Battle of the Third Reich

The Mediterranean Sea is sunny, and the Calais Strait is still raining heavily. Listening to the dense raindrops outside the window, Brauchic looked at the meter in the mirror, and then turned off the tap. The Field Marshal took out his handkerchief to dry his hands, turned around, picked up the Field Marshal stick by the washbasin, opened the door and walked out To the bathroom.

"I don't think Manstein will act according to the schedule. He is in charge of Cyprus." Yodel stands in the corridor and is discussing with Kettle.

"The news I just received." When Brauchic came out, Keitel sent a telegram to the army commander in chief.

"What's wrong with Manstein?" Brauchic asked while looking at the telegram.

"He seems to be preparing for a roundabout operation early. He has just won a victory. The morale of the troops is very strong." The three senior officers walked along the corridor while chatting, and officers and soldiers kept saluting them along the way.

"Mordel immediately dispatched what he needed, and the order of the head of state must be given priority." Brauchic returned the telegram to Kettle.

"I will personally supervise this work, you can rest assured." Kettle received the telegram and said to obey the order.

The duty officer at the door of "Attention Lizheng" shouted quickly, and all the officers and soldiers in the restaurant who were dining and waiting in line to stand for the meal stood at the same place and saluted the three giants who entered the door.

Brauchic raised the marshal's staff to return the salute. He looked at the restaurant with a serious face and nodded slightly. The officers and men lowered their arms and continued their original activities. The restaurant resumed the previous liveliness, but the sound of talking to each other was much lower than before.

The restaurant waiter, dressed in a white service uniform, led the three officers to the senior officer's dining area, where they retained their fixed seats.

"Baum, it's still the old rules today. Please bring me another soda and add ice." Brauchic sat down and handed over the military cap and marshal's staff.

"The same is true for me. Please bring me a beer. What about you, Yodel?" Kettle turned his face and asked his deputy.

"A glass of beer. Add ice, thank you."

"Mine also needs ice." Kettle handed his military cap to the waiter.

"The weather is terrible." Brauchic folded his hands behind his head and moved his neck. These days of continuous work made him have to admit that he was old. It is no longer an age where you can spend your energy at will.

"The situation on the other side is worse than here. Since no one manages the drainage channels and gates, most rain areas are beginning to show signs of flooding. Fortunately, the Meteorological Observatory reported that the rain clouds have begun to subside slowly, otherwise we will start to consider whether to continue to maintain the current Offensive." Yodel said while playing with the salt shaker on the table, as if he was interested in the octagonal glassware. The waiter pushed the dining car to the table. He began to serve the Big Three according to the size of the official rank.

"The smooth flow of the supply line is the key. Bock reports that there is no delay. Their biggest enemy is the weather instead of the British. God is fair, and the heavy rain is also torturing our enemies. Goodrian’s The armored division intercepted a British troop train, because the heavy rain obscured their sight, and they rushed into the station that was under our control unpreparedly." Kettle took a sip of beer and his opponent was satisfied with the quality of the drink. Nodded.

"The meteorological observatory said it would clear up in a day, and the air force would be fully dispatched by then. We have to take back the lost time before the British responded. They blocked the route of their escape completely. I complained that it was funny that he lacked enough dive bombers on hand, as if we would not have fought without Stuka." Brauchic shook away the folded fine napkins, and he felt the worries of the Air Force Chief of Staff absurd.

"That was the order of the head of state, did he dare to express his dissatisfaction?" Kettle held a knife and fork and began to cut the tender pork knuckles that had been stewed on the plate.

"How do I know what he thinks? Anyway, I asked him to ensure that he had enough air support power for the offensive troops one day later. Having said that this time, the Tooth Puller was really dizzy, and he would listen to the Italians' rhetoric and want to regain it. Gibraltar. Can't they see it. Is this an important goal that the head of state has long coveted for a long time?" Brauchic crossed a Vienna white sausage and delicately cut it into pieces.

"They overestimated their abilities and at the same time judged the wrong empire's possible response to this. They thought we were entangled in Britain. They could only default on their adventures, I think so." Yodel Use a fork to make a small piece of mashed potatoes into a lump, dipped in pepper black gravy and put it in the mouth.

"We all share the same view. Mussolini is simply not overwhelming. Franco should not be a reckless person. I have spoken to him a few times before. He is very calm and shrewd." Blau Hitch took a sip of cold soda and wiped the corner of the napkin and wiped his beard.

"This time let the French take advantage of it, but it is considered to have reached the strategic goal early. According to the original plan, the action should be started after defeating the United Kingdom. This time, because the actions of Italy and Spain can only be launched in advance, in my It seems that the French are not sufficiently prepared, and I don’t know if it will cause other chain reactions.” Keitel changed the subject. He loves and hates the French now. Germany has spent so much time in the early stage, but finally let They drank the first soup.

