The most ferocious blow of the French Empire's dying throes was still powerful.

By the end of the first day, the German line had shrunk back fifteen kilometers as a whole.

The French army did not have tanks, nor did they have the same artillery and armor as the Ming army. And there are no planes flying all over the sky!

To be able to force the Germans to retreat fifteen kilometers in one day is indeed commendable.

However, the French also paid a terrible price for this.

On the first day of the offensive alone, the French suffered 80,000 casualties. Considering the horrific death toll in the French wounded barracks, the final death toll will only be higher.

The Germans were blinded by the sudden attack, and the command post did not figure out the direction of the main attack of the French until the evening. The German staff unanimously determined that there were only two directions for the French offensive.

Whether it's Serbona or Lebai!

During the night, several division commanders were summoned for a combat meeting at the highest level.

Presiding over the meeting was Moltke, who hurried from Berlin!

At Moltke's side, sat his staff officer, and also his nephew, little Moltke!

The blonde-haired major officer had been writing down something.

It is estimated that he wanted to record the words of the participants in a notebook word for word.

"No way! We can only retreat temporarily, if not retreat. The French army is likely to attack even more frantically!

In the end, our losses will be significant. This will affect the confidence of the German population at home, and it will also increase the confidence of the French. "It was Field Marshal Ludendorff who spoke.

The old guy is very old, and he is seventy this year. Because of the support of the Führer, it was reactivated exceptionally.

He stood up to speak, and the young officers did not dare to speak. Especially those major generals, lieutenant generals and officers who came from the front.

They were all silent, neither agreeing nor objecting.

After all, Germany is a country of dignity and inferiority, and tradition is still very important in this country.

"Marshal Ludendorff, I don't think it is possible to retreat.

We managed to get to the periphery of Paris, once we withdrew. The French pursued at the tail of the tail, which was likely to cause huge casualties to our troops.

This is disastrous both in terms of public opinion and military affairs. In the end, it was Guderian, who had just been transferred from the Eastern Front, who spoke.

He dared to speak out against Ludendorff in this way because Ludendorff was his uncle.

With this layer of kinship, some things dare to be said.

This does not involve entanglements of interests, but is purely a matter of facts.

Guderian was a popular among the Young Zhuang officers, who had just organized the Battle of Warsaw on the Western Front.

The battle was very fruitful, and although Warsaw was almost flattened, Warsaw eventually fell.

Germany and Russia, once again, partitioned Poland. I just don't know how many years it will take for Poland to return to the country this time.

Of course, the Germans hoped that this date would be as late as possible, preferably as old as possible.

"I agree with General Guderian's suggestion that we should not withdraw our troops. As soon as we withdraw, the French army will inevitably pursue us.

At that point, we will be very passive. At the same time, the troops are pursued, and the casualties will be very large.

If the photos or news of these casualties reach the country, to the United Kingdom and other European countries. What will people think of us?

Our alliance with the Ming Dynasty is already a betrayal of Europe.

Now we have just annexed Poland, and the war against France has been lost again. It is difficult to say whether Napoleon would have organized an anti-German coalition.

Europe united, although it can't defeat the Ming and Russia, can destroy us.

After all, our troops and resources are far from being the enemy of the whole of Europe like the Ming Dynasty. ”

Rommel couldn't help but speak, and he was also a young Zhuang officer. is also the most effective general promoted by Ashie after he came to power, and Rommel's words almost represent Ashie's words.

The scene fell silent for a moment, obviously. These young Zhuang factions want to fight, and those old people don't like to fight anymore.

In their eyes, in fact, after the war with the Ming Dynasty is over, they should enjoy peace instead of fighting the French.

This kind of war costs people and money, and there is not much benefit.

After all, the French have been on the verge of being a national subject for a long time. The Gauls were never truly conquered, and even Paris was never conquered.

As soon as the enemy army was under Paris, the French would surrender. But even if they surrendered, their patriotism was still high in private.

Moreover, in European countries, as long as the main body of the nation remains, it is difficult for the state to be destroyed.

Just like Poland, even if the country was divided three times, it was still able to reintegrate into a single country with super national cohesion.

In this regard, the French are more powerful than the Poles.

"I think we should organize a retreat.

If we continue to fight, it will actually be very disadvantageous to us.

We are fighting here, and the Ming army did not break through the Strait of Gibraltar and attack the British, as they say!

At first, it was said that after they attacked Gibro, they would attack England.

But now? The Ming Empire suffered heavy losses, four destroyers were sunk in one fell swoop, and one was seriously injured and almost sunk.

How can such losses be recovered?

As far as I know, the Ming have now almost given up on attacking Gibraltar.

Now entrenched in the Mediterranean, they seem to want to attack the Spaniards, not the French.

They are more interested in occupying the Iberian Peninsula! Instead of cooperating with us, attacking the southern part of France where the defense is weak.

It was precisely because they predicted that the Ming would not attack the south of France, so the French would transfer the forces of the Ming people in the south to launch a counterattack against us.

I think that the Ming people want us and the French to consume each other, and in the end they will get the benefits of fishermen.

I advocate that we withdraw our troops, immediately, now, immediately. We want to withdraw the German army to Germany proper.

Annexed almost half of Poland's territory, and that's enough for us.

We're going to get the lads home and work the German land. When our national strength is stronger, we will go to war. ”

Stauffenberg wrote at length.

The reason why he will support Ludendorff is because he and Ludendorff belong to the same family. Another reason is that before he came, Kong Tingxun specially instructed him that he must mess up the war between Germany and France.

In this way, when Germany's strength was not damaged on a large scale, the Ming Dynasty did not dare to rashly attack Germany!

