The Third Reich in Desperation

"It won't be like that!" Churchill tried his best to encourage the prime minister who only knew how to defend himself but had no ambitions in all directions: "It's not just our army! France, they are also known as the strongest army in Europe. With their help, Norway's low-powered army alone will certainly not be able to compete with us."

In the Norwegian army, the training time of soldiers is almost at the bottom of the whole of Europe.Even the Italians who are content to enjoy themselves feel that the Norwegian soldiers have a too easy life, and they don't look like a soldier at all.

In order to impress Chamberlain, the appeaser, Churchill gave the generals of the main battle faction behind him a wink, and signaled everyone to make suggestions and increase their influence.

Soon, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the British Empire, William Edmund Ironside, took two steps forward and echoed Churchill: "It is no problem for the Army to come up with two full-staffed divisions. As long as the French People would send another contingent to join us and defeat the so-called six infantry divisions of the Norwegian Defense Forces with ease."

Clearing his throat, Ironside said with a smile: "The establishment of a division of the Norwegians can be regarded as the size of a lacking regiment if we survive here. Their entire army combined is only about [-] people. In terms of numbers, it is no more than the strength of one of our divisions. In terms of quality...... Even if the troops we send are not elite, our soldiers are much better than the Norwegian soldiers .”

In the end, Chamberlain couldn't stand the pressure exerted by the main combat faction headed by Churchill. In addition, he was also said to be a little moved, and he began to loosen his position: "Are you sure, this local war is sure to win?"

Asking questions with assumptions is a sign of psychological default!

Finding that Chamberlain was seeking a final verbal guarantee for his proposal, Churchill immediately emphasized: "As long as we act in time, with the navy of the British Empire as cover, and the army of the French Republic landing in coordination, I can affirm that success is the inevitable outcome."

"Okay! Since you have given me a guarantee, I will take a risk according to your suggestion." Chamberlain replied with words in his words.

old fox!Churchill thought with contempt, why do you take risks according to my suggestion!If you win, Chamberlain is determined to take a risk, and if you lose, you will say that I, Churchill, made a blind suggestion?

"Okay, if that's the case, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill guarantees with his honor that this battle will definitely be won!" Churchill responded to Chamberlain calmly.

Do you think there is something in your words?I just said that I have to act in time to succeed.As for how to act in a timely manner, I will prepare a different argument when the results come out.

If you lose, it is also your fault for poor execution, indecisiveness, slow action, and missed opportunity! 46

Main text Chapter 235 Competing for Navia

In the Führer's residence in Berlin, Reinhardt, who had just sent Rundstede away, was blocked in the office by Raeder, who was in a hurry to see him.

"Why, what's making you so anxious?" Reinhard raised his eyebrows looking at the imperial navy commander who was personally promoted to admiral by himself half a year ago.

"My head!" Raeder said with a smile on his face, "Our chance has come! This time, the Imperial Navy will be able to completely break through the British blockade in the North Sea and enter the Atlantic Ocean unimpeded."

Since Germany has no direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, it can only enter the Atlantic Ocean by bypassing the British mainland via the North Sea.Therefore, during the First World War, Britain used its naval superiority to deploy a tight blockade network from the Shetland Islands to the Norwegian coast across the narrow North Sea, so that the German fleet was tightly suppressed in the home port.

This has always been the heart disease of the German Navy.

So when Raeder started, Reinhardt immediately guessed what he was going to say next.

Sure enough, seeing the head of state looking at himself with a smile on his face, Raeder immediately continued: "There is such a country in the north of us. Its coastline is 2.1 kilometers long and it has a large number of excellent ports. Its strategic position is very important. As long as we If it can be taken down, it will greatly improve the existing geographical disadvantages of the Imperial Navy."

"Norway's Defense Minister Quisling has tried to contact me many times, hoping that we in Germany can convene a meeting to discuss issues related to joint operations and transporting troops to Oslo." Raeder waved his fist very excitedly: "He also promised , and will provide our imperial navy with all the necessary ports afterwards.”

For Raeder's excitement, Reinhard actually fully understands.

After all, the German Navy had been suppressed by him before, and was expressly prohibited from dispatching above the scale of the squadron.All the activities of the navy are sneaky "maritime guerrilla warfare".For a navy that can only do this kind of thing, it is undoubtedly shameless.

Over the years, although Raeder's subordinates have also secretly joined 4 Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers, and accumulated mature Flying Fish Cruises - Flying Fish-class aircraft carrier transformation technology.However, in terms of surface ship technology, it has not been able to receive major supplementary enhancements.

1 new battleship, 4 new cruisers, 12 Z-class destroyers and some lightning strike ships, this is all the new surface warships Raider got.With this strengthening, Germany's current surface warship strength is not even comparable to that of the French Navy, let alone against the world's number one British Royal Navy!

However, even so, Raeder was still able to think positively and optimistically about how to better fight against Britain, and came up with a strategy for capturing Norwegian ports.I have to say, he is still very dedicated.

In order to encourage the dedicated admiral, Reinhardt did not hit him too much: "Your proposal is very valuable, and I will hold a formal meeting to discuss it."

Raeder, who mistakenly thought that the head of state had hinted his approval, said with joy: "Then I will go back and plan a detailed plan for the navy. As long as the army can provide tens of thousands of people, it can quickly land in Norway with the assistance of our navy. And then Quisling's troops should cooperate internally and externally, and taking Norway is just around the corner!"

"Uh... just wait a moment." Reinhard weighed it over and over again, but decided to make it clear to the admiral.He didn't want to think about what happened in history, because of a reckless battle, he lost 10 destroyers, 1 heavy cruiser, 2 light cruisers and 4 submarines of the German Navy.

