The Third Reich in Desperation

"Then why do we still carry what these British left behind?" The second company commander obviously thought that what Hoffman said was logically contradictory to his previous order.

"I didn't say that I kept them for myself," Hoffman corrected when he realized that his meaning had been misinterpreted, "I want you to separate them and let the third company separate them and send them to the division headquarters later. "

"At the division headquarters, a large number of transport vehicles provided by the Norwegians have been assembled, and these heavy machine guns can be carried easily. After all, it is a considerable amount of heavy firepower. I think the division headquarters should use it in case they want to deploy defenses. "Hoffman, who experienced the Battle of the Bzula River, even when he won a big victory, still did not forget to prepare for possible defensive battles in the future.

This is called being bitten by a snake once and being afraid of well ropes for ten years.During the Battle of the Bzula River back then, they collected all useful weapons that could be used for defense, among which machine guns were particularly important good things.

And now, although these captured British heavy machine guns are not needed for the time being, Hoffman decided to keep these potentially useful equipment in the hands of the German army in line with the principle that it is better to have something than nothing.After all, the effect of the German army's use is definitely much better than that of the Norwegian army.If it's useless until the end of the war, it's okay to leave these weapons they don't like and give them to the Norwegians when they leave.

Text 3 Chapter [-] Linkage (Second Update)

"The German army is going to launch a general offensive from the south?" Sun Delo couldn't believe his ears when he heard the news.

Sun Deluo knew very well that there was only such a division in the reinforcements sent by Germany, and there were no other successor troops other than this.

The British army that is now assembled in Lillehammer to prepare for the final assault on the Norwegian capital can only have more troops than them, at least there will not be only one division.What's more, the British and their French allies, known as the number one army in Europe and the world, also gathered in the Lillehammer area.

"I heard that the German army defeated a regiment of the British army's vanguard with only one battalion's vanguard." In Sun Deluo's frontline headquarters, Alfred, who was increasingly relied on because of his excellent military quality, encouraged him This teacher who looked a little worried.

Although Alfred is not directly under Sun Deluo, but Sun Deluo is sincerely relying on and respecting him.After the Battle of Narvik, Sun Delo has fully understood how far behind Alfred his military literacy is.

Sun Delo, who climbed to the rank of colonel by virtue of Quisling's confidant, in the last actual command, he has clearly realized that there is a difference in level between himself and an officer like Alfred who has worked hard to sit as a commander in Finland Almost impossible to make up.

Although according to Alfred's standard, the German army is barely qualified for the job of a second lieutenant platoon leader at most, and his ability is not very outstanding.

But in the generally weak Norwegian command, Alfred's military command ability is definitely stronger than most division commanders!

Along the way, although Alfred, who was handed over to the command of the 5th Division by Sun Deluo, failed to stop the advance of the British army, at least he kept the main force of the [-]th Division and the reinforced battalion he brought back to the rear safely. , preserved strength.

Based on this alone, he is better than the other four Norwegian division commanders except Sun Deluo!

You know, except that the two battalions sent by the second division were not destroyed because they cooperated with Sun Deluo to go south.The remnants of the other four divisions in Norway have almost all been defeated by the British and French allied forces.

"You mean, the German army defeated an entire regiment of the British army with only one battalion?" Sun Delo was shocked again.

"That's right, the combat effectiveness of the German army is far higher than we imagined. The British army, which we could not fight with all our strength, was easily defeated by them." Alfred calmly analyzed: "According to this Given the momentum, it would not be difficult for the Germans to defeat the British, whose total strength was twice theirs."

According to the ratio that one battalion can win one regiment, one German division should win three British divisions.With such a simple estimate, it can be said that the German army has a huge chance of winning.

"This is in line with the influence of the Germans in my heart. They have always been able to fight like this." At this time, Sun Deloh suddenly remembered that he was originally attracted by the tenacious and heroic qualities of the Germans, so he joined Quisling's pro-German faction.It's just that under the influence of Quisling, I became more and more concerned about fame, money, and rights, and gradually lost my original intention of joining this group.

