Battle of the Third Reich

"So I said, according to the current battlefield situation, we can't make too optimistic estimates. I think we have to prepare well enough to launch an attack. After all, we have been spending more than half a month here. The French team There was plenty of time to readjust their deployment on the Wei Gang defense line. The reconnaissance report we just obtained also showed a new situation. Wei Gang has distributed the 30 newest reserve infantry divisions they have gathered to the cable. The defense line along the Muhe River. Although these troops are all second-tier troops, they have built very strong defensive positions. As long as they rely on these positions, even the second-tier troops can cause a lot of casualties to our offensive troops."

After finishing these words, General Yordel Artillery, the former chief of the commanding department of the Supreme Command of the National Defense Forces, glanced at the generals and marshals sitting there, then nodded respectfully to Xu Jun, who was sitting at the conference table, and sat down.

Xu Jun did not comment on Yoder’s speech. He was raising his eyebrows and pursing his lips. He carefully looked at the latest sketch of the battlefield. Seeing that the Marshal did not speak, the other generals and marshals quickly began to express their respective opinions.

"General Yodell’s words make sense. Now we are not facing the unprepared enemies two months ago. So any large-depth and high-speed attack will be an adventurous operation. Find the psychological preparation for countering our offensive methods. We do not have a great advantage in the comparison of the strength of the troops. The attack speed of most of our infantry troops is not satisfactory, if they encounter difficult enemies. If they are, it will be difficult for them to complete the task of protecting the flanks of the armored forces. If the armored forces are still rushing into the long drive as early as the war, they will be digging their graves. I think General Guderian should have a deep understanding of this. ."

Marshal Kettle, the chief of staff of the Defense Forces Command, nodded and said that now he is not willing to give up any opportunity to stimulate Guderian.

In fact, he had no real hatred for this tank expert who liked the leapfrog report. Even if he had any dissatisfaction with the chief of staff, he was open-eyed because he hindered his favor. pass.

But the situation is different now. The general’s report almost sent Ronderstadt to the gallows. If it were not for the protection of Marshal Reinhardt, Ronderstadt might have been secretly executed by those SSs. The cause of all of this is also caused by the tank expert's defiance of the order. For Kettle, who firmly maintains the tradition of the German government, this kind of guy who has no military discipline and violates the order and reports the murder of his commander by the leapfrog No matter how talented he is, he will not be allowed to remain in the glorious National Defense Force.

"Marshal Kettle, you..."

Guderian heard the meaning of Kettle, he jumped and just wanted to refute it, and he saw that the generals and generals who were sitting all had a hostile look in his eyes, and he sat in a hurry. When he came down, he swallowed forcibly what he wanted to say, and for a time the **** tank genius blushed.

Guderian felt a deep sense of grievance. He wanted to tell the generals that he knew that his report was causing great trouble, but he did not expect such a result at that time. If he knew it, he would definitely not be like this. Do it. But he knew that no one would listen to him, everything had been messed up by the arrogance and naive thought he had shown before them.

The generals and marshals threw Guderian aside, and they began a heated discussion about what tactics to use to break the French defense.

At this time Xu Jun raised his head, the generals and marshals quickly stopped their discussions and quarrels, they looked at the real master of Germany now. Xu Jun's gaze swept over the faces of these marshals and generals, and finally, he focused his gaze on the handsome armored commander.

Xu Jun knows where Gudrian’s problem is. He was spoiled by Hitler. Although he has great military talents, this man can only be regarded as a baby in politics. When he disobeyed the order, he did not understand the true meaning of Ronderstadt demanding that he stop the offensive, but if he knew the significance and background of this truce at that time, he might not be honestly repaired in place. His tank.

This person has always been difficult to resist his desire for honor and victory, so violations of the order will definitely happen. It is because of his political innocence that he would go to leapfrog and inform Hitler of Ronderstadt’s appearance. If he had a little political mind at the time, things would never get to the point where he is now. .

During the Battle of Dunkerque, the Corpus Corps and his armored forces cooperated very well. Therefore, Guderian's impression of Xu Jun has been very good. And Xu Jun's tactics and strategies also make Guderian admire. Guderian once told his men that this young marshal is indeed a genius who can artistically war. To be honest, he is willing to fight under the leadership of this apostle. So when he heard the news of the resignation of the Army Command, he immediately fell to the camp of these marshals and generals. As can be seen from his reckless behavior, he is just a belligerent and outstanding soldier, a soldier who loves the cause of a soldier.

Xu Jun wants La Gudrian now, because he has seen that if he doesn’t do this, Gudrian will soon be kicked out of Germany by those generals who were bullied by Hitler. This will be an irreparable loss for both Germany and myself, and Xu Jun will absolutely not allow this to happen.

But now what method should be used to make up for the mistake made by Guderian, Xu Jun decided to give this tank expert a chance to regain respect and trust among the army generals, and one to prove to all generals that he was personal Value opportunity.

"Marshal Kettle." Xu Jun's signature confident smile appeared on his face.

"Yes, sir."

Kettle promised respectfully that he, like all the generals sitting here, had put everything he had on the apostle of God. But finally the performance of the apostle not only failed him but also made him very satisfied.

