The sun was shining, the white clouds were fluttering, and the warm breeze blew in through the delicate square window, bringing a pleasant cool feeling to the three people sitting opposite each other in the study.

Listening to Tirpitz's detailed and rigorous account of the future battle plan of the German Navy, Rao is Minister of War Falkenhein, who came from the army, can still feel that the current German High Seas Fleet is almost a sure victory. To the point of excitement, even Falkenhayn couldn't help but yearn for it, as if the empire had completely dominated the North Sea and the North Atlantic, forcing Britain, which was heavily dependent on blood transfusions by sea, to surrender to Germany.

Tirpitz smiled, "...... At present, we are vigorously building military facilities on Fair Island and sending submarines to mine widely; Within two months, the island will be able to be used as a forward base for the main force of the High Seas Fleet to anchor and replenish. The Norwegian government, which had always been neutral, also changed its attitude because of the crushing defeat of the British Home Fleet, and agreed to provide some of its coastal ports to the use of non-capital ships of the German Navy. The pressure on the east coast of England has increased dramatically, and Sir Kitchener has had to deploy a considerable part of his fresh army in England in case of a possible landing in northern Scotland and elsewhere. As a result, the Imperial Army would face a corresponding weakening of the enemy's forces on the battlefields of France; Whether it was to form a breakthrough in France or to transfer more troops to the Russian battlefield, the General Staff had more options. ”

William's heart moved slightly, as a fanatical believer in Mahan's theory of sea power, he had just been completely immersed in the blueprint for the future that Tirpitz had drawn for him, and he had completely forgotten that Germany and the army were the absolute pillars of existence. At the same time as the High Seas Fleet smashed the British Royal Navy, this highly professional army force. And why didn't they march on the battlefield like their ancestors?

"Erich. Did the pathetic Caesar (Moltke the Younger) work out his next step? We threw more than 1.6 million heavy field groups into the Western Front. The target of the seizure should be more than just the city of Paris, right? William looked at Falkenhein next to him and asked.

Hearing the Kaiser's inquiry, Falkenhein stared at him and said, "Your Majesty, in addition to Paris, which is the main attack by His Highness's 5th Army, His Excellency Moltke has been planning to launch a new offensive in northern France since last month. To this end, the newly formed 10th Army of the Reich. It was deployed in the gap between the 1st Army of Crook and the 2nd Army of Bülow on the right flank, in order to strengthen the assault force of our army in the direction of the English Channel. According to the plan drawn up by the General Staff, our army will sweep through northern France with the strong strength of four armies with Paris as the axis, and there will be another revolving door-axis attack like Schlieffen's plan. ”

William frowned slightly, and said with some uncertainty: "Erich, can the German warriors break through the tight fortifications made of machine-gun trenches and barbed wire?" The breakthrough of our army outside Paris two months ago took 700,000 shells to smash a gap in the French fortified line; The current zone of operations in northern France is undoubtedly much wider than the outskirts of Paris, and it is almost impossible for us to replicate the artillery coverage of the previous ones on this front. ”

Falkenhein explained: "If you put it a week ago. We really didn't have a good idea of what the British Expeditionary Force was doing to fortify northern France, but His Highness had launched a gassed attack in the city of Paris. But it was for our army to find a strategy to break through the British and French trenches. This time, we are going to use mustard gas, which is several times more powerful than chlorine, and its delivery method has also been improved: Krupp Military Industry has developed a special artillery shell filled with mustard gas, which can be fired directly at enemy positions with artillery, getting rid of the strict dependence on the wind direction of the last release of poison gas. At present, the domestic arsenals are stepping up the production of such gas shells, and this is the source of confidence in the decision of our army to launch an offensive. ”

"Poison gas against the British......" William muttered, a mixed feeling in his heart. According to the German High Command's pre-war estimates, their enemies on land were only France and Russia, and they did not even think of a real face-to-face confrontation with the British Army: in addition to the German government's constant illusions about the attitude of the British, the small size of the British Army itself, and its clumsy appearance during the Boer War, made the old professional soldiers of the German General Staff disdain, believing that the German Army would not make any effort to clean it up. And a large part of the reason why Schlieffen dared to formulate the "revolving door axis" strategy that was completed in one battle was because the British Army was weakened at the beginning of the 20th century, so that the German Army did not regard these John Bulls as a real enemy to fight.

