The right hook plan was an attack on Western Europe carefully planned by the German General Staff, to be precise, on the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of France. If successful, they could even push the front to the Pyrenees in one fell swoop. The next thing to do is to break through the Pyrenees and destroy the Kingdom of Spain. This would allow the German Empire to occupy all of Western Europe, and even if reinforcements from the Chinese Empire arrived, they would not be able to land quickly in Europe because they had no foothold.

"Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, this is indeed a great battle plan. But with 2.5 million men, how many enemies will we have to deal with? "Prime Minister Otto. Feng. Bismarck asked.

"Your Excellency, the enemies we have to deal with include one million people in the Kingdom of Belgium, 800,000 in the Kingdom of France, two million in the Kingdom of Spain, and 200,000 in the 14th Army of the Chinese, a total of about four million people!" Count Moltke said. He was well aware of the forces deployed by the Peace Alliance in Western Europe.

"In other words, are we going to defeat the other side with an army that only accounts for a little more than 60 percent of the opponent's numbers? It doesn't seem easy! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. It was not that he deliberately made trouble with Count Moltke, but that the German Empire could no longer afford to lose this war. Although, the current German Empire is much stronger than the Kingdom of Prussia at the time of the last world war. However, the tragedy of this war far exceeded that of the previous one. If the German Empire lost the war, they would lose a qiē. Decades of hard work will come to naught. So. Otto. Feng. Chancellor Bismarck hoped that the General Staff would be more cautious in drawing up operational plans.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister. It is true that we have not invested as many combat troops as the enemy. But. Although the enemy has four million troops, except for the 200,000 people of the 14th Army of the Chinese Empire, which are elite troops, the rest of the troops are simply rubbish. The 800,000 people of the Kingdom of France, in particular, can almost be regarded as non-existent. Of the two million men of the Kingdom of Spain, they were able to fight in France at most, a million people. The remaining million people need to stay in the country. So, we're really dealing with just over two million people. The Imperial Army was much more powerful than the enemy, and was equal in strength. They simply can't compete with us. Besides, this sortie will be a preemptive strike, and we will attack unexpectedly by the enemy. This will give us an advantage! "Count Moltke is full of confidence in this battle. After all, this was his first large-scale war after taking the helm of the General Staff, and he hoped to bring honor to himself with a decisive victory, and thus establish his position. Of course, the most important thing is to beat your opponent and win the final victory.

"A preemptive strike. That is, we will not declare war on the Peace Alliance? Or is it a declaration of war after the battle has begun? "Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Count Ron frowned. Although, he can understand that it is for the good of the country to do so. But this undeclared act. It will undoubtedly be spurned.

"Gentlemen, I think you should know that this will be a war of life and death for the German Empire. Plus our opponent is again a despicable and shameless yellow-skinned monkey. Therefore, there is no need for us to be honest with them. Winning the war is the most important thing. "Frederick. Crown Prince William said. As long as you can defeat the Chinese. Saving the German Empire from defeat was acceptable, no matter what method was used. Even if it is spurned by the world, it doesn't matter at all. After all, it was for the German Reich.

Albrech. Feng. Count Ron nodded, saying no more. He knew that the German Reich needed this victory. For this reason, there is no way to take some necessary means. Who called, their opponents are too strong?

"Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, when will the war begin?" William I asked. The right hook plan made him very satisfied. Beyond that, he could no longer think of any other battle plan that would bring a great victory to the German Empire.

"A week later. In a week's time all our troops will be on the front line, ready to attack! Count Moltke said.

"All right, gentlemen, then we'll wait another week. In a week's time, we will launch a fierce attack on our adversaries and let them know that the German Reich cannot be insulted. Otherwise, the German Reich will punish them instead of God! William I said excitedly. This war is the war he has always expected. He hoped that this war would enable the German Empire to have a better future. Of course, if it fails, it will also plunge the German Empire into the abyss.

