Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 29: Paris (3)
In a blink of an eye, a week later, the German blockade of Paris has been on the right track. Compared with the chaotic scene when it just arrived outside Paris, everything is so orderly now.
In such a short period of time, the four elite troops that have never acted together and come from different subordinates are so close. This is due to the superb military quality of the German officers and the rigorous training of the troops. The Germans’ paranoia towards order is also a very important reason. They are used to living an orderly life.
Although the efficiency of the troops' operations has increased, the morale of officers and soldiers has begun to decline as the siege time has increased.
After the initial excitement and novelty faded, officers and soldiers generally became impatient with the current situation.
It’s no wonder that even the enemas in the cooking class now know that Paris is already an undefended city. What is the concept of an undefended city? That means that there will be no resistance. Now the German army Just sending a group of cooks in military uniforms could occupy all of Paris in the past.
But what puzzled the German officers and soldiers was that they had never received any further orders since they had surrounded Paris.
The answer that every officer who expressed doubts about this received from his superior was to complete his current task and wait for the next order.
Although the current blockade mission is theoretically lighter and safer than combat missions, the soldiers also have a lot of free time, so morale should increase.
But in fact the opposite is true. This idle and boring life is slowly eroding the morale of the officers and soldiers.
These are elite troops. These four divisions are all composed of veterans with an average age of about 30. All officers have received more than 15 years of strict military education. It can be said that they are the essence of the German army. .
These four divisions all achieved brilliant results in the early battles. Two divisions of the Fourth Army fought all the way from the Ardennes to the outskirts of Paris, while two divisions of the Fourteenth Army participated in Dunkel. Engrave the battle.
These are all outstanding troops, otherwise they would not be sent as the vanguard to capture Paris.
But because of this, these troops are not suitable for the current job. It's not that they are not good at defensive and blockade, but they prefer offense to defense.
These elite field infantry all believe in a principle that offense is the best defense. It is undoubtedly a torture for these aggressive soldiers to spend time in boring siege missions.
Especially when the siblings continue to receive news of victory, the morale of the troops has become a major issue that officers cannot ignore.
The German army is frantically plundering merit and glory on all fronts. Now even a blind man can see that France is finished. The German officers and soldiers are now thinking about not how to defeat the enemy but how to surrender before France. Get greater results and win higher honors for yourself.
After all, as a soldier, this kind of opportunity is not something that you can get casually. No one can say how long the next war will happen. If you want to get honor, you should hurry now.
This was also a common idea in the German army at the time. At that time, no one would have thought that the war would last for a full four years.
Everyone thought that as long as France surrendered, the war would be over after the crippled Britain was easily cleaned up.
At that time, they can hang medals on their chests and return to their hometown in glory to live the happy and peaceful days described by Hitler, and maybe they will miss this glorious day many years later, so In any case, no regrets can be left in this war.
Looking at other troops, even those second-line troops composed of new recruits, are taking merits on the front line, but my own elite veterans are restrained here by an inexplicable order, squatting in the well-equipped trenches and basking in boredom. Looking at the outline of the city while looking at the sun, he was shocked. What was even more depressing was that the city was still known as undefended, which made the officers and soldiers psychologically unacceptable.
Actually, let alone the officers and soldiers below who were puzzled and confused about this, in fact, even the issuer of this order, Marshal Keitel, the chief of the general staff of the command department, did not understand why things have become like this. .
Perhaps the only one in the command that can understand the inside story behind this order is Marshal Von Brauchic, at least he thinks he understands.
Everything was caused by a telegram from Xu Jun.
There are only a few lines in the telegram:
Before they are fully prepared, the troops should not enter Paris for the time being. At this stage, they are still encircling them tightly. Only when they are fully prepared can they take action.
Occupying Paris will be a major event that can have an international impact. It must not be reckless and hasty. It is necessary to avoid damaging the reputation of the German army and even the country. So without careful planning and preparation, no German soldier is allowed to enter that city.
