The United States announced its entry into World War I, which was undoubtedly the final blow to the Allies led by Germany. The current situation of the war is very unfavorable for Germany. The entry into the war of the two heavyweight powers, the Chinese Empire and the United States, undoubtedly condemned Germany and the Allies to death. No matter how strong Germany's combat power is, with the addition of the two new forces of China and the United States, it will definitely die.

On the other hand, the Allied powers were greatly demoralized, and Britain and France even optimistically declared that the war was expected to end by the end of this year, or early next year at the latest. Too many people have died in this war, and if the war can be ended sooner, there will be fewer deaths.

Of course, even in a desperate situation, the Germans will not give up easily. Kaiser Wilhelm II made a request to Hindenburg that he would be able to defeat the Anglo-French forces and gain a greater advantage before Chinese and American reinforcements arrived. Only then might Germany find an opportunity to end the war and seek a decent armistice. This allowed the Germans to launch a larger offensive on the Western Front. In particular, with the support of troops drawn from the Eastern Front, the German offensive was very fierce, and the Anglo-French forces could only rely on trench defenses and struggled to support.

After the United States declared its entry into the war, President Wilson ordered the conscription of a million troops. Of these, half a million troops will go to Europe to fight after completing their training. If the war doesn't go well, they will call up more troops to send to Europe. The United States now has a population of more than 90 million, second only to China, India, and Russia. Sending millions of troops to fight in Europe is nothing for the United States, which has a large population and a strong industrial power.

On April 5, 4615 (17) of the Yellow Emperor Era, the First Infantry Corps of the Imperial Expeditionary Force set off for Europe. The Empire sent hundreds of transports and merchant ships, large and small, to transport these soldiers and their equipment. Of course. The equipment used by the expeditionary force has already been paid for by Britain and France, which is equivalent to the weapons and equipment they purchased from China.

On the Jinmen wharf, the emperor Wu Haoxuan personally saw off the soldiers of the expeditionary force. Wu Haoxuan hoped that the Imperial Expeditionary Force would be able to show the prestige of the empire in Europe, so that the whole world would no longer dare to underestimate the empire.

The military ministers of the Empire. also accompanied Wu Haoxuan to participate in this send-off. In addition, the British and French envoys to the empire also went to the docks to see off these soldiers. After all, the Imperial Expeditionary Force went to Europe to fight for them, shed blood and sacrifice for them. Even so, in the matter of the Chinese Empire's entry into the war, the Chinese Empire put forward some harsh requirements. However, they were very pleased to be able to get China to send an expeditionary force to Europe. The Chinese * army went to the front. This meant that many British and French people would have survived.

"God bless France, the Chinese have finally gone to war, and soon the Americans will also go to war, and we will definitely win the war." The French Minister to China looked forward to it. France has already paid millions of casualties in this war. If civilians are counted, the losses are even more numerous. The whole of northern France, originally a prosperous and industrially developed place. Now it's all in ruins. It can be said that the French most wanted the war to end soon.

Sir Zhu Erdian, the British Minister to China on the side, nodded: "Although." The first expeditionary force was only more than 60,000 people, and the combat strength of the Chinese may not be comparable to that of European armies. But as promised, they would send a full half a million troops into battle. The entry of this new force into the battlefield is undoubtedly excellent news for us. ”

It is clear that Sir Zhu Erdian is not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Army. Even though the Chinese Army has defeated the Japanese Army and the Russian Army. But. They did not believe that these Chinese troops could defeat the ferocious German Army in the bitter European theater. After all, the German Army has always been known as the best in the world. Now that it has gone through the experience of brutal European wars, its combat power is naturally stronger. Even so, though. There is nothing wrong with using the Chinese Army as cannon fodder. You know, the British who were forced to be anxious, but even the Indian Ah San were sent to the battlefield!

From China to Europe, it takes two months to travel by merchant ship. In addition, after arriving in Europe, there is also a need for habilitation training. Therefore, it is estimated that the Imperial Expeditionary Force will not be able to officially enter the battlefield until the second half of the year. In other words, in these months, only the British and French forces themselves managed to resist the German attack.

In anticipation of a German submarine attack on the Reich's fleet, the Reich Expeditionary Force was joined by the Reich Navy's fleet, a fleet consisting of one 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruiser, four 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers, and eight 'C-class' destroyers. The main task of the fleet was to protect the security of the sea routes from the empire to Europe. If necessary, it was possible to cooperate with the navies of the Entente countries in anti-submarine warfare against the German Navy. Of course, if you want to confront the German Navy head-on, then forget it. As for the main force of the Imperial Navy, it remained in the Pacific, on the one hand, to deter Japanese goods, and on the other hand, to warn the United States.

