Chapter 478: Victory in sight
After the German Navy won the decisive naval battle against the British Royal Navy, the whole of Germany cheered. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info They were not only rejoicing in the victory of the German Empire, but also cheering for the war that was about to end.
In the eyes of the vast majority of Germans, the war should soon be won. Because the German* army really had too much advantage in this war. The German Army, on the Eastern Front, had already achieved victory. Russia had been defeated, and now the Brucellos had signed an armistice with Germany, which had yielded extremely fruitful results.
Now the German Navy has again defeated the British Navy. So, what forces did the Entente have to fight Germany other than the Anglo-French forces deployed in northern France? Even the total strength of the Anglo-French army has increased to nearly three million. But the German people are still full of confidence in the German army. They believed that the Germans would be victorious.
As for the other great power of the Entente, the Kingdom of Italy, which betrayed the Central Powers, no one cared at all. When the Italians entered the war, they did not achieve much except after a few offensives in the southern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Or rather, it was because of the heavy losses they suffered in the offensive that the Italians did not dare to act rashly.
In particular, after the end of the Eastern Front, the Austro-Hungarian army was able to return home, which directly posed a mortal threat to the Kingdom of Italy. The Italians, while reinforcing the northern defensive line, turned to Britain and France for help, hoping that the British and French would send troops to reinforce them. It's a pity that Britain and France are now unable to protect themselves, so naturally they have no strength to reinforce them.
The German General Staff, a cadre of generals of the German Army, plus Wilhelm II and Qin Tian, all gathered here. After the decisive victory of the German Navy in the naval battle, all eyes were on the German Army. As long as the German Army can defeat the Anglo-French forces in the next battle. Then this battle, Germany will win.
Wilhelm II was in a very good mood at the moment, and after half a year of preparation, the German Army's troops deployed on the Western Front were already strong. Although, the strength of the Anglo-French alliance is also getting stronger. However, Wilhelm II believed that with the strength of the German army, it would be possible to defeat the Anglo-French army. When the German Army defeated the Anglo-French forces, then the final victory naturally belonged to the German Empire. When the time comes, the German Empire will replace the British Empire as the world hegemon. All of Europe, and indeed the whole world, will prostrate at the feet of the German Empire. And he will also become the greatest emperor in the world. The thought of this made Wilhelm II very excited.
"Ladies and gentlemen, more than half a year has passed since the war was going on. Over the past six months, the empire has won one glorious victory after another. Now, the empire is not far from achieving the final victory. I hope that you will be able to defeat the British and French forces and defeat France on the Western Front. In this case, there will be only one Englishman left of our enemy. Kaiser Wilhelm II said.
As for the Kingdom of Italy, it was also not taken into account by Wilhelm II. In the opinion of Wilhelm II, the Italians could not even beat the Austro-Hungarian Empire, let alone the German Empire. At that time, Germany only needs to send a small number of troops to assist Austria-Hungary, and it will be able to completely defeat the Kingdom of Italy, and everything will be very easy.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The generals of the Imperial Army all replied excitedly.
They were also stimulated by the victory of the Imperial Navy, which was less than satisfactory last year on the Western Front. Of course, Wilhelm II blamed Moltke for everything. These generals naturally also thought that the culprit who caused them to not be able to win on the Western Front was Moltke Jr. Although, the reasons for the defeat of the German Army on the Western Front last year were manifold. However, no one cares anymore. Now that Moltke has already carried the pot, naturally no one cares anymore.
"According to the information we have received, the expeditionary force sent by the British to France has exceeded a million people. The French Army also had more than 2 million men. This time, we have only eight legions on the Western Front, with a total of 1.8 million men, can we defeat the Anglo-French forces in one fell swoop? Wilhelm II asked.
Although, the combat effectiveness of the German Army was the first in the world. However, after the tempering of the battlefield, the gap between the British Army and the French Army and the German Army is actually not large. With the German Army at a serious disadvantage in terms of strength, Wilhelm II was really worried.
"Your Majesty, although the Anglo-French forces have an advantage in strength. However, wars are not guaranteed to be won if there are many people. Our 8th Army Corps, which wiped out two million Russian troops on the Eastern Front last year, is the best example. "Minister of War and Chief of the General Staff Von? Falkenhein said with a smile.
The other generals also laughed. Indeed, the victory of the 8th Army Corps of the German Army on the Eastern Front last year shocked everyone. With a force of less than 200,000 people, two million troops of the Russian army were solved. Such a victory would never have been possible by any one person. Even if the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is very bad, even if it is bad, it will not be like this.
Of course, the generals were full of envy and admiration for Qin Tian, who commanded the 8th Army Corps in battle. This also made Qin Tian's body, in addition to the aura of the imperial crown prince, have another aura of being proficient in military affairs.
It can be said that now Qin Tian's position in the empire has been completely consolidated, and no one is higher than him except William II. As for Qin Tian's right to inherit the throne, it is incomparably stable. Even if Crown Prince William woke up, he would definitely not have the ability to compete for Qin Tian's succession to the throne. After all, the Imperial Navy had been completely mastered by Qin Tian. The 8th Army Corps of the Imperial Army, as well as the newly formed 9th Army Corps and the 10th Army Corps, were all controlled by Qin Tian's men. Of the other 7 legions, a considerable part of them was also able to influence Qin Tian.
Qin Tian, who has mastered military power, even Wilhelm II, may not be able to forcibly depose him. Even Wilhelm II had fully realized Qin Tian's ability. If he were asked to choose who would inherit the empire again, it was estimated that he would not hesitate to choose Qin Tian instead of Crown Prince William.