exhaust themselves and risk heavy casualties for the French?

In fact, in the original history, the British Empire played a minor role most of the time during the war.

If in the early stages of the war there had been millions of British troops fighting alongside France against Germany, the Germans would not have been so comfortable.

Even bolder imagination that this war would not have lasted for four years at all. Under the joint consumption of the British and French, the Germans would never have won this war of attrition.

How much effort the British made would actually determine when Germany would collapse. As long as the British ignored casualties, the Russians in history might not even have to rebel, and the war would be won directly.