Chapter 394: Change
In the blink of an eye, Fang Yan had already roughly figured out Hitler's plan. He still has the intention of co-opting and taking advantage of himself, and the words just now are not only a test of his attitude, but also contain his real worries. After all, in the entire navy, the one who could become the spokesman of the National Socialist Party was almost extinct: almost all of the admirals who were currently in high positions were only Radel Ma, and only Fang Yan and Dönitz could win them over.
If Fang Yan made a mistake in this land support mission, Raeder would definitely take advantage of the situation to damage and weaken his prestige and reputation. And once the legendary aura that shrouded Fang Yan faded, the help he could produce to Hitler would be ordinary, and eventually become the same as Dönitz, an ordinary major general.
After thinking about this, Fang Yan was a little settled in his heart. With a solemn look on his face, he spoke: "Honorable Führer, I don't think I can't successfully complete this task. The two air regiments, although small in number, were equivalent to half the air support that the British Expeditionary Force could receive; In addition, these pilots are all elite naval elites who have undergone actual combat training, and their combat skills are not weaker than those of any army aviation unit. More importantly, the carrier-based aircraft unit will thus gain valuable experience in ground attack, and if our troops land in Britain in the future, the naval aviation will become the vanguard of victory. ”
Hearing Fang Yan's last sentence, Hitler's pupils suddenly brightened. He looked Fang Yan up and down with an extremely aggressive gaze for a while, and his cold and indifferent face gradually revealed a bit of appreciation and gentleness. The young man in front of him in the uniform of a major general is really the Jonas in his memory, always thinking that others can't think and do what others don't dare to do; To be able to face a completely unfamiliar mission with such confidence and determination, I am afraid that it is difficult for anyone in the entire Wehrmacht to do it. As for how much Fang Yan planned in terms of specific tactics, Hitler no longer had doubts, since he had said such words, he must have at least six or seven points of certainty about future battles.
"Speaking of which, Jonas and I are really the same kind of people." Hitler sighed from the bottom of his heart, and the knot in his heart that Fang Yan did not surrender to him has subsided a little. When he first became the leader of the country as a grassroots person, countless people concluded that he, a former army corporal who had not completed secondary school, could not complete the arduous mission of saving Germany. However, with his extraordinary talent, hard work, and will, he has created a great feat that has shocked the whole world. Now, Fang Yan in front of him is very much like himself back then, although he does not have a convincing resume, but he has already bloomed with dazzling brilliance like a diamond.
In addition to being touched, Hitler also glimpsed some of his political attitude through Fang Yan's reply just now. The fact that the young man in front of him did not deny his malicious accusations against Raeder showed that he was already aware of Raeder's suspicion and vigilance against him; However, he still seems to be concerned about his friendship with Raeder, and is reluctant to continue on the offensive topic he has raised. Hitler could not help but be full of disappointment at this result: Could it be that his revolutionary comrades-in-arms who had forgotten their years had been in the officer corps for more than ten years, and they had been completely assimilated and polluted by them?
A few steps away, Admiral Keitel quietly removed his eyes from Hitler. As a bystander, Keitel saw at a glance the flaws in Hitler's mentality at this time. Perhaps he wanted too much to win Fang Yan, a veteran comrade, from the group of officers, but Hitler was obviously in a hurry, and what he did was completely beating the object of persecution, and he did not think at all about solving the problem from another gentle path.
At present, Fang Yan is being hit by Raeder's suspicion because of his National Socialist Party brand, and he has no share in good things, and all kinds of thankless tasks are thrown on his shoulders like rags. In this case, even if Fang Yan still silently accepted Raeder's kindness to his old acquaintance, his heart would definitely be filled with a sense of gloom and loss. If Hitler could show Fang Yan his love and trust different from Raeder at this time, and let Fang Yan feel the warmth from the National Socialist Party, then it would not take half a year for Fang Yan to be influenced and re-enter the Führer's camp.
"Gain experience in land operations for landing in the UK? It's a forward-thinking idea! Keitel was still thinking about it, when he suddenly heard Hitler speak in a very approving tone, and his eyes were fixed like a sharp sword. I saw that Hitler's face was full of admiration and encouragement, and the previous stiffness and seriousness were completely gone, and looking at that expression, it was completely like a loving father facing a wonderful heir whom he was proud of.
"The Führer has finally reacted......" Kettel whispered in his heart with a slight arc at the corner of his mouth.
