After the formal declaration of war

The Ocean Empire's economy has changed to a wartime system, and ordinary people don't have much feeling. The war spreading to Europe, Asia and Africa will not affect local Australians and overseas states. The streets are still bustling and lively, but there are more soldiers in military uniforms.

The mobilization of the First War was mainly reflected in the expansion of the recruitment training program, which will be expanded from 1 million to 1.85 million troops, and recruitment of recruits will be implemented quarterly.

Excluding the early recruitment of 300,000 new recruits in June, 300,000 and 250,000 will be recruited again in September and December, scattered in dozens of training bases in the empire, conducting 6 months of rigorous military training, thus completing the first war mobilization plan.

Follow this mobilization plan

The expeditionary forces that arrived in Europe one after the mobilization of the First War will land in France in batches after the first quarter of 2017 and join the battle sequence against the German army.

The major British, French and Russian allies were obviously dissatisfied with the speed of such mobilization and hoped to double or even double on this basis, and they needed stronger support.

"Don't pay attention to them and arm the soldiers according to our established steps. In this regard, the empire adopts elite soldiers strategies, not piles of people." Li Fushou and Marshal Li Shuanzhu, who were recruiting, were discussing the participation in the war.

He looked through some letters from the imperial case, picked out a few and pushed forward and said, "Look, these are all requests to command the battle, including General Xia Fei of France, Italians and Russians."

"Even if the Italians and Russians are forgot to command their troops, I can't control them. If the problems of logistics and fighting will be solved, it's probably useless to come. Don't look at the fierce battles on the Western Front, the problem is simpler." Marshal Li Shuanzhu said "forgive the sins", took these letters and read them after a brief consideration;

"Sage, if the Imperial Expeditionary Force wants to show glory, majesty, and dazzling battle results, the army must be unified in command and obtain independent decision-making power in some battle directions.

Whether investing in Verdun or the Somme, even if you cannot dominate the entire battle, you still need to obtain real decision-making power in some combat directions. This is particularly important.

Invisible and intangible things such as military morale, morale, and fighting spirit can often play an important role in the most difficult times of each other and affect the victory or defeat of the battle.

It has been three years since the World War. The troops of Britain, France, Germany and other countries on the European battlefield can be said to be exhausted and unlucky. Those who can survive are old foxes.

He has rich combat experience, but his edges and corners are removed by the cruel smoke of artillery fire, and there is less sharpness.

We formed an independent army, rather than spreading pepper to the main force of the British and French Allied forces, which is the key to whether the Imperial Expeditionary Force can make a great contribution.

in this regard

I respectfully ask the emperor to insist on fighting independently and forming an independent army, rather than breaking up our expeditionary army and using it, and becoming a public one!”

"Yes." Li Fushou nodded and agreed without hesitation.

The general direction of the policy is determined by the heads of various countries. For example, the British and French forces fought against the Germans on the Western Front, and the Russians led Serbia, Romania, Greece and other countries on the battlefield on the Eastern Front to fight against the German and Austro-Hungarian Empire coalition forces.

The Verdun front was mainly composed of French manpower to resist the German offensive and assisted by the British Expeditionary Force.

The Somme front was mainly composed of the Third and Fourth Army of the British Expeditionary Force, and the Sixth Army of the French assisted the attack.

When the Ocean Empire Expeditionary Force went to Europe to participate in the war, it must have an accurate positioning and independently carry out a battle in one direction. This requires the head of the Allied Power to make an agreement in advance.

"So, do you want to put the Expeditionary Force on the Western Front?"

"Yes, both the Eastern and Western Europeans are plain battlefields, and they are no different in essence. However, the Imperial army has a high degree of mechanization and armor, and requires stronger logistical support to exert full combat effectiveness, which is almost impossible to achieve on the Eastern Front battlefield."

"What makes sense, then which one do you choose between Somme and Verdun?"

"The Imperial Expeditionary Force will fight the hardest battle to demonstrate the power of our imperial army. The weak ministers tend to fight the Somme Battle. From here, they can break the deadlock first and play a role in deterring the whole audience."

"Well, the Somme River is called the "hell battlefield", this hard bone is not easy to chew!"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Army has made complete preparations for this, and has developed trench vehicles and armored transport vehicles. The Army Flight Team is equipped with the latest bombers, light mortars are equipped to infantry platoons. Even if the German Somme Front is cast by steel, we are confident that we will smash him."

"Well said that, the Empire will make a positive response to the requests of the Allies in the near future, fully reflecting the military's demands. You can rest assured that this is." Li Fushou said slowly.

For decades

The expansion of the imperial army was invincible, and a royal army with a strong sense of honor was forged. The officers and soldiers of the troops were highly morale and morale were available.

Conquest for Europe was the most important appearance of the Imperial Army on the world stage. It fought not only military wars, but also political wars, economic wars and propaganda wars, and an important battle to establish the image of the Empire.

