Oscar set up his headquarters in Versailles. Although, this is just a small town in the suburbs of Paris. However, it is famous here. After Franco-Prussian War and Kingdom of Prussia defeated Second French Empire decades ago, Wilhelm I was crowned emperor here and established a unified German Empire.
Of course, that also became the eternal pain in the hearts of all French. France and Germany became old enemies because of this.
However, in this war, Germany once again had the absolute upper hand. The Germany* army once again occupied Versailles. The entire Paris has fallen into the siege of German military. It can be said that Germany seems to be not far away from winning this war.
"Your Highness!" Commander of the 1st Army Corps General Kluck, with a spring breeze on his face. Left Wing Army Group won a great victory on the Rouen battlefield, so Wilhelm II sent Telegram to commend him. This makes General Kluck very happy.
"General Kluck, if I set up the headquarters here, it won't affect you, right?" Oscar said with a smile.
"Your Highness, you are so polite. It is our honor that you can set the headquarters in 1st Army Corps's defense zone. What's more, Versailles is a famous city. The glory of the German Empire, was established here. I believe that under the leadership of Your Highness, German Empire will usher in new glory here. "General Kluck is completely convinced of Oscar. Oscar's performance has conquered almost everyone in the German Army. Everyone believes that Oscar will be the undisputed leader of the German Empire in the future.
Oscar nodded. "General Bülow, General Dithfurth, General Ludendorff come to see me. Before launching an attack on Paris, we need to discuss how to attack."
"Yes, Your Highness." Major General Manstein immediately went to make arrangements.
On the afternoon of April 16, German 1st Army Corps, 2nd Army Corps, 5th Army Corps and Commander of 8th Army Corps all arrived at the headquarters of Versailles. Everyone's faces were beaming with joy. None of them seemed to have thought that this battle would go so smoothly. In just half a month, they had already arrived at the Paris city. As long as Paris is captured, the possibility of French continuing to resist is very small. Of course, even if French continues to fight, German military will still have enough strength to defeat them. This undoubtedly means that Germany is not far away from winning the final victory of the war.
"Everyone, now, Paris is close at hand. As long as we win Paris, then this battle will almost come to an end. However, I hope that everyone will not be proud during the next attack on Paris. After all, although the French army was defeated by me They were severely damaged, but there is still a long way to go before they are defeated. If we are defeated at the gate of Paris due to complacency and negligence, it will completely ruin Empire's dominance. I don't want that to happen." Oscar said.
As the saying goes, a person who travels a hundred miles is only half a mile away, and now Germany is only one step away from defeating France. He also knew that the continuous victories had made many officers and soldiers a little proud and complacent. Oscar doesn't want this to affect the next battle.
"Yes, Your Highness." Several Commanders saw Oscar's serious expression and replied immediately.
"For Paris's attack, let's attack the Paris city center according to the current locations of the legions! Although, according to the intelligence we have obtained, there are still 500,000 Anglo-French Allied Forces in Paris city. However, I hope that we can capture Paris within a week. At the latest, this time cannot exceed two weeks." Oscar said.
Although, it seems a bit unrealistic to capture Paris within two weeks and at the same time eliminate hundreds of thousands of Anglo-French Allied Forces officers and soldiers inside. However, Commander from several group armies believe that this is not impossible. After all, Anglo-French Allied Forces's elite troops had been almost wiped out by them in the previous battle. Most of the rest are new troops that have just been formed and have relatively poor training. Facing the elite troops of German military, it is strange that they can withstand it.
"Your Highness, it's a little difficult to win Paris within a week. However, if you win Paris within two weeks, there should be no problem." General Kluck said.
"Yes, Your Highness. Anglo-French Allied Forces's will to fight has been completely crushed by us. I believe that Anglo-French Allied Forces in Paris's city also has no determination to fight us to the end." General Dithfurth also said.
"Your Highness, French undoubtedly made a mistake when deploying troops to defend Paris. They should not have placed British Expeditionary Force 4th Army Corps on Paris. After all, Paris It is the capital of French, not the capital of Britain people. French may come to fight us for Paris, but Britain people will not," Lieutenant General Ludendorff also said.
Oscar couldn't help but laugh. He estimated that Marshal Joffre probably didn't think so much at the time.
"In this case, our chances of winning Paris are even greater. I hope we can win soon." Oscar said.
"Empire will win!" Several generals were full of confidence.
At this moment, Major General Manstein came in.
"Your Highness, domestic Telegram." Major General Manstein handed Telegram to Oscar.
Oscar took a look at Telegram, and his face suddenly became a little unsightly.
"Your Highness, what happened?" Major General Ludendorff asked.
"Hmph! This is Telegram from His Majesty the Emperor. Your Majesty said that there are many so-called artists in China, claiming that Paris is an art city. Those in it Buildings are cultural relics, and we are required to pay attention to protecting those buildings when attacking Paris. If those buildings are destroyed, it will cause a loss of artistic wealth for all mankind." Oscar said. However, his expression was full of teasing.
"Fart! When we attack Paris, are we supposed to not fire artillery? Not bomb? In that case, wouldn't it mean that our soldiers are going to die. Those shameless guys, if they want to say that, then they will go and knock down Paris themselves." General Kluck suddenly became angry.
"Yes! Your Highness. Our advantage lies in our firepower. If we abandon this aspect, it will be impossible to capture Paris within two weeks. In fact, our losses will definitely exceed expectations." General Bülow also said.
Oscar nodded. "Your Majesty just forwarded Telegram to us and did not force us to comply. I have always believed that the lives of soldiers are the most important. As for those works of art and cultural relics, let them go to hell!"