Chapter 304: Revitalizing the Schlieffen Plan (Medium)
When Wang Guorui told Bach about the United States' participation in the war in history, Bach inevitably began to panic. Because the Germans did everything, but they ignored the influence of the Americans. According to historical records, the Americans in the world did not even know how to fight trench warfare before landing in Europe, and it was Pershing, the supreme commander of the United States at that time, who was able to barely learn new tactics to fight. Such an army, which did not know even the most popular tactics of the time, became the last straw that overwhelmed Germany.
Before that, countries such as Germany and France also shed their last drop of blood. In order to fight the First World War, Russia even broke out in the domestic revolution, and the entire Tsar's family was wiped out. Then, when the Entente and the Allies could not hold on, the entry of the United States, a not very powerful country, became a fatal straw that overwhelmed Germany. Germany, on the other hand, is very ignorant of this, and they subconsciously think that the Monroe Doctrine in the United States is prevalent, so they will not come. However, they ignore the influence of the capitalists on the overall situation of the country, because the capitalists need to sell goods. And if more than a million troops are armed, then the materials that need to be procured will be innumerable, and the benefits for those capitalists will be very huge. So even if the U.S. government doesn't want to participate in the war, the capitalists will force them to participate, and then use the war to make a lot of money.
And Bach has clearly reasoned that if the two sides fall into a stalemate, and both sides shed their last drop of blood, then the Americans will be the last victors. And whether it is Germany or Britain, France and Russia, they are all losers. So now Bach has reasoned out this result, which makes Bach can't help but be sad.
"You should know that this is the consequence of the failure of the Schlieffen plan, and in the end it is almost impossible for you Germany to win. And if you implement the Schlieffen plan, the success rate is less than 30 percent, which is a big gamble. If you fail, then Germany will be doomed. So. Think about it, what should you do? Wang Guorui asked.
"Governor Wang, do you have any ideas? You must have a way to solve this situation, do you have a way? Bach asked pleadingly.
And Wang Guorui immediately said: "Actually." It's not impossible! ”
"What's the solution?" Bach asked.
Wang Guorui continued: "Actually, we can completely follow the method of soldier to soldier to general to general to king. If a big war breaks out, then you Germany will face Britain, France, and Russia, and if one country can contain Russia from the rear, then the pressure on your eastern front will be suddenly reduced. Although the Germans were relatively backward in the arms industry. But they are the most populous country in Europe, and European rollers are not called for nothing. So the core element of your Schlieffen plan is to settle France first, and then go back and prepare for a decisive battle with Russia again. But you are not sure of victory in Russia, because your population is too small. ”
"Suppose there is a country with a population larger than Russia, and with sufficient industry, to contain Russia from the rear of Russia, so that they cannot fully mobilize their armed forces to fight in Europe. And it can also contain a large number of Russian troops, so that it can also indirectly support your Germany. The pressure on your German Eastern Front has been reduced countless times over, and on the other hand, you can all be able to fight steadily in France, and then have more and more time to fight France. Such. With enough time to execute, your Schlieffen plan will not be a big gamble again, but a plan with a much higher chance of success. ”
"If you can fight a little bit and try to destroy France, then you will not be under so much pressure on your time. And if you are lucky, you may be able to turn back and fight Russia with the populous country in the rear of Russia, and you may be able to bring this game of chess to life. As long as we can flank and destroy Russia, and occupy the continent in this way, even if Britain has the right to control the sea at that time, we will not be afraid. At that time we had the resources of Russian Siberia. Then it can provide a steady stream of war needs, and finally fight a long war of attrition with Britain. If so, we dare not say that we will win, but at least we will not lose! And a famous general who is good at fighting. The first thing he had to think about was not a victory, but an undefeated. And this plan, that is, the way to maintain Germany's undefeated. ”
Bach immediately exclaimed: "What a genius plan!" ”
Of course, Bach heard Wang Guorui's plan, that is, if China can send heavy troops to the Russian rear to contain the Russian rear, then Russia will inevitably send a large number of troops to resist, which will also contain a large number of Russian war forces. And the consequences of doing so. That is, Russia will not say whether it can send a large number of soldiers to the European side, so that the pressure on Germany will suddenly decrease. On the other hand, Germany also had a lot more time to slow down the implementation of the Schlieffen plan.
