Objection Void

The Imperial Conference, Berlin, Germany.

Today's attendees include the Crown Prince, the Prince of East Prussia, the Secretary of the Army Falkenhain, the Chief of the General Staff Little Mochi, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff Waldzer, and the army generals Kluk, Bilo, Hausen, Mavitz Et al.

"Everyone here is the backbone of the Imperial Army!" The emperor's first words made the atmosphere at the scene very solemn.

"We have always worked hard to win respect for the German nationality and German spirit on the entire earth. This is what it deserves, but it has not been given to it so far! To achieve this goal, only one method is allowed, and that is to show. We have the power to win the respect of everyone. We sing "blood and steel", we sing "shiny armor", we want to use "fist wrapped in iron armor" to gain the ground under the sun!"

When the German Emperor said this, the generals here desperately clapped desperately, and some even began to chant the slogans of iron and blood. It took a while for the emperor to signal everyone to be quiet.

"The French were defeated by us in 1870. They were humiliated on their own land, but they continued to expand their territories around the world. People who worship art in the world still worship at the feet of Paris. This is too unfair! The spirit, strength, energy, diligence, and national character of our Germans are all outstanding. The leader of Europe is none other than us. The great cause of Sedan will be completed!"

The whole hall finally boiled, and the generals shouted, "France must be turned into dust, so that it can no longer cross our thunder pool", "must be a devastating blow, so that it will never be a power." Lian Chen Tiandu There is a feeling of enthusiasm, this is indeed a nation that will never admit defeat.

After the emperor's speech was over, the chief of the general staff Xiao Maoqi began to announce the newly revised Schlieffen plan to everyone.

"Once the war between the Empire and France breaks out, we will mobilize 2 million troops, and at the same time fight France on the Western Front and Russia on the Eastern Front. On the Western Front, we will invest about 1.5 million troops in 35 regiments to attack France, while the Eastern Prussia The four regiments of the legion of 200,000 people are responsible for the defense of the Russians. On the western front, the left-wing forces plan to invest 300,000 people in eight regiments to guard the positions in Alsace and Lorraine south of Metz; the center will arrange 400,000 troops for 11 regiments People, through Luxembourg and the Ardennes area, attacked France; the right-wing arranged 16 corps of 800,000 people, through Belgium to attack, crush the fortresses of Liege and Namur, cross the Maas River into the wilderness area, and reach the remote straight road. On the eastern front, the East Prussian regiment guarded the eastern border against Russia until most of the army could be transferred to meet this second enemy."

Xiao Maoqi is tall, burly, and bald. He is the nephew of the veteran Maoqi in the Franco-Prussian War. This person is always sad and melancholic, and is called "the sad Caesar". Relying on the asylum of his uncle, his military position was continuously promoted, first as Schlieffen's assistant, and then his successor. Little Maoqi did not have the guts to concentrate on a battle by Shi Lifen. Shi Lifen "be bold, be bold", but he "don't be too bold". He was worried that his left-wing force on the western front was weak and unable to resist the French attack, and he was afraid that the remaining forces to defend East Prussia would be too weak to resist the Germans. Shilifen's plan has been preserved, but for the sake of foolproof, Xiao Maoqi has to attack Shilifen's legacy every year, borrowing troops from the right to strengthen the left. Chen Tian was extremely dissatisfied with this, especially when Xiao Maoqi planned to transfer four corps from the right-wing to strengthen the eastern front. Chen Tian even had a big fight with him, which forced Xiao Maoqi to stop taking away from the poor right-wing. force. However, with this modification, he actually canceled the invasion of the Netherlands, which would force the two right-wing armies to pass through the narrow fortress area of ​​Liege.

"Your Majesty!" When Chen tian stood up, all the generals present frowned, and they were about to quarrel again! They all wondered why the Prince of East Prussia always had such or other opinions on the Schlieffen plan revised by the Chief of Staff.

The emperor also looked like a headache, but he waved Chen Tian to express his opinion.

The little Mao Qi on the side was even more eager to try, ready to jump up to refute Chen Tian.

"I am opposed to the Chief of Staff's cancellation of the details of Schlieffen's plan to bypass the Dutch attack on Brussels so that the Belgians are likely to use the Liege Fortress to drag our main force and at the same time shrink the army to fully defend Brussels. Then we must attack the next day. Split forces again to attack Brussels!"

