Of course, Yang Feng didn't know what Sa Daoyi was thinking. His Majesty the Emperor was in a happy mood today, so he didn't care what others did. Singing and dancing here and watching the bloody storm over there was the greatest pleasure in life.
However, since he is a well-known pacifist, he still has to express his concerns when facing the situation in Europe. After the birthday ball of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of China, the Chief of Staff, Marquis Yuan Shikai, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Quan, represented the royal family and the government respectively.
, expressed concern about the ongoing war in Europe, and called on the warring countries to return to the path of peace and resolve existing differences through negotiation.
"Peace, peace is the most important thing. No matter what differences the parties have, they should not be resolved by force. Negotiation and consultation are the best ways to resolve differences." Yuan Shichang said righteously.
Of course, what he said was pure fart in the eyes of the European powers, and they still wanted to solve it through negotiation. If negotiation could really solve the problem, who would choose war? Negotiation could allow Germany to return Alsace and Lorraine to France? Negotiation could allow Britain to return Alsace and Lorraine to France.
Give up on maintaining global hegemony? Negotiation can allow Germany to dismantle a dozen battleships on the slipway and sell them for scrap? Are you kidding me?
Besides, it’s not disgusting for you to say this now. Was Vietnam negotiated by you? Or was California negotiated by you? None of us are the same thing. We are all imperialists, bleeding from head to toe.
Dirty stuff guy.
However, from the current point of view, the situation in Europe has not completely slipped into the abyss. First of all, Britain has not declared war. This is understandable. The blood on the Serbian battlefield scared the British gentlemen. In half a month, 20 casualties were lost on both sides.
Fifty thousand, this is not a war, this is purely a meat grinder, it is simply too violent and bloody. The British people who are leisurely drinking afternoon tea in London do not want such a terrible scene to happen to them, let alone them.
Competing with the Germans for hegemony is too far away for ordinary people.
Therefore, the anti-war trend is very strong in the UK, and Prime Minister Balfour has a very arduous task. Although the will of the people these days is largely just for reference, in the end it is they who will fight on the battlefield in the end, and they must first
Let them put down their ideological baggage. A covenant is definitely not enough. Compared with integrity, life seems to be the most important thing.
Now Prime Minister Balfour is still waiting, waiting for the Germans to take action, even though his allies are already full of resentment, even though the domestic capitalists can't wait, and even Senator Churchill who escaped from the Boer prisoner of war camp has already
Although he began to accuse him of trembling in front of the Germans, the Prime Minister chose to continue waiting for the best reason.
Although they have declared war on each other, except for Galicia, which is still entangled in blood and fire, honor and mission, other places in Europe are strangely peaceful.
The border between Germany and France, in particular, was so quiet that it was eerily quiet. According to previous estimates, Germany would attack France with all its strength once the war started, and France would then stick to the border and wait for reinforcements from the British. Moreover, before that, France had indeed built construction on the border.
There are a large number of permanent fortifications, trenches, barbed wire, reinforced concrete fortresses, and large-caliber fortress guns. They arm themselves like a porcupine, waiting for the Germans to come to their door, and then hit their heads and bleed.
When the Germans lose their troops on the French-German border, Russia will be responsible for launching an attack straight to Berlin and forcing Germany to surrender. Of course, this is an ideal situation. Considering the combat effectiveness of the German army and the difficulty of offensive warfare, the actual situation should be that the Russian army attacks with
The war would tie down the German army and force it to be unable to reinforce the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Russian army would concentrate all its efforts on breaking through the Austrian defense lines and then march directly to Vienna. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire should be considered a soft persimmon among the great powers.
...After defeating the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it will be much easier to handle if only Germany is left. If all three countries come together, they will wear down Germany.
But now that the Germans are not attacking, the French are dumbfounded. The French army cannot attack first, right? After all, they also failed in the Vietnam battlefield. The French naturally know that whoever attacks these days will be unlucky. Although they are confident that the current French army
They have been transformed, but when faced with machine guns, heavy artillery, trenches and barbed wire, those French generals are still very clear-headed.
Let alone them now, even Emperor Yang was baffled by the behavior of the Germans.
"Damn, what is William going to do?" Yang Feng looked at the map and was confused. According to the Schlieffen plan, the German army should first attack the neutral country Belgium, and then penetrate directly into France from Belgium, so that he can complete his huge plan.
