Lin Youde finally decided that we want to save Paris, and we also want to save Baghdad.
The European Bureau did a very good job and provided Lin Youde with a lot of first-hand intelligence. He Langyabo may have a clearer grasp of the battle situation than the French and German headquarters - the tactics below the division and regiment level.
Regarding the intelligence, the headquarters of the two armies did not know it, and neither did Helangyabo. However, Helangyabo knew the strategic intelligence above the military level much better than the two armies.
In addition, the European Bureau has branches on both sides, and moles are spread throughout the key departments of Germany and France, so Hollandabo has a much better grasp of the situation on the entire battlefield than the two military headquarters that can only rely on feedback from frontline troops.
So Horanyabo knew that if something was not done, Paris would not be able to survive the last few months of 1908. And once Paris was lost, it almost meant that most of France would fall into German hands, and France would lose 100%.
Sixty-seven percent of the steel production capacity, 90% of the iron ore, 40% of the sugar, wool and chemical production capacity, and the losses of grains, meat and other agricultural products cannot even be calculated in detail.
The data.
What's even more fatal is that once Paris is captured, the six French armies lined up in the front will be outflanked and unable to escape the fate of being completely defeated. At this time, France's supreme commander Foch was immersed in a fanatical offensive**
, she regarded the German actions in Belgium as a diversionary attack, and believed that the British Expeditionary Force that had landed at this time was enough to hold back this actually extremely large German army.
Foch's plan was to launch an attack on the German forces in front of him and use brave actions to recapture Alsace and Lorraine, which he had lost half a century ago.
The European Bureau added a line of annotation to the report to Hollandabo - such annotation often represents the subjective judgment of the European Bureau's top management - they believed that Foch would be so keen on attacking. It is probably because once the two are successfully recaptured,
region, she will undoubtedly become a national hero to the French.
Josephine agreed with the European Bureau's judgment.
But among the senior commanders under Foch, there was still someone who made an accurate judgment. He was Charles Lanrezac, commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army, which was deployed at the far left end of the entire French army line. This man was once Josephine's
Although his subordinates were much older than Josephine, they still pursued her passionately.
Because of this, when Lanrezac suggested to Foch that he move his army group west to deal with the German movements, Foch refused on the grounds that "it would increase the length of the front and reduce the strength of our army to launch an attack."
After learning the news, Josephine was very angry. In the command room of the General Staff, she cursed her French colleagues on the other side of the world in front of all the staff members: "She is ruining Paris, she is ruining France!"
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Lin Youde was not surprised by this. He knew that after the fall of Xiafei in the last time and space because of being too arbitrary, the two famous French generals Foch and Pétain were good at offense and defense, and Pétain was very successful before Verdun.
It's very miserable, and I can't get any high-level command rights at all.
On October 1st, the French army, which had initially completed its assembly, began to attack Alsace and Lorraine. A magical scene in the history of human war was once again staged in this time and space: after the war began, both warring parties were carrying out large-scale strategic attacks. This kind of
Strange phenomena may have happened before, but they will definitely not happen again after this.
No matter what, Lin Youde must save Paris.
In fact, Lin Youde had anticipated this, so as early as mid-September when Germany began to attack, he ordered to speed up the final testing and adjustments of the White Trojan No. 2 ship. After receiving the order, Sophie and Su Fang personally went to the factory to take command.
The work was finally completed in half a month with quality and quantity that was originally planned to take three months.
After confirming that he could use two high-performance large aircraft carriers, Lin Youde ordered the formation of the First Task Force.
He plans to mobilize the backbone of the Shenji Battalion to form an elite Shenji force. At the same time, three of the four RXs will be deployed on the White Trojan, and the No. 2 ship Pegasus will carry the payload Langyabo.
Eight VF prototypes.
Lin Youde's idea is very simple: rush to Paris with the elite power of Shenji. Tilt the balance of unconventional combat power to the side of the Allies, thereby hindering and delaying the pace of the German offensive. Gain the French the ability to see through the true intentions of the Germans.
time.
If the French commander persists, Lin Youde doesn't mind giving her a slap in the face like he did to Isabella.
Lin Youde's plan was unanimously approved. This was not because of his popularity, but because the senior officials of Helangyabo really couldn't think of any other better way-it takes time to transport a huge force to France by sea, so
No matter what, something must be done to delay the German army's advance. Today, the naval fleet will be dispatched first to destroy Germany's negligible maritime power in the Indian Ocean and bombard the Ottoman Empire's defense system in the Persian Gulf. Lin Youde and his staff did not
There is no need to worry about the naval fleet being attacked by German sky battleships, because Germany is at odds with the British and French mercenaries at this time, and it is impossible to spare enough mercenaries to cover their air battleships.