Because of this, Li Fushou attached great importance to it.

The Imperial Army system has two marshals in charge, Li Shuanzhu and Mo Rufeng, and only one is needed to be sent to the European battlefield.

The Duke of Li Zhuzhu, who won the famous "Demon Marshal" in the "Wool War" due to the fire of Salt Lake City, was extremely famous in Europe and became the head coach of all parties in the Allied Allies.

Marshal Mo Rufeng's battle was in the limelight during the Civil War in 1890. He had no outstanding achievements since then, and the halo behind him seemed to be much dim.

After soliciting the opinions of Marshal Mo Rufeng, who was in charge of North America, Li Fushou finally decided to at the request of the allies, the Royal Army selected Marshal Li Shuanzhu to fight and command the expeditionary force to Europe.

The Royal Navy formed a squadron of the Atlantic Fleet to station in the Azores Islands, responsible for escorting the Atlantic routes. This fleet was therefore named the Azore Fleet, with the young Navy Lieutenant General He Jiaben as the fleet commander.

Because the Allied naval forces have an absolute advantage, the Azore Fleet is a mixed fleet composed of new aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, equipped with two battleships, mainly responsible for the route between the East Coast of North America and the Azores.

Continue from the Azores to the European coast, it is contracted by the British, French and Italian naval forces, each responsible for the established sea patrol and escort missions.

Relatively speaking, the Royal Navy's combat mission and pressure are not great, and they are standard auxiliary roles.

Naval aviation forces attacking from the Assyrian Islands, Wallis and Futuna Islands, St. Helena Island and the Hampton Airport on the East Coast of the United States can basically cover 90% of the Atlantic routes and carry out uninterrupted air patrols.

This greatly shared the pressure of the Assyrian fleet's daily patrol mission, and the new aircraft carrier "Dinghai" incorporated into the fleet can have the opportunity to fight instead of training and gradually improve its combat effectiveness in low-intensity naval battles.

Discussed for a while

Li Fushou asked, "In mid-to-late October, the first expeditionary forces to go to Europe to participate in the war will land in the UK.

There are more than three months left before the end of the year. At that time, the First Expedition Army will be organized and Kris will go to the battlefield on the Western Front of France.

The marshal will also go to Europe to preside over the overall situation in the near future. Do you have any other requirements before leaving?"

"I have nothing to ask for, I just hope to fully guarantee the supply of ammunition and oil on the front line. Our army has a high degree of armor mechanization, strong strike power, and mobility and combat capabilities must rely on strong material supply capabilities. This is the decisive factor restricting our army's combat effectiveness."

Marshal Li Shuanzhu was worried about. The biggest problem with the joint operations of multiple countries was logistics chaos, snatching friendly forces' tanks, artillery and oil and ammunition supplies. This situation has occurred many times on the Western Front, and it has been repeatedly banned.

On the Eastern Front, it was even more chaotic. From food, to being subdued to weapons and ammunition, the Russian army robbed almost everything. The Romanian, Serbian and Greek armies that fought in concert were complaining, but they could not help.

"You said that this batch of supplies belongs to you, and I still said that it is ours. What's the point? It's mine in my hands..."

"I don't care whose supplies it is? Brothers are born and die on the front line and can't even drink hot soup. I'll lend you yours first."

"It's all about German guys, what's yours and mine... don't be so clear about the difference."

There are countless unreasonable statements. The lawsuit was fought at the General Command of the Alliance, but it was incomplete in the end and it was useless.

For these soldiers with their heads hanging on their belts, it is absolutely not worthy to suppress them. The Russian army on the Eastern Front has had more than one collective mutiny, and even pointed the gun at their own people.

Can you say this is not a big problem?

Li Fushou thought for a while and said cautiously, "This matter must be coordinated with the allies, and try to arrange a separate logistics port for us in southwestern France, and special trains for transporting arms and materials. I believe the trouble will be solved.

When the game reaches the middle, the winner will be decided soon.

As the commander of the army, you must have the determination to properly resolve conflicts between all parties, just as I said;

The Imperial Expeditionary Force's appearance on the European Central Stage will be recorded in history forever and is of extraordinary significance.

Marshal Shuanzhu, don’t let me down.”

Hearing this

Marshal Li Shuanzhu could no longer sit down, so he stood up and replied solemnly, "The Royal Army will never let down the great trust of the emperor, and the country is worthy of thousands of miles away. Shuanzhu is not talented, and he has received great kindness from the country in this life and dare not humiliate his mission. This time he went to Europe to bring glory to the emperor and demonstrate the glory of the empire."

"If you have such confidence, I will feel relieved. I wish the general a success in a hundred battles and lead his army back."

"I am the one who represents the millions of soldiers of the Royal Army, thank you for your kindness."
Chapter completed!