French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's old rival Joseph Caillot, whom he disliked very much.
Poincaré, like Cayo, was born in the middle class of France. There is no glorious "German" or "La" in his name. In other countries on the European continent, people like him would never be able to reach the top of the government. Fortunately, France is
At this time, in the only republican country on the European continent, people from middle-class backgrounds could also become leaders of the government. Poincaré believed that this was a sign of progress, and Caillot thought so too.
But Puingale just didn't like Cayo.
Poincaré, who was born as a lawyer, is not actually a pure middle class. His father had contacts with many nobles in his early years. At that time, the Franco-Prussian War had not yet broken out and France was still an "empire". Later, Poincaré became a lawyer.
He also served many nobles, and these experiences made Poincarai become more and more like a true nobleman.
But Joseph Caillot is different. He was born as an accountant and still has a philistine flavor, and his small eyes always shine with a shrewd and calculating light. Caillot is by no means a charming person, but he
Relying on his professionalism and foresight in finance, he gradually climbed to the position where he could sit face to face with the Prime Minister Poingale. It was this kind of achievement that made Cayo become arrogant day after day.
, fewer and fewer people in the entire French political arena like him. But Caillot is meticulous and impeccable in his work. Those who opposed him before Henriade married him could still criticize him for his extravagant private life, but now these opponents can't stop
This only excuse was also lost.
"An impeccable bastard." Poincaré said of his finance minister. He felt that Caillot would threaten his position in French politics sooner or later.
But now, he must rely on the sharpness and invulnerability of this powerful enemy.
At this time, Minister of War Andolfo Messimi was explaining the French army's plan.
"We have two plans. In the first plan, we will attack frontally to recapture Alsace and Lorraine. The advantages of this plan are obvious. We will recapture the territories lost in the Franco-Prussian War, and the public's support for the present government will increase.
It will be unprecedentedly high." Messimi said as he glanced at Poincaré. France's prime ministers often change because the political factions are too complex. But the president has a stable term of six years. "In the second set of plans, we will go through
Pass through Belgium and Luxembourg, and directly attack the heart of Germany. The advantage of the second plan is that it can quickly threaten the heart of Germany and force it to stop its attack on Russia by the most effective means..."
"We can't implement the second plan." Joseph Cayo suddenly spoke. Puengale reacted and wanted to yell, "We will implement the second plan," but he endured it.
Look at Poincaré. Caillot ignored Messimi’s dissatisfaction and continued to say that Belgium is a neutral country under the protection of the United Kingdom. Once we invade Belgium, the United Kingdom will never be on our side."
Poongarai cursed in his heart, "Damn, he's right," but his face remained calm.
Since the merger of Germany and the Netherlands, the French government has been living in fear, and the recent rumors of huge war machines built by the Germans have intensified this fear, and France's eastern allies
The Japanese are getting stronger but cannot effectively reduce this fear. After all, they are too far away.
Neither French politicians nor soldiers believe that France can defeat the powerful New Germany alone, so the support of Britain has become what the French have been striving for over the years. The British Empire is still the richest country in the world, and the Royal Navy is invincible.
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Because of this, the French government strives to be consistent with Britain on almost all occasions - except for issues related to the Eastern ally. Therefore, a column in Le Figaro even ridiculed that the French government has become the "British Empire"
"little follower".
So France actually doesn't have many choices.
Attacking Belgium would lose British support. So the French army had only one plan.
"Okay," Poincaré said, "We will adopt the former plan. Once Germany starts to attack Russia, the French army will follow its alliance with Russia and attack Germany on the Western Front. However, can this be done in time? Can Russia attack Germany in time?
Shall we hold off the German offensive before we start the attack?" No skipping words.
The cabinet ministers present looked at each other, not one of them was a soldier. Not even the Minister of War Messimi. Ever since Napoleon III abdicated, French politicians have been nervously wary of soldiers participating in politics. So there is no one at this time.
One can answer Poincaré's question.
The German army was very powerful. But the Russian army also looked very powerful. Although this vast empire lost a large number of troops in the Far East War and the Civil War, it still had far more troops than the total strength of the French army.
.And there is a popular view in French political and military circles: The Russian army has gained a lot of experience in modern warfare in the Far East War and Civil War.
The "Russian Steamroller" should have been weakened, but no one thought it was weakened enough.
"If," said the annoying Caillaux who spoke first, "if it is Soviet Russian troops who resist the Germans, then they can probably stop them because they have secret weapons provided by the Chinese."
The moment the Chinese's secret weapon was mentioned, a strange atmosphere emerged in the conference room.
