Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 173: The beginning of punishment

The Mediterranean Sea is sunny, and there is still heavy rain on the Strait of Calais. Listening to the intensive rain outside the window, Brausic checked the meter in the mirror, then turned off the faucet, the field marshal took out his handkerchief and dried his hands, turned around and picked up the marshal's staff by the sink, opened the door and walked out. The bathroom.

"I don't think Manstein will act according to the schedule. He is in charge of Cyprus." Yordel stood in the corridor and was discussing with Keitel.

"Just received the news." Seeing Brausic come out, Keitel handed a telegram to the commander-in-chief of the army.

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

"He seems to be preparing to initiate a circuitous action early. He has just won a victory. The morale of the troops is very strong." The three high-ranking officers were walking along the corridor while chatting, and officers and soldiers stood at attention and saluted them all the way.

"Model will immediately dispatch whatever he needs, and the orders of the Führer must be executed first." Brausic returned the telegram to Keitel.

"I will personally supervise this work, you can rest assured." Keitel collected the telegram and expressed his obedience to the order.

The non-commissioned officer on duty at the door of "Pay attention to stand at attention" hurriedly shouted loudly. The officers and soldiers who were dining and waiting in line to receive the food in the restaurant all stood at attention and saluted the three giants of the command who entered the door.

Brasic raised the marshal's rod in return. He glanced around the restaurant with a serious face, and nodded slightly. The officers and soldiers lowered their arms and continued their original activities. The restaurant resumed its former liveliness, but their conversations with each other were much lower than before.

The waiter in the restaurant wearing a white service uniform led the three officers to the senior officer dining area, where their fixed seats were reserved.

"Baum, it's still the old rule today. Please get me another soda and add ice." Brausic sat down and handed the cap and the marshal's rod to adapt.

"It's the same with mine, please bring me a beer, Yodel, how about you" Keitel turned his face and asked his deputy.

"A glass of beer. Add ice, thanks."

"I want to add ice to mine." Keitel handed his military cap to the waiter.

"The weather is terrible." Brausic put his hands together on the back of his head and moved his neck. The continuous work these days made him have to admit that he was old. It's no longer the age when you can sway your energy at will.

"The situation on the other side is worse than here. As no one manages the drains and gates, most of the rainfall areas have begun to show signs of flooding. Fortunately, the weather station reported that the rain clouds have begun to slowly recede, otherwise we will start to consider whether to continue Keep the current offensive." Yodel said while playing with the salt shaker on the table, as if interested in how much this eight-sided glassware was. 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 unimpeded supply line is the key. Bock reports that there has been no lag. Their biggest enemy is the weather, not the British. The sky is fair, and the heavy rain is also tormenting our enemies. This morning Gu Derian’s armored division intercepted a British troop transport train. Because the heavy rain blocked the view, they rushed into the station under our control unsuspectingly.” Keitel took a sip of beer, and his opponent had a drink. The quality is satisfied and nodded.

"The weather station said it would clear up in one day, when the air force will all be dispatched. We must take back the lost time before the British can react. They must completely block their escape route. Inside Yashun Kr complained to me just now, saying that he lacks enough dive bombers on hand. It's really funny, as if we wouldn't fight without Stuka." Brausic shook his folded napkin, and he told the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The worries feel ridiculous.

"That is the order of the head of state, does he dare to express dissatisfaction with it" Keitel held a knife and fork and began to cut the tender pork knuckle that had been stewed on the plate.

"How do I know what he thinks? Anyway, I asked him to ensure enough air support for the offensive troops after a day. In other words, this time the West Tooth Extractor was really dizzy and would listen to the rhetoric of the Italians. Want to regain Gibraltar. Can't they see it. Is this an important goal that the head of state has coveted for a long time." Brausic crossed a piece of Viennese sausage and cut it into pieces with subtle techniques.

"They overestimated their abilities, and at the same time they misjudged how the empire might react to this. They thought we had been entangled by the British. They could only acquiesce in their adventures, I think so. "Yordell used a fork to form a small piece of mashed potatoes into a ball, dipped it in black gravy and put it in his mouth.

"We have the same opinion on this. Mussolini is simply overpowered. Franco should not be a reckless person. I have spoken to him several times before. He was very calm and shrewd. Brausic took a sip of iced soda and wiped his beard with a corner of his napkin.

"This time let the French take advantage, but it is considered to have achieved the strategic goal early. According to the original plan, the action should be started after defeating the United Kingdom. This time, because of the unreasonable actions of Italy and Spain, it can only be launched in advance. In my opinion, the French are not prepared enough, I don’t know if it will cause other chain reactions.” Keitel changed the subject. He loves and hates the French now. Germany has put so much effort in the early stage. Finally, let them drink the soup first.

