Chapter 2012 On the Importance of Routine
"No matter how fast our frontal breakthrough is, it is definitely not as fast as the transfer speed of the British. The railway density in France is more than ten times higher than that of Russian Poland! And in two years, the British laid a large number of railways. Light rail, in this way, their mobility is too high. If it is a normal battlefield breakthrough, as long as the British want to go, it will be difficult for us to catch up. More importantly, even if we form a breakthrough on the ground front, A breakthrough of a few hundred meters to 2 kilometers wide is too inconspicuous for the entire front of more than 200 kilometers. It will take us too much and a long time to shake the entire front. Moreover, even if the British defense line is destroyed If the fight is torn apart, the British can still withdraw their troops through the English Channel. We have tested the effect of the Air Force’s attack on transport units in the Channel. Generally speaking, the effect is acceptable during the day, but the British can withdraw at night.”
"In view of this situation, His Royal Highness Ruprecht believes that if you want to completely destroy the British Expeditionary Force, you must do two things. The first is to open a gap wide enough in the front of the British defense line at an extremely fast speed. .So that at least 8 fast divisions can break through at a very small cost, and then quickly bypass the British rear, destroying depots, railways and warehouses, thereby restricting the movement of the British troops on the front line. The second point is that the French must be excluded Because we want to encircle millions of British troops around hundreds of kilometers of fronts, the enemy we face is already very strong, and if the French help the British, our strategy will definitely not be realized."
"So, the real key to determining whether we can take down the British Expeditionary Force is not the German attack, but the attitude of the French. I think a similar idea should have been mentioned in General Pershing's document? Because we want to What matters is the result of the battle of annihilation rather than the battle of defeat." Earl Hogner said.
On this point, Roosevelt was silent. Because he really has no reason, he can disbelieve the Germans' rhetoric, but he can't disbelieve the black old man Pershing! Pershing mentioned many times in the report that "even under the most favorable circumstances, it is impossible to repeat the Polish pocket on the Western Front by purely military means." Moreover, Pershing also knew about Ruprecht's strategy and tactics of "letting the fortress collapse from the inside", and he also greatly appreciated it.
You know, Pershing is the oldest and most senior officer in the U.S. military. His opinions basically represent the opinions of the U.S. military. Although the U.S. military has limited political influence, in terms of military affairs, he is a professional Yes, under the circumstances that Pershing approved the plan, then even if Roosevelt was unhappy, he could not say that the plan was not good.
But now, where is the plan that was originally agreed by both Germany and the United States finally stuck? It's just that the French didn't respond. And what if the French have the confidence to reject the goodwill of the Germans under the absolute disadvantage? One thing absolutely cannot escape the eyes of everyone here, that is, the Americans expressed their willingness to mediate the war to the French before!
"In the end, it was the attitude of the French that caused this plan to go wrong. On this issue, your country also obviously mishandled it. Before, the wrong signal sent by your country's diplomatic agencies to the French made the French react to the situation. Misjudgment, they think they have nothing to fear with the help of your country, so they rejected our goodwill. Ask yourself, do you think this is really appropriate? How many plans in the world have problems because some details are not well controlled." Earl Hogner said seriously.
"Fuck, why do I feel like I've been tricked?" Roosevelt suddenly felt like he had fallen into a trap. "Is it all my fault for making trouble for a long time?" Roosevelt felt really aggrieved! However, even if Roosevelt does not want to admit it, he must not blame Germany on this issue anymore!
after all,
Negotiations between allies must be reasonable. The US government represented by Roosevelt is obviously unreasonable. It first contacted the hostile country without informing the allies. Not to mention that the Germans are not used to it, the US military actually has a lot of opinions. Pershing once mentioned in a telegram to Roosevelt that "the statement of the United States at this time may lead to unpredictable consequences." You see, you are not used to it, how can you talk about this with the Germans!
"But your country shouldn't have peace talks with the British." Roosevelt said that now he lacked confidence.
"His Royal Highness Ruprecht is only the Crown Prince of Bavaria, and does not represent the whole of Germany. There are different opinions within your country, and your will may not be implemented. Then in Germany, the actions of His Royal Highness Crown Prince have gone wrong, and then the opposition It is perfectly normal to rebound. There is no need for us to blame each other on this matter. What I want to say is that Prince Albert's attitude does not represent His Highness Ruprecht, and at this time His Highness still wants to restore Some things. And this matter requires the cooperation of your government." The groundwork was almost done, and Earl Hogner began to talk about the real core issues. (Prince Albert said, well, I'm taking the blame for someone again.)
We are all allies, and sometimes the issue of responsibility cannot be made too clear, because if it is made clear, it will easily hurt feelings.... Most importantly, the problem must be solved! It's useless to abuse each other, and solving the problem is the real thing!
"For the common interests and purposes of our two countries, Crown Prince Ruprecht decided to save our previous plan as much as possible. If the two countries can cooperate this time. His Royal Highness is willing to withstand domestic pressure and continue to implement the previous plan. plan." With that said, Earl Hogner sent a document to Roosevelt.
"This, is it really okay?" Roosevelt said after taking a look.
"Mr. President, please deal with this document first. The only people who have seen the content of this document are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and you. I have not read it. You should have read the confidentiality measures outside the document box. There is no problem at all. " Earl Hogner said. "You can tell someone you like about the content of the document, and use him as the plenipotentiary representative of the United States of America to go to Brussels to discuss this matter with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in person. In addition, I would like to say that the Secretary of State of your country is not suitable for this representative , because he did something that didn't match his identity!"
"Things that don't match your identity?" Roosevelt was a little puzzled.
"After participating in the crown prince conferring ceremony of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Robert Lansing once met some people. I think you should know this. Mr. Robert's meeting with politicians who have never been masked can never be said Exchange feelings in a private name?" Earl Hogner said.
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