On the second floor of the Chengxian Hall of Xinhua Palace, the meeting room of the imperial front of the Chinese army's base camp.

"The operation code name is 'Batu', after the name of the commander of the Second Mongol Western Expedition and the founder of the Golden Horde, which means that this operation can be like Batu leading the Mongol army to the west, like a bamboo, and surrender Russia in one fell swoop."

After listening to Liang Tianhe's opening remarks, the regent Liu Ping twisted his smooth chin and said with a little worry: "What code name is not good, but I want to use this, it doesn't correspond to the 'Yellow Peril' that was rumored in Europe and the United States before the war?" Moreover, this 'Yellow Peril' theory was first advocated by the Kaiser, and when it reached the Germans, it was inevitable that there would be bad ideas. ”

Liu Ping paused for a moment, and then continued with a smooth sense of voice: "Moreover, the Mongol army went on an expedition to the east and west, killing people and destroying cities, and destroying civilization, which was not only a disaster for the Russians and even all ethnic groups in Eastern Europe, but also a disaster for the whole world, including China. To name the battle code of my royal division with the commander of such a brutal army, this king thinks that it is really inappropriate. ”

Liang Tianhe furrowed his eyebrows and replied with a little impatience: "Since the regent has so many concerns, why don't you personally choose a code name, Your Highness?" ”

Liu Ping was also unceremoniously, as soon as his eyes were closed, he opened his mouth and came: "According to the king's opinion, it is better to take the name 'Anxi', and take the name of the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, which means that the empire started a war against Russia, in order to stabilize the western frontier, put an end to the Russian trouble, and liberate the oppressed Asian peoples in Russia. It also has the meaning of the king's arrival to protect the land and the people. ”

Liang Tianhe listened to it and looked around at Yang Zhengjin and the others present: "Do you have any different opinions on the regent's proposal?" ”

Yang Zhengjin had half-closed eyes and an indifferent expression, and the three elders Hu Ke, Zhang Zhigao, and Mo Ning also looked like they had nothing to do with themselves.

Liang Tianhe smiled coldly and picked up the folder on the table: "Then according to what the regent mentioned, the code name of this operation." Changed to 'Ansi'. ”

"Next, I will briefly introduce the deployment of this 'Anxi' operation."

"With the approval of the joint meeting of the base camp and the government, the base camp of our army and the high command of the German army reached an agreement on the 'September offensive' against Russia, stipulating that before mid-September, our army must use 40 infantry divisions and 40 cavalry brigades and armored brigades. The German, Austrian, and Romanian forces must mobilize 120 infantry divisions, 20 cavalry divisions, and armored brigades to launch a coordinated all-out offensive against the Russian army. ”

"Where—"

"The focus of our army's offensive is on the Ural front, and the goal is to crush the Russian army on the entire Ural front and seize the area east of the Volga."

"The offensive of the German, Austrian, and Romanian forces is focused on the line of the Dnieper River, with the goal of crushing the Russian Southwestern Front and seizing the eastern Ukrainian region."

"The two sides agreed that regardless of whether or not the September offensive achieved its intended objectives, the two armies should make every effort to achieve it before the end of the year. It will be in the middle and lower reaches of the Don River. ”

After listening to this, Liu Ping took a deep breath and asked in a raised voice: "According to the previous report of the General Staff Headquarters, as of mid-August, it is estimated that one million American troops have arrived in France, but the German army has exhausted the reserves on the Western Front as early as July. ”

Liang Tianhe frowned. Putting down the folder, he propped up the table with his hands and responded, "The Lord Regent's concerns." Of course, the Germans also thought of it, as a countermeasure—"

"First of all, the German army reorganized the division and changed the original two-brigade and four-regiment system to a three-regiment system. The number of infantry battalions under each division was reduced from twelve to nine. At the same time, the number of cannons per artillery company was reduced from six to four, so that the total number of cannons in each division was increased. The number of gates was reduced from seventy-two to forty-eight. ”

"After the reorganization, the Germans reorganized the reduced infantry battalions and artillery of each division into forty infantry divisions, plus a number of independent artillery brigades, one of which reinforced the Eastern Front, and the other part was used as a reserve for the armies and the Supreme High Command on the Western Front."

"Secondly, the Germans will take the initiative to withdraw from the Somme salient on the Western Front in the near future, straighten the front by 50 kilometers, and can save an additional 10 to 15 divisions of garrison strength and add them to the reserves."

