bookpower Chapter 451
Chapter 451
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: 0.041s Scan: 0.039sManstein knew that this was a rare opportunity. This was his chance to learn more intelligence and understand more core decisions. Naturally, he was unwilling to let it go.
None of the other generals left. They were obviously interested in what Mainz had to say.
“For us, going to war now is not the best choice. The reason is very simple. We are not ready yet. The weapons and equipment of the army have not been fully updated. The strength of the navy is not strong enough. They cannot seize the control of the sea!
Once we go to war with Gaul, the enemy we have to face is definitely not just Gaul. The British Empire, Poland, Belgium, Foot Basin and other countries may become our enemies!
Even the Russian bear in the east may stab us in the back. Don’t think that the relationship between the Russian bear and us is good now, but these are just illusions.
Once the war breaks out, in order to defeat us, the British Empire and the Gauls will win over the Russian bear at all costs. Under the inducement of these countries, the Russian bear is very likely to take action against us for national security and diplomatic strategy considerations. Once we are defeated, they will restore the territory and influence of the Tsarist Russia. I think this is a situation they are very happy to see, so we must also beware of the Russian bear’s backstab!”
“Therefore, before the war breaks out, we must at least stabilize the Russian bear and not give them the opportunity to attack us by surprise.
To stabilize the Russian bear, we need to work on diplomacy, which will take several years.
Therefore, now is not the best time to use force.
Even if we defeat Gaul, we cannot defeat the British Empire.
Once we cannot defeat the British Empire, it is possible that the British Empire will continue to consume us and encircle us.
This is extremely dangerous for us because we are bound to be attacked from all sides!
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This involves the field of strategy and diplomacy. Manstein had never considered this issue before.
So after hearing Mainz’s explanation, he felt as if he had suddenly realized something!
Sure enough, looking at problems from different heights will lead to completely different results!
“Are the Mao Bears that powerful? Is it necessary to be so wary of Mao Bears?”
Some people are puzzled by Mainz’s fear of Mao Bears. He believes that Mao Bears are backward and poor, and even their weapons and equipment need to be imported from Hans, so they cannot pose a big threat to Hans!
Mainz is too lazy to refute such an idea.
“The Russians were not strong during World War I, but they tied up a large number of our troops and defeated our ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Given the size of the Russians, once they are mobilized, they will become a very difficult opponent. Even if they cannot defeat us directly on the battlefield, they will tie up a large number of our troops and prevent us from concentrating on dealing with the enemies in the west!”
Manstein did explain it for that person, but after listening to Manstein’s explanation, that person stopped talking.
After World War I, the German army had already summarized the reasons for their failure in the war. They fought on two fronts, their forces were dispersed, and they could not concentrate their forces to defeat the powerful enemy on one side. They believed that this was the key factor that led to their failure.
If there had been no Russian bear to tie down their forces in the east during World War I, they would have been able to deploy a large number of troops to counterattack into Gaul at the beginning of the war, and perhaps force Gaul to surrender in advance. Once Gaul was resolved, Hans’ hope of winning would have been greatly increased!
This situation is still applicable now. Hans must concentrate his forces and give priority to solving the enemy on one side no matter what!
And according to the enemy’s strength and the enemy’s body, they can only choose to attack Gaul and the British Empire in the west first, absolutely. We can’t attack the Russian bear in the east first.
The reason is simple. The Russian bear is really powerful. It is too difficult to push from Berlin to Moscow in one go. Moreover, the winter in the Russian bear is too terrible. Hans’ army will lose a lot of combat effectiveness when it reaches the ice and snow.
And if the distance is too far, supply will become extremely difficult, which will also limit their combat effectiveness.
Napoleon led 500,000 elite troops to Moscow with high spirits, but he suffered a disastrous defeat under the city of Moscow. The German army does not want to repeat the same retreat.
So they have to fight, and they have to fight relatively easy to deal with enemies. This enemy is the British Empire and Gaul. Compared with the distant Russian bear, these two enemies are close at hand, and their strategic depth is not large. They are the kind of countries that can decide the outcome of a battle!
Perhaps, all they need to do is win a beautiful victory to force them to surrender!
“Here is a list of the production capacity of our current major domestic military factories.
The production capacity of these factories is related to the scale of the war we can withstand.
After all, when a war breaks out, the consumption of weapons and equipment and various resources is very huge.
Without these factories to provide supplies to the army, the army’s weapons and ammunition will soon be consumed.
If you want to fight a war, especially a large-scale war, you must pay attention to these data!
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Mainz said, distributing some internal information to the generals present and asking them to check it out.
Affected by the economic crisis, countries have raised tariffs to protect their own industries, causing international trade to come to a standstill.
Affected by this, many civilian factories in Hans could not sell their products, and a large number of workers faced unemployment.
In order to solve this problem, Mainz and the mustache are transforming domestic factories into military factories. The modification of these factories has just been carried out not long ago, and the production capacity has not yet been increased. It is still in a climbing stage.
Their production capacity is climbing.���It will take about one to two years, and after this stage is over, the production capacity of these factories will reach its peak level!
Moreover, Mainz purchased a large number of advanced weapons from the system, but they have not been produced yet. If the war against the British Empire and Hans is really going to start, the German army had better fully replace these weapons before going big.
If it turns into a war of attrition against these two countries, it will be the most disadvantageous to Hans. Mainz hopes to quickly resolve these two countries and not give the bear any chance, so as to avoid any changes in the war and disrupt his entire plan!
After reading these things, the expressions of Manstein and others began to become serious. They realized at this time that the war was really not as simple as they thought. It was not something that could be started by just talking. Before the war started, they had a lot of preparations to complete.
If they rashly started the war without completing these preparations, it would likely lead to them swallowing the bitter fruit of failure.
All the people present were veterans who had experienced the First World War and had tasted the bitter fruit of failure.
Therefore, they did not want to have such a painful experience again anyway!
“I understand, General, please rest assured that we will never have any unrealistic fantasies again!”
After communicating with several major generals of the military, Manstein said to Mainz
“Well, very good, I am very pleased that you have such an understanding. However, your desire to fight cannot be completely denied. I plan to upgrade the General Staff to a higher level and turn it into a Supreme Command. At the same time, let various departments within the government send a group of personnel to the Supreme Command. In this way, you will be able to learn about the details of various fields such as industry, agriculture, energy, transportation, etc. at any time!”
Mainz had the idea of building a Supreme Command a long time ago.
Although the German General Staff is very good, it is a purely military staff organization that only involves military matters.
War not only needs to consider military matters, but also other aspects. Therefore, it is necessary to break this barrier and let all departments participate. Only in this way can the whole country be united and make comprehensive preparations for the war!
“Your task is very simple. Combine the intelligence you know and formulate the most detailed and feasible combat plan. The best one among these combat plans will become our combat plan in the future war, and the combat operation will be ordered in the name of the person who proposed this plan!!”
After listening to the words of Perfect Magic, everyone seemed very excited!