Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 9: Londstedt’s suggestion

　　 Hitler said: "Today's meeting is very important. Today's military meeting will discuss the next step of the Western Front."

　　 Then he said to Himmler and Schilach: "You could not participate in this kind of meeting, but I want you to understand how the great German army wiped out German enemies. That's why Make an exception for you to participate."

　　 The two were flattered and thanked Hitler for his respect. But Xu Jun knew in his heart that Hitler asked them to come here to let them perform well in today's meeting, and let them both leave a deep impression on their excellent military talents and the support they received from Hitler. Pave the way for getting their help in the future.

　　 Then Hitler said to Yodel: "Yordel, you talk about the current situation on the front line first."

　　Yordell stood up and walked to the front of the map, took the benchmark handed to him by the adjutant, and then pointed to the map while explaining the current battlefield situation on the Western Front.

　　 Xu Jun didn't listen carefully to what he was talking about. I already understood these situations in the documents I read last night. He was now considering how he would refute Rondstede and Goering's stupid idea while Hitler asked everyone for advice.

　　 Xu Jun beckoned to a Hitler's military adjutant standing nearby, and the adjutant came over and lowered his head to ask Xu Jun what he needed.

　　 Xu Jun whispered in his ear: "You go to my adjutant Hans right now, and bring my briefcase."

　　 "Yes." The adjutant nodded, opened the door and went out.

　　 Hitler was listening carefully to Yodel's report, but he did not pay attention to it. After a while the briefcase was fetched, Xu Jun thanked the officer and put the briefcase at his feet.

　　 By this time, Yordel had finished the report and returned to his seat. Hitler spread out a map of Europe in front of him and was looking at it with a frown. Then he raised his head and said to Rondstedt: "I have read the report sent by you and Manstein, because he is now directing the battle, so I called you. Now you come to talk. Talk about your views on the next stage of fighting."

　　 Ron Destedt stood up and took out a report from his folder.

　　"My head of state, judging from the current battlefield situation, our offensive is smooth. Our Army Group A has broken through the French line of defense and is advancing toward the French coast according to our plan. In fact, Guderian The General’s 19th Panzer Corps had reached the English Channel the day before yesterday. It had occupied Boulogne, an important French port yesterday, and is now attacking another port of Calais. Our other tank units have also reached Ayr. ——St. Omer-Grafflin Canal, we have completely cut off the connection between the main force of the British Expeditionary Force and the main force of the French First Army and the French rear. Coupled with the cooperation of the B Army Group in Belgium, we basically They have been surrounded by the Eyre Canal area. Now it can be seen that it is only a matter of time before that army is eliminated.

　　 However, we now have a bigger problem. Should we use our precious armored forces to accomplish this task? Due to the success of the early battles, our tank troops moved too quickly, and the subsequent troops can no longer keep up with their speed. Therefore, these armored troops are now in danger of being attacked by enemy forces on both wings. The soldiers of the armored division are now in a very tired state, and they are only fighting on their loyalty to the empire. Moreover, the tanks are also very worn out, and many tanks have now reached a state where they must be stopped for repairs.

　　 And because the enemy has been driven to a dead end by us, their resistance is many times stronger than before. If we send tank troops to attack, we must be prepared for the enemy's stubborn resistance. Moreover, along the Eyre Canal, there are many rivers and swamps, which are not suitable for the use of tanks. If you rush into tank troops, you will suffer unnecessary losses. And these precious tanks are the main force of our decisive battle with the main force of the French army in the second stage. We must not take risks and make senseless sacrifices in order to eliminate the force that is destined to be eliminated.

　　 So I think that our tank troops should stop the attack, rest on the spot, and build a line of defense along the Longs-Bedton-Ayr-Saint-Omer-Grafflin Canal to prevent the enemy Counterattack. Instead, infantry units attacked the enemy’s line of defense from the east of Arras. Although it may take more time, the cost of destroying this enemy army will be greatly reduced. This is my suggestion. "

　　 When Rondestedt finished speaking, Hitler nodded to him with satisfaction.

