The Third Reich: The Return of the King

The exercises are still going on, and it is clear that this is not the only thing that has surprised countries.

The Blue Army launched an attack immediately after the artillery bombardment, and the exercise director judged that the Red Army had suffered more than half of the casualties in the shelling, and most of the fortifications on the defensive line had been destroyed, which made the troops of various countries feel a little baffled.

A 75 mm field gun that can destroy a strong fortification?

Isn't that too mysterious?

In fact, the fantasy thing is still to come, after the cavalry of the Blue Army entered the battle, in the face of the enemy's machine gun fire and artillery bombardment, it was only judged to be a minor casualty, and then quickly penetrated the Red Army's position.

In less than half an hour, the front-line positions of the Red Army had been occupied.

"Are the Germans giving up on themselves?"

"Isn't this a fool?

"That's right, I don't understand, is it because the General Staff of the German army was disbanded, and they all replaced a group of young people from top to bottom, so this lack of experience has occurred?"

"Well, I think it's very likely!"

"Alas, it seems that the Prussian army, which has been inherited for hundreds of years, has been completely destroyed!"

The words of the military attache of the fairy tale country were agreed by many people, and everyone began to think about this question in their hearts.

This German army looks completely different from the previous German army, after losing the inheritance of the Junker aristocracy, this army has become very amateurish, and there is no appearance of a strong army at all.

Aware of this fact, the military attachés of various countries reacted differently.

Some countries, such as the Entente, were very happy about this, because suppressing the German army was their goal and pursuit, and when the goal was achieved, they were naturally very happy.

There were also some of Hans's neighbors, such as the Fairy Tale Country and the Pine Country, who were relieved to see the poor performance of the German army.

After all, compared to Hans's size and industrial prowess, they were only small countries, and some countries were only independent after the First World War, such as the Jeke and Pineland, who were almost poor and white at this time.

At this time, if your neighbor is a powerful country with extremely strong military power, it is definitely not good news for them, because their weak strength is likely to lead to a military invasion by the other side.

But don't worry now, the German army is limited to less than 100,000 troops, and there are feuding Gauls in the west, and their strength has become a problem to even protect themselves, let alone invade other countries!

Moreover, the German army, which was severely restricted by the Versailles Treaty, did not even have large-caliber heavy artillery, nor was it allowed to develop new weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles, and did not have its own air force.

Therefore, when they saw the stunned performances of the German army during the exercise, all countries treated it as a joke, and the whole observation platform burst into laughter.

Therefore, after the exercise, the military attaché reported the same opinion to his country, that is, the German army is not what it used to be, and there is nothing to worry about

In the city of the Iron Tower, the capital of Gaul, when the telegram from the military attache who had gone to Hans to observe was sent back, the French military top brass breathed a sigh of relief.

Marshal Foch, who had made great contributions to the war, said to Marshal Pétain: "It seems that this time we have finally subdued the tiger of Hans, and in the future, as long as we remain strong and take care of the iron chain tied to the neck of the German army, we can prevent the German army from growing, and this will last for twenty years, and when the martial spirit of the Prussian era is all gone, we will no longer have to worry about this neighbor to the east!"

Marshal Foch was a hardliner in Germany, and once proposed to completely destroy Hans, of course, this proposal could not be implemented because of the strong opposition of the sun never set and Eagle Sauce, but the Treaty of Versailles succeeded in putting a tight spell on the head of the German army, although it failed to destroy Hans's country, but abolished the opponent's army, so that the other party could not pose a threat to Gaul, which basically met his requirements!

Marshal Petain nodded, of course he knew that he had to continue to control the dog chains tied to the German army, after all, he had seen the terrible combat effectiveness of the German army on the battlefield, and if he could, he would never want to fight such an enemy again!

However, compared with Marshal Foch's optimism, Marshal Petain's heart was slightly uneasy.

He peeked at Foch, hesitating to voice his inner concerns.

"What's the matter, Philip, do you have anything on your mind?"

"I'm more worried that if we are so obsessed with weakening the strength of the German army and going all out to suppress the German army, will this make the hatred between our two countries grow deeper and deeper?"

Marshal Foch glanced at Pétain and, to be honest, he had actually thought about it as well.

Hans had a population of 7 million, and after the annexation of Odili, this number soared to 82 million, while Gaul at this time was only 39 million, and before the First World War, their population was still 42 million.

At this time, the number of adult men in the 18-40 age group in China is more than 50% less than that of their parents.

It's obvious what this lack of so many young men means for a country!

This generation may not see much of a problem yet, but in twenty years' time, when the descendants of this generation grow up, the problems in Gaul will be exposed!

The significant decline in the number of adult men, especially during the reproductive period, will inevitably lead to a significant decline in fertility in Gaul, a phenomenon that is already manifesting itself at this time.

Before the outbreak of war in 1914, Gaul had about 800,000 births a year, but by 1916 this number had fallen to less than 400,000, and although it had risen slightly in 1919, it had only risen to 500,000, far below the pre-war level.

The decline in the number of births at this time will lead to a shortage of labor in the future, and the lack of labor will not only affect the factories in the country, but also directly affect the army in Gaul.

Probably, twenty years later, when Gaul is facing war again, it will be difficult to form an army!

And what is even more frightening is that as their imaginary enemies, the Hans have many more births than them!

At this time, even if he lost all his colonies, the area of the mainland was not as large as that of Gaul, but the birth population of Hans was several times that of Gaul!

Before the outbreak of war in 1914, Hanse had 1.86 million births, more than twice as many as Gaul!

Even in 1918, the year of the height of the war, coupled with the Banya flu pandemic, the number of births in the Second Reich was at its lowest, at 980,000, which is nearly three times the number of Gauls!

At this time, according to intelligence, after the end of the war, the birth rate of the Weimar Republic rose rapidly, and in 1919, counting Odily, Hans had 1.56 million births a year, which was more than three times that of Gaul!

The other party's population base is already larger than Gaul's, and the fertility rate is still higher than Gaul's, and if the trend continues, twenty years later, Gaul's population may only be one-third of Hans's!

As soon as he thought of this question, even Marshal Foch himself couldn't calm down!

"So Hans's military power must be more strictly limited, and they must not be militarized, otherwise we are finished!"

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