The Rise of the Empire

"If your Excellency needs it, with the Kaiser's permission, we can discuss this plan in detail. Before you understand it, it is not good to deny this plan." The count said. \u003c/p\u003e"I have read some relevant exercise plans and wargame deduction materials. This plan is indeed a perfect wargame deduction. It can also be successful in the exercise, but its meaning is very limited in practice, because It is too harsh and complicated, so that it is impossible to allow the slightest error."\u003c/p\u003e"I believe that the domestic railways can complete this task, but the question is, how do you ensure that the troops can successfully receive Belgium and the Netherlands How do you ensure that the railway troops can complete the repair work within the specified time? What do you plan to do in the face of collapsed tunnels and blown bridges?" Ruprecht asked. \u003c/p\u003e"We have prepared more than 60 companies of railway corps and maintenance personnel of civil railways, and they will accompany the troops forward." Schlieffen said. \u003c/p\u003e"The speed of destruction is much faster than the speed of advancement, and the Belgian fortress will also slow down our advancement. Even if we can barely receive part of the railway, after we cross Belgium, the exhausted army may have to face The main force of the French is now." The prince shook his head and said. \u003c/p\u003e"The French will not know our plan. Their main force should be concentrated on the left wing. And we can hold back the opponent with only a small amount of troops, even if we temporarily lose some territory." Schlieffen retorted. \u003c/p\u003e"This is just a theoretical calculation. Can you imagine that there is a train dedicated to destroying railways, which can completely destroy the entire roadbed at a speed of more than 25 kilometers per hour? If the war starts, it is estimated that 3,000 kilometers in Belgium The railway line we can successfully accept will not exceed 800 kilometers, but how do you solve this problem? How long can 60 railway companies repair this railway line?" the prince asked. \u003c/p\u003e"And even if everything goes well, after we successfully pass through Belgium, how do we go from the French-Belgian border into Paris? The average distance is about 80 to 120 kilometers! There is no railway, There are only roads, and all troops, supplies, ammunition and weapons need to be transported by road. In the absence of railways, the maximum distance that the large corps can advance every day is within 25 kilometers. Then tell me, how to solve this problem?"\u003c /p\u003eNo matter how well the Germans' strategic intentions are concealed, no matter how slow the French are, when the main force of the German army crosses Belgium, the French must have discovered Germany's strategic intentions, and then have enough time to use the railway line to complete the deployment of troops. mobilize. Historically, the battle between the two sides in the border area ended in the defeat of the French, but the loss of the main French army was not large. Even Moltke admitted that the main force of the French army was still there, because if Germany won a decisive victory, then it should be seized. Live a large number of captives, but actually very few. \u003c/p\u003eThe French blockade successfully slowed down the pace of the Germans and at the same time consumed the supplies of the German army. Some people say that the subsequent Battle of the Marne saved France. In fact, even if the Germans blocked the French counterattack, the exhausted German army would still choose to retreat and shorten their supplies, because more than half of their vehicles were lost, and their available horses also dropped sharply. At this time, only 600 kilometers of the 4,000-kilometer railway line in Belgium had been restored, and only 3 of the 43 large-scale railway buildings had been repaired. The German army, which had no supplies, had to retreat. \u003c/p\u003eMoreover, the Schlieffen plan of World War I in history has been revised, and the ratio of troops on the left and right wings has changed from the original 15 to 100 to 42 to 100. Some people say that Little Moltke has changed the essence of the Schlieffen plan. In fact, if you carefully study the history of the war and the logistics situation, you can find that,

The failure of the Battle of the Marne was not that there were not enough troops, but that the troops were too tired. \u003c/p\u003eWhat if there are more troops? There is not enough transport capacity to transport them to the front line, and there is not enough supplies after transporting them. Moreover, Moltke also reduced the attack surface while modifying the Schlieffen plan, and gave up the attack on the Netherlands, which means that there is no need to consider dealing with the Netherlands. 90,000 troops. At least two armies were saved, and after the attack was launched, the coordinated German homeland transportation line did not experience any delay in transporting troops, and there was no situation where the attack surface was too narrow for troops to deploy. \u003c/p\u003eSo, Little Moltke's plan is actually more reasonable than the original Schlieffen's plan, and Little Moltke's plan has failed, so Schlieffen's original plan is even less likely to succeed. Compared with Schlieffen who purely drew up plans, Little Moltke was aware of the logistics constraints on the army, and tried his best to improve them, but unfortunately, he was fighting against the constraints of this era, and the final result could only be fail! \u003c/p\u003eMaybe someone will ask again, why Xiao Maoqi knows that this plan may fail, but still insists on this plan? The prince can't answer this question, but from the current point of view, it is very likely that the Germans have a natural fear of the behemoth of Russia. They are not afraid of France, but they are afraid of Russia! This vast and populous polar bear feels invincible. So much so that the Germans didn't even think about hitting Russia first and then solving France. \u003c/p\u003eAt the same time, the idea of ​​a quick battle permeated the top German army, and they regarded the war as a short-term confrontation. I didn’t realize the importance of the overall war. Later, Ludendorff realized that Germany’s first World War was exhausted, but in the end it failed. It ended within, but in fact, it lasted for 4 years! Of course, this is something to do later, let's not mention it for the time being. \u003c/p\u003e"This has been verified in the exercise, and the railway troops can completely complete this task." Schlieffen wiped the cold sweat off his head, no need to ask, the content of today's meeting will definitely appear in the Kaiser on the desktop. \u003c/p\u003eThe difference from Wilhelm II's half-baked military level is that one of the two in front of him is older than himself, and the other is the only person in the German Army who has formulated actual combat strategies after entering the 1980s. The blue army played well, and the prince behind them contributed a lot. This is not something you can ignore. If he couldn't give an explanation, then the emperor's suspicion of Schlieffen's plan would be even more serious. \u003c/p\u003e"And your Excellency's estimate of the ammunition and supplies needed by the army is too low. If I remember correctly, in your plan, the amount of artillery ammunition is three times that of the Franco-Prussian War. But in fact, in the Far East In a non-intense battle, the ammunition consumption of each artillery piece reached about 5 times that of the Franco-Prussian War! And if the change in the number of people is considered, once the war starts again, the total consumption of bullets will be 15 times the amount of bullets consumed in the Franco-Prussian War times! There is a problem with your calculation basis." The prince then added another shot. \u003c/p\u003eThe third one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e