　　 Xu Jun found out that Hitler had been nodding his head when listening to Rondestedt's report, which proved that Hitler had the same idea a long time ago, and Xu Jun felt that the opportunity for his performance had arrived. But just as he was about to speak, Hitler spoke.

　　"I agree with Rondstedt, we really can’t waste our elite armored forces on enemies who are destined to be eliminated. But I think sending infantry to complete this task seems to be a waste of time. , Any of you have a better way."

　　 Hearing Hitler's words, Stretcher, Yodel, Keitel frowned, and Goering stood up when they were about to raise an objection.

　　"My head of state, please let my air force complete this task. Without the army’s slow infantry, my air force will wipe out the enemy in the canal area. I promise in three days. Just blow up the enemy without leaving a piece"

　　 Hearing what Goering said, all army officers were taken aback. Keitel and Yordel's faces flushed all of a sudden, just as they were considering whether they should go all out to oppose Goering's opinions face to face. A voice sounded lazily.

　　 "It's nonsense!"

　　 This sentence surprised everyone present, and everyone looked at the speaker.

　　 I saw that our deputy head of state was now taking a leisurely and contented look. He also picked up a cup of coffee and began to taste it seriously, as if the previous sentence that clearly insulted the Air Marshal did not come from his mouth.

　　 There was a commotion in the conference room. The army officers looked at Xu Jun's eyes with admiration and joy, even with a hint of expectation. The two generals and the two marshals had never seen anyone dared to confront Goring face to face like this. They had planned to do this at the risk of being reprimanded by Hitler, but they only dared to express their opposition in a tactful tone, and never dared to refute such blatantly.

　　 Marshal Keitel's face turned red again, but this time because of excitement. Originally, I thought of this young deputy head of state like other generals. He was a man who had no military talent and was useless to the army except for being able to grab money for the army at the budget meeting. Putting him in the general staff is just a nice display.

　　 But after the Battle of Arras, I and several colleagues have begun to change their perceptions that the Deputy Head of State has no military talents. That kind of incredible combat method and rigorous and meticulous combat arrangements are by no means a lack of military talent. People can do it. Perhaps that person was deliberately hiding his abilities before. But I couldn't think of a reason for him to do that. Anyway, it didn't matter to me, so I didn't have to think about it. At that time, I was thinking about whether he should re-arrange the work of the Deputy Head of State in the General Staff, perhaps he should use his hidden military talents.

　　 What I didn't expect was that in fact, that person could be of greater use to the army besides military affairs. He was a person with sufficient strength to speak for the army.

　　The deputy head of state from the previous military meeting has not appeared since he visited Poland once. And at the time, I thought that even if he attended, it was impossible to make any good suggestions with his terrible military talent~IndoMTL.com~, so I never cared. It seems that besides ignoring that man's military talents, he also ignored the most important point, his status as deputy head of state. It is because there is no one who can speak for the army at military meetings, so the army has always been oppressed by Goering's air force.

　　 How can I forget that this person actually has the strength to compete with Goring, it is really unforgivable.

　　 It now seems that the deputy head of state is finally going to show off. According to his military acumen, he should be able to completely refute Goring’s stupid suggestion. In addition, from his consistent standpoint of taking care of the army, he can definitely serve the army Take back the honor of this victory. Keitel looked at Xu Jun excitedly with expectant eyes.

　　Yordel and Stretcher have the same idea, but they think further.

　　Yordel thought that he must fully pull the deputy head of state into the army. Although he is now a brigadier general of the general staff, the army obviously treated him badly. How to make up for the previous mistakes? ?

　　 But in Marshal Stretcher’s mind, there was only one idea. Finally someone could come out to fight Goering. It seemed that I had ignored the young deputy head of state before. Now the hope of the army lies in this young man. The brigadier was on him. If Goering's plan cannot be overthrown this time, not only will the Air Force remain on the head of the Army forever, but it will also no longer be able to raise its head in front of the generals below.

　　 Thinking of this, the old guy gave Long Destedt a fierce look.

　　 means. "Look at the good suggestions you made, and the good things you made."