That ancient oriental country suddenly recovered from being at the mercy of others, as if possessed by an evil spirit, and took out new weapons one after another. Fortunately, this ancient oriental country is now an ally of France. Unfortunately, the alliance between the two countries has not yet been established.
It was not reliable. Every time France got benefits from Lin Youde, it had to pay a certain price. Compared with various subsequent transactions, the initial marriage of Josephine Xiafei was the most profitable transaction for France's government.
Of course, there is no one in this time and space. In the last time and space, it was after Joseph Joffre became the commander-in-chief that the training system of the French army was improved. It was Joseph Joffre who purified the French army's middle and low-level officer system, allowing capable
People got the promotion they deserved, and these reforms made it possible for the French army to fight against the well-trained German army. In the end, it was Joseph Joffre who led France to hold off the fierce German attack in the First Battle of the Marne, allowing
The Schlieffen Plan failed.
And there is no Joseph Xiafei in this time and space. The goddess Josephine Xiafei who may take his place was married to Lin Youde by the French government, and now she is helping Lin Youde improve the training system of the army.
Reorganize the low-level officer system and help him raise a strong heir.
Of course, these are digressions. Let’s return to the cabinet meeting at this time.
Is there any new response from the Federation of China, the foreign minister that Poincaré turned to, to our inquiry?" No skipping words.
The foreign minister shook his head no. The Chinese still insist that it has nothing to do with them, but our intelligence services believe that the Chinese at least do."
"Of course they are. That's their weapon!" Poincaré was a little hysterical, but he immediately corrected the mistake, "Damn it, in order to obtain this kind of weapon, we have to give another noble French goddess to
That sex ghost?" Don't skip the word.
At this time, Puengale heard the voice that made him extremely bored again.
"Messi," Joseph Caillot said to the Minister of War, "can't we try to copy what the Chinese are doing in Mexico? We also have a fair number of tanks and can't let our boys get through the German defenses.
Line. A long drive into the heart of Germany? In that case, perhaps our operation would be as effective as through Belgium."
"No," Messimi shook his head, "Commander-in-Chief Victor Michael believes that the success of the Chinese tactics is a fluke. He believes that Mexico has vast land but very few troops, giving the Chinese cavalry troops enough space.
Carry out interspersed maneuvers, but once France and Germany fight, the entire front from Luxembourg to north of Switzerland will be covered with thousands of troops. There will be no room for armored forces to maneuver."
"In addition," Messimi paused before continuing, "General Michael also believes that we should continue to strengthen our fortresses on the border and take a defensive position at the beginning of the war. His opinion was greatly influenced by the Grand Knight of Saint Laurent.
Knight Louise Ferdinand Madame Fuchs is firmly opposed, and Madam Fuchs thinks..."
At this time, the door of the cabinet meeting room opened with a bang, and a high-pitched voice accompanied by the sound of high heels hitting the ground rang in everyone's ears. Defense is a stupid act! We have to attack, attack, and attack again! Only two things are needed to launch an attack. The first
One, where the enemy is, and two, where we are. It doesn’t matter what the enemy intends to do, because they will be wiped out in our attack.”
Everyone turned to look together, and the dazzling golden color was reflected in everyone's pupils.
The essence of gold is the golden curly hair of the lady who enters the door. This hairstyle, called aristocratic curls, has recently become quite popular among French ladies, and this lady is wearing the uniform of the Knights of Saint Laurent, with silver all over her body.
The lady in se's ceremonial armor took the characteristics of aristocratic curls to the extreme: her ankle-length blond hair was completely permed into curls, like a cluster of egg rolls crowded together, and these egg rolls appeared every step she took.
It shakes for a round, and with the loud sound of the heels of high heels hitting the ground, it looks quite funny.
The female knight obviously didn't think so. She raised her chin and raised her already plump breasts high, letting the octagonal cross representing the Grand Knight of Saint Laurent shine brightly in front of everyone.
Louise Ferdinand Fuchs walked to the cabinet meeting table with a domineering attitude and looked down at the cabinet ministers sitting around the table.
"Men, we must take a resolute offensive. Conquering Yu is the first condition for victory."
Just at this time, a secretary walked into the conference room from the side door and whispered a few words in Poongarai's ear, so the Prime Minister's face became very ugly.
"No, distinguished lady." Poincarai's words made Louise raise her eyes, but she did not flinch. "We just got the news that the Conservative Party lost the British election, the Ziyou Party came to power, and Herbert
?Henry Asquith will organize a new cabinet. Asquith hinted that if we take the initiative to attack Germany, Britain will carefully consider whether to stand on our side in future wars. Ms. Fuchs, it seems that we can only build
Build fortifications and prepare for defense." (To be continued...)