"If it hadn’t been for the deployment of so many troops in Corsica, this time we really didn’t have time to respond to Italy’s provocations in time. The French had been gearing up for more than a month on the island, and today they finally got their money. Hopefully, these French soldiers should have been cutting potatoes in the POW camp. They should now be grateful for the generosity of the Führer." Yodel spoke.

The sudden attack launched by France surpassed everyone's expectations, especially Mussolini in Rome, who was completely stunned by the French combination of punches. Who would have thought that the French would come out to disrupt the situation at this most critical moment, and what is even more unexpected is that the Italian side's offensive performance against the French is actually helpless.

Mussolini would never have imagined that these attacks were not accidental, whether they were the timing or the selected location. This was the result of France and Germany's embarrassment. They had long been secretly preparing for the battle. The goal is to kick the burden of Italy out of the game.

However, the conspirators did not expect to start so early, Xu Jun and Petain both underestimated Mussolini's vigorous spirit of death. Originally, the two foxes conspired to find a reason to attack Italy after the German army conquered Britain. However, they did not expect Mussolini to be so cruel. He stepped on the bottom line of the German head of state on the first kick.

After receiving a call from Xu Jun. Betan was overjoyed immediately, and the old marshal immediately gathered the heads of the Ministry of Defense to announce the good news. The French will avenge the arrogant Italians. This time Germany will stand with France.

Several French infantry divisions released earlier by Germany. Three of them are now fully loaded with restorative training in Corsica. These units have participated in the early combat with the German army. They belong to the rapid reaction force sequence as the first wave of resistance. They have received very strict His professional training was very brave at the beginning of the war. The final surrender was entirely due to being outflanked by the German armored forces.

Because of their rare combat experience, these troops are regarded as valuable assassins on hand by Petain. Not only are they equipped with a large number of the latest equipment, but also a lot of German teaching materials are mixed in their training. Important brainwashing work has been given priority, and all soldiers have been instilled with a bunch of French-German goodwill to dominate Europe. Everything is the fault of the British. This is to ensure that these guys will cooperate with the German army in the future. During the action, he would not fire at friendly forces from behind.

In order to punish the Italians, Xu Jun also paid out his blood. The newly formed naval aviation and a part of the bomber wing were quickly transferred to southern France. These troops were supposed to show their power in the British campaign. Now I can only vent my depression on the heads of Italians.

The earlier training wing flying 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 have just flown for a few months, These French people are more familiar with these sophisticated weapons, and they are more able to exert their power.

The French had already sighed against the Italians. The Germans did not talk about it for the time being. How could they say that both sides were stunned, but they were stabbed in the back by a pig. This is intolerable by a proud Gallic rooster. The problem.

On the evening of the day the plane arrived, the French recruited two full pilots from the alliance. In cooperation with the German counterparts, eighty bombers were dispatched at a time to blow up several black shirt military fortresses close to the Italian border.

The Italian Air Force, which lacks a radar system, has no way of responding until they take off and arrive. The ground has long been full of corpses, and the barracks and fortresses burned into a sea of ​​flames.

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 the Italian mainland, and carried out a retaliatory action against the famous northern Italian city of Turin. Indiscriminate bombing.

This historic city is the core of northern Italy. The bombing caused the entire northern region of Italy to fall into chaos where everyone is at risk. Fearing a surprise attack by the French army and air force, the Italian army began to withdraw from the northern mountains of the Alps early the next morning. Army units of the fifteen divisions retreated to the plains to rebuild new lines of defense.

The French army in Corsica launched a full-scale attack on Sardinia, which is 12 kilometers away, the next morning. At this time, the French troops showed a high fighting spirit that they had never had before. Many commanders reported that their subordinates were cheering when they heard that they were about to attack the Italians, and there was no need for any mobilization.

The French had already made preparations for crossing the sea. The two islands were too close to each other. Some troops even brought their own longboats. The soldiers couldn’t wait for the motor boats to tow them. They rowed these wooden sampans towards Landing operations were launched on Italian territory.

After the start of the battle, the German naval aviation and air forces began to settle in Corsica, and a German army pilot group carrying a large amount of air force logistics materials also set foot on this famous French island~IndoMTL.com~France According to the information provided by the German side, the air force accurately and quickly eliminated the air force stationed in Italy, and immediately controlled the air superiority in this area. The fighter force of the Luftwaffe took part in a part of the sweeping and suppression operations. These fighters with the emblem of the French Air Force emptied all flying targets within tens of kilometers of Sardinia and the surrounding area before noon.

The French Navy’s long-range patrol aircraft that took over immediately engaged in a sea sweep operation. They repeatedly searched the waters around the island. Once they found a ship going to sea, they would immediately call the attacking force for support, and nearby bombers and fighter jets would All Italian ships that wanted to escape from this sea were sent to the bottom of the sea.

Part of German HNA dive bombers performed very well in these missions. Their accuracy and swiftness in attack made their French counterparts amazed.

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