~Date: ~November 06~

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Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, the gate to ancient Berlin in the era of the Empire, the unity of the German nation, the witness of division and unity, and the witness of the history of the eastern and western Europe is also a witness of world history.

The building designed by Carl Langhans has been around for more than two centuries. He watched Polon ride a horse and witnessed the victory parade after William I defeated France, and also witnessed that in 1914, the king's army set out from here to attack France.

Here we can witness the rise and fall of Prussia, and the "Goddess of Victory" symbolizing the Brandenburg Gate is even more witnessed. From the completion of the Brandenburg Gate in 1791, to the completion of the bronze statue of the Goddess of Victory who prayed for peace and victory two years later, it seemed that it witnessed the power of Prussia.

More than a decade later, Prussia declined rapidly, France's rise and Prussia's miserable defeat, in addition to forcing Prussia to cede land and paying huge compensation, the victorious SauPoron announced the "Goddess of Victory" as his trophy and transported it back to France. From then on, the iron bracket on the Brandenburg Gate pointed to the sky alone, reminding the Prussians to remember this shame. From then on, the looted Goddess of Victory became a national symbol of the struggle for freedom. Until eight years later, after defeating France, Marshal Blüchel re-placed the Goddess of Victory on the Brandenburg Gate amid the jubilation of the whole country.

In the following century, the story of Brandenburg Gate might have been silent, but Brandenburg Gate and the goddess of victory above him have been silently staring at Prussia, watching it unify the entire German world) and two years ago, the goddess of victory has been silently staring at the patriotic craze of nationalism and chauvinism. Under the call of "for God and the motherland", along the cheers of people, behind the handkerchiefs of women who are constantly waving, the Royal Guards, Hussars, Lancers, Artillery and Infantry were wearing gorgeous military uniforms, and drove out the front line amid the deafening cheers of the people who were welcoming the streets.

But a few months later, Berlin, which was once a fanatical area, fell into a state of "drowsy about war" like Germany. The victory was getting fewer and fewer, and luxury goods and consumer goods on the market became increasingly rare. Fresh fruits, high-end wines, coffee, candy, silk clothes and leather shoes first disappeared from the store, followed by eggs, white bread, meat products and lard, and even potatoes, flour and coal became scarce and scarce commodities.

This war, with the stalemate on the Western Front, seemed to have become an endless war. Almost every German was discussing a topic of how to break the deadlock. The civilians were discussing this way. For the German Army General Staff, such issues also plagued the staff of the General Command.

The opening scene in 1916 was staged in the conference hall of the German Army Staff. The protagonist was General Farkinhan, the de facto commander-in-chief of the Central and European empires. On the night of September 14, 1914, Farkinhan, who was then the Minister of the Army, was appointed as the chief of staff of the German army by the German Emperor. Because General von Moltke said to the king when the victory of the Marne River was clearly distinguished, "Your Majesty, we have lost this war", he retired from this position with a broken body and mind. The new commander of the German Army was still the siege minister for a period of time;

He handed over the latter position, but his successor was himself. Therefore, Farkinhan gathered military power, and for almost two full years he continued to exercise his undisputed power. He inherited a fragmented legacy, a big bet his predecessor had taken and lost. The sudden attack on Paris, the ravages of Belgium, and all the defeat of ending the war with a blow, ruined Germany's reputation in the world, forcing the British Empire to use wealth, navy and growing army forces to fight with her.

In the East, the defeat of the Austrian army in the Battle of Lambert offset the victory of Hindenburg and Rudendolf, so their troops were stagnant, their territory was blocked, and their trade was blocked. The German rulers must prepare for a protracted war with the alliance of nations that almost doubled their population and wealth; these countries rely on naval power, not only control the resources of the world, but also master the choice of where to carry out the next strike at critical moments. Also adding too many unnecessary factors to Germany's victory. At this time, in the German Army's General Fargin Khan was telling the generals of the staff about his plan.

"... Because of the enemy's mistakes and Germany itself adopted the policy of attacking the weak, she promptly saved the catastrophic situation she fell into at the end of 1914. Opportunities and initiatives returned to Germany, and the next action was in her hands. How will the situation develop in the future,"

The impact on Germany's morale hit on the stalemate on the Western Front and the disappearance of Germany's weakest ally Bulgaria, as severe as the heaviest blow they suffered on the Western Front, the German General Staff responded to the evolution of the entire situation and was eager and anxious. Farkinhan, who was mainly responsible, naturally needed to take great pains to explain the reason for his launch of this battle at this time.

