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Chapter 1420 Is Pulling Hip Franchi (First update, please subscribe)
Once again, France was hit harder than in 1870.

Billows of black smoke billowed over the position, and the lush grass was now full of craters surrounded by gunpowder smoke. On the artillery position, a cannon was blown into a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron, and lay incomplete inside and outside the destroyed trench. The corpses of French soldiers in blue uniforms and red trousers, the heart-piercing cries of wounded and dying soldiers make people feel like they are falling into hell.

"The Germans...the Germans are coming up!"

Someone screamed and groaned in horror.

Under the sun, all over the mountains and plains are German soldiers wearing gray-green military uniforms and cloth pointed helmets. The endless German soldiers entered France and the French Empire like this.

At the same time as the Battle of the Frontiers, the German army, under the command of Count Alfred von Schlieffen, implemented the Schlieffen Plan - concentrating a strong force on the Western Front, passing through the defenseless Belgium and the Netherlands, and outflanking the French army , trying to defeat France with a quick win.Then move eastward, and then deal with Russia.

On March 3, the German army bombarded Belgium's strongest defense line, Liege Fortress, with hundreds of cannons and dozens of tons of shells, and then 19 million troops went directly to the hinterland of Belgium.

According to Schlieffen's plan, while the right wing made a big roundabout through Belgium, the German left wing followed the strategic plan to pass and fight and retreat, luring the French army to continue to penetrate.

Although the "Schlieffen Plan" of this era is not perfect yet, what is different from history is that Prince Ludwig, the commander-in-chief of the left wing of the German army, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, faithfully implemented the Schlieffen Plan, and did not like his son in another world, who could not stand the strategy He retreated and changed Moltke's plan without authorization and launched an attack on the French army.

After Prince Ludwig implemented a strategic retreat as planned, under the heroic command of Marshal de Casitternau, the left-wing French army entered the German mainland from Alsace and Lorraine, just like the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 generally.

After Earl Schlieffen received the battle report, he was so excited that he went crazy.

"We won the war!"

While Earl Schlieffen and the Kaiser cheered their celebrations, the right flank was again strengthened as 30 British expeditionary forces landed from Belgian ports.

This coalition force with a total size of nearly 130 million broke into the French mainland in this way, with a right uppercut, trying to outflank the millions of French troops in the border area.

When Napoleon V received the report from the previous battle, he was so angry that he almost smashed the desk of the French General Staff Headquarters.

At this time, there were only less than 50 French troops in Paris, and the strength of the coalition forces was almost three times that of the French army.

How to do?
The subject before Napoleon V was one of no choice - fight or perish.

"Sons and daughters of France, France is being invaded by the British and Germans. In order to defend France, we must mobilize every ounce of strength!"

Facing the threat of national subjugation, Zhu Di once again thought about what Emperor Zhu had said to him—victory belongs to the side that mobilizes every ounce of strength first.

While mobilizing the army to reinforce Verdun, Zhu Di summoned Zhou Ze, commander of the Ming Empire Expeditionary Force in his headquarters. A month ago, the Empire decided to send an expeditionary force to France. The army was not sent from the mainland, but From the African colonies—in the past month, 15 imperial troops entered Tunisia through the "Sahara Railway" that was built just a year ago, and then arrived in France by boat. Zhou Ze, who was the first in the "Battle of Brazil" The lieutenant general of the imperial army who attacked Paraguay's first reserve was the coach of this imperial army.

"Your Majesty, we still have a chance. Now the French army is mobilizing and training, and in Africa - there, we have mobilized 170 million troops, of which more than 70 are warriors who are ready to fight."

In fact, those who mobilized from Africa were either Dongying warriors or the second generation of Dongying gangsters.Even in the army led by Zhou Ze, most of the soldiers and grassroots officers are of Japanese origin. Most of them are colonial garrison troops. After the empire was mobilized, they replenished their troops and enriched their equipment on the spot, before the training was completed. , According to the order of the base camp, I took the train directly to the north.

This army is a symbol of the friendship between the empire and France. For the empire, the empire absolutely does not mind fighting to the last Japanese.Of course, I don't mind using Japanese people to deepen the relationship between the empire and France.

"However, now we only have 70 troops to go to the battlefield!"

There are still 70 Ming troops in these 15 miles.Using 70 to resist 130 million, the difference in strength is too big.

But anyone who understands the military knows that with such a disparity in military strength, the side with fewer troops is doomed to fail.

"As long as we hold out for a month, France can mobilize 200 million troops to the front line. Within a month, 20 reinforcements will come from the African colonies, and there will be Russia. Russia has already launched an attack on Germany from the Eastern Front. Although Austria He remains neutral, but his neutrality forces Italy not to join the war now, for a month..."

After a pause, Zhou Ze said.

"One month from now, we will have won this war!"

When he said these words, Zhou Ze appeared to be extremely confident. This kind of self-confidence is the self-confidence in his own strength from the heart. Of course, it is also a kind of trust that the war mode has changed.

"General, when can you and your troops go to the front line?"

Facing His Majesty's inquiry, Zhou Ze stood upright.

"Your Majesty, the expeditionary force is ready to enter the battlefield at any time!"

The expeditionary force was ready to enter the battlefield at any time. His Majesty the Emperor personally received him before he set off from the mainland of the empire by airship, and told him to obey the orders of Napoleon V during the French war.

"His order is equal to my will!"

This was the direct will of His Majesty the Emperor. For Zhou Ze, who led the expeditionary army with the rank of lieutenant general, he knew that it was entirely the trust of His Majesty the Emperor—it was His Majesty who defied all opinions and supported him as the commander of the expeditionary army.

For this, Zhou Ze is naturally full of gratitude, His Majesty the Emperor must repay the kindness of knowledge.

Because of this, Zhou Ze gave the most affirmative answer directly to Napoleon V's inquiry.

"Now then, my general! I trust you will not let us down!"

Looking at the confident Zhou Ze, Napoleon V couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, at least the Ming Empire never let him down.

God bless, hope they can hold it there with the French army.

After all, the fate of the French Empire rests with them!

(End of this chapter)