"His Royal Highness, do you think those Belgian sheep really dare to confront our powerful German army? Even if they dare to resist, we can destroy them in a very short time!"

"Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, don't underestimate the determination of a nation to resist. We must use the fastest speed to extinguish their hope, that is, the Derby border and the Hoby border are flanking them!" Chen Tian stood up and retorted Xiao Mao tit-for-tat. Strange words.

"His Royal Highness! Don't forget, our attacking Belgian army has 34 divisions, and Belgium has only 6 divisions in total. We can trample them to death with our feet!" Little Moqi was already a little excited, and he began to pat the table to enlarge. The volume of speech.

"Yeah! The invasion of the Netherlands will give our enemies another excuse to attack us. Besides, I also think the Belgians will obediently give way!" The emperor jumped out and declared Chentian's objection invalid.

OMG! This group of people is so self-confident, Jane has reached the point of arrogance! Chen Tian sat back on his chair depressed, he didn't want to see that many German soldiers without war experience had already sacrificed in Belgium in vain before they set foot on French soil. Belgium's stubborn resistance came from the king and the people's firm belief in defending neutrality, as well as Britain and France's commitment to them.

"Your Majesty, one more thing..." Xiao Maoqi glanced at Chen Tian, ​​and couldn't help but propose to the emperor to dispatch 1-2 corps from the right flank of the Western Front to strengthen the Eastern Front.

"No!" Chen Tian jumped up again when he saw that this guy was advancing.

"His Royal Highness, are you really sure to use 200,000 troops to resist an attack that is twice or even three times yours?" Xiao Mao Qisheng was afraid that Chentian would delay this plan.

"Of course! You should believe in the strength of me and the East Prussian Army. My Army has excellent aircraft units, as well as the only thousands of veterans in Germany who have actual combat experience!" Chentian sometimes really wants to send snipers to take this courage. The little guy kills, but it is impossible for a prince to kill his country's chief of staff due to differences of opinion.

"Can those toys stop the crazy Cossack cavalry? Actual combat experience? After the war begins, we will soon have a large number of outstanding soldiers with actual combat experience!" Xiao Maoqi looked disdainful.

"You... the actual combat experience is all the soldiers exchanged with blood and lives!"

"Okay, don't quarrel! One is the prince and the other is the chief of staff. The two people have to quarrel every time. What do they look like?" The emperor couldn't stand the quarrel between the two of them and started angrily.

The whole world finally calmed down. After a while, the emperor sat down and told Chen Tian in a softer tone that his opposition was invalid again.

"Jiji, the Chief of Staff's words are also reasonable. Your army is indeed weaker. We need absolute security on the Eastern Front!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! But I don't want to draw troops from the Western Front. I suggest forming an armored force of 50,000 in the East Prussian Army, which can greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Front. In addition, I propose that after half a year, Ask the Chief of Staff to lead 500,000 troops to conduct exercises with my East Prussian Army. If he can win, I will agree with him to mobilize troops from the Western Front to strengthen the defense of the Eastern Front."

"Okay, just exercise. I don't believe that my 500,000 troops will lose to your 250,000 troops!" Before the emperor spoke, Xiao Maoqi rushed to take on Chentian's challenge. The continuous quarrels had already made him hold back. An angry stomach.

"Okay! I agree to allocate special funds to build an armored unit in the East Prussian Army!" Although the emperor is not very clear about the power of the armored unit, there is no harm in increasing the conventional force of 50,000 people, and more importantly, it can finally be quelled. Quarrel.

50,000 armored troops, hum! Then see how I punish you! Chentian looked at Xiao Maoqi triumphantly.

A week later, when the emperor saw Chentian's report on the armored unit formation plan, he was really shocked, because the cost of forming an armored unit was almost five times that of the same number of infantry, and the amount of daily expenditure was even greater. However, he knew the truth that a gentleman could not chase after a word, so he had to bite the bullet and approve it.

The 50,000 fast-armored units spent millions of marks from the War Department, and the Secretary of the Army Falkenhain complained, but when he saw the tremendous power of this unit six months later, he knew that the money was worth it. Up.

The happiest one was Chentian. His tractor factory immediately converted to manufacturing tanks and armored vehicles. At the same time, he began to recruit a large number of young people who knew how to drive in East Prussia.