"The premise of the whole campaign is that we can destroy the German Mediterranean Fleet with one blow, or at least inflict heavy damage on the opponent! Otherwise, we have the right to cancel the plan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info I think this result is something that neither side wants to see! Well, then, Your Excellency, you now have two options, the first option is to convey our opinion to the Russian community, and then decide how to cooperate with our actions. And the second option is when I haven't looked for you today. At this moment, Churchill directly came up with a killer idea! Meaning there is nothing more to talk about!

"Damn the Russians!" Churchill cursed as he watched the back of Lieutenant General Erhard's departure, and then he shook his head and continued to deal with the mess in front of him.

Churchill found that so far, the biggest problem with the Dardanelles campaign he planned was that there was not enough army support! That's right, you read that right, the landing battle in the Dardanelles has hardly yet received a statement from the army side! At present, the only force he can guarantee to move is 10,007 men and 6 artillery ...... of the Royal Navy Division.

However, even so, the current plan is still much stronger than in history, and the first battle of the Battle of the Dardanelles in history was on February 19! The first unit assembled by the British Army, the Anzac, was assembled on April 10, and the other second-line division had only arrived in a small detachment, so if the prince knew what Churchill was annoyed with now, then he would have advised Churchill, be content!

It was very difficult to draw troops from the Western Front, and even the last time they met, the British War Secretary said that he would rather launch an attack on Zeebrück on the other side of the Strait of Dover with the Navy than send troops to the distant Dardanelles. After the other side expressed his position, Churchill realized that it was impossible for him to withdraw British front-line troops from the Western Front, and he had to find a way to do it elsewhere.

So, by mistake, the supporters of Churchill and the Battle of the Dardanelles still set their sights on the Anzac Corps, which is currently stationed in Alexandria! The original plan was to attack Israel and Lebanon from the Sinai Peninsula. And now Churchill intends to use this force, which has a total strength of more than 30,000 men and is equipped with nearly 100 artillery pieces, directly in this landing battle.

However, this point of troops is not enough, only 40,000 people and more than 100 artillery pieces thrown on the Western Front can not even float a slag, and now more serious than in history is that Bulgaria surrendered to Germany prematurely, and a very important point that led to this reason is also related to the prince and Prince Leopold, after the prince captured most of Romania with lightning speed, Bulgaria, which has been angry with other Balkan countries, saw hope for revenge, and to the north, Romania under German control, To the south is Turkey, and in this case, the only option they can do is to become an ally of the Allies, otherwise it will only be a matter of minutes to be crushed.

And because of this problem, the result is that if the Bavarian Army decides to interfere in this operation, then just an ordinary Bavarian division is transferred to the Dardanelles, which is enough to make the current British landing force unable to eat and go around, although the naval artillery is very powerful, but the Gallipoli Peninsula in the European direction is mountainous, and it is too steep to be very unsuitable for attacking. Naval guns have very limited lethality against land forces located in anti-slope positions. So Churchill had only one choice, either to abandon the operation, or to concentrate more land forces on the offensive from multiple fronts at once!

And now Churchill obviously doesn't have so many troops in his hands! Therefore, Churchill set his sights on the African theater of operations, such as the British colonial troops that are now sharpening their knives against German East Africa and German West Africa, these troops seem to be secondary battlefields, but in fact there is no big problem with transferring one or two divisions, although the combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed, but fortunately, they can replenish the troops.

"Let the Japanese army provide some more troops, they should provide at least 2 divisions, yes, first of all, there will be about 40,000 troops! If the French had transferred one of their colonial divisions, there would have been about 15,000 men. This would have more than 50,000 troops. Add the Anzac, the Colonial Force, and the Royal Navy Division, and in that case, there could be 110,000 troops! Hit a Turkey, it's also a face for them! Churchill thought for a moment and said.

"At this time, let the Russians launch a front-loading counterattack in the Romanian area, so that the Bavarian Army is unable to move south, plus almost the entire French fleet, as well as the British Mediterranean Detachment and the Japanese Fleet in Europe, as long as we can inflict heavy damage on the German Mediterranean Fleet, then our chances of victory should be very high!" Churchill compiled his comments and encapsulated them. It was then ready to be handed to the British Cabinet for discussion.

However, this plan, which seemed to Churchill to be a classic, was rejected by the visiting Sir Hamilton that afternoon, and it turned out that a good statesman might have a good strategic vision, but if they were to draw up a battle plan directly, then with the exception of a very few political and military geniuses, it would be an accident!

Sir Hamilton told Churchill very bluntly: "There are two key points in this battle, the first is to kill or severely damage the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, which you have realized and are arranging. This shows that you are a qualified Lord of the Admiralty. What you have overlooked is that the point of our capture of this strait is not really a landing on the peninsula at either end of the strait, nor whether the Turkish forces are good at fighting, but whether the prince to the north decides to participate in the battle, and how ambitious he is! ”

Hamilton told the latter bluntly that your troops launching a landing war are child's play, and they will do nothing other than send the rest to death and then send the rest to the prisoner of war camp! If you want to take this place, you must be prepared to fight the Germans to the death!

"Are you still worried about the Bavarian Army? The leader of the Bavarian Legion was in the port of Kiel, making trouble for the Royal Navy. Others do not seem to have sufficient authority to move large numbers of troops across Bulgaria into Turkey. And, am I not ready for the Russians to launch a diversionary offensive? Churchill said with some dissatisfaction.

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