“…… At the beginning of that time and space, the German General Staff Headquarters still had a total of twenty-five or six reserve divisions in its hands, but when the strategic decision was made, General Falkingham, Minister of War and Chief of Staff, ruled out offensive actions against Russia, and his reason was that under the condition of limited forces and weapons, the attack on Petrograd and Moscow would not have a decisive result, and if the invasion of Ukraine was not guaranteed by a developed railway network, the German army would not be able to quickly move troops between the east and west fronts, and would be stuck on the eastern front and unable to resist the British on the western front. A possible offensive by the French army. ”

Beijing Xinhua Palace, the empress's dormitory, the new chief of the general staff of the imperial armed forces, General Gu Yingyang, is explaining the war situation across time and space to Liu Qianhua on the couch, since the Queen Mother handed over the power of the chief of general staff during the funeral, Liu Qianhua has no intention of asking for troubles for himself, and lives in a simple place in the name of recuperation, but he summons Yang Zhengjin, Gu Yingyang and other military and political leaders to report to the palace every once in a while, and he is also happy to be quiet.

However, in this time and space, according to the secret report of Liaison Officer Nie, as of the beginning of February, the German General Staff Headquarters only retained a total of fifteen reserve divisions, while the number of divisions used for the Eastern Front reached fifty-five, plus the fifty-one divisions of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Austria invested a total of one hundred and six divisions on the Eastern Front, while the Russian army in front of it was less than one hundred. At the same time, in the Caucasian direction, the Turkish army threw ten to twelve divisions, and the Russian army in front of it should be between five and seven divisions. In the Siberian and Central Asian directions, our army threw forty-six infantry divisions and forty-eight cavalry or armored brigades into the attack, attacking about thirty divisions of the Russian army in front of it. ”

When Liu Qianhua heard this, he nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that Germany has really made a bloody investment this time, and Verdun will not fight, and will come with us to destroy Russia first, and it is not in vain that we have spent so much effort to open up the Indian Ocean communication line." ”

Gu Yingyang took a sip of the hot milk tea brewed by Her Majesty the Empress, smacked his lips and smiled: "Your Majesty, the Battle of Verdun, which started on February 21, transferred seventeen to eighteen of all the reserve divisions of the German army, and Falkingham believes that the remaining seven to nine reserve divisions must be firmly in the hands of the General Staff Headquarters, ready to repel the attacks of the British and French troops on other fronts at any time. Now they had only fifteen reserve divisions in total, and it was impossible to launch a strategically important offensive, while the Anglo-French Somme offensive was more than four months ahead of that time, because without the impact of the Battle of Verdun, the scale should have been much larger. Not only that, but the level of British and French technical weapons in this time and space is far above that time and space - the tank units that should have been used on a small scale for the first time in the Battle of Cambrai in September 1916 have been used for the first time in the Battle of the Maas River in September 1914, and in the autumn offensive of Britain and France last year, it has evolved to the point of using one or two hundred tanks in a narrow breakthrough area, and God knows what 'surprises' the Germans will give this year. ”

Liu Qianhua sent a small piece of Shaqima to his mouth, kissed his fingers lightly, and smiled sideways: "Since they are so confident, there are 10 divisions in the already small reserve team to clean up the hair, and we have to hurry up and do more before praying that the cow and the rooster will continue to be brain-dead and the old dog and bear will be tamed as soon as possible." ”

Gu Yingyang's two fingers hesitated between the cookies and the coconut cake on the small coffee table in front of his lap, but he finally chose Shaqima, which was closer to Her Majesty the Empress.

"The Central Asian Front has already started fighting, and Liang Tianhe is still working very hard - he does not dare not work hard, the five field divisions of the Praetorian Guard gave him four, and the two armored armies have been replaced with good things such as half-tracks and self-propelled howitzers that were originally only assigned to the Northern Army, and the Second Air Group has also expanded to nearly 300 aircraft, so he can't hit the Ural River on time, and he really wants to come and see him."

"However, after hitting the Ural River, I am afraid it will not be so easy, the Northern Army is trapped enough for the railway problem, and it is impossible to count on going hand in hand, Maozi still has the opportunity to transfer part of the troops of the Ural Mountain defense line, and first hold the Ural River defense line. In this way, when the Northern Army attacks later, as long as the Central Runner Army still has the strength to attract the enemy transferred from the Ural Mountain defense line, the Northern Army should be much easier, and Wang Zhi should send a message of thanks to Liang Tianhe. ”

Liu Qianhua narrowed his eyes, took another piece of elastic coconut cake and bit it lightly: "Maozi can't fall for a while, Turkey is now in a big disaster, the Entente smashed the strait open, Maozi is even more difficult, this is the top priority at the moment, we have to keep it in mind at all times." ”

