At the time of the outbreak of large-scale armed conflict between China and Japan, the world war that was raging in Europe had already begun. After the outbreak of the war, the German Army took advantage of the convenient rail transportation to complete the mobilization and launch the attack in the shortest possible time.

According to the 'Schlieffen Plan', which had already been drawn up, seven corps of the German Army, totaling more than 1.4 million men, launched an attack. The German Army deserved the title of the best in the world, and the Allied armies that fought at the beginning of the war lost their armor.

It's just that after Moltke Jr.'s revised 'Schlieffen Plan', the troops on the Western Front were weakened, especially the right flank, so that the German army lost enough attack power. In the end, the dream of a quick victory was shattered, and it had to be plunged into a war of attrition. Last year, at the age of 80, when he was dying, Schlieffen repeatedly admonished: "The battle must be fought, as long as the right wing is strong." "But now it seems that the revised 'Schriffen Plan' has been completely wrong.

Of course, in the early days of the war, the German Army showed extremely strong combat effectiveness. At the Battle of Liege, the Belgian army attempted to use the fortress of Liège to hold back the German army's attack. However, under the wanton bombardment of German siege artillery, the fortress of Liège fell in just ten days. More than half of the Belgian defenders suffered casualties, and the rest had to surrender to the German Army. By the morning of 17 August, the German 1st, 2nd, and 3rd armies, in accordance with the Schlieffen plan, were ready to continue their sweep of the remaining Belgium, forcing the remaining Belgian forces to retreat to Antwerp, and leaving Brussels to surrender without a fight on 20 August.

After the victory in Belgium, the German Army took advantage of Belgium's convenient rail and road network and made its way south to fight a major battle on the Franco-Belgian border. Once again, the German Army won and invaded France in one fell swoop.

From 5 September, the Battle of the Marne began. Until the end of the conflict between China and Japan. The Battle of the Marne was not over yet. Although the Battle of the Marne lasted only a week, the total number of troops committed by both warring sides was as high as 2.5 million. In terms of casualties, the British and French forces suffered more than 260,000 casualties, and the German troops suffered more than 220,000 casualties. Merely. In this battle, the German plot to capture Paris was still crushed. The Anglo-French forces succeeded in keeping the Germans out of Paris.

It was also through this war that Germany's plan for a quick victory was shattered, and the war inevitably turned into a stalemate stage. Coupled with the attack of another Allied power on the Eastern Front, Germany was pinned down a lot of strength. Of course, even if the Anglo-French forces resisted the attack of the German army, their own losses still made their defense line precarious.

Britain and France did not mobilize as quickly as Germany, so much so that at the beginning of the war, the German army concentrated its superior forces to attack. On the other hand, the Anglo-French forces. They can only keep sending troops to the front line like a refueling tactic. In this case, the Anglo-French forces will need to hold out for a long time if they want to defeat the German army.

The commander-in-chief of the French army, General Chauffy, and the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Sir French, constantly appealed to the two governments for help. They need more troops, more weapons and other war materiel. The war broke out so suddenly that Britain and France did not complete the relevant preparations at all, and the war had already begun. Plus the toughness of the German Army. It exceeded their expectations. It was precisely because of this that Britain and France were caught off guard.

French President Raymond Poincaré and Prime Minister René Vivigna have fled Paris to Bordeaux. But they are still doing their best to send more troops to the front. Transporting more war materials to keep the war going. No one wants to be a slave to the country, even the French, who are romantic by nature, have to fight hard at this time.

However, France, with a population of nearly 40 million, is at all its best. That's enough to arm millions of troops. However, it is not so easy to arm these armies. Given France's current industrial strength, it would take a year or two. But will the Germans give France so much time? That's obviously impossible. Germany was much better prepared for war than France. If the French were not able to arm their army in time, what would they do to stop the German army? Once Paris fell. France may have no choice but to admit defeat. Once France is defeated, the rest of Britain may not be able to stand alone.

Fortunately, France is very wealthy, and now France's fiscal revenue is as high as more than 5 billion francs, which is more than 200 million pounds when converted into pounds, which is equivalent to more than 2 billion Chinese dollars. Combined with the wealth that France has accumulated over the years, they are quite wealthy.