In the office of the Chancellery, Fang Yan looked at Hitler, whose attitude had changed rapidly, and his heart was full of vigilance and incomprehension. In his cognitive world, although Hitler was not a one-man tyrant like Stalin, he was definitely an out-and-out dictatorial emperor, and he had offended him in an extremely sensitive political position, and the relationship between the two sides should have been detached and wary of each other. Like now, Fang Yan actually has the illusion of returning to 15 years ago: Hitler not only said that he would let the army aviation send a professional staff advisory group to vigorously help Fang Yan's naval aviation operations, but also sent this force to the area with the greatest ratio of benefits and risks, so that Fang Yan could make another meritorious service!
"Jonas, I think Army Group A is the most suitable unit for you to serve in this time. In this offensive campaign on the Western Front, our army adopted a completely new plan, with Army Group B feints in the Netherlands and Belgium, and Army Group A implements a flank breakthrough...... "Hitler was about to explain one or two to Fang Yan on the map, but suddenly realized that the young man in front of him had not seen the "yellow plan" at all. After a pause, Hitler immediately turned his gaze to Keitel beside him, and said, "Wilhelm, please give Jonas a brief account of the strategy and specific deployment of our army." Anyway, when Jonas arrives in Koblenz, the whole plan will be revealed to him. ”
Hearing Hitler's words, Fang Yan's heartbeat involuntarily began to accelerate. Although the scythe plan of the other world had long been like thunder to him, listening to the supreme commander of this country at this moment was a completely different kind of nervous and serious feeling. More importantly, Fang Yan suddenly felt so strongly that he was in the midst of a surging torrent of history: a new era in German history was about to arrive.
Keitel picked up the slender round pole in front of the table, walked to the huge map on the right and began to say: "In this operation on the Western Front, the strategic intention of our army is to destroy the main forces of the armies of France, Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands, gather them in Belgium or northeastern France, and then wave their troops south to take Paris directly, and force Britain and France to sue for peace with our country. In order to achieve this strategic goal, the Supreme High Command organized the main forces of the Wehrmacht into three army groups. ”
"Army Group B, located on the right flank of the front, consisted of 29 and a half divisions, and its task was to advance southwestward along the Low Countries in order to attract the main forces of the Anglo-French forces north to support the Dutch and Belgian armies. The fact that the Dutch and Belgian countries still wanted to stay out of the war and therefore refused to coordinate their alliances with the British and French armies gave us the opportunity to deal a blow to the two small countries and make a big stride into the Dutch plains. ……”
Keitel tapped the command pole on the map and opened a corner of the page to Fang Yan about this magnificent war picture: "Army Group A is deployed in the middle of the battle line, and is the core and main force of this operation, and its task is to break through the Maas River from the Ardennes Mountains, and then turn to the northwest with armored forces as the spearhead, go straight to the strait, and outflank the main force of the coalition forces that entered Belgium in the early stage. This force, which assembled 46 of the most elite divisions of our army, was expected to deal a fatal blow to the enemy's defenseless Ardennes region. ……”
"In addition, in order to contain the French troops stationed on the Maginot Line in the south and prevent them from returning to the north, our army formed Army Group C, consisting of 18 divisions, on the left flank, and achieved this by feints. At the same time, the Supreme High Command also has 39 second-class divisions in reserve under its direct control, so that it can flexibly devote its forces to where they are needed. ”
Seeing that Fang Yanxing's eyes were clear, and there was no hint of confusion and sluggishness in his quick introduction, Keitel squinted his eyes slightly, and for the first time in his heart, he really attached importance to the young man in front of him. There are huge differences between the two in terms of establishment, organization, structure, and tactics, and ordinary naval generals cannot even understand how many people there are in a division, thinking that it is a simple product of an infantry squad, let alone understanding the various combat modes of the army.
And just now Keitel deliberately used a slightly in-depth statement to test it, but found that there was no confusion or sloppiness in Fang Yan's serious gaze, which showed that he was at least involved in all kinds of army affairs, and he was not the kind of standard general who only had warships in his mind.
"It seems that he dared to take on this task of supporting the army, and he was not unprepared." Keitel thought to himself. His mind turned, and he decided to further test Fang Yan's depth, and said, "Then General Brom, you can now understand the Führer's love for deploying you and your troops in Army Group A, right?" ”
Fang Yan nodded slowly and said, "Army Group B has to inflict heavy losses on the enemy in front of it with lightning speed and power when it invades the Low Countries; Only in this way will the British and French believe that our army will still follow the main offensive strategy of the right flank in the last battle, and drive the main forces into the predetermined encirclement. Before Army Group A completes the flank encirclement, Group B, which has only 30 divisions, needs to be entangled with the main force of the coalition with a total of more than 70 divisions, and the intensity of the battle can already be imagined. Regardless of the early assault or the subsequent stalemate, Cluster B has to face a vicious battle. Although I have the heart to support them, with my ability and this little force, it is difficult to make a real difference. “