The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 585: Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Two: Negotiations Once Again

Not only did the United States' entry into the war bring down the Allied Nations, but so did the subsequent Battle of Moxinis.

This was one of the plans of the Neville offensive, with the British Expeditionary Force as the main force to break through the German defense lines in the direction of Flanders.

The direction of the British Expeditionary Force's attack was Ypres in Flanders, and at the southernmost end of Ypres was a piece of high ground surrounding Ypres, near which was a small town named Moxinis.

Moxinis Town was an outstanding frontline position of the German Army, and as long as the town could be captured, it would secure a highly advantageous terrain for the Allies' next spring offensive.

The Germans deployed more than 30,000 troops of two infantry divisions in this area, with no doubts about the solidity of their defenses.

What no one in the Allied Nations expected was that the British Expeditionary Force, along with a small part of the Australasia Army, took Moxinis Town in just a few hours, taking the Germans by surprise with the speed of the attack.

The man in charge of the battle was British General Plumer, who, due to his thoughtful and cautious reliability, had a significant reputation in the entire British Expeditionary Force.

Starting in 1916, General Plumer had arranged for soldiers to lay landmines in front of the German trenches, and now they had finally come in handy.

With full use of firearms, tanks, and airplanes, General Plumer not only quickly took Moxinis Town but also repelled several German counterattacks in a row.

After successfully occupying Moxinis, the British and French forces immediately decided to launch the Battle of Ypres in order to capture the entire Belgian region.

Of course, since the main force of the French Army was still engaged in the spring offensive, the participants in the Battle of Ypres were still the British Expeditionary Force.

Using his talent and knowledge, Prumo launched numerous small-scale attacks, eroding most of the positions the Germans had occupied in the previous two years and successfully pushing the British front line eight kilometers into the Ypres area.

However, both the British Expeditionary Force and the German Army suffered heavy casualties. The British had as many as 300,000 casualties in just over a month, while the Germans suffered no less, with up to 260,000 casualties.

The British had achieved considerable gains in the Belgian region, but the main battlefield of the French-led spring offensive had not made much progress.

Although the French had invested a large number of forces in the campaign, they faced the full resistance of the main German forces, and even the French could not push the front line forward by a single inch.

Although the situation of the Germans had already entered a state of desperate resistance, no one could deny that the German counterattacks were terrifying.

Even though the French suffered nearly 20,000 casualties on the frontline every day, the Germans did not retreat one step.

This resulted in the spring offensive, which was heavily relied upon by French Commander-in-Chief Neville, making great gains on the flanks but no progress on the main front.

Such a disparity in results has left some Frenchmen, who had high hopes for General Neville, feeling restless.

The French had expected that Neville's appointment would enable the French Army to avenge their previous humiliations and even directly promote the victory of the war.

However, the French Army still had no results despite the massive casualties, and the soldiers' blood had been shed in vain.

France has always had a tradition of revolution, and there have already been many factory strikes and street protests, with the strong intention of overthrowing the government if they do not receive an explanation for this situation.