Chapter 78: Operation Paris

Eric? Adrian had been busy receiving the Soviet delegation to Germany, and his wisdom and humility impressed the peoples of both countries. On the afternoon of the same day (November 19, 1918), the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Chief of Staff of the United Front Work Department of the Federal Republic of Germany cordially received them one by one and had a frank and fruitful conversation with the representatives of the Soviet Union very friendly. In the evening, Prime Minister Stresemann cordially received and hosted a banquet for the Soviet delegates in the cabinet hall, where the two sides held consultations on international issues of concern to the two countries and bilateral relations, especially on the topic of extensive energy cooperation.

No one would have imagined that at the same time that the Prime Minister of the Cabinet was meeting with foreign guests, another great itinerary of President Eric, who was in a hurry, was quietly underway. The miraculous president left Berlin with the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Paul? Feng? Hindenburg and the Chief of Staff of the United Front Work Department of the Federal Republic of Germany, Max? Hoffmann as well as Defense Minister Brauchitsch. The departure of these men did not bring a hint of turmoil to Berlin, and it was the same as usual, calm and peaceful.

The Entente knew that the German government was busy establishing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and that it was simply impossible and did not have time to consider any military action on the German-French border. The United States, Britain, and France are all very uneasy about the color revolution in Germany, especially Germany's recent diplomatic activities, which have proved that Adrian is not lying, he is a man who dares to say and do.

Compelled by the severity of the situation, the British Government has repeatedly sent diplomatic envoys to the United States and France, and on the one hand, the United States has come forward to persuade French President Poincaré to take a stance and give up the idea of seeking German surrender and war reparations to the Entente. However, all the efforts of Britain were in vain, and the United States believed that Germany was just a show, nothing more than an attempt to increase the bargaining chips at the negotiating table in Paris, and categorically would not really fall to the side of the Soviet Union; Therefore, I don't care about the proximity of Desu, who has been hyped by the media in recent days.

At the same time, Britain's mission to persuade France has failed, and the blind self-confidence of French President Poincaré has left the British speechless, and with the involvement of the United States, the seemingly hard-line President Poincaré has displayed an ironic arrogance.

In late November, it is a snowy day in western Europe, and the snowflakes flying in the sky are gently sprinkled, as soft as catkins, crystal clear, and silently, and overnight, the jungle is dyed, and everything is bleak. In such a season, people are trying to get a warmth for themselves.

In the early morning of the 20th, when all the leaders of the Entente countries thought that Adrian was carrying out foreign affairs activities on a large scale, no one expected that Adrian and his high-level national dignitaries would suddenly appear at the general headquarters of the German and French fronts, which surprised the German generals very much. What surprised them even more, however, was Adrian's speech standing in front of the gate of the headquarters.

Adrian, who was serious and serious, was now wearing a gray tweed army coat and an old-fashioned marshal's pointed hat, and his eyes were blazing and majestic on the snow-covered high ground. To his left, the Vice President of the Federal State, Paul? Feng? Hindenburg, closely following, on the right-hand side, Max, Chief of Staff of the United Front Work Department? Hoffmann and Defense Minister Brauchitsch and others stood with their heads held high. His arrival quickly attracted all the soldiers and officers who were training around the headquarters, and at the same time, many officers and enlisted men were arriving from afar. They all want to see the leaders and hear what they have to say. Adrian did not greet the officers and soldiers one by one, but suddenly spoke impassionedly and loudly: "Everyone should know that Minister Miller of the Foreign Ministry was ordered to go to Paris, France to negotiate, and the result is not optimistic. The proud French felt they could beat us! But they forgot that the last war was actually the defeat of the French! This painful lesson did not take to heart the French! They now have a grudge against the German Confederation and wish we were all dead! Can we say yes? ”

"Can't! No! No! The answer of all the officers and soldiers was earth-shattering, and the snowflakes on the branches of the surrounding trees fell one after another.

Adrian continued, "Do you want to tell your children and grandchildren someday, years from now, that we are incompetent vanquished, that we have surrendered, that we have given up the battle because of cowardice? ”

"Can't! No! No! All the officers and men were in high spirits, and the military flags waving in the wind kept waving in the hands of the soldiers. Due to the cold weather, the heat coming out of everyone's mouths kept rising in the crowd.

Adrian raised his fist and shouted, "Take Paris!" Seize the proud French and the arrogant and blindly confident imbecile president, let them remember it for a long time, and let them know that the German army that can defeat them is still there! ”

Then he turned to Hoffman beside him and said calmly: "Let's act!" ”

At 8 o'clock in the morning of the 20th, the first to receive the order to attack was the German Army A, and the direction of the main attack was the junction of the British and American armies, which was slightly loosely defended, and the Loreto Heights. Adrian and Hoffman were not unaware of this, but they bet that the British and American armies would not take the initiative and deliberately tilted the focus of the attack to the side of the British. There was no indication that the Germans would make a major move, and this surprise attack caught the British, French, and American forces by surprise.

Marshal Foch's operational command hall rang loudly and reports continued. Just yesterday, the staff officers were still thinking that the war was gone away and that Germany was passively accepting the punishment of the war, so the officers and men were so busy with their voices that they lax the daily management of the border, so that they did not know what was going on, and they could not sort it out for a while, and they became a pot of gruel.

Suddenly attacked, the various lines rushed back fire, Ferdinand? Marshal Foch immediately ordered British reinforcements to move forward suppressively, and ordered the French reserves in the south, which were closer to the line of battle, to rush to the front line. The prepared German howitzer positions opened fire in full force, and one shell after another accurately fell into the front trenches of the British army, constantly inflicting heavy casualties on the British army. The passively defensive British army was dizzy for a while, and several tactical maneuvers were unsuccessful, leaving behind a large number of soldiers' corpses. A large amount of dirt was lifted by the German shells, and shrapnel was like a mountain of wasps buzzing and flying everywhere, and the British could not open their eyes normally, so they could only be beaten passively. At this time, the German army began to intensify its offensive, and this British defensive line, which was usually known as impregnable, was undergoing the test of shaking the ground and shaking the mountains. There are too many recruits in the U.S. defense line, and they have not been in battle, so that Ferdinand? Marshal Foch had a great headache, but fortunately, although the British army suffered heavy losses, the overall defense line was not lost, and it kept holding on layer by layer, desperately resisting. The light infantry of the German army began to attack with the help of artillery cover, and the flag of the vanguard team was waved in front of the formation, and then it was overwhelmed and attacked on all fronts. No sooner had the artillery bombardment ended, and the British had managed to crawl out of the trenches and prepare to enter the battle position, while the Germans had already appeared in front of their eyes.