Signed Reinhard von Steide
Literally, Xu Jun’s order seems very clear, but after a group of staff of the high command went deep in and found out that the Führer’s order seemed to have a lot in it, because the order was Some very vague sentences were used, so that they could not literally perceive what the real intention of the head of state was.
This caused a headache for the generals and marshals of the command. What is adequate preparation and detailed planning? These vague statements are indeed confusing.
The bureaucrats of the Headquarters studied carefully and decided to implement those parts that can be understood before understanding the Führer’s intentions.
It is clear at least to enclose Paris and prohibit troops from entering places like Paris. As long as you do, you can send a telegram to the head of state if you don’t understand it.
So Feng. Bok was stopped by the high command with an order on the outskirts of Paris.
However, Xu Jun did not get a reply immediately after the command telegram sent out.
Because Xu Jun was busy drawing up a plan to deal with the French counterattack at the time, he really didn't have the energy to answer this question.
As the battle unfolded, even the commander in the next few days forgot to ask about it again.
At that time, the German head of state and his army were in danger, and the French finally struggled with strength beyond the imagination of the command.
The battle on the front line has become more and more tense, and the scale of the battle is getting bigger and bigger like a snowball, even Feng. Bock also devoted all his energy to directing his Group B Army’s breakout operations to encircle Charles de Gaulle’s seven divisions, and had no time to consider the four depressed infantry divisions.
Feng. Bok once wondered whether it was possible to put these elite infantry divisions into the next battle, but he rejected this idea on the spot.
First, time does not allow. When these troops are transferred to the battlefield, the battle may have already begun. The second is that even if time permits, the command will not agree to this proposal. Because the blockade of Paris was an order of the head of state, and according to the situation at the time, the German army had no problem with its strength.
Everyone is closely watching the development of the battle. Under this circumstance, no one is thinking about the issue of Paris. The command of the command is all focused on the battle of the evening.
Wait until Xu Jun and his guards escaped from the danger and obtained quite brilliant results, and after the twilight battle was fully launched, the relieved commander then remembered the problem of Paris again, so he asked Xu again Jun sent out an inquiry.
To be honest, Xu Jun had completely forgotten that Paris was still under siege by the Germans, so he was very surprised when he received an inquiry from the high command.
Because of the awkward situation caused by an order of his own, Xu Jun feels a little embarrassed for his carelessness. At the same time, he admires the frenzied power of the staff of the command. In fact This kind of joke can't be made in a simpler mind.
He originally ordered the Germans to make full preparations, in order to allow them to enter Paris with a more perfect image, so that Germany can restore a little image in the world and lay a good foundation for the development of his next plan.
But since he didn't have any specific ideas at the time, he didn't explain clearly in the order.
He thought that the commander would understand what he meant. What he didn't expect was that he somewhat overestimated the understanding ability of the generals and marshals, and at the same time underestimated the misunderstanding ability of the general staff, so things went like this.
If it were not for the commander to ask himself again, maybe Paris would become the "unfortified city" where France resisted to the end. Xu Jun felt a little funny when he thought of this place.
Speaking of Xu Jun is really too busy, it is impossible to do everything~IndoMTL.com~ It seems that we should find some capable people to share his work, after all, a person has limited energy and he can help. There are so few busy people, even Hitler, a madman, has a dozen secretaries and adjutants around him to help him deal with some minor affairs.
Xu Jun decided to wait until the situation stabilized to solve this problem immediately, otherwise, sooner or later he would make irreparable mistakes for some stupid reason.
Xu Jun sorted out his thoughts a bit and then replied to the commander:
The German army must be fully prepared. It must have the most perfect military appearance, the most perfect communication skills, the most perfect military discipline, and the most perfect state before entering Paris.
This is related to the honor of the empire, and it is also related to the future development of the empire.
This is a very important step in completely eradicating the French's sense of resistance and enabling them to cooperate closely with the Empire in the future. It must be strictly implemented.
Signed Reinhard von Steide
After the command received Xu Jun’s instructions, he finally understood Xu Jun’s intentions. Keitel, who suddenly realized it, quickly forwarded the telegram to Feng in the form of an order. Bok's hands.
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