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    The Western Front of the European battlefield was the first battlefield to be fought in this world war, and it was also the battlefield with the fiercest fighting.  Since June 1911, millions of people from the German Army and the British and French Allied Forces have been fighting fiercely on the territories of France and Belgium. In the past two years, more than two million people have been killed or injured on both sides!  Countless civilians were killed and injured.  However, two years later, the outcome of this fierce battle seemed to be decided. After the British and French forces persisted for two years, they finally showed their decline again.  The German army is getting closer and closer to Paris. This time, can they capture Paris and completely destroy France?  At least, Germany is already full of confidence in this battle!

    Northern and northeastern France have been almost reduced to a scorched earth during the two years of war. Countless people have been displaced. Many people have left their homes and fled to southern France for refuge. Paris, the capital, is even more crowded with refugees.  The French government has exhausted its national power in this war and is unable to rescue these refugees.  Only the French army picked out the best among the refugees, then armed them, sent them to the battlefield, and finally died on the battlefield, and what they had to pay for this might be just a few insignificant pieces of black bread!

    The French are romantic by nature, but this cruel war has made the French no longer romantic.  In this war, the French Army has suffered more than 1.2 million casualties. Including civilian casualties, France has suffered more than 5 million casualties in this war!  You know, before the war started.  The total population of France is only 39 million.  In addition, the British Expeditionary Force also lost more than half a million people on the French battlefield.  Such heavy casualties.  Let France's strength become even worse!

    Compared with France, Germany's situation is undoubtedly much better, although France is fighting on two fronts.  But Russia's strength on the eastern front is too weak, and with Germany's allies Austria-Hungary and China taking action one after another, Russia has been completely held back. It is simply impossible for Russia to pose a threat to Germany!  Germany's losses on the Western Front battlefield were also around one million people.  but.  Germany's total population before the war reached 66 million, almost twice that of France.  Under such circumstances, Germany could mobilize many more troops than France.  Although before the war began, Germany was blocked by the British Navy and strategic supplies were consumed quickly.  But with China¡¯s continuous blood transfusions for Germany through the Baghdad Railway, coupled with a series of advanced weapons that Germany obtained from China.  This made Germany's war strength far surpass that of the British and French coalition forces two years later!

    Beginning in the spring of 1913, Germany launched a decisive offensive on the Western Front, hoping to defeat the British and French forces in one fell swoop, completely defeat France, and achieve victory on the Western Front!  Since the end of March, Germany has invested a total of more than three million army troops.  A fierce attack on northern and northeastern France also included thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, as well as thousands of combat aircraft.  There are 10,000 heavy artillery pieces with a caliber above 100 mm!  The total strength of the British and French forces fighting the German army was only about three million, and a large part of them were new recruits who had just joined the army!  in addition.  In terms of heavy weapons, the gap between the British and French forces and the German army was also huge.  British and French homemade tanks and armored vehicles.  It is simply no match for the No. 1 tank (T4 ¡®Wild Wolf¡¯ light tank) and No. 2 tank (T5 ¡®Cheetah¡¯ medium tank) produced by Germany with technology obtained from China.  In terms of aircraft, the 'Hurricane' 2 fighter jets of the British and French coalition forces can barely compete with the F5 'Haitong Qing' fighter jets that Germany obtained from China.  However, the German Air Force learned from the Chinese Air Force's combat methods and dispatched a large number of bombers to attack the airports of the British and French coalition forces, blowing up a large number of British and French coalition aircraft at the airport, making it impossible for the British and French coalition forces to compete with the Luftwaffe for air supremacy.

    Under such a comparison of strength, the British and French coalition forces could not compete with the German army on the ground or in the air.  This also put the British and French forces at a disadvantage at the beginning of this battle. The frontline defenses were constantly being broken through by the Germans, and the battle line was getting closer and closer to Paris!

    On May 26, the nearest German unit was less than thirty kilometers away from Paris.  The German Air Force even sent bombers to bomb Paris several times, blowing up many buildings with a long history and strong artistic value, causing strong protests in France.  If it weren't for Kaiser Wilhelm II's will, France's iconic Eiffel Tower might have been blown up by the Luftwaffe!

