Sky Curtain: My Great Qin must have an aircraft carrier!

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but anyone with even a little military knowledge made a similar judgment.

The firearms displayed on the sky were indeed incredibly powerful.

But aside from nuclear weapons, conventional weapons might not fare well against such a Great Wall of Steel.

Conversely, the more powerful the firearms, the greater the advantage for the defender.

"If he knows when to stop while he's ahead, then Butron would truly be worthy of being called a great ruler."

Looking at the map, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh at the sight of Germany, which occupied almost half of Europe.

Even with Li Shimin's discerning eye, he couldn't find much fault with it.

Even the formidable fighting power of the German army shocked him.

After all, Germany not only occupied several countries, but also achieved actual control.

The Tang Dynasty conquered many states, but it only established tributary prefectures and states in most of them, nominally submitting to the Tang, but in reality, it had no control over them.

After the German occupation, they took over the administration, economy, and military, and truly took control of the country.

On this point alone, Li Shimin would have to admit defeat.

Fang Xuanling stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, I believe this man will never know when to stop."

Li Shimin turned his head: "What insightful opinion does Kemin have?"

"The repeated retreats by Britain and France, this weak approach, will only embolden Butler to grow ever more greedy."

"Moreover, Germany's easy victory will only lead it to underestimate its enemy, until it finally suffers a crushing defeat when it encounters a strong foe."

The crowd looked at each other and nodded in agreement with Fang Xuanling's view.

It was indeed too easy to win; the only battle worth watching was this one against Poland.

An army that has never suffered a defeat will only become arrogant and complacent, taking no enemy seriously.

At that point, the army itself will want to go to war without Butran even having to give the order.

Li Shimin sighed deeply and said nothing more.

Anyway, no matter how much they fight, it's a European matter, thousands of miles away from China.

What we should worry about are the things happening right in front of our own doorstep.

Faced with the Maginot Line, the German leadership was also divided, and no one dared to make a decision to launch a full-scale attack.

The memory of Verdun is still fresh in everyone's mind; no one wants to waste young people's lives on meaningless battles.

Just as Butran was caught in a dilemma, Manstein proposed an extremely bold plan—

We'll traverse the Ardennes Forest, bypassing the Maginot Line.

The sky unfolds the Ardennes forest terrain, with its dense, towering trees forming a natural barrier.

The roads were muddy and there were hardly any flat spots to be found.

"This is going to be tough..."

Upon seeing this, Emperor Qianlong recalled the battles to conquer the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan.

It also faces fortified defenses, and even the terrain is far more challenging than the Ardennes Forest.

At the time, all the officials in the court opposed the use of force, but he overruled the objections and gritted his teeth to fight to the end.

It took a total of 70 million taels of silver and five years of fighting to finally conquer the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan.

Now, Butran's situation with Maginot is quite similar to his situation back then.

Moreover, this time it wasn't just a few thousand people, but hundreds of thousands, who relied on strong walls and powerful cannons to hold their ground.

Even if they bypassed the Maginot Line, the only way to resupply would be through the Ardennes Forest.

If the French army were to be of sound mind, they would have simply sent troops to block the supply lines, and their entire army would have been wiped out in no time.

"Butran is certainly daring, but can he really succeed with such a risky move?"

Emperor Qianlong could hardly imagine how to defeat the French.

The opponent has been preparing for more than ten years, and has all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support. How can we fight them?

In fact, France did take into account the risks of the Ardennes Forest and deployed a group of fortresses.

Sure enough, when the German troops finally emerged from the forest, they ran headlong into the defensive positions.

The German troops fought very bravely, but they were unable to advance an inch.

Upon seeing this, the generals from various dynasties all nodded in agreement.

The French had made a very shrewd move, blocking the vital passage and preventing the German army from maneuvering effectively.

What follows will be a long and arduous battle, or even being surrounded and annihilated by the French army.

But France never expected that while heavy artillery couldn't cross the Ardennes Forest, the air force could!

