Chapter 303: Revitalizing the Schlieffen Plan (Part I)

Wang Guorui was meeting with a person, who was Lieutenant Colonel Bach, the military secretary of the German consul in Taipei. As for this military secretary, in fact, it is a variant of the military attache stationed abroad, and it is just a military secretary post, and in fact the consul is not able to lead them. And Bach, the German military secretary stationed in Taipei, is currently called by Wang Guorui to Dong Wanlu, and then Wang Guorui has something to tell him. And then, Wang Guorui said something that surprised Bach very much.

"Lieutenant Colonel Bach, I heard that you used to serve in your German General Staff before you came to Taiwan as military secretary?" Wang Guorui asked.

Bach affirmed: "Yes, I used to work in the Military History Department of the General Staff. ”

"Oh? Department of Military History? Was there ever a department in which Marshal Schlieffen stayed? Wang Guorui asked.

"Yes, the Department of Military History of our General Staff, is one of the most important departments of the General Staff." Bach said proudly.

There is no reason why Bach should not be proud, because the Military History Department of the German General Staff is the highest-ranking department. Although it is nominally in charge of military history, it seems that real power is not important, but it is very "noble". This military history department is also the equivalent of the German military "Hanlin Academy". All the heads of the military-historical department are one of the important candidates for the future chief of the General Staff of the General Staff. The staff officers of the Military History Department are also the highest status, so they are similar to the Hanlin Academy in ancient China, and they are all used as a backup for those promising military staff officers. Many countries also have such similar institutions, as a key training institution for civil and military officials. And Taiwan is also the same at present, and Taiwan is currently Wang Guorui's chamber as a key talent backup institution for officers.

"Field Marshal Schlieffen, that's a very good strategist. He really has a set of strategies, and he can deduce all the process of war deduction. Especially Germany's worst enemies, the French and Russians. And Germany is very unlucky. There was France in the west, and the Russians in the east. In addition, there is an Englishman who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so the situation of the Germans is sad! And once the war began, it would certainly be flanked by Russia and France on land, and harassed by the British fleet at sea. Such a situation is very unfavorable for the Germans! You said. If it were you, what should you use to crack it? Wang Guorui asked.

Bach's face changed several times, from white to black, then to green, and finally to a very red color step by step.

"Governor Wang, what do you mean by that?" Bach finally asked with some hesitation.

Wang Guorui immediately said: "Actually, this is also very simple. I would like to use a bad phrase to say that in the face of such a situation, you Germany will definitely lose. And you Germans don't have many overseas colonies. Once the war spreads, then you will compete for resources and reserves, then you will definitely not be the opponent of Britain, France and Russia. And how could Field Marshal Schlieffen, as your military commander-in-chief, not see this? So he naturally found a way to crack it, and then a plan came out like this! ”

Bach's face was gloomy, obviously shocked by Wang Guorui's words.

"I can probably guess a little bit about Schlieffen's plan. His core idea is to fight the time difference, first at the outbreak of war. Divide the soldiers into the Eastern and Western Fronts. The Western Front is to maintain an absolute main force, while the Eastern Front is also a number of ordinary troops. And even local troops. And the Western Front will concentrate all its forces and find a way to desperately strive for a quick attack all the way before the French are ready, and then break through the French capital Paris and make France surrender. ”

"Next, those armies on the Western Front that settled the French. Then turn around again and return to the Eastern Front to fight Russia. You have also figured out that although Russia claims to be a European steamroller, although their soldiers are huge, their weapons and equipment are backward. There are even quite a few people who are still in a cold weapon state. The Russian troops are not much better than the ones on our continent. Their railway network is backward, their industry is backward, and even their mobilization systems and mechanisms are backward. If they want to mobilize for a world war, it will inevitably take about a month. So at this time, if you can catch this time difference to destroy France, and then turn around and fight the Russians. ”

Bach sat down in his chair, obviously not expecting this plan to be known to Wang Guorui. You must know that this plan is an absolute secret in the German General Staff, an absolute secret! If this plan had been revealed, the Germans would have died without a place to bury. The Germans gambled on this plan for the future war, and if this plan could be accomplished, then there was still a possibility of German revival. But if this plan fails, then Germany will be in danger of extinction!