As a result, France, which lacked weapons and equipment, began to find ways to purchase weapons and equipment from abroad. From pistols to rifles to cannons, you can do it all. If it is in stock, it can be purchased at a higher price.

The same is true of the United Kingdom, which has a population of more than 45 million. However, their army has always had only a small army. Whether it is the equipment and combat effectiveness of the army, it can only be said that it is average. After the outbreak of the tragic war, Britain sent more than 100,000 expeditionary troops to France. However, after the Battle of the Marne, the British Expeditionary Force also suffered heavy losses. Under such circumstances, Britain had no choice but to mobilize desperately, wanting to arm more troops and send them to the battlefield.

This allowed the British to continue armament and other war materiel. And the British industry could not meet the needs of such an army in a short time. Therefore, Britain can only look overseas.

The United States on the other side of the Atlantic was undoubtedly the first choice of the Anglo-French coalition. The United States is known as the world's largest industrial power. As early as 1890, the United States had surpassed Britain in terms of industrial output. More than 20 years later, the gap has been widened. It's just that although the US navy is not weak, its land force is also very unbearable. The entire regular army of the U.S. Army is only a hundred thousand people. And the equipment is rudimentary, and the combat effectiveness is low. The U.S. military industry is also small in scale.

In the face of millions of rifles, as well as tens of thousands of machine guns and tens of thousands of artillery orders from Britain and France. Americans want to cry without tears. They had never expected the war to break out so quickly, nor did they expect it to be so tragic. At the very beginning, Britain and France had already lost hundreds of thousands of troops.

Although, the Americans know that this is an opportunity to make a fortune. But their current production capacity simply cannot meet the needs of Britain and France. I can only watch the order slip away from my eyes.

Britain and France were also very anxious and could not get enough weapons and equipment in a short time, which meant that when the German Army attacked, they could only send those young men to the battlefield with their bare hands. When the Germans slaughtered all these boys, their country was finished.

As a result, Britain and France had to search the world for arms so that they could arm their armies.

In fact, in addition to Britain and France, Russia, another Allied power, was also in dire need of support. Russia's industrial power was originally the weakest among the European powers. This, combined with poor transportation, made their mobilization very inefficient.

However, in order to fulfill the Covenant, the Russians launched an attack without completing their preparations, launching the Battle of Tennanberg. However, in the end, it ended in a crushing defeat for the Russian Army. During this battle, more than 92,000 Russians were taken prisoner. An estimated 30,000 people were killed and missing. This fiasco not only caused Russia to lose more than 100,000 troops, but also lost a large number of weapons and equipment, further weakening Russia's combat strength.

Although, at one time, Russia also became the hegemon of Europe. Its army is known as the European road roller. However, that was mainly based on the sheer size of the Russian Army. The Russian Army has a standing army of 1.4 million men, the largest of any European country. However, Russia is not as good as it used to be. After the rise of China, the Sino-Russian War resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops and half of Siberia. With the development of science and technology, after the emergence of automatic weapons, advanced weapons can be used to make up for the gap in strength to a certain extent. And this has undoubtedly made Russia's situation worse.

Britain and France had hoped that Russia would launch an offensive on the Eastern Front to contain Germany and buy time for Britain and France. However, the Russians invaded East Prussia on the Eastern Front, despite sending hundreds of thousands of troops. But in the end, it ended in their defeat, and they were beaten by the Germans and lost their armor. In this case, it will be very difficult for Russia to exert its due strength.

Russia has a population of 140 million, and if it is mobilized to the limit, it can mobilize 10 million troops, which is definitely a formidable military force. But even Russia has a large population. Those obedient serfs, as soon as the tsar gave the order, they would lay down their hoes and go to the battlefield. But even then, enough weapons and equipment are needed to arm these serfs. You can't let them go into battle with their bare hands. In that case, wouldn't they be sent to death?

With Russia's weak industrial strength, it is impossible to arm an army of millions in a short time. The Russians could only turn to Britain and France for help, hoping that Britain and France would come to Russia's aid. However, now Britain and France are also mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, and even they are unable to protect themselves. Not to mention reaching out to save the Russians.

Under such circumstances, the Allies would have to find a way to obtain these weapons and equipment from foreign arms markets. Otherwise, if they want to defeat the Allies, it will be almost impossible. (To be continued.) )

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