A soft glow poured down from the crystal chandelier, enveloping the room in a clear light.

Listening to William's concise explanation of the current situation on the Western Front, Qingying, who had been serving on the French battlefield before, quickly understood the current situation. Half a month ago, the German army launched a powerful blow aimed at piercing the English Channel, but now it has not advanced half a mile into an unsustainable situation, and if an effective strategy is not adopted to change this situation, the strategic goal of the German army to occupy northern France as a forward base and kill the British sea transportation line will be in vain!

Looking at William's expectant eyes looking at him, Qingying couldn't help but smile bitterly. Because so many of the new weapons with superior performance were produced under his own leadership, William had unknowingly used him as a treasure chest of almost omnipotent powers. However, in order to allow the German army to obtain as many benefits as possible in the Western Front offensive at the beginning of the war, Qingying had already put into use all the things that the technology of the current era allowed to be tinkered with, and at this moment he could only fight helplessly. Although the German army still had the infiltration tactics created by Hurtier in history, and achieved a certain role in breaking the deadlock in actual combat, it was based on the extremely high casualty rate of elite assault troops; This kind of practice of exchanging the precious lives of a large number of battle-hardened veterans for several kilometers of trench positions full of holes will never be put on the table by Qingying.

Now, unless 2OOO Ju-87 dive bombers capable of carrying out precision strikes are immediately conjured, it is impossible to level the ground front that the British and French 6th armies are heavily defending. In fact, even during World War II, when air support capabilities were growing by leaps and bounds. The attacker will also be bleeding when attacking a thick and solid fortified defensive area. Needless to say, the Maginot Line in France was not to mention. The German offensive on the Kursk salient is the best example of this!

Seeing that Qingying couldn't come up with an effective response, William couldn't hide the look of disappointment and frustration on his face. Although he also knew that his expectations for Qingying were too high, and he hoped that all problems could be solved in front of Qingying, which was tantamount to treating him as an almighty god, but when he thought of the predicament that the front-line offensive had fallen into, William's heart was still depressed. He was fixed and was about to encourage the person in front of him to say a few words, but the other party's clear and clear voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Perhaps, it is necessary for us to re-examine the strategic decisions of the empire on the Western Front. It has shifted from the current active offensive to an active defense with more conserving troops. ”

"Turning to the defense on the Western Front?" William looked at him in disbelief and asked, puzzled.

Qingying nodded yes. The scale and losses of the German offensive on the French battlefield have far exceeded their pre-war expectations, and now that they are back in the center, it is time to put an end to this situation. He collected his thoughts and said: "At the beginning of 19o6, Count Schlieffen put forward the idea of a right-wing outflanking of the destruction of France; At the same time, the General Staff also drew on the actual combat experience of the Russo-Japanese War and developed a tactical system with trench machine guns and barbed wire as the core, which had a great power in defense that was far superior to that in attack. However. During these years, the Imperial General Staff continued to work hard to deduce and refine Count Schlieffen's offensive plan. And after the outbreak of the war, it was resolutely implemented. There is only one reason why we have deviated from the objective truth that shields prevail over spears, which have been proven in countless exercises, and have not hesitated to violate the Belgian neutrality that was guaranteed by the great European powers at that time, and that is our belief that the right-wing cluster can achieve a decisive victory in a short time, and that France will once again bow to us after the fall of Paris, as it did in 1871! ”

The look of surprise in William's eyes gradually receded, replaced by a solemn and thoughtful look.

"However, the war did not play out exactly according to our script. The French army was defeated but not defeated, and the strength of the British 6th Army was far beyond our expectations, and even if we took Paris with great effort, the French did not make a declaration of peace to the Empire! Although the French government had previously sent us a hint of peace talks through Guò Holland, more than half a month after the fall of Paris, there has still been no second news: this is enough to show that even the loss or even razing of the capital will not make the French people and the relatively more rational French government lose the will to resist as we expected! Qing Ying said solemnly. For this point, he did not make it clear to William before the war, because the strong will to fight in France in World War I is impossible for people who have not experienced this period of history to understand, if he puts out all the historical facts from the beginning, I am afraid that William will be regarded as having a paranoia of being killed worse than Moltke Jr.

