At the end of 1915, the French town of Chantilly was experiencing snow and wind, and the temperature dropped below zero degrees Celsius, but the harsh weather did not make the small town look very cold.

There are many soldiers and police on the streets, and cars are constantly shuttling. This kind of scene is common in the war years, and it does not touch the common people who are numb during the war.

A meeting that has been prepared for several months is being held here. The purpose is to resolve the long-standing confrontation between the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers on the Western Front battlefield since 1915, actively formulate a war plan for the next year, and try to break the situation since the war began.

The stalemate on the Western Front.

The Allied Powers felt that they must use a coordinated strategic plan and unified leadership to deal with Germany and Austria, otherwise the war situation would not be changed. In December 1915, the Allied Powers held a military conference in Chantilly with the participation of all countries. France, Britain, Belgium, Italy,

Military representatives from Russia, Japan and other countries gathered together for the first time to discuss the 1916 strategic action plan.

French General Joffre presided over this meeting, and he showed great confidence.

This is not only because of the huge funds gathered by Mike Prince Company from all walks of life in Nancy, including citizens, and the French army's flood of orders, which expanded like a storm, making weapons production increase in volume.

Extremely dramatic increase.

It wasn't just the equipment that was being put in place one after another. The assault regiment of Major Miller, who was looking forward to adding a few more stars on his shoulders, was the main force and formed what was named the French Army's 1st Assault Cavalry Division.

It was the psychological changes that occurred to General Xiafei after almost most of his wealth was injected into Mike Prince Company through clever means. At the same time, he rejected Tang Yunyang's proposal to give him shares, which would affect his conscience.

I don't think I am committing corruption.

With the support of both the military and politicians in Nancy City, a large part of General Jiafei's worries has been solved. At least Mr. Emile Delion has become General Jiaifei's friend to some extent. Even

, General Joffre planned to appoint him as the first division commander of the 1st Assault Cavalry Division.

See, this is where his confidence comes from.

Facing representatives from various countries regarding his ambitious offensive plan, Xiafei spoke eloquently: "Everyone, strength is the basis of action. What I want to remind everyone is that after a year of hard work, we have made great progress in the production of technical weapons and human resources.

We have made a big step forward in terms of mobilization. Our production of heavy artillery and machine guns has been equal to that of Germany, and will soon surpass Germany. In terms of soldiers, the total number of our countries will reach 18 million, and Germany and Austria are the most capable.

Reaching 9 million people. So, I think, in the next year, our policy should be to attack...offensive..."

Either the fire in the fireplace in the room was too hot, or the recent changes in the French assault force made Joffre too excited. When he announced the future attack plan, his face glowed red, and he held a cigar in his hand like a thick stick.

baton.

Yes, 18 million troops. Not a lot. As long as one-sixth of the troops need to be equipped with armored vehicles from Mike Prince Company, then even if Xiafei only accounts for a small proportion of the company's total resources

Investment will also make him a world-class tycoon.

(This book was first released at 17k) Buxiaosheng A Group: 35761481 Watching Xiafei foaming at the mouth made Douglas Haig, who was sitting at the conference table, uncomfortable. He had just succeeded Sir John French as the leader of the British Expedition

The new commander of the army.

To him, Jia Fei's speech was like a cheap song and dance party. And Jia Fei's lack of excitement made him think that Jia Fei was just intoxicated by his stupid attack plan.

"No matter how hard you perform, you can't cover up the weakness of the French army. Over the past year, every attack by the French army has ended in heavy losses, and several crises have required continuous assistance from the British army. If not

Our army was trapped in positional warfare on the Western Front, then there would have been no disastrous defeat in the Dardanelles. Humph, this was all caused by the incompetence of the French army!"

Although Douglas Haig laughed at Joffre's excitement and vision for the future without respect in his heart, his face still showed the expression of listening attentively to the speech, but he made gestures from time to time to ask the orderly to bring some.

Tea, after all, has the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind.

"... Specifically speaking, Russia and Italy should first launch offensives on the eastern and southern fronts to strategically contain the German and Austrian armies, and then the British and French armies should dispatch large-scale operations on the western front to annihilate the German army on the western front in one fell swoop.

, changing the situation of the war. What do you think?"

After Xiafei read out his attack plan, he put down the speech in his hand and breathed a long sigh of relief. This plan was indeed ambitious.

It listed the possible directions of the German attack based on intelligence, and also provided counter-offensive measures. That is, if the German army launched an attack in the direction of Verdun, the British army would separately launch an attack in the direction of the Somme River. At the same time, the French army would launch an attack in the direction of Verdun.

After the initial crisis in the area was resolved, they quickly transferred to the direction of the Somme River to strengthen the British army's follow-up attack power, striving to make great progress in the subsequent attack in the direction of the Somme River.

Douglas stared silently at the large map hanging on the wall, looking a little worried.

Holding his tea and sipping it, he tasted the bitterness of the tea carefully, because he believed that Joffre's actions were an aimless consumption of the strength of the British Expeditionary Force.

"Somme?"

The huge arrow representing the British army points directly to the German defense line in the direction of the Somme River. Although facing the German Second Army and the complete defense system established by the German army in the past two years, this is not what Haig is worried about.

matter.

Haig's combat methods were often simple and crude. He believed that "victory in battle depends on morale and determination."

He could not see the huge changes that machine guns and new artillery had brought to the war. With his firm will, he ignored the large number of casualties and insisted on launching fierce direct attacks.

His worry came from another thought, and it was not a thought that was against Joffre's offensive strategy. When Joffre sat down contentedly and reached out to pick up the red wine in front of him, Haig stood up and spoke. His words would serve the Allied Powers

The generals were presented with another, more serious problem.

"Everyone, I admire General Jiafei's offensive spirit very much, but I don't think this offensive strategy will be successful. Of course, I am not questioning our preparations for war, nor do I doubt General Jiafei's thinking about the attack. I

I just want to ask everyone here..."

At this point, he paused for a moment and looked around at the military representatives from Russia, Italy, Belgium, Japan and other countries. It seemed that his sensational speech had attracted everyone's attention. Haig nodded with satisfaction.

Keep talking.
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