Chapter 158: Genius's Plan

Chapter 158

The fortress of Qingdao was attacked from behind by an imaginary enemy, and this imaginary enemy could think of it with his toes. Germany's geographical location determined that once war broke out in Europe, Qingdao was destined to be sacrificed in the Far East, which could not be whipped. Therefore, the purpose of this so-called joint exercise is in other directions. The German army, which advocated attack, would inevitably suffer from the enemy once it broke out in Europe, defeating France first, and at the same time holding the Eastern Front.

The foreign brothers walked together, and not far behind them was the temporary station of the general headquarters of the exercise. Bob came to China as a special observer in the German General Staff, and now holds the rank of major. This is the fastest promotion in the German army, which has a certain relationship with Bob's achievements in tactics.

In front of the telescope is a busy line of defensive positions of the Sino-German coalition forces, about 15,000 Chinese and German coalition troops, digging trenches. Qingdao Governor Waldeck was not enthusiastic about this exercise, but the German General Staff was very concerned, and not only sent Bob as a special observer, but also sent a new general, Ludendorff, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

"Bob, how do you feel when you see this qiē?" Fang Jianxiong put down his binoculars and raised his hand to point to the defensive line built by the coalition forces in front of him. After many years of military career, Bob looks more rigid and rigid, with a very standard standing posture of a virtuous man.

"Such a line of defense, without more than five times the number of troops, is difficult to break through." Bob is no longer the rookie he was at the beginning, he is known as a tactical genius and a rising star in the German army. Don't look at it as a major now, but it's very good in the German army, and he's only a major when he's old.

"The French are also defending the border like this, right?" Fang Jianxiong suddenly changed the topic, Bob was stunned suddenly, his pupils were obviously shrinking, and he looked at Fang Jianxiong hesitantly and said, "Boss, what do you mean by this?"

Fang Jianxiong beckoned, the adjutant next to him handed over a map, Fang Jianxiong spread it out on the ground, and Bob stared at it for a while and became more and more confused. This is a map of Europe, and judging from the annotations on the map, this is a hypothetical map of the war between the German team and France.

"Look at the map, this is the line of defense built by the French along the border, and in the event of war, I don't think the Germans, with their strength and ingenuity, will touch this 150-kilometer strong line. Then the remaining route of advance can only be to bypass this line of defense, and Belgium and the Netherlands may be chosen. Germany's geographical location determined that a quick victory was the only possibility of victory. Once a protracted war is fought, the likelihood of Germany losing the war increases greatly. Personally, I think that since Belgium has strong fortresses in Lierì and Namur, the false road to the Netherlands is a wise choice. Of course, this is only my personal opinion, and it is still unknown whether war will break out in Europe. After Fang Jianxiong finished speaking, he looked at Bob with a smile, and the German brother frowned, stared at the map, and spoke for a while.

"It's not a shallow view, it's the only way Germany can win quickly. Although the German Army was strong, it was threatened by France and Russia on both sides. Russia was backward, and its mobilization mechanism dictated that once a general mobilization was carried out, it would take at least six to eight weeks for Russia to complete its preparations for war. This time difference was the best time for Germany to defeat France. This insight is so remarkable that I will report it to the General Staff. Bob looked excited, clenched his hands into fists, and with a powerful swing, it seemed that France on the map had been defeated.

The current chief of the General Staff of the German army was Moltke the Younger, a man who was a few streets away from Schlieffen, the genius who drew up a battle plan against France. It was precisely because Moltke Jr. tampered with Schlieffen's plan that led the German army to enter France through Belgium during the First World War, and the German army was trapped by the narrow road in Antwerp, Belgium, and lost precious time. Having said that, the Schlieffen plan was changed beyond recognition by Moltke Jr., and it turned out to be a very unsuccessful change. Assuming that the plan had not been changed, it was not certain whether the Germans would have won the war in the end.

Fang Jianxiong didn't care about the life and death between Germany and France, and threw this thing out to help Bob climb a few more steps. It's not just from a personal relationship perspective, it's multifaceted. For backward China, Germany has too many good things. The First World War was an important opportunity for China's rise, and the more bloodshed in Europe for Fang Jianxiong, the better. The more Europe fights, the greater the value of China in the future.

"Bob, you didn't disappoint me, you're a genius. Now the plan is yours, including this map. I mean, I don't want people to know about it, you know?" Fang Jianxiong said very solemnly, as a traverser and a person who has an understanding of the First World War, copying the genius Stephen plan is indeed very pleasant.

Fang Dashuai had a posture of "brother, I think about you", and moistened Bob's moved eyes. "Boss, I ............."

