Chapter 102
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"General, is there going to be a war?"
The French army directly invaded the Ruhr area, which instantly triggered regional tensions. The entire Hans country was shocked. In just one and a half months, there were two consecutive actions against Germany led by the Gauls, which made the people anti-French sentiment high. Many soldiers in the army also ran to Mainz to petition and demand to go to war to defend their country!
Mainz was packing his things and preparing to go to the capital Berlin. President Hindenburg had just sent a telegram to urgently summon him, probably to discuss the response to the Ruhr incident.
At this time, Guderian and others came over, and Mainz really couldn't give them a clear answer.
"Be prepared for battle, be ready to go to the battlefield at any time!"
Although I thought that this battle would not be fought, I couldn't just say it casually. Since the enthusiasm of the army was so high, I would seize this opportunity and let them prepare for war. This would also be a way to accumulate experience for the future.
"Yes!"
Guderian misunderstood, because Mainz gave a positive answer, so he immediately stood up straight, tapped his heels, and answered loudly.
Looking at Guderian's leaving back, Mainz was thoughtful.
"General, the special train to Berlin is ready. Shall we set off now?"
"Well, let's go!"
Five hours later, Mainz arrived at the President's Office and met President Hindenburg again after half a year.
""Sit down!"
There were already several people in President Hindenburg's office. Mainz knew one of them, but he had no impression of the other one.
"Let me introduce you, this is Colonel Bock, and this is Major Manstein!"
"I don't need to introduce this person any further, do I?"
After Hindenburg finished his introduction, the two people on the opposite side immediately stood up and saluted Mainz.
"It's an honor to meet you, General Mainz, you are the pride of our imperial soldiers!" Colonel
Bock was 17 years older than Mainz, but he had no sense of seniority in front of Mainz. After all, there was a difference of two ranks between their military ranks. He needed to be promoted to brigadier general to enter the ranks of generals, while Mainz was already a genuine major general!
"I am also honored to meet you, Colonel Bock!"
Mainz also returned a military salute and said with a smile.
Although Bock is a soldier, he does not lead the Hans Wehrmacht. He is a member of the special R gate. This army is a non-existent army. It is a secret army formed by General Hindenburg himself. In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Allies, this army has no organization in the country, and there is no evidence of its existence.
However, this is indeed an armed force of the empire, and a very important one. Because it is too mysterious, even Mainz does not know how many people there are in this unit code-named R.
This is the first time Mainz has seen Bock. A famous general in history who became the Field Marshal of the Third Reich, his rank was not high at this time, but Mainz did not underestimate him.
And he was still thinking in his heart: Bock handed over all the people of Team R. Maybe he really wants to start a war? There is no need to introduce the other person, Manstein, this strange yet familiar name
"Nice to see you here, brother!"
Mainz took the initiative to step forward and gave Manstein, who was a little restrained, a hug.
"I am also very happy to see you, Levinsky!"
Perhaps Mainz's sincere behavior infected Manstein, and this seemingly bookish staff officer finally smiled from his tense face.
"Ahem, that's enough, stop talking nonsense here, you can talk about it later, let's talk business now!"
Hindenburg coughed lightly, and then asked someone to put up a map of the northwest of Hans, especially the Ruhr industrial area.
"The French army arrived at the Ruhr industrial area yesterday. They have already controlled Aachen and are currently heading north. They will soon enter Dortmund and Essen. If we want to stop the French army's actions, what do you think we should do?"
After Hindenburg finished speaking, he looked at the three people with burning eyes, quietly waiting for their answers.
Mainz frowned slightly when he heard the old marshal's words. Hindenburg did not ask the three people for their opinions, nor did he discuss with them whether he could send troops. He directly finalized the march and only left them with the power to discuss how to act. This made Mainz feel a little uneasy.
With the prestige of Marshal Hindenburg, if he was determined to do something, others might not be able to stop him.
Even if this person is the Minister of Defense, it won't work!
Thinking of this, Mainz simply put away his thoughts and focused on the map in front of him.
Hans's country is not large, so the map is not complicated. There is a proportional military map in Mainz's own office, and there are even good ones in the German General Staff. Several very detailed large sand tables.
From the map, Aachen is located on the border of Belgium. This time, the French army is dispatched together with the Belgian army. The location of the troops is the eastern region of Belgium, so Aachen is their must-pass place. After taking it, they can take the train north along the railway and enter the Ruhr Industrial Zone.
Due to the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, Aachen belongs to the Rhine demilitarized zone, so the German army is not allowed to deploy troops here.
This allows the French and Belgian armies to move north from here unimpeded without any interference or threats.
The transportation capacity of the railway is very strong. If the French army is well prepared, then within three days, they can transport at least 100,000 troops to the front line. Even taking into account logistical supplies and military equipment, they can at least���10,000 fully clothed troops were transported to the Ruhr Industrial Zone.
The German army currently has 100,000 Wehrmacht troops, and an unknown number of R teams. In terms of numbers, they may not be unable to fight this battle.
However, the actual situation is not so optimistic. As long as the German army cannot cut off the French army's route to the north, especially the railway line, then the French army's follow-up troops will continue to replenish, and the number of French troops can easily exceed the total strength of the German army.
What's more disadvantageous is that the French army is also equipped with heavy artillery and tanks, and has the support of the Air Force, which gives them a huge advantage in obtaining intelligence and fire support. If they really fight, the German army may not have an advantage.
If this time is not 192, but 1919, Mainz will definitely support this battle.
After all, at this time last year, the German army had not completed the disarmament, and there were at least 400,000 or 500,000 veterans in hand.
But at this time, the German army's disarmament has been completed, and there are really only 100,000 Wehrmacht troops.
With such a small number of troops, and they are all the essence of the entire army, Mainz will be reluctant to let them rush to the battlefield in such a hurry!
These troops were not prepared for the battle at hand. They were the sparks that Mainz prepared for the large-scale expansion of the army in the future. Every soldier had the ability to become an officer. They would become the skeleton of the German army of millions or even millions in the future. Once the German army completed the expansion, with these backbones leading it, the German army would quickly have combat effectiveness and the strength to wage war.
But it was too early now. It was hard to say whether the war would be won or not if it started at this time. But one thing was certain, that was it would destroy his plan of alienation!
If he lost, it would probably have no impact on his plan, but it would cause the German army to lose a large number of personnel, which would not be worth the loss.
If he won, it would be even worse. After seeing the combat effectiveness of the German army and the defeat of the French army, the British Empire might not think that Gaul was capable of annexing Hans. It was hard to say whether they were willing to continue to loosen the German army at that time.
Therefore, Mainz decided to stop the war.
"Mr. President, I think the time is not right yet. We cannot win this war!" Before
Mainz could speak, Major Manstein had already said what he wanted to say.