    On the afternoon of May 27, the German Chief of General Staff visited the front line in person to coordinate the various German armies¡¯ upcoming final attack on Paris.  The German Chief of General Staff, General Falkenhayn, is very ambitious this time. It has become a foregone conclusion that the German army will defeat the British and French forces, and his reputation will be greatly improved. After this war, he was promoted  Becoming a marshal is a sure thing.Something happened!

    General Falkenhayn held a pre-war meeting at Lafitte-Soujoire, about 60 kilometers northeast of Paris. The commanders of the six German armies on the Western Front rushed here, as well as the German Air Force Commander Schumer.  General Ertz.  General Schulz was originally an artillery general, but after the formation of the Luftwaffe, he was appointed Air Force Commander by Kaiser Wilhelm II, responsible for the formation and operations of the Luftwaffe.  And based on his meritorious service in World War I, he was successfully promoted to Marshal of the German Air Force!

    "Generals, after two years of hard fighting, we have gained a decisive advantage! The next step is to capture Paris, completely defeat the British and French forces, and win this war! Our allies, the Chinese, have occupied  The whole world has been conquered, but we are still limited to Europe. The reason is that Britain and France contain us! Now, we must defeat the British and French forces before we can compete with the Chinese for the world! The attack on Paris will be in  It will start in three days. This time, we will take Paris in one go!" Admiral Falkenhayn said excitedly!  This will be a historic moment for Germany, almost comparable to the Battle of Sedan decades ago!  Didn't Prussia at that time defeat France, step on France's corpse, complete the unification of Germany, and achieve rapid development?

    The commanders of the various officers below were also very excited. They were the biggest contributors to the capture of Paris and the defeat of the British and French forces.  And they will also be promoted with the help of this military exploit!

    Crown Prince William also returned to the army and became the commander of the 5th Army.  Although he is the crown prince, he still needs to accumulate military exploits to subdue those rebellious military generals.  And this final battle against France is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity!

    Crown Prince William is also very dissatisfied with Britain and France!  Because of the constraints of Britain and France, Germany is like a tiger trapped in a cage, and the evil China is like a dragon, wantonly occupying the most fertile land in the world. All these are what Germany deeply desires.  of.  China's current strength has surpassed Germany's, and Crown Prince William seems to blame all of this on Britain and France.  It seems that if there were no obstacles from Britain and France, Germany would not be left behind by China!

    "Next, I will make specific arrangements for the attack on Paris! The 1st Army bypassed Paris and attacked Laimiro in the west of Paris, blocking the retreat of the British and French forces to the west! The 2nd Army attacked Paris from the north, and the 3rd Army  Attack Paris from the northeast with the 4th Army, attack Paris from the east with the 5th Army, and detour to the south of Paris with the 6th Army to block the retreat route of the British and French forces to the south! Do you have any objections to this?" German Chief of Staff Fall  Admiral Kenhaine asked.

    "Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, the 5th Army hopes to launch an attack from the northeast of Paris!" Crown Prince William said!

    Admiral Falkenhayn frowned. The northeastern part of Paris is the key defense area of ??the British and French coalition forces, and it is also the most difficult to attack.  That's why he arranged two legions of troops on this line of defense.  In the east of Paris, the defense of the British and French forces was slightly weaker, and Crown Prince William had a noble status, so he allowed the 5th Army to attack from the east.  But now, Crown Prince William seems a little ungrateful!

    The 5th Army Corps led by Crown Prince William fought bravely and made many achievements in the past two years.  However, this legion also suffered the greatest losses.  In the past two years, this regiment has suffered almost half of its casualties.  If the German General Staff had not given priority to replenishing the losses of the 5th Army after every battle, this Army might have fallen apart long ago!

    "Well, let's exchange the combat missions of the 5th Army and the 4th Army!" Admiral Falkenhayn said.

    Crown Prince William nodded with satisfaction, but a trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the Duke of W¨¹rttemberg, the commander of the German 4th Army.  Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with Crown Prince William's arrogance!  If Crown Prince William's identity and status hadn't been placed here, he would have reprimanded him long ago!

    After the German army's combat arrangements were issued, the German army immediately began to mobilize.  In fact, several German legions have been almost deployed before. In the last few days, only a few minor adjustments are needed!

    The large-scale mobilization of German troops also attracted the close attention of the British and French coalition forces.  The senior leaders of the British and French coalition forces and the heads of the French government all know that the German army is about to launch a new round of attacks on them, and this is likely to be the final blow to them!
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