However, the current situation was exactly the opposite of what the German High Command had expected. After a decade of lying on the batter, the British Army has completely emerged from the shadow of being defeated by the Boers and has regained its fighting power at the Battle of Waterloo a century ago. The first batch of 80,000 troops to land across the sea was even slightly better than the world-famous German army; And a large number of mobilized British soldiers with Lee? The Enfield rifle came to the French battlefield, and its appearance was definitely remarkable. The German High Command was furious to find that the British Army was quite good, and that the size of its personnel had reached a rather astonishing number; They are no longer the weak chickens of the Boer War, and even with the might of the German Army, they must be regarded as a real opponent to fight with all their might, and there can be no slight enemy and slackness!

In the Battle of the Marne, the British Expeditionary Force played a pivotal role, helping the French army contain a large number of troops of Crook Group; At present, they have taken over the northern front of France, allowing the French army to devote a large number of troops to the attrition of the city of Paris. It is conceivable that if Britain is given a few more months of mobilization time, they will rely on their native population of 44 million and more than 400 million colonial human resources to independently provoke the Entente countries to occupy half of the sky in the French battlefield, and even become a more difficult storage than the French army. This time, Moltke aimed the spearhead of the attack at the British, but I am afraid that it was also out of the consideration of a preventive war to nip the threat in the bud?

Just as his thoughts were turning, he heard Falkenhayin say again: "If it is smooth, our army will advance from Rouen all the way to the Bay of Biscay, and completely occupy the entire European coastline corresponding to the English Channel." In this way, we will not only be able to further weaken the war potential of the French mainland, but also use the northern French ports such as Saint-Nazaire for our own use; If the Imperial Navy's warships and submarines could use this as a base for their advance, it would undoubtedly be more advantageous to strike Britain than the Isle of Fair in northeastern Scotland. Coupled with the attacks of our allies in the Mediterranean, the French mainland will be completely cut off from the outside world. Having lost all contact with the outside world, France would have the only way to fall under the attack of the Empire. ”

Tirpitz nodded happily and said, "Not bad." If the High Seas Fleet had used the ports of northwestern France as its starting base, it would have been able to reach the throat of Britain directly, and its sortie efficiency would have increased by leaps and bounds. At that time, not only the British sea transport lines, but also the Bay of Biscay in western France will be completely blocked by our fleets and submarines, and France on the plains of Western Europe will not be able to receive any foreign blood transfusions. Compared with attacking the south of France, the capture of the ports of northern France is obviously a wise act that can leverage the whole situation of the war. ”

Hearing these words, William's face showed a look of satisfaction. The Navy broke diplomatic relations and exerted landing pressure on Britain to relieve the pressure on the Army on the Western Front; The Army, on the other hand, reciprocated by attacking northern France in support of the Navy's war effort. Germany's future war operations had already formed a considerable virtuous circle, and the whole country was galloping on the road to victory. It will not be long before the forces that despise, despise, and hate him William and this empire will be stabbed to the ground by the sharp German sword; And whether it is the arrogant and greedy England or the stubborn and ruthless France, they will also pay the most painful price for their evil alliance, and will completely disappear from the forefront of the world hegemony stage.

"I heard that the Russians are still preparing for a new offensive in Romania, is the General Staff ready for this?" William raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something, and said to Falkenhein.

"Your Majesty, the 11th Army has been transferred to the east, and now our army has an unprecedentedly strong force on the Eastern Front, and the Xing-Lu alliance will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty." Falkenhayn nodded yes and gave a succinct explanation of the current eastern line shì. As a staunch faction on the Western Front, Falkenhain was actually quite dissatisfied with Moltke Jr.'s decision to deploy three army groups on the Eastern Front, but the results achieved by Hing-Lu were so amazing that they deeply attracted the attention of the German General Staff with a strong temptation of small and broad. Under the impetus of Qing Ying, Moltke poured a huge amount of capital on the Eastern Front: in addition to a large number of infantry and almost all cavalry, the 11th Army was accompanied by a large number of tanks, heavy artillery, and a number of giant bombing airships. For a variety of reasons, these weapons have lost most of their usefulness in the battle for Paris; The German General Staff then moved him to another front to bully the Russian troops who knew nothing but a lot of people.

"Good. Let's use the new offensive that Ettel is about to launch in Paris to sound the clarion call for the next stage of the offensive. William's eyes flashed with a hint of soft anticipation, and he said softly. (To be continued......)

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