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"A complete battle of Canny is rare in history. To complete such a battle, one needs a Hannibal, and one Faro (the incompetent commander of the Roman Legion) on the other hand."

——German Chief of Staff Schliffen

The outbreak of World War I was a sudden one. It was neither the United States declared war with China, although China had occupied a large area of ​​the western United States at that time; it was not that Britain and Russia declared war, and the Russians tied the five northern states of India like hungry wolves; it was not that the Balkans were triggered by contradictions, although in real history, the Balkans were the fuse that triggered the war.

The fuse that triggered the world war was a German shell. This 280-meter shell crossed 105 miles and hit France directly from Germany. Then the arrogant and sensitive Frenchman began to attack his old enemy Germany like an angry bull.

The First World War began like this. On June 2, 1899, Britain, Germany, Austro-Hungary (Alliance) officially declared war on France, the United States, Russia (Alliances). Spain and Italy announced their participation in the Allied after consideration.

In the German General Staff, Chief of Staff Schliffen was explaining his combat plan in detail (1833-1913 the third chief of staff of the Army in the German Empire era, serving as Chief of Staff from 1883 to the headquarters, and served as Chief of Staff since 1891.

As the chief of staff, Schlieffen has never actually commanded wars, but this does not erase his military talent. In recent years, he has been committed to the research and deduction of war sites. After his hard work, the famous "Schlieffen Plan" with the goal of quickly eliminating France was finally released.

At the General Staff Headquarters, Max Hoffmann, Reinhardt Scher, Retov-Folbeck, von Rudendolf, these soldiers who had passed the war have become the darlings of the German military. Rudendolf has become a lieutenant general, while others have become major generals, playing an increasingly important role in the German Army Headquarters.

Watching these elites, Schliffen began to explain his majestic plan

"We can clearly see that once a war breaks out, our country will definitely face two-line combat. Compared with the allies with huge human and material resources in general, Germany is even more unbearable for terrible long-term consumption, and fighting on both sides is the grave.

Therefore, if Germany wants to win, it must concentrate all its strength in the early stages of the war, end the war on one side first, and eliminate France or Russia. Only then can it calmly dispatch troops and deal with the remaining strong enemies. In this way, Germany has the possibility of final victory.

So, I think. We must or are forced to comply with the following principles

1. During the war, Germany will definitely fight on both sides;

2 The war should be carried out in a way that defends the east and attacks the west;

3 The main force on the Western Front gathers on the right wing;

4 The German army had to fake Belgium, that is, to destroy the status of the country.

Under this premise, if we want to win, we must meet the following requirements

1. When acting, you must try to keep your goals and troops concentrated as much as possible;

2 The maximum speed must be taken when acting.

The biggest feature of my plan lies in the distribution of troops. Through the most accurate calculations, I am ready to completely weaken the troops on the Eastern Front, so that I can only maintain the minimum level of defense without being defeated by the enemy.

The German army's strength ratio on the east and west sides is 1:8, and on the west side, the German army will adopt the strategy of "defending left and attacking right" on the western side: on the left and right defenses, defending the left side of the unfavorable attack with 1/8 of the army, and on the relatively flat right side, gather the vast majority of the army to carry out a roundabout attack targeting Paris."

.Ludendorff nodded secretly. As a strategic military strategist, the key point of Schliffen's plan was

: A large roundabout movement was carried out through central Belgium, pointing to the west side of Paris. The right end of the German army's forces broke into France from near Lille, forcing the main force of the French army to retreat southeast, while the German army attacked from its back to annihilate the French army and captured Paris. At the same time, two strategic centers were completed: occupying Paris, the French capital, and destroying the French army's vitality.

Rudendolf has a very high evaluation of this plan, believing that this is a revolving door. The deeper the French army goes on the left wing of the German army, the more force it pushes forward one of the rotating doors, the more powerful the other door, the circumferential force of the German right wing, strikes the French army's back.

The distinctive German characteristics can be seen from the plan - the "iron tactic" commonly used by the emperor, also known as the "hammer and anvil tactic", which means using part of the troops as an anvil, and then using another part of the troops (usually the most elite troops) as an iron hammer, hitting the enemy's back hard, and the enemy was smashed under the attack.

The Schlieffen Plan was a combination of the prevailing "offensive worship" at that time and the "Kanny model" in history. It was extremely grand and majestic. If it could be implemented in a slight way, France would be destroyed in six weeks like World War II, and history would be rewritten.

However, Rudendolf was also a little worried while admiring this method of combat, not only did the Germans need to be rigorous like a machine, but even the French had to dance according to Schliffen's footsteps and place the results of the battle to uncertain enemies. Is this really OK?

"Chief of the General Staff, I think such a plan is risky, and we cannot make sure that the French do it according to our plan. Although we did a good job last time, we could not stand on the same river twice, and the French are much more professional than they were thirty years ago."

Schliffen nodded with satisfaction. He had thought about such a question many times, so he naturally opened his mouth and came:

"My hypothesis is that the first strategy of the French army must be to recapture Arts and Lorraine first, because these two places were ceded to our country in the French-Prussian War. The French have always been worried and will devote all their efforts to retake it back, so that our army can restrain the French army with a certain military left wing, while the powerful right wing can use the low territories, namely Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to encircle the western part of Paris, and thus take Paris in one fell swoop."

The Chief of Staff's hand smashed down strongly! On this day, the French indeed crossed the border and attacked Alsace and Lorraine with all their might.
Chapter completed!