Wild North America 1846

Throughout 1915

It was a year when both sides of the war made various attempts to break the deadlock. In particular, the German army took the lead in using poison gas warfare in the Second Battle of Ypres, which opened Pandora's box and caused serious losses to the British and French forces.

After that, both armies used poison gas on a large scale, which became the most cruel scene in human wars in history and broke the lower limit of morality.

Even so, the deadlock between the two armies on the Western Front was not broken.

In view of this
The German High Command changed its strategy. The German army on the western front shifted to a strategic defensive posture and moved its combat center eastward, hoping to be the first to defeat the relatively weak Tsarist Russian army and get rid of the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

From May 5 to June 2, the German and Austrian troops concentrated their superior forces and launched a large-scale political campaign in the Gorlitze region of West Galicia. The Russian army was caught off guard and suffered a disastrous defeat. The entire front was broken through by the German and Austrian troops.

Another major event was that the Kingdom of Italy betrayed its allies. After receiving the territorial compensation promised by the Allies, it decided to defect and sign the Treaty of London with the Allied camp.

In early May, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, severed diplomatic relations with Germany, and officially joined the Allied Powers.

The Kingdom of Italy's cunning operation directly showed Kaiser Wilhelm II's face, and in a rage, he smashed the treasures in the study to pieces.

Angry and angry, the betrayal of the Kingdom of Italy is irreversible.

It turns out
Italy's betrayal did less damage to the Allied bloc than imagined.

As a cowardly force that is bullied by everyone, whether it is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, or Bulgaria, it can catch the army of the Kingdom of Italy and hammer it hard on the front from the Apennine Peninsula to the Balkans.

For this unreliable ally, the British and French forces had to deploy troops to act as firefighters, filling loopholes everywhere for the Kingdom of Italy's army.

At this point, the Allied Powers Group has gathered two big pig teammates, Tsarist Russia and Italy. The overall combat effectiveness has not been significantly improved, but has been greatly affected.

to October
Without the drag of Italy, a pig mate, Bulgaria and the German and Austrian troops occupied the entire territory of Serbia in one fell swoop, gaining an advantage in the Balkan battlefield.

At this time, after traveling around Europe, Richard returned to the warm Mediterranean coast of France, met Seville who had been waiting here, and began a long and leisurely winter vacation.

In France, the supply situation is much stronger than in countries such as Germany and Austria.

All major food items can be guaranteed, and even if there is a gap, a large amount of imports from North America can supplement it. However, the price is slightly high, with an average of 2 to 3 times that before the war.

The prices of some luxury goods such as coffee, toffee, cocoa, tobacco, liquor, and canned meat are on average 4 to 6 times higher than before the war, but as long as you have money, you can always buy them in the market.

In a French castle by the sea

After a fierce battle, Richard, who was feeling relaxed and relaxed, walked out of the bedroom with a cigar in his mouth and sat down in the wide marble pavilion, from which he could overlook the blue Mediterranean Sea.

There are several giant cargo ships on the sea, which is part of the Atlantic gold trade route.

The Atlantic gold trade route had major North American cities on one end and major trading ports in Britain, France and Italy on the other.

That's right, now that Italy has joined the Allied Powers camp, the original trade blockade against the Kingdom of Italy naturally no longer exists.

Giant ships loaded with goods from the Tang Empire arrived at various ports on the Apennine Peninsula, causing a sensation in the Kingdom of Italy from top to bottom.

These giant ships brought Italians long-awaited cane sugar, canned goods and coffee, as well as various in-demand commodities, which made the Italian upper class and middle class, who pay attention to the quality of life, fall into a shopping spree.

Richard looked at the giant ship on the sea with a happy expression. He heard the footsteps behind him, and soon a soft and delicate body with a fragrant wind fell into his arms, and his white arms tightly hugged Richard's strong waist.

The red cloud on Sevilla's beautiful face has not completely receded. Her pair of big blue-purple eyes are as charming as silk, and she hugs Richard tightly like an octopus.

"Master, everything has been arranged for the Seville Food Company I opened in Bordeaux. The wheat imported by the flour mill is piled up in the warehouse, and full production will begin soon." Seville hugged Richard tightly and said, Gu Gu continued to speak.

“It’s all like a dream.

After meeting the master, I opened a bakery and a bakery. In just a few years, I established my own food company and became a successful businessman.

I know that all this success comes from the influence of my father. Now I also want a child who can inherit our family business in the future.

I know

It is impossible for this child to inherit the noble title of the master, but I want to leave the accumulated wealth to him. This is also my biggest wish. "

Servilia is very self-aware. She has never asked about the master's family background, nor does she have the luxury of replacing him.

Her situation is very common in the upper class society in Europe. The child is called an illegitimate child, and she is the mistress of the master, or a foreign wife.

It can be seen from our daily interactions that the master is an oriental nobleman with great power and is almost omnipotent.

