"What are you going to say?" Hitler asked.

"Because the French campaign was about the fate and future of Germany, I repeatedly checked every detail of the battle plan. Yesterday, inspired by the Gratitude Project, I finally found a hole in the Manstein-Rosen plan. Chen Dao said.

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense, and the excitement brought by the "Thanksgiving Plan" was swept away on Hitler's face.

"What vulnerability?" Brauchitsch was the first to ask.

Chen Dao got up and walked to the map, picked up the whip and said, "This loophole will not affect our defeat of France, but it will affect our battle against Britain. ”

Chen Dao pointed to the map on the wall with his whip and said: "According to the original plan, Army Group A will march towards the English Channel after forcibly crossing the Maas River, and will join Army Group B to annihilate the enemy forces fighting in Belgium. ”

"What's wrong with that?" Hitler asked impatiently.

"What will they do as Army Group A attacks the English Channel, they will inevitably perceive our intentions?" Chen Dao asked.

"They're going to break south, but they don't expect it to happen." Brauchitsch said confidently.

"I believe that Army Group A will be able to repel their breakout force. It was because we were able to repel their breakout force that this loophole was created. You see, after their failure to break through, in order to protect their right flank exposed to Army Group A, they will inevitably retreat westward to the English Channel, and then be surrounded by Army Group A and Army Group B. I calculated that the encirclement consisted of the British, French, and Belgians, and that the number of enemy troops was between 400,000 and 600,000.

With so many enemies crammed into such a small encirclement, if they concentrate on defensive warfare, they will have enough troops to build a tight defensive line. Moreover, this area is located in the Eyre Canal region of Belgium, with many rivers and marshes, and this terrain is precisely the last thing that the armored troops want to see. ”

"Are you afraid that the losses of the armored troops will be too great when they annihilate them, which will affect the next stage of the operation? This is indeed something worth considering, and your reminder is very important. Hitler said.

With a thoughtful look on Keitel's and Brauchit's faces, Brauchitsch said, "We can use the infantry as the main force and the air force to eliminate them." ”

"I believe in the strength of the Army, but that's not the point. The point is that with the English Channel in the background, there are ports such as Dunkirk, Ostend and Zeebrugge, and the enemy may retreat to any of these ports and then flee with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. ”

Contrary to Chen Dao's expectations, the noisy sound that Chen Dao imagined did not appear, but there was an eerie silence in the conference room, and Chen Dao keenly felt that there was infinite pressure in the tranquility.

Goering's eyes rolled a few times, and then he took the lead in breaking the silence with a happy face: "I agree with Heinz that the enemy troops, especially the British, will definitely flee from the sea. ”

Raeder said, "I also agree with General Rosen's judgment. ”

Keitel and Brauchitsch didn't speak, and Chen Dao knew from their expressions that they also acquiesced in their correct judgment.

"I agree with your judgment, how should we solve this problem?" Hitler stared at Chen Dao and asked.

"Give those enemies to the air force to destroy, and those ships that come to meet them, I promise that not a single enemy will be allowed to escape, and in three days at most, the air force will wipe them all out on the shore." Goering said.

Listening to Dao Golin's words, Chen Dao's heart and back were instantly soaked with cold sweat, thinking to himself why I said that Mr. Ge was so excited just now, it turned out that he was planning to fight for merit.

Chen Dao looked at Goering very calmly, and poured a basin of cold water on Goering's head mercilessly: "I once thought about using the air force to destroy these enemies, but the combat effectiveness of the air force is very restricted by weather factors. Whether it is rainy weather or after dark, the Air Force is almost unable to fight, and even if it is able to fight, its combat effectiveness cannot be fully exerted. We can't guarantee the weather in the English Channel at the time of the campaign, so we can't leave this task to the Air Force. ”

Goering was taken aback, and said to himself, could it be that I had made a mistake in judgment, and that Heinz was not creating an opportunity for the Air Force to obtain meritorious service?

Chen Dao turned to Keitel and Brauchitsch and said, "As long as the enemy army leaves about 100,000 rearguard troops to use the terrain to fight desperately to block, it can buy enough time for the retreat of the large army. Therefore, it is not advisable to rely on the army to complete the task of completely destroying the enemy. ”

Hearing Chen Dao's words, Goering's heart instantly balanced, and Hitler's brows furrowed even tighter.

"According to you, can we just watch them run away?" Hitler asked.

"Of course not, from a political point of view, we must destroy these enemies anyway, especially the British Expeditionary Force. Only by annihilating them will we have enough leverage in future negotiations to force Britain to accept peace. If Britain does not accept our goodwill, the total annihilation of the British Expeditionary Force will also reduce the pressure on us to fight in the future.

Fortunately, Marshal Goering and Marshal Raeder gave me some inspiration yesterday when they discussed the "Thanksgiving Plan", and I came up with a solution to this problem. Chen Dao said.

Hitler's frown softened a lot, and he urged: "Say it quickly." ”

"Here's my plan・・・・・・