Hundreds of dive bombers launched a concentrated bombing raid on the Sedan fortress, completely breaching the defenses.

The already demoralized French army collapsed under continuous bombing and began a large-scale rout.

Taking advantage of the situation, German troops broke through the breach and captured Paris in one fell swoop, forcing France to surrender.

France, touted as Europe's foremost land power, collapsed after only 42 days.

"They lost just like that? They didn't even get to use the defensive line that took 14 years to build, and they're already finished?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face twitched; he felt he couldn't understand wars in later generations at all.

France's response was not wrong; they made meticulous arrangements for every possible aspect.

But who could have predicted that the air force would ultimately decide the outcome?

It's like two people are having a sword fight, and you suddenly pull out a musket.

How can we fight like this? There's no way we can fight!

"Or perhaps the form of war has changed..."

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, recalling the Gulf War.

The desert nation, which claimed to be the world's third strongest military power, was utterly routed by the United States' stealth fighters before it could even see its soldiers.

Can we say that desert countries are weak?

Ultimately, the weapons have changed. Just as a longsword can't defeat a spear, a spear can't defeat heavy cavalry, and heavy cavalry is crushed by tanks.

Courage and tactics alone cannot bridge the gap between weapons.

The images on the sky changed again.

Butran stood beneath the Eiffel Tower, overlooking the romantic city, feeling smug and self-satisfied.

Without a doubt, Butrun has achieved unprecedented success so far.

All of Europe trembled at his feet. From Poland to France, the German army was invincible and never suffered a defeat.

A series of resounding victories inflated Butram's confidence to an unprecedented level, even turning it into arrogance.

He was no longer a down-on-his-luck young man selling paintings on the street, but a leader who would determine the fate of Europe.

Victory blinded Butran, giving him a false sense of security—

The German army was invincible; no enemy could stop its advance.

While launching airstrikes against Britain, Butrun made a crazy decision.

On June 22, 1941, he broke the non-aggression pact with Soviet Russia and launched Operation Barbarossa.

Three armies, totaling 5.5 million men, launched a full-scale offensive against Soviet Russia.

"Fool!" Li Shimin blurted out.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also looked incredulous.

Fighting on two fronts is a cardinal sin in warfare!

Anyone who has read a few books on military strategy understands this principle.

Butron seemed like a genius one minute, how could he make such a basic mistake in the blink of an eye?

"Your Majesty, this man has won too many battles and has lost his mind."

Du Ruhui pointed out incisively: "It is not wise of them to provoke such a behemoth before they have even subdued Dai Ying."

Li Shimin let out a long breath, his expression complex.

He admitted that the little mustache was indeed a man of extraordinary talent.

Both his eloquence and his methods for restoring national prestige are top-notch.

But in the end, his arrogance dragged the entire country back into the quagmire of war.

"This person is truly terrifying. It's fortunate he didn't succeed in the end, otherwise..."

As many people guessed, the Soviet Union was not so easy to conquer.

Butran repeated Napoleon's mistakes, losing to the vast territory of Soviet Russia and its harsh winters.

He was too confident, thinking that it would only take a few months to make the Soviet Union surrender.

It was this confidence that led the German army to completely overlook what to do if the war dragged on into winter.

Starting with the Battle of Stalingrad, the balance of power in the war began to tilt.

In the spring of 1945, a million-strong Soviet army besieged Berlin.

In the underground bunker of the Prime Minister's residence, seeing that all was lost, Butran finally shot himself.

A war maniac has come to an end.

The audience under the canopy remained silent for a long time.

Previously, Tianmu only mentioned the deep pain that World War II brought to the whole world.

But when you actually see that millions of people have died and the entire country has been reduced to ruins, you realize that...

After a brief silence, the people erupted in thunderous cheers.

"Good riddance! This kind of murderous monster should have died long ago!"

"For his own ambition, he dragged the entire country into hell. I was blind to think he was a savior!"

"If this madman lived a few more years, he'd probably burn the world to the ground!"