Chapter 749: High Command
"Welcome to you, Ruprecht, my friend." When the prince’s motorcade arrived at the German front-line headquarters in Brussels, Kaiser Wilhelm II took the prince, the chief of staff, Mochi and 4 The commander of the army is welcoming the prince.
"Your Majesty, I am here to obey your call. Let us reproduce the glory of the Sedan Battle." Although the prince dislikes this kind of welcoming and sending, Ruprecht must take care of it in public. The face of the Kaiser. It is very cost-effective to trade concessions on face for actual benefits.
"You played very 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 and a kingdom badly." After speaking, there were no other polite remarks. Little Moqi immediately gave the prince a detailed introduction to the situation of both parties.
"Since the last wave of the French offensive ended, the situation on the battlefield is generally beneficial to us. The soldiers and equipment lost in the 7 army groups have been basically supplemented, and the transportation in Belgium has also recovered a considerable part. The departing air force has successively transferred to the airport built in Belgium, and fuel, ammunition, and personnel have been deployed."
"The British train artillery is still a big threat, but they will not be arrogant for too long. Our train artillery has arrived, and most of the positions have been built. It is now in a period of hoarding ammunition. Coming from behind. The 8,000 vehicles in China 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 Britain. 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 better than Russia. It's harder to deal with."
"Secondly, we must determine, what is the goal of our battle this time?" After speaking, the prince paused, and no one else answered. "I still think that it is unrealistic to capture Paris in World War I. And even if we do, 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 forces actually had some advantages over the Russians. Armored units, air force, heavy artillery, almost all technical arms, we are overwhelmingly superior, but we killed the Russians. This group army still spent three weeks."
"And in front of us, there are 5 French armies and 1 British armies. Now the total strength has reached 2 million. The armored forces of the two sides are currently equal, and we also have an advantage in the air force, but it is not large. Disadvantage. We can play a big advantage, but after more than 200 kilometers of depth, we can hit the capital of a major country. I think it is not realistic."
"So what kind of situation does your Highness think of the so-called Dayou?" Kruger asked.
"Break down two or three group armies!" The prince thought for a while and said.
"What is left of the Frenchman?" Kruger asked rhetorically.
"What's left? In the time before, plus the period of preparation and launching of our battle, the British can at least replenish a group of troops, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand may provide two troops, and the French can still Add another group army around."
"After the end of the battle, we can guarantee that the front-line forces of the French army have not changed much, and their quality has declined to a certain extent. In addition, we have occupied a large area of France. I think this is already a great advantage. During this time, , The German Empire can also add a lot of troops, and the overall situation will naturally be better. As for how you fight later, that's your business." The prince said.
"Don't your Highness plan to end the war on the Western Front?" Xiao Maoqi asked curiously.
"First of all, the war on the western front will not end so quickly, and secondly, there will be problems with the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the eastern front. I have to clean up the mess for my father-in-law." said the prince. "This is my plan. If you can accept it, then we will continue to discuss how to prepare."
"There is no better result, is it?" the Kaiser said. "If you are sure to defeat two or three armies in one go, I don't think Ruprecht will have to come to the Western Front." In fact, the Kaiser's words are equivalent to the prince's opinion. Under the current circumstances, it is possible for the German General Staff and high-level military personnel to compete with the Kaiser.
"Open up the situation first, and then talk about what to do later." Xiao Maoqi's words are equivalent to suppressing all the objections. The prince at least guarantees that he can open up the situation and can go deep into the opponent's position. This guarantee is enough, at least better than everyone sitting in the room.
"That's great~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Since everyone agrees, then let's make preparations first." The prince began to reorganize the German army on the western front. "Our group army is too small, so important strategic resources are not concentrated enough, troops need to follow up quickly, and armored units need to be supplied. These all require a large amount of transportation capacity. It is difficult for a single group army to complete this task, unless, each of our group army The scale and level of equipment can reach the level of the Bavarian Army!"
In fact, this is also to say, according to the standards of the German Western Front Army, let alone a group army, the two strongest groups together can not beat the Bavarian Army. The Bavarian Army is not considered an air force, and it had a full force of 375,000 at the time of the war. This number is equivalent to the total of the two smaller Western Army Groups. Looking at the exercises that year, the Bavarian Army easily shot down 1.5 divisions of the Prussian Army. Therefore, one Bavarian Army fought three Prussian Western Army. The outcome is still to be discussed, and the two at random are not a problem at all. And if you talk about deep assault capabilities, three smaller Prussian Army trucks plus one might not have as many Bavarian Army trucks!
It is not realistic to want 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, what should you do? Okay! Get together and do big things! If one group army is not enough, then concentrate three. In addition to the transportation units directly under the headquarters, logistics vehicles and vehicles for transporting infantry are always available.
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