Winter was very happy with his trip to Berlin.

As soon as I entered Berlin, I was warmly welcomed by the Berliners.

Many Berlin citizens welcomed the arrival of the Duke of Bavaria.

His hands kept waving at the crowd below, with a smile on his face that was just eight teeth.

This kind of welcome is not seen even in Munich.

Although his face was already stiff with laughter, his arms were waving sore.

But my heart is still full of pride!

After so many years, I finally felt welcome in the capital of Prussia.

It's a fucking awesome feeling!

"The meeting of the General Staff is held in the evening, and the new battle plan, I am afraid that it will be thwarted by Bismarck and Frederick."

Richthofen in the carriage was not in such a good mood.

The new battle plan can be said to completely overturn Moltke's plan.

If you want to prepare such a plan, it will take nearly half a month for the troops to adjust.

Moreover, the new battle plan is also very resource-intensive.

Richthofen, who was very unconfident in convincing Frederick and Bismarck to agree to a new plan of battle.

"You are the chief of the general staff, the battle plan is ready, and your responsibility is to inform them, not to get their consent."

Duke Winter didn't care about Richthofen's worries!

"But ......, there are a lot of materials to be raised in these, and this is Bismarck's job."

"The battle is about the future of Prussia and Europe.

Do you think Bismarck would dare to joke about such a thing?

If he doesn't agree, or can't raise supplies.

Then you say, since this is the case, let the army be on the front line and continue to confront the Russians and the Ming.

Think about it, two million people, how much does it cost to consume in a day.

When the time comes, nothing can be raised, the front-line soldiers will not have enough food and clothing, and there will be no ammunition for combat.

At that time, it was still him who was unlucky.

Therefore, I am not afraid that he will not cooperate. ”

Duke Winter had already thought of countermeasures, and this time the battle plan was not afraid that Bismarck and Frederick would not agree.

"It's still the Duke who thinks clearly!" Richthofen nodded, but he was still a little worried about what to do if the battle plan was strongly opposed.

The meeting took place in the General Staff building, so Duke Winter also lived in the General Staff.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the meeting started on time.

There were not many people in attendance, only Duke Winter and Frederick.

Chancellor Bismarck, Chief of the General Staff Richthofen.

Interior Minister Elbouk, Finance Minister Fisher, and Railways Minister Oakman ......!

In fact, the only people who can really make decisions among these people are Duke Winter and Frederick.

Despite the loss of the General Staff, Frederick was still the titular emperor of the Prussian Empire.

In this regard, Duke Winter cannot be compared with him after all.

The ministers were always punctual, and by 6:50 the room was already full.

Everyone was exchanging pleasantries, some were talking about the cocktail party, some were talking about the dinner party, some were talking about the dance party.

Anyway, it's just that no one talks about the upcoming big war.

Perhaps they had already decided in their hearts that this was Richthofen's business, not theirs.

"Silence! Quiet! Bismarck shook the bell in his hand.

Soon, the ministers fell silent.

Frederick and Duke Winter sat at opposite ends of the long table, and the rest of the ministers sat on the left and right of the long table.

It doesn't look like a meeting, it's more like a negotiation.

"Chief of the General Staff Richthofen, tell me your plan first." Bismarck didn't bother to talk about the red tape and went straight to the point.

Because of Moltke's retirement, the start of the campaign has been postponed for more than twenty days.

Now, there's really no time for any more delay.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!"

Richthofen stood up, nodded to everyone, and then walked to the huge battle map on the wall, holding a stick.

"After twenty days of calculations by our General Staff, we have decided to completely overturn the battle plan of the former Chief of the General Staff, Moltke."

Richthofen's words suddenly swelled with a "buzz" and "buzz" sound underneath.

Frederick closed his eyes, and despite his mental preparations, what should have happened happened.

Bismarck did not speak, which was already expected.

He was interested in what Richthofen's battle plan was.

Richthofen, who was the director of the Dresden Infantry School.

He's an academic, and what he's concocted won't be useless.