William remained motionless, his face solemn and bitter; Qingying's words just now directly opened up the fact that he was most unwilling to face in his heart, making him anxious, irritable, and at a loss. The situation is just as the young man in front of him said. When the Germans captured Paris, William waited for the French government to come and declare peace, but after more than half a month, Bordeaux did not even come a word. For the fall of Paris, the French were as if nothing had happened! Is Paris the national symbol and spirit of France?

"So, what does that have to do with our defensive strategy on the Western Front?" After a long silence, William spoke slowly again.

"Since the will of the French to resist is so resolute that even the fall of Paris cannot decisively shake it, we can only inflict unbearable losses on this Gallic rooster by giving them blood." Qingying smiled slightly, and once again told William and He, "Now, we have occupied the territory of the 8 regions of France, including Paris, the total area is much more than 1o Alsace, and more than 3oo French people have become citizens under my German rule. With the unyielding determination of the French to fight even in the occupation of Paris, how could they allow us to occupy and ravage their land and their people forever? When they have completed the national mobilization and restored the vitality of the army, there will be a fierce attack to liberate the land and the compatriots, and this is the opportunity for us to give them bloodletting! ”

"With a total length of less than 5oo kilometres on the Western Front, and a large number of natural rivers to rely on, we can build an impregnable trench with a shovel and await the offensive that the French will inevitably attack. At that time, we will be able to rely on all kinds of fortifications to inflict heavy casualties on the invading French, just as we did in Alsace at the beginning of the war! In order to allow the French to reap some results and continue the active offensive, and at the same time to reduce the casualties of our troops, we did not have to fight with them in the trench positions at all, but carried out a more flexible and flexible defense, and decisively chose to retreat after playing a sufficiently favorable battle loss ratio. Qingying spoke unhurriedly, his words full of confidence, "France's human resources are limited after all, and the naval fleets of the empire and its allies will be the decisive force in isolating them from the colonies; Even if they all wiped out the remaining 360,000 people, they wouldn't be able to see the rushing Rhine in western Germany! In a few battles, the French, who had suffered heavy casualties, would not be able to fight at all, and the French government, which was relatively more knowledgeable about current affairs, would once again make a request and a statement to us. ”

William's heart was shocked, and he actually had a feeling of enlightenment. The current German offensive in northern France actually included the intention of further bloodletting for the French; Although the strategy proposed by Qing Ying was to give up the offensive initiative on the battlefield, it gained incomparable battle losses in the defensive war. And with the will to resist that France is currently demonstrating, the chances of them being content with the status quo and squatting in trenches with the Germans are almost nil! Once the French are on the offensive to regain lost territory, they will be able to kill and wound the enemy with far greater efficiency than they did during the attack.

However, there is a disadvantage to this, that is, the duration of the war will be greatly delayed. After all, it was up to the French to decide when to attack, and it was uncertain how long they would prepare in advance and how long it would take them to recover and lick their wounds. At present, Germany's war planes have been in continuous operation for nearly half a year, and the losses of the family funds accumulated by more than 40 years of hard work are extremely huge; Each layer of deep mobilization order will leave a deep and visible blade wound on the body of the normal exhibition of the country. Wilhelm had promised his people at the beginning of the war that their army would "return in triumph before the leaves fall", and now the city of Berlin was already boundless, and the artillery fire on the eastern and western fronts was even more ferocious than it had been five months earlier!

Seeing that William was still a little undecided, Qingying once again opened his mouth and explained: "Your Majesty Caesar, are our troops now sure that they can take the initiative to attack and force the French to surrender in a short time?" Since the war will inevitably drag on, it is better to take the defensive on the Western Front and save as many lives as possible of the Imperial officers and soldiers. Compared with Britain and France, the seemingly huge Russian giant is actually one of our easiest opponents to deal with; As long as the Reich pulls all the troops drawn from the Western Front to the east, Germany, with the revolutionary party as the internal response, will surely be the final victor! Prioritizing the settlement of the Eastern Front is the best choice we can make at the moment. ”

William's body moved slightly, and a sharp light finally flashed in his eyes. (To be continued......)

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