Chapter 1,786 Conflict 1
As Ruprecht expected, even if there is internal turmoil in Germany, even if the Kaiser and the parliamentary faction headed by the Social Democratic Party have become absolutely opposed, there will still not be hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides fighting against each other in Germany. Scene, this is definitely Germany's luck. However, there are exceptions to everything, and the military has an ambiguous attitude on this matter. It's not that they were thinking of waiting for a price between the Kaiser and the parliamentary faction, but that based on the current situation, they chose the situation that was most beneficial to the German Empire. This is also the fundamental reason why Ruprecht dared to sit on the sidelines! The Crown Prince gave the top brass of the Prussian Army twelve likes!
However, after all, this is a political turmoil that affects the whole country. Neither the Kaiser nor the Parliament will place their hopes on their opponents. Therefore, this turmoil will still have fierce confrontations under generally peaceful circumstances. Hohen As a family that has unified Germany and has been gay with Germany for nearly 50 years, the Sauron family naturally has a group of die-hard loyalists. As the largest party in the country, the Social Democratic Party is also closely connected with industrial capitalists. They also have limited military power. Although it cannot be compared with kingdom-level existence, it can still assemble a force stronger than that of a grand duchy. of!
As a result, this "national army" composed of die-hard members of the parliamentary faction encountered the Little Moltke troops from the Grand Duchy of Baden in the Hesse-Nassau area! The person commanding this "National Army" is Albert's chief military adviser, former Army Colonel Mr. Buller.
"Mr. Commander, our forward troops have arrived in Heilbronn. According to the intelligence we have collected, the Baden Army on the opposite side will appear in the southern suburbs of Heilbronn in up to 3 hours. We have deployed Cordon," an officer said to Buller, who was looking at a map.
The city of Heilbronn is an important transportation hub. If Moltke's tens of thousands of troops want to move north quickly, they must occupy this place and then use it as a base to take a train or go north along the road. In the same way, If the parliamentary faction wanted to oust the Grand Duchy of Baden, the largest state loyal to the Kaiser, they would also occupy this place and then move south.
As a result, this city has become the focus of competition between the two sides, not only in a military sense, but also in a political sense. The Grand Duchy of Baden is the first of all the influential large states in Germany to express its support for the Kaiser. Yes, if the parliamentary faction can kill the Grand Duchy of Baden, then the Kaiser will become unprecedentedly isolated in the German states. And if the army of the Grand Duchy of Baden can re-establish the parliamentary faction, then it will be equivalent to telling the world that the so-called " The "National Army" is just a paper tiger. As the saying goes, if the wall falls and everyone pushes it, the original wall-riding faction will side with the Kaiser without hesitation!
Therefore, the parliamentary faction did not hesitate to assign the most elite equipment and the best personnel to this army. This army of 20,000 people even had an elite force composed of Cricket tanks and Wasp assault guns. The armored unit and artillery are all towed by vehicles. (Of course, the towed vehicles themselves are also diverse, and many vehicles are directly collected along the way.) The 8 150MM large-caliber howitzers and 18 105MM howitzers lined up behind the unit have become this unit. The most core equipment of the army!
As for where these artillery pieces came from? It's very simple. Although there are hundreds of thousands of reserve and new troops in Germany, although their heavy equipment has been compressed to the limit, they can still make up these weapons, and many of the weapons and equipment are purchased from the military factories in the controlled areas. from. Therefore, it is more than enough to arm such a small force, and this is not even the full strength of the parliamentary army!
Compared with these equipment, it is more difficult to recruit officers and soldiers who are good at fighting and able to withstand pressure. There are originally few veterans and experienced officers in the rear troops.
Moreover, most of these people are still controlled by the neutral faction, which results in the low combat quality of this unit. But fortunately, it is still a division-level force, and it is still within the capabilities of Commander Buller. He has commanded regiment-level battles before! Served as a military staff officer.
As for Little Maoqi, the situation is a bit bad. Although the quality of the troops is good, the equipment level is poor. One of the reasons is naturally because the Grand Duchy of Baden's own military strength is not good. Most of the force is still holding back the British and French forces on the Western Front. On the other hand, Moltke underestimated the enemy. He pursued speed and light equipment. He wanted to advance to Berlin quickly and then seal his throat with a sword. He never thought about it as soon as he left home. You can encounter a division-level combat unit with elite armored troops!
"If we establish a defensive offensive in the city, then we can at least guarantee to defend this place. General Moltke's troops are not large in number, only 15,000 at most, but their fighting qualities are definitely much better than ours." 1 said a staff officer.
"No, avoid the urban area of Heilbronn. Let's fight Moltke in the wild." In just a few seconds, Buhler decided not to fight in the city, but to fight in an upright field battle! This is not only because Buller has confidence in his tanks and artillery, but more importantly, he does not want to fight a tragic street battle in Germany!
"Our hands and weapons must not be stained with too much civilian blood. This will be a nightmare that we cannot get rid of in our lives. Maybe now, some people will excuse us and say that this is just the need for struggle, but five or ten years from now What will happen next? Even if the parliamentary faction succeeds and the Social Democrats take power, what will those politicians do after people have forgotten what we have done? They will call us the butchers and executioners of Heilbronn! They will come up with something There are thousands of reasons to convict us, but we have no excuses. Even if we will not be charged, believe me, we will definitely be left with a lifelong sense of guilt and guilt in our hearts," Buhler said.
Therefore, at Buller's insistence, his troops bypassed the city of Heilbronn and launched a battle formation in the wilderness south of the city. The soldiers began to dig trenches. The heavy artillery was also unloaded from the trailer and placed on the artillery position just selected.
And shortly after Buller's army was deployed, Moltke's troops finally appeared! "The opponent did not defend the city, but chose to fight in the field. The bad news is that the opponent may have armored troops. Our reconnaissance planes discovered a large number of armored vehicles and traces of their movement." At this time, Little Maoqi was also there. Constantly analyzing his opponent, and combining the information obtained from aerial reconnaissance, Xiao Maoqi found that he seemed to have underestimated his opponent.
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