"Okay, don't go back and urge Biel, this damn profiteer, the profits from the second half of last year haven't been called to me until now." Fang Jianxiong joked, Bob carefully put away the map, solemnly put it into the bag he carried, and said with a smile: "I asked Biel about this matter, and his explanation was that all the profits in the second half of last year were replaced by optical products from Zeiss in Germany, and he also said that this was the boss's request."

"Huh? Did I say that? It seems that I have too many things to do, and I forgot about it. Then forget it" Fang Jianxiong snorted, remembering that there was indeed such a thing. The arsenals in Wuhu and Hanyang mass-produced mortars of all kinds, and the damned Germans were reluctant to transfer technology in optical instruments, so they had to spend all their profits in Europe on this purchase.

"Boss, this time I'm here, the General Staff means, let me promote an alliance between the two countries." Bob, who had the benefit, spoke a little embarrassed, Fang Jianxiong smiled and said, "I'll talk about this later, it's not that I don't want to form an alliance now, but I can't form an alliance now." Germany was too far away, Rìben and Russia were too close, and the British had a strong navy. You don't want my big brother to be killed by these countries, do you?"

When it came to this, Bob didn't insist. This is not a joke, today's Fang Jianxiong's words on national issues can determine the direction of national policy. Bob is very aware of this, and sitting in Fang Jianxiong's position, he must put the national interest first. Personal friendship, the plan and map just now are very interesting. More is too much.

"The day after tomorrow, General Ludendorff arrived in the afternoon, and Governor Waldeck questioned the squadron's combat effectiveness, believing that this exercise might not really test Germany's defense capability. I wonder what the boss thinks of this?" Bob brought up the topic with a little disdain, which was aimed at Waldeck. Fang Jianxiong, the boss's military talent, Bob thinks he knows the most. That's why I came from Germany with a big eye, and sure enough, the exercise hadn't started yet, and I got a handful first.

"There is no point in discussing this topic, it will be clear after the end of the exercises." Fang Jianxiong disdained to argue, the German army was strong, but the garrison in Qingdao was not necessarily much stronger than these armor divisions built by Fang Jianxiong himself. Not to mention, he still has the killer weapon of the Chariot Brigade in his hands. The Germans' expressions must have been wonderful by then.

"I have never doubted the correctness of the boss, and you must be right when you say that it is necessary to conduct a drill." Bob is a bit of a blind obedience now. Fang Dashuai sighed secretly in his heart, Lao Tzu is targeting Rì himself. Historically, in order to disgust the Germans themselves, they returned Qingdao to China before the German War, and the Beiyang Zhèng Mansion was too cowardly to take it.

In fact, there is no difference between Germany and the United States, and the first thing these two countries want is the Chinese market. In contrast, the Americans hoped that China would contain their navy, while the Germans wanted to tie China to German tanks and threaten Russia from the Far East to contain Russia. In short, the abacus is very shrewd, and they all want to pay a little benefit and get huge benefits.

China is too backward and too poor. Fang Dashuai has too much helplessness, so he has a bit of a traitor now. The Sino-German joint exercise is nothing more than a nod to the Germans and by the way, to reap some benefits. Knowing that Germany was bound to be defeated, he jumped on this broken ship, which was the behavior of two goods.

Ludendorff rushed to Laiyang before dusk, but Waldeck, the German governor of Qingdao, did not come, and he was opposed to this exercise, which would not have been held if it had not been for the insistence of the German General Staff. At the headquarters of the temporary exercise, Ludendorff met Fang Jianxiong, a young Chinese who had played an insignificant role in the German army, and was now the de facto supreme leader of the country, a change that Ludendorff had been accustomed to for a long time.

Ludendorff was also curious about Fang Jianxiong's changes, because in his opinion, it was an unimaginable thing. A young man, in his twenties, became the leader of a great country.

"Fang, can you tell us about your development experience? My instinct tells me that there are a lot of stories in this. After the meeting, Ludendorff did not rush to talk about the exercises, but asked such a question first.

"Hehe, there is an old Chinese saying that when there is no hero, the vertical son becomes famous. The gist of it is that there are no heroes in this era, which makes the unknown famous. Hehehe, let's not talk about this, let's talk about this exercise. Fang Dashuai snorted and didn't dwell on this topic. Ludendorff didn't ask any questions and quickly got into the groove.

China and Germany finalized the plan for the exercise and held a small pre-war meeting. The presiding officer, of course, was the commander of the German side, Ludendorff, and the supposed protagonist of the exercise was the Germans.

"What I am curious about is that according to the topography of the peninsula, the best landing ground for Qingdao is Longkou, and then along Huangxian and Yexian to the Jiaoji Railway. In that case, why was the battlefield chosen for the exercise in Laiyang?" To be continued.

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