Although Britain and France paid more on the Western Front, it was clear that this war of attrition was best suited for the Entente powers, who had sea supremacy! Even though Germany gained a tactical advantage, the strategic attrition made Germany a loser. www.biquge.info The Germans racked their brains to break the situation, and even launched the Battle of Verdun, which was known for its bloody and costly consumption, but in the face of opponents of the same level, Germany could not make a breakthrough at all. Therefore, how to lengthen the battle line, increase the detour space of the troops, and reduce the defense intensity of the Entente has become a problem that the prince has been considering.

Don't think about the northern front, if you want to open a gap from here, it is a copy of the defeat of the German army in history! Because the battle line is so wide, sacrificing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of lives and millions or even tens of millions of shells may only change the ownership of a dozen square kilometers of positions, and this price is too high for Germany to afford.

Don't think about the Verdun fortress, even in history Schlieffen considered the area near the Verdun fortress to be impenetrable. And as it turned out, the Germans really couldn't break through ....... So the prince will never go back to touch this moldy head.

Then the only possible breakthrough is the southern front! True, although the situation on the southern front is also bad, there is always a chance. And now that opportunity has come!

On the whole, if the unrealistic goal of capturing Paris is not taken into account, the campaign was considered a success, and the entire front advanced substantially, destroying a large number of the Entente's living forces and technical equipment, and for a long time the Entente corps could only remain on the defensive on the northern and central fronts.

Such a situation was very unfavorable for the French, having lost a large number of people and industry, and the capital was constantly under threat from the other side. The former meant the loss of France's war potential and comprehensive national strength. The latter meant that the French always had to deploy a very strong corps near Paris, which greatly restrained the French and greatly reduced their mobile forces. And this is also the reason why Xia Fei had to launch a counteroffensive immediately.

Well, then, the northern sector of the entire front has been temporarily solidified, and the Germans, if only defensively, can free up a considerable number of mobile forces. And the French Army Group on the central front was also heavily damaged, and if it was pulled out to fight in the field, it was no match for the Third Army Group commanded by the prince.

In this case, since there is still strength in hand, then you can consider attacking in other directions, and at this time the southern front has become an option! Because of the advance of the front, a huge hole appeared in the Entente positions between the central and southern fronts! Through this loophole, a large number of German troops could go around behind the two armies of the French Southern Front at a fraction of the cost!

In addition, the two armies deployed in Alsace-Lorraine broke through from the front and completely ate the two French armies, but it was still no problem to force them to retreat, tear off a piece of meat and ignite the war in the heart of France! And if this plan can be realized, then the length of the entire front will inevitably be greatly extended, and the time and energy invested by the Entente to solidify and fortify the entire defense line will also be greatly increased!

And this is undoubtedly very good news for the German regiment, which is first-class in field warfare, has strong mobility ability, and has superior armored forces! Even if after this battle, the prince returned to the Eastern Front with the elite troops of Bavaria, perhaps the German offensive force may not be enough, but at least maintain the existing front and have no problem with Britain and France, in this case, France will lose more territory and manpower, and the war potential will be further reduced, so the possibility of future peace talks will be greater. After all, the main force of the fine line is always France! If France can't fight. Then the problem of the Western Front is solved.

"Because of the retreat of the French troops on the northern and central fronts, a gap of several tens of kilometers wide appeared between them and the two French armies on the southern front. Now the French are trying to fill this gap, and have drawn more than a dozen divisions from the southern front to attack the flanks of Army Group III, which, if the French succeed, will be separated from us by the Marne. With the help of the river, the French would have significantly reduced the pressure on their defenses. Then the limited forces were transferred to the northern front to strengthen the defense. ”

"But if we had gained a foothold across the Marne, and even used this gap to penetrate behind the two armies of the French Southern Front, and then with the two armies in front, the situation would have been completely different! The French Fourth and Fifth armies will be caught in the flanking attack of our superior forces! And behind the French there is no strong line of defense! In addition, the field combat capability of our army is already stronger than that of the French, so I simply can't find a reason to lose! At the military conference in Amiens, Prince Ruprecht said this.

"I have moved the 7 infantry divisions of the 2nd Army Group to the center line, and it will not be a problem at all to block the opponent, but if we only break through this gap, the passage is somewhat narrow and the flanks are vulnerable to the remnants of the French Third Army. Of course, when the French discover our strategic intentions, they may also draw some of their forces south from the northern front. ”

"So I think that our troops must first move quickly, and secondly, they must be able to attack immediately, from as wide a front as possible." Moltke Jr. said.

"I have already thought about it, all the panzer units and fast divisions can cross the river from Epernay on the other side of the Marne, and the other infantry divisions can choose a suitable place to cross the river in the upper Marne area, so that our attack surface will be maximized. And the French, if they did not want to be surrounded, could only choose to retreat. The prince pointed to the sand table and said.

"Then what kind of results do you think our troops can achieve by going south this time?" The Kaiser asked.

"It all depends on how fast our troops can run." The prince said with a smile.

"Well, so be it, the northern front continues to maintain pressure on the British and French corps, and the two armies on the southern front should also move, the first and second army groups on the northern front can draw at least 17 divisions, plus the third army group on the central front, we will not count the two armies on the southern front this time, the total strength of the troops participating in the battle is about 35 divisions. And our opponents are about 30 divisions. The Kaiser was silently calculated.

"Our chances are really not small!" The Kaiser finally nodded.

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