There was a loud buzz and a buzz in the conference room, and Richthofen shut up and didn't speak.

Bismarck had to shake the Prime Minister's bell again: "Silence! Quiet! ”

When the room was quiet, Bismarck said to Richthofen: "You can begin, Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff." ”

Richthofen nodded, and beside him was the staff officer tearing open the curtain in front of the huge map.

"First of all, we felt that General Moltke's battle plan was hugely flawed.

Russia is located on a plain, and there are no major rivers blocking it, except for the Dnieper.

If we follow General Moltke's plan, once our offensive begins.

The Ming tanks will storm our infantry!

The lesson of Vyazma teaches us that it is difficult for infantry to resist tank onslaught in the field without the support of strong field fortifications.

Therefore, we agreed that a new combat strategy is needed.

First of all, we need to know where the advantages of both the enemy and the enemy are.

The Ming army was superior in firepower, especially the number of artillery was more than twice that of our army.

They also have tanks, and their mobility is much higher than that of our army.

What's more, they still have planes in the sky, constantly reconnoitring the movements of our army.

It can be said that every move of our army will be detected by the Ming army.

In this way, our actions are tantamount to one-way transparency.

This is very detrimental to the actions of our army. ”

"Well, if we go on, we all have to feel that we should surrender immediately." Frederick interrupted Richthofen in dissatisfaction.

Richthofen was interrupted by Frederick and choked for a moment.

"Let's talk about our strengths!" Duke Winter spoke suddenly.

"Oh!

The advantage of our army is that it is numerous, and it has been hoarding supplies for most of the past six months.

Now there are already hundreds of large underground warehouses at the front.

The reserve of supplies can be used for a year's consumption of the army.

Our battle plan is to use the strength of our army to attack the weak underbelly of the Ming army and the Russian army - insufficient troops.

In the Battle of Vyazma, we did not gain nothing.

Our troops have now crossed the Dnieper and advanced to about ten kilometers east of the Dnieper.

With these 10 kilometers as the starting point of the battle line, we will order our troops to advance on a rolling basis.

That is, the troops took turns to advance.

Every three kilometers of advance, a part of the troops was stationed and field fortifications were dug.

Every day, the front advance must not exceed ten kilometers.

In this way, we can take it one step at a time.

Even if it encounters the attack of the Ming tanks, it can rely on field fortifications to effectively resist.

And in this way, the advantage of the Ming army's aerial reconnaissance was also lost.

For our troops move at night, and immediately after marching they build fortifications.

Our army was here at daybreak, and every day they built fortifications, waiting for them to attack.

Such a rolling offensive ......! ”

"Hah! If you hit Moscow like this, it is estimated that your beard will be white. Frederick chuckled.

Haven't heard of it, attack every night.

You can only go 10 kilometers!

God, when will such a slow advance be able to hit Moscow and drive the Ming people away?

Duke Winter coughed dissatisfiedly, gave Richthofen a look, and motioned for him to continue.

"Your Majesty, you're too worried!

Smolensk is 300 kilometers away from Moscow, and if we advance 10 kilometers a day, we will be able to reach Moscow in about 30 days, or a month.

But we've been preparing for two months!

We're going to dig the trenches all the way to a distance where the Russians can shoot with rifles.

Then, with the bravery and iron blood of the Prussian soldiers, they defeated the Russians and the Ming people. ”

"If there is trench warfare, then we will not suffer a lot of casualties. Moreover, the speed of such progress will also be very slow. ”

Bismarck suddenly spoke.

In the last war, Prussia had fought enough trench warfare with the French.

The Somme, Verdun, these battles were called meat grinders.

Hundreds of thousands of people were killed and wounded at every turn, and the corpses on the battlefield filled almost every inch of land.

Just think of that chilling scene, Bismarck's heart fell.

"The trench warfare was brutal and there were many casualties.

However, the casualties here are very large, and it is said that the casualties on both sides of the battle are very large.

According to the experience of the last operation, in the trench tug-of-war, the losses of both sides of the battle were about one to one.

