The Rise of the Empire

"Welcome, Ruprecht, my friend." When the prince's motorcade arrived at the German frontline headquarters in Brussels, Kaiser Wilhelm II took the Crown Prince, Chief of General Staff Moltke and 4 The commander of a group army personally welcomed the prince's arrival.

"Your Majesty, I am here to obey your call. Let us once again recreate the glory of the Battle of Sedan." Although the prince disliked this kind of greeting, in public, Ruprecht had to take care of him. The Kaiser's face. It is still very cost-effective to exchange superficial concessions for actual benefits.

"You fought well on the Eastern Front. I hope you can maintain your record on the Western Front. Let us kill the French and the British together. The empire will not treat anyone, an army, or a kingdom badly." The Kaiser After finishing speaking, there were no other polite words. Xiao Maoqi immediately introduced the situation of both parties to the prince in detail.

"Since the end of the last wave of French attacks, the situation on the battlefield has generally been favorable to us. The lost soldiers and equipment of the seven armies have been basically replenished. A considerable part of the transportation in Belgium has also been restored, starting from the mainland. The departing air force has been transferred to the airport built in Belgium one after another, and fuel, ammunition and personnel have been deployed."

"The British train guns are still a big threat, but they won't be arrogant for too long. Our train guns have also arrived, and most of the positions have been built. We are now in the period of hoarding ammunition. Coming from the rear The 8,000 vehicles will greatly improve our supply situation. In theory, we can launch new attacks at any time."

"First of all, we want to emphasize that we are dealing with France and the United Kingdom. These two countries are not as easy to deal with as the Russians. Although the French seem to be much smaller, believe me, his family is already bigger than the Russians. It’s harder to deal with.”

"Secondly, we must determine what is our campaign goal this time?" After finishing speaking, the prince paused, and no one else answered. "I still think it is unrealistic to capture Paris in World War I. And even if we capture it, we may not be able to force the French to surrender. If there is a large-scale street fighting in Paris, it will be a quagmire for us."

"Everyone should know my situation on the Eastern Front. At the beginning of the war, our military strength actually had some advantages over the Russians. We had an overwhelming advantage in armored forces, air force, heavy artillery, and almost all technical arms. But to kill the two Russians It still took three weeks to form an army group."

"In front of us are five armies of the French and one army of the British. The total strength now has reached 2 million. The armored forces of both sides are currently evenly matched. We also have an advantage in the air force, but it is not big. On the contrary, the strength is Disadvantages. We can create a great situation, but after going more than 200 kilometers deep, I don’t think it is realistic to conquer the capital of a big country.”

"So what kind of situation does His Highness think the so-called great advantage is?" Kruger asked.

"Destroy 2 to 3 armies!" the prince thought for a while and said.

"What do the French have left?" Kruger asked rhetorically.

"What's left? In the previous time, plus the period of preparation and launch of our campaign, the British can at least supplement the troops of one army group. Canada, Australia, and New Zealand may provide the troops of two armies. The French can also Add another army group or so."

"After the battle,

We can ensure that the strength of the French frontline troops will not change much, and their quality will decline to a certain extent. In addition, we have occupied a large area of ​​French territory. I think this is already a great advantage. During this period, the German Empire can also add a large number of troops, and the overall situation will naturally be better. As for how you fight in the future, that is your business. " said the prince.

"Don't His Highness plan to end the war on the Western Front?" Little Maoqi asked curiously.

"First of all, the war on the Western Front will not end so soon. Secondly, there will definitely be problems in the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the Eastern Front. I have to clean up the mess for my father-in-law," the prince said. "This is my plan. If you can accept it, then we will continue to discuss how to prepare."

"It couldn't have gone any better, could it?" said the Kaiser. "If you are confident that you can defeat 2 to 3 armies in one go, I think there is no need for Ruprecht to come to the Western Front." The Kaiser's words actually amounted to acquiescing to the prince's opinion. Under the current circumstances, it is possible for the German General Staff and top military officials to contend with the Kaiser.

"Let's open up the situation first, and we'll figure out what to do later." Xiao Maoqi's words were equivalent to suppressing all objections. The prince at least guarantees that he can open up the situation and go deep into the opponent's position. This guarantee is enough, at least better than everyone sitting here.

"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's make some preparations first." The prince began to reorganize the entire German army on the Western Front. "Our army group is too small, so important strategic resources are not concentrated enough. The troops need to follow up quickly, and the armored units need supplies. These require a large amount of transportation capacity. It is difficult for a single group army to complete this task, unless each of our army groups Its size and equipment level can reach the level of the Bavarian Legion!"

In fact, this is also saying that according to the standards of the German Western Front Army, let alone one army group, the two strongest groups together cannot defeat the Bavarian Army. The Bavarian Army, not counting the air force, had a full strength of 375,000 troops when the war began. This number is equivalent to the total number of two smaller Western Front armies. Looking at the exercises that year, the Bavarian Army easily defeated 1.5 divisions of the Prussian Army. Therefore, one Bavarian Army defeated three Prussian Western Front Army. The outcome is still debatable, and it is not a problem at all to choose any two. And if we talk about deep assault capabilities, the three smaller Prussian Army trucks together may not be as many as the Bavarian Army trucks!

Now it is unrealistic to quickly replenish a large number of trucks, but if there are not enough trucks, you cannot support the advancement of the armored forces and the follow-up of the infantry, so what should you do? Okay! Get together and do big things! If one group army is not enough, then it is always possible to concentrate three, plus the transportation troops directly under the headquarters, logistics vehicles and vehicles for transporting infantry.

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