"Well, then, Mr. Secretary of War, now you have time to reconsider, does the Cabinet want to make a small fuss for once, or do you want to devote enough forces to help our Russian allies tide over the storm, and then turn the whole strategic posture around in one fell swoop?" Lord Hamilton said with some amusement. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Huh. It seems that our calculations are a bit wrong. Kitchener smiled bitterly, "Your Excellency, there is a gap between your request and what we can give at present. As for the opinion of the Russians, we really have to take it into account. As for the Bavarian Army you mentioned, in fact, not only us, but even the armies of the entire Entente countries are unwilling to fight them without strong fortifications. ”

"It's useless to run away, we have to make a decision now, I have a hunch that maybe Russia can survive this year, but if it goes on like this, they won't survive next year!" And if Russia is finished, the entire German-Austrian army will be pressed to the Western Front, then by that time, our environment will be even worse! Maybe the Americans will fall into the trap too. I admit that the Bavarian Army is very powerful, but evasion is not the way to go. Lord Hamilton said.

"You're a little bit unoptimistic about the Russians. Maybe it's not the way we think. Maybe the Russians are deliberately exaggerating. Don't forget, even Napoleon the Great's expedition to Russia, which united the forces of the whole of Europe, even defeated Moscow, but still lost to the harsh weather and the large number of Russian troops. The Germans are no better than the best dwarf in the world! Kitchener said.

"Hehe, in fact, we can make a test, we can send a note to the Russians, if we open the Dardanelles Strait and force Turkey to withdraw from the war, then Russia will not have the right to participate in the disposal of Turkey after the war, if they do not agree, naturally the situation is far less serious than they say, but if they agree, it means that Russia's problems are really serious."

"What do you think of this?" Lord Hamilton looked at the other with interest as he finished speaking. Just like Churchill can be the Minister of the Navy, Kitchener can be the Minister of War not because he can fight, this guy is also a civilian official! So the admiral thinks that at this time you explain to him that the war situation is different, that Russia's logistics and national strength cannot support the war, and that it is useless to explain that Russia will eventually collapse because of the desperate situation of the economy and transportation, because this guy has no research on these things! There are many such things in later generations, such as the ...... of a certain armored vehicle brigade promoted by Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld, the world's largest power.

So persuasion is also about methods, and Kitchener is definitely a qualified politician, so when it comes to politics, he must understand! In fact, in just 10 seconds, Kitchener figured it all out! Why did the Russians build the Black Sea Fleet? In the last century, why did Britain and France have to fight a protracted Crimean War with the Russians in the Black Sea?! At the beginning of the war, why did the Russians refuse to allow any country to enter Constantinople? It's easy! The Russians want to get an outlet into the Mediterranean! And the British, and even the French, are absolutely unwilling to bring in another spoiler in the most important sea in the world.

Even though everyone is now allies, Britain and France are still unwilling to let the Russian Navy enter and exit the Mediterranean, let alone take Constantinople, and the Russians are not willing to completely control Turkey by Britain and France, so as to continue to lock up Russia's access to the Mediterranean, so this is the farce when the war just started, Britain and France said, how about helping you open up the Dardanelles? The Russians said no. And now, when Britain and France are stumbling with Germany on the Western Front and are unwilling to divide their troops, the Russians want Britain and France to open the Dardanelles again!

Kitchener understood what the admiral meant, the control of the Dardanelles involved the fundamental interests of the three giants of the Entente, even if everyone was an ally, even if it was more difficult, under normal circumstances, this would never be used as a quid pro quo. If the Russians really agreed not to interfere in Turkey's post-war disposition, it means that Russia is in a very, very bad situation and has threatened Russia's existence.

"This, indeed, is a solution." Kitchener nodded. "If you can, you can write a plan, your requirements for the War Department and the battle plan, if you can, you'd better mobilize as many Japanese troops as possible, according to the current reaction on the Western Front, the Japanese army is fighting very tenacious, and the performance is no worse than the Belgians."

"Hehe, okay, I get it." Admiral Hamilton said with a smile. The battle plan was clear, and the general, who was bent on commanding the Great Army to fight, had finally solved Britain's domestic problems, and now it was up to the game within the Entente system. "Don't let us down, Russians!"

At the same time, after the end of the campaign, there was a lot of hype within Russia, and for the British, they could proudly claim that the campaign had been a great success, and that the Allied Mediterranean Fleet was a thing of the past. It's a terrible blow, but it's still far from destruction. But for the Russians, the battle was a complete failure, the Made, the Black Sea Fleet were all fought out!

"Where's Eberhardt? Give me an escort to Petrograd! I will judge him myself! "No, no, no, this scum doesn't need to be judged at all! Just pull it out and shoot it! It took him less than a day to ruin more than ten years of accumulation of the Black Sea Fleet! It's a crime! This is a traitor! When Emperor Nicholas II heard the news, he tore the telegram to shreds on the spot, and the roar of the king resounded throughout the room. Everyone in the room was silent.

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant General Eberhardt has been killed in battle." Admiral Essen, who is in a relatively late position, really can't stand it, it is true that Vice Admiral Eberhardt has unshirkable responsibility for the defeat of the Black Sea Fleet, but in his opinion, the main reason is the problem of the British Air Force, the air force failed to inflict heavy damage on the Germans, how do you let the Black Sea Fleet fight? Besides, people are dead, and it's not good to dwell on these things anymore.

"Well, now start arranging the next commander of the Black Sea Fleet." As soon as he said this, Nicholas II went berserk again! Now there is only one egg left in the Black Sea Fleet! Before the launch of the third dreadnought, it would be better to change it to the Russian Black Sea Coast Alert!

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