On November 9, 1913, the French border was still in full swing. From the Western Column to the Central Line and then to the Eastern Column, France suffered large or small failures. Especially the Western Column, the situation was already in danger. Although Britain landed, there were only three divisions temporarily deployed. After they gathered a little, they headed towards the predetermined position. However, they were still halfway and were captured by the German army. In no way, Britain had only local and foreign relations. The connection between Britain and France became the biggest problem. Even the liaison officer sent by the French could not tell where to go. The romance of the French did not play a role in the war, and even the French themselves were in chaos. This was also the root of France's continuous defeat. Chaotic command made the British at a loss. There was no way to do it, and they could only act on their own, while the Germans fought very actively and proactively according to the rules.

Schliffen's plan went smoothly. From the start to now, the task had been exceeded. Especially the German Crook's army in the Western Column, which had been connected with the British army of the three divisions of the forefront. The powerful Crook's army broke through the three lines of defense of the British army in just one morning and annihilated one and a half divisions. Most of the remaining British troops retreated, and most of the British army behind them were in danger of being surrounded.

Now even the British were anxious. They did not expect that the German army would be so powerful. They had ridiculed the second-rate Belgian army before, but now it was almost the same when it fell on them. All the British troops began to build positions on the spot, and the British army, the pioneers, desperately resisted the Crooker Army. Only then could they barely block the defense line. The defense line was in danger, and France's territory was occupied by most of the country. Britain and France, who suffered considerable losses, directly put pressure on Russia, demanding that they immediately start the second battlefield on the Eastern Front.

Germany's performance on the Western Front not only puts direct pressure on Britain and France, but also puts pressure on Russia. Even if Britain and France do not urge it, Russia will mobilize as soon as possible. However, Russia, which is not an industrial country, has poor mobilization ability. According to the current schedule, it may take 12 days or even 15 days before it can be fully prepared. At this time, the German army on the Eastern Front has already built a complete three-dimensional defense according to the northwest method, but the length of the trench is as high as 800 kilometers, and the front and back 7 defense lines are extremely solid.

The war in Europe was raging, and the Allies and allied countries hoarded troops in both directions, both of which were over one million. Even in the Balkans, Turkey, Bulgaria and Austro-Hungarian Empires, they also gathered nearly one million troops to regress in the former Balkan alliance. Even if Serbia mobilized the whole nation, almost half of the men chose to become soldiers, but still could not resist the military.

Qingdao, German fortress, according to the previous agreement, as long as the European war is inflamed and after the war between the Allies and the Allies begins, Germany needs to return Jiaozhou Bay to Qingdao. Germany has obtained a complete fleet and greatly enhanced naval power. In addition, it has realized the strength of the Northwest and is unwilling to offend the Northwest at this time, so it chose to fulfill the agreement. However, it is very complicated and needs to hand over. The Northwest and Qingdao have prepared for about 6 days, which is almost the same.

This is the first time that the land occupied by the great powers was taken back. Yang Yuanzhao came here in person. The reception ceremony of the entire Jiaozhou Bay was not made public to the public under the tacit understanding of both sides. It would be better for people to know that Qingdao had fallen into the hands of the Northwest. Germany was strange, but it was not said much. At this time, the war had already broken out. It was better to have less than more things, so he agreed.

The Germans were more or less reluctant to return Jiaozhou Bay. Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao Port are considered to be one of the few military ports in Germany abroad, especially in the Far East, where there is no place to stand, and they have spent huge investment and built very well. However, the northwest paid a considerable price. Coupled with the current power of the northwest, the Germans put their minds down.

Scher also participated in this handover ceremony. The navy led by Scher did not see it this way. In just three months, Scher has gradually become familiar with some things from Fantasy and Orion. With the support of the Northwest, the entire 9 main battleships were fully equipped, not only did the 9 main battleships perform beyond the ordinary super-dreadnoughts, but even those heavy cords, light cords and destroyers also showed good performance, and their combat effectiveness was above the level. If you had doubts before, there was no doubt at all that the continuous combat capability and performance of this special battleship was drawn from the high seas fleet. The strength of Fantasy and Orion could also be easily defeated. In Scher's mind, the number of these main battleships can be multiplied by a parameter, and this parameter must be greater than 1.5.

