The most obvious decline in the current war in Europe was not Russia, as Arthur had predicted, but France, which was countering the main force of the German army.

After losing the border war, France fell into a passive state, relying on a makeshift defensive line to defend.

This also leads to the fact that although the number of French soldiers has been mobilized to more than 1 million, the balance of war cannot be tilted in the slightest.

The average number of French soldiers killed and wounded on the front every day was more than 11,000, and the peak even exceeded 30,000 on the same day.

Of course, it was the second day of positional warfare, and the Germans mobilized a large number of artillery and heavy weapons, and even many airships, to inflict such huge casualties on the French.

The General Headquarters of the French Army, Xia Fei's mood at this time was no longer very good.

"Mr. President, when will follow-up assistance from the UK and Australasia arrive? If we follow this trend, our soldiers will not be able to withstand the German offensive at all if they take another three months. The French commander-in-chief, Xia Fei, asked with some eagerness.

It happened that President Poincaré came to inspect the General Headquarters, and Xia Fei hurriedly asked his own question, which was also related to the situation on the French front.

"It's almost there. According to the British, the second batch of reinforcements will arrive next week, with about 6 divisions of soldiers or so. In the next month, 15 to 20 more divisions will arrive on the battlefield. President Poincaré said helplessly.

Although Britain and France were very closely united in the war, the British army still had the right to act independently, and France could only urge the British army to speed up its action.

When Xia Fei heard this, he nodded, and said with some surprise: "The British are so generous and send so many reinforcements at once?" ”

If you count the five divisions that Britain has already arrived, in two months, Britain will send more than 20 divisions of combat troops to France, which is not quite the usual style of the British.

"If I'm guessing correctly, these troops are probably British colonial troops. Their main division is reluctant to let go, these colonial troops should be cannon fodder at best, and the real battle will have to rely on our soldiers. Speaking of the reinforcements sent by the British, President Poincaré was a little angry.

These more than 20 divisions have more than 300,000 reinforcements, except for the first five divisions with two divisions of British regular troops, the others are most likely British colonial divisions.

If it is the main force of the British, it can also share some troubles for the French. However, these colonial troops could only be used as cannon fodder at best, and they played a good role in the defense, but they were almost useless in the offensive war.

"As for the Australasian army, they sent the Fourth Division and 15 Colonial Divisions, which are expected to arrive around the end of next month."

Regarding the Australasian troops, President Poincaré only made a few minor remarks.

After all, the troops sent by Australasia were the same as those of the British, with a small number of regular troops and a large number of colonial troops.

Moreover, the size of Australasia's army is so large, it should be Australasia's biggest military support in this war, and the follow-up will be at most a small fight of one or two divisions.

Xia Fei nodded with a bit of a headache. At the moment, the two allies, Britain and Australasia, are not very reliable.

Fortunately, Australasia's 300,000-strong colonial force can be regarded as fulfilling the agreement, after all, Australasia's army is so large, and it has also sent a navy to cooperate with the operation, which can be regarded as a qualified ally.

As for the British, after the outbreak of the war, the British Navy did not contribute much except to maintain order and patrol.

In terms of the army, the size and structure of the British army is not much different from that of Australasia, and the British are obviously more unreliable according to the huge size gap between the two countries.

"What about the Russian side? Can we ask them to start a large-scale war to relieve the pressure on our Western Front? Xia Fei continued to ask.

Germany directly adopted the method of fighting on two fronts, which also meant that the two fronts were destined to have a weak front.

Judging from the current attack on France, France has borne at least seventy percent of the main German army, which means that the Germans are very empty on the Eastern Front, which is not only an opportunity for the Russians, but also an opportunity for the Entente.

"You also know the situation of the Russians, so far their general mobilization for war is not complete. According to our intelligence, their army on the frontline battlefield was only about 700,000 men, and they fought back and forth with the German troops, who only had more than 100,000 men. Speaking of another ally, Poincaré's wry smile was even more serious, and he said helplessly.

The decay within Russia was very serious, which also caused the ancient empire to become dull and sluggish.

At a time when the general mobilization of France and Germany had been completed for the most part, the general mobilization of Russia was less than half complete, and the troops transferred to the front were even less than half of the French and German troops.

