Throughout 1915, an average of nearly 200,000 people emigrated to southern Africa each month, nearly three-quarters of whom were Chinese.

In southern Africa, except for the British-dominated Cape and the Boer-dominated Orange, the Chinese in the rest of the states have basically become the main population, especially in the Transvaal, Rhodesia, and Nyasaland, where the Chinese occupy an undisputed dominant position, and these three states are also the three states with the best economic conditions in southern Africa.

Most of the newcomers to southern Africa have been resettled in South-West Africa and Tanganyika, two sparsely populated states with a combined area of 1.7 million square kilometres, and there is enough land to house those who have just arrived in southern Africa.

There are many factors that have contributed to the rapid increase in immigration, the war has devastated society as a whole, almost all the countries that have participated in the war are on the verge of collapse, and people are desperate to escape the terrible maelstrom of war.

Relatively speaking, the situation of Britain and France is relatively good, both Britain and France have colonies to suck blood, even if the situation is more difficult, they can still continue.

The situation in the Russian Empire was becoming more and more dangerous, there was food in the countryside in Russia, but because of the requisitioned railways and poor management, food from the countryside could not reach the cities, and women were forced to work, working more than ten hours a day and spending at least 40 hours a week buying food for their children.

Prices soared due to severe shortages, and at the beginning of the year there was a massive workers' strike in St. Petersburg, in which at least 670,000 workers took part in the strike to express their dissatisfaction.

By the end of the year, St. Petersburg's grain stocks could only meet the needs of the entire city for a few days, and the whole city turned into a huge powder keg that could explode at any moment.

Compared with the better situation of the Entente, Germany and Austria-Hungary were on the verge of collapse, Wilhelm II and the old emperor of Austria-Hungary did not expect that the war would last so long, just a few months after the outbreak of the war, Germany and Austria-Hungary had a shortage of food, in the winter of the year the war broke out, Vienna killed 10,000 horses, the following spring, the German government implemented a rationing system, about 9 million livestock were killed, and the price of pork fluctuated violently in a short period of time, first the price fell sharply, and then the price rose sharply, Then the price remained high.

By the winter of 1915, the Germans at the front needed 17 million pounds of meat, 60 million pounds of bread, and 130 million pounds of potatoes per week, and riots broke out in Berlin the year after the war broke out.

The winter of 1915 was the coldest winter on record, with continuous autumn rains causing agricultural production to be reduced, many crops were frozen to death in winter, farmers lacked fertilizer, lacked labor, and severely reduced grain production in autumn.

In the winter, food shortages intensified, and tens of thousands of people in Berlin queued up every day to receive relief food, which was just a vegetable soup made from small amounts of grain and vegetables.

German scientists could synthesize nitrogen and cotton wool, but not fat and protein, and a kind of "black bread" with almost no grains became popular, and no one knew what was in it, in addition to a sausage with almost no meat, with only three pounds of potatoes and one egg per person per week, and a standard of living that was inferior to that of the captives in the British concentration camps.

In the winter of 1915, a hospital in Berlin reported that 80,000 children died a year due to lack of food.

It's just a hospital.

The situation in Austria-Hungary was no less bad in Austria, as in Germany, where a family was allowed to heat in only one room per day because of the need to save fuel.

After killing the horses, the people of Vienna used dogs to pull carts, and later even the dogs were eaten, and people began to raise rabbits to grow cabbage, which is cabbage, and this winter is also known as the "winter of cabbage".

After the surrender of the Kingdom of Romania, the shortage of supplies in Germany was partially alleviated, although the problem was not completely solved, but Germany was finally able to continue, just after Christmas, Robert Niveller could not wait to come to Roque to discuss the attack on the German army after the New Year.

Like his predecessor Xavier, Robert Niveller devised a plan that can be summed up in one word: attack, attack, attack! A never-ending attack!

"The reconnaissance planes reconnoitred the German defense line and found that the Germans were building a stronger defense line behind their current positions, and our attack plan must be adjusted, otherwise the tragedy of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme will be repeated." Roque hoped that Robert Niveller would be more cautious, and Ludendorff and Hindenburg were waiting for the Anglo-French army to arrive at the door.

"Our strength is now far superior to that of the Germans, and if we make up our minds, we will be able to defeat the Germans." Robert Niveller's attitude was firm, and the voluntary retreat of the German army in the latter part of the Battle of Verdun gave Robert Niveller the illusion that Germany could no longer hold out.

