"I don’t know much about this! Didn’t their old czar escape quickly? "
They didn’t know that Lenin didn’t want to escape from Moscow, but he was hesitant because of his lack of experience in war. Second, the Russian cavalry came too fast. Lenin had just left the city when he met the Agreni cavalry. As a result, Denay returned to Moscow and made a declaration to defend the fruits of the revolution and defend Moscow.
"history is always made up of these accidental and inevitable events. Maybe Russia’s fate is so much!"
Looking out the window at the retreating scenery, Chen Tian couldn’t help but sigh that although he is not known as the king of melancholy like Xiaomozhi, it is still difficult to feel lost after losing familiar people, but the scenery along the way has eased his mood a lot.
Berlin is located in the east of Germany, so before they enter Belgium, they have to go through more than half of Germany. All the way is busy in autumn. The lives of ordinary people seem to be not much different as usual. Perhaps it is because people in the streets are unconsciously stepping up their pace. There are not many soldiers along the way. The patrol police also look very leisurely. Most of the roads are old people, children, women and young men. Now most young people in Germany have joined the army or worked overtime to produce. Fortunately, the war machine has been working hard. Perhaps the enemy will never have this opportunity.
When night fell, lights were lit up in towns and villages along the way. German civilians did not have the concept of blackout at this time. In this quiet atmosphere, they came to the restaurant Falkenhayn for dinner.
"The Prince’s Palace seems to be very busy all day today!" Seeing the arrival of Chentian, Falkenhayn couldn’t wait to put away his napkin. It seems that he is hungry.
"Ok is some trivial things! Now that you are both the Minister of the Sixth Army and the Chief of Staff, you must be very busy! " Chen Tian didn’t have the nerve to say that he had been looking at the scenery all the time, because Hoffman kept everything in order, and it was very comfortable to be a shopkeeper in these small things.
"Actually, the Minister of the Sixth Army has nothing to do now because our country has been operating in accordance with the wartime mechanism, such as military production, reserve recruitment, recruit training and troop mobilization. It is good to report to our Sixth Army, and all we have to do is to review the report and sign it."
It seems that Falkenhayn was too tired to sign. When the steak came, he was eager to try.
In order to cope with hunger, Chen Tian, the minister of the sixth army, raised his knife and fork and touched a steak, but today he has no appetite. He has decided to have some soup.
"It seems that this wartime mechanism is really fruitful. It seems that the lives of ordinary people have not been affected by the war. Don’t soldiers expect their own people to be happy and safe?"
Falkenhayn replied while busy dealing with the steak, "That’s true, but I’m afraid it’s another scene when we get to the front line!"
"The cruelty of war will not change! By the way, what do you think of the situation in Russia? " Although the goal of causing unrest in Russia has been achieved, the situation there is becoming more and more unpredictable. It was expected that the revolutionary army’s Russian army war would be carried out for a long time, but now it seems to be one-sided
"It seems inevitable that the Tsar’s army will win!" Although Falkenhayn eats fast, he is still quite elegant in moving and eating, and even more, he can take his time to answer questions.
"I think so, too! But from the interests of Germany, I would rather that the longer they fight, the better! "
Falkenhayn doesn’t seem to see it this way. "It may not be said that the new czar intends to leave the Allies and join our Allies!"
Chen Tian is not surprised to set up a new government. Naturally, he can abandon all his previous positions. Perhaps it takes a stupid national brain like Italy to finish unrealistic interests and make cannon fodder for Britain and France.
"Now it seems that this is a very wise choice for Russia."
"But surprisingly, Japan also wants to join the Allies! A few days ago, when we were fighting, we hoped that we would be on the same side. These Japanese people are really not ashamed! I personally despise this kind of betrayal of my allies! " Falkenhayn, the Minister of Military Affairs, seems to be very well informed, and Chen Tian likes this guy more and more.
"That country is like this! See the benefits when you see the cheap! " There’s nothing to say about the days, and it’s just a waste of water to belittle them now.
"My biggest concern now is that when the French battlefield is coming to an end according to the emperor’s plan, our sixth army will cooperate with the navy to board the six British Isles. According to the Admiralty report, our first wave of attack can transport 20,000 soldiers ashore. These soldiers should stay alone on the British coast for one day! Now, with the colonial armies of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India, Britain has gathered more than 1.2 million troops, and it is still very cheap for only a few British people to defend in such a small place in Britain! " Falkenhayn was a little depressed, and then he buried himself in the steak again.
Chen Tian is bent on getting together. Isn’t it that ten thousand people are customized by their own legion? However, judging from this number, Germany’s shipping capacity is still very strong. If Xiaoxi had such a strong navy, he would have killed the British Isles.
"You don’t worry about this! We also have a strong navy and air force behind us. After France is killed, the British will not survive for a few days! "
Chen Tian watched Falkenhayn eat a lot of food with great interest. It seems that he still has a lot of work to do late. This guy is as hardworking as he said.
"Good night, Prince’s Palace!"
"good night, my dear minister of that sixth army!"
