Chapter 927: A dead friend is not dead

Due to the shift of Austria's strategic focus, the confusing situation on the battlefield in China and Europe suddenly became clear.
The coalition forces that were eager to try to counterattack are now completely defensive. As if being dragged by the refugees, no matter how provoked by the French army, they could not stand firm.
There are planes + airships in the sky, and trenches and steel barbed wire + machine guns on the ground. Facing such an enemy, the French army is also very helpless.
Attack, the price to be paid is too great, and it is difficult to achieve satisfactory results.
After all, there is no technical content in the trenches, one breakthrough and the next, simply filling the upper with infantry, that is irresponsible for the safety of the soldiers.
Although it is worth the heavy casualties as long as the war can be won; the problem is that the Battle of the Rhine is only a microcosm of the European War.
If you lose this battle, France is dead; if you win this battle, there will be another battle. When you open the map, you know that France wants to win the war, without fighting three or five battles, don't expect to be able to bring the anti-French alliance to submission.
If you run out of money here, how can you fight the war? Any commander knows that winning first is not winning, only the final winner is the real winner.
On one side is the battle line that has been unable to break through, on the other side is the number of casualties that are accumulating every day, Marshal Patrice McMahon in the command only feels pressured.
"Has the anti-aircraft weapons been delivered?"
The coalition forces are only the army, and the air force with absolute superiority still comes out to check in from time to time every day. Whether it is a bomb falling from the sky or a bullet flying out, it is a big trouble for the French army.
Simply calculating the results of an airship or an airplane is inconspicuous, but once the unit is enlarged a hundred times, the situation is different.
Even if the record of a single flight is only one, for the French army, that is hundreds of casualties every day, and it is not a small number under the accumulation of time.
Especially the blow to the morale of the army is hard to make up. In order to get rid of this predicament as soon as possible, Marshal Patrice McMahon immediately requested air defense weapons from the country.
Regardless of the advancement of the time when the airship is put into military use, countries have developed anti-aircraft weapons ahead of schedule. In fact, the power of anti-aircraft weapons these years is still very limited.
In addition to the role of anti-aircraft artillery, other anti-aircraft weapons have been born to increase the comic color.
For example: the legendary anti-aircraft rifle.
In theory, this specially developed anti-aircraft rifle has a limit range of up to thousands of meters, which can pose a threat to the enemy in the sky.
As for the actual combat effect, it is a pity that the French army did not shoot down an airplane or airship by this thing for so long after the European War broke out.
Maybe it hit the target, but it's a pity that they don't fall. No way, the power of bullets these years is too small, and being able to fly more than a kilometer does not mean that it has a lethality of more than a kilometer, unless the enemy is flying at a low altitude, otherwise it is useless.
The air defense machine guns that were widely circulated in later generations are like myths in this era. Maxim machine guns are all new equipment. Soldiers can't be allowed to shoot into the sky with Gatling?
Compared with the black technology that is responsible for the funny, the artillery is still powerful. Although the hit rate is pitiful, as long as it is hit, it can basically get the result.
"The anti-aircraft weapons have been shipped here, but, Marshal, just these hundreds of anti-aircraft artillery I'm afraid..."
There is no way. The two million French army counts on hundreds of anti-aircraft artillery to ensure the safety of their heads. No matter how they are distributed, it is impossible to do so.
In order to compete for the ownership of these anti-aircraft artillery, the French army was about to fight internally, which caused a headache for Lieutenant General Amedé who was in charge of logistics.
Patrice McMahon nodded thoughtfully: "The number of anti-aircraft artillery is insufficient, so there is no need to allocate it to the troops for the time being. First gather together and act with the artillery.
The enemy is in the sky, and it is impossible to distinguish so clearly. When the time comes, let other artillery be clamped together and fired, just to scare them.
As long as the enemy does not bomb at low altitudes, the losses caused to us will be within the tolerable range.
We must know that the cost of air force deployment is not low, and the results achieved by high-altitude harassment may not be enough for their gas.
Didn’t China say that fighter jets have already begun production, and the problem will be resolved in a while.
At the moment, we should speed up the progress and try our best to create more refugees and increase the logistics pressure on the enemy before the international community interferes. "
This is a fact. From a purely economic calculation, the cost of high-altitude bombing is indeed low.
Hundreds of tons of ammunition every day, plus one hundred tons of fuel, and a large amount of maintenance costs, just the result of annihilating a hundred and eighty enemies is definitely a blood loss.
The war is fighting money. If you can't get the results, no one can withstand it after a long time, and the frequency of bombing will naturally drop.
No, to be precise, the frequency of the Austrian bombing has dropped. Aircraft harassment most of the time.
The reason is naturally logistics. The emergence of refugees has forced the Austrian army to save ammunition and reduce logistics consumption as much as possible.
The airship unit that was originally used to bomb the French army now takes on more logistics and transportation tasks. Hundreds of airships go back and forth between the two places every day to ensure sufficient front-line supplies.
The cost of the horse has long been beyond the consideration of the Vienna government. At present, Austria is moving on three lines, waterways and airways, making every effort to transport supplies to the front lines.
As for the international interference that Patrice McMahon worries about, it is actually a fan of the authorities. The French government is scaring itself.
Countries that are capable of interfering in the European War do not want to intervene, and besides, they are still engaged in a "friendship" and cannot stop at all for a while.