"Your Majesty, there should be no problem with the right hook plan on the Western Front. However, the Eastern Front needed to rely on the Russians to resist the Chinese attack. I'm afraid they'll be under too much pressure. "Count Moltke was a little worried. Today's Russia is no longer the powerful Russia it once was. Now Russia has not only lost a large part of its territory, but its population has also plummeted to 40 million. Although, in the world, this is still a country with a large population. However, Russia is not only not getting stronger than its enemies, but is also declining. Although, Tsar Alexander II promised to commit four million troops in this war. However, it is very difficult to say how useful these four million Russian troops will be.

"I am afraid that the vast majority of the millions of troops of the Ottoman Turkish Empire will be used in the war against the countries of the Middle East. In the last Middle East war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire suffered a lot, and this time, they put their center there. What's more, if the Ottoman Turkish Empire can gain an advantage in the Middle East, it may be able to attack the Persian Gulf in one fell swoop and cut off the oil transportation lines of the Chinese. In this way, the possibility of our victory over the Chinese will increase a lot! Count Moltke continued. Oil in the Middle East has become the energy lifeblood of the Chinese, and it is also a place that the German Empire has always wanted to touch. It's just that the Chinese Empire took it very seriously, and the German Empire couldn't get involved in it at all. The German Empire hoped to use this war to completely defeat China and then snatch the Persian Gulf from the Chinese. In this way, the German Reich would no longer be constrained by energy.

"So, we have to send troops to Eastern Europe?" William I said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Deduct the 2.9 million people who are ready to put into the right hook program. Of the remaining 2.1 million men, we plan to send 1 million to fight in Eastern Europe. The other 1,100,000 men were to serve as reserves and to the Italian army. In addition, our mobilization continues, and soon more troops will be available! Count Moltke said.

"Okay, let's do it according to the plan of the General Staff! I look forward to a great victory for you! William I said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Count Moltke nodded.

"Your Royal Highness, what about the Navy? When will the Imperial Navy go to sea for a decisive battle with the Chinese? Wilhelm I asked. For the German Navy, he also had high hopes. Although, compared to the huge Chinese Navy, the German Navy was much weaker. But, at least for the time being, the German Navy was able to maintain parity with the forces deployed in Europe by the Chinese Empire.

"Your Majesty, the Navy plans to wait until the 'Caesar-class' battleships enter service before fighting a decisive battle with the Chinese. In that case, we would be able to have 32 capital ships. Of course, the Chinese will have much more capital ships than we do. The Caesar-class battleships will probably not be commissioned until the end of the year. This gave the Chinese enough time to transfer the main forces of the 1st Fleet to Europe! "said the Minister of the Navy, Prince Felix.

"No, in that case, we won't have an advantage at all! After the start of the land war, the navy will actively go to sea to prepare for a decisive battle with the Chinese navy. Only at this time will our fleets and the Chinese Navy deployed in Europe be evenly matched. Once we wait until the second half of the year, we will certainly get four 'Caesar-class' battleships. Similarly, the Chinese Navy will receive more cutting-edge battleships. More importantly, their navy can use this time to transfer the main forces to Europe. This way we have no advantage at all! William I shook his head.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prince Felix nodded as well.

"At present, we have 28 capital ships, including four 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, four 'Caesar. Frederick III class battleships, four 'Wichelsbach class' battleships, four 'Brunreitt class' battleships, four 'Deutsch class' battleships, four 'Nassau-class' battleships, four 'Helgoland-class' battleships. The Chinese' 5th Fleet has four 'Eastern Han-class' battleships, a total of 12 'Tang-class' battleships of the third class, four 'Northern Song-class' battleships, four 'Southern Song-class' battleships and four 'Ming-class' battleships. In terms of the number of capital ships, we are equal, and in the quality of battleships, there is little difference. As long as we are lucky, it will not be difficult to defeat the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy. We can even take the same approach as the Army, taking an undeclared approach. As long as you can defeat the Chinese and win, it is feasible in any way! William I said. (To be continued......)

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