You must know that the original Schlieffen plan was a complete gamble, and if it failed, Germany would be very dangerous. However, if China can contain Russia in the rear, then this will create a situation in which China will deal with Russia, Germany will deal with France, and Britain will only be able to roam the sea. This is tantamount to splitting Germany's opponents, and will not cause Russia and France to flank Germany, and Germany's pressure on the Eastern Front will suddenly be reduced countless times. After all, Russia's multi-million army has been pinned down, and Germany can free up its hands to clean up France.
This is tantamount to a set of insurance for the German Schlieffen plan, and if France can be destroyed as much as possible, it will naturally be lucky. However, if we take a step back and say that the Schlieffen plan has not been implemented perfectly, and France has not been destroyed, then Germany can also make a strategic adjustment, from fast fighting to slow fighting, and delay the battle formation. In this way, Germany does not have the pressure of millions of Russian troops on the Eastern Front, so isn't it a safe thing to clean up France?
Wang Guorui's plan made Bach cheerful. And the core of this plan is actually to have a large population and a certain industrial strength of the Eastern countries, to contain Russia in the rear, and finally to reduce the strategic pressure on Germany. And who else can there be in this country besides China? Bach never thought of this plan in the past, and no one in the whole of Germany thought of it. Because in the past, the Manchus could not become a force to contain Russia, and if the Manchus could not contain Russia, the Germans would not have done so.
But now Wang Guorui has put forward this strategy, which is to make Bach cheerful. Since it was impossible for the Manchus to contain Russia, it would be completely possible to change the Chinese government! The current problem of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not the industry, not the army, but the unity of government power and the determination to fight desperately to safeguard national interests. The Manchus are now semi-divided, and on the other hand, the Manchus are the governments of ethnic minorities, and they first want to maintain their own rule, and for this kind of international war, it is better to have more than one thing, and they will not care too much. But if there is a change of government, such as the government of Taiwan, won't that be a revitalization of all this qiē?
If the Manchu government can be replaced by the government of Taiwan, it will be tantamount to keeping Russia in check. If the Chinese government is willing to cooperate with Germany and mobilize heavy troops to defend the Russian Far East, then a large number of Russian troops and strategic resources will also be contained in the Far East, so that Russia will not be much empty. At that time, it was easy to do with a qiē.
The reason why Wang Guorui was able to think of this was because in the original history, Japan actually contained the Soviet Union in the Far East, and then made it impossible for the Soviet Union to transfer troops from the Far East to Europe. Later, Japan adopted a southward strategy and abandoned the northward strategy, so that the Soviet Union was relieved and bold to transfer a large number of troops from the Far East to Europe to fight the German army.
In fact, was the Second World War not a copy of the First World War? The Schlieffen Plan of the First World War failed, while the Second World War adopted the central idea of the Schlieffen Plan. It's just that in World War II, it was a blitzkrieg, using armored forces to break through France and successfully destroy France. Germany then went to war again against the Soviet Union, Russia's successor, so that the central idea continued the essence of Schlieffen's plan.
However, during World War II, great changes took place in the East, and the rise of Japan restrained the Soviet Union's forces, which meant that the Soviet Union had to let a large number of troops defend Japan in the Far East. And this situation made Wang Guorui moved, if the situation can be directly advanced to the situation of World War II, then replace Japan with China, then this will definitely be a great success. After all, the unified China is not comparable to Japan, and Tsarist Russia is far inferior to the later Soviet Union. Therefore, this situation is still very beneficial to Germany, which can greatly increase the probability of Germany's success in this war.
"Governor Wang, can I borrow your radio station?" Bach said.
"No problem, please!" Wang Guorui said.
Bach soon sent the news back to Germany, and then asked senior German officials to discuss the plan. Unexpectedly, this plan caused an uproar at the top of Germany. (To be continued.) )