"The reason is very simple. The Gaulish army had long been disbanded in large numbers because of the celebration of victory. When we were in Tower City before, we saw a large number of French soldiers returning from the front line. Most of these people were not from Iron Tower City, but Iron Tower City is just a transit point for them to go home. By now, they have probably returned to their hometown!"
Major General Mainz's reason sounds very simple indeed, so it is not very convincing. Although others do not doubt the accuracy of his intelligence, they do not believe that because of this matter, they can invest more troops in the French army. cause too much impact
"Generals, the situation in Gaul is completely different from ours!"
Mainz sighed. From the reaction of everyone in the staff, he knew that everyone had made an empiricist error!
The situations faced by the German army and the French army were completely different.
The German army was the loser, while the French army was the victor.
The reason why the German troops gathered here is entirely because they are waiting for the Allied Powers' post-war treaty to deal with them.
Most of these troops are going to be disbanded, but before that, they still have many procedures to go through.
After all, Even for the sake of maintaining social security, it is impossible to let so many soldiers return home casually.
The same goes for the French army.
They are the victors.
They do not need to consider the unknown orders that await their French soldiers after their defeat.
Afterwards, it is very normal to get a vacation, go home for a vacation, or even directly disband the army. After all, the Second Empire has been destroyed, the German army has surrendered long ago, and Gaul does not need so many troops to pile up on the front line.
After hearing the explanation of Major Mainz. After that, although some people still didn't believe it, most people began to believe his inference.
"Are you saying that the French army does not have enough troops on the front line, so it can only use so many people in a short period of time?"
Marshal Hindenburg asked.
"Well, the Allied Powers still have a lot of troops on the Western Front at this time. In addition to the French army, there are also British and American troops. As long as a war does not break out, the French army does not need so many troops. Even if the three countries each send 500,000 troops, they will still have a lot of troops. It's enough to ensure the stability of the current defense line."
"Okay, in that case, let's formulate a battle plan based on the size of the enemy army of 500,000 people!"
Marshal Hindenburg waved his hand and directly stopped the meaningless debate among the staff and entered the next stage.
Major Mainz did not have many opportunities to speak because of his relatively low military rank. In fact, there was no need for him to speak.
Under the leadership of Marshal Hindenburg, the German Army quickly made a judgment.
The German Staff believed that the French Army and the Billy Division Army would move towards Hans from the Billy Division area.
Marching, the terrain here is flat, which is very suitable for the French army to advance.
If it attacks in the west, the mountainous terrain is not conducive to the French army's attack, and the value of the Rhine region, especially the Ruhr Industrial Zone, is obviously much higher than that of the southwest, so This judgment was unanimously recognized by everyone.
Therefore, the German army was fully prepared around the direction in which the French army might attack, just waiting for the French army to hit them!
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Mainz's guess was good.
The size of the French army was indeed small.
However, in addition to the reasons he mentioned before, there was another reason that he had not thought of, that is: the French generals believed that after the defeat, The morale of the German army is low, and without the support from the rear, the combat effectiveness is bound to fall to the bottom.
At this time, the French army comes with the momentum of a great victory, with well-equipped troops and high morale.
How can one defeat three of them?
In their opinion, it should be easy to capture a bereaved dog like the German army, and it would be a sure thing!
As a result, when the war broke out, the result was completely different from what they thought!
Although the German army was defeated, they did not indulge in it. On the contrary, because of the various experiences in the past few months, they had endless anger in their hearts. At this time, the French army ran into them, which immediately detonated the anger of the German army. The German army was full of anger. Everything was thrown in the face of the French army!
On February 26, the French army began to attack Aachen. On February 27, the French army began to retreat. On March 1, the German army not only drove away the invaders, but also counterattacked into the northeastern city of Belgium's Division.
At this moment, the Allied Powers were all panicked!
Everyone originally did not support Gaul's attack on the Weimar Republic because they felt that Gaul could not be allowed to monopolize the fruits of victory.
However, the German army had assembled so many troops in the Rhine region and had not yet disbanded.
This also made the Allied Powers very unhappy, so the United States and Britain Their wishful thinking is to let this stupid young man from Gaul fight with the remnants of the German army.
It is best for both sides to suffer losses.
They have the advantage of being a fisherman with their left hand!
As a result, the Gauls were so ineffective that they were defeated so quickly. Not only did their attack fail to gain any advantage, but they were beaten to the point where they lost their armor, city and territory, and they were defeated before the German army crossed the border. When the Billy Division was in the country, many newspapers in the Allied Powers began to exclaim: That terrifying German army is back!
Not only that, due to the impact of the war, a large-scale panic broke out in the Belgian Division. A large number of residents took their families and started to flee, and a large number of people from the Belgian Division ran to neighboring Gaul. This also brought Gaul There was a lot of panic, and many Gauls were recalled. Two years ago, the German army entered Gaul, causing a lot of damage in the northeastern region of Gaul and displacing millions of people.!
Now, the threat of war has come again. Those residents in the northeast who had just returned home and had no time to be happy immediately packed up their belongings after hearing the news and began to flee again.
In early March, a large number of people from the border areas poured into the Iron Tower City, and the news of the defeat of the French army on the front line came back. As a result, everyone in the Iron Tower City changed their colors, and millions of Iron Tower City residents began to panic!
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The President of Gaul was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. He regretted it. If he had known that it would end like this, he should not have supported the military's proposal in the first place, and he should not have touched this brow at all.
"Mr. President, I think we must ask the United Kingdom and the United States to send troops now!"
Prime Minister Klement Locke said anxiously. Battle reports from the front line were pouring in like snowflakes, but there was no good news. The news from various places was also very unreliable. There were constant reports from cities that the whereabouts of the German troops had been discovered, causing the entire Tower City to panic. People are panicking. If this continues, the situation may not end!
"Will they send troops? I think they clearly want to see our jokes!"
It's better to watch a joke than to continue to be embarrassed!
The Prime Minister couldn't help but cursed in his heart. He also began to regret it. He shouldn't have been so impulsive and listened to Marshal Foch's words!
However, this failure made Clement Suo I re-understood the strength of the German army and felt the threat of the German army. My thoughts on military restrictions on Germany after the war have become stronger than ever!