"If it had not been for so many troops to be deployed in Corsica, this time we really have no time to respond to the provocations of Italy in a timely manner. The French have been fighting on the island for more than a month, and today they finally got what they wanted. The French soldiers were supposed to cut potatoes in the prisoner of war camp. They should now thank the head of state for their generosity." Yoder said in a word.

The sudden attack launched by France was beyond everyone's expectations, especially Mussolini in Rome, who was completely stunned by a whole set of combination punches by the French. Who would have thought that the French would come out at this most critical moment, and what is even more unexpected is that the Italian side has no resistance to the French offensive performance.

Mussolini would never have thought that neither the timing nor the location of these attacks was accidental. This was the result of the embarrassment of France and Germany. They had been secretly preparing for the battle. The ultimate goal was to Kick the burden of Italy out of the game.

However, the conspirators did not expect to start this early. Both Xu Jun and Betan underestimated Mussolini's exuberant spirit of death. Originally, the two foxes conspired to find a reason to attack Italy after the Germans conquered Britain. As a result, Mussolini would not be so ruthless, and he stepped on the bottom line of the German head of state when he first went out.

After receiving Xu Jun's call. Betan was overjoyed, and the old marshal immediately summoned the heads of the Ministry of Defense to announce the good news. The French will revenge against the arrogant Italian. This time Germany will stand with France.

Several French infantry divisions previously released by Germany. Three of them are now fully rehabilitated in Corsica for rehabilitative training. These troops have participated in the early battles with the Germans and belonged to the rapid reaction force sequence as the first wave of resistance forces. 'S professional training was very brave in the early days of the war. The ultimate surrender was entirely due to the fact that the German armored forces had taken the back lane.

Due to their rare combat experience, these troops were regarded as valuable killers on hand. Not only were they equipped with a large number of the latest equipment, but also a lot of German teaching materials were mixed into the training. Important brainwashing work was given priority, and all soldiers were indoctrinated with a bunch of French-German friendly **** of all Europeans. Everything is the fault of the British. This is to ensure that these guys will cooperate with the German Army in the future. When you are acting, you will not fire at your friendly forces from behind.

In order to punish the Italians, Xu Jun also took out the blood. The newly formed naval aviation and part of the bomber wing was quickly transferred to southern France. These troops that should have shown their might in the British campaign. Now I can only vent my depression on the head of the Italian.

The earlier training wing that drove the French aircraft was also put into this operation. Some of the advanced models were replaced by the original French pilots. Compared with the German bird eggs that had just flown for a few months, these Frenchmen Being more familiar with these sophisticated weapons can also exert their power.

The French breathed a sigh of relief to the Italians, but the Germans did not talk about it for a while. Both sides said that they were shocked, but a pig was stabbed in the back. This is a problem that the proud Gaul **** cannot bear.

On the evening of the plane's arrival, the French had transferred two full-wing pilots. In cooperation with their German counterparts, 80 bombers were dispatched at once, and several black-shirt army fortresses near the Italian border were bombed.

The Italian Air Force, which lacked a radar system, simply could not respond, and waited until they took off. On the ground, the corpses had already spread across the field.

At midnight that day, the French-German Air Force launched a larger operation. Eighty German ju88 and sixty French Brock 210 crossed the border and penetrated into Italy. They carried out a vengeful raid on the famous city of Turin in northern Italy. Fried.

This historic city is the core of northern Italy. The bombing caused the entire northern region of Italy to fall into chaos that threatened everyone. Worried about being attacked by the French Army and Air Force, the Italian Army began to evacuate the northern Alps in the early morning. The army units of the fifteen divisions withdrew to the plains to rebuild a new line of defense.

The French army of Corsica launched a full-scale attack on Sardinia 12 kilometers away the next morning. At this time, the French troops showed a high fighting spirit that had never been seen before. Many commanders reported that their subordinates were competing and cheering when they heard that they wanted to attack the Italians. They did not need to do any combat mobilization at all.

The French had already made preparations for crossing the sea. The two islands were too close. Some troops even prepared their own longboats. The soldiers could not wait for the motor boat to tow. They paddled these wooden sampans and launched them towards Italian territory. Landing operation.

After the start of the campaign, the German naval aviation and air force units began to settle in Corsica, and a German army pioneer led a large number of air force logistics supplies to the famous French island.

According to the information provided by the German side, the French Air Force accurately and quickly eliminated the Italian air force, and at the first time firmly controlled the air control in this area. The Luftwaffe fighter unit participated in a part of the sweeping and suppression operations. These fighters painted with the French Air Force's emblem emptied all flying targets in Sardinia and even tens of kilometers around it before noon.

The French Navy long-range patrol aircraft that took over immediately launched a sea sweeping operation. They repeatedly searched around the sea around the island. Once they found any ship that went out to sea, they immediately called the attacking forces for support. The nearby bombers and combat opportunities would all want Italian ships that fled the sea were sent to the seabed.

Some of the HNA's dive bombers performed very well in these missions. Their precision and swiftness in attack made their French counterparts impressed.

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