As for the defense of Horangabo, Bahui and her rx stayed behind in Horangabo because she was responsible for a lot of internal affairs work. Isabella was also left behind in Horangabo. This was because she
The rx is too complicated and has not been completed. On the other hand, most of the high-level goddesses in France have met Isabella and are quite familiar with her. Isabella going to France is equivalent to officially announcing that "the Queen of England has been
"The one who slipped the throne of London is a fake", Lin Youde didn't want to take this risk at this juncture. On the day when Fu officially announced that he would join the Allied Powers, the task force was basically ready.
At this time, a decision made by Lin Youde caused an uproar among the staff.
"Please leave for a moment," Ba said to the room full of Lin Ji and senior navy officials. "My husband and I have some private matters to discuss."
The group of senior officials stood up and walked out without saying a word. Some of them even looked at Ba, saying, "I leave it to you, madam."
Josephine looked at Lin Youde, sighed, and left with Isabella.
When only Lin Youde and Ba were left in the room, Lin Youde opened his mouth and gave Ba a bright smile: "Why, Josephine gave me this trick before, so you want to try it too, right?"
"Seriously!" Ba said with a straight face, completely showing the attitude of "ghost marriage".
Lin Youde quickly put away his playful smile and sat up straight, looking very serious.
So Ba started to get straight to the point and asked: "Why do you want to engage in such a thing as personal conquest? It's not like you don't know your current identity and your current influence on the entire Helang Yabo. If you encounter danger, don't say anything else.
, public opinion will definitely become manic, and the situation is likely to get out of control. As our top leader, putting yourself in a dangerous situation is itself irresponsible!"
Lin Youde waited patiently for his wife to finish speaking, thought about it, and decided to persuade Ba.
Unlike Josephine, Ba was reasonable, so Lin Youde felt that he could convince her by stating his intentions and the pros and cons involved.
"My dear, listen to me," Lin Youde stood up and walked around the table to his wife, who was also standing. "I personally command the fleet to Paris, which can boost the morale of the military and civilians."
"I think our morale is already very high and we don't need to engage in this kind of drama of 'imperial expedition'." As soon as Lin Youde finished speaking, Ba retorted forcefully, "This reason is not valid and I don't accept it."
"If I go, I will be able to understand the situation in Europe more directly..."
This time he was retorted before he finished speaking: "We don't need you to understand the situation so clearly! Haven't you always been committed to leaving specific matters to leaders at the corresponding level to decide? Don't you only deal with strategy?
Is it something at the level of general direction? So now we should continue to implement your principles, and leave matters in Paris to Josephine. She is absolutely capable of doing it and will not let us suffer or her motherland."
Lin Youde was speechless for a moment.
When Ba said this, he suddenly felt that he really had no reason to fight in person. He carefully thought about the way he made his decision, and he felt more and more that he just wanted to experience the second largest war in human history.
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The expression on his face was a bit self-deprecating: he originally wanted to persuade Ba, but he didn't expect that he would be persuaded in turn.
But before Lin Youde could speak, Ba spoke again.
"If you are in danger...I will definitely fall into chaos. Just before you were attacked during the surrender ceremony, I was right next to you, but I was so scared that I couldn't move at all. Do you know? This is the first time I know that I am so
Fragile, for the first time I know how afraid I am of losing you!" As he said that, Ba started crying without warning, tears streaming down his face, and his shoulders curled up uneasily.
Lin Youde decisively reached out and hugged his wife, asking her to bury her face in his chest. After doing so, Ba cried even more exaggeratedly. Lin Youde suddenly realized something that even Ba himself may not have realized: she was not actually opposing Lin Youde.
Instead, she objected to Lin Youde not taking her with him.
The two hugged each other and passed like this for a few minutes. After Ba gradually stopped crying, Lin Youde pulled her body away from him slightly, then lifted her chin with his hand and kissed her lips.
Ba was originally extremely resistant to being too affectionate in places like the office, but now she allowed Lin Youde to kiss her lips and gently lick the tears off her face. She was so well-behaved that it was unbelievable.
Facing his second wife who suddenly showed her weak side, Lin Youde's heart was filled with love, so he kissed his wife more affectionately and stroked her back.
"Don't go, okay?" Ba said in an almost pleading voice.
But at this time, Lin Youde once again rekindled the idea of experience the battlefields of the World War in person: it can only be said that men are indeed children until they die.
"No, I want to go."
Ba's shoulders trembled violently, and Lin Youde quickly added the next sentence: "But I will take you with me."
After speaking, Lin Youde turned around slightly, pushed his wife down on his too-large desk, and then began to take off her top. (To be continued...)