Germanic Empire: please call me William III

Winter fell, the war was temporarily suspended, so that the Germanic Imperial Army, which had been fighting continuously, could take a good rest. At the same time, it also gave a sigh of relief to the Gauls and the sun, who finally had a respite and could use this time to take a good rest and mobilize more troops. This is undoubtedly excellent news for them.
Prime Minister Asquith of the Empire’s Cabinet of the Sun Never Sets, and other cabinet leaders summoned Marshal French, commander of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and asked him to return to his country to report for duty and to elaborate on the performance of the Imperial Expeditionary Force during this time.
The Losses of the Sun Never Set Imperial Expeditionary Force in the past few months have been considerable, which has made the top brass of the Sun Never Set Empire quite critical of this.
It has even been proposed that Marshal French be replaced and that someone else should be the commander of the expeditionary force.
It was only the firm support of the Earl of Kitchener, the Minister of War, that marshal Frondsch was not replaced.
But if the expeditionary force continues to behave in such a terrible way. Even the Count of Kitchener could not save Marshal French.
“Marshal French, tell us about the current situation of the war and the situation of the expeditionary force!” Prime Minister Asquith was expressionless.
“Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it is getting colder and colder, and it is already beginning to snow in Gaul. Both we and the Germans have taken the initiative to stop large-scale military operations. At present, on the battlefield, there are only a few smaller battles. Most of the scouts or snipers on both sides are fighting in the snow, and the two sides have victories and losses, which will not have much impact on the battle situation.
At present, the 2nd Army, 3rd Army, 4th Army and 5th Army of the Imperial Expeditionary Force are resting in southwestern Paris. These four armies had suffered heavy losses and heavy losses in the previous battles in northern Gaul. Of these, the 2nd and 3rd Armies lost as much as fifty percent. The losses of the 4th and 5th Armies were also as high as forty percent. It is difficult to restore combat effectiveness if it is not only to replenish losses.
Although, the great war has stopped for the time being. However, we have reason to believe that the Germans were planning a larger war. They had already put in eight armies on the battlefield, an army of one and a half million men. Moreover, they were in the kingdom of Billys, and there was an army group in preparation.
It is foreseeable that next spring, the Germans will inevitably launch a large-scale attack. ”
Marshal French is clearly not as optimistic about the current situation as the Gauls.
“Why are the Gauls so optimistic on the other side that they have even informed us that they are going to launch a massive counteroffensive next spring to drive the Germans out of their homeland. Even, retake the kingdom of Belgium and invade the territory of the Germanic Empire in one fell swoop! Foreign Secretary Edward Gray asked.
“Your Excellency, Foreign Secretary, I can only say that the Gauls are too optimistic. The Gallics had lost more than one and a half million men on the battlefield. Although, they are constantly mobilizing, mobilizing a large number of young and middle-aged people to join the army, making their army look huge.
However, the number of troops and combat effectiveness are not directly proportional. The standing army that the Gauls had assembled before the war had lost almost everything. Today’s armed forces are almost always newly formed. Many troops have just completed their training, and not only are their combat effectiveness very limited, but their will to fight is also very weak.
In contrast, the Germans were much more powerful and more tenacious in their will to fight. Coupled with the fact that the Germans had more powerful firepower than we did, as well as tanks and armored vehicles, and the support of a large number of aircraft in the sky.
The Gauls did not have to launch a massive counterattack and defeat the Germans. Even if it was to resist the Germanic attack and defend the Defense line of the Marne, it was very difficult.
In my opinion, the best outcome next year will be to resist the Germanic attack on the Marne defense line and continue to prolong the war! ”
Marshal French put his point of view and thought out.
The expressions of the high-ranking people of the Empire that never set on the sun immediately became serious.
They also realized that the current situation was not as good as their allies had expected! It is undoubtedly still very far from victory!
“Gentlemen, it seems that next year will still be a year full of severe tests for the Empire!” Prime Minister Asquith said.
The other high-ranking members of the Sun Never Set Empire all nodded their heads.
“Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we need to mobilize more troops so that when the Gauls cannot sustain themselves, we can also send greater forces to assist them. If the Gauls concede defeat and lose the war. The Germans would win the war. This is an absolute disaster for the Empire! Said the Minister of War, Count Kitchener.
“We have sent millions of expeditionary forces to the Gaulish state, so why send another million to reinforce the Gauls?” We have paid too much for this war! Chancellor of the Exchequer George was dissatisfied.
The casualties of hundreds of thousands of people in the Imperial Expeditionary Force, as well as the pensions needed in the future, etc., are all a lot of money!
Even if the Sun Never Sets Empire is the world hegemon, with hundreds of years of accumulation, it is still impossible to hold on!
“To help the Gaul kingdom is to help ourselves, and in any case, the Gaul state must not fall!” Count Kitchener said.
Other cabinet ministers also expressed their opinions.
Obviously, no one wanted to see the Germanic Empire win the victory on the Western Front. If that were the case, there would be no problem for the Germanic Empire to dominate the European continent.
No matter how powerful the Royal Navy is, it can only ensure the security of the homeland.
Moreover, the Germanic Imperial Navy would also catch up with the Royal Navy more violently and quickly.
“Gentlemen, we do need to do everything we can to help the Gauls, not just to help them, but also to help ourselves. We cannot let the Germans win this war. Otherwise, the empire will be completely finished! Prime Minister Asquis said.
“Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!” The ministers all answered.
“Continue to mobilize the army and prepare to send more expeditionary forces to the gaul state.” Prime Minister Asquith said.
“Yes, Your Excellency the Prime Minister.” Count Kitchener replied.
“The Ministry of Foreign Education has strengthened its contacts with other countries, and the Russian Empire will assume greater responsibility next year.” And, to attract more countries to join us. Prime Minister Asquis continued.
“Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!” Edward Gray replied.