Chapter 2309 Between Germany and France 1
"However, you may choose to build a line of defense. It takes ten years to build a line of defense that extends from the French-German border to the French-Belgian border. When you hide in the tortoise shell made of reinforced concrete, your confidence will increase greatly. Even if we cannot attack us, it is not easy for us to bite off. Sometimes people are irrational and will be affected by emotions or other people's lobbying." Ruprecht said.
What the crown prince said is very clear. France may indeed not take the initiative to attack Germany, but if France maintains its defense against Germany, then Germany also needs to guard against the other party. Therefore, this may cause two situations. The first situation It is because Germany will not take the initiative to attack for some reason, so it must defend France with millions of soldiers in the border area. The second situation is that Germany's head became hot and decided to launch a "preventive war" to put France on the ground! In either case, this is not what the crown prince wants to see, because the former will contain part of the German army, and the latter will make what the crown prince does today meaningless!
"Well, as winners, you have privileges, and your country can propose your plan, but I need to remind you that excessive squeezing and restrictions will only set back the relationship that has already begun to close between us. And I hope that your side Can give France the respect it deserves." Under the pressure of the crown prince, Clemenceau could only choose to listen to the other party's ideas first.
"If your country can cooperate with my request, then I have full confidence to ensure that in the final peace agreement, we will not add clauses that restrict the development of your country's military power. Whether it is the number of troops or the level of equipment, it will not Make restrictions!"
"I think that when two people who are hostile to each other want to de-escalate, the last resort is to both put away their weapons and stand back at a certain distance. This behavior applies to people as well as to countries, of course, because of geography. It is impossible for us to increase the distance, but we can minimize the deployment of troops on the border between the two countries and the border areas between France and Belgium. Moreover, most of the permanent fortifications and fortresses between the two countries will be dismantled. What do you think? said Ruprecht.
"This suggestion seems reasonable." Clemenceau squeezed out a few words through his teeth, and then he expressed his protest to the crown prince with silence. The two sides reduced the border garrison and demolished the fortifications, which seemed to be equal, but in fact, for the weaker France, it was tantamount to exposing its most vulnerable chest to the Germans! This point can be understood by looking at the map. Alsace and Lorraine have complex terrain. Even without fortifications, the Germans have the best defensive terrain. Then head north, to the French-Belgian border region.
Germany has come up with a solution to Belgium. Belgium is not just as simple as losing the Belgian Congo! The national defense of the entire country of Belgium has also been completely deprived! Armaments were strictly restricted, and places such as the Liege Fortress were also dismantled, and in the future, Germany will deploy 2 divisions in Belgium in the name of protecting the line of communication! Although it seems that there are not many, compared with Belgium, which is already extremely weak, it is already a force that can destroy the country! In fact, Belgium is already the frontier of Germany.
Looking at the depth of the two countries, how far is Paris, France from the French-Belgian border? Look at the distance from Berlin and Munich to the border, and consider the places like Warsaw, Minsk, and Riga acquired by the Germans. Germany, which has an area of more than 1.5 million square kilometers, has too much strategic depth! If everyone draws the same area as the "demilitarized zone", then it must be France who suffers! And without the obstruction of the fortress, with the breakthrough speed of the German army, I am afraid that after Berlin declares war, within 3 days, the German front can reach the city of Paris, right? Because France has no time and depth to adjust the deployment of border areas!
"Perhaps in your opinion,
What we do is tantamount to putting a knife on your neck. But think about it carefully, if war breaks out in twenty years, what kind of German army will your country face? In this war, the French army has reached the zenith level. But the development of the German Army is far from reaching its limit! said Ruprecht.
"From the perspective of military results, this article is actually meaningless, because no matter how prepared you are or what the situation is at the time, in my opinion, the result is certain. We have only one fundamental purpose in doing this, That is to let some restless people in your country know that they cannot raise their swords against Germany, so as to cut off the idea of being our enemy."
The crown prince's words are already very clear. The key to this point is to deter and make the French more aware of their situation and status. As for whether the Germans will breach the contract and take the initiative to attack France? In fact, there is no need to consider this issue at all, because as long as the Germans decide to attack France, no matter how hard France struggles, the result will be the same!
"There is such a kind of peace in the world. When the strong side thinks that it can destroy the opponent at any time, and the weak side realizes that it will lose no matter what, there will be real peace between the two sides. Because the strong do not worry about the revenge of the weak , and the weak know they cannot retaliate," Ruprecht said.
"If France really upholds neutrality completely, we will not take the initiative to attack France. As long as I am still alive, this will not change. Because the improvement of relations with France is driven by me alone. Politically speaking, I There is no reason to overthrow all this without reason. This is a negation of my strategy. Can you understand this? Although Germany is in a strong position, we have no intention of fighting against France, which is neutral or close to Germany. This is like a rabbit It's like being around a bison and not being afraid, because the bison doesn't want to do anything to the rabbit," said the Crown Prince.
"I believe that." After a while, Clemenceau said with a sigh. If someone told Clemenceau swearingly that the whole of Germany is willing to improve relations with France, Clemenceau would never believe it! Just kidding, how could hundreds of years of grievances and hatreds be written off? On the battlefield, how could the millions of casualties on both sides not leave deep scars on the people?
However, Ruprecht said that he wanted to improve the relationship between Germany and France, and Clemenceau believed it, because if the crown prince did not have this subjective will, the German army would have already reached Paris. How will the Germans deal with the British at that time? It's fine for the French, just take whatever benefits you want, why is it so troublesome like it is now?
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