Things developed exactly as Mainz expected. When the whole of Gaul began to agitate for the continuation of war against Germany in order to completely solve the Hans problem, except for their younger brother, they planned to make a fortune from Hans with them. Except for the Billy Division, other countries have little or no interest in this proposal!
Not only did the Yingjiang people publicly express their opposition to the resumption of war with Germany, but even the Sun Never Set people, who had a lot of common interests with Gaul, did not choose to side with Gaul this time.
So, the final result is that the Gauls can only play shirtless with their younger brother Billy!
Faced with this situation, the big stone pressing on Marshal Hindenburg's chest finally fell to the ground.
"Good boy, your guess is very accurate. You actually expected that the British and American troops planned to stay out of the matter. Now we only have to face the defeated French army, and this battle will be much easier to fight!"
Before the United States and Britain made a clear statement, Marshal Hindenburg had always been under great pressure.
The Allied forces were very strong. Of course he knew this. Not only did he know this, but the German troops on the front line also knew this. If If this were not the case, the Second Reich would not have been defeated and surrendered.
The situation of the German army at this time was even worse than when it was defeated and surrendered. After all, they could still receive strong support from the Second Reich, and now, the Weimar Republic is following the army. The two sides are not united, and uprisings and turmoil are breaking out everywhere in the country. There is simply no way to concentrate all their forces to support the army to resist the enemy's invasion.
Therefore, on the surface, the German army seems to have more than one million people and strong troops, but in fact.
This army is very short of weapons and ammunition.
I am afraid it can only support one large-scale battle.
After the battle, it will be difficult to replenish the subsequent weapons and ammunition.
Their combat effectiveness will drop rapidly if they are facing the entire battle!
If the Allies attack, they will naturally not be their opponents, but if they only face the attack of Gaul, they still have to fight!
"Marshal, although there are only two countries, Gaul and Belgium, we still cannot take it lightly. After all, the other party can get the support of a complete military system, but we do not have such a stable rear!"
Major Mainz was not dazzled by the good news at this time, but acted extremely calm.
The old marshal nodded,"You are right, it is indeed a bit early to be happy. If the Gauls want to fight us, If we fight against each other, then we may still lose, but if we teach the Gauls a lesson and let them know how powerful we are, and then dare not continue to act rashly, we can still do it!"
The old marshal didn't have many harsh words. He was not the kind of person who liked to talk, so he immediately used actual actions to prove that what he said was not empty talk!
After receiving the information that the French army was preparing to launch an attack, the German army immediately began to take action. After getting up, the troops on the front line rushed to the front line to prepare for battle, while the General Staff began to formulate a battle plan, intending to teach the Gauls a lesson and give a bad breath!
"Marshal, the maximum number of troops that the Gauls can use is 1.8 million, but I think it is unlikely that they will dispatch such a large number of troops. Therefore, the staff estimates that the French army will use about 500,000 to 1.2 million to attack us!"
Inside the General Staff, a group of staff officers gathered around Marshal Hindenburg and were discussing matters related to this war with a serious expression.
The first thing they had to figure out was the strength of the French army participating in the war. This should be combined with the reports from Gaul. Judging from the intelligence they had in the past, the staff gave a range of forces that the French army might invest, and based on this range, they would formulate different response measures.
The range of 500,000-1.2 million is too large. It was too wide, which brought considerable difficulties to the formulation of the battle plan, so Marshal Hindenburg turned to look at Major General Harut, who had led the team to Gaul before, intending to listen to his opinion. When Major General Root saw the old marshal's gaze, he felt a little unconfident. He hesitated for a long time and gave a figure similar to that of the staff: 500,000-1 million.
As for Major General Harut's answer, Marshal Hindenburg was obviously very dissatisfied, so he continued to ask other people. The other people's knowledge was not as good as that of Major General Harut, and the answers they gave were naturally even more outrageous. The old marshal was very angry, so he ordered Main in public! Ci's name
"Major Mainz, please answer this question. How many troops do you think the French army will invest?"
With a swish, everyone in the staff looked at Major Mainz.
Before this, no one took this young officer seriously, after all, he was too young.
But at this time, he But because of the old marshal's words, he became the focus of everyone's attention
"Up to half a million!"
Major Mainz ignored the gazes of others, stared at Marshal Hindenburg intently, and replied loudly.
Buzz!
As soon as this sentence was spoken, everyone in the staff began to discuss it.
"How can it be? With an army of half a million, the Gauls are too generous, right?"
"That's right, we have more than a million people in our hands. Don't the Gauls know?"
"In my opinion, the Gauls must at least invest all the troops in the country!"
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The focus of everyone's discussion was obviously on what Major Mainz said just now. Obviously, everyone did not agree with his inference, because the figure of half a million seemed obviously unreasonable.
As long as the French army is not a fool, it is impossible for them to not know how many people there are in the German army. In this case, launching an attack with far fewer troops than the German army, isn't this a way to die?
"What's the reason?"
Marshal Hindenburg's first reaction was the same as everyone else's.���He also doubted whether Major Mainz's statement was accurate, but he did not immediately express an objection because he thought of Major Mainz's previous deeds. This guy was not a boastful person who liked to talk big.
According to his observation and understanding of Mainz, this guy doesn't speak much and doesn't speak easily. But once he makes a judgment, he will never change it easily. Before, he inferred that the United States and Britain would not Marshal Hindenburg did not believe it when he entered the war, but subsequent events proved that his judgment was correct.
So this time, the old marshal chose to believe his words.
However, just because the old marshal believed it himself did not mean that others could believe it, so he needed Major Mainz to give a reasonable explanation for what he said to convince others!