Chapter 613: Impact

The fall of Paris was also a very important event for the world.

In Germany, celebrations were held everywhere to celebrate the victory of the heroic German army over the Anglo-French forces and the capture of the enemy's capital. Perhaps in their view, the rumor that the war would end years ago would be confirmed now that France had occupied the capital, was not worth celebrating?

While the German people were jubilantly celebrating, the people of Austria-Hungary, as allies, had mixed feelings. Because of the defeat of Austria-Hungary on two fronts (Serbia and Galicia), the Austro-Hungarian people could not celebrate, but could only watch the celebrations of their neighbors.

Of course, the Allies were celebrating, but the Entente was secretly hurting.

First of all, it was a major blow to the French, both in terms of strategy and tactics, and even morale.

For France, the importance of Paris cannot be overstated. The Paris Basin, where it is located, is one of the most elite regions in France, with numerous industries and the best agriculture.

The fall of Paris cost France nearly a third of its strength (including its northeastern part of France, which was occupied by the Germans), and it was also a great loss of vitality.

Of course, the fall of Paris required someone to take charge, and among them, Garielli, who was the initiator of the Battle of the Marne, was relieved of his post after the fall of Paris. In his previous life, the savior of Paris was in a bad position this time, and he had to bear half of the responsibility for losing Paris.

However, Garyelli alone could not afford this responsibility, and Xia Fei, as the commander-in-chief of the French army, was also dismissed.

In fact, the fall of Paris alone was not enough to oust the respected French commander-in-chief, but if you add to this the previous series of defeats, then the French commander-in-chief would have to bear considerable responsibility.

You must know that since the beginning of the war, under the leadership of this man, the French army has not won a single battle, and the French army has suffered a lot of casualties at his hands. From the beginning of the war, the French army lost nearly 800,000 men in a series of defeats.

This is not a small number, you must know that the French army has only more than 2 million people so far, and who can bear this loss of 800,000 people. Although many soldiers were able to recover, the current shortage of troops was already a headache for the French army.

Its third mobilization order has been issued, and its mobilization period has been expanded from 20-35 years old to 38 years old, and this additional three years is a concrete manifestation of the pressure on the French army's troops.

In addition, the French army was also trying to find a way out of the colonies, first of all, its colonial forces in Asia were ordered to send enough colonial troops to the mainland. Second, in sub-Saharan Africa, the French army was also ordered to form more colonial forces.

Obviously, these troops, which were basically formed by the colonies, were to prepare for the homeland. I just don't know how much combat effectiveness these colonial troops can have when the French native troops suffered heavy casualties.

Sometimes the battle losses are too great to care about so much, even a straw can be used to save lives.

In addition to the reasons for the strength of the troops, the French army also reviewed itself after pushing across the Seine. First of all, in terms of tactics and strategy, find the reasons for the previous defeat.

This review is very strong, and it can be seen from the treatment of Miss 75. Before the war, the French army tried to equip only one type of artillery, and that was the 75mm rapid-fire gun. Even for this cannon, the French army formed a rapid-fire cannon theory, and even tactics needed to be developed around this cannon.

It can be said that before the war, Miss 75 was the absolute protagonist in the French army, the kind that must stand in the C position at any time.

And after the review, Miss 75 is no longer the only protagonist of the French army, and the French army is not the head iron, after being educated by various large-caliber artillery of the German army, although Miss 75 is still important, she is no longer the only protagonist in the French army.

Now the French army collects large-caliber artillery from all over the country, and they even drag out their old large-caliber heavy artillery, mortar artillery, siege artillery, etc., many of which were breech-loading weapons of the Franco-Prussian War and even the Napoleonic era, from museums for emergencies.

The French army is trying to make a name for itself, and the French government has also issued a statement to express its attitude. The statement expressed its grief over the fall of Paris and set out the French government's next task, which was to retake Paris from the Germans. At the same time, he said that France would not surrender because of the fall of Paris.

France's tough statement drew praise from its allies. Among them, Britain and Russia, who were the most worried, highly praised the toughness of the French.

In response to France's assertive rhetoric, St. Petersburg said it would continue to wage a major campaign to ease the pressure on its allies on the Western Front.

Although Russia had lost 280,000 troops in the Battle of Tannenberg, the huge polar bear was feared by its large force. It is not for nothing that the conscripted soldiers are called grey cattle.

