"General, you sent a telegram to Tukhachevsky, who is Tolo's man. Tolo has a ruthless political enemy, Starlin. If Starlin seizes power, he will definitely take action against Tolo to maintain his own stability. As a supporter of Tolo, Marshal Tukhachevsky will also be implicated. This is tantamount to killing two people with a borrowed knife: Tolo and Tukhachevsky!"
"In addition, you predicted the two retreat routes of the coalition forces and sent troops to block the coalition forces' retreat route to the south, forcing the coalition forces to retreat to Eastern Europe.
At this time, Eastern Europe had been occupied by the Russians.
If the coalition forces wanted to open up their own logistical supply lines, they had to fight the Russians to the death.
In this way, you not only used the Russians to weaken the coalition forces, but also used the coalition forces to weaken the Russians.
..."
The more Heydrich analysed, the more excited he became, and his admiration for Mainz was evident in his eyes!
"Is that all?"
After hearing what Heydrich said, Mainz glanced at him and asked casually.
"Well..."
Although Mainz said nothing, Heydrich seemed to see disappointment in the General's eyes, which made him feel a little uneasy. Is there any deeper intention that he has not realised?
"And… and… General, please tell me directly, I really can't think of it!"
Heydrich scratched his head, thought for a long time, and finally gave up on thinking and asked Mainz for help.
"If you were the British Empire and the Gaul government, and your 700,000 troops were trapped in Eastern Europe and unable to escape from the attack of the bears, what would you do?"
Mainz's words immediately raised Heydrich's vision to a new level!
All the previous analysis was based on the war in front of them, but Mainz's words had obviously gone beyond the war and aimed at the big chess game of international politics!
"Uh, here, General, you know me well. I have been learning to perform with my father since I was young. I haven't read much and don't have a deep understanding of international politics. You asked me to analyse this, but I am a little overwhelmed!"
What Heydrich said was also true. He was born into a civilian family and did not have the best innate conditions to receive the best education. Therefore, he had almost no understanding of international politics before joining the German army. Given his lack of understanding, asking him to analyse it is like a blind man touching an elephant. Even if he analyses something, it is mostly wrong!
Mainz nodded and did not embarrass him: "Read more books after you go back. You are still young and have plenty of time. There will be no large-scale wars in the country in the next few years. We are about to enter a period of peaceful development. During this time, I will arrange some easier things for you. Take this opportunity to go to Munich University in Bavaria for further studies and learn about international politics" When
Heydrich heard Mainz's arrangement; he stopped immediately, stood up straight, saluted Mainz, and said respectfully, "Yes, General, mission accomplished!"
Mainz waved his hand and said to him, "The British Empire and the Gauls are all in Western Europe. Eastern Europe is too far away from them. If they can't communicate from the Baltic Sea, they can only cross the Mediterranean Sea, pass through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles controlled by Turkey to enter the Black Sea, and then transport supplies to their front-line troops from the Black Sea!"
"This transportation route is too long, and there are unpredictable dangers in the middle. For example, Turkey is now fighting with the British Empire and France, and Turkey has won considerable victories on the battlefield under the leadership of Kemal. I believe that by 1924 at the latest, Turkey will regain control of the Bosphorus, and by then the last retreat route of the coalition forces will be cut off!"
"Moreover, the war of intervening in the war of the bears has failed. With the main force of the Polish people being eaten up by us, they can no longer continue to interfere in the civil war of the bears. After losing the Polish army as a thug, they have no capital to continue fighting. After all, we can't let them increase their troops from the country and fight the bears in person on the battlefield, right? That would kill many people and lose many votes!"
"Therefore, while the British Empire and Gaul are attacking Odesa, they will also try to make contact with the Soviet Union. If their army can take Odessa, then everything will be easy. If their army cannot take it, they will have to compromise with the Soviet Union!"
"And this is our chance. While the Russian Bear attracts the attention of the British Empire and the Gauls, and the attention of the Russian Bears is also attracted by these two countries and their armies in Eastern Europe, we can take the opportunity to restore the empire's territory before World War I!"
"Ah? Restore the territory of World War I? Why not eat up the whole of Spinach? Haven't we already conquered half of Spinach? It shouldn't be difficult to eat it up!"
Heydrich's thoughts are probably the true thoughts of many Hans people, but these people do not include Mainz himself.
"There are three main reasons for not annexing Poland:
First, we need a buffer zone between the Russian bear and us.
I don't want to border the Russian bear directly.
If that happens, the Russian bear will directly regard us as an imaginary enemy.
The fundamental reason the Second Empire failed is that it found itself in an embarrassing situation, fighting on both the Eastern and Western fronts.
If we don't want to repeat the same mistakes, we must avoid this situation.
Therefore, we need to stabilise the Russian bear in the east first and free up our hands to deal with the Gauls and the British in the west, who are even weaker!
Second, this war was initiated by the Polish people. We are still fighting in the name of defending the country. It is reasonable for us to restore the former territory of the empire. Even if we say it out, we will have a moral advantage and will not be criticised. However, once we annex too much land, other countries will have an excuse to criticise us, and the Polish people will continue to attack us to defend their own country with the help and instigation of other countries!
Although I am not worried about the threat from the Boran people, there are not many ways we can take to face their attack. Whether it is a large-scale counterattack or a cross-border war against Boran, it may affect the surrounding situation and cause a chain reaction in other countries.
Especially the bears in the east, they may find ten thousand excuses to intervene in the war. If the bears send troops, the eastern part of the empire will face a huge threat. To address this threat, the empire's strategic focus will definitely shift eastward, which is contrary to my strategic plan. I have said that our future focus is in Western Europe. Only by addressing the threat in Western Europe can we turn our guns on the troubles in Eastern Europe!
Third, we still need the Boran people to help us contain the bears' power for the time being. I plan to release the prisoners of war in Boran and then sign a 20-year armistice agreement with them, so that the Boran people can continue to fight against the bears without worry and continue to draw on the bears' strength.
In this way, we can not only solve the problem of the Boran people being entangled with us, but also achieve the purpose of striking the bears.
The Boran people lost a lot of land on our side. To make up for the loss, they will inevitably accelerate their expansion to the east. If Boran can occupy some of the land of Sanmao and Ermao in the west, the hatred of the Maoxiong people will be completely locked on the Boran people, and the Boran people will fight to the death with the Maoxiong people to prevent the Maoxiong people from taking back this place!
At that time, the British Empire and the Gauls will continue to assist Boran to prevent Boran from being destroyed. Boran will become a battlefield for the three great powers. The longer they fight, the more blood they lose, and the weaker they become. When we deal with them, it will be much easier!"
"I call this tactic: the graveyard of great powers, the quagmire of war!"