The German-Austrian coalition command in Saarburg was surprised by the progress of the war. According to the original estimate, if the German-Austrian coalition wanted to break through to Paris, it would definitely encounter the French stubborn resistance. The attacking German-Austrian coalition was ready to bear huge losses.7⊙x.c According to the estimates of Chief of General Staff Rudendolf, the casualties of the German-Austrian coalition would be as high as 600,000, and even more during the entire battle. But in fact, the German-Austrian coalition's breakthrough on the Maas River defense line was so smooth. So far, rough statistics show that there are less than 30,000 casualties, and the Austrians have broken through to the Seine line and are advancing towards Paris.

On the northern line, the German army had surrounded Sedan, and the French Somme defense line had almost collapsed overall. Now a continuous stream of German and Austrian troops are pouring into France from the Maas River, and the progress of the assault troops in front can be described as unstoppable. They could not encounter large-scale organized attacks by the French army, and only some scattered French troops were still fighting.

The emperors of Germany and Austria, who personally rushed to the front line to pay close attention to the progress of the war, did not expect the battle to go so smoothly. Lee Hayden had expected that the French army might be defeated before the war, but he did not expect such a result to occur, and he was a little calm and calm. The performance of William II on the other side could only be described as ecstasy. Now the German army will once again capture Sedan after 1870, and he will enter Versailles again in the form of a victorious palace like his grandfather, Emperor William I. In less than 50 years, the Gauls will taste the taste of being **ed by the Germans again. The German emperor's face was flushed and kept dictating the commendation orders, and he would praise anyone he could see in the Supreme Command, even the guards standing guard outside the door.

The plan formulated by Rudendolf and Boloevic before the war was very effective. The armored troops in front were fully interspersed and broke through, and did not give the French organization time to build defense lines. Some French troops with strong defenses were left to the subsequent troops to solve the problem. The German and Austrian coalition and the French army were mixed together, which led to the illusion that the entire French army was broken through in the rear and the troops were surrounded, which caused most troops to lose their will to combat.

Now the French army, which was struck by the storm, has fallen into a desperate situation. After only 7 days of the battle, the French army lost millions of troops and could not organize an effective defense line. The French General Staff also lost control of the army ahead and could only shrink its troops near Paris and prepare to defend the capital.

Now the Supreme Command of the German and Austrian coalition has finally figured out the main reason why the battle is progressing so rapidly: the French themselves had civil strife.

"It is obvious that France's poor and chaotic political system was one of the reasons for their failure. During the war, their cabinet continued to change. If they had not replaced Marshal Sakfee because of political struggle, our offense would have been much harder. But now, they are finished." Rudendolf concluded the war, and now the Supreme Command was full of optimism, and some people even began to discuss what kind of armistice agreement should be reached with the French.

William II looked in a great mood, optimistic that the war that lasted for years in Europe would end in a few months. And he took it for granted that the British would accept his peace proposal: "The Anglo-Saxons should understand that they would not do them any good for fighting the Germans to the death... It would only be cheaper for Americans, Japanese, and of course South Americans."

"You are wrong. The British will not negotiate with us now unless we knock them down." Li Haidn poured cold water on the German emperor without hesitation.

"Why? What's the benefit for them?"

"No, just because the 'European pest' wants to continue to dominate the world," said Lee Haydn.

"European pest" is the name given to the British by some European scholars, and Lee Haydn likes this metaphor very much. It is indeed very vivid and always uses it to replace the name of the British. Looking at the history of Europe, you will understand that in order to maintain their hegemony, the British have been pursuing emerging countries that may become overlords in Europe.

For example, when the Russians expanded to the south, Britain supported the Turks to fight against Russia. In order to prevent Russia from gaining control of the Black Sea, the British even went on the battlefield and fought for the Turks, which led to Russia's failure in the Crim War. Afterwards, with the rise of Napoleon, the French Empire, which was a European-style strait, became the target of the British. The British cooperated with the German states, the Austrian Empire and the Russians, and finally exiled Napoleon, who was once glorious in Europe, to a small island on the South Atlantic Ocean, and lived there forever.

The French Empire was thus fragmented, and France also declined.

With the rise of the Prussian Kingdom, the Hohenzollan family finally unified the entire German region except the Austrian Empire. The rise of the emerging German Empire again challenged the British. Although the British secretly supported the French and Austrian Empires in the French-Prussian War and the Austrian War, the two old empires were too unsuccessful and were quickly defeated before the British could get involved.

Later, the British formed a military alliance with the French who hated Germany extremely, and wooed the Russians to join forces to restrict and suppress the rise of the emerging German empire.

It can be said that the British were the root of all European wars and even this world war. In order to maintain their hegemony, the British always tried every means to keep Europe in war. Even if there was no war, the British would find ways to create a "preventive war" to defeat those emerging European countries that pose a threat to their status in advance.

The British approach, which is very simple to say, is to support some weaker powers to join forces to fight against the strongest European countries, exhausting the national strength of European countries in the war, thus interrupting their rise.

Lee Haydn always believed that the British were the real culprit in this war that killed and injured more than 10 million people in Europe. Without their secret support, the Russians would not dare to stand up and challenge the joint German and Austro-Hungarian forces in the Serbian crisis. Even after the war began, the Russians' fear of the Prussian army had never been eliminated.

The atmosphere in the Supreme Command became a little awkward. The Austro-Hungarian Emperor was there to criticize the British for interfering in the affairs of European countries for their own interests, and triggering one boring war after another, causing the exhaustion of European countries' wealth, resources and industries. As time passed by, the rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire seemed to have no intention of stopping. Until the Director of Communications came in from outside and reported to the Chief of Staff that the Austro-Hungarian Forward's 7th Armored Division and the German 3rd Armored Division had broken through the French defense lines and attacked the suburbs of Paris.
Chapter completed!