After returning to his carriage, I listened to Hoffman’s reports the next day, mostly about local intelligence and the movements of various units of the Legion.
"We will enter Belgium around 1: 00 midnight. I heard that Belgium is not very stable now. Maybe there will be guns at night. I hope it won’t disturb your sleep!" Hoffman added before leaving.
"Well, I’ll be prepared! After all, the Belgians are tenacious, and it is not surprising that they continue to resist after being occupied! I hope they don’t always hit their heads against rocks. "
I didn’t expect to sleep soundly all night. Perhaps it was because the security along the railway was strengthened that he didn’t hear the gun all night. When he woke up early the next morning, the train had entered France.
Here, he finally saw the traces left by the war. French villages and towns were ruined, especially those places where the British and French Coalition forces had resisted, and they were destroyed by gunfire. The broken walls and broken walls can be seen everywhere. French civilians are driven out of their wits. In addition to anger, their eyes are more nai.
As the train got closer to the front line, Chen Tian felt heavy, but this heavy feeling did not come from the destroyed buildings of the French, but from a car full of wounded soldiers.
German wounded soldiers!
Chen Tian could hardly believe that his eyes passed by. The carriages were full of soldiers wrapped in gauze. The blood in their gray uniforms was so shocking that there were still a large number of wounded soldiers lying on stretchers or carriages near some stations. It seems that they were all withdrawn from the front not long ago.
Even though Kimon’s wounded soldiers were loaded with four trains on the day after the war, he saw here that only 40 trains were wounded. On the day after the war, Bai Dehuang finally dismissed Xiao Maoqi. This is not an offensive failure. It is simply an offensive fiasco!
"Stupid little Mocky, we received a report that there were 100,000 casualties, but it seems to me that there are far more than this number!" Aside Falkenhayn said with a heavy heart
"I hate to be able to be a boy!" Chen said coldly.
Chapter 37 Steel Seine River
There is a ticket to smash the ticket, but there is no ticket to smash people! ! ! !
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Paris, France
On the second day after Falkenhayn arrived here, he called the Western Military Conference in the name of the Chief of Staff. On the one hand, he announced that he had officially succeeded Xiaomozhi. On the other hand, it was natural that the Kaiser’s patience was not very good here.
When the first regiment, the East Prussian Corps, arrived in the western front, three major German regiments arrived in the western front, and all the major generals of the regiments attended the meeting. The meeting scene alone was already spectacular.
In the small conference room, almost all the elites of the German Sixth Army in this era, besides Falkenhayn, were also the commander of the 1st regiment, General Cluc, General Billow of the 2nd regiment, General Hausen of the 3rd regiment, Duke Wurttemberg of the 4th regiment, Prince of Germany of the 5th regiment, King Ruprecht of Bavaria of the 6th regiment and General Heeringen of the 7th regiment, as well as the commander of cavalry regiment, General Marwitz and General ludendorff, chief of staff of the 2nd regiment.
In the corner of the conference room, Mocky sat there with an expression on his face. Although the fact of Falkenhayn has replaced his position, all this has not been announced to the outside world. Therefore, Mocky will attend every military conference in the future, but no one will ask his advice or take him seriously. This is the best punishment for him.
Chen Tian silently observed the expressions of other generals. After the defeat of attacking the French Seine defense, each face was depressed to varying degrees. Some people had cold faces and no expression at all, while others frowned. In this atmosphere, the new chief of staff was always welcomed, which was more like a mourning ceremony for the fallen soldiers.
Sitting next to Chentian, Prince Huang was unusually quiet today. He didn’t express his welcome or dissatisfaction with Chentian. He simply said hello when he was seated, and then he sat there with a sad face. In the second battle of the Seine, Prince’s 5 th regiment suffered the most casualties. He was really shocked when he glanced at the report before Chentian turned over.
Seven regimental bases on the front western front all took part in the battle to attack the French Seine, attacking the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 7th regiments, while Prince and his 5th regiment attacked the main arrow. As a result, during the four-day battle, German casualties reached 230,000, of which Prince’s casualties reached 21%, and the loss of equipment was even more serious.
If I hadn’t seen this report with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe that the dominant attacker would become like this. He glanced at the corner again. It seems that this guy won’t stop until he is stupid enough to ruin Germany’s victory. Look at his miserable appearance. He doesn’t bother to humiliate him.
However, the report in front of him contains casualty data and does not introduce the course of the battle and the reasons for the defeat. Therefore, Chen Tian is actively waiting for the meeting and fighting to sum up and solve this mystery that puzzles him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am very honored to meet you here. Although our army has just suffered a defeat, there is no doubt that we have a great advantage over the French. I hope I can lead the German officers and men here to victory with you!" Here, Falkenhayn, the protagonist, spoke, and the response was not enthusiastic, but out of courtesy and respect, everyone turned their attention to the new chief of staff.
"In addition, we respect the Prince of East Prussia and the First Regiment Army, who also came to the West Line after successfully ending the battle on the East Line. I think the Prince’s Palace will definitely bring them good luck here on the East Line." This time, there was a relatively neat palm, and I deeply felt that winning the respect of others did not depend on my status, but on my own strength and performance. It seems that the victory he and the East Prussian Army won on the East Line has been recognized by these people, and even Prince barely braced himself and clapped his hands.
