On the evening of April 9, Reims, the command of the German Western Front. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As the battle on the front line gradually stabilized, the German army was breaking through to the defense line of the British and French forces in an orderly manner, and Qin Tian did not need to stay on the front line.

That night, the commanders of several regiments rushed to the headquarters.

"Guys, the front line is going well, isn't it?" Qin Tian looked at several legion commanders.

"Your Highness, it will take three days at most for the 2nd Legion to be able to take Champagne Sallon!" This was stated by the commander of the 2nd Army Corps, Admiral Bilow.

Qin Tian nodded and looked at Admiral Haosen and the Duke of Württemberg.

The two men also immediately stated that the progress of the 3rd and 4th Legions was also going well, and it was only a matter of time before they defeated their immediate enemies and captured their intended targets.

Qin Tian was still very satisfied with the current progress of the battle. Although, there were quite a few casualties among the troops. But where are the undead in war? What's more, this time the opponent is still a world-class powerhouse. To be able to obtain the current battle damage, this is already a very precious thing.

"Your Highness, when will our 5th Legion be ready to go to battle?" The commander of the 5th Army Corps, Admiral Dimlin, was somewhat unable to sit still. Watching the 2nd, 3rd and 4th corps fight with the Anglo-French forces on the front line, but they can only watch the drama in the back, this is undoubtedly an ordeal for Admiral Dimlin, who wants to make a contribution.

"General Dimlin, the 5th Army is about to go to war." Qin Tian said with a smile.

Not only Admiral Dimlin was greatly excited, but also Admiral Bilow and others. After all, according to the plan, if it were not for the crisis situation at the front, there was only one reason for the 5th Army to enter the war, and that was that they would prepare to launch a general offensive and defeat the Anglo-French forces in one fell swoop.

However, judging from the current situation, it is indeed time to launch a general offensive. Over the course of the past week, the Anglo-French forces have been heavily damaged, with losses of at least hundreds of thousands. And although the Germans suffered a lot of losses, the main forces did not suffer much losses. In particular, the armored units have not participated in the battle on a large scale, and at most they have sent some tanks to help the battle when attacking the positions of the British and French forces. These tanks were kept so that they could break through the British and French defenses in one fell swoop during the general attack.

"Your Highness, has the time come for us to attack?" Admiral Birlow asked.

"Yes. Now the Anglo-French forces on the Marne line have been severely damaged by us. In addition, left-wing clusters have made breakthroughs. The 1st and 8th Legions, on the banks of the Seine, surrounded and annihilated 300,000 Anglo-French troops. At the same time, at least 100,000 Anglo-French troops were wiped out in Rouen. Rouen has been taken over by left-wing clusters. Now the 1st Corps is crossing the river. To this end, we revised the battle plan, with the 1st Corps crossing the Seine to the south of the Seine and the 8th Corps to the north of the Seine, and the two corps advancing along the Seine towards Paris. Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible for the Anglo-French forces to mobilize troops to the Marne defense line. So, there's no point in putting it off any longer. It is better to completely defeat the army deployed by the Anglo-French army on the Marne, cooperate with the left flank cluster, and besiege Paris! Qin Tian said.

Qin Tian's words made these commanders excited. Paris is the capital of France! They were all optimistic that as long as they could take Paris, then the battle would be over. The French, who had lost even the capital, naturally had no chance of continuing to fight. In this way, Germany is undoubtedly one step closer to winning the final victory in this war.

"The 1st and 8th Legions have done a good job, their forces are so small that we are, but they have already eliminated 400,000 Anglo-French troops, which is no less than the results we have achieved!" Admiral Hausen sighed.

"Yes! Then we'll have to hurry. Otherwise, the left-wing clusters would have advanced to Paris, and we would still be on the Marne. The Duke of Württemberg also said.

After learning about the progress of the left-wing cluster, there was a sense of urgency. It is an honor for everyone to be in Paris.

"In that case, let's get ready to start a total. Tomorrow, the 5th Army Corps rushed to the front. At the same time, the armored units were also ready for the offensive. The day after tomorrow, that is, on April 11, a general offensive was launched on the whole front, tearing through the last line of defense of the British and French forces on the Marne in one fell swoop, and completely defeating them! Qin Tian ordered.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Several corps commanders replied.

"In addition, send a telegram to the 6th and 7th Legions, their attack on Verdun also needs to be accelerated." Qin Tian said.

The German 6th and 7th Army Corps, with a total of 400,000 men, attacked Verdun, which was garrisoned by the French 3rd and 5th Armies. It's just that although the German firepower was very strong, it inflicted great losses on the French army. However, relying on Verdun's strong defenses, the French withstood the German attack.

However, with the Battle of the Marne decided, the Battle of Verdun would certainly have an immediate result. Once the Germans defeated the main force of the Anglo-French army at Verdun, if the two French armies held Verdun again, then their rear roads would be cut off and they would fall into the German encirclement.

Therefore, the next general offensive of the German army on the south bank of the Verdun River is undoubtedly very important. It was about the victory or defeat of the German army in this war.

If the Germans had defeated the Anglo-French army on the south bank of the Marne, they would have been able to march directly to Paris and lay siege to Paris together with the two corps of the left flank cluster.

It was almost impossible for the Anglo-French forces, with heavy losses, to hold Paris. Once Paris is taken by the Germans, even France will hold on. But how long can they hold out despite heavy losses? You don't have to think about it to guess that this battle will end soon.

On 10 April, the entire German 5th Army Corps began to cross the Marne. With the help of the pontoon bridges erected by the sappers over the Marne, the 5th Corps crossed the Marne in one day with all its personnel, equipment and baggage, and reached the south bank of the Marne.

According to Qin Tian's order, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th corps of the German army were also ready to launch a general attack. The troops attacking the three cities garrisoned by the Anglo-French forces continued to maintain the offensive, while the rest of the troops were assembled and prepared to launch a direct attack on the remaining positions of the Anglo-French forces.

On the morning of April 11, thousands of German artillery pieces once again began to launch a fierce artillery bombardment of the last two lines of defense of the British and French forces.