Paris in October is deserted, with few pedestrians on the streets except for groups of German soldiers, and the only sound of the soldiers' crisp leather boots echoes in their ears.

Walking on the streets of Paris, Chentian can no longer feel the romantic atmosphere of this place, and the original majestic and gorgeous, symbolizing the crystallization of art and wisdom, has been engraved with the imprint of war. There are still traces of artillery fire on the cleared streets, and the black shadows formed by the patches of blood are the marks of the lives of the soldiers of the two countries.

As we walked, the Seine came into view. Although the fall of Paris had been declared, the small area west of the Seine was still in French hands. Paris has become the frontline battlefield of France, which is a situation that neither side wants to see, the Arc de Triomphe, the Elysée Palace, and the Opera House are all on the east bank controlled by the German army, while the Louvre Palace and the Eiffel Tower stand on the west bank of the river, and Notre-Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the middle of the river is more like the forward fortress of the French army at this time. Every shell and bullet fired by both sides here has made people all over the world who cherish cultural relics and monuments feel worried, and there are dozens of bridges over the Seine, which are not the efforts and pride of the designers, but the French soldiers have unequivocally blown them up one by one, every house on both sides has become a fortress for the armies of both sides, and sandbags and concrete fortifications have changed the streets along the river beyond recognition.

War is war, and these ancient buildings are far less important than the lives of soldiers and the survival of the country, and no one has the right to blame the soldiers of both countries who have done their duty here.

"Your Royal Highness, you can't go any further, if you veto, you will be within the range of the opponent's snipers!" A personal guard whispered a reminder from the side.

Chen Tian nodded, he was still very satisfied with the performance of this group of personal guards. These people can be said to do their best, the guard just now is a sniper, and he is very sensitive to all areas that are prone to hidden guns, and this kind of high-rise city is a paradise for snipers on both sides, so this guy frowned as soon as he went out.

"Your Royal Highness, what's wrong?" Falkenhain also stopped with Chentian.

"Let's observe here!"

Although it is still a block away from the Seine, Chentian still pays more attention to life safety.

Falkenhein nodded in agreement, and the staff officers duly handed over the binoculars.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, because of the large number of buildings and the streets here, the lack of use of heavy artillery, and the tight firepower of the French army on the opposite side, we have not listed this as the main attack site in our previous two attacks on the French defense line on the Seine."

The briefing on the two was a major officer, who appeared to be around 40 years old and was an ordinary staff officer in the command.

"It seems that little Monsieur Moltke still cherishes the monuments here, at least we can see the Eiffel Tower when we come." Falkenhayne looked at the towering spire on the other side and commented lukewarmly at his predecessor.

"I guess this is the only area on the Seine that can't be covered by French artillery!" Chen Tian took the telescope handed by the officer, and at this distance, he could clearly see the shaking head of the French soldier on the opposite side and the cloth hat on his head, and the poor Frenchman was not equipped with a steel helmet.

"No, according to our intelligence, the French deployed at least 30 artillery battalions, including quite a few heavy artillery battalions, in Versailles opposite. The French declared that they would not hesitate to shell us once we attacked from here, and that the responsibility for the destruction of these ancient buildings should be borne by our German troops. "The Major seemed to find it strange that the French were simply risking the heritage of their ancestors.

"Actually, there is nothing surprising, if the French abandon the Seine line, there will be no ready-made fortress defense line behind, they know that their field fortifications will not be able to stop our armored forces at all, and the river danger is their only barrier. There was only one Loire on the French plain to defend against our attack other than the Seine, but there was nothing but the river, and the French needed time to build a new line of defense. If they abandon the Seine at the very beginning, we will rush behind their ass to the heart of France! ”

It seems that Falkenhein is a man who knows how to make trade-offs, and if it was Germany that is now being invaded, he will probably not refuse to use Berlin as a front line to organize defense.

For these Frenchmen, Chen Tian did not feel pity and sympathy. The loser has no choice, and Berlin in the other world was also razed to the ground by the Allies in World War II. A great nation has the courage to rebuild its homeland from the ruins.

Next, the major also introduced the two of them to the general firing point of the French army on the opposite side, with 75-mm rapid-fire guns and a large number of heavy machine guns tightly blocking the river. If a strong attack were launched from here, the infantry would brave a dense rain of bullets to build pontoon bridges or cross the river in small boats, and only when the pontoon bridges were built would tanks and armored vehicles have a chance to pass.

