CHAPTER XXV
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On August 3, 1914, Germany took Luxembourg and attacked Belgium, declaring war on France.
On August 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany.
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If another time-traveler who is familiar with history carefully checks the timetable, they will find that it is exactly the same as the history of another world, and there is no difference in the date of declaration of war or the order in which the war began!
While relieved, John was also speechless.
There is no doubt that his butterfly has made waves in this world, whether it is technology or industry, he has changed a lot of things, of course, including the fate of many people. But on the other hand, his influence is still too limited after all, neither the United States nor China are the top influential countries in this era, so it seems that the influence on heavyweight events like World War I is not so great......
Of course, it just doesn't seem to have much of an impact.
But......
When a month after the outbreak of the war, in the Marne area, where both sides of the war had millions of soldiers, the German army suddenly sent more than 100 of the latest Flamingo fighters produced by the Huntelaar Aircraft Manufacturing Company, and shot down all the British and French planes from the sky one by one with fighters equipped with machine-gun fire coordinators, blindfolded them, and the Germans began a thunderous attack!
In the sky, more than 60 Flamingo planes, also produced by the Huntelaar Aircraft Manufacturing Company, flew to the heads of the British and French forces with a load of more than four tons, carrying hundreds of bombs and pouring hundreds of tons of ammunition in just one day!
On land, after the world's first large-scale aircraft bombardment performance, one hundred and twenty steel monsters let out their rumbling roars, stepping on the black smoke all over the ground, opening the way with the sound of cannons and machine guns, and overwhelmingly crushing the positions of the British and French forces!
An airplane equipped with a machine-gun firing coordinator!
King of Land Tanks!
In the original history, one was supposed to be invented by the French the next year, and a war monster created by the British the year after. The Huntelaar consortium was handed over to the Germans in advance and thrown into the battlefield a month after the start of the war! And the bomber unit that had already been put into actual combat, and which the Russians would have formed in a few months, also dealt a heavy blow to the British and French forces!
In just three days, the Marne front line is in full emergency!
British and French planes could no longer take to the skies, and their lines were bombarded daily by countless bombers, as well as monsters in the mouths of the soldiers. In just three days, the British and French forces lost 160,000 troops, of which 40,000 were killed and more than 100,000 were captured!
A week later, the Marne front collapsed.
The Germans went completely crazy, and after seeing the amazing performances of the first generation of fighters, bombers and tanks, they transferred hundreds of tons of gold as fast as they could, buying all the stocks prepared by the Huntelaar consortium in Germany! More than 300 bombers and more than 400 tanks rushed onto the battlefield on the Western Front and began to crush the British and French forces in an all-round way, while more tanks and planes were trained as fast as possible before being sent to the battlefield in both the east and west......
John's butterfly wings finally exert their greatest power at this moment!
Originally, this huge battle of 500,000 casualties on both sides, but the huge battle that aborted the Germans' plan for a quick victory ended in a complete victory for the Germans! In the end, the Germans only suffered 130,000 casualties, of which 50,000 were killed, and wiped out 570,000 British and French troops, of which the number of war dead was as high as 210,000!
And even more importantly, the Germans thoroughly seized the initiative!
After completely smashing the French defense, the Germans saw the great power of the weapons of the Huntelaar system, and immediately did not hesitate to organize large companies such as Krupp and General Motors to begin to produce fighters, bombers and tanks in full force, and began to collect and concentrate all the stocks of the Huntelaar consortium in Germany as quickly as possible, and prepared to rush to Paris in one go......
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New York, North America.
"Sir, emergency call from the White House!"
While John and Anna were enjoying a sumptuous lunch, the butler Elber Jr. hurriedly walked in and said urgently, "Mr. President is on his way from Washington to New York, and he hopes to meet you tomorrow morning!" ā
"Dangchang!"
Anna's hand trembled, and the delicately crafted fork fell onto the plate.
"Hmm...... Got it. ā
Glancing at his somewhat panicked wife, the cup in John's hand paused in the air, nodded with a frown, and said, "Help me inform Mr. Taylor and Mr. Ford that I will not be attending their meeting tomorrow...... Tell them and let them do as planned! ā
"Yes, sir."
After a careful glance at Mrs. Huntelaar, the butler hurriedly withdrew from the dining room.
"John ......"
Stabilizing her emotions, Anna tried her best to ask in a calm tone, "The president is coming to see you...... Is it about the war in Europe? ā
"I'm afraid so."
Nodding, John narrowed his eyes slightly: "According to the information I just received, the Germans seem to have done a good job in the Marne, and they can be regarded as playing the role of those weapons...... Hehe, their brains aren't too rigid. ā
In addition to providing weapons, John also had to provide some tactics of warfare.
For example, the simplest is to clear the sky with fighter jets before the attack, bombard the British and French positions with bombers and artillery, and finally use tanks and infantry to cooperate in the charge, and so on. John was certainly not a military expert and had no interest in studying any tactics, but it was clear that a little simple hint was a great deal for the Germans......
Hearing John's bland words, Anna couldn't help but shudder!
In this house, John never hid anything from her, so Anna, who had sent information from Europe in the morning, also took a look, and was completely frightened by the number of casualties on both sides! Anna, who grew up pampered and lived happily under the care of the Huntelaar family, never seemed to have imagined the sight of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. However, from the moment he saw the information, instead of showing the compassion of a doctor, his husband showed a faint expression of excitement and excitement under his calm expression - as John's wife, Anna was certainly sensitive to this!
Looking at John, who continued to enjoy lunch at this time, Anna suddenly felt a little strange to her husband!
"Huh?"
Soon noticing Anna's strange expression, John raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Anna, why don't you keep eating?" If you're worried about Germany...... There are still two months left until the end of our agreement, and I will not help the British and French in the meantime, so you can rest assured......"