Chapter 795: Turn

Although Britain and France have paid more on the Western Front, it is clear that for the Allied Powers with dominance of the sea, this kind of war of attrition is most suitable for them! Even if Germany gains an advantage in tactics, its strategic consumption makes Germany a loser. The Germans racked their brains to break this situation, and even launched the battle of Verdun, which is known for its **** and costly consumption, but facing an opponent of the same level, Germany could not make a breakthrough. Therefore, how to lengthen the front, increase the detour space of the troops, and reduce the defense strength of the Allied Powers has become a question that the prince has been considering.

Don't even think about the northern line, if you want to open the gap from here, it is a replica of the failure of the German Army in history! Because the battle line is so wide, the sacrifice of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of lives and millions or even tens of thousands of shells may only change the ownership of positions of more than ten square kilometers. This price is too high for Germany to afford. .

Don't even think about the Fortress of Verdun. Even Schlieffen believed that the area near the Fortress of Verdun could not be breached in history. And the facts proved that the Germans really couldn't break through.... So the prince will never go back to touch this mold.

Then the only possible breakthrough is the southern line! Yes, although the situation on the southern route is also terrible, there is always a chance. And now this opportunity has come!

From the perspective of the overall situation, if the unrealistic goal of capturing Paris is not considered, the battle has been considered successful. The entire front has moved forward by a large margin, and the numerous viable forces and technical equipment of the Allies have been wiped out for a long period of time. In time, the Allied Forces can only maintain a defensive position on the northern and central lines.

This situation is very unfavorable for the French, losing a large amount of population and industry, and the capital has been under threat from the other side. The former means the loss of French war potential and overall national strength. The latter means that the French always have to deploy a very powerful army near Paris, which greatly constrains the strength of the French and greatly reduces the mobile force. And this is why Xia Fei must launch a counterattack immediately.

Well, the northern section of the entire front has been temporarily solidified. If the Germans are only defensive, they can free up a lot of mobile force. The French Army Group in the center was also hit hard, and if it was pulled out into the field, it would not be the opponent of the Third Army Group commanded by the prince.

In this case, since you have the remaining power in your hands, you can consider attacking in other directions. At this time, the southern line becomes a choice! Because of the advancement of the front, a huge loophole appeared in the Allied Frontier between the central and southern lines! Through this loophole, a large number of German troops can go behind the two armies on the southern front of France at a relatively low cost!

Coupled with the frontal breakthrough of the two armies deployed in Alsace-Lorraine, it is impossible to completely eat the two French armies, but forcing them to retreat, by the way, tear off a piece of meat and ignite the war in the French hinterland. Still no problem! And if this plan can be realized, then the length of the entire front line will inevitably be greatly extended, and the time and effort required by the Allied Powers to solidify and fortify the entire line of defense will inevitably be greatly increased!

And this is undoubtedly very good news for the German Army, which is first-class in field combat, has strong maneuverability and superior armored forces! Even if the prince returns to the Eastern Front with Bavarian elite troops after this battle, maybe the German offensive force may not be enough, but at least it is not a problem to maintain the existing front and make a tie with Britain and France. In this case, France has lost more territories and manpower, and its war potential is further reduced, so the possibility of future peace talks is greater. After all, the main force of the thin line is always France! If France can't fight anymore. Then the problem of the Western Front is solved.

"Because of the retreat of the French troops on the northern and central lines, a gap of tens of kilometers wide appeared between them and the two French armies on the southern line. Now the French are trying to make up for this gap and have already transferred more than a dozen from the southern line. The troops of this division attacked the flank of the Third Army Group. If the French succeeded, there would be the Marne River between us and the French Army. With the help of the river, the French defense pressure would be greatly reduced. Then adjust the limited force. Go to the northern line to strengthen defense."

"But if we get a firm foothold on the opposite side of the Marne, and even use this gap to intersperse behind the two army groups on the southern line of France, and then cooperate with the two army groups on the front, then the situation will be completely different! The fourth and fifth two armies will be caught in the attack of our superior forces! And the French have no strong line of defense behind them! In addition, our army’s field capabilities are inherently stronger than the French, so I’m simply No reason to lose!” Prince Ruprecht said at the military meeting in Amiens.

"I have moved the 7 infantry divisions of the Second Army Group to the center line. It is not a problem to block the opponent~www.wuxiaspot.com~ But if we just break through this gap, the passage is a bit narrow and the flanks are vulnerable to the French third. The influence of the remnants of the group army. Of course, when the French discover our strategic intentions, they may also transfer some troops from the northern front to the south."

"So I think our troops must first move quickly, and secondly, they must be able to launch an offensive immediately, launching an offensive from the widest possible front." Xiao Maoqi said.

"I have already thought about this problem. All armored units and fast divisions can launch an offensive from the Epernay crossing on the opposite bank of the Marne, and other infantry divisions can choose a suitable place to cross the river in the upper reaches of the Marne. In this case, our The attack surface will reach the maximum. The French can only choose to retreat if they don't want to be surrounded." The prince pointed to the sand table and said.

"Then what do you think our troops can achieve this time?" the Kaiser asked.

"It all depends on how fast our troops can run." The prince said with a smile.

"Well, that's it. The northern line continues to maintain pressure on the Anglo-French army. The two army groups on the southern line should also move. The first and second army groups on the northern line can deploy at least 17 divisions. In addition to the third army group in the middle line, we do not count the two army groups on the southern front this time, the total force participating in the war is about 35 divisions. And our opponent is about 30 divisions. "In the heart of the German emperor. Silently.

"Our chance is indeed not small!" The Kaiser nodded finally.

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