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    |In Berlin in mid-May 1911, the breath of spring gradually dissipated, and the weather began to get hot.  In the Berlin Palace, Kaiser Wilhelm II was in a very bad mood these days.  He felt that he had been fooled once again. Those despicable French people treated the powerful Germany as a clown and deceived and fooled them at will, which made him very angry.

    Because of his physical disability, Kaiser Wilhelm II has always been quite paranoid in character.  What he couldn't bear the most was to be deceived and fooled.  At the Algessis Conference in 1906, in front of more than a dozen countries, France and Germany signed a treaty, stipulating that France could not turn Morocco into a French protectorate and must fully respect and protect Germany's interests in Morocco.  But now, the French have blatantly torn up the treaty and sent troops to Morocco. In the view of William II, this is completely the French going back on their word.  Although the French's excuse is very good, it is to protect French expatriates in Morocco.  But any fool can see that after the French army takes over Morocco, will they give it in?  No one will spit out the fat in their mouth!

    ¡°Father, the Prime Minister is here!¡± Crown Prince William cautiously entered William II¡¯s office and informed him.

    "Invite him in!" William II tried his best to suppress his inner anger and sat back on the chair behind the desk.  However, anyone can clearly feel the anger bursting out of his eyes!

    The new German Prime Minister Theo Baden von Bateman Holweg walked into the office of Wilhelm II under the guidance of Crown Prince Wilhelm.  He took over as Prime Minister Bernhard von B¨¹low two years ago and became Germany's new Prime Minister.  As the war drew closer, Wilhelm II needed a more obedient government. Although Bernhard von B¨¹low had outstanding abilities, he did not always act according to the will of Kaiser Wilhelm II.  For example, William II invested all his national power in military preparations, which was strongly opposed by Prime Minister Bernhard von B¨¹low, and irreconcilable conflicts arose between the two sides.  After 1909, Wilhelm II could no longer bear it and replaced Bernhard von B¨¹low with Theobaden von Bateman Holweg.  Compared with Bernhard = von = B¨¹low Theobaden = von = Bateman = Holweg, he is a little less capable, but he is better able to understand William II¡¯s intentions, which is exactly what William II hopes  of!

    "See Your Majesty!" After seeing Wilhelm II, Prime Minister Holweg respectfully saluted Wilhelm II.

    "Well! How is the situation in Morocco, Prime Minister? When will the French prepare to withdraw their troops?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked.

    "We have officially raised this issue with the French, but the French government's reply is that the French army will not withdraw from Morocco until Morocco returns to stability. It seems that this time the French are determined to turn Morocco into a  The protectorate of France!" said Prime Minister Holweg!

    "The damn French, they are too cunning and arrogant. They don't take Germany seriously at all. They fool us again and again. I will make these damn French pay the price!" Kaiser Wilhelm II  Shi roared crazily!

    "Father, we have been preparing for war for so long. Both the navy and the army are much stronger than the French. I think we should attack France immediately and let them know the consequences of fooling Germany.  ! Let the whole world know that Germany cannot be fooled or deceived!" Crown Prince William said immediately!

    Kaiser Wilhelm II glanced at Crown Prince Wilhelm and did not agree with him.

    ¡°Come here, invite the Chief of General Staff, the Minister of the Navy and Prince Heinrich!¡± William II said.  William II has not yet made up his mind whether to go to war with France.  It was not that William II was afraid of France, but that he was worried about Britain standing behind France.  The British have always pursued a balancing strategy on the European continent.  When France first rose, Britain united with other countries to encircle and suppress France.  When Russia began to expand, Britain also besieged Russia around the world.  Now, after Prussia unified Germany, it once again developed into the world's top power, which made the British feel tremendous pressure.  Therefore, they took the initiative to collude with France and Russia to jointly deal with Germany.  If Germany attacks France, Britain will definitely join the war as soon as possible.  Is Germany capable of dealing with Britain and France at the same time?  Even the always arrogant Kaiser Wilhelm II could not guarantee this!

    Soon, the German Chief of General Staff Moltke and Navy Minister Tirpitz rushed to Wilhelm II's office.  Moltke took over from the old Count Schlieffen five years ago and became the chief of staff of the German army.

    ¡° However, this appointment does not seem to be a good thing for Germany.  Even Xiao Maoqi himself said that he was not the material to be the Chief of General Staff at all!

