"Alright, my colonel. If I were to order you to be the commander of the French army, how would you tear through the enemy's strong defense?”
At the end of the conversation, Hindeburg raised this question. It was obvious that he was very regretful that he could not take down France quickly.
"Really? Do you mean to say that you want to appoint me as Marshal in the war against France?”
Hearing this, Li Ye felt a surge of blood rush to his head. His face was instantly filled with vigor, and he could not help but exclaim.
"There will be such a day, Colonel!"
Seeing Li Ye's expression, the old marshal couldn't help but laugh out loud. His tightly knitted brows relaxed, and the originally solemn atmosphere dissipated.
"Mr. President, we should look forward and remember the lessons of history. We shouldn't dwell on the grief of the past, right?”
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Li Ye clenched his fist and pressed it against his nose, looking like he was deep in thought.
Li Ye knew that Hindeburg was joking. Even Hindeburg couldn't go from a colonel to a commander who could command hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops. Those serious and old-fashioned Junkers would tear him to pieces.
He was indeed a little excited just now!
"Alright! My future marshal! Then tell me your plan!"
Hindeburg was no longer surprised by Li Ye's witty words. In his opinion, this was how a genius should be.
"As a soldier, I will address you as the marshal.”
"Why do we have to attack the sturdy Maginot Line? In the previous war, the reason why we didn't take Paris as quickly as possible was that we didn't strictly implement the Schlieffen Plan and missed the best time to attack Paris. The other reason was that we advanced too slowly.”
" Of course, it's not that our soldiers are not working hard. We have already exhausted ourselves from the journey, and Paris is also prepared to a certain extent. I think that the commander at that time saw that Paris was prepared and gave up this risky plan to pursue the enemy, hoping to destroy a large number of their effective forces.”
"Of course, the consequence of doing so is that we will face a pincer attack from their reinforcements. Although the army has obtained a tactical victory, they have no choice but to suffer a strategic failure due to fatigue and the inability of the follow-up troops to catch up in time.”
Li Ye sorted out his thoughts and said directly.
In the first Battle of the Marne River, although the British and French claimed to have won, the actual winner was Germany. Under the circumstances of weak forces and exhaustion, their losses were much smaller than the coalition forces. It was only because the strategic goal was not achieved and the reinforcements of the British and French coalition forces were coming that they had to retreat.
"However, if we bypass the Maginot Line, we will still fall into the previous battle situation. The soldiers will still be exhausted, and it will take too long. Of course, the best choice to attack Paris is also very risky. France can use this time to mobilize a large number of troops to help defend Paris!”
Hindeburg nodded and then shook his head.
In the first battle, Luklou's arrogance and rashness were one thing, but if the same method was used this time, France would definitely be prepared. It would take more time to bypass the Maginot Line and feel that Paris 'reinforcements would be more.
Attacking a heavily defended Paris was no less difficult than attacking the Maginot Line, and it was easy to be surrounded by a lone army.
" Tanks, we need a large number of tanks and mechanized infantry. A group of charging tanks can easily tear apart the weak defense line. Even if they are facing the Maqir defense line, it is much better than purely using heavy artillery. Of course, we should not directly attack their Maginot defense line from the beginning. The mechanized infantry can follow behind the tanks and quickly bypass the Maginot defense line to advance into the enemy's depths. They can launch a surprise attack or divide the enemy. After cutting off the connection between them, they would surround and annihilate them.”
"But those tanks are too heavy and slow. However, it's a good idea to group them.”
Hindeburg's eyes lit up, and he sighed. Tanks had already shown their power in the siege, but they had always been equipped in the infantry division, unlike heavy artillery.
However, he could imagine the role it would play on the battlefield.
"Marshal, what rifle did you use in the previous battle?”
Li Ye suddenly asked an irrelevant question.
" Mauser 1898," Hindeburg blurted out.
"What about now? How does the performance compare to the Mauser 1898?”
Li Ye continued to ask, but Hindeburg was just about to speak when he instantly understood. He couldn't help but smile at Li Ye.
He was asking the obvious!
Why did this kid like it more and more!
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