"Our previous research concluded that it would be very difficult to build a pontoon bridge over the river here without the assistance of heavy artillery fire!"

Heavy artillery, pontoon bridges, ancient buildings, Chen Tian thought silently in his mind, and then the group took a car to the field position to inspect.

As soon as they got out of the car, the German officers who came to greet them handed them steel helmets, and they explained that since the river bank was not wide, the two armies fired sporadically from time to time, and that the French also had some good marksmanship, and the German snipers on this side could not completely suppress them.

Then Chen Tian and his entourage came to the command post of the forward position, and they could clearly see the situation on the other side without binoculars. On both sides of the long Seine, the German and French armies built a large number of fortifications. French trenches crisscrossed like spider webs, with wood, metal and barbed wire covering almost the entire west bank of the Seine, as well as German vehicles that had been blown up in previous battles. The charred and broken tanks and armored vehicles are poignant, and the bodies of the soldiers of the two armies have been buried on the spot by the French army.

At this time, there was silence in the French position, not a single French figure could be seen, and most French soldiers wisely used periscopes to observe. As for the artillery positions of the French army, Chen Tian and the others could not see it from here. Compared to the French positions opposite, the German side was much more popular, but the mood of the soldiers in the trenches looked a little low. The wounded were all carried down, but most of the soldiers' uniforms were dirty and torn. Dozens of huge airships and observation balloons floated along the river above the German positions on the east bank, and reconnaissance planes flew overhead from time to time.

Chen Tian felt that the Germans had absolute air supremacy here, and the number of artillery also had a great advantage, and the French positions on the opposite side looked unremarkable, and it seemed that the French relied on those artillery hidden in bunkers.

"Major, can you tell us what you know about the French artillery positions?" Seeing that Falkenhain was still carefully observing the situation on the other side, Chen Tian and the staff officer began to talk.

"Uh...... Judging by the results of aerial reconnaissance by our aircraft and airships, the French made great efforts to construct a number of artillery positions in the form of bunkers, all of which were underground, supported by wood or concrete, and covered with a very thick layer of earth. When the French were shelling, they only had to move the guns forward slightly, leaving only the muzzles out of cover, and since most of their shells fell on the surface of the Seine, it was generally not necessary to adjust the firing range. ”

Chen Tian held up his chin and thought for a while, "Can we attack from the air with planes when their artillery fires?" ”

"We tried, the opening in front of their bunker was very small, our aerial bombs could not be dropped so accurately, and if the plane flew too low, it was easy to be hit by the French machine guns!"

"Our artillery has to be transported to the river to get to the position of the French artillery position, right?"

"Yes for most of the artillery! It was difficult for the long-range heavy howitzers alone to suppress their firepower, and moving the short-range guns to the river would be in danger of being hit by French shells. We've tried them all! ”

Hearing the staff officer say that they had tried all of the suggestions he had made, Chen Tian couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"Looks like we've really hit a rock!" Falkenhain also came over at this time.

Chen Tian was silent for a while, and after comparing the French defense lines in various parts of the Seine, he put forward his opinion: "Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, I think our army can find a breakthrough in the section of the Seine River that flows through Paris!" ”

Falkenhain apparently did not expect him to say this, "but how did our infantry build pontoon bridges under the fire of the French guns and machine guns?" Even if we can break through from there, many famous buildings will not be preserved, and perhaps the Eiffel Tower, the Loufu Palace, and Notre Dame Cathedral will only remain in people's memories in the future. I think Moltke didn't want to bear the infamy of the whole world to a certain extent, so he didn't choose this place as the place to attack! ”

"For the sake of Germany's victory, let me bear this infamy!" Chen Tian turned to look at Falkenhain, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Falkenhain was obviously very surprised by this, "Your Royal Highness, that will have a very negative impact on your image, people will say that you are ......"

"Beasts that destroy civilization? Hahaha! I love that title, and if I did, I would be on par with my old rival Aglini. Do you know what he's called? The devil who deceived the world! Chen Tian laughed heartily.

"The beast that destroys civilization, the demon who deceives the world......" Falkenhein muttered.

After feeling greatly relieved, Chen Tian put away this unbridled smile, "I want the world to remember me, nothing can stop me from moving forward!" ”

Falkenhein no longer objected, but asked with concern: "But how are you going to solve the problem of building a pontoon bridge there?" ”

"Who says you have to be infantry to build a pontoon bridge?" Chen Tian suddenly remembered Zhou Xingxing's classic line: Who said that if you don't have a gun, you will stab eight people to death!