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At the end of February, Europe was still raging with cold winds and ice and snow everywhere. However, with March just around the corner, the breath of spring seems to be coming. After the war began in July last year, the Central Powers, mainly Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the Entente countries, mainly Britain, France, and Russia, waged a fierce struggle in Europe, and the two sides mobilized tens of millions of troops in total to fight fiercely in the small Europe. In the space of last year alone, more than a million troops on both sides were killed and seriously wounded. However, the initiative on the battlefield was still in the hands of Germany. Germany not only launched a series of battles on the Western Front, although it was not able to defeat France quickly, but on the whole, it still achieved great results, and the casualties of Britain and France were almost twice as many as those of Germany. In addition, Germany joined hands with Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front, which taught Russia a great lesson. The former Austro-Hungarian Empire could not defeat Russia, and was almost invaded by the Russian army. However, with the support of the German army on the Eastern Front, they won several battles one after another, defeated the Russian attack, and achieved the result of destroying more than one million enemies.

However, although the war started well, Germany inevitably fell into a two-front war, which was no less than a disaster for Germany. Although Germany had made a lot of preparations before the war began, it was only after the outbreak of the war that they realized that their preparations were completely insufficient. Before the war began, Kaiser Wilhelm II was confident that the Schlieffen Plan would be victorious, defeating France within three months, and that Germany would quickly become the hegemon of Europe. All of Germany's preparations for war were based on this. However, with the failure of the 'Schlieffen Plan', the rapid destruction of Germany and France has become delusional, and the war is a huge attrition. It also made Germany feel the danger. If it is consumed, Germany will definitely not be able to fight Britain, France and Russia, especially now that the sea line of communication has been cut off by the British Navy, although there is a blood transfusion for Germany through the Guò Baghdad Railway, but this will not alleviate Germany's dilemma.

After November last year, neither Germany nor Austria, nor Britain, France, and Russia launched another large-scale offensive, as if they were using the winter time to lick their wounds and at the same time prepare for tomorrow's battle. Predictably, after the arrival of spring. Large-scale fighting will surely break out again in the European theater. Britain and France will once again send countless young people to the battlefield to resist the German attack, and eventually give them their lives!

Throughout the winter, the outbreak of the great war between the United States and China in Mexico has undoubtedly attracted great attention from European countries. Originally, the United States relied on the despicable means of undeclared war. Gained the initiative in the early stages of the war, almost driving China out of Mexico. But what everyone didn't expect was that a few months later, China would regain its disadvantage and was about to gain the initiative on the battlefield. In addition, China's investment in the new weapons on the battlefield in Mexico has once again attracted the attention of European countries.

February 29th. Kaiser Wilhelm II summoned the German chancellor and military officials at Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam to discuss the large-scale German campaign to be launched next year, and to make some predictions for a major war between China and the United States in the Americas.

"陛xià. The General Staff has prepared a battle plan for the first half of this year, and when spring comes, as soon as the weather permits, we will launch an offensive against the Anglo-French forces in the Artois area of France. If we do, we will once again inflict heavy losses on the Anglo-French forces deployed in this area. Reopen the road to Paris! Said the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Falkenhayn.

"I wonder, can we win this battle?" Kaiser Wilhelm II said. He was annoyed that Germany had won several tactical victories on the battlefield but had failed strategically.

"Your Majesty, if nothing unexpected happens, we will be victorious. However, if we want to defeat Britain and France completely, we need to think long-term! Falkenhayn said. In fact, after the Battle of the Marne, Germany had lost its best chance to seize Paris and force France out of the war. And France has survived the most difficult times. The large number of young French men who were conscripted into the army made the French army very strong, although these French troops were no match for Germany on the battlefield. But let's not forget that the French were not fighting alone, they also had the full support of the British. With the combined forces of Britain and France, it was already quite difficult for Germany to defeat France. And as the war progressed, Germany's national strength was depleted more and more rapidly, and the difficulties would continue to increase.

"Well, Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff, implement it according to the plan of the General Staff! However, I would like the Germans to achieve a decisive victory! Kaiser Wilhelm II said. The cost of defeating the Anglo-French army in one battle, or causing the Anglo-French army to lose more than 100,000 or 200,000 people, is no longer so exciting for him in this big battle.