"Superior forces are not of much use now, in the face of more and more advanced weapons, the role of the superiority in the number of troops is constantly decreasing, and now the heavy snow is covering the mountains, and the role of tank troops cannot be fully utilized, and we need more time to prepare." Roque does not fight unprepared battles, and if he wants to fight, he must hit the German army steadily and fiercely.

With regard to the numerical superiority of the troops, it should be explained that a million troops do have an advantage over 10,000 troops, but compared with a 100,000 army, the advantage of a million troops is no longer so obvious, and compared with previous wars, weapons play an increasingly important role, and if the commander is not careful, the front-line troops will suffer heavy losses.

"How long does it take for the British Expeditionary Force to prepare?" Robert Niveller's expression was ugly.

"For at least four months, I am going to send bombers to bomb factories, command centers, transportation hubs, and Berlin in Germany, disrupting the German army's logistical supply and making the Germans really feel the damage caused by the war, so that we will have less pressure on the frontal battlefield." Roque also has a plan, if the problem can be solved with bombers and artillery, Roque will definitely not send ground troops.

"No, four months is too long, we don't have that long." Robert Niveller disagreed with the attack after four months.

"Why not? Look at our intelligence, there are frequent riots in Germany and Austria-Hungary because of food shortages, as long as we continue to blockade Germany and Austria-Hungary, then even if we don't attack, Germany and Austria-Hungary will collapse in a few months, to change the current situation, the German army must take the initiative to attack us, just like the Battle of Verdun at the beginning of the year, if our defense line is stronger, the number of machine guns and artillery is a little more, then we can wait for the German army to come and die. "Roque is really not in a hurry, after the outbreak of the world war, the British Royal Navy blocked the coastline of the German army, preventing the German army from obtaining supplies through the sea, and now the situation in Germany is so serious, it only needs to blockade Germany for a period of time, Roque believes that Germany will collapse.

In fact, the German army's admission of defeat in another time and space also stemmed from the crisis that broke out in Germany, and the German army at that time was not without a fighting force.

"Locke, I know that the Germans will attack, but our situation is worse than that of Germany, our government and people also need news of victory at the front, if we drag on for a long time and do not attack, then the consequences will be unimaginable." Robert Niveller also started from himself, so he wanted to attack the Germans as early as possible.

"Robert, listen to me, if the news from the front is not news of victory, but heavy losses and still no progress, then what will happen to us?" Roque knew that France was impatient, but that had nothing to do with Roque, Roque, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, was appointed by the British War Department and had nothing to do with the French government.

"With or without the cooperation of the British War Office, we will attack the Germans on time." Robert Niveller was leaving with harsh and threatening words.

Roque ignored it, and as long as Robert Niveller dared to attack, then the countdown to Robert Niveller's dismissal would begin.

"Sir, let's take a proper note, otherwise I'm afraid we won't be able to explain it to the country." Paul Cocker reminded Roque that Robert Niveller would definitely sue if he turned back.

"It's not that we don't attack, it's just that the way is different, and the results we have achieved are not as small as the French army." Roque was not worried, although there were no large-scale attacks during Christmas and New Year's Day, the skirmishes never stopped, and after Christmas, the precision shooters in the front-line troops began to clock in again, and the German casualties were in the hundreds every day.

Don't underestimate the hundreds of people a day, the accumulation of tens of thousands a month, Germany can't stand this kind of loss.

What's more, Roque is also preparing to bomb targets in Germany, which is also to quickly consume the strength of the German army, obviously there is such a pleasant way to use, but he just threw ground troops into the German army to attack the fortified positions of the German army, Roque knew that Robert Niveller was under pressure, but for Robert Niveller's brain-dead behavior, Roque did not evaluate.

After New Year's Day, when the weather finally cleared and the snow on the ground was still very deep, bombers of the British Expeditionary Force took off from Belgian territory and began bombing targets in Germany.

The first batch of 120 bombers were organized into four wings to carry out focused bombing of German targets in Belgium, with Brussels being the focal point, and once the British Expeditionary Force captured Brussels, they could launch an attack on the fortress of the Scorching Sun.

Brussels, which was at the forefront of the German defenses, had now become a military city, and the Germans had stationed a large number of troops in Brussels, building four strong defensive lines, and Roque's staff predicted that it would be better to prepare for 300,000 casualties if southern Africa attacked Brussels in a conventional way.

And it doesn't always have to be able to take it.