Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

()German Empire, Sanssouci Palace.

"Your Majesty, everything has gone according to our original plan. Now I have captured Vladivostok, and the nearby Masurisk is now crumbling. I believe that in just one or two days, we will be able to conquer Vladivostok." That's where we can really conquer. As long as we wait for these two cities, the rest won't be too difficult." As the chief of general staff, Xiao Maoqi should be the first to stand up and report the latest battle situation. .

"Okay, very good. Count Schlieffen is still going strong this time. He did a very good job. The lightning tactics surprised the whole world. In less than 5 days, not only did Vladivostok The largest city in Russia's Far East, and it is about to capture the second largest city in Russia's Primorsky Krai. This allowed the use of lightning tactics to gain real combat experience. Chief of General Staff Xiao Maoqi, remember , asked Count Schlieffen to write down all the experiences of this war, and we will study them carefully when we come back.

"Of course, the count has already started. The army also specially brought many people from the staff to follow the entire battlefield. According to him, this is just a small test, and it will be our future in Europe. One of the most advantageous weapons in the struggle for hegemony on the mainland." . .

Schlieffen, who was only promoted as Field Marshal of the German Empire in January this year, is already 78 years old. He disappeared from the German Empire for a period of time due to retirement reasons, but now he has been recruited by Wilhelm II. He used to be the Chief of General Staff. Although he has declined in position now. But as the Field Marshal of the German Empire, he was still the third most powerful person in the army. And more importantly, Moltke is actually the real executor of the Schlieffen Plan. It is not an exaggeration to say that Xiao Maoqi was the disciple brought out by Schlieffen. The relationship between the two of them as both teacher and friend was something that the entire German Empire knew about.

William II said: "I heard that your junior brother also went with you this time?"

Xiao Maoqi was embarrassed, and then nodded: "The count said that this can better train him. In the future, if possible, it can make our empire's army more coordinated in dealing with the enemy. It can make us more tacit understanding." Use it tactically.”

William II smiled. Said: "Yes, Zou always needs practical operations to be better at it. Ludendorff is a good talent. I can tell from the previous meetings. He is a person with great military talents. . Marshal Schlieffen is now 78 years old. And your little Moltke is 63 years old this year. And Ludendorff is 46 years old and can be trained as the future army successor of the German Empire."

Little Maoqi was shocked and immediately looked at William II. Seeing that his eyes were clear and clear, he was relieved. It can be said that his three masters and apprentices have reached very high positions in the military. Even His Majesty's scruples are inevitable, so when William II said that He was so worried when he was talking. After all, there was indeed a reason to be concerned. But after seeing William II's clear eyes, he knew that his worries were unnecessary. At the same time, he also felt a burst of excitement. This was His Majesty's response to their trust.

William II was lying when he said he wasn't worried, but he also understood the importance of these people to the German Empire. Needless to say, Schlieffen's ability could be said to be the top source of army combat power in Europe. Little Maoqi inherited Schlieffen's legacy, and even had a tendency to outperform the old, which made him even more ambitious. He was even more reluctant to part with such a sharp weapon that could conquer the European continent. He had even thought about it. This year At only 52 years old, when Little Maoqi gets old, he should ask their successor Ludendorff to replace them and continue to conquer the world for him. In his opinion, this is what a truly wise emperor does, and It’s not that I’m too cautious and timid.

Moreover, he already has checks and balances in preparation, such as the current Admiral Tirpitz, and Rear Admiral Rein, who is currently appointed by the Commander of the High Seas Fleet, Haining von Holdendorf, as the Chief of Staff of the High Seas Fleet. Hartschel, Rear Admiral Frantrait von Hipper, Commander of the High Seas Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron, Rear Admiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert von Spee, Chief of Staff of the North Sea Fleet, these are the forces of the navy, Alf With the help of Red von Tirpitz, and Tirpitz was his most trusted person, all these naval forces are where he will check the future army, and the current army is not really monolithic.

Erich von Falkenhayn, now the Chief of Staff of the Army, was formerly the military commander of the German Empire who managed colonial affairs in the Far East. He was also the commander of the Eight-Power Allied Forces in the Qing Dynasty.

There were also Hermann von François, commander of the Eighth Army, and August von Mackensen, cavalry general of the Seventeenth Army. These are all people in the army who can have influence on the German Empire. Therefore, William II is not worried about the situation where one family is the only one.