"In Thessalonika, the Suez Canal and Mesopotamia have won victories, and only these victories can strengthen the confidence that has emerged in the Mediterranean countries and the Islamic world, so that they think that Britain is not impeccable, which is helpful to us. … We cannot expect to achieve success in our battle under no circumstances, as we advocate for an Alexander march to India or Egypt, or as those who advocate for an overwhelming blow in Thessalonika... "

Because of Hindenburg and Rudendolf's victory on the Eastern Front, they received various honors, and there were quite a few supporters in the General Staff. They believed that Germany should defeat Russia first and then consider counterattack on the Western Front. Faced with such remarks, Farkinhan naturally resisted and resisted the plan to continue attacking Russia. At this time, he explained to these generals the reasons for resisting continuing to attack Russia.

“According to reports from all sides, the domestic difficulties of the ‘Giant Empire’ are growing rapidly. Even if we may not be able to foresee a massive revolution, we have reason to believe that the internal troubles of Russia will force it to surrender in a shorter period of time. … unless we are again prepared to put an unequal burden on our troops, which is not allowed by our reserve state. Given the weather and ground conditions, it is impossible for us to take an offensive in the East by April to achieve a decisive victory. Ukraine’s rich territory is the only goal to consider, leading to that

The transportation in the region is certainly insufficient. It can be assumed that we should end up being loyal to Romania and make up our minds to defeat it; but both are not realistic for the time being. Go straight to Petersburg, if this action is successful, there are millions of inhabitants there, and we have to support them with our own tight reserves, so this move is not the final victory. The march to Moscow will take us unknown where to go. We do not have enough troops to complete any of the above tasks. As all these reasons are the target of our counterattack, Russia must be excluded from consideration.

After analyzing the pros and cons of entering Russia, Farkinhan turned his attention to Major Danwei, who was Hindenbo. The officer sent to the General Staff by the "savior of East Prussia" was here, to some extent, as the spokesperson of Hindenbo, he was the de facto leader of the Eastern Front Staff in the General Staff.

"Your Excellency General..."

Without waiting for Major Danwei to express his opinion, Fajinghan interrupted him rudely and then further analyzed the Western Front battlefield that he had personally inspected last few months.

"Let's look at the current Western Front in Flanders, as far as the Lorret Ridge. Due to the ground conditions, any military operation in depth could not be carried out before mid-spring. To the south of the mountain, the local commanders believed that about 30 divisions would be needed, and the attack in the north would also require the same number of troops. But it is impossible for us to gather such a number of troops at a point in our front... In addition, the lesson that should be learned from the failure of our enemy's large-scale offensive is that they must never simulate their methods of war. The attack of the broad-minded attack, even with high

The concentrated force and material equipment, facing enemies with excellent equipment, strong morale, and not at a serious disadvantage, must not be considered as having the hope of success. The defender can usually successfully bridge the gap; if he decides to retreat on his own initiative, it can be easily done. It is almost impossible to stop it. The protrusions formed by attempting to prevent them are exposed to the range of side firepower, and there is a danger of becoming a slaughterhouse. Commanding and supplying a large number of troops surrounded by the enemy is extremely difficult to technically and actually reach an insurmountable level."

Because everyone in this conference hall is a military expert. So Fakingham, who has convinced Emperor William II, knows that he cannot hide anything.

"We must also object to any attempt to attack the British theater with less sufficient means. We only agree to such action if the offense can reach a reasonable degree of goal. But there is no such goal at present; we must at least drive the British out of the mainland completely and force the French to retreat behind the Somme, and if this goal is not achieved, the offense will be meaningless..."

After discussing all the above choices, General Farkinhan introduced his conclusion after careful consideration:

"Then there is only France left,...The tension in France is almost at the explosion point now.... France is unnecessary to break the rules that are not sure about, and it is not included in our consideration in any case. The scope of our ability to attack is on the Western Front. There are several French General Staff behind the French defense line that the French General Staff had to devote all their troops to defend their lives. If the French army defended their lives, they would fight bloody because there was no problem of voluntary retreat, regardless of whether we could achieve our goals. If they did not defend their lives, I

Their goal will have a huge impact on French morale. And for a military operation on a narrow front, Germany would not be forced to concentrate so much, because all other fronts have actually gradually contracted. Germany can face the enemy who may appear on those fronts with confidence to rescue their attacks, and indeed to eliminate sufficient ready-made troops and respond to these attacks with counterattacks, because she has sufficient freedom to accelerate or extend the attack at any time according to her own purposes, strengthen or suddenly stop the attack."

As soon as the voice fell, Fajinhan said without waiting for others to enter.

"The goals I want to talk about now are Belfort and Verdun's considerations apply to these two goals, but Verdun must be given priority. France's front line there is less than 12 miles from Germany's railway line. Therefore, Verdun is the strongest support point for the French to attempt to make the entire defense of Germany in France and Belgium at a relatively small military cost. At Christmas, I decided to implement the viewpoint formed by this reasoning process."