That is, if we lose one soldier, the Ming army and the Russian army will also lose one soldier.

And the number of our army is more than twice that of the Ming army and the Russian army.

And after a series of major battles, the Russian army has no more replenishment of troops. ”

"The Ming people still have a supplementary source of soldiers, they have a population of 400 million, and the number of people is like the stars in the sky." Frederick did not agree with this life-threatening style of play.

After all, the casualties are too great.

Despite the last war, they are more tolerant of casualty figures.

But it was precisely because of the great war with the French that Frederick knew how devastating this brutal war could be for a country.

He didn't want Prussia to experience such a brutal war again.

"Although the population of the Ming Dynasty is large, they have not carried out a general mobilization.

It takes at least three to four months for their soldiers to go from conscription to the front.

The first three months were devoted to the training of these soldiers.

So that they could be transformed from workers and peasants into qualified soldiers.

That is, their conscription cycle takes three to four months.

In this case, they can't stand up to a lot of consumption.

And our allies, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Austria-Hungary, have also promised to recruit more soldiers.

Fighting a war of attrition, we can completely defeat the Ming army and the Russian army. ”

"I still don't like this battle plan, it's too costly!" Frederick shook his head.

Since the boss said that he didn't like it, naturally none of the ministers stood up to express their support.

The conference room was suddenly cold, and no one spoke for a long time.

"Trench warfare, although the casualties are heavy and time-consuming.

But this is also like Vyazma, who was swept away by someone's tank.

More than 100,000 people, only for a few days.

What did their sacrifice get in exchange? A large number of casualties of the Ming army?

No!

Your Majesty, you are wrong!

We suffered more than 100,000 casualties, but the casualties of the Ming army were less than 2,000.

Two thousand to one hundred thousand, or a one-to-one fight in close combat.

As long as the brain is not flooded, you know what to do. ”

Duke Winter spoke, and at the beginning of the speech was fierce in support of his younger brother.

Seeing the two bigwigs end in person, the ministers were even more afraid to speak.

Now, everyone is a grass on the wall, and they don't dare to pour it in any way.

It's better to stand on the wall and watch the scenery!

"Winter ......!" Frederick was so angry that his head was dizzy, but there was nothing he could do.

Because Richthofen's battle plan is almost the most in line with the status quo.

Use field fortifications and trenches to resist the power of the Ming tanks.

Similarly, trenches and fortifications could weaken the Ming army's artillery fire and aircraft damage.

There is nothing bad about doing this except that it is time-consuming and laborious.

What's more, Vyazma's poor record made everyone realize that without field fortifications, it was impossible to defeat the Ming army.

"Your Majesty the Emperor!

You should know that the front line is in the spring of Russia.

The land is in the stage of thawing!

At this time, the ground is the softest, and it is better to dig field fortifications.

On the opposite side of us, there were 600,000 to 700,000 Ming troops.

But the Ming army and the Russian army don't just want to deal with us!

They also had to deal with the Hebrews on the central front, and Napoleon on the southern front.

The Hebrews were 500,000 men, and Napoleon's forces were only more than ours, not less than ours.

War of attrition is the most suitable tactic for us at the moment.

Once the allied forces on all fronts learn from us, then the million-strong Ming army will not be able to defend a thousand-kilometer-long front at all.

As for the Russians, we all know what is going on with them.

Without the support of the Ming people, we would have been able to reach Moscow in twenty days. ”

After Duke Winter's words were finished, there was another "buzz" and "buzz" sound below.

In the minds of the ministers, in fact, they were also biased towards Richthofen's battle plan.

Moltke's battle plan, which had already been proven by the defeat of Vyazma, was impossible to succeed.

Duke Winter smirked, he had expected such a scene.

It seems that the promotion of Richthofen was the right one.

In the end, it was the director of the Dresden Infantry School that there were two brushes.

Compared to that bald Moltke, I don't know how much stronger.

Frederick looked at Bismarck, the old fellow seemed to have only said one word since the meeting.