"Please rest assured, we will work hard!" Falkenhayn said. However, he also knew that Britain and France were both world-class powers, and with the strength of Germany alone, plus the containment of Russia, it would be very difficult to achieve victory. Recently, in particular, Russia does not seem to have learned from last year's defeat and is once again on the verge of making a move. As a result, the German Army had to deploy sufficient forces on the Eastern Front. The two-front war, coupled with the incompetence of the allies, made Germany suffer greatly.

"Marshal Tirpitz, what about the Navy? Any good news? Kaiser Wilhelm II asked. Since the beginning of the war, the main force of the German navy has remained in the harbor and has become a surviving fleet, much to the displeasure of Kaiser Wilhelm II. You know, in order to build this fleet, Germany has paid a huge price. He didn't want Germany's huge fleet to become a useless toy.

"Your Majesty, the construction of our 'Bavaria-class' battleships is very smooth, the first ship 'Bavaria' has already begun sea trials, and the next three battleships will be completed next month. It is expected to be ready for service in May. And the British Navy's 'Elizabeth II-class' battleships are still on the slipway. As a result, the Admiralty plans to launch a decisive battle against the Royal Navy in May-June this year. If we can achieve victory, the British naval blockade against us will be broken! Our overseas trade will no longer be cut off. Instead, we will also blockade the UK. This is very beneficial for us to win this war! "said the Minister of the Navy, Marshal Tirpitz.

"This is really good news and I'm really looking forward to this day!" Kaiser Wilhelm II finally had a smile on his face. If the navy had been victorious, Germany's predicament would have been fundamentally alleviated. Once you don't have to fight with Britain and France, with the combat power of the German army, defeating Britain and France will no longer be a big problem!

"Rest assured, the German Navy will not let your Majesty down!" Marshal Tirpitz said firmly. As the father of the German navy, it was his lifelong wish to defeat the British Royal Navy and make the German Navy the first navy in the world. However, judging from the current situation, even if the German Navy defeats the British Navy, I am afraid that it will become the first in the world. On the opposite side of the Atlantic, the Americans were frantically building battleships. The size of the navy was not smaller than that of the German navy, but the quality of the navy was slightly inferior. Not to mention the mighty empires of the East!

"Okay, now let's move on to the next topic. On the Mexican battlefield in Central America, our allies seem to have escaped their predicament, having wiped out nearly a million Americans in a series of battles. The defense line of the Sierra Madre Sur, which the Americans built with a wry smile and said would not be breached, is also about to collapse. It seems that the American battlefield will enter a new stage! Kaiser Wilhelm II said. He didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed about China's victory.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese have indeed achieved a rare victory, but it is too early to say that China can defeat the United States by virtue of this. According to the information we have received, the size of the U.S. Army has increased to more than four million, and this number continues to increase. If the United States continues to expand, they will build a huge army with tens of millions of troops and arm them all. And our allies are constrained by the vastness of the Pacific Ocean and cannot afford to project too many troops in the Americas. According to our estimates, China can only send about 2 million troops to the Americas at most. Coupled with the fragile supply lines and the advantage of the U.S. military in local warfare, it will not be easy for China to win! Falkenhayn said. For these reasons, he is not optimistic that China will be able to defeat the United States.

Wilhelm II nodded, and then said: "So, what do you think of the new fighter used by the Chinese in Mexico?" This fighter seems to be much more advanced than the aircraft we use! ”

The German Army was equipped with some 'Albatross' reconnaissance planes, which were mainly used to reconnoiter the movements of the British and French forces, and did not have combat capability. Compared with the F5 'Haidongqing' fighter jets that China has invested on the battlefield in Mexico, it is completely one in the sky and one underground.

"Majesty, although we don't want to admit it, we have to accept this reality. According to the information we have obtained, the Chinese have indeed once again gone ahead of the whole world, and their fighter performance is ahead of all countries in the world. If you can, the General Staff will buy a batch of Chinese F5 'Haidongqing' fighters for imitation, or buy relevant patented technology directly from China! Falkenhayn said!