BXBX NOVEL Chapter 480: victory is in sight
Now, the German Navy has defeated the British Navy. So, apart from the British and French coalition forces deployed in northern France, what other forces did the Allies have to fight Germany? Even if the total strength of the British and French coalition forces has increased to nearly 3 million people. But the German people are still full of confidence in the German army. They believed that the German army would surely win.
As for another big country in the Allied Powers, the Kingdom of Italy that betrayed the Allied Powers, no one cared at all. After the Italians joined the war, they did nothing but launch a few rounds of offensives in the southern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In other words, it was because they suffered heavy losses in the offensive that the Italians did not dare to act rashly.
Especially after the Eastern Front was over, the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was able to return to the country, which directly posed a fatal threat to the Kingdom of Italy. While strengthening the defense line in the north, the Italians asked Britain and France for help, hoping that Britain and France could send troops to reinforce them. It's a pity that Britain and France are now unable to protect themselves, so naturally they have no power to reinforce them.
The German General Staff, the generals of the German Army, plus Wilhelm II and Qin Tian, all gathered here. After the German Navy has achieved a decisive victory in the naval battle, all eyes are on the German Army. As long as the German Army can also defeat the British and French allied forces in the next battle. Then Germany will win this battle.
King Wilhelm II is in a very good mood at the moment. After half a year of preparation, the troops deployed by the German Army on the Western Front are already strong. Although, the strength of the British and French coalition forces is also getting stronger and stronger. However, William II believed that with the strength of the German army, it would definitely be able to defeat the British and French allied forces. When the German Army defeated the British and French allied forces, then the final victory would naturally belong to the German Empire. At that time, the German Empire will replace the British Empire as the world hegemony. The whole of Europe and the whole world will prostrate at the feet of the German Empire. And he will also become the greatest emperor in the world. Thinking of this, William II was very excited.
"Everyone, it has been more than half a year since the war started. In the past half a year, the empire has achieved one brilliant victory after another. Now, the empire is not far from winning the final victory. I hope We can defeat the Anglo-French coalition forces and France on the Western Front. In this case, our enemy will only have one British person left." William II said.
As for the Kingdom of Italy, it was also not taken seriously by William II. In William II's view, the Italians could not even defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire, let alone the German Empire. At that time, Germany only needs to send a small amount of troops to assist the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it will be able to completely defeat the Kingdom of Italy. Everything will be very easy.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The generals of the Imperial Army replied excitedly.
They were also greatly stimulated by the victory of the Imperial Navy. In comparison, the performance of the Imperial Army on the Western Front last year was not so satisfactory. Of course, William II blamed all the responsibility on Little Maoqi. These generals naturally believed that the culprit for their failure to win on the Western Front was Xiao Moqi. Although, the reasons for the German Army's failure on the Western Front last year were manifold. But now no one cares. Now that Xiao Maoqi has already taken the blame, naturally no one cares anymore.
"According to the information we have received, the expeditionary force sent by the British to France has already exceeded one million people. The French Army also has more than two million people. This time we only deployed eight legions on the Western Front, a total of one Can 1.8 million people defeat the British and French allied forces in one fell swoop?" William II asked.
Although, the combat effectiveness of the German Army ranks first in the world. However, after experiencing the tempering of the battlefield, the gap between the British Army, the French Army and the German Army is actually not that big. With the German Army at a serious disadvantage in terms of strength, William II was really worried.
"Your Majesty, although the Anglo-French coalition forces have an advantage in terms of military strength, wars cannot be won with a large number of people. Our 8th Army was the best when it wiped out two million Russian troops on the Eastern Front last year. Example." War Minister and Chief of the General Staff von Falkenhain said with a smile.
The other generals also laughed. Indeed, the victory of the 8th Army of the German Army on the Eastern Front last year shocked everyone. With less than 200,000 troops, the Russian army of 2 million troops was defeated. Such a victory is absolutely impossible for any one person. Even if the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is very bad, even if it is bad, it will not be like this.
Of course, the generals were full of envy and admiration for Qin Tian, who commanded the 8th Army. This also made Qin Tian, in addition to the halo of the imperial prince, have another halo of proficiency in military affairs.
It can be said that now Qin Tian's position in the empire has been completely stabilized. Except for William II, no one is higher than him. As for Qin Tian's succession to the throne, it was even more secure. Even if Crown Prince William came to his senses, he would definitely not be able to compete with Qin Tian for the succession to the throne. After all, the Imperial Navy has been completely controlled by Qin Tian. The 8th Army of the Imperial Army, as well as the newly formed 9th and 10th Army, are all controlled by Qin Tian's people. Qin Tian can also influence quite a few of the other 7 legions.
Qin Tian, who has mastered the military power, even William II, may not be able to forcibly depose him. Even William II has fully realized Qin Tian's ability. If he were to choose who would inherit the empire again, he would probably choose Qin Tian instead of Crown Prince William without hesitation.