The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 359

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Foch had anticipated this outcome seven years ago, so he strongly supported invading Hans, trying to eliminate Hans when Hans was at its weakest.

As a result, the army that invaded Hans suffered a great defeat under the leadership of Lieutenant General Henry, and Marshal Joffre personally intervened by the Eagle Sauce and the British Empire!

At that time, the mainstream countries in the world believed that Hans would sink in the quagmire after the war for decades, and it would not be possible to threaten the security of Gaul and Europe in a short time, so they did not approve of Gaul’s plan to continue to weaken or even destroy Hans.

After all, if Hans was really destroyed, Gaul would be the only one on the European continent!

This is a situation that all countries do not want to see!

Without the support of their allies, they would be opposed by their allies. The Gauls had no way to continue fighting and had to withdraw their troops.

Now it seems that their decision to retreat was really wrong. If they could have persisted at that time, and continued to attack Hans’ hinterland despite the pressure of the British Empire and the Eagle Sauce, even if they could not destroy Hans in the end, they could at least take over several states in the south of Hans, thereby weakening Hans’ strength and making it impossible for Hans to recover from the war so quickly!

Seven years have passed, and Hans has completely walked out of the quagmire of war. Its comprehensive strength has been further improved, and it has surpassed Gaul in all aspects. The Gauls no longer have such a good opportunity as before. They have lost their military advantage over Hans, and have changed from the original offensive party to the passive defensive party now!

This result made Marshal Foch very regretful. Since he had predicted the crisis at the beginning, why couldn’t he persist?

As long as he persisted, Gaul would not be facing such a serious situation now!

“Old Marshal, I know that you have a sincere desire to serve your country, but the current international situation is very complicated, and things are not as simple as you think. Although the relationship between us and Hans is very tense, it may not really come to the point where we have to resort to knives and guns!”

Although President Dumelo was not optimistic about the situation, at least he was not as pessimistic as Marshal Foch!

In his opinion, even if Gaul’s strength was not as good as Hans’, they still had enough self-protection capabilities after relying on the Maginot Line.

Moreover, they had the assistance of their ally, the British Empire, and signed an agreement with the Jekes and the Polish people to the east of Hans. Gaul guaranteed the independence of Poland, and the British Empire guaranteed the independence of Jekes. In this way, Hans would be surrounded by an encirclement. If they made any rash moves, Gaul could unite with its allies to attack them!

Even if Hans was strong, they would surely not be able to withstand the multi-point attacks from so many countries, right?

President Dumelo believed that Hans’ new president, Mainz, was not a person who could not distinguish the importance of things and could not see the situation clearly. He was a smart man, so he would definitely see this threat.

Therefore, in the short term, Gaul would not be in any danger.

As for the future, it is not something he, the current president, can control. Moreover, he has encouraged people to have children throughout Gaul, and has vigorously introduced immigrants from Southeast Asia and Africa to enrich the population of Gaul.

As long as Gaul is given enough time, Gaul will sooner or later catch up with Hans in terms of population.

As long as there is not much difference in population with Hans, their industrial strength will surely catch up with Hans.

By then, with the equal population and industrial strength, coupled with the continuous blood transfusion from large colonies, Gaul will be able to regain its advantage over Hans.

They will be able to completely solve the threat of Hans, and even threaten Hans in turn!

Thinking of this, President Dumelo felt relieved.

He felt that he had done his best, so there was nothing to complain about!

Seeing President Dumelo’s confident look, Marshal Foch was deeply worried.

He felt that the other party was really, and things could never be that simple. He underestimated Hans’ new president Mainz!

As a veteran who has dealt with Mainz for seven years, Marshal Foch may be the person who knows Mainz best in the whole of Gaul!

This guy has Ambition and ability, with a strong sense of crisis and excellent ability to break through.

Mainz must have thought of these tricks that President Dumelo had in mind, and the Hans people will definitely find a way to destroy the siege of Hans created by Gaul and the British Empire!

In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless!

Dumelo’s strategy looks good, but as long as the British Empire or the two allies in Eastern Europe fall a little bit, their plan will immediately fail!

As a veteran soldier, Marshal Foch is very worried about this behavior of relying on others for his own safety.

He knows that any ally is unreliable, and if he wants to protect his own safety, he can only rely on the gun in his hand!

It’s a pity that the presidents of this generation after the war don’t care much about the words of these old people. In their view, these old people who have seized a lot of power and gained great prestige during the war are actually obstacles on their way to power. They like to use their prestige and qualifications to point fingers and interfere in their own affairs. This situation is very common in all countries, and it is even more common in Gaul.

If Gaul was still at war, President Dumelo might have endured it. After all, everything was based on the overall situation and the goal of winning the war, so everything could be tilted towards the military!

However, the war had ended seven years ago, and now was no longer a war era, but a peace era!

He was a president in a peaceful era, and he could not listen to Marshal Foch’s instructions according to the standards of the war era!

So, before Marshal Foch could finish expressing his concerns, President Dumelo found an excuse and had Marshal Foch sent away!

“Marshal, you are old and in poor health. I think you should follow the doctor’s advice and go home to have a good rest. The affairs of the army will naturally be taken over by the younger generation, so you don’t have to worry too much!”

Although this sentence was said politely, the meaning was very clear: President Dumelo wanted to seize the power of Marshal Foch!

Marshal Foch’s face was pale, and he suddenly laughed:”Okay, okay, okay, since you think an old man like me is a nuisance, then I will return to my hometown in Alsace and will not hang around under your noses anymore!”

The old marshal’s laughter sounded extremely sad. He was obviously laughing, but in the ears of others, his laughter was more unpleasant than crying.

President Dumelo snorted coldly, absolutely thinking that the other party was embarrassing him and deliberately making him lose face in such an occasion, so he didn’t even look at Marshal Foch, and strode away!

Marshal Foch was also very disappointed with President Dumelo, so after packing up his things, he resigned from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Army and returned to his hometown in Alsace, where he concentrated on writing his memoirs and some military experiences in his own manor.

These memoirs were compiled and published by Marshal Foch’s family after his death in 1929. Among them, there are two more famous works:”War Memoirs: 1914-1918″ and”Principles of War”.

These two books This is a memoir about the First World War. It tells many little-known things from the perspective of Marshal Foch, and the book also evaluates his allies and opponents.

Marshal Foch was dismissive of his old rival Moltke the Younger and criticized him. As for Hindenburg and Ludendorff, Marshal Foch’s evaluation was that they were brave but lacked strategy.

Marshal Foch had been a soldier all his life, and there were really not many people who could catch his eye.

However, in this memoir, the name of one person appeared repeatedly, and this person was Hans’s current president-General Mainz!

In Marshal Foch’s memoirs, he wrote:”Seven years ago, at the end of the World War, this young man who dealt a heavy blow to our army in the Bastogne area came into my sight for the first time. From then on, he gradually became Hans’ hero and also became our biggest worry.”

“I have thought countless times that if I had realized the threat posed by this young man at that time, I would have only needed to issue an order to easily kill him. Perhaps, there would not be such a difficult situation today!”