That's right, Sun Deluo should have been the person who trusted the strength of the German army the most.He had been convinced of this long ago.

Sun Delo has also heard of the legend that the German Major General Hans once played in Poland.It seems like a piece of cake for a general who just used one division to fight against an army group and finally launched a counterattack to command one division to fight two divisions.

"It's because I was a little scared by the previous defeat," Sun Delo said to Alfred sincerely: "You are right, the German army's combat effectiveness is very high, far higher than ours, and it is also far higher than the British army. Their general attack south of Lillehammer may indeed win the war for us Norway."

Mr. Sun Deluo was persuaded? !Marvin, who had been standing silently by the side, raised his eyebrows slightly.

As Alfred's adjutant and a member of the Norwegian pro-German military officers, Marvin has been instilling his own ideas in Alfred, describing the strength of Germany.

It can be said that Alfred's understanding of the combat effectiveness of the German army can only be learned from Marvin, except for the comments he read on the news.

This time, Ma Wen was actually the one who most wanted to persuade Sun Deloh, the supreme commander who belonged to the pro-German camp and worked under Quisling like Ma Wen, to show timidity.

It's a pity that he didn't know if Quisling had any other big actions for Sun Delo to carry out, and he wasn't sure if Sun Delo's timidity was a cover-up to cover up some other purpose.That's why he has been hesitating whether to open the mouth or not.

In case, it was Quisling who ordered Sun Deluo to preserve his strength and not allow him to fight.Marvin didn't even know whether he should pretend not to know or tell Alfred when he learned the truth.

Therefore, he chose to remain silent, and chose to let Alfred speak.

But now it seems that Sun Delo's move to collect stragglers and expand his troops along the way does not seem to be for the sake of self-respect and the creation of a second Norwegian Defense Force.Sun Deluo did this, in fact, for the same reason as he had said at the beginning, in order to leave a Norwegian force capable of cooperating with the German army in the future, and to fight better.

Now, the fifth division has expanded to a scale of nearly 7000 by collecting soldiers from all walks of life.The [-] troops sent by the second division and the more than [-] veterans under Alfred's command further enhanced the combat effectiveness of the fifth division.

At this time, they are already stronger than all the rest of the Norwegian army combined, and they are the veritable main force of the Norwegian army!

"Although the Germans beat the British army, the intelligence from the rear said that there is still a French regiment in Lillehammer." Sun Deluo's adjutant, some discordant choices, issued a discordant message at this time Voice: "The French army is the strongest army in the world. They also defeated the Germans. If the German army defeats the British but fails to defeat the French army, wouldn't it still fail in the end?"

Sun Delo's adjutant is neither a pro-German faction who believes in the strength of the German army like Sun Delo and Marvin, nor is it the type of Alfred who is dedicated to making contributions.He is an ordinary Norwegian military officer. Like most Norwegian military officers, he is not afraid of fighting, but he does not believe that Norway will win in the end.He just wanted to do his duty, but he didn't expect victory.

After all, Norway has been decadent for too long.They don't have a glorious history, and most of the time in modern times they appear as Danish or Swedish followers.Even they themselves don't think their army has the ability to win.

"It won't fail!" Sun Deluo loudly denied the pessimism of his adjutant: "Judging from the previous record of that Major General Hans, he may really be able to lead his troops to create a textbook victory again. What's more, this time ...and us!"

Body 3 Chapter [-]: Reinhardt's Difficulties ([-]rd update)

As the Anglo-French coalition forces and the German-Norwegian coalition forces finally launched an increasingly fierce confrontation in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, the main forces deployed by the two sides on the European continent immediately began to move.

Berlin, the residence of the Führer.

In Norda's meeting room, Reinhardt had already dragged his exhausted body, and held a meeting with a group of generals that lasted for 2 hours, and now, the meeting is still going on.

"I still can't agree with Chief of Staff Manstein's plan, it's too risky!" Bolohich represented the opinion of the majority of the Army General Headquarters, once again trying to get the head of state to change his favorite risky plan .