If the established historical style of play is followed, the German navy will be severely damaged after this battle, and there is no need to fight the British fleet.

Before you slap, though, give some sugar first.Before negating Raider's plan, one must first affirm Raider's strategic thinking and praise it, which can be regarded as giving Raider face, so as to encourage him to make persistent efforts.

After all, although Reinhardt usually looks carefree, he has always done everything in terms of personnel.Without these generals, he alone would not have won World War II.

Besides, he cherishes his life... If he offends too many officers, it will be a tragedy if his life is always thought about like Hitler's...

"Ahem... my dear marshal, your strategy makes sense, and I agree with it very much."

"The empire is poor in resources, and the main sources of iron ore are the Ruhr Industrial Zone and Sweden. If we cannot guarantee that Norway's ports are under our control, it will be very dangerous for Sweden's iron ore to fail to arrive."

"Furthermore, after the occupation of Norway, Scapa Flow, an important military port in the north of the United Kingdom, and all seaports in the east of the United Kingdom are within the bombing radius of our long-range bombers, which can oppress and threaten the United Kingdom militarily."

"Also, the Flying Fish project we are conducting secretly needs to refine a substance called heavy water in the Norsk electrification plant in Norway. Our domestic factories can't extract this stuff..."

Seeing that Reinhardt supported his idea so much, and even listed many benefits of occupying Norway for himself, Raeder was moved.

"But..." Reinhardt turned calmly: "After all, our German nation has always taken it as our responsibility to uphold justice in the world. Attacking Norway, a country that has no grievances or enmity with us, for no reason As a neutral country, it may be difficult to justify it in the world."

Uphold justice? !Reinhardt's brain convulsed again?

"Führer, the soldiers of Norway are weak, so we can't protect ourselves. If we don't take them, why don't we wait for the British to conquer Norway and block us?" Raeder was deeply afraid that Reinhardt would give up his great fighter for such an inexplicable reason. .

During the war years, which country should not put its own interests first, who would care about those rules and regulations.

After waving his hand, Reinhardt asked a seemingly irrelevant question with a smile on his face: "Let me ask you, do we still have an internal response force in Norway?"

"Yes." Although Laird was puzzled about the medicine sold in Reinhardt's gourd, he immediately replied: "Quisling has already received the support of quite a group of officers, including people like Nervi Senior commanders like Colonel Sundloh, garrison commander in Port Clark."

"Isn't that right?" Reinhard said with a smirk and a happy mood: "If the British army, or the French army, dare to attack Norway, then we can use the reason of protecting Norway's independence." , with the assistance of Quisling, they landed safely in Norway without a single soldier, and could use only a small amount of troops to cooperate with the Norwegian army to confront the British and them."

Patting Raeder on the shoulder, Reinhardt continued, "In this way, our navy can also avoid the risk of loss. It's like watching a play, watching the Royal Navy lose more or less under the counterattack of the Norwegian coastal defense artillery and fleet. or less surface combatant."

"My marshal, for us, it is definitely more beneficial to make a fortune silently than to take the initiative. In Norway, if you want to lose, let the British lose. Here, I have prepared a small amount for you." The present is waiting for you to receive it quietly."

Reinhardt, like a demon who is good at seizing people's desires, seduced Raeder: "30 lightning strike ships, 4 coastal defense ships, and 9 submarines are enough for you to strengthen your offshore defense force. Just ask if you want it?".

Main text Chapter 236 Competing for Navia (continued)

In the north of Germany, there is a small coastal country, Denmark, with 5 small divisions and a small fleet.

Compared with the Norwegian battlefield, the Air Force lost 127 aircraft, and the Navy lost 3 cruisers, 10 destroyers, 4 submarines, and more than 10 small ships, and also made the "Sanghurst" and "Gneisenau" Both battleships were seriously damaged.In fact, Reinhardt is more willing to cut in half the "Weser River Exercise" that shook the vitality of the German Navy in history, and accept it as soon as it is good, and only occupy Denmark.

After all, only about 20 people were killed or injured when the whole of Denmark was conquered, and it only took one morning to obtain its national surrender.Relying on the casualties of 20 people, in exchange for the attack base of going north to Norway in the future, it is easy to get a small fleet that is not large in scale but also has certain offshore combat capabilities. It is definitely a good deal.

"More than 70 years ago, the Danes invaded us and occupied Schleswig-Holstein and Roenburg in Germany. It is always stuck in my heart like a bone. Although we defeated them later, But this matter must not be left alone!" Reinhardt waved his fists full of righteous indignation: "We can't let them think that we are easy to bully, this revenge must be avenged."

It’s embarrassing to mention what happened 70 years ago. Why didn’t you say that we had a festival with the Danes 700 years ago? !

A powerful rising country is clamoring for revenge against a declining small country.This is equivalent to a big man holding a steel pipe pointing at a kindergarten kid holding a lollipop and saying, "Don't think I'm easy to bully, I'll get back at you sooner or later!"

In the end who is bullying whom, everyone will know at a glance.

It's fine to bully others, but it's unreasonable to turn over old accounts, a gentleman's revenge, and it's not too late for 70 years...... Who is fooled!

Seeing Raeder's strange expression, Reinhard coughed twice, put on a serious expression and sat down and said: "My marshal! You must remember that no matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as they dare to invade us, we will definitely We must do our best to honor them.”

As he spoke, Reinhardt's emotions rose again, he stepped on the chair and stood up and shouted: "Don't say that Denmark has 5 divisions, even if there are 50 divisions, I will not be afraid of them. Germany never Fear of power......"