The world situation has just emerged from the gloom of the German-Italian war, and Eric's naval expansion plan has once again caused panic in the world. However, the German Confederation did not seem to be able to stop its progress, and soon the annexation of the Yugoslav states once again stirred up the already unpeaceful European continent.

France could no longer bear it, and Mussolini, who was unwilling to lose the German-Italian war, also stood up and led the people to hate the northern power of the German Confederation, and sent people to carry out contacts with France in many ways, trying to join forces with other countries to intervene in order to wash away the shame of the disastrous defeat in the German-Italian war, and decided to restore the original land area of Italy once and for all.

Voting is underway at the Reichstag in Berlin, at a time when France and Italy are also mobilizing troops on a large scale on the German-Italian and German-French borders. Eric, who had been keeping a close eye on the developments in France and Italy, sat in his office, calmly staring at the bookshelf in front of him, waiting for a man who did not want war to come out and mediate for this, and it was better that this person was not German.

At a time when France and Italy were mobilizing their border troops with great fanfare, the German Federal Ministry of Defense also began to be busy with tension, and Minister Brauchitsch asked the presidential palace for a plan of war while preparing for war.

Eric's answer was very confident, and he instructed the border guards to make the momentum as loud as possible, and even let many new weapons in the country appear one after another, making a head-on attack on the Italian and French armies.

Everyone knows that war is cruel, and no one can be immune to the roar of artillery fire. Immediately afterwards, Eric issued an additional notice to the major troops to exercise restraint for the time being, and all troops were not allowed to leave the flood land without giving the order to start a war.

It was already getting dark, but the man Eric's waiting for had not yet appeared, and at the same time, the news of the transfer of troops on the border between France and Italy had been printed in the major newspapers and spread all over the world, and the atmosphere of war was overwhelming and suffocating. Italy was defeated by Germany, and the population did not list it as a major threat at all, and there was no real panic caused more than France's actions.

Germany and France are connected by mountains and rivers, and the voices of chickens and dogs are heard by each other, but they have always hated each other and are incompatible. French President Alexander Millerand's blatant provocation has also aroused the indignation of the whole German Confederation, and Krupp, who made his fortune in arms, has even called on the German top leadership to suspend disarmament, actively prepare for war, and constantly expand armaments, so that those self-righteous French people can learn a painful lesson.

In fact, for these arms dealers, war is a great opportunity to make money, and Eric does not lose his judgment because of the agitation of the people.

As night fell, Eric picked up the telephone and instructed Brauchitsch to inform the southern troops to march towards the Black Forest and the Alps, and to build permanent fortifications at the passes, to store grass and food, and to be at any time at order. Then he instructed Hofmann, the chief of the General Staff, to lead a large army into the west bank of the Rhine and assume an offensive posture.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, Eric's international calls reached neutral Belgium and Luxembourg, and solemnly demanded that a large number of Bundeswehr troops take advantage of the transit through that country.

The Stresemann cabinet gathered in the conference room in Hall 1 of the Presidential Palace to await Eric's instructions. At this time, the Deputy Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister Miller, who was on a state visit to the United States, both exposed the erroneous practice of France and Italy in deliberately provoking a war at various press conferences, and claimed that Germany was ready for a big war against the aggressors and was not afraid of the war imposed on the German people by France and Italy.

As soon as the call to Luxembourg ended, Eric asked Ananta to pick up a car and head to the federal national radio station non-stop. In the eyes of dozens of journalists from various countries, the young and handsome German president is bold and careful, and he is resolute and resolute. Seeing that Eric had temporarily changed his position, the reporters hurriedly dismantled the "long guns and short guns" and rushed to the national radio station like a gust of wind.

Among them, there are many Italian and French journal chiefs, and their nervousness may not be understood by other colleagues. At this time, the sky is full of stars, Berlin is peaceful and peaceful, and reporters are running in small steps, closely following the presidential car and the National Guard, for fear of losing the popular front-page headlines if they fall behind.

The normally quiet state radio station was suddenly noisy, and the National Guard troops quickly began to defend themselves, pulling up long barriers and horse racks to check on passers-by. With the exception of journalists from all over the world, who wore German security badges, no other idle persons were allowed to approach the station building.

After receiving a report on the results of the diplomatic efforts of the Prime Minister, who had remained at the Presidential Palace, and receiving strong replies from France and Italy, Eric stood in high spirits in front of the live broadcast platform in the radio hall. At this moment, the people of Germany and the people of the world are listening intently to the resounding voice of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Eric gave a long, contagious speech on the radio, an inspiring national pre-war mobilization, and issued an impromptu order in a state of national crisis; The army's major disarmament has been suspended, all weapons and equipment have been renewed, and the whole army has entered a combat state, and some of the top soldiers and long-range strike weapons have been loaded, and they have entered a preemptive offensive posture, waiting for orders at any time.

At dawn, the Wehrmacht's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Infantry Divisions and 1st Panzer Divisions were reorganized to form the 1st Army, which was driven by General Fritss overnight from the Mannheim Western Military District on the east bank of the Rhine, aiming directly at Paris, the capital of France.

The 78,000 men of the 1st Army, divided into four parts, marched rapidly day and night, with the 1st Panzer Division assembled in Strasbourg and stood by.

The 2nd Army, composed of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Motorized Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht, was fully equipped with new weapons, and after the logistics units had set off ahead of schedule, they rapidly advanced to the German-Italian border in an orderly manner.

Immediately after the completion of a series of military deployments, Eric formed a provisional 3rd Army, also under the command of three infantry divisions equipped with new weapons, to go to the Italian border, coordinate with the garrison, and be ready to enter the Italian mainland at any time.

Eric calculated that the total strength of the three armies was more than 250,000 men, plus the original border troops on the German-Italian border, which was sufficient, but the cabinet members still repeatedly asked the president to continue to send more troops to strengthen the chances of victory for the various armies.

Under the pressure of the cabinet, Eric had to quickly form the 4th Army with Brauchitsch and Rundstedt, with 4 divisions and more than 108,000 men, and set sail to the German-Italian border.

Receiving orders from the Ministry of Defense and the President of the Federation, the armies immediately set out in full gear and rushed to the borders of France and Italy.

In the southern theater of operations, there were already nine well-organized old-fashioned infantry divisions on the German-Italian border, with a total of 150,000 men, and three group armies were reinforced with new troops, so there should be no problem in dealing with Italy, which was already suffering internal injuries.

When everything was ready, Eric walked into his office with ease, yawning, ready to sit down and take a break. At this time, Eric already has a full confidence in his heart, even if he enters the battle tonight, there will be no problem, the other troops that have not been mobilized will stay put, as a reserve, as usual, step up training, and if necessary, you can also consider pulling it up for refining and refining.

Eric's war initiative had only one purpose, which was to deter France and Italy, and to realize that provoking Germany would have to pay a price.

The so-called restraint, that is the dialogue between the sheep and the wolf, can only be hidden in the heart, although war is not the only means to solve the problem, but the foreplay must be done sufficiently, and it must be done really, big!

The so-called war rhetoric hyped up by reporters should be subordinated to a powerful state apparatus, and when necessary, the troops should be pulled out for a turn; this is also a kind of military training, and it is still more a kind of combat exercise.

The more troops are deployed, the easier it will be, and if such training opportunities cannot be found in peacetime, it is better to use the border contradictions to boost morale.

In fact, Eric was also forced to stand on the cusp, the contradictions between France and Italy against Germany became more and more acute, sooner or later there must be a war, and it would definitely not work if he did not send troops, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the people at home.

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