In addition, Russia was not without bright spots, in the Battle of Galicia, Russia drove the Austro-Hungarian army to the Carpathians at the cost of 200,000 losses, and its Galician region fell into Russian hands.

And this battle, in addition to the loss of Galicia by Austria-Hungary, also caused its losses of 400,000. A large number of elite troops and officers were killed, which greatly damaged the vitality of the Austro-Hungarian army. It was heard that Vienna had asked Berlin and Rome for help with the two allies to help them deal with the Russian offensive and the Kingdom of Serbia.

Russia contained a large number of German and Austrian troops on the Eastern Front and made outstanding contributions to the Entente camp.

Britain, as the strongest Entente bloc, could not be left behind, and the British government also announced after the fall of Paris that the size of the British expeditionary force in France would be increased from the current 200,000 to 600,000 within three months.

Although compared to the size of the millions of armies of various countries, the British army is indeed not a lot of people, but Britain still has an important task, that is, it needs to suppress the navy of the alliance camp. This was not an easy task at all, because the Allied navies were much more powerful than they were in history.

The British family struggled to cope, so in addition to relying on their own strength, it was also on the table to find other ways to supplement it. For example, four battleships were built and launched in the United Kingdom, including two battleships ordered by the Ottomans, and two battleships ordered by Chile.

The two battleships ordered by Chile were modeled after the Iron Duke, with a slight decrease in the level of armor protection in addition to the expansion of the caliber of the main guns to 356 mm, one is currently launched, and another is under construction.

These two battleships were a good addition to the British, who were in dire need of battleships, and after some friendly negotiations, the British requisitioned two battleships.

Since even the warships of Chile, a traditional ally, have been requisitioned, the two Ottoman warships that have already undergone sea trials will naturally not be spared.

The British seized two Turkish battleships. Don't talk about what kind of indemnity payment, even the advance paid by the Ottomans before, the British do not intend to return it now.

As for why the British did this, on the one hand, it was the need of the navy, and on the other hand, there were also Russian factors. As soon as the war broke out, Russia sent a telegram to London requesting the seizure of the Ottoman battleships because the two battleships seriously affected Russia's control of the Black Sea.

Of course, there is a deep-seated reason, that is, Germany is so influential in the Ottomans, maybe it will be co-opted, and then these two warships will not be the enemy.

Another indescribable reason is that Russia wants to take advantage of this opportunity to push the Ottomans against itself, then Russia has good reason to act against the Black Sea straits.

As for the British side, why is it so cooperative, doesn't it need Russia to contain Germany and Austria, and some things cannot be said on the surface.

Otherwise, why did Britain and France promote the Battle of Dardanelles in history, in addition to rescuing Russia, they did not have the intention of preemptively occupying the Black Sea straits.

In addition to the associated countries, several neutral countries also had their own views on the fall of Paris.

In Washington, Wilson, who only became president this year, decided to remain neutral after some deliberations with several cabinet members. In addition, the U.S. government has also decided not to give credit lines for the time being, and all transactions must be paid.

That's right, the United States has decided not to show any inclination for the time being, and everything will wait for the next war situation.

The United States can sit firmly in the Diaoyutai area, but the other country cannot.

In Tokyo, Japan had just made a decision to send troops to the war if the Entente camp really promised to give them German and Italian colonies in Southeast Asia. In addition to this, its combined fleet will also send its only three dreadnoughts to form a support force to fight for the Entente faction.

As for why the Japanese are so aggressive, they bet on the situation without knowing it. The reason is simple, economic problems.

Japan was disturbed by a butterfly before, so its national strength is far less than that of the same period in history. Therefore, the German and Italian colonies in Southeast Asia have long been coveted.

After the outbreak of the war, in the face of the British court, Japan proposed to use Germany and Italy's Southeast Asian colonies as a condition for entering the war. The appetite of the Japanese stunned the British, who directly rejected their demands.

If the Japanese were to be put into Southeast Asia, they would be able to threaten the British and French colonies there by virtue of their proximity to the mainland, which would be an even greater threat. The British are not stupid, but they will not make Japan grow too much.

However, after the fall of Paris, the attitude of the British changed. He proposed to the Japanese government that the German and Italian colonies in Southeast Asia were too large, and if Japan only needed one colony and was willing to send troops to Europe, then Britain could make the decision and agree.

As for the conditions of the British, Japan can only wait and see what they will talk about next.

Other countries have modified their actions after the fall of Paris, so what about Italy under Carlo?