Even if the Russians had the intention of launching a large-scale campaign, they would at least have to wait until Russia had gathered enough troops and accumulated enough military equipment.

And this time, at least more than a month.

This also meant that within a month, apart from a few divisions of the British, France had basically no other assistance, and could only rely on itself to temporarily counter Germany.

Before the war, Xia Fei, who had full confidence in the war, only felt a toothache at this time.

The three allies, who seem to be very reliable, did not perform very well in the war.

More countries must be co-opted to join the Entente! This was Xia Fei's only thought at this time.

Not only that, but Britain and Russia must be urged to do everything in their power to win the war.

Australasia aside, after all, its obligations have been fulfilled, and Australasia's greatest role is to be a supply of goods in the war.

But Britain and Russia are different, in Xia Fei's eyes, Britain and Russia are also the main forces in this war, if they do not deal with this war with all their might, the Allies' chances of victory will be greatly reduced.

"Mr. President, tell the British and the Russians that this war is not only between France and Germany, but between the Entente and the Central Powers. If France had failed, Britain and Russia would have faced an all-out German attack. I hope to see more British aid soon, especially the main British forces. After a moment of silence, Xia Fei pleaded with President Poincaré.

Poincaré nodded, looked at Xia Fei, whose eyes were red and very tired, and said, "Don't worry, I will relay your original words to Britain and Russia, and do my best to ask them for more support." If the British do not send the main forces as soon as possible, I will personally go to London to lobby. ”

After receiving President Poincaré's very firm support, Xia Fei nodded with satisfaction and proposed to President Poincaré: "Mr. President, I don't think we can put all our hopes on the support given to us by Britain and Russia. In addition to our current allies, we should also make a big effort to woo neutral countries such as Italy and Bulgaria, as well as many countries in the Balkans. The more countries that join the Entente, the better our chances of winning. As for the distribution of benefits after the war, we can meet the demands of these small countries with a slight concession. ”

The three major European powers of the Entente, Britain, France, and Russia, all had their own little brothers, and these little brothers had not yet joined the war, and they must be drawn into the arms of the Entente as soon as possible.

If the Entente did not pull in, sooner or later the Germans would also pull in. If Germany had had had been supported by more allies, no one could have been sure what the war would have been.

"I know what you're saying, Your Excellency. Contacts with Italy and other countries are already underway, but they should probably not be large in the short term. I hope that when the Germans stand in the way of the present line, the government will do everything in its power to support the army and win the war. President Poincaré nodded and said to Xia Fei.

In times of war, President Poincaré knew deeply that only if the French government and the French army stood firmly together could there be any hope of winning the war.

And for all the requirements of Xia Fei, President Poincaré has two words, satisfied!

And on the British side, there is indeed a certain slackness.

In fact, for the British, for the time being, there is no intention to respond with all their strength too soon.

The present war involved all the powerful countries of Europe, and the more bitter these countries fought, the better it was for the British Empire.

And the United States, the only threat after the war, also has Australasia, which will not be harmed by the war, to deal with it.

For the British, such a situation is completely like sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and the British can accept whatever the war looks like in Europe.

Of course, Germany was, after all, the biggest competitor and the greatest threat to the British. The British were naturally willing for Germany to lose the war, but what kind of casualties Britain paid depended on the mood of the British government.

Allies are used to pit, and this truth has been practiced by the British Empire for many years.

At present, the Western Front is carried by the French, and the Eastern Front is carried by the Russians, and Britain only needs to send its navy to block the German supply lines.

In that case, why did the British go to great lengths to reduce casualties for the French at the risk of heavy casualties in their army?

In fact, in the original history, the British Empire also played the role of soy sauce for most of the war.

If there had been millions of British troops fighting against Germany with France early in the war, the Germans would never have had it so easy.

Even if you dare to imagine it, this war will not last for four years at all. Under the combined attrition of Britain and France, it was impossible for the Germans to win this war of attrition.

The extent to which the British contributed actually determined when Germany was defeated. As long as the British did not count the casualties, maybe the historical Russia did not need civil strife, and the war was won directly.

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