"I feel very honored that you can fight side by side!" Chen Tian got up and said hello to everyone simply. Except for Prince and Xiao Mochi, he and other generals were not too familiar with ludendorff, who said that his strategy and tactics were first-class. He personally didn’t particularly appreciate it. After all, that guy in history lost his courage to fight at the end of the war.
"We are also honored to be able to wipe out millions of Russian princes’ temples by 20 million people! I hope that the prince can also let the French taste the strength of our Eastern Army as he did on the Eastern Front! " It’s General Cluc. His regiment is by far the most outstanding unit in the western front.
Of course, the record of Prince’s 5 th regiment is not bad. Breaking through the border, capturing Verdun and occupying Paris are the reasons why his troops have been suffering from high casualties in the battle. A large number of recruits will inevitably have a certain impact on their combat effectiveness.
"Well, now let’s all know about the situation here. You can always add it when I report!" Falkenhayn took one look at all, and after no one expressed dissent, he said.
"At present, our army in France has a total of 2.17 million 3,421 troops, including a regiment and a cavalry regiment. After being supplemented and strengthened by new recruits, our army now has 2.64 million 7,533 troops. With the support of the first regiment, our army now has 17,355 guns of all kinds, more than 4 million artillery shells, 1o33 armored vehicles, 5,612 trucks and 12,457 motorcycles in France."
There are about 30,000 French troops deployed on the Seine, and their reinforcements are constantly being estimated from the south of France. By the end of October, the number of French troops will exceed one million. At present, five French regiments and five divisions are deployed in the center of Versailles, with a width of 156 kilometers from north to south. The defenses of the Seine include seven fortresses and 21 fortresses. The depth of the defense lines in various regions is 13 kilometers. The French army has more than 4ooo guns and an ominous number of trucks. In addition, there are about 10,000 British soldiers fighting together. However, the lack of weapons and ammunition and
Speaking of this, Falkenhayn paused and turned his eyes to everyone again. "Do you have anything to add or correct?"
"Er … at present, the French army includes a small number of French foreign legions, including Africans, Arabs and Asians. In the previous battle, our regiment crossed the Seine and was madly countered by this army!" Cluc was a little depressed and said that it might be a prize to meet a small number of French foreign legions on the long front
"Asians?" Chen Tian thought that it should be that France recruited Vietnamese in the Vietnamese colony. It seems that the combatants in this war are getting more and more complicated.
"The most infuriating thing is that those idiots in the intelligence department can’t even figure out the specific number and location of French artillery. The biggest mistake of our campaign is that we didn’t knock out the positions of French artillery, which caused our army to be attacked by French artillery fire when crossing the river. Most of the pontoons were damaged. The troops crossing the river were trapped on the other side of the river. Our regiment troops crossed the river first, and three tanks could not advance and retreat. As a result, our tank men could swim back in a mess after blowing up the tanks! I think the man who insists on attacking without suppressing the other side’s gunfire should be pulled out and shot! " Prince suddenly became angry, and his fist hit the table and everyone was stunned, especially Xiao Maoqi, who seemed to be able to feel that he was shivering like leaves in the wind and being stared at by the emperor too much. It was not a good thing.
Chen Tian didn’t feel unfair like Prince. If this guy had realized this before the attack, he wouldn’t have obediently carried out the orders of Xiaomuzhi. When the attack failed, he would have dragged out the unlucky Xiaomuzhi and paid all the responsibility for the defeat.
After being Prince’s mood eased a little, Falkenhayn just said
"Now that the emperor’s temple is here, let’s make a summary of the former end of the campaign! Our army invested a total of 6 divisions, 1.69 million men, more than 10,000 cannons, and more than 7oo fighter planes to attack the French defense line along the Seine River. There were 32 places where we crossed the river. Before the attack, our army shelled and bombed for a whole day. However, because the French artillery was hidden in the bunker and our army didn’t know the specific position of the other artillery, the French artillery kept at least 10% of the firepower at the time of the attack. "
In the first wave of attack, we invested 36 divisions, about 700,000 soldiers set up pontoons and crossed the river by boat. After our vanguard troops arrived on the other side of the river, the French suddenly shelled the river for a long time. The troops crossing the river were hit hard, and the pontoon and the ship suffered heavy losses. As a result, more than 100,000 soldiers were stranded on the other side and violently countered by the French army. In the end, less than 30,000 people swam back and almost all the equipment for crossing the river was lost.
"Up to now, we have suffered injuries, deaths and missing soldiers in this battle, totaling 230,000, 1o61 people lost planes, 3 artillery pieces, 165 tanks, 172 armored vehicles and 154 vehicles. Fortunately, the officers and men of the tank armored forces blew up most of the tanks and armored vehicles before retreating, but I think a small number of tanks and armored vehicles still fell into the hands of the French."
After Falkenhayn finished speaking, everyone silently said that although these losses made them very embarrassed, they were all indisputable facts.