The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Paul's guess was correct. The connection Teleskov used was a staff colonel named Schmolin who served in the Supreme Command.

As the commander-in-chief of the Supreme Command, Hitler directly commanded the frontline troops through the Supreme Command, bypassing the German Army Command.

Therefore, Hitler often visited the Supreme Command and stood in front of the sand table, using his "military genius" to decide the battle on the front line with his staff.

On this day, after Hitler's almost crazy sand table deduction, Colonel Schmolin handed a document to Hitler as if he had remembered something.

"Dear Head of State!" Schmolin said: "You have signed a document before, the Maginot Line reconstruction plan. I followed it and found that the plan was in trouble..."

Hitler took the document, flipped it through, and asked, "What's the dilemma?"

"General Lu Manlin is not keen on the transformation of the defense line!" Schmolin replied: "They reported that..."

Schmolin paused and then continued: "General Lu Manlin seems to be more concerned about dancing and hunting, so personnel and supplies have never been effectively mobilized!"

What Schmolin said is true. Colonel Paul once tried to persuade General Rumanlin to carry out the transformation plan, but General Rumanlin refused due to insufficient supplies.

Hitler thought for a while, then closed the document and said: "Our focus now is the Eastern Front. All manpower and material resources must be given priority to the Eastern Front. Even if France is in danger, we should focus on building the Atlantic Wall." The Chino Defense Line is a backup plan. I believe that as long as we prepare enough equipment, the Americans and British will never be able to attack there! "

With that said, he handed the document back to Schmolin.

Schmolin sighed secretly, knowing that he had failed in this matter.

The news soon reached Colonel Paul, who immediately found Qin Chuan.

"No surprise!" Paul said, "We failed to convince the Führer!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help frowning. He didn't expect that things had been planned to this point, but he would be stuck unable to move by a bastard who was greedy for pleasure.

Moreover, the transformation plan of the Maginot Line is only the first step. The next steps are the construction of Alpine fortifications and the deployment of fortifications in the Belgian Ardennes region.

Among them, the fortifications in the Alps are not urgent. After all, as long as there are enough helicopters and mountain troops, fighting in the Alps will not be a problem... The US and British troops are both based on sea power. At this time, they have not yet It is basically impossible for mountain troops to attack in the direction of the Alps. If they do so, they will undoubtedly be defeated by the German troops who are familiar with the terrain and have helicopters.

(Note: The first mountain unit of the US Army was trained by a light infantry division in 1943, and the first mountain unit of the British Army began training in the autumn of 1942)

The Ardennes area is not a big problem, because it is full of jungles, swamps, and highlands. This kind of terrain is most suitable for German troops who dare to fight and kill, rather than the US military... Especially since the German army was also equipped with a large number of STG44 at this time.

You must know that in modern times, the US military equipped with M16 has no way to deal with the Vietnamese army equipped with AK47 in the jungle of Vietnam. What's more, at this time, the US military is still using M1 semi-automatic to attack the German STG44 and rocket launcher in the jungle... These two are almost It can be said to be an artifact of jungle warfare.

What Qinchuan is most worried about is the Maginot Line. Although it has underground fortifications, most of the terrain is also unsuitable for US mechanized troops to attack.

The reason is very simple. The Maginot Line was originally designed and built to face Germany, so its bunkers, bunkers, armored towers, etc. all occupied favorable positions facing Germany and opened perforations.

It is conceivable that if the German army is not prepared, the US military can occupy any bunker or bunker by setting up a machine gun to become a powerful firepower point for them, and then rely on the cover of this firepower point to attack all around one by one, and soon The entire line of defense can be occupied and put into effect quickly.

By then, the U.S. military will fully possess this line of defense that can advance, attack, retreat, and defend... It can not only ensure the security of France, but also serve as an advance base for the U.S. and British coalition forces to attack the German mainland.

On the contrary, if the German army completes its transformation and deploys troops, there is no need to deploy troops, because the troops retreating from France will soon fill the Maginot Line.

Then, this offensive and defensive line of defense is in the hands of the German army, which means that the German army has the strategic initiative. The US, British, and French forces in France will be uneasy because the German army can launch a counterattack from any point. Blitz them as before.

But... all of this was put on hold because of Lieutenant General Lu Manlin.

"I'll try again!" Colonel Paul said, "I hope I can convince General Lu Manlin!"

"No!" Qin Chuan stopped Colonel Paul: "You are wasting your time, Colonel!"

"But what can we do!" Colonel Paul said: "We have tried all the methods we can try. We even know that the reason why General Rumanlin wants to delay this plan is because he wants to build something in Berlin. Another villa!”

"What?" Qin Chuan raised his head and looked at Colonel Paul in shock.

"Yes!" Colonel Paul replied: "As I said before, it's not that General Lu Manlin didn't think that the Americans and British might attack here, but what he was thinking about was not how to stop them, but how to ensure that they There will be another example like this after returning to Germany! ”

This was Hitler's way of rewarding his cronies. He actually knew that they were frantically devouring national property, but he chose to turn a blind eye.

Take Goering, for example. The mansion he owns can even be said to be the most luxurious private residence in the country. It is filled with precious paintings and antiques. He is also keen on collecting treasures from various countries, and he is almost obsessed with it.

Lu Manning was like another Goering, who had been left out by Hitler politically and militarily, but because of his "merit" of helping Hitler in the past, he could squander it at will.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan said to Paul: "Colonel, we have another way!"

"any solution?"

"I think..." Qin Chuan said: "During the days that General Lu Manlin enjoyed in France, people like us can't be the only ones who hate him!"

"Of course!" Colonel Paul replied: "The French people also hate him because he always tries his best to squeeze more wealth out of them, but what can they do?"

"Uh-huh!" Qin Chuan said, "What else?"

Colonel Paul couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and then he knew what Qin Chuan meant.