The sea test has been conducted 70%, and some protection training and artillery training have been completed. Now it is formation training and battle line training. Compared with other warships, the sea test time of this warship has been greatly shortened. It is expected that within a maximum of 3 months, all the prescribed subjects can be completed and the German high seas fleet will be active in service.

At this time, the fleet was in the South Ocean region, and the news that Germany declared war on Britain, France and Russia was only known to the senior management of the fleet's battleship captains. The reason for hiding was that they were afraid that these middle and lower-level officers and sailors would be impetuous. If they were unintentional to train, it would be bad. Schell used the northwest channels and maintained contact with the base camp. The base camp did not rush to mobilize their fleet back. The reason was very simple. It could only exert about 70% of the combat power. If transferred back, it would be useless. Now the land battle is extremely lively. To a certain extent, the energy of Britain and France has been restrained. There is nothing left at sea except for the German submarine troops and the British Port that sneak attacked the British* Port, which caused the results of the two frigates. In the North Sea, the British fleet was also very restrained, and few of the main troops were dispatched. This is also the fundamental reason why he was patient here.

Civil facilities were handed over a month ago. At present, they mainly handed over the military port and the fortress. The commander of the fortress, the commander of the fleet, and Scher, and several senior military officials witnessed it together. On the list of sealed materials and various facilities of the fortress, a regiment of German troops laid down their equipment, not surrender, but convenient. Next, their trained regular army would go to Basra with the help of Northwest passenger ships, and then go to Germany through the 3b railway. At this time, the Allies were in a strong momentum. This railway was all within the control of the Allies, which was the most convenient transportation.

As for the weapons of this regiment, they will be directly deducted from the weapons and equipment sold in the Northwest. In this way, these soldiers can go into battle lightly and return to Germany faster, and then pick up the weapons. They will be an established army. The Northwest will be responsible for all the equipment.

Yang Yuanzhao was responsible for signing, and then gifted the infantry and the fortress commander on board. Lieutenant General Spe did not leave at the same time. His East Asian fleet would be with the future Scherer's mingled fleet and return to Germany after training. After all, the entire seven seas are the world of the British, harbors, straits, and transportation hubs, all under the control of the British. With Lieutenant General Spe's strength, it is really bad, and it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity to encircle and attack. The German army has shown strong strength in the attack for several days, and the navy should also show its strength. Every sailor is very important. More group of sailors is equivalent to an additional main ship.

If he had a choice, he would rather put all these old ships here. Unfortunately, the Northwest has the main battleship and a full range of shipbuilding capabilities, so he would definitely not want these ships. The East Asian fleet, that is, the two armored cruisers, have some functions, and are new warships, and others are unusable.

However, giving up just like this is a waste. No matter how hard it is, it is a fleet that has been fully integrated, and any kind of warship has a corresponding role in the war. Just like the submarines supported by Schell before, the submarine troops are now trained and fought according to the outline he set up before. When the high seas fleet did not leave the Baltic Sea and could not carry out a breakthrough battle, the submarine troops dispatched several times, which took a considerable blow to the British ocean caravan. In just a few days, they have achieved more than 300,000 tons of results, which is very gratifying.

This time, Scher came back on a destroyer and brought back a group of wounded people. High-intensity sea training, more than tens of thousands of people and a fleet of hundreds of thousands of tons, and the wounded people are inevitable. Compared with the Nanyang side, Qingdao is more trustworthy. After replenishing a large number of Northwest doctors, the hospital in Qingdao has become a large comprehensive hospital with a very high level of medical treatment.

Qingdao has finally returned, and Jiaozhou Bay has finally returned. Yang Yuanzhao is very clear that the price he paid to obtain Jiaozhou Bay is a perfect one. After being strengthened by the northwest, a solid fortress and military port. It is very important for the northwest. As the leader of the northwest, he is very clear that under the premise of the ocean era, he cannot control the ocean and move towards blue water, and cannot protect his own interests at all. Qingdao is one of the best choices.

Factory equipment, even skilled workers and some German technicians and engineers who were willing to stay, can be supplemented even if some of them left. In a silent manner, Qingdao returned to the embrace of the northwest. Under the requirements of the northwest, even the German flag was not lowered, leaving a group of Germans. As the top staff of the decoration, all aspects of information were leaked. Even during the necessary defense changes in the fortress every day, a group of Germans would be allowed to come out and take a walk around in order to cover up their eyes and ears. (To be continued)
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