Kettle clearly knew that even without his own support, this person could win the battle with his personal strength and wisdom, so he did not dare to show any merit in front of this person.

And he believes that other generals are the same as he thought. This person is more powerful and shrewd than Hitler. In addition to admirable wisdom and merits, the ubiquitous power he has brought to everyone An invisible pressure, a pressure that makes anyone think about the consequences before they want to betray him.

They once doubted whether it was the right choice to send the apostle of God to the throne of the head. If this person was not as noble as he showed, then the disaster this person would bring to Germany would definitely be more serious than Hitler, and by then No one can stop him. But now it seems that their worries are really unnecessary. Kettle believes that he looks at people. This person is indeed a great leader, as can be seen from the eyes of the German navy submarines who only followed him for four days. It can also be seen from the eyes of the captive British Navy.

"We really can't underestimate the French. Their patchwork of defense is not as vulnerable as it seems. I think about this, the marshals and generals we are sitting in should have reached a consensus. Xu Jun said that there was a pause here. He looked at the officers on the left and right, and everyone nodded to him in agreement.

"Now, the key question is how do we tear the French line of defense, and where do we choose to tear. I have listened to everyone's comments before, and it seems that everyone has different views and opinions on this point. What I want to say now is my opinion on this battle."

Xu Jun stood up and walked up to the huge French map hanging on the wall behind him. The marshals and generals sat up straight and stared at Xu Jun. Everyone was looking forward to this recognized The military genius can once again propose a brilliant battle plan.

"Our current frontline deployment is almost a straight line. The 4th, 6th, 18th, 9th, 2nd, 12th, and 16th group troops lined up to confront the French. The follow-up troops of the b group army group finally gathered, and the a group army The troops of the group have also been supplemented. The overall form is very beneficial to us. The French troops opposite us are almost all infantry troops, and their tank troops have been hit hard in the previous battles. I don’t think that at this point The French can find countermeasures against our offensive tactics in a short time, and I can assure you of this. Please wait for me to finish, General Yoder." Xu Jun waved his hand to stop Yoder who wanted to speak.

"This is not my guess, this is the conclusion I have analyzed from the deployment of the French. Wei Gang wants to fight a war he has never fought. Our way of fighting makes him a bit at a loss, he never I have seen such a tactic. He is now learning how to stop our offensive. But now it seems that his academic performance is very bad. To be honest, his war performance has never been better."

Xu Jun's words caused a burst of laughter from sitting officers, even Feng. Marshal Brauchic smiled when he heard it. As a veteran who participated in the last war, he always believed that Wei Gang's two brushes could not defeat Germany at all. Germany was defeated by domestic political turmoil.

"As you can see, the French commander now thinks he has learned a little experience, he no longer evenly deploys his troops on his thin line of defense, he just arranges a batch of troops on the first line, and The other troops were deployed near the key villages, woods, and fortresses. He deployed almost all of his main forces densely near those villages and towns. He wanted to rely on these villages and towns to delay the attack speed of our troops. From this It can be seen at one point that this guy still does not understand the true meaning of our tactics. This defense system can only be applied to defensive infantry troops. For our powerful armored forces, there is no threat at all. Especially in our air force With support, the act of confining our troops to these small areas is simply suicide. We only need to concentrate our superior forces to divide and destroy one by one or directly destroy them."

Xu Jun left the map and walked back to his seat to sit down. He smiled and said to the officers: "The French are not as clever as we expected. Although we cannot underestimate this enemy, we cannot overestimate them. Sometimes we can find the real one by simply thinking about it. answer."

"You mean, can we just launch the attack according to the original plan?" Yoder also understood Xu Jun's meaning, but he was still a little worried.

"In general, we still have to attack according to the original plan, but now the situation has changed, so our plan also needs to be changed accordingly. Basically, according to the framework we originally set, all troops will launch at the same time. A powerful offensive that made the French memorable for life.

But in detail, we have to strengthen the offensive efforts in several key areas, especially the Somme. It should be the goal of General Guderian's offensive, and now the number and quality of the French ** teams there clearly exceed our expectations. I am still considering whether to mobilize several more troops to strengthen his strength. Now I decided that I would personally direct the attack in that direction.

General Goodrian, I hope you will not let me down. I have always understood your abilities, and you should be able to complete the task I gave you. Xu Jun looked at Guderian.

"Of course, Marshal. I will definitely be able to break through the Somme, and those French will flee in front of my tank." Guderian did not understand Xu Jun's true intentions, and he was still being excluded from the army. Outside and depressed, Xu Jun's placing him under his personal command was also regarded by Guderian as an expression of distrust.

"Okay, since everyone has nothing to say to me, let’s discuss some of the details and tactics. The original plan was quite rigorous and wonderful, and I couldn’t find any loopholes at all. I’m right The ability of the staff of the command headquarters is very satisfied. Now it can be implemented with some minor modifications, mainly in the details of the use of tactics, you see..."

Xu Jun stood up and spread out a combat map on the table, and then took a pencil to draw on the map. Those officers quickly stood up and left their respective positions. Surrounding Xu Jun, listening to Xu Jun Tactical concept. ]

"Report!" With a sudden report, everyone looked up and saw Hans walking in with a folder.

"Sir Marshal, that man has news." Hans reported to Xu Jun with a serious face.

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