>>212836581If I was, I’d suggest the opposite of what they did, focus on knocking out Russia quick with Austria-Hungary and leave enough troops in the west to hold off the French defensively. The British wouldn’t have an excuse to join, though they likely would at some point to prevent a German dominated Europe, but given how poorly the Russians did when the Germans and Austrians were on the defensive it wouldn’t last two years against the full focus of Germany.
Then once Russia is knocked out I’d set up a bunch of friendly puppet states (Finland, Lithuania, Ukraine, etc.) and send in the eastern front troops to knock out France and then force Britain to the negotiating table. “