Chapter 158 Genius’ Plan

Chapter 158

The Qingdao Fortress was attacked from behind by an imaginary enemy. This imaginary enemy can be imagined with the toes of one's toes. Germany's geographical location determines that once a war breaks out in Europe, Qingdao is destined to be sacrificed in the Far East, which is beyond the reach of the whip. So this so-called alliance

The purpose of the exercise was in another direction. Once the German army, which advocates offensiveness, breaks out in Europe, it will inevitably be attacked from both sides. It must first defeat France and at the same time defend the Eastern Front.

Brothers from foreign countries walked together, not far behind them was the temporary headquarters of the exercise headquarters. Bob came to China as a special observer of the German General Staff, and his current military rank is a major. This is considered a promotion in the German army.

Come on, this has something to do with Bob's achievements in tactics.

There was a row of busy scenes in the telescope. In front of it was the defensive position prepared by the Chinese and German coalition forces. About 15,000 Chinese and German coalition forces were frantically digging trenches. Qingdao Governor Waldeck was not enthusiastic about this exercise, but he was.

The German General Staff was very concerned and not only sent Bob as a special observer, but also sent the emerging general Ludendorff as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

"Bob, what do you think when you see all this?" Fang Jianxiong put down his binoculars and raised his hand to point to the defense line built by the coalition forces in front. After many years of military career, Bob looked more serious and rigid, with a very standard German look.

Standing posture.

"It is difficult to break through such a defense line without more than five times the strength of the troops." Bob is no longer the rookie he was at the time. He is known as a tactical genius and a rising star in the army among the German army. Even though he is only a major now, among the German army

It's amazing that he was already a major at such a young age.

"The French are so defensive on the border, right?" Fang Jianxiong suddenly changed the topic. Bob was suddenly startled, his pupils were obviously shrinking, he looked at Fang Jianxiong hesitantly and said: "Boss, what do you mean by this?"

Fang Jianxiong waved, and the adjutant beside him handed over a map. Fang Jianxiong spread it out on the ground. Bob stared at it for a while and became more and more confused. This is a map of Europe. Judging from the markings on the map, this is the German team.

Scenario of war against France.

"Please look at the map. This is the defense line built by the French along the border. Once a war breaks out, I don't think the Germans, with their strength and intelligence, will go head-to-head with this 150-kilometer solid defense line. So what's left is

The next route of advance can only be to bypass this line of defense, and Belgium and the Netherlands may be selected. Germany's geographical location determines that a quick victory is the only possibility for victory. Once a protracted war becomes possible, Germany will lose the war.

The possibility is greatly increased. I personally think that since Belgium has strong fortresses in Lieri and Namur, it is a wise choice to pass through the Netherlands. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Will a war break out in Europe? Now

It's still an unknown number." After Fang Jianxiong finished speaking, he looked at Bob with a smile. The German brother frowned and stared at the map for a while before speaking.

"This is not a superficial view, this is the only way for Germany to win quickly. Although the German army is strong, it is threatened by France and Russia. Russia is lagging behind, and its mobilization mechanism determines that once general mobilization is implemented, it will take at least six to six months for Russia to complete its preparations for war.

Eight weeks. This time difference is the best time for Germany to defeat France. This insight is really amazing, I want to report it to the General Staff." Bob looked very excited, clenched his fists with both hands, and waved powerfully, as if France on the map

Already defeated.

The current Chief of Staff of the German Army is Moltke, who is several blocks behind Schlieffen, the genius who formulated the war plan against France. It was precisely because of Moltke's tampering with Schlieffen's plan that the German army was in trouble during World War I.

The wrong choice was to enter France via Belgium. The German army was trapped by the narrow road in Antwerp, Belgium, and lost precious time. In other words, the Schlieffen Plan was changed beyond recognition by Moltke. Judging from the results, it was a very failed change.

Assuming that the plan is not changed, it is not certain whether the German army will ultimately win the war.

Fang Jianxiong doesn't care about the life and death between Germany and France. He throws this thing out because he wants to help Bob climb a few steps higher. This is not only from the perspective of personal relationships, but also due to many factors. For those who are lagging behind

For China, Germany has too many good things. The First World War was an important opportunity for China's rise. For Fang Jianxiong, the more bloodshed in Europe, the better. The more Europe is hurt, the more likely it will be for China in the future.

The greater the value.

"Bob, you really didn't disappoint me. You are a genius. Now this plan belongs to you, including this map. I mean, I don't want others to know the existence of this matter, do you understand?" Fang Jianxiong said.

Extremely solemnly, as a time traveler and someone who has had knowledge of the First World War, it is indeed a pleasure to imitate the genius Stephen's plan.

Marshal Fang's attitude of "Brother, I'm thinking about you" moved Bob's eyes to tears. "Boss, I..."