"At the same time, the Germans will implement a scorched earth policy in the areas they have withdrawn, and the Allied troops stationed in the area will have to spend weeks repairing damaged bridges, roads, wells and other infrastructure, and allocating valuable military rations to help millions of refugees......"

When Liu Ping heard this, he tapped his finger on the table, and interrupted coldly: "Relying on reducing the strength and artillery of a single division to increase the number of divisions, but the total number of troops and artillery has not actually increased, isn't this tantamount to covering your ears and stealing the bell?" Besides, wouldn't abandoning a large area of the position without a fight dampen the morale of the German military and the people? ”

"After the reorganization, the strength and artillery of each division of the German army were indeed reduced, and as a compensation, the configuration of machine guns and mortars was increased, and a small number of elite units were also issued submachine guns and infantry guns, and the firepower density of the front-line infantry was increased, and fewer troops could be used to defend longer fronts."

Liang Tianhe paused, picked up the folder again, and emphasized: "According to the assessment of the Tactical Research Institute of the Army University, the reorganized German three-regiment infantry division is enough to play the role of the original four-regiment infantry division in defensive warfare. ”

"As for Germany's military morale, since the United States entered the war, it has long been unaffected by the war on the Western Front. Now Germany is bent on a speedy defeat of Russia, a Sino-German rendezvous, and an invincible position to achieve its 'decent peace'. ”

Seeing that Liang Tianhe coped with it easily, Liu Ping simply threw out the most critical question: "If Russia can't be defeated before the end of the year, will the division be defeated, will the Germans still be able to withstand it on the Western Front?" If the Germans could not resist it and made peace with the Entente alone, how would the Reich respond? ”

Liang Tianhe glanced at Yang Zhengjin, who looked like a big Buddha, and frowned in response: "The German High Command believes that after the implementation of troop reorganization and active retreat, the German army will be able to hold on to the newly established 'Hindenburg Line' at least until the beginning of next year. ”

"According to the assessment of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff, after the abdication of the Tsar, there was a confrontation between the two major forces of the Provisional Government and the Soviets in the Central Committee, and there was a wave of peasants seizing land and workers occupying factories in the localities. As the radical revolutionaries smuggled back to Russia by the Chinese and German intelligence services begin to exert their influence, the political civil unrest in Russia will continue to intensify, and it is expected that a second and third revolution will break out before the end of the year, until the most radical revolutionary forces will take power. ”

"At that time, this nascent revolutionary regime will inevitably lose the support of the old army, and at the same time it will not have time to form a new army, and they will have no choice but to submit to China and Germany."

Of course, as the regent feared, if the German army on the Western Front did not hold out until that time, it was not impossible for Germany to make peace with the Allies alone. Even so, after the sustained blows of the Chinese and German armies, Russia, if not yet collapsed, would inevitably be moribund and would no longer be able to pose a real threat to the empire. ”

"Without a large Russian army as cannon fodder, it is impossible for the Entente army to attack the empire itself from the direction of Eurasia, and the empire can focus on the defense of islands and coasts, and gradually consume the elite of the Entente army across the ocean, exchange space for time, and iron and blood for peace."

Liang Tianhe glanced at the elders again - now everyone's eyes began to converge on him, although the dissatisfaction in these eyes has not yet reached the point of "what are you talking nonsense", but at least there is some "why are you talking so much nonsense with him".

Liang Tianhe wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead decently, and pretended to smile knowingly: "Of course, what I just said belongs to the worst and least likely situation. The General Staff and all the veterans present here firmly believe that the Sino-German alliance is an unstoppable thing, and our army will be invincible if it attacks from all sides. As long as we hold out for another half a year, a year at most, the Entente will have to make peace with us on the premise of recognizing the pan-interest circle of the Empire. ”

After that, Liang Tianhe put down the folder and bowed his head to Liu Ping: "Your Highness, elders, please forgive me......"

Liu Ping was not surprised, and raised his chin slightly: "Yes." ”

The Minister of Defense Hook next to him stretched out his hand to Liang Tianhe as if he was concerned: "Go, don't be suffocated, I'll do it for you." ”

Liang Tianhe nodded and thanked him, pushed the folder in front of Hook, and hurriedly left his seat.

…… (To be continued......)