Although, the Japanese Navy has once again been crippled by the Imperial Navy. However, the Japanese Navy will not be lightly defeated. After they received a large loan from the United States, the construction of the Kii-class battleships officially began as evidence. In terms of the current shipbuilding strength of the Japanese Navy, it is estimated that in more than a year and 19, their four 'Kii-class' battleships will be put into service. Of course, the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships were also built. It is expected that the service will take no later than the Kii-class battleships of the Japanese Navy. At that time, in addition to the three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships, the Imperial Navy also had two 'Pinghai-class' battleships and five 'Five Emperor-class' battleships, which was enough to form an overwhelming advantage over the Japanese Navy.

Of course, the greatest pressure on the Imperial Navy is the United States. After the rise of the Imperial Navy, it has been regarded as a big problem by the Americans. The U.S. Navy has begun to build new warships in large quantities. In terms of the financial resources of the Americans, once they go all out to build capital ships, they will inevitably get off the warships like dumplings. Therefore, at this time, the Imperial Navy would never send its main forces to the European theater.

This made Britain and France somewhat dissatisfied with the Empire. Originally, the British also counted on the Imperial Navy to send part of its main forces to fight in Europe. In this way, they would be able to achieve an overwhelming superiority over the German Navy. In the last Battle of Jutland, the British Navy paid a lot of price. The only thing they were thankful for was that their strategic objectives had not been crushed by the German Navy, and the German naval blockade had not been lifted. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for the Entente to win the war.

At the end of May 4615 (17) of the Yellow Emperor Era, the First Army of the Imperial Expeditionary Force arrived at the port of Marseille and landed here. The landing here was due to the relatively small number of German submarines operating in the Mediterranean direction. Submarines at this time, with limited endurance, were unable to carry out ocean-going raids. As a result, there are very few submarines operating in the Mediterranean.

After the German capture of Belgium, they established submarine bases in Belgian coastal ports. From here, the German Navy's submarine forces greatly shortened their voyages, making it easier to besiege the British Isles. It also makes the entire North Sea, including the waters off the eastern coast of the Atlantic, more dangerous. Even warships need to be guarded in this area, not to mention a large fleet, which will definitely become the best target for the German Navy's submarine forces to launch wolf pack tactics.

When the First Army of the Imperial Expeditionary Force arrived in Marseille, it was trained in the French camp. The long time on the boat made many people seasick, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was also greatly affected. If you want to restore the combat effectiveness of the troops, you must go through a period of adaptive training.

The reason for the adaptation training near Marseille is entirely because the south of France is much safer than the north. Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that the Anglo-French forces did not trust the combat power of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

When the Imperial Expeditionary Force began its acclimatization training in Marseille, the matter was also being discussed in Paris, France, within the headquarters of the Anglo-French forces, Field Marshal Douglas and Admiral Petain.

The current Anglo-French alliance has suffered a heavy blow in strength. In the spring of 4613 (15) of the Yellow Emperor Era, Britain and France took advantage of the favorable situation that the German army used the main force to attack the Russian army on the eastern front and take a defensive position on the western front, and launched the Shambani and Adwa offensives. However, due to outdated tactics and weak firepower, many attacks were crushed by the Germans and suffered heavy casualties. The Germans launched a counterattack in April, and for the first time in the history of world warfare, both sides used poison gas, causing huge casualties. Throughout the Western Front in 1915, the British and French troops suffered about one million casualties, and the German army suffered 610,000 casualties.

In the year 4614 (16) of the Yellow Emperor's era, the German army once again moved its main forces to the Western Front and engaged the French in the Battle of Verdun. In February, the Germans mobilized 270,000 troops to storm Verdun, a fortress in northern France, in an attempt to wipe out the French army in one fell swoop, and the situation in France was critical. The French government mobilized the whole country to support the Verdun front, and the fierce fighting lasted for more than 7 months, and the German army suffered more than 300,000 casualties, and failed to capture Verdun. In order to contain the German army, Britain and France launched a counteroffensive against the German positions on the Somme River in early July. This battle was even more tragic than the Battle of Verdun. The British and French forces used tanks and other new weapons for the first time, but the battle was fought until November, with about 1.2 million casualties on both sides, and the British and French forces advanced slowly and did not make significant progress. (To be continued.) )

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