Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

August doesn't understand military matters, and she doesn't dare to give random orders. After all, don't do things that you're not good at. There are many kings who like manual exercises throughout the ages, but they are either very awesome, up, down, left, left, right, baba. Those who cast a psychological shadow across Europe, such as Louis XIV and Napoleon.

Or they are very good at it, and they can’t play with it for a few operations, such as the French Emperor Napoleon III next door, and Chang Kaishen, the God of War at Huayuankou in later generations.

The mustache micromanipulation is very metaphysical, and sometimes it works well and sometimes it doesn't work well. When the hand feels good, it can kill randomly, but when the hand shakes, it will be attacked by the enemy.

August didn't want to imitate his predecessors, so August looked at Moltke's proposal for about two times, and then handed it over to Ron to ask his opinion.

The conclusion reached was the same as August's, but he believed that the strength of the Prussian army could complete the task. His only worry was whether Moltke could operate it.

Compared with the five main offensive group armies, the pressure on Moltke's side is definitely greater. Five group armies and dozens of divisions are torture for anyone.

Ron said, "Maoqi can't do such a complicated thing by himself. Someone must help him."

August also felt that this would put too much pressure on Moltke, and she directly skipped more than [-] army generals and selected Rudolf von Rundstedt, who was still a major general.

When he received August's notice, he was only the commander of a hussar regiment in the First Army.

The Rundstedt family is a very traditional military family. Almost all the men born in this family are soldiers. Naturally, Major General Rudolf followed the ancestral precepts and chose to be a soldier.

His military career was quite smooth. He participated in many wars in which Prussia participated, and achieved good results many times. He was appreciated by August and was awarded the Iron Cross First Class.

Even so, he still couldn't believe it when he received the letter. He became Moltke's assistant and was responsible for the command of the Fifth Army.

This made him a little flattered. Who was Moltke? He was a marshal of the Prussian Army General Staff, a general at the same level as Steinmetz. The old marshal has now retired. Moltke and Ron can almost be said to be the entire general staff. He is the person who speaks with the most weight.

The reason why August chose him was also very simple. She wanted to imitate Roosevelt and gamble on metaphysics. Just like Roosevelt chose Nimitz, August also chose Rudolph.

But compared to Roosevelt's metaphysical card-drawing, August at least could really lead troops. Nimitz was just the director of the Navigation Bureau at the beginning. Although he led cruisers and battleships, in general, no matter in terms of qualifications or achievements, They are not as good as other generals. I guess others were stupid when he was selected by Roosevelt.

Who would have thought that he could really win, probably not even Comrade Roosevelt.

However, there was also Ron's recommendation. He gave August a list of generals who could take on this important task, including Rudolf von Rundstedt, and August just happened to choose him.

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At the end of February, Tina went to the Palace of Versailles in France. In this final stage, she once again confirmed that Napoleon III would really not participate in this war, or that he would not side with Austria.

Bismarck had begun to sow discord between the opposing forces since the beginning of the Prussian-Danish War, and basically won the support of the German states except Hanover.

And Hanover Tina has no intention of sparing his life, I just want to devour Hanover in one breath.

Tina not only wants to swallow up Hanover, but also wants to integrate the entire North German Confederation, and then turn around and attack France.

Before that, France must remain neutral no matter what. Prussia could not divide its troops to fight France when it was fighting Austria.

Later, Napoleon III also helped Prussia in disguise in various actions, making Austria the only orphan in Europe.

The mainstream powers in Europe do not like Austria. Of course, if it can enlist the help of the Ottoman Empire, it may still have a chance. However, Austria always wants to annex Serbia, which makes the Ottoman very unhappy. The Balkans are its happiness. Home, what's wrong with you to come here?

All the major powers had bad relations with Austria, and Austria was isolated and helpless.

France is very important. As long as France does not take action, Prussia will have no worries.

In the Palace of Versailles, Tina found two black tea cups on the table and asked, "Has anyone been here just now?"

"Just a self-righteous brat, so what? What is your purpose? Aren't you tired of coming to Versailles every year?"

"His Royal Highness Napoleon III, you should know very well what my purpose is this time. The war of brothers in Germany. I hope France will not participate. This will not be of any benefit to you or me."

Napoleon III smiled and said, "Prime Minister of Prussia, you are too confident in yourself. Although it is a good thing for young people to be ambitious, those who cannot correctly understand their own position are the real fools."

"What about His Highness Napoleon III's thoughts?"

"I want Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Rhineland. I am not interested in Austria or Prussia. I just want to restore the natural territory of France. If you agree to assign the Rhineland and other areas to France, then I can guarantee not to participate in the war."

The Rhineland is the most important industrial region in Prussia. It can be said that [-]% of Prussia's iron ore and [-]% of its coal mines come from the Rhineland.

And what is France's guarantee? As for the Sudetenland, Prussia can take away the Sudetenland. As for the Bohemian region, it can take it away if it doesn't bother the Czechs.

The guarantee given by Bismarck was that she could hand over to France as complete a territory as possible after Prussia's victory.

If Belgium can eat it and France can take it, then it can handle it on its own. Prussia won't care. It doesn't matter what Luxembourg does. France can just take it if it wants it.

Anyway, I will let you return it when the time comes, Tina thought.

Finally in Paris, Tina signed the Franco-German Versailles Agreement in the name of Prussian Prime Minister.

Tina's explanation in the terms was that Prussia needed to hand over the Rhineland to France as soon as possible after a complete victory in the war.

But this is as fast as possible and Tina didn’t say how long it would take, right...