บท 574: Chapter 445: Preparing for the Attack

Amidst war and diplomacy, 1916 quickly passed.

Looking back at the whole of 1916, the situation in Europe was chaotic. The successive launch of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme in 1916 turned the year blood-red.

These two battles alone caused more than 5 million casualties for the British, French, and German armies, with over 2 million deaths, making them two unquestionably gigantic battles.

For the overwhelming majority of participating countries, this war brought mainly losses. The loss of human resources, economy, supplies, and territory led the war to be perceived negatively in the eyes of most European common people.

If there were sufficiently advanced polling agencies to conduct polls among the civilians of all European warring nations, the support rate of European citizens for this war would undoubtedly be less than one-third.

After the dismissal of the former French Commander-in-Chief, Cynthia, the new French Commander-in-Chief was General Neville.