Moltke's tone was full of helplessness. He and his staff had been preparing for this war for twenty years, but so what?
Now it seems that these twenty years have no meaning at all!
"Now, the enemy we face has changed. In the past, we thought that what we faced was not just the French army. We could isolate France through diplomacy and then defeat the French on the battlefield. But now, we
The opponent we are facing is a brand new one that is far ahead of our opponent in terms of military technology. The only good thing is that this opponent has limited troops, otherwise..."
Moltke did not continue, but as the king, William I knew very well that if the South China Army had hundreds of thousands of troops, what they would encounter would probably not be the result they encountered.
"Your Majesty, the current situation of the war is completely out of our plan. The French are continuing to mobilize their troops. They have purchased a large number of weapons from Nanhua. What is certain is that as the war prolongs, France's power will inevitably increase.
will be fully mobilized, and by then, we will definitely face a more difficult opponent."
All of Moltke's plans were to achieve a quick victory, because he knew that France's industry and economy far exceeded that of Prussia. There was only one way to deal with such a powerful enemy, which was to inflict heavy damage before they completed their mobilization.
them, forcing them to have a truce.
"Not one, Mr. Chief!"
Bismarck held out two fingers at the side,
"Two, and Nanhua. Mr. General, just as you said, France is mobilizing their forces. Driven by patriotism, more and more French people are joining the army. Our intelligence shows that they
Millions of National Guardsmen have been mobilized in various places. What the French lack now is just weapons. However, they have purchased a large number of weapons from South China, and even the United Kingdom and the United States. Their factories are also producing weapons for half a year.
...Perhaps in a shorter time, they will have an army of more than one million people. This army is different from the undisciplined French army in the past. They are volunteers who joined the army driven by patriotism.
Their will is stronger, and that's just the French side,"
When he mentioned the mobilization of the French, Bismarck's tone was full of helplessness. It was really helpless!
"What about Nanhua? They sent nearly 40,000 troops to Europe in just one month. They will definitely be able to send more troops in the future. Your Majesty, the situation is developing in a direction that is unfavorable to us.
, it can even be said that the outcome of the war has been determined by the roar of the airship and the firing of the armored vehicle's machine gun. Whether we like it or not, we must consider the most unfavorable situation."
What is the worst case scenario!
Of course they were defeated, but they had not considered this situation at all before. After all, after the Prussian War, there was no option of "failure" in all Prussian plans.
"Yes, and for this reason, Prime Minister, now we need to cease the war and then engage in peace talks..."
Before Moltke could finish speaking, Bismarck said loudly.