"Tell Marshal Schlieffen to step up his efforts. This time we should occupy Primorsky Krai as quickly as possible, let the whole world know that we are not easy to mess with, and show our prestige."

William II's eyes froze, because his military adviser had come to them, and then said something in her ear that made him feel extremely strange.

Little Maoqi looked at William II's strange expression with some confusion, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

William II shook his head and said: "Russia actually retreated directly."

"Withdrawal, Your Majesty means that Russia has withdrawn from Masurisk?" Little Maoqi also asked in great surprise. This matter was quite beyond his expectation. Originally, in his opinion, with the character of Nicholas II, he should fight until only one soldier was left before he would give up. But now, it seems that It was really unbelievable to retreat, which made people feel unreal. But William II's words made him even more stunned.

Because, William said even more weirdly: "No, it's all, Russia retreated directly from the Primorsky Territory to the north. Marshal Schlieffen just sent a message back, saying that the Russian army has completely withdrawn from the Primorsky Krai. Now more than 100,000 people in the entire army have gathered in Khabarovsk (the former town of Khabarovsk in the Qing Dynasty) and are vigorously building military defense facilities. It seems that Russia is preparing to resist there. The Marshal would like to ask, Do we need to continue to follow up?”

"Retreat directly to Khabarovsk? Russia is so decisive. Is there any conspiracy in this?" Little Maoqi was stunned for a moment.

In the Far East, the current battlefield is filled with smoke after gunpowder explosions.

Schlifen looked at the north, his face a little gloomy.

Now he has led 50,000 people to Vyazemsky, which is very close to Khabarovsk. The distance is about 150 axioms. This distance is not enough for tens of thousands of people. For a person, it is not an ordinary one. He is also afraid of an ambush. Blitzkrieg is powerful, but the reason why it is powerful is because he knows where the other party is. This requires intelligence help, but the Primorsky Territory has already been probed very clearly. He, after Russia withdrew from the Primorsky Territory, he was like an eagle that had lost its eyes. He was so powerful before and now he has become like a headless fly and can only fly around. Moreover, this place is not as flat as in Europe. There are many mountains here, which is even more unfavorable for their blitzkrieg. Therefore, he can only look at Khabarovsk and sigh.

"Marshal, I think they didn't have much conspiracy, that's why they evacuated so thoroughly. Otherwise, we wouldn't have come here simply, but we would have lured them here. People intercepted us halfway and tried to confuse us by showing weakness and deliberately lured us into a trap.”

Ludendorff stood next to Schlieffen and said after a long time. What he said makes sense. Generally speaking, if someone deliberately leads the enemy into a trap, they will usually not retreat directly and completely. Instead, they will retreat while fighting to show the enemy that they are weak. They led the other party into their own trap, and they chased their retreat from Ussuriisk for one or two thousand kilometers without encountering any obstacles. This has to make people doubt the purpose of the other party's actions.

However, in Schlieffen's dictionary, there is no question of giving in or not. As the founder of blitzkrieg, he only has one belief in his heart, and that is to completely defeat the opponent with the fastest and most accurate speed. This is What he needs most is not other people's unwillingness to participate in the war or concessions. He never believes that when others give in, they are afraid of themselves. Only by truly hitting the other party can he truly feel at ease.

"If it weren't for the fact that there was an Englishman in front of me, I would never have let go of this delicious meal today. Damn it, the damn Spaniards, they actually put the Englishmen next to us. They are really evil-minded little people. people"

This time, Ludendorff had nothing to say after hearing this. Schlieffen could not be asked to attack the territory that the British were originally planning to attack. In this case, the character would be different.

Schlieffen looked toward the northeast: "I don't know, how is Spain's attack going now?"

"Perhaps, it should be beaten down," Ludendorff said.

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Horoyan Island, the largest island in Japan's Thousand Islands, has welcomed a large number of strange guests.

They are now Spanish Rear Admiral Reiter Macon, who is leading the Spanish South Pacific Fleet. Also brought were 10,000 soldiers stationed in South America. These soldiers are already familiar with cold weather in Chile, so here, they are more capable of fighting in the cold.

Second update, next, everyone will see that Rui Ran’s writing of the Spanish-style war is not very good, so I still ask for support. (To be continued.)