This plan was one of the highest German secrets, and Bach knew all about it because he had been with Schlieffen. Although he didn't know if Wang Guorui's plan was true, he had also heard Schlieffen's judgment on the future situation, and the situation judgment was just like Wang Guorui's plan. So Bach also leaked secrets for his own General Staff, and he leaked such a fatal plan. Although Bach was not personally involved in the development of this plan, he was aware of its importance to Germany at first. But now it has leaked to Wang Guorui, and if it spreads farther, then I am afraid it will be known to the French and Russians. If that time is the case, then I'm afraid Germany will be doomed.

"Governor Wang, what do you want?" Bach asked.

Wang Guorui immediately said: "Do you know what I think of this Schlieffen plan? ”

"How?" Bach asked.

In fact, this Schlieffen plan was a big gamble, once it became that Germany would prosper, but if it failed, Germany would not be far from extinction. Today's Germany is about the same as Japan. Although they are all temporary powers, they are facing great challenges. So you can't get caught up in gambling with the fortunes of your country, because if you fail, you will inevitably lose your country. Still, don't you think this plan will be successful? According to my estimates, the success rate of this project is less than 30%! Wang Guorui said.

"Thirty percent?" Bach felt incredible.

Wang Guorui said with certainty: "Yes, less than 30 percent." Although you seem to have a good plan now, it is actually just a gamble, and the power is very low. ”

When Bach heard Wang Guorui's words, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Because now the whole world knows that Wang Guorui, the governor of Taiwan in China, is definitely a master of tactics, because Wang Guorui's perfect tactics of trench warfare have already been learned by the world. Therefore, Wang Guorui said this, and he had to make Bach feel a little helpless, because the world recognized Wang Guorui's tactical talent as very good. Not only can you perfect this trench warfare tactic, but you can also crack this tactic.

"According to my analysis of the situation in your Germany, the firepower of your German military equipment can not only break through the defensive circle of the French. You may be able to gain some advantage by sneak attack, but once you reach a stalemate, you will inevitably face a very dangerous situation. And you, the Schlieffen plan, are also strictly counting one place, that is, the United States on the other side of the ocean. They will be the straw that will crush you. Wang Guorui said.

"What? United States? Aren't they very much prevalent in the Monroe Doctrine? How could troops be sent? Bach said in shock.

In the eyes of the Germans, the United States is a group of politicians who pursue the Monroe Doctrine, and the United States is now very popular with the Monroe Doctrine, so how can it send troops? If so, then the Schlieffen Project will really become a waste of paper. At that time, it was really going to be over. The United States has a strong industrial strength and a large population, and if they can join the war again at the last moment when Germany and other countries fight, then I am afraid that the Germans will face the fate of defeat! As Wang Guorui said, once the Schlieffen plan failed, the battle fell into a war of attrition, and Germany and other countries could not support it, the Americans joined the battlefield at that time, and it was really possible that it would be the last straw that crushed Germany.

"Don't belittle the greed of those American capitalists, who, as American capitalists, are bound to sell war materials to your hostile side during the war. And then if you both can't hold on, what will their capitalists think? They will inevitably think of making a big fortune at the end and then making a fortune. And the best customers of those capitalists are not those hostile countries of yours, but they themselves in the United States, that is, the American military. If the United States can expand its military to one million, then how much capital will have to be spent on arms, textiles, and other materials, and the logistics procurement will be extremely huge. At that time, did you say that the American capitalists might let go of this piece of fat? Therefore, in the later period, it has become inevitable that the United States will send troops. Wang Guorui said.

Bach's head was in a cold sweat because they had miscalculated the Americans. They didn't think the Americans would send troops, so the Schlieffen Plan gave little consideration to the Americans. But now the Americans have this situation, which makes them feel very surprised. In Germany, as in China, the power of the state far exceeds that of the capitalists. And the main Junker aristocracy in Germany were also vassals of the German royal family, which caused the Germans to seriously underestimate the influence of the capitalists. So, this is also a miscalculation of the situation of the Americans.

"What should we do? Please Governor Wang teach me! Bach finally couldn't help asking. (To be continued......)