Right hook. Originally, later comments in history always believed that the German army defeated the Marne River because Moltke changed the plan and weakened the right wing. Now Emperor Yang is still looking forward to seeing the original version! You must know that the current German Chief of Staff is still Count Schlieffen.
, will he succeed if he personally implements this plan?
But if they don't take action now, what are they doing?
Not only did the Western Front not take action, except for moving a group army into Galicia to help the Austrian army on the Eastern Front, the troops on the German-Russian border also stood still. They stood still, and the Russians also stood still. They had fought side by side with the German army more than once. The Russian generals
They know very well what awaits them if they rashly attack the German defense line. The title of the world's strongest army is not for nothing. Even Yang Feng himself admits that the Chinese Army's combat effectiveness is slightly worse than that of Germany. Of course, they don't know that Yang Feng is so
Said, mainly because I don't want to appear too threatening.
The four major powers that have now declared war have assembled millions of troops on their respective borders, but there is only one battlefield in Galicia. This strange situation has broken many glasses.
"The Germans will not be so stupid as to confront the French defense system on the border. Although this thing can be smashed open with heavy artillery, in the end it still has to be filled with human lives. The Germans are familiar with this set of things, and with their temper they cannot
Maybe do this.
The best way is to shamelessly attack Belgium directly, and then quickly raid France from Belgium. But in this way, Germany and the United Kingdom will completely lose their room for maneuver. In addition, in doing so, they will also need to face the problem of Belgian resistance. France
With a complete and fast transportation network, once the German army cannot break through the Belgian defense line before they can react, this move will be meaningless." Army Chief of General Staff Li Yuncong said at the side.
"The Belgians will not resist for long. This country has been neutral for more than half a century. They are confident that they will remain neutral forever. They have already reached the point where they are ready to kill Kuma and release Nanshan. If the Germans deceive them a little bit, they will probably be
I foolishly believed it, and when the Germans took action, it was just a charge." Yang Feng said with disdain.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly understood what the Germans were doing. They were releasing smoke bombs to stabilize the Belgians and create the best conditions for the implementation of their plan. If this was the case, the current strange situation could be explained.
"Send a telegram to Brussels and ask people there to check whether the German government has reiterated its guarantee for Belgium's neutral status." Emperor Yang turned to ask the attendant who was following behind.
This little thing is nothing more than a telegram to the huge business system of the Yang Group. As an important business center in Western Europe, Brussels has branches of more than a dozen companies under the Yang Group, and those managers are also in the local upper class.
They were all high-profile people, and they soon found out what he wanted. France had reiterated its respect for Belgium's neutral status. The Germans had not, but the German minister to Belgium had expressed to the Belgian government that Belgium had
There is no need for Germany to be afraid, so Belgium is still singing and dancing and has no preparations for war at all.
..."Huh, the German minister's personal guarantee is useless, these fools can actually believe it." Yang Feng said with disdain, but this also made him sure that Germany's invasion of Belgium was imminent.
What he didn't know was that at this moment, 100,000 German troops under the personal command of Lieutenant General Xiao Maoqi had already assembled at the Derby border and were on standby. Compared with the original history, William at this time had obviously learned badly from Yang Feng.
Historically, he also issued an ultimatum to the Belgians in advance. Although the interval between the ultimatum and the declaration of war was short, at least this procedure had been completed.
But now, under the influence of his trustworthy friend, the Emperor has understood the true meaning of losing face and reaping benefits. He is going to play undeclared war with the Belgians, or in other words, declare war and start a war at the same time.
At this time, Lieutenant General Moltke, who was already regarded as a famous German general, held a telescope in his forehand and looked arrogantly in the direction of Belgium. Although he could not really see his target here, it did not prevent him from showing off.
The demeanor of a famous general commanding Fang Qiu.
Under the admiring gazes of the young officers behind him, this rising star of a new generation in the German Army put down his telescope with great satisfaction, and then with a confident smile, he looked back at the train behind him. There were four heads there.
The terrifying monster, the favorite of all giant cannon enthusiasts, appeared ten years in advance. It is made of the latest expensive alloy steel produced in China and jointly developed by China and Germany. The Krupp Big Bertha, 420mm super siege
gun.
Compared with the original version, these four giant cannons are lighter in weight, more convenient to move, and have a longer range. The huge shells are also equipped with delay fuzes and are loaded with the latest type of gunpowder imported from China, or passivated RDX.
After being charged with thermite, the power becomes even more terrifying.
And Lieutenant General Maoqi is about to face the gate of Belgium, which is also the gate of France, Liege Fortress. r1152