On the morning of April 25, 1915, Oscar, accompanied by a group of German military senior generals and escorted by the guards, entered Paris. At this moment, Paris has been completely reduced to ruins. There were charred rubble and collapsed buildings everywhere. The streets were dotted with large and small craters. Here, there is nothing like World Cultural City anymore.
Cars were impassable because the streets were riddled with craters. Oscar and others had no choice but to walk. Walking in such a city full of ruins, Oscar felt very emotional. Sure enough, it is much easier to destroy than to create. Paris It has been more than a thousand years since its establishment. It took thousands of years of development to create this city in the civilized world. However, in just one week, German military bombed the city into ruins inside and out.
"Bang!"
In the distance, sporadic gunshots were heard, making the Guards around them very nervous. However, Oscar did not have any panic. He is undoubtedly very confident in the strength of his guards. After all, these guards are elites carefully selected from the army. The surrounding commanding heights were also covered with snipers. If he was assassinated under such circumstances, he would really deserve to die.
"Is the resistance in the city still fierce?" Oscar asked.
"Your Highness, there is only some sporadic resistance. The vast majority of French have chosen to surrender to us. Only a very small number of people have chosen to continue fighting. We have mobilized our troops and are fighting against them. The French troops who persisted were eliminated. Under the stranglehold of snipers, these French could not hold on for long. It is estimated that they will be wiped out in another three to five days," General Kluck said.
After the French army surrendered to German military and the entire Paris fell into the hands of German military, the four legions of German military sent troops into Paris respectively, responsible for the defense here and the task of clearing out the remaining enemies. Overall, the progress is pretty good.
"Paris has been captured by us. Are those French still stubborn? It will not do any good for them if they continue to fight." 2nd Army Corps Commander General Bülow said.
"No matter what, we are all invaders in the eyes of these French, and it is right for them to attack us. However, their behavior is completely mantis trying to control the enemy." Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.
Obviously, when the entire Paris fell into the control of German military, the behavior of these French was no different from seeking death. Of course, there is nothing wrong with them fighting for their motherland.
Oscar and his group walked all the way to the Seine River. The cities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have been reduced to ruins. However, the river is still flowing quietly, as if it is not affected at all.
The once world-renowned Eiffel Tower has collapsed under the shelling and bombing of German military. A section of the tower fell into the river.
Looking at all this, Oscar said, "Everyone, maybe we in the literary and art circles are so serious that we have become Barbarian who destroy civilization!"
"Haha, so what about Barbarian? As long as we can win the war, even if we bear these infamy, what does it matter?" No. 5 Army Group Commander General Dithfurth said.
"Yes, we are soldiers, we are not so-called artists. In our opinion, those cultural relics are worthless. It is impossible for us to exchange the lives of soldiers for these useless things." General Kluck said.
The other generals also nodded. As soldiers, how do they think about winning? In other words, how to win at the minimum cost. As for other people's opinions, they were simply ignored.
Paris, which has been turned into ruins, has nothing to look at. Therefore, after Oscar and others had a casual look around the city, they left Paris and returned to Versailles.
This made the entourage, especially the guards officers and soldiers, breathe a sigh of relief. After all, there are still French who are resisting in the city. What if something unexpected happens?
After returning to Versailles, Oscar and several Army Group Commander went directly into the war room to discuss the next phase of the operation.
"Your Highness, generals. After we captured Paris, the strength of the British and French coalition forces has suffered unprecedented heavy losses. Now, the British and French coalition forces mainly include the French Army's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, and 12th armies. The British Expeditionary Force only has Episode 1 left. Regiment Army and the 5th Army. Although the British and French coalition forces have many numbers, there are not many troops. Among them, the French 2nd Army was almost completely destroyed by us in the battle of Chalon. The remaining French Army, except for the 11th and 12th Army, were also severely damaged in the morning. The remaining troops are probably only more than one million. Moreover, the French 11th Army and the 12th Army are still newly formed units and are not even fully equipped with heavy weapons, let alone combat effectiveness. The 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force was severely damaged by our army in Rouen. At the same time, the remaining troops of the entire army were less than 100,000. The 5th Army of the British Expeditionary Force is also a newly formed unit. Its combat effectiveness is also very poor. In addition, according to the information we have received, the French government has issued orders to form three more armies. In this case, the total strength of the British-French coalition will be about two million," Major General Manstein said.
The total strength of Anglo-French Allied Forces still seems to be greater than that of German Western Front forces. However, in terms of combat effectiveness, German military can easily defeat them. Anglo-French Allied Forces's troops, apart from the disabled troops, are newly formed troops. How much combat effectiveness can such a force be expected to have? Even when facing Anglo-French Allied Forces's elite troops, German military can easily win, let alone face these rabble.
"Everyone, although we have captured Paris. However, French does not seem to have the intention to surrender. It seems that they want to continue fighting. These two million Anglo-French Allied Forces may be their confidence. If If we don't continue to defeat them and make them pay a heavy price, they will not bow their heads and beg for mercy from us. Therefore, this battle needs to continue until we completely defeat French." Oscar said.
Since French himself doesn't know the truth, don't blame him for killing them all.