Chapter 773: Difference one

When the maritime battle began to gradually kick off, by late June 1912, the German Army’s preparations on the Western Front had also come to an end. After nearly 40 days of preparation, the German Army had concentrated most of its elites in the North. From the coastline, south to the long front of Alsace Lorraine. After the first German attack on the Western Front was frustrated, with the addition of a large number of equipment and troops, the German Army finally once again had the strength to launch a large-scale offensive.

  Millions of armies from both sides spread along the border between Fabi and France. Among them, the deployment of the Allies was like this. From north to south, the British Expeditionary Army, the French First Army to the Fifth Army. In addition, behind the front, there is an armored regiment subordinate to the French Ministry of Defense. During this time, the French were not idle, and they were also concentrating their forces to launch an offensive. Among them, the British Expeditionary Army and the three French army groups were concentrated on the French-Belgian border, while the remaining two army groups were concentrated on the French-German border, that is, from the fortress of Verdun to Lorraine Alsace.

  On this line, the first-line strength of the British Expeditionary Force is around 400,000. In addition, there are about 100,000 air force, railway artillery, and tank troops. The average strength of the three French armies is between 300,000 and 400,000, which means that on the battlefield north of Versailles, the total strength of the Allied forces is 150. In addition, there are about 200,000 French armored forces, long-range artillery, and air force in the rear.

  The ratio of the southern line is worse, including the defensive force of the fortress of Verdun, which is only 700,000. The quality of equipment and personnel is also worse. The French had abandoned their plan to immediately regain Alsace Lorraine. They transferred their elite troops north to prepare for a large-scale offensive.

  From the current point of view, the frontline forces of the Allied Powers are above 2.4 million. The number of tanks and other heavy vehicles owned by Britain and France is about 2,400. There are more than 6,500 artillery pieces, including more than 30 naval gun-level long-range train guns, and the number of aircraft is about 3,500.

The German army on the opposite side has also reached its recent peak. When something big happened, Ruprecht was still unambiguous. In order to be able to fight this offensive, the prince only retained a minimum of armored troops on the eastern front. More than 80% of Hu Feng and cricket-style chariots took special trains prepared by the German Railways to the Western Front. With the addition of the chariots that were replenished just this month, the Bavarian Army’s armored regiment on the Western Front increased to 16 battalions, nearly 700 Hu Feng and cricket-style chariots, these chariots are organized into 3 armored divisions and an armored reserve team.

  As the main force on the western front, the Prussian Army is also very powerful. Under the mandatory order of the Kaiser, the Prussian Army also collected 1,400 various armored vehicles on the eastern front. Although the quality is uneven, the number is absolutely not said. These battlefields were programmed with 8 armored divisions. The deployment of these armored forces is like this. The northern line is five Prussian armored divisions, the middle is Bavarian three armored divisions and an armored reserve team, and the southern line, that is, the front south of the fortress of Verdun is three armored divisions.

The air force arrived earlier. In order to fight this battle, Ruprecht not only mobilized the air force of the Bavarian Army, but also mobilized most of the air force of Bomian Moravia, 300 fighters and 500 The bombers arrived at the airport in Belgium from the Eastern Front in two weeks.

To Ruprecht’s surprise, the number of aircraft of the Prussian Air Force has also risen sharply during this period of time. Before Xiao Moqi thought that 1,500 aircraft were more difficult to collect, but the aircraft of this era are indeed easy to build. There are a large number of aircraft in Prussia. After the woodworks and furniture factories began to provide raw materials for the aircraft factory, Prussia assembled 1,200 fighters and 900 bombers during this period, so in the end, the German air force participating in the battle reached 2,900, although the number was less than that of Britain and France. Some, but in terms of quality, whether it is a fighter or a bomber, the German Empire has the advantage.

  While the armored forces and the air force have been replenished in large quantities, other units have also been strengthened. The number of artillery has risen to 5,500, and super artillery including the 12-inch L45 train gun has also entered the position. In terms of cars and armored vehicles, at least it can be guaranteed that the German Army can keep up with 15 motorized divisions after 11 armored divisions.

  From the perspective of the overall layout, Germany reorganized 4 army groups from north to south, of which the first army group was the merger of the first army and the second army. The third and fourth armies merged into the second army group. Then the Fifth Army, the troops mobilized by Bavaria from the Western Front, and some newly formed troops formed the Third Army Group. This group army was personally commanded by Ruprecht. The Fourth Army Group consisting of the Sixth and Seventh Army is deployed south of Verdun. The four armies lined up have a total of 2 million troops.

"Our preparatory work is now complete~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but our final campaign goal seems to have not been determined. Today, I hope we can finalize the plan." Looking at the latest report on the preparation of troops presented by Xiao Maoqi After that, the Kaiser nodded in satisfaction.

  At this time, most of the main commanders of the German Western Front have arrived at the base camp in Brussels. Even if some people cannot come, they will send the chief of staff or representatives of other heavyweights. Sitting on the left hand side of the Kaiser is naturally the German Chief of Staff Mocht, the first on the right is Prince Ruprecht, the second on the left is Prince William, and the second on the right is Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg. Hitt. The third on the left is the commander of the First Army Group Kruger, and the third on the right is the commander of the Fourth Army Group General Heilingen. Other people sit in the back.

"The sword of the holy angel will be unfolded within the next week. Our troops have reached the position, and the reserves of various materials have reached or exceeded the estimated demand. We all have no differences in the first stage of the attack target. And the Second Army Group launched an offensive from Dunkirk to Mons, and launched a Believe assault in the direction of Amiens. The Third Army launched an attack in the direction of Reims. The Fourth Army was responsible for containing the French 4th and No. The Five Army."

   "However, our differences are mainly in the second stage." After Xiao Moqi finished speaking, he looked at the opposite Prince Ruprecht and asked: "His Royal Highness, do you still stick to your point of view?"

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