BXBX NOVEL Chapter 481: Frontline Commander (ask for a monthly ticket)
Although the German Army already has ten legions, its total strength is only over two million. This is equivalent to the population of the German Army, and the mobilization is not sufficient, at best only 50% of the mobilization has been carried out. Not to mention comparing it with Russia, which has a large population, even France, which has a much smaller population than Germany, has no fewer troops than Germany in terms of army strength. And this naturally made the generals of the German Army a little bit unwilling.
"If we defeat the British and French allied forces in this battle, we will be able to win the war. Is it necessary to form more troops?" William II frowned. After all, if two more legions are formed, the total strength of the German Army will be almost three million. This requires a lot of money to be able to afford it.
Although, the war has only passed half a year. Germany was well prepared for this war. But even so, it cost them a lot. The lives of the domestic people have also been more or less affected. If they hadn\'t been fully prepared before the war broke out, maybe even food and other supplies would be restricted.
Even so, it would undoubtedly be best if the war could end earlier.
"Father, there are not many more legions. The two newly formed legions can be sent to East Prussia and Poland to replace the 9th and 10th legions to the western front as a reserve for the troops on the western front. This will make our troops on the Western Front stronger. In addition, even if we defeat the British and French allied forces and France, we will need a large army in a while. In the style of the British , the possibility of them surrendering to us is almost zero. Therefore, we have to send troops to land in the British Isles and fight the British. Preliminary estimates require us to invest about five legions. The rest The troops need to strengthen the control of the occupied areas. For example, France, Belgium, Poland, the Baltic Sea coast, Belarus and Ukraine, etc., all need to station a large number of troops in order to ensure our effective control of these areas and establish our presence there. Only in this way can we have enough troops to control these areas." Qin Tian said.
Although, the cloth party and Germany have signed a treaty, ceding a large area of territory to the German Empire. However, those territories were not immediately occupied by Germany. After all, such a huge territory requires many soldiers to complete the occupation. What\'s more, there are many resistance forces in those areas, and various guerrillas are active very frequently. Qin Tian didn\'t want Germany to fall into the quagmire of the people\'s war like this. After Germany completely won the war, he will send troops to these areas on a large scale to complete the occupation of these areas. In that case, under the deterrence of the strong forces of the German Army, those resisting forces have nothing to do.
As for the cloth party, although they are not reconciled, they want to go back on their word. However, in the face of Germany, which has already won the world war, do they have the courage to go back on their word? Therefore, they can only watch Germany occupy the most fertile land in Russia. This is equivalent to weakening Russia\'s strength in disguise. When waiting for a future war, Germany\'s chances of winning will naturally be greater.
William II thought about it, and finally decided to form two more legions, namely the 11th Legion and the 12th Legion, which increased the strength of the German Army by more than 400,000.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, when can we start our attack on the British and French allied forces?" William II asked.
He undoubtedly attaches great importance to the Western Front, because it is directly related to whether Germany can win the war.
"Your Majesty, our legions have already completed their preparations. All the troops have assembled to the predetermined positions, and a large amount of combat supplies have also arrived at the front line. At most three days, uh, we can launch an attack." Feng? Falkenhain said.
The battle involving more than 1.8 million troops is undoubtedly very complicated. Even if the German General Staff has the most perfect system and excellent talents, it is also very difficult to do all this easily.
"Launch an attack in three days? Well, yes. I have a hope, that is to defeat the British and French allied forces and occupy Paris within a month. I wonder if everyone has confidence in this?" William II asked.
Although, after the war broke out, Germany also hoped to defeat France within a month, just like the Franco-Prussian War back then. However, at that time they completely underestimated the tragic extent of modern warfare. Under the heroic resistance of the French army, the war turned into a trench warfare, which caused the German army to fail to achieve the planned results despite heavy losses.
So, this time, William II\'s strategic goal of defeating the British and French allied forces and occupying Paris within one month is not too big. If the development of the war situation is beneficial to the German army, it is not impossible to achieve this strategic goal.
"Your Majesty, we will do our best to achieve this strategic goal." Von Falkenhain said. Even he didn\'t dare to fully guarantee it.
William II nodded and did not force anything.
"Everyone, with regard to this war, I have decided that Oscar will be fully in charge, and he will be the commander of the Western Front. I hope that all of you will follow his orders without reservation so that we can fight in the West." On the front line battlefield, get a brilliant victory!" William II finally announced the order.