It was the depths of winter, and the sky in Berlin had darkened, and the lights on both sides of the long street barely illuminated the path of vehicles and pedestrians. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoMore than 100 days of war finally had a negative impact on normal life in the city, and the government began to impose limited light controls at night, while setting a curfew from 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. to prohibit anyone from appearing on the streets. Fang Yan drove all the way out of his home, only to feel that the business of Berlin City was indeed much weaker than on the eve of the war, many shops were closed, and its cold scene seemed to return to the beginning of 1934, when the German economy had not yet prospered and revitalized.

Seeing this situation, Fang Yan did not feel worried. For this was the inevitable situation that would arise when Germany entered the war track: among other things, the mere order to increase the working hours of the workers from eight to 12 hours would make the cities at night look like they were in recession as if an economic crisis had arrived. At this time, tens of thousands of workers were still working in the factories with the roar of machinery, and for a country with nearly a quarter of the population of workers, it is easy to imagine how much life there was in the cities at this time. Moreover, it is impossible for the German government, which has been cut off from sea shipping, not to ration goods at home, so that the quantity of goods on the market will be greatly reduced, making the overall living conditions of the people difficult to compare with the past.

However, this small sacrifice is clearly acceptable to the German people. In particular, encouraged by the lightning-fast destruction of Poland by the army and the defeat of the British fleet by the navy, the German people's anxiety about the war had largely turned into longing and expectation. The only thing left in their hearts was that the war on the Western Front could turn into a bloody massacre in the last war, costing the Germanic nation with the lives of another 2 million young men. However, at this time, there was no large-scale fighting on the Western Front at all, and although the German people were implicitly worried about the future situation, it was difficult to find fault with the current situation.

Ten minutes later, Fang Yan's car stopped steadily in front of the Navy Headquarters building. Passing through the main entrance hall and entering the central conference room, Fang Yan was surprised to find that almost all the top officials of the Navy were present, and their formation was no less than that of the German Navy when Chief of General Staff Schniwenger announced the plan for the "Elbe River Exercise" four months ago, and the German Navy was preparing to go out. Field Marshal Raeder was seated at the head of the conference table, flanked to the left and right by Schnywinger, the second and third men of the current Navy, and the commander of the battle fleet, Rolf? Kars. Bo Mei, the old boss who had worked with Fang Yan for several years, was also sitting in the general class, and when he saw Fang Yan appear, Bo Mei immediately threw a gentle smile.

As the meeting approached, Fang Yan suddenly noticed that something was wrong: almost all the front-line high-ranking officials of the Navy had already taken their seats, but there were still several empty seats in front of the conference table close to the conference. Just as he was in shock, the sound of dense footsteps came from the quiet corridor again, and after a while, Fang Yan saw several men dressed in gray army general's uniforms rushing in through the door. The first person was bloated and burly, with a monocle on the bridge of his nose on his right side, and he was not angry and arrogant, it was Hu Ge, the commander of the Army Air Corps? Admiral Speller!

Facing the naval commander in front of him, Speer and three other army generals greeted with a meticulous military salute; Raeder raised the golden-blue Marshal's Scepter to his shoulder, then motioned for them to take their seats in front of him. The long conference table was finally full, and the guards guarding the gate slowly closed the heavy door. Fang Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and together with his colleagues who were also puzzled, he quietly waited for Raeder's speech.

"Generals, by order of the Führer, our army will launch an attack on Denmark and Norway within a month." Raeder's clear, deep voice echoed through the room, revealing the mystery of the meeting to everyone, "According to credible information, Britain is preparing to land at Stavanger and Narvik in Norway in an attempt to cut off our Nordic iron ore sources and establish a new blockade against our fleet in the north. We must not let London get its way. Now, the Naval Operations Department will announce to you the preliminary plans of our army. If the generals have ideas about the strategy, please raise them at the meeting so that everyone can work together to solve them. ”

The square-faced Chief of Naval Operations Kurt? Lieutenant General Frick stood up, walked over to the large map on the front wall, and said, "This battle plan is divided into two phases. First of all, the first landing force launched a simultaneous attack on six ports in Denmark, including Bornholm and Zealand, and Oslo and Narvik in Norway. After capturing the port, the main army went ashore on transport ships and continued its advance into the Norwegian hinterland. Within half a month, our army will be able to settle the situation in Norway. ……”

Fang Yan stared intently at the map under Lieutenant General Frick's whip, and he already understood everything in his heart. The discussion was not about the fleet expedition that Fang Yan had previously envisioned, but about further combined land forces and armed conquests of Denmark and Norway. Although this was unexpected by Fang Yan, it was also completely reasonable.

The strategic position of the German Navy today is very different from that of the historical plane. Well-equipped and well-equipped with a complete range of ships, it is no longer the weak sick man who suffers from empty heroism, but has enough confidence and strength to compete with its opponents. Isn't it just hurting each other? The German navy could have taken advantage of the attack on Norway as an opportunity to lure the snake out of the hole and engage the British home fleet in another Jutland-style naval encounter. With the suppression of equipment performance brought about by the age advantage of the ship, the German Navy is definitely capable of overthrowing the superior lineup of the British fleet in one fell swoop!

Considering that this was not the time to discuss a decisive battle with the British fleet, Fang Yan had to put his full plan on the shelf for the time being and began to seriously evaluate the invasion plan proposed by the Naval Operations Department. After careful consideration, Fang Yan, who was in front of him, found that this was indeed a bold and careful strategy.

The first batch of landing soldiers did not take a transport ship against the convention, but creatively took a warship directly to the destination, which greatly improved their mobility at sea and greatly enhanced the suddenness of the attack. And because the targets of the German raids were all ports, not shoals that could only be reached by landing craft, this allowed German warships full of army soldiers to rush to the docks by surprise and let the soldiers jump off the board and land.

As for the lack of being able to put a large number of people and materials at once like a transport ship, it is also compensated for by the limited combat missions of the soldiers. The first army units only came to seize the port, and had no intention of continuing deeper. As long as the resistance of the Norwegian army is not strong, 1 battalion can take a port. As for the problem that these soldiers are unable to carry heavy weapons such as artillery and lack the ability to attack fortifications...... There are warships in the sea, are you afraid that there will be no supporting firepower? Even the 105mm naval guns on the M1935 minesweepers are properly a big killer when used to support the land! (To be continued.) )