Expedition to Europe

"Mobility" is too important for the army. If the German army had enough mobility, even if it was like the current Lan Fang army, Germany would have at least two chances to capture Paris in the last world war.

The deduction conducted by the Lan Fang staff was to calculate the mobility of the German army according to the mobility of the Lan Fang army, and then get the corresponding answer.

Don't think this is impossible. In fact, many staff members believe that by the time of the next world war, the mobility of the German army will exceed the current Lan Fang army and reach a higher level. Although Foch is reluctant to admit it, this is the fact. From an industrial perspective, Germany has greater potential than France. As long as Germany gets the opportunity to rise again, then the current William III will definitely not be as reckless as William II.

In fact, after crossing the German-French border, it is basically flat to Paris, which is very suitable for the use of armored forces. According to the results of the deduction of the Lan Fang staff, if Germany and France go to war, Germany will capture Paris within 48 hours, so Foch's urgency is really understandable.

When Foch told Pierre the result of the deduction, Pierre was so shocked that he didn't even feel the brandy spilled on his pants.

"Do you still have the confidence to fight to Berlin now?" Foch was so distressed that he wanted to fly back to France right now and hold Alexander Miller's ear to tell him what to do.

"No, I'm not sure--" Pierre did not expect this possibility, but after a little thought, Pierre felt the fear from the bottom of his heart.

Pierre himself is also an excellent staff officer. When Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre just met, Pierre came to Qin Zhiyuan to work as a staff officer. For such a simple deduction, there is no need to go to the tactical room. Just a little outline in the mind will understand the seriousness of the matter.

"So what should we do? Sign a non-aggression treaty with the Germans?" Pierre was already confused, and he wiped his forehead with the towel handed by Qin Zhiyuan.

God, that was Qin Zhiyuan asking Pierre to wipe his pants.

"Will that kind of treaty be useful? The League of Nations will always be recognized by the whole world, right? Look at what the League of Nations' decision means? If the time comes, no matter how many treaties are signed, they will all be a piece of waste paper. Even if you pile them up on the border, they can't stop the German cavalry." Foch has never been a person who follows the rules, and he has no hope for the binding force of the treaty.

"I will prepare for war after I go back." Pierre slowly calmed down and prepared to fight a bloody battle with the Germans.

"It's useless. Look at the current Wehrmacht and the current Foreign Legion. Can they still fight? If they can still fight, why do you hire troops from Lan Fang?" Foch still hates iron for steel.

Less than three years after the World War, France's armaments are close to being abandoned. Experienced soldiers have retired one after another, and a large number of generals have left the army. Only one in ten of the millions of lions in the World War survived. Even the Foreign Legion is composed of a group of recruits. Such an army has no combat effectiveness. Even if they are given the most advanced weapons, it is useless. At least they are not as good as those Germans serving in the Lan Fang Army.

"Then what do you think we should do? Should we surrender without any resistance?" Pierre was a little dissatisfied with Foch's attitude.

His career as a governor has made Pierre progress a lot. At least now Pierre dares to express his opinions in front of Foch, which is a big progress. You should know that Pierre used to be submissive in front of Foch and never had the courage to express his opinions.

"Change the attitude towards Germany, so that the Germans and French no longer hate each other. If there is hatred between us, it is a matter between the previous generation. This hatred should not continue. At least our next generation does not have to pay the price for it." Foch did not care about Pierre's attitude and expressed his opinions.

Perhaps Pierre's attitude is exactly what Foch wants, a French president who only knows how to be submissive?

It's despairing to think about it.

"This is difficult. Although it seems that what we lost in the Franco-Prussian War has been recovered, in fact, the greatest damage caused to us by the world war is the courage to continue fighting. We still occupy German territory, which makes it difficult for the Germans not to hate us." Pierre is also embarrassed. The hatred between Germany and France is not so easy to resolve, otherwise the hatred would not continue to this day.

According to the provisions of the Treaty of Paris, France occupied part of Germany's territory, which will be subject to a referendum in the future to determine the final ownership of those territories. As a victorious country in the world war, France was committed to dismembering Germany, but it did not succeed. Now, it is not necessarily true that the French hate the Germans. The question is whether the Germans hate the French. Think about the attitude of the French towards the Germans after the Franco-Prussian War, and you can imagine how the Germans are now sleeping on straw and eating bitter food.

