Chapter 1673： Strategy Three (1/2)
Chapter 1673 Strategy (3)
”Judging from the current situation, it seems difficult for our Hungarian ally to deal a heavy blow to Austria.” Prime Minister Asquis said helplessly.
If it is a complete Hungary, it will naturally deal a heavy blow to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but now Hungary has been torn apart, Slovakia in the north has been gradually taken over by Vienna, and the Croatian region in the southwest is also rapidly approaching the center. And Transylvania, a gathering place for Romanians in the southeast, has become a pot of porridge, and now the Hungarians can control half of it! As for this half of the region, there are still many internal disputes... With just such a piece of material, can you count on its combat effectiveness?
”If necessary, we can cooperate with Count Albany of the Independent Democratic Party, and some old antiques will let them enter the garbage dump of history. No matter what, in this winter, Hungary must have a outbreak that can shake the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire. The incident, whether it’s independence or regime change! By the way, there is also the distant relative of the unwilling Habsburg family. Duke Karl can also take advantage of it. Isn’t he quite a king? The Hungarian nobles don’t want a king. Is it? I think the cooperation between them is very good.” Prime Minister Asquith said meaningfully.
”By the way, how is our operation in the Arabian Peninsula going? I remember that this matter was in charge of a colonel named Thomas Edward Lawrence?” Prime Minister Asquith asked.
”Very bad. Colonel Lawrence persuaded Hussein Ibn Ali to launch an uprising against Turkey. It started smoothly, but later, in order to fight the Battle of Asia Minor, the military recruited some Arab fighters into the British army, which led to The weakness of the rebel army. You know, there was originally a large area and sparsely populated, so now the result is very bad.” Lloyd George said embarrassingly.
”Well, this is really not good news.” Asquith said, but he didn't care about this matter. In the eyes of the British, this is just a game of chess. It is very good to succeed. If it fails to succeed. , That's okay.
The inertia of history is huge. On this plane, the Arab national uprising still broke out, and the leader of this uprising is still Hussein Ibn Ali, a person who has a direct blood relationship with the founder of the religion. In history This uprising caused great damage to Turkey. The Arabs were allowed to fight for the Allied powers on the condition that the Allied powers recognized Hussein's king status and national independence. Then after the war ended, Britain and France decisively broke the contract and divided up Turkey's lost land. The so-called national independence has also become a bubble.
But unlike in history, the Arab uprising on this plane failed very much and did not cause much harm to Turkey. Of course, for the British, this is just a small matter. Although it is a bit regrettable, it does not hinder the overall situation.
When the frontal battlefield is unable to gain an advantage, the British will gradually accumulate advantages from other corner battlefields, so as to accumulate less victory into a big victory, and finally change the whole battle. Even the leftovers are used. Then for the fourth largest ally of the Allies Japan and the British are also very concerned.
”How much cannon fodder and labor can the Japanese provide us next year?” Asquith asked.
”The Japanese are very cunning. Their fighting quality in Europe and Asia Minor is much lower than before. In the new year, they have refused to provide more troops and are only willing to provide labor. Of course, they put this The responsibility is shifted to the Americans. The Panama Canal does not allow ships carrying armed personnel and weapons to pass. This is actually restricting Japan from sending troops and equipment to us through the Pacific. In short, it is actually difficult for Japan to play a greater role.” Lloyd George said.