Chapter 225: Battle of the Marne (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
"Ladies and gentlemen, I propose to raise a glass to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoWhen the war is calmed down, we must hold a grand celebration dinner to celebrate the victory of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Wilhelm II looked very excited.
"Yes, Your Majesty. It is estimated that there is no prince of any country who can be as outstanding as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not only an outstanding businessman, but also a warship designer, army weapons designer, automobile designer, aircraft designer, and now there is a trend of developing into a military strategist! "Feng? Falkenhain laughed.
The others were also complimenting Qin Tian. Actually, it's not a compliment. Qin Tian's performance was indeed very dazzling.
Although Moltke was smiling, his heart became more and more uncomfortable. Looking at the compliments on those guys' faces, he knew that Qin Tian's influence in the military would become bigger and bigger. With Qin Tian's victory on the battlefield, this will make Qin Tian's position unshakable.
"No, we can't go on like this. There's got to be a way to stop that guy's upward trend. Otherwise, I'm doomed. Little Moltke thought secretly.
With the grudge between him and Qin Tian, little Moltke knew that after Qin Tian took power, the first thing he would do was probably to kick him off the position of chief of the general staff and replace Feng? Falkenhein on that guy. Moltke Jr. for Von? Falkenhein's mind has always been very clear. It's just that by virtue of his personal relationship with Wilhelm II, he has been firmly suppressing Feng? The Falken Hy is thus there. Now, after Qin Tian became the crown prince, it has undoubtedly become a great variable. Feng? There is a great possibility that Falkenhein will squeeze him down with Qin Tian's support.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the current situation seems to be a little bad for us!" Immediately after Wilhelm II left, Lieutenant General Plitwitz burrowed into Moltke Jr.'s office.
As a general of the Praetorian Guard, Prittwitz's power is still very great. However, he was still very unwilling in his heart. Kicking out the 8th Army was considered a lifetime of shame. This was especially true when the 8th Army was winning successive victories.
Lieutenant General Plitwitz even believed that if it were not for Qin Tian, he would have become the commander of the 8th Army Corps, promoted to the rank of general, and led the 8th Army Corps to defeat the Russians on the battlefield. With such merit, he even had the opportunity to be promoted to marshal. In his opinion, it was not a big deal for Qin Tian to lead the 8th Army Corps to defeat the Russian army. The main reason is that the Russians are too weak. If it were him, he could easily do it. Therefore, his heart is even more unbalanced. Seeing that the marshal was hopeful, but the path to promotion was blocked, and now he is still only a lieutenant general. This made Lieutenant General Plitwitz full of resentment towards Qin Tian.
"Hmmm! No one thought that Oscar would really be able to lead the 8th Army to such a big victory on the Eastern Front. Little Moltke's face was gloomy.
"Humph! In my opinion, the victory of the 8th Army has little to do with Oscar at all. He's only in his twenties, is he really a genius? I don't believe there are any geniuses in this world. In my opinion, the victory of the 8th Army was due solely to the fact that the Russians were too weak. In addition, the generals of the 8th Army Corps are still very capable. Plitwitz said disdainfully.
Moltke Jr. glanced at Plitwitz and sighed inwardly.
Although Moltke considered himself an enemy with Qin Tian, he would not deliberately belittle Qin Tian, nor would he turn a blind eye to Qin Tian's abilities. As an enemy, he also admired it very much, Qin Tian was indeed a genius. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to achieve so much in his twenties. These achievements, any one, if you are an ordinary person, are enough to fight for it for a lifetime, and it may not be able to achieve it.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, it can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor is paying more and more attention to Oscar. I think that the word 'generation' on his head will soon be canceled and he will become the real crown prince. Lieutenant General Plitwitz said.
Moltke nodded, he was well aware of the gradual change in Wilhelm II's attitude. At the same time, he also knew. If Qin Tian changed from the acting crown prince to the real crown prince, then he would never have a chance to move Qin Tian again. Even Wilhelm II, who he relied on the most, would never allow him to do that. At that time, not only his personal relationship with Wilhelm II will be completely severed because of this. There will even be a blow from Wilhelm II.
"Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, have you decided to do anything?" Lieutenant General Plitwitz urged. He summoned a little, and Qin Tian's performance was getting better and better, making him feel more and more desperate.
Little Moltke nodded, all along, he was thinking of a way to deal with Qin Tian.
"With Oscar's current status and identity, it is impossible for us to do it directly against him, let alone play small actions, that is to provoke His Majesty the Emperor's bottom line. Therefore, we can only defeat him with dignity. The only way is to command the army, achieve greater victories on the Western Front, and completely obscure his light. In that case, His Majesty the Emperor probably won't pay too much attention to him. In addition, I hope that His Royal Highness Crown Prince William will recover soon. As long as His Royal Highness Crown Prince William can come to his senses before Oscar succeeds to the throne and becomes emperor, it is difficult to say who will inherit the throne. Moltke said.
Lieutenant General Plitwitz nodded, knowing that Moltke Jr. was telling the truth.
"Pray to God that God will bless us! Otherwise, we're doomed. Moltke said with a smile.
"God will bless us." Lieutenant General Plitwitz seemed confident.
On 28 August, Moltke the Younger formally submitted to Wilhelm II the battle plan for the Battle of the Marne. Moltke Jr. tried to launch the Battle of the Marne at the end of August or early September, and in one fell swoop, inflict heavy losses on the Anglo-French forces in the south of the Marne-River and in the Verdun area, and it was best to annihilate the main forces of the Anglo-French forces in this battle, advance the battle line to the city of Paris, and take Paris in one fell swoop.
Wilhelm II approved Moltke's battle plan, and he also hoped to defeat France as soon as possible and win the war.
The German army began to actively move, and the Anglo-French army was also facing the enemy. This big war will have a direct bearing on the fate of both sides. If Germany wins, the Anglo-French alliance will be miserable, and it is difficult to say whether the French will have the courage to continue fighting after losing Paris. And if the Anglo-French alliance wins, Germany's attempt to quickly defeat France will be completely frustrated.