The Third Reich: The Return of the King

"General, is there going to be a war?"

The direct invasion of the French army in the Ruhr area instantly detonated the regional tension, and the entire Hanse country was shaken, and in just one and a half months, there were two successive Gaul-led actions against Germany, which made the people's anti-French sentiment high, and many soldiers in the army ran to Mainz to petition, asking to go to war and defend their country!

Mainz was packing his belongings and preparing to go to the capital, Bolin, when President Hindenburg had just sent a telegram urgently summoning him, presumably to discuss the Ruhr response.

At this time, Guderian and others ran over, and Mainz really couldn't give them a clear answer.

"Be ready for battle, ready to go to war at any time!"

Although I guess in my heart that this battle should not be fought, but this cannot be said casually, since the enthusiasm of the army is so high, then seize this opportunity and let them prepare for war, which can be regarded as accumulating experience for the future.

"Yes!"

Guderian misunderstood, because Mainz gave an affirmative answer, so he immediately stood straight, knocked his heels, and replied loudly.

Looking at Guderian's departing back, Mainz was thoughtful.

"General, the special train to Bailin is ready, do you want to leave now?"

"Well, let's go!"

Five hours later, Mainz arrived at the president's office, and after half a year, he met President Hindenburg again.

"Sit!"

There were already several people in President Hindenburg's office, one of whom Mainz knew, and the other who had little impression.

"Introduction, this is Colonel Bock, and this is Major Manstein!"

"I don't need to introduce this person too much, do you?"

After Hindenburg's introduction, the two people on the opposite side immediately stood up and saluted Mainz.

"It's an honor to see, General Mainz, that you are the pride of our Imperial soldiers!"

Colonel Bock is 17 years older than Mainz, but he does not have the consciousness of his predecessors in front of Mainz, after all, the difference in ranks between the two sides is two levels, and he needs to be promoted to brigadier general to enter the ranks of generals, and Mainz is already a real major general!

"I'm honored to meet you, too, Colonel Bock!"

Mainz also returned a military salute and said with a smile.

Although Bock was a soldier, he did not belong to the Hans Wehrmacht, he was a member of the special R-gate, this army was a non-existent army, a secret army formed by General Hindenburg himself, in order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Entente, this army was not organized in the country, and there was no evidence of its existence at all.

However, this is indeed an armed force of the Empire, and it is a very important force, because it is so mysterious that even Mainz does not know how many people there are in this army, codenamed R.

This was the first time Mainz had seen Bock, a famous general who had become a field marshal in the Third Reich in history, and his military rank was not high at this time, but Mainz did not underestimate him.

And he was still thinking in his heart: Bao handed over all the people of Team R. probably really had the idea of starting a war, right?

The other one doesn't need to be introduced, Manstein, the strange and familiar name.

"It's a pleasure to see you here, brother!"

Mainz took the initiative to step forward and give Manstein, who was a little restrained, a hug.

"I'm glad to see you, Lewinsky, too!"

Perhaps it was Mainz's sincere actions that infected Manstein, the bookish-looking staff officer, whose tense face finally showed a smile.

"Ahem, okay, don't be numb to me here, you can go out and talk again when you have time, now let's talk about business!"

Hindenburg coughed lightly, and then called for a map of the northwestern part of Hans, especially the Ruhr industrial region.

"The French troops arrived yesterday in the Ruhr industrial area, they have taken control of Aachen and are currently heading north, and will soon enter places like Dort and Essen, what do you think should be done if we are going to stop the French army's movements?"

After Hindenburg finished speaking, he looked at the three of them with burning eyes, quietly waiting for the three of them to answer.

Mainz frowned slightly when he heard the words of the old marshal, Hindenburg did not ask the opinions of the three people, did not discuss with the three whether they could send troops, and directly finalized the operation of the army, leaving them only the right to discuss how to act, which made Mainz feel a little bad in his heart.

With the prestige of Field Marshal Hindenburg, if he was determined to do something, others might not be able to stop it.

Even if this person is the Minister of Defense, it can't be!

Thinking of this, Mainz simply put away his mind and focused on the map in front of him.

Hans's country was not very large, so the map was not complicated, and in Mainz's own office there was a military map of equal scale, and in the German army's general staff, there were even several very detailed large sand tables.

From the map, Aachen is located on the border of Belgium, this time the French army is dispatched with the army of Belgium, the location of the army is the eastern part of Belgium, so Aachen is their must pass, after taking here, they can take the train along the railway north, into the Ruhr industrial area.

Due to the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, Aachen was part of the Demilitarized Zone of the Rhine, so the German army was not allowed to deploy troops there.

This allowed the French and Belgian armies to move north from here without any disturbance or threat.

The transport capacity of the railways was very strong, and if the French were well prepared, they could transport at least 100,000 troops to the front in three days, and even after taking into account logistical supplies and military equipment, they would be able to transport at least 50,000 fully clothed troops to the Ruhr industrial area.

The Germans currently had 100,000 Wehrmacht, and an unknown number of R-Teams, and in terms of numbers, they were not necessarily incapable of fighting this battle.

However, the actual situation is not so optimistic, as long as the German army cannot cut off the French northward route, especially the railway line, then the follow-up troops of the French army will continue to be replenished, and the number of French troops can easily exceed the total strength of the German army.

And what is even more disadvantageous is that the French army is also equipped with heavy artillery and tanks, and also has the support of the air force, which gives them a huge advantage in obtaining intelligence and fire support, and if it really fights, the German army does not necessarily have an advantage.

If this time is not 192, but 1919, this battle Mainz absolutely supports fighting, after all, at this time last year, the German army has not completed disarmament, and there are at least four or five hundred thousand veterans in their hands, but at this time, the disarmament of the German army has been completed, and there are really only 100,000 Wehrmacht.

These armies are not prepared for the immediate battle at all, they are the spark of Mainz's preparation for the large-scale expansion of the future army, every soldier has the ability to become an officer, they will become the skeleton of the future German army of millions or even millions, once the German army completes the expansion, with these backbone leaders, the German army will quickly have combat effectiveness and have the strength to wage war.

But it's still too early, it's hard to say whether he will win the war at this time, but one thing is certain, that is, it will destroy his discordant plan!

If he loses, it will probably have little impact on his plan, but it will cost the Germans a lot of men, and the gains outweigh the losses.

It would be even worse if the war was won, seeing the fighting power of the German army and the defeat of the French army, the sun would not necessarily think that Gaul was capable of annexing Hans, and it is difficult to say whether they would continue to loosen the German army at that time.

So, Mainz decided to stop this war.

"Your Excellency, I don't think the time is ripe yet, we can't win this war!"

Before Mainz could speak, Major Manstein had already taken the lead to say what he had said. _

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