Gu Yingyang picked up the handkerchief next to the teacup, gently wiped the oil stains on his fingers, and brushed away the shaqima crumbs that fell on his pants, and nodded in response: "The old minister understands, but now that the last battery line in the Daranielles has been destroyed by the Allied army, and the Turkish army on the Gallipoli Peninsula has lost its offensive ability, it seems that the Turkish imperial capital Constantinople is about to be unable to be saved." Although most of the dignitaries and institutions, including the Ottoman Sultan, have moved inland, before our army takes control of the Persian Gulf and builds the Baghdad Railway, it may be difficult to regain control of the strait with the existing forces and weapons of the Kao Turkish army. ”

The pure fragrance of Hainan coconut overflowed his teeth and cheeks, and Liu Qianhua, who was intoxicated with his eyes closed, rarely moved his heart of forbearance: "Poor Ultraman, my family has been almost smashed by the Allied countries, but we can't watch the Allied countries' transport ships full of arms pass through the strait to feed Maozi, so that we can shed more blood and waste more time - the Americans don't have much time left for us." ”

"It's less than a year away." Gu Yingyang added.

"Is a year a long time?" Liu Qianhua asked rhetorically.

Gu Yingyang smiled and shook his head, and immediately returned to the topic: "Even if the Allied forces break through the strait, they may not have enough troops to completely defeat Turkey, and the artillery giants are helpless in the face of the inland mountains of the Asia Minor Peninsula, as long as the Turks can still hold a relatively stable front not too far from the strait, we can rely on the elite shore-based aviation units to continuously attack the ships of the Entente countries entering and leaving the strait, so that they continue to lose blood, Turn the line of communication to aid Russia through the Strait into a costly death route! ”

"That's all it can be now...... By the way, how is the crown prince over there? Did you get into any trouble? ”

Liu Qianhua is most at ease now, that is, the crown prince Liu Ping, who is on the front line in Turkey - although in her opinion, the shadow of her father inherited from this unruly half-brother is actually far above herself.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is all right. As far as Lao Chen knows, there are many top aces in the 101 mixed wing, which is more than enough to protect His Highness, and most of the pilots in the wing are young men of the same age, so they should be able to talk to His Highness. Besides, that Captain Cai Yi has always been strict in governing the army and is not afraid of the powerful, so he should not casually connive at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

Liu Qianhua just shook his head helplessly: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, even in our time, things in the sky cannot be controlled by manpower...... Now I can only do my best and obey the fate of God. ”

Gu Yingyang leaned forward slightly, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Yes...... The old minister will do his best. ”

Liu Qianhua glanced up at the twilight haze outside the window, and thought suddenly: "I know that you will do your best...... I don't know what happened to Nie Wenqing now, is my order too cruel and ruthless for him......"

……

On the German side of the Somme battlefield, in the thick woods behind, at the end of the airport runway that was tightly covered by camouflage nets, Lieutenant Colonel Nie Wenqing, dressed as a pilot, had just boarded a single-engine, two-seat reconnaissance plane with a fuselage sprayed with a black-and-white iron cross, and the young pilot in the front seat stood up and saluted him.

"I'm Herman. William. Lieutenant Goering, happy to serve you. ”

Nie Wenqing returned the courtesy: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Nie Wenqing, the Chinese liaison officer, please." ”

Lieutenant Goering modestly pointed to a small line of pilots in the distance who were lining up to speak: "They are the ones you should please." That's our hero of the air, our genius of flight - Osvaldo. Polk's Second Hunting Squadron, and my dream is to be one of them. ”

"Hope your dreams come true." Nie Wenqing nodded politely, "How long do we have to go?" My squadron of carrier-based aircraft is ready. ”

Goering glanced in the direction of the runway: "It's still foggy, we'll have to wait a little longer - may I ask a question?" ”

"Yes."

"Did you really put planes on airships, take off from your pre-war territory, fly over Siberia and the Urals, drop bombs on Moscow and Petersburg, and then cross half of Europe to us?"

Nie Wen nodded and smiled with a youthful face: "There are also leaflets, we Chinese have an old saying, called 'attack the heart is the top', our real goal is not the city, but people's confidence and will." ”

"I can't believe it's true, and if I could, I'd like to go around Petersburg or Moscow a few times and throw a few smoking things on top of some famous palace, it would be a great feeling!"

Lieutenant Goering's words were filled with envy.

Nie Wenqing's eyes flickered left and right: "Maybe we will need a few experienced German pilots or navigators when we return home......"

Goering's eyes lit up: "Really?" ”

Nie Wenqing tilted his head: "I can't give you any promises now, but our current cooperation should have an impact on this matter-Lieutenant Goering, I see that the fog has almost dispersed, can you go?" ”

Goering was stunned for a moment, then blinked: "Of course, come and ...... No problem, you're ready to go, we'll be happy to help! ”

The engine hummed, the camouflage net on the runway was removed in pieces, Nie Wenqing took a deep breath, put down the goggles on his forehead, stretched out his arm and patted Goering on the shoulder.

Goering, who had his back to him, raised his thumb back, and the plane sprang into action, gliding slowly from the apron at the edge of the woods to the end of the runway.

The surface of the clouds at the other end of the runway constantly reflected the dense artillery fire, and the low cannon sound rolled and roared, as if the end of the world was coming.

"From now on, I am the eye of His Majesty...... It's the Vision ......"

…… V