The rest of the countries that want to interfere in the European War do not have enough strength, and apart from shouting, they have no actual interference ability at all.
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The battlefield between China and Europe is stabilized, and the African continent is lively. Austria, which is doing its best, has an extraordinary effect.
In just half a month, the Vienna government dropped reinforcements from 17 divisions on the Egyptian battlefield, which made the French army at a disadvantage completely passive.
Looking at the mountain of telegrams for help, Governor Jacob had no time to reply, and a new piece of sad news came.
With the Austrian army launching a full-scale offensive on the African continent, the Algeria area at the rear has now become the front line. The Algerian colonial government detained the reinforcements originally planned to strengthen the Egyptian area.
"Damn Anatole idiot, can't you think more? Once Egypt falls, we will be completely passive in this war..."
Not only were they cursing Governor Jacob, but everyone present, no matter which faction, showed the same hatred at this moment.
According to the plan, after the French army completes its strategic contraction on the African continent, there will be 300,000 reinforcements to reinforce the Egyptian theater.
Although these troops are not the main force, and their combat effectiveness is not much stronger than that of the indigenous troops, it is better to have reinforcements than no reinforcements.
Even if the current battlefield situation cannot be reversed, at least it can make the Egyptian theater last longer. For everyone, as long as they can persist until the end of the European War, it is a great victory.
It's a pity that all of this has become a dream now. Without reinforcements, just relying on the defeated soldiers in the Egyptian area, it will not last long.
Lieutenant General Altiel, who was in charge of the Suez line of defense, filled with indignation: "Your Excellency, complain to the country! If everyone learns from the Algerian colonial government so recklessly and regardless of the overall situation, who can defend France?"
No hurry, the enemy has already crossed the Suez Canal. If it weren't for the fortress, the canal line would have collapsed.
Anyone with a little bit of military knowledge knows that once the Suez Canal defensive line collapses, the Ma Pingchuan delta behind it cannot be defended at all.
Forget the fall of Egypt, the key is that the Suez Canal has completely fallen into the hands of the enemy. Even if the canal is damaged and repaired, it takes time, but the overall strategic passivity is still caused.
The Austrian Empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa is absolutely terrifying. Even if France won the European War, it can't help this monster.
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In the Palace of Versailles, before the Egyptian governor's protest telegram came, Napoleon IV was irritated by the harassment of the Algerian colonial government.
If it is not possible to provide reinforcements to the Egyptian region, then say earlier, what is this move at a critical moment?
If it was not certain that Algeria was still under the French flag, Napoleon IV would suspect that they had surrendered.
Thinking with my knees, the reinforcements that should have set off suddenly disappeared, which is definitely a fatal blow to the stormy Egyptian war zone.
Europe is not going to end up fighting to the end. If there is no domestic reinforcements and no hope of victory can be seen, the interest groups in Egypt may surrender to Austria.
Loyalty can't stand the test. No matter how strict France controls the colony, the people's sense of belonging is not as good as that of the homeland.
"What did that stupid Anatole say?"
It can be seen that Napoleon IV is really angry. To describe the governor appointed by himself in this tone is definitely the limit of patience.
The flushed Prime Minister Terrence Burkin replied: "Anatole explained that the battle on the front line was urgent. The troops who had withdrawn from the front line were overtaken by the enemy halfway, and suffered heavy losses after the battle.
The reinforcements originally promised to the Egyptian region have now lost more than half. In addition, the enemy’s front has been directed at Algeria, and they are unable to reinforce the Egyptian area.
In order to ensure the safety of Algeria, Anatole has issued an emergency mobilization order to enlist all French youths in the colony.
At the same time, a telegram for help was sent to the country, seeking military and material support. If nothing happens, we will soon lose the raw material origin of Africa. "
Regardless of whether you want to believe it or not, things have already happened. There were heavy losses during the retreat, and the strategic contraction plan was not fully accomplished, and Algeria was about to become a battlefield.
In this context, even if the Paris government forces the colonial government to send reinforcements, it will not have any effect.
Unlike other colonies, Algeria has always been a key area operated by France, and local interest groups have become a major trend.
At a time of crisis, everyone must first protect their own interests. In the face of interests, the overall situation must also lean back.
Enduring the dissatisfaction in his heart, Napoleon IV asked: "Without these reinforcements, how long can the Egyptian region be able to sustain it?"
Confidence cannot withstand the consumption. If everyone expected 100 points for the French before the war broke out, now there will be only 80 points left at most.
A quick fight and a quick decision, defeating Austria in a short period of time to win the war, were just a good idea at the beginning of the war.
Now Napoleon IV has increased the time to win the war from the first two months to one year. The French government cannot tolerate the fall of the Egyptian region until the French army has fully achieved its strategic advantage.
After hesitating again and again, the Secretary of the Army Luskinia replied uncertainly: "It is estimated that it can last three to six months. However, the Austrians have recently increased their troops to Egypt. How long the Egyptian theater can support depends on Enemy’s input."
This answer is equivalent to no answer. Austria’s investment in Egypt is uncontrollable, which means that how long the French army in Egypt can persist is also uncontrollable.
"Your Majesty, send more troops to the Egyptian region! We must let the frontline troops see hope, or else..."
The words were only halfway, and Prime Minister Terence Burkin could not continue. No way, the latter content is too bad for morale.
As a politician, you can think secretly, but there are some things you really can't say.
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