"Okay, don't be a mother-in-law! Go back and remind Pierre, this damn businessman, the profit in the second half of last year has not been paid to me yet." Fang Jianxiong joked, and Bob carefully collected the map.

Okay, I put it solemnly into my carry-on bag. After doing all this, I smiled and said: "I asked Pierre about this. His explanation was that all the profits in the second half of last year were replaced by optical products from Zeiss, Germany.

Said it was the boss’s request.”

"Ah? Did I say that? It seems that I have too many things to do and have forgotten. Then forget it!" Fang Jianxiong laughed, remembering that such a thing was indeed the case. The arsenals in Wuhu and Hanyang mass-produced various types of products.

Mortars, the damn Germans were unwilling to transfer technology in optical instruments, so they had to use all their profits in Europe for this purchase.

"Boss, I'm here this time. The General Staff asked me to promote an alliance between the two countries." Bob, who had received the benefit, spoke a little embarrassed. Fang Jianxiong smiled after hearing this and said: "We will talk about this later, it's not that I don't want to

We should form an alliance now, but we cannot form an alliance now. Germany is too far away, Japan and Russia are too close, and the British have a powerful navy. You don’t want my eldest brother to be killed by these countries together, do you?"

For this reason, Bob did not insist. This is no joke. Nowadays, Fang Jianxiong’s words on national issues can determine the direction of national policy. Bob knows this very well, sitting in Fang Jianxiong’s position

Yes, the national interest must come first. As a personal relationship, the plan and map just now are very interesting. Any more would be too much.

"The exercise will start the day after tomorrow. General Ludendorff will arrive in the afternoon. Governor Waldeck expressed doubts about the combat effectiveness of the squadron and believes that this exercise may not really test Germany's defense capabilities. I wonder what the boss thinks about this issue?"

When Bob brought up this topic, his expression was a bit disdainful. This was aimed at the military talents of Waldeck and Fang Jianxiong, the boss. Bob thought he knew the best. That’s why he eagerly came from Germany. As expected, the exercise hadn’t even started yet.

Got a handful.

"There is no point in discussing this topic. It will be clear after the exercise." Fang Jianxiong disdained to argue. The German army is powerful, but the Qingdao garrison may not have much greater combat effectiveness than the A-type divisions built by Fang Jianxiong himself. Not to mention,

He still has the trump card of the tank brigade in his hand. The Germans will definitely have a wonderful expression when the time comes.

"I have never doubted the correctness of the boss. If you say it is necessary to conduct an exercise, you must be right." Bob was a bit blindly following now. Marshal Fang sighed secretly in his heart, I was targeting ri.

Myself. Historically, in order to disgust the Japanese, the Germans returned Qingdao to China before the German-Japanese War. The Beiyang government was too cowardly to accept it.

In fact, there is essentially no difference between Germany and the United States. The first thing these two countries want is China's market. In contrast, the Americans hope that China can contain Japan's navy, while the Germans hope to tie China to the German tank.

Threaten Russia and contain Russia from the Far East. In short, the calculations are very smart, and they all want to pay a small favor and gain huge benefits.

China is too backward and too poor. Marshal Fang has too much helplessness. At least he has the capital to betray his country now. The Sino-German joint exercise is nothing more than giving the Germans some ideas and getting some benefits by the way. He knows that Germany

Jumping onto this broken ship when you are bound to be defeated is the behavior of a coward.

Ludendorff arrived at Laiyang before dusk, but the German Governor of Qingdao Waldeck did not come. He was originally opposed to this exercise. If it were not for the insistence of the German General Staff, this exercise would not be held. Inside the temporary exercise headquarters,

Ludendorff met Fang Jianxiong, a young Chinese man who once played an insignificant role in the German army. Now he is the de facto supreme leader of the country. This change took Ludendorff a long time to adapt to.

Ludendorff was also curious about Fang Jianxiong's changes, because in his opinion this was something unimaginable. A young man, in his twenties, became the leader of a big country.

"Fang, can you tell me about your development experience? My intuition tells me that there are many stories here." After meeting, Ludendorff was not in a hurry to talk about the drills, but asked this question first.

"Haha, there is an old saying in China: There are no heroes in this era, so the unknown people become famous. The general idea is that in this era there are no heroes, so the unknown people become famous. Hahaha, let's not talk about this, let's talk about this exercise." Marshal Fang said.

Haha, I don’t want to dwell on this topic. Ludendorff didn’t ask any further questions and quickly got into the mood.

China and Germany finalized the exercise plan and held a small pre-war meeting. The person presiding over the meeting was naturally the German commander Ludendorff. The assumed protagonist of this exercise was the German army.

"What I'm curious about is that based on the terrain of the peninsula, the best landing site to launch an attack on Qingdao from behind is Longkou, and then go straight to the Jiaoji Railway along Huang County and Ye County. In this case, why was Laiyang chosen as the battlefield for the exercise?"
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