"Our advance has crossed the line of Arras-Cambrai and has reached the foot of Amiens, and now the British do not seem to intend to fight us here, they are beginning to retreat, and our mobile regiments are trying to catch them. If nothing else, in 3 days we will be able to break through beyond Amiens to the depths of France.www.biquge.info Fifteen armoured, rapid infantry, and cavalry divisions swept across the battlefield like a long knife, and no one could beat us wherever we could! Krueger said this during an audience with the Kaiser.

"Where have Rupprecht's troops gone?" The Kaiser nodded slightly and asked.

"The French corps at Reims also began to retreat, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Bavaria said that the strategic goal of breaking through the Marne line and establishing a consolidated bridgehead according to the predetermined plan could be achieved, but the prince also said that his armored forces would need a period of rest before they could continue to carry out high-intensity battles, and a simple breakthrough operation could be carried out, but if they had to fight the French head-on again, they might not be able to do it." Moltke said.

"Alright, Moltke, then, analyze the current situation." The Kaiser said.

"On both the northern and central fronts, we won a great victory, and within the radius of the armoured forces and aircraft, we managed to break through the opponent's lines and encircle and destroy the British and French troops in the shallow positions. But judging only from the consumption of the enemy's main forces, the prince clearly did better than us. ”

"Our armored forces were clearly stronger than the British, our air force occupied the skies, our artillery successfully suppressed the opponent's battle, and our breakthrough went very smoothly without any twists and turns. And it was precisely because of this series of victories that the British and the French on the northern front realized the huge difference in strength between the two sides, so they chose to retreat, they retreated quickly along the road and by train, and the troops left behind also alternately covered, although we made a breakthrough, but failed to kill and wound the opponent in large numbers. ”

"And the situation in the middle is different, the French concentrated a large number of elite troops in the middle, and on the whole, the prince's strength was weaker than the northern front, so the French decided to fight a large-scale battle, and I think you have already seen the results of the battle, although the third army group paid a heavy price, but the French paid a greater price, the most powerful armored group in the Entente was eliminated, and the last large-scale armored force available in the hands of the French was only reserves. And this reserve also had to deal with the northern and central fronts. ”

Moltke's words are well understood, the British and French troops on the northern front believe that it is impossible for them to hold back their opponents and maintain the front, so the best way is naturally to retreat and then fight after regrouping in the rear, as in history. After losing the battle at the border, the French immediately retreated, and then organized the Battle of the Marne, which eventually held off the German attack.

And this is also the situation that the prince fears, the French go away without a fight, and we cannot catch up. In general, the Germans on the Northern Front fought a defeating campaign. And the prince of the middle lane took advantage of the French psychology of seeking victory, and fought a war of annihilation with dangerous moves. When the armored forces of the two sides were almost fighting and the German fast corps came up, it was too late for some French troops to leave! Within the reach of their own supply lines, the German Rapid Corps quickly encircled no less than 8 French divisions. Combined with the initial breakthrough and armoured assaults, the prince's forces had taken out at least 12 French divisions, and more than 140,000 French troops were classified as permanent losses. And if you count the wounded, it is possible that the number could be doubled.

Together with the French army of these 12 divisions, there are also up to 800 tanks and self-propelled guns of various types and hundreds of artillery pieces, which are not something that France can make up for in a short time, what is the concept of 500 tanks? Nearly 3 years of tank production in France before the war was wiped out in this way, and even in a war situation, it would take at least half a year for the French to make up for this loss! Although the artillery losses were not so painful, such large losses still made the French Army feel very difficult in the next stage of defensive operations.

Artillery is the god of war, and even defensive operations have become a luxury without sufficient fire support, so in order to make up for artillery losses, the French Army must draw artillery from other fronts. And the only thing that can make up for the losses is the southern front, and from now on, it seems that the southern front is still unusually calm!

Of course, the prince's corps also paid a heavy price, 3 armored divisions and 1 armored reserve also lost nearly 240 vehicles of various types after 4 days of continuous fighting (subsequent losses were mainly caused by mines or anti-tank guns), of which about 150 were completely lost, and the remaining 80 vehicles were in addition to 30 that could be repaired, and the remaining 60 vehicles needed to be pulled back for overhaul.

In addition to these damaged tanks, a considerable part of the remaining tanks have also been withdrawn from the battlefield due to mechanical wear and failure, and only 240 of the remaining 460 tanks can be used after a week of fighting....... It was only the size of a multi-division, and the tanks were scattered over a very wide attack surface.

In addition to the tanks, although the air force has suffered small losses, because of the extension of the attack range, the role that aircraft can play is becoming smaller and smaller, although the Luftwaffe and specialized engineering units are building forward airfields, but in the next 1 week, the situation of the air force powerlessness seems to be unchangeable.

Nearly 20 infantry divisions on the ground were advancing rapidly, and although they routed a large number of French troops along the way, at the same time, these infantry divisions were inevitably exhausted and suffered casualties, and the Third Army Group had already suffered a reduction of nearly 120,000 troops, of which nearly 60,000 were permanently reduced. The armament was not bad, but the ammunition attack was already somewhat unsmooth, the French destroyed the railways and stations and destroyed the roads when they withdrew, so the German corps could only support the actions of the entire army group with horses and cars.

"Let's go to the Marne first and see how it goes." In Reims, the prince looked at the battle map and said, in his opinion, this is the deepest line of attack to keep the combat effectiveness of the legion at a high level, and it is okay if you continue to advance, but the attrition and burden of the troops will further increase, even to the point that it is unsustainable, and in order to ensure that his plan can be realized, the prince needs to keep the troops at a high level of combat power.

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