At this time, most generals in the General Staff were stunned by Fakinhan's bold decision. They knew clearly that implementing Fakinhan's new policy would require almost completely relaxing the pressure on Russia.

"What about the Eastern Front?"

Major General Danwei asked back.

"What I want to say is that in 1916, no large-scale military operations against Russia will be carried out, and the Eastern Front cannot expect any reinforcements. All German troops retreated from the Galician front to the south, and the battlefield with both threats and advantages will be fully entrusted to the Austrian army..."

As soon as Fakinhan finished speaking, everyone understood that this move was indeed a major decision, which led to General Fakinhan's complete transformation of the policy used to restore the situation in Germany in 1915. Fakinhan gave up his advantage over his weaker opponents and chose the strongest point of the strongest enemy as the goal of Germany's large-scale military operations in 1916. The development of the state proved that this was a catastrophic decision. However, some people may have long realized that this was a wrong decision.

"His Excellency Chief of Staff, now the most urgent task for Germany is to break the blockade. Unless she can get much more resources than she can find in the borders of the Four-Nation Alliance, this long-term war that the whole world is trapped in will inevitably end with German financial hardship and failure!"

"Yes. The most important thing now is to break the blockade, but I need to remind you that Germany does not have the strength to break the blockade now. The huge power of the British fleet stands tall, so no one really doubts what the outcome of the battle between the two and the female will be.

"General, the naval powers and the army powers are on the verge of each other. If Germany cannot defeat Britain in the mercy, where will she turn? Then, there is only land. Although the tricks of neutral countries may damage the effect of the blockade; but food scarcity and the scarcity of necessary materials in the modern army play a ruthless and lasting role. Only one direction can be saved, that is, if she cannot break the blockade from the mercy, it must break the blockade from the land. If the latter is closed, then Asia is open. If the Western Front is blocked by the three** teams, there is no obstacle in the East. Only in the East and the Southeast and Asia, Germany can find a place to provide supplies and breathing-no, there is manpower- Without these, its military power is no longer a destructive force, no matter how fearful it is."

Faced with Faking Han's insistence, Danwei Shaoxiao argued.

"Only in this way can we become fully functional self-sufficient organisms! Only by becoming such an organism can they deprive the enemy of their ultimate deadly weapon - time. Now, the only thing we need to do is to completely defeat Russia, as long as we defeat Russia. Then..."

"Yes, Your Excellency Chief of Staff. The most important thing now is to completely defeat Russia when Russia is severely weakened, and to devote more troops to Russia, rather than to France..."

"His Majesty the Emperor, I have agreed to my plan!"

Faced with the surging doubts, Fajinhan raised his trump card. Sure enough, when he mentioned His Majesty the Emperor, the voices of opposition still existed, but were much weaker.

"As for the Eastern Front, on the so-called rich land of Ukraine, there are serious defects in transportation difficulties..."

Perhaps in order to emphasize his correctness, Frankingham began to act as a "working style", which actually analyzed the pros and cons of the East and West lines. In the end, among his "working style", Russia's final destruction, Romania's deterrence and transformation, one granary after another and one oil field after another was conquered, the Asian colonies of the British Empire were threatened indefinitely, and thus the British army's attention would be diverted and dispersed, etc. All of this was abandoned by Frankingham's boring and poor words.

Finally, the formulas among professional staff officers such as Far Kingham defeated the factual facts. The ideological tendencies of professional soldiers overwhelmed the pragmatic tendency, and obedience to theory replaced the exploration of reality. Attacking the strongest points of the strongest points of the strongest, rather than attacking the weakest points of the weakest points, is once again declared as the guiding principle of the German policy.

"General, what if you exploded the gap in front of you? Are you going to march through the gap to Paris? If you break through the defense line and the army elsewhere is not defeated, what will happen next? Will you really put your head into the hole?"

Major Danwei suddenly asked after the fact.

"No!"

Facing the Major's question, Faking Han replied,

"We are not so stupid. We are not pursuing Verdun, we are not pursuing a hole, and we do not want to march through such a hole. Our goal is very different from this. We strive to exhaust the enemy, not to make a gap; we want to break the heart of a nation, not to break a hole in the defense line. We chose Verdun because we think the French must defend it at all costs, because we can deploy cannons around the highest point of their front line, and we can use favorable range and superior firepower to strike the enemy's most important positions, forcing our enemies to expose the troops of one division after another to this anvil and let us beat them." (To be continued.,(shuhaige.) vote for recommendation, monthly vote,,.

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