"You don't need to solve this problem. If you become the president of France, this should be William III's job." Foch seemed to be sure that Pierre would be elected.

"William III, he hasn't even sat firmly on the throne yet--" Pierre didn't think much of William III.

During Qin Zhiyuan's visit to Germany, the German Wehrmacht rebelled, making William III a laughing stock internationally. Pierre was of course happy to see William III's jokes, and even ignored the facts a little.

"Even if William III's throne is unstable, at least he is much better than Alexander Millerand, that pighead." When Millerand was mentioned, Foch immediately cursed.

Foch had reasons to hate Alexandre Millerand. After France and La Fond terminated their alliance, there were voices in France criticizing Foch because Julie married Qin Zhiyuan, and Foch was now in Lan. Fang settled, much to Foch's chagrin.

Of course, these voices did not cause much turmoil. Foch was still very prestigious among the French. The Daily News only published an editorial, and the congressman who openly criticized Foch in Congress was forced to resign.

"Qin, what do you think about this problem?" Pierre finally remembered Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan, who had been a transparent person for a long time, was already wandering out of his mind. He asked Pierre to ask him again. Only then did Qin Zhiyuan understand the question Pierre asked.

"I can only say that Germany is in better shape than you expected. Long before the British and us and the Americans came to an agreement, the British had contact with the Germans. Now the money flowing into Germany from the British has exceeded 5 billion gold marks. , more flows from the United States to Germany, so we have reason to believe that Germany will not always sink, so if France continues to be hostile to Germany, France will definitely be Germany's biggest enemy once the Germans rise again." Qin Zhiyuan. To be honest, I didn't even look at Pierre's increasingly ugly expression.

“These sons of bitches—” Pierre immediately cursed.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't take it seriously and curled his lips and continued: "If you want to ease the conflict with Germany, then I can bridge the gap. The problem is - you don't have the right to decide now -"

Qin Zhiyuan is right. Even if Pierre becomes the Speaker of the Parliament, Pierre does not have the right to make decisions. After all, France is a democratically elected government. As long as the majority of the people do not approve it, the French government will not be able to make a decision to reconcile with Germany.

From this point of view, the constitutional monarchy is indeed beneficial. At least it is normal for the king to be arbitrary.

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"I will work hard when I return to France -" Pierre didn't say much, which meant that Pierre didn't have much confidence.

"Then you have to be prepared, the resistance must be extraordinary." Qin Zhiyuan was not very optimistic.

Through the "Daily News", Qin Zhiyuan has conducted several surveys. Most French people do not want to have a good relationship with Germany. When asked what they would do if the French invaded again, many French people chose to resolutely The Germans fought back, but when asked if they were willing to fight for the country, less than 10% of the respondents were willing to fight for Wei.

Less than 10%!

This is a very dangerous number. Taking into account the number of soldiers of military age, if the situation does not change, when Germany organizes war again, France will probably be able to organize less than 500,000 troops. This is simply a drop in the bucket. You must know that in In the last world war, the Germans organized more than five million troops.

"Even if the result is failure, there is always something to be done." Pierre was not discouraged and was ready to accept the challenge.

"Well, I will cooperate with you. If you need my help, please don't be polite." Qin Zhiyuan is still supportive. No matter what Pierre wants to do, Qin Zhiyuan will not change his attitude.

"Thank you very much -" Pierre stretched out his hand to Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan was not polite and firmly held the friendship offered by Pierre.

After talking about the German problem, Pierre finally mentioned the purpose of his trip to Lanfang. The Syrians did not take advantage of the battle against the Iraqis. Only then did Alexander Millerand remember the combat effectiveness of the Lanfang Foreign Legion. , Pierre came to Lanfang this time at the request of Alexander Millerand to discuss with Qin Zhiyuan about hiring an army from Lanfang to enter Syria and fight the Iraqis.

"Pierre, I have to say, you really gave me a big problem." Qin Zhiyuan immediately became worried.

To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan does not want to go into this muddy water. Qin Zhiyuan knows that the Syrians cannot defeat the Iraqis. Gao Hongshi will submit battle reports on the Syrian-Iraqi border to Qin Zhiyuan every day. The current Iraqi army already has a background of brotherly alliance. , it would be nice if Lanfang sent another army. Do we want the Lanfang people to fight the Lanfang people?

But it would not be good to refuse directly. Pierre's people have already arrived. If there are no results at all, it is estimated that Pierre will not be able to submit a report to Millerand.