Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 530: Trap (Part 1)
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"I will not turn a blind eye to the transformation of Siam. This ambitious prime minister and his conquest are a huge hidden danger. As long as they encounter a suitable opportunity, they will definitely burst out." Xu Jun held the map with both hands. On the edge of the table, his eyes scanned the Imperial officers around the table.
"What we are doing now is to detonate this dangerous bomb ahead of time and reduce the loss to a tolerable range. Judging from the current intelligence, the development of the situation has not exceeded our previous estimates. The overall situation It is developing in a direction that is beneficial to us, and the overall situation of the empire's Asian strategy is gradually taking shape." The head of the empire has a very serious expression. Before his permission, no one dared to interject, and the meeting room was silent.
"We cannot invest too much force in Asia. Although the manpower and resources from Asia are very important to the empire, we must not forget that it is too far away from Europe, not to mention that we are facing a strong The threat of the enemy, once war on the Eastern Front begins, it will be a cruel war beyond the imagination of everyone present." Xu Jun straightened up here, turned and walked to the huge world map hanging on the wall.
The head of the empire stretched out his hand, and the staff of the high command who was standing by the map quickly handed over a slender cane pointer.
"Siam’s location is of great strategic value. If this country is used as a starting base, it can attack British Burma northward, cut off the line of communication between French Indochina and Burma, and cut off the route to Yunnan, China. China’s western border is blocked by railway and road traffic. To the east, you can attack the hinterland of French Indochina, and cut French Indochina into two sections. To the southeast, you can attack the most prosperous Mekong Delta and use Siam. Bombers taking off from domestic airports can cover the entire Indochina Peninsula.
To the south, it can attack British Malaya. The naval fleet based on the Malay Peninsula can control the entire Southeast Asia route. Army troops can go straight down the peninsula to occupy Singapore and control the Strait of Johor. Once these logistical lines to Europe were cut off, the garrison troops in the colonies were simply unable to maintain long-term operations. "Xu Jun took the pointer and gestured on the map. Although they had already understood this, the generals and marshals seemed to have heard the content for the first time, all respectfully holding their breath.
Your Excellency the head of the empire stopped to take a sip of water. He was very satisfied with the performance of the generals and marshals. In this regard, he clearly surpassed the former prime minister.
"However, in order to achieve this strategic goal, there must be a prerequisite, that is, the attacks on Myanmar, French Indochina, and the Malay Peninsula must be carried out at the same time. This is obviously not the Siamese government can afford Twenty years later, there may be some possibilities, but the current Siamese army can only barely defend the stability of its homeland. The country that is truly capable and ambitious to complete this strategy... is Japan." The slap is on the location of the Japanese Islands.
The Führer clamped the pointer under his arm and walked to the map table. Von Busch and Paulus, who were standing at that position, quickly stepped aside.
"Keitel, the commander has conducted four large-scale deductions on the JC plan before, telling everyone what the best result was." Xu Jun raised his head, icy blue eyes staring at the chapter of the battle.
"Yes...yes, my Führer." Keitel, who was asked abruptly, involuntarily fought a cold war.
"Following the orders of the head of state, the Bureau of Operations conducted four large-scale deductions on the possible war in Asia. The commander who played the red side, the colonial coalition army, was General Model." Swallowed, Keitel Tell the colleagues around.
"The blue commander is Field Marshal von Loeb." Keitel looked at von Loeb, who was standing across the table, and the new field marshal nodded slightly in recognition.
"All the data is revised according to the latest information, many of which we have never known before. This is really thanks to our eyes of Odin, because of their excellent work, the command can complete this Deduction." Keitel looked at Weierle, and the other side owed his colleagues knowingly.
"The results of the four exercises all ended with the victory of the Blues. In one of the best results, the red side decisively abandoned the border area and reduced the troops to a few because they learned the time of the opponent’s attack early. This was the key point, and this prevented the Red’s rapid advancement in the early stages. However, because of the loss of the maritime supply line, the troops soon fell into a logistical dilemma. In the end, General Model successfully withdrew part of the troops to northern Myanmar, relying on the mountain jungle. The terrain forced the red side into a stalemate, but the blue side still lost half of French Indochina, the entire Malay Peninsula and part of the Dutch East Indies~IndoMTL.com~ After Keitel finished speaking, he nodded to Xu Jun.
"Thank you, Your Excellency Celtic." Xu Jun nodded to the chief of staff.
"We have calculated that if the Japanese army wants to achieve this strategy, at least six main divisions will be used, which accounts for almost one-third of their current main force. At the same time, they need funds, weapons, ammunition, and food. Waiting for logistical supplies will be an astronomical figure." Xu Jun glanced at the charity beside him.
"You seem to have a problem, General Von Busch." The head of the Empire asked mildly.
"Thank you very much, my head of state." Von Busch, who had just been promoted to general, looked flattered. Judging from his slightly shaved jaw, General Busch has made sufficient preparations in order to participate in today's meeting.
"What I want to ask is why the empire doesn’t destroy Siam directly. We just need to station troops in these dangerous areas." Busch faced this leader who was almost twenty years younger than himself, but his attitude was like a A student who just left the military academy.
"It's a good question, very good." The head of the empire showed the "aggressive" smile commonly seen by commanders.
"We want to create a trap for the Japanese, a perfect trap, a trap that they want to jump into. We want them not to pay attention to those places that should not be paid attention to. Siam is me The trap chosen for them, you see, was oppressed by European colonists, nationalist sentiment was high, and long-term military cooperation with Japan, the government is full of politicians and high-ranking officials who hold a friendly attitude towards Japan. How important it is Strategic value, what a tempting country this is." Xu Jun stroked a strand of blonde hair that fell from his forehead.
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