Yes, that plan was the "Sickle Harvest Plan" that was perfected by Manstein and his Army Group A staff under Reinhardt's suggestion.

The cautious Borasic did not directly refute the Führer's point of view, but raised Manstein who had specifically formulated the combat plan for Reinhardt.But he accused Manstein's plan of being too risky, in effect opposing Reinhardt's ideas.

"With our current strength, it is entirely possible to deploy the N Army-level detachment and the B Army Group to form a powerful right-wing force, launch a concentric assault from the north and south sides of Lütig, and advance through northern Belgium. Using our powerful armored forces In one fell swoop, defeat the British and French troops that may be located in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the troops of these two small countries.” Brauchic once again repeated his point of view that he has repeatedly mentioned many times in the past few months.

According to the vision of veteran generals such as Bolohich, the German army should bypass the French Maginot Line as much as possible, and use its superior armored forces to attack France from the north via the two neutral countries of the Netherlands and Belgium.

In accordance with this policy, Bolohich led the Army General Staff to make corresponding deployment arrangements early in the morning.

They allocated 9 armored divisions and 3 motorized infantry divisions to 30 first-level infantry divisions for General Bock's Army Group B, and they expected Bock's troops to make full use of these mobile units to break through the entire territory of Belgium and serve as the main force of the campaign from Belgium. The north opened a breakthrough, bypassed the French Maginot Line, and broke into northern France.

The Army Group A where Manstein is located is led by General Rundstede, with only 1 armored division, 15 first-level infantry divisions, and 10 second-level infantry divisions.

Of course, the tasks assigned by Brausch and the others to Army Group A were not as important as Army Group B. Army Group A only needs to be launched in the south of Eifel and Hunsrück, with an armored division as the lead force, advancing through southern Belgium and Luxembourg.

After passing through Luxembourg, Army Group A only needs to turn south, and build a defensive position between the Saar River and the Maas River in the east of Sedan, close to the northern edge of the Maginot Line, to ensure the security of Army Group B's deep flank. After the French army discovered the German intentions, they deployed reinforcements from the Maginot Line and went north to threaten Army Group B.

In the end, Brauchic organized the remaining 15 first-level infantry divisions and 23 second-level infantry divisions into Army Group C composed of pure infantry divisions.After the start of the war, Army Group C will be stationed in the Siegfried Line to confront the French army on the Maginot Line, and will continue to send division-level troops to feign attacks on the Maginot Line, trying to hold back as much as possible the troops in the Maginot Line. The French army, in coordination with the breakthrough of Army Group B in the north.

It can be said that Brauchic and the others can achieve this level of combat plan, which is enough to make him a name on the list of contemporary famous generals.

Not to mention his avant-garde combat thinking that fully focused on using armored forces as the spearhead. Just because he did not stick to adhering to a frontal confrontation, he cleverly used a neutral country as a breakthrough and bypassed the Maginot Line of Defense. He easily defeated the French for many years. The fact that the Maginot Line, which cost a lot of national power, has become a display is enough to see how valuable Brausch's military rank is!

In addition to using armored forces to quickly bypass the Maginot Line, Brauchic also showed his cautious side.In order to ensure the smooth operation of the entire combat operation, he also cautiously and meticulously installed three additional insurances.

The first insurance is to advance simultaneously with Army Group A and Army Group B, both of which are equally powerful, and build defensive positions along the advance route to the south, and garrison along the way to cover the flanks of Army Group A and prevent the main force of the French army stationed on the Maginot Line. Up north to disrupt the situation.

The same second insurance, in order to achieve the goal, Brausic also used the huge C Group Army Group to feint in front of the Maginot Line of Defense, further restraining the French army inside the line of defense.

The final third line of insurance was an armored division and two motorized infantry divisions that Brausic left in the northern section of the Siegfried Line of Defense as a reserve team.

This powerful reserve team can go south to consolidate the front line when the French army desperately attacks the Siegfried line of defense. Of course, this situation is unlikely.At the same time, the reserve team can also need to strengthen the division in the north, and put it into the front line as quickly as possible.