Because of this, she didn't dare to expect too much.Richard looked forward with his deep eyes, gently hugged Servilia with one arm, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "In this case, you have to work harder."

"I understand, sir." After receiving Richard's approval, a red cloud appeared on Servilia's face, and she nodded gratefully.

Then she found a comfortable position on Richard's broad chest, curling up there like a tired kitten to keep him company quietly.

Sevilla is a smart woman who knows when enough is enough. She also knows that the master doesn’t like women who chatter endlessly. She just needs to stay quietly by his side.

Richard patted her back gently twice, which was a silent comfort, and then turned his gaze to the beautiful scenery in front of him.

He held the cigar in one hand and took two puffs, letting the strong smell of tobacco linger around them.

The all-out World War 1 has been going on for more than a year. Neither side of the war has broken the deadlock and has entered a stage of pure consumption of national power.

At the beginning of this year
Britain and France launched the Battle of Gallipoli in order to achieve the strategic goal of forcibly breaking into the Dardanelles Strait controlled by the Ottoman Empire, opening up the Bosporus Strait, and occupying its capital Istanbul.

As a result, although Britain and France invested a large number of troops in the offensive for a year, they encountered a head-on attack by the Ottoman army commanded by the German General von Zanders. The troops who landed at Gallipoli suffered heavy losses, but were pinned on the beachhead and were unable to achieve a breakthrough.

The Battle of Gallipoli was a campaign initiated by British Admiralty Minister Winston Churchill and suffered an unprecedented defeat.

Churchill's original strategic idea was very good. He would control the Dardanelles by landing at Gallipoli, thereby opening up the southern battlefield.

Its ultimate goal was to defeat the Ottoman Empire and force it to surrender, thereby opening the door to the Black Sea and allowing large-scale assistance to Tsarist Russia's allies through land and sea.

Thus

It can help Tsarist Russia's allies maintain a precarious situation and stabilize the Eastern Front battlefield, thereby exerting stronger pressure on the Allied military groups.

The idea was good, but the execution was a mess.

The main force of the coalition forces transported to the Gallipoli Peninsula for landing was the Anzac Corps. They were attacked head-on by the Ottoman 5th Army commanded by General von Zanders at the beachhead position and were pinned to the beachhead position.

After several reinforcements, they were still unable to break through the Ottoman 5th Army's defense line, and the war became a stalemate war of attrition, which was extremely detrimental to the attacking British and French forces.

In the end, after losing 15 officers and soldiers, they were forced to conduct a major retreat from November to January 11, leaving a mess behind.

To sum up the brutal war over the past year, both sides in the war were unable to break the deadlock, whether using poison gas bombs or on the Eastern and Balkan fronts, and everything was back to where it started.

During this year, the German army invested a large number of troops on the Eastern Front and fought fiercely, winning battles one after another and wiping out more than 200 million Russian troops.

The results that could be achieved were minimal, and Tsarist Russia mobilized a steady stream of gray animals from the rear to fill the gaps in its troops, seemingly endless.

The Germans were so tired that they finally had to admit that the idea of ​​taking the lead in making a breakthrough on the Eastern Front was a bit naive. The Tsarist Empire's ability to withstand war losses was far beyond imagination.

If you lose 100 million, you will make up for 100 million, and if you lose 300 million, you will make up for 300 million. It is a human sea tactic that makes people speechless.

This rogue style of play had almost no solution, and finally the Germans completely gave up the idea of ​​taking the lead in breaking through on the eastern front.

Although the Tsarist Russian army is corrupt and backward, has a serious shortage of weapons and equipment, and has many logistical supply problems, it cannot handle the large number of people!
Even if he fights, Tsar Nicholas II has the ability to send another 700 million to 1 million troops to the front, making the Germans completely desperate.

Therefore, throughout 1915, despite millions of huge casualties, no breakthrough was achieved on the main Western and Eastern Front battlefields of World War I.

This situation will continue into next year.

As far as Richard knew, the German High Command had once again set its sights on the Western Front and was about to launch a larger-scale decisive battle on the Western Front.

The three most brutal meat grinder battles in World War 1 are about to start one after another in the new year, namely;
That is, the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front and the Brusilov Breakthrough on the Eastern Front.

Therefore, after spending the cold winter on this warm seaside, Richard is preparing to return to Paris in February next year to witness this historic moment with his own eyes.

This time

He plans to mix with the multinational military observation group, get closer to the frontline troops, and even fly to the front line in person to experience the unprecedented cruel and bloody battle.

In the open space near the castle, two of the latest biplanes produced by the Tang Empire were quietly parked, capable of reaching a speed of 230 kilometers per hour.

Richard has flown these planes many times and even taken Seville into the sky. He is an experienced pilot.

These planes are now his new toys. They can easily fly across the narrow English Channel, witness the war on the French battlefield in the afternoon, and not delay the luxurious dinner party in London in the evening.

The emergence of aircraft and tanks in World War I was a revolutionary development in the field of weapons and ushered in a new era.