    Relying on the reputation of his great uncle, Xiao Maoqi broughtPeople respected him out of a sense of mystery and accepted the emperor's appointment with caution.  He once asked himself whether he was qualified for this great task and whether he could maintain the ideological legacy left by his ancestors.  Little Moltke was born in the revolutionary era of 1911, and his father Adolf von Moltke was the second brother of the old Moltke.  Moltke served in the Prussian Guards and the General Staff successively, and since 1882 he served as his uncle's adjutant.  During this period, he received a lot of formal general staff training and was exposed to a lot of army practice.  This tall, strong man with broad shoulders was kind and dignified. Unlike Schlieffen, he had a wide range of interests and hobbies, so he was highly favored by the emperor.  In addition, a person's external appearance, the so-called " dignified military appearance ", also played an important role in the court, at least that was how Wilhelm II saw it.  The Emperor was also convinced that having the General Staff led by a second "Moltke" would make an excellent impression on the world.

    Schlieffen once said that commanders are not appointed, but born - this big statement was made by Schlieffen for himself.  Moltke felt that he was not born to be a commander. Like the fateful Austrian commander-in-chief Ludwig von Benedek in 1866, he had many concerns about his appointment.  In front of the emperor, he was as submissive as a soldier.

    "See Your Majesty!" Moltke and Tirpitz both saluted Kaiser Wilhelm II respectfully.  Since the French army entered Morocco, the two of them have also become nervous.  As the heads of the German Army and Navy, they are more aware of the conflicts between Germany and France, and are also worried that this conflict will completely trigger a war between the two countries!

    "The French have refused to withdraw their troops from Morocco. They have occupied the entire territory of Morocco under the despicable excuse of protecting expatriates! Morocco's strategic location is extremely important. I won't say more about this. The most shameful thing is that the French  This kind of blatant tearing up of the treaty originally signed is completely fooling Germany, which is absolutely unacceptable to Germany. If I ask the army and navy to go to war with France now, will the army and navy have the ability to win the war?" Kaiser Wilhelm  After II finished speaking, he stared closely at Moltke and Tirpitz!

    "Your Majesty, your will is the direction the German Army will move forward. Although the Army now only has forty divisions, which is still less than half the strength of Count Schlieffen's plan, we have the most complete mobilization mechanism and railway network in the world.  Within a month, we will be able to initially complete the mobilization. The total strength of the army will be increased to 81 divisions and more than 1.6 million people. In the future, we can also mobilize 3 million people to join the war! If you are willing, this year  We will be able to capture Paris before Christmas!" Little Moltke said with a very certain tone!  The German four regiments in World War I organized an infantry division with more than 20,000 people, and the division commander was the rank of major general.  Each brigade has four infantry regiments, and the brigade commander has the rank of brigadier general.  The infantry regiment consists of 4 battalions, and the regimental commander has the rank of colonel.  Each battalion has 4 companies, and the battalion commander has the rank of lieutenant colonel.  For ordinary people in each company, the company commander's rank is major or captain.  Each company has 23 platoons.

    "Yeah! Very good!" Kaiser Wilhelm II was very satisfied with Moltke's answer, and then looked at Tirpitz.  Kaiser Wilhelm II paid more attention to the navy than the army.  The German Army has been one of the most powerful armies in Europe since the Kingdom of Prussia, but the Navy was only developed after Kaiser Wilhelm II succeeded to the throne. It can be said that it was developed from scratch entirely according to his wishes.  Yes, just like his children!

    "Your Majesty, it will be easy for the German Navy to defeat the French Navy. However, the enemy of the German Navy has never been the French Navy. Judging from the current situation, in terms of the number of battleships, we only have 24, but the British Navy has 35.  In terms of battlecruisers, the German Navy has 12, while the British Navy has 12. Unless the 'Bavaria class' battleships are put into service, the navy has no confidence in defeating the British Navy!" Tirpitz said.  The strength gap between the two sides is right here. It is so clear that anyone can tell it!

    This answer made Kaiser Wilhelm II a little dissatisfied.

    ¡°But, he knew it was a fact.  Although the German Navy once overtook the British Navy before, after Britain fully supported the development of the navy, the German Navy was quickly surpassed.  After all, Germany wants to develop not only its navy, but also its army. It is completely inferior to Britain's investment of most resources into the navy.

    "So, what should we do now? Should we just ignore it and not ask?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked.

    "Your Majesty, the Navy's Leopard gunboat is cruising along the coast of West Africa. You can send him to Morocco to declare Germany's interests in Morocco!" Tirpitz suggested.  However, he did not know that it was his suggestion that triggered this world war!
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