Chapter 69: The End of World War I (6)
On November 4, 1916, Rich, who was in the Seine-Maritimes department in northern France, was summoned to join the entrance to Paris.
The major who had come had spoken of the entrance to Paris when there were many people, but when there was no one, he said to Rich: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, and several generals would like to see you in the southern suburbs of Paris, and they want to hear your views on America's entry into the war." ”
At that moment, Li Qi's brain hurt a little, including the crotch was a burst of pain. Of course, crotch pain was just a modified adjective, but he really felt very bored.
Litchie can be regarded as a group of great men of the Second German Reich who finally understood the gravity of the matter, and then suddenly remembered that there was a man who had repeatedly warned them, and that they themselves could not come up with a conclusion that would be agreed with by the major, and threw the problem to a small major staff officer.
"Your brigade also has a place for the ceremonies of the Paris process. Not much, only 100. ”
"And what day do we need to arrive?"
"Before November 15, because we will enter Paris on November 18. Your troops need to cooperate with the sequence of arranging the troops to enter the city. ”
"Understood, thank you very much for coming in person."
The major of the Guards was gone, leaving behind a deeply frowning Richie.
In fact, Li Qi can guess that if it weren't for the fact that time does not allow it, Wilhelm II's neurotic would have wanted to enter Paris on January 18, and he would have visited the Palace of Versailles or something.
Why? Because William I William. Frederick. Ludwig was proclaimed emperor at the Palace of Versailles in Paris on January 18, 1871. After the ceremony, the North German Confederation (1867-1871) was changed to the German Empire (Kaiserreich). It was at that time that Germany came to glory.
Wilhelm II longed for nothing more than Wilhelm I (grandfather), and he seemed to be on his way to transcendence...... Of course, it was necessary to first subdue France, then to support England, and then to do something that William I could not do.
The Seine-Maritimes was actually a French province in Upper Normandy, and the 1st Army did not meet with much fierce resistance when it entered.
In fact, the French had already withdrawn their troops to the south, and they wanted to build an impregnable line of defense near Bordeaux, keeping the Germans out of the line and waiting for the cowboys of the Americas to come to their rescue.
Therefore, since the end of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme, there were not many French troops in northern France, and even the British expeditionary force mostly retreated with the French army to the south of France, and only a few retreated to Lower Normandy...... The provinces of Calvados and Orne, together with the Commonwealth forces that were to be coming from Britain proper, fended off the German offensive in Lower Normandy.
According to the plan of the German General Staff Headquarters, the 1st and 2nd armies were to be responsible for the attack on the Normandy area, and then the other armies were to prepare for the attack on southern France.
The Germans will once again come to the city of the French capital, and no matter where the French move the capital, unless they move out of the European continent, the German army will inevitably come to the French capital again and again.
Richie was one of those who was staggered by the Kaiser's domineering declaration. And it seems that Kaiser Wilhelm II's declaration was not just a rhetorical cannon?
The United States declared war on the Allies, but in fact the United States had only begun to recruit soldiers, and it would take six months or even eight months at the earliest to reach the broken island of Britain. Then, the cowboys who arrive on the British Isles need to take the necessary rest, maybe a month or two, before they can set foot on continental Europe.
Precisely because although the United States declared war, it would take about a year to send troops to the European continent at the earliest, and the Second German Reich did not think that it could not force France to surrender within a year.
As long as France surrendered and withdrew from the Entente, then France, which was no longer a member of the Entente, would have no reason for them to allow the Entente's troops to set foot on the territory belonging to France. In addition, if France ceded territory to the Second German Reich, the Allies would have to land in Europe.
On November 15, 1916, Litchie and 3,000 men of the 1st Army arrived in a military train on the southern outskirts of Paris. A large number of German troops had gathered here, most of them dressed in brand new 1915 uniforms, ready to march into Paris with the highest violance and spirit.
Before Li Qi got off the car, two acquaintances came to the officer's exclusive car, which was Wa~Er~Te. Feng. Brauchitsch and Alexander. Leer.
Wa~er~ter. Feng. Brauchitsch was now a lieutenant colonel, and in addition to being a staff officer of the 5th Army, he also had a position in the General Staff Headquarters in Berlin, and it seemed that he was some kind of front-line observer or something.
Alexander. Lehr was still a captain, but he moved from the Air Force to the Military Directorate as a liaison officer between the General Staff Headquarters and various weapons manufacturing companies.
"Nice to see you again." Alexander. With a smile on his face, Lehr saluted and then stretched out his right hand to shake Richie's hand, and then said, "Every time I see you, I can be surprised." Isn't it? Major. ”
Richie didn't seem to be resting so well, he just responded with a "I'm glad to see you, too", and then shook hands, and nothing else.
Wa~er~ter. Feng. Brauchitsch had been staring at Richie since the moment he saw him, his eyes full of inquiry, and there seemed to be a hint of suspicion?
"Major, where should we be waiting for you?" Adolph. Hitler was also wearing a brand new military uniform, and he looked very energetic.
"Adolf, come with me." Litchie looked at the other officers and said, "Kurt. Zeitzler, Wilhelm. Cole, Albert. Feng. Augustus, you took your brothers to the camp earlier. ”
Except for Adolf. Hitler was stunned for a moment and then showed an excited expression, while the other three people who were ordered to do so looked at Li Qi with some concern.
Again, the Second German Reich looks pretty good at the moment, at least there is no sign of defeat, and even on the way to victory, if Litch sings down in this situation, it will not only be a worrying future, if the Kaiser is angry after hearing the report, he will not be shot, but he will definitely be thrown into prison.
"Major ......" Albert Brown. Feng. Augustus smiled reluctantly and said, "We will wait for you to come with you to the ceremony of entering the city of Paris, and you should be at the front at that time." ”
Li Qi smiled freely, he wanted to appear wise and sober, but he had nothing to do with idiots, but he couldn't say what he wanted to do.
"Major, the crown prince knows you're here a day earlier than planned. The crown prince intends to talk to you before the meeting. "Wa~er~ter. Feng. Brauchitsch looked at Li Qi with a very complicated gaze, and added: "If you refuse, then there is no such thing." Then you can follow Alexander. Captain Lehr went to the parade headquarters together. ”
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William. Cole is played by Mu Bai X.