"Sir, is there anything you can do?" At the entrance of the regimental department, a soldier in charge of security stopped Muyang and asked.

"I am the company commander of the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion. Williams, I'm going to see the head of the regiment, Auston. Colonel Wood. Mu Yang said, handing his ID to the soldier.

"Wait a minute, I'll report it." The soldier went in and reported.

Muyang walked into the temporary headquarters of the converted private house, and Colonel Wood was sitting behind a narrow desk writing something.

"Hello sir, Joseph. Williams reports to you. Mu Yang stood upright, saluted and shouted loudly.

Alston. Wood raised his head, a smile on his face, and said to Mu Yang, "Williams, congratulations on your recovery, you are really a lucky guy." How's that, is it time to go back to the battlefield? ”

"Yes, commander, you can continue to fight with the Germans." Muyang sat on the chair in front of the desk.

Mu Yang took out a can of black tea and a box of cigars from his leather backpack and put them on Colonel Wood's desk: "Someone brought back cigars and black tea from Paris, I hope you like it." ”

Colonel Wood picked up the tea jar with great interest and looked at it: "This is a Chinese tea bar, it is really exquisite, I think it must be delicious, or we will have a cup now." After Colonel Wood finished speaking, he directly called the soldiers outside to make tea for the two of them.

Colonel Wood took another one out of the cigar box given by Mu Yang and lit it for himself, "It tastes really good, much stronger than the ones issued in the army." ”

"Regiment commander, I heard that our regiment has been transferred to the second line of defense?" Muyang asked.

"Yes, our regiment suffered too many losses in the last battle, and the officers of your second battalion, 6 people died. More than 300 soldiers were killed and wounded, the second battalion was reduced by nearly half, and the first battalion was not much better, so we retreated and are now responsible for defending the second line of defense on the Aisne. ”

"How my company of casualties, you know. I fainted. ”

"There were 82 casualties, and some new recruits were replenished, but they still haven't been replenished, and now there are too many casualties among the soldiers, and there is a shortage of people in any unit, so it can only be like this for the time being. Joseph, when you go back, educate the recruits well, don't let them die too quickly, you know. They are still young. Colonel Wood also said helplessly.

A company of 152 people, 82 died, even if some recruits are replenished, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, for his own system task, Muyang really has no confidence to be able to complete it now, you know, the next second battle of the Marne. However, both sides invested hundreds of thousands of troops, each with more than 100,000 casualties. His own company of soldiers, in front of this huge number, is just a drop in the ocean.

"Joseph, there will be a big battle soon, and now Germany is good, and our coalition forces are good. are all accumulating strength, in this outskirts of Paris, there will definitely be a big battle, bring your soldiers, I know you are the best company commander. Don't let me down. Colonel Wood said.

"I will, and I won't disgrace our West Yorkshire regiment." Muyang said.

"Yes, we are the valiant West Yorkshire Regiment, we are Your Majesty's most loyal and courageous warriors, and the glory of the Empire is with us." Colonel Wood said in a proud voice.

"Commander, I heard that the Americans are coming, where are they responsible for defense?" Mu Yang asked curiously.

"Yes, here the Americans are, those hillbillies, who speak with a lame vulgarity. They were responsible for defending the Marne defensive positions in the Reims position. Our British troops defended the positions on the Aisne, and the French defended the Suissons and the suburbs of Paris. ”

Colonel Wood took out a sketchy map and pointed it to Muyang. Of course, with Muyang's current identity, in fact, it is useless to understand these big patterns, he is just a company commander, he can only obey the orders from above and defend his position, as for the study of strategic command of the army, he has not yet his share, even if he is familiar with history, here, he has no place to speak.

Even if he took the historical confrontation between the two armies and ran to the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, French Marshal Ferdinand. In front of Foch, the same is useless. Because the war is ever-changing, the commanders of both sides will keep making changes according to the situation of both sides, history has its continuity, but it is not immutable, in such a big battle, there is no role at all, you can only do your own thing, try to complete your own tasks.

Inside the German General Staff.

Erich. Feng. Ludendorff was working with several German generals on the strategic map of the attack on Paris. Feng. Admiral Bello and Dieter. Feng. Admiral Bohm, as well as several senior staff officers.

Inside the room, everyone was quietly discussing strategy and troop deployment, Ludendorff frowned at the map on the wall, and after a while, he turned around and said to Admiral Bohm, "Bohm, the Americans are still here after all, they have increased their troops by 750,000, our previous plan seems to have been aborted, the new offensive plan, what are you going to do." ”

According to German ideas, the German war elsewhere was not ideal, and Ludendorff envisioned taking Paris in one fell swoop before the Americans landed to increase their troops, so that the French could completely lose their ability to resist, but it backfired, and the attack plan in June was blocked by the combined French and British forces on the north bank of the Marne.

Ludendorff knew that this time, it was likely to be Germany's last fight, if it succeeded, Germany still had the possibility of continuing to fight, if it failed, Germany was likely to collapse instantly, because the current situation in Germany is not good, Germany's finances, people's livelihood, and politics are all in a very dangerous situation, and now Germany needs a victory, and it can only be a victory.

Admiral Bohm took out his pipe from his mouth and said slowly: "We have known for a long time that the Americans are coming, it is just a matter of time, and now, the General Staff has formulated a new offensive plan, the Marne River and the Aisne River are the first line of defense of the British and French troops, this fan-shaped defense area is 80 kilometers long, they can't hold everything, we just need to open a gap, we can directly enter Forte." ”

"Of course, they still have a second line of defense, that's our focus, and we may encounter the most stubborn resistance, after all, behind the second line of defense is Paris."

"Our 1st, 3rd, and 7th armies, with a total of 48 divisions, 6,353 artillery pieces, and about 400 aircraft, broke through the Allied defenses from the Château de Thierry and the Aisne River area, and then launched an attack on Paris in order to win the war."

"Our 2nd, 10th, and 5th armies and the Guards Army, attacking on the Marne line, can contain most of the energy of the Anglo-French forces, and can wait for an opportunity to move, as long as the breakthrough is successful in both directions, we can form a flanking attack, and Paris can be taken in two days." Bohm said.

Ludendorff looked at Admiral Belo on the side, and Admiral Belo also nodded, after all, this was a plan they had jointly studied, gathering the strength of the entire German General Staff Headquarters, and he also hoped that Ludendorff could agree with this offensive plan.

"Just follow this plan." Ludendorff made the final decision.

Ludendorff's decision was related to the fate of Germany, but at this moment, it was already on the line, and it had to be launched, in a war, there will always be a winner and a loser, and as for which side can win in the end, it depends on the specific battle.

Ludendorff had already made up his mind that Germany would fight here in the future. (To be continued......)