To fight in Russia, it is to conquer the city. But if the flames of war reach Germany, it will be a naked war of aggression.

The iron and blood in the bones of the Germans will be awakened, and almost all Germans will take up arms and participate in the resistance to the invaders.

At that time, whoever occupied Germany would have the feeling of being roasted on a fire.

Of course, this is all superficial.

The most important thing is that Kong Tingxun needs time to transfer the family property to South America.

The first people to go to South America had already arrived in Buenos Aires with the news that it was a good port.

It's just a pity that the port does not have any modern facilities.

The land is fertile, and further inland there are long grasses that are perfect for grazing.

Closer to Buenos Aires, there are large tracts of land that can be used as farmland.

In fact, the Aztecs have been living here for the last year.

They have carved out a lot of land here for the cultivation of crops.

"General Stauffenberg, you have good reasons. But the problem now is that it will be difficult for us to withdraw.

The French are now pressing on us step by step, and if we leave the bunkers and withdraw we will be exposed in the wilderness, then our casualties will be very heavy.

If there are large casualties in the troops, will you explain to the Führer, or will we? ”

Rommel glanced at Stauffenberg with disdain!

What others don't know, but Rommel, who was the captain of Ahi's guard, knows it clearly.

Don't look at Stauffenberg's aggressive speech at this time, but in front of the Führer, Stauffenberg behaved like a pug.

Just listen to what this kind of person says, and don't bother to guess at all.

"I also feel like we should stay here. After all, so many years of our war with France. It was the first time I hit the outskirts of Paris, and it was very close to the dream of us and our ancestors.

Moreover, the French are now at the end of their power. They're running out of strength soon, too!

As long as we survive these days, the army itself will be finished, because my intelligence officers have already told me.

The French had reached the point of exhaustion, and even the soldiers on the front line had a quota of supplies for their lives.

Not to mention, ordinary people who don't have to fight.

Many people join the army for the purpose of eating.

With such an army, I will no longer be afraid of him.

However, our army is now in the best period in history for logistical supply. As long as they survive these few days, the French army will lose its offensive spirit.

And then suffered a shameful defeat!

The end result is ......, and as long as we hold on, we will defeat the French and eventually become the masters of this land.

The battle was fought too fiercely, and the French suffered very heavy casualties. As long as we educate the right people, let all the French people speak German.

Then it won't take a few generations for the French to become Germans. I think that's what the Führer wants.

And not the place where the birds don't! ”

Rommel's speech immediately provoked a heated discussion!

The new generals, led by the Shaozhuang faction, were all in favor of defending on the spot rather than withdrawing their troops.

In Germany, a supplementary army of more than 100,000 men was prepared for the front.

The Germans now learned from the Ming Dynasty and organized a repair center outside the battlefield.

Every soldier who goes to war learns things that don't fit his life and career.

It's as if the whole repair center first acclimated these peasants to military life before sending them to the real barracks.

In this way, at least before going to the battlefield, they have undergone some military training and know some military knowledge, so that they will not be caught blind when they go to the battlefield.

"I still think we should withdraw our troops." Stauffenberg insisted.

Ludendorff nodded and said very seriously: "I also think that we should withdraw our troops, and the war should not continue." We should be recuperating! ”

"We are against it, we should hold on and let more troops be sent from home.

As long as we hold on, we will be able to defeat the French. Guderian was categorically opposed.

"I'm against it too, we should stick to it. My troops are all in Metz, and many more are gone.

We were able to get here because thousands of people paid for it with their blood, and we can't retreat easily. "Rommel supported Guderian.

"Hmmm! Retreating now is a blasphemy against the undead, and I also think that we should hold on rather than retreat. "It was Feng who spoke. General Bock.

At the time of Rommel's battle against Metz in the previous period, von Brown. Bock's army was attacking the Ardennes, and his men suffered heavy losses.

Moltke looked at the two opposing factions in front of him, one was the respected veterans, and the other was the young soldiers on the front line.

What should be done now, how to send a telegram to the Führer, is it necessary to throw a coin?

If that is the case, it is estimated that tomorrow he, the chief of the General Staff, will step down.

Moltke has been the chief of the General Staff for many years, and he is well aware of the unspoken rules of officialdom.

Moltke saw that neither side would let anyone, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.

He knocked on the table!

"Gentlemen, I will send the results of your discussions to the Führer by telegram, and leave everything to the Führer.

Since we couldn't reach a consensus tonight, we still have to hold our ground tomorrow!

Everything depends on tomorrow if we can hold our ground. It shows that the strength of the French offensive is limited, and we can hold out.

On the contrary, it was the French who had new aid. Our agents in the UK are looking for news about this.

Well, adjourn for now. Moltke also knew that the discussion could not come up with anything.

At this time, it is foolish to call all the front-line commanders for a meeting.

Soon! There was no one left in the conference room!

"What do you think should be done?" Moltke looked at his nephew who was sorting out his notes!

"I think Rommel and Guderian are right. The French are now at the end of the real crossbow, as long as we hold on.

In the future, we will have no trouble capturing Paris, after all, they will take the initiative to attack, and it will consume a lot of troops.

It's much better than if we went on the offensive and fought for their forces.

Since Napoleon is willing to rush out, then all his main forces will be consumed here.

It also allowed him to defend Paris in the future, and there were not enough combat-ready troops. Moltke put aside his notebook and plugged in his pen.

"Young man, you're still young! However, ......, your analysis makes a lot of sense.

I'm wondering if I'll give you an infantry battalion or infantry regiment to go to the front for training. After all, there are not many opportunities for such a big war in the future. ”