Chapter 775： Compromise plan

"I fully agree with the first phase of the plan. After the first and second army groups captured Amiens and our army captured Reims, the French army group between our teams encircled each other. After the encirclement, the third army group will follow suit. The attack plan I specified moves forward, but the deepest line of our attack is to cross the Marne River. If the first and second army groups are not strong enough, at most no more than 2 army forces can be drawn from the third army group."

"I give you two weeks. If a breakthrough can be made on the last line of defense in Paris, then the rest of the plan will be carried out in accordance with the instructions of the General Staff. If not, I hope that the rest of the battle will follow me. Plan to proceed." Rupresit said.

"We only have 3 army groups on the northern front, and in the battle of Paris, which is a matter of victory, your third army did not participate in the battle. This move made us very puzzled. Your armored forces occupied the Germans on the western front. More than one-third of the number! I really can't accept such a huge force without moving in such an important battle." said Ludendorff, who was ranked relatively low.

"The people who can sit here are all sensible people. I don’t want to explain some things. This way everyone is not good at face. In that case, in order to prevent someone from taking me wrong, so good, I want to ask, whether it is Kruger Or someone else, who wants to take over the Third Army?"

"Throughout the entire campaign, the strength of our Third Army was relatively insufficient, and it was also the most stressed! None of you explained this! Your other army groups are the merger of two complete army groups, and only I The third army group is composed of a group army plus recruits and troops mobilized from the east from Bavaria. The quality is uneven and compared with the other three group armies, my infantry and artillery numbers are obviously insufficient."

"But the task I have undertaken is the heaviest. The first army group and the second army group have a total of 4 army groups attacking Amiens. You fought at the joint of the British and French armies. Although there is a British reserve behind Amiens, The British are not strong in armor. But I am different. After my Third Army Group captured Reims, it faced the French mobile corps! The French concentrated more than 70% of the mobile corps in Lans. To the southeast of Sri Lanka! From the perspective of armored warfare, my pressure is the greatest, even greater than the pressure of the first and second group armies!"

"It's not funny. I said that my troops need to face nearly half of the armored forces of the entire Allied Powers, right? My armored forces are strong, but the pressure is greater, but the infantry and artillery are relatively small, so who will tell? I, after I have captured Reims and repelled the French Mobile Corps, where will the power continue to attack?"

"As for why I have to stop, in addition to not having enough strength, the battlefield situation is also a key factor. Your flanks are my third army group, and my flanks are the French two army groups on the southern front. The nail of the Fortress of Verdun is still stuck between the four armies, you are not afraid of being outflanked, I am really afraid!" the prince said angrily.

From a position point of view, the Prince’s Third Army Group is at the mid-end of the entire front. If the German Army on the Northern Front achieves a major breakthrough, the French Army on the Southern Front will definitely support it. At this time, the Prince’s Third Army Group will bear the brunt. ! After he smashed the counterattack of the French Mobile Corps, he had to resist the two French army groups going north and also participate in the Battle of Paris. This was an impossible task. A group army was fighting three army groups at the same time. Uncomfortable?

The performance of the Third Army Group is related to the direction of the entire battle. Whether it can take down Reims is a problem, whether it can defeat the reinforced French Rapid Corps after the Battle of Reims is a problem. After advancing to the Marne, it can obtain the bridgehead and block the French Flanking is even more problematic.

In contrast, the First and Second Army Groups, in theory, as long as they smashed the first line of defense of the Allied Powers, all that was left was to advance and attack step by step. The British Army was not large in size, and so was the armored force. They held five. The armored division and the four armies of the army did not even suffer in the initial strength. If you can't push it at this time, how can the third army, which is more inferior in strength, continue to advance? How to complete the attack on Paris?

It is true that there is the Fourth German Army Group on the southern line to contain the two French Army Groups, but the German Southern Army Group, which is not dominant in strength and equipment, wants to break through the opponent's position and exert pressure. It is very difficult. After all, the armored force is only on the northern line. It is less than 30%, and the Air Force is about this ratio. Although it has a lot of troops, it is difficult to put pressure on the French Army on the southern front without foreign aid.

"If there is insufficient strength or logistics, the Third Army Group can postpone its advancement and wait for supplies and reinforcements. It can also use this time to establish a flank defense line. Then they will advance to Paris together. However, the main force is limited to attack France within 2 weeks. The line of defense in Paris, otherwise it will proceed according to His Royal Highness's plan. Isn't it a bit too much to do so?" Xiao Maoqi said.

"We are fighting on the enemy's domestic line. The straight line distance between the Paris line of defense and Amiens is about 80 to 100 kilometers If we can't advance 80 kilometers within 2 weeks, then we will It is impossible to break the opponent's line of defense anymore, because the opponent has already established a new line of defense using the railway line and the reserve team, and then waiting for our tired division to bump into it!" The prince retorted.

"2 weeks is too short, at least 20 days!" Kruger thought for a while and said.

"Up to 16 days, the battle will consume a lot of materials. If the delay on the northern line is too long, my plan will not be implemented." The prince said without hesitation.

"Is there no other way?" Just when Xiao Maoqi and the others were about to bargain, the Kaiser spoke again.

"This is already the best way. My original plan was to execute my plan without launching an offensive after reaching the last line of defense outside Paris. I gave Kruger and General Hausen a chance. The possibility of breach is zero, so you should give up and implement a plan that is closer to reality." Rupresit said.

"Then can your planned goal be achieved?" the Kaiser asked again.

"Although it is impossible to eat a French army in an organized system, it is still possible to eat at least 15 divisions of the French army." The prince thought for a while and said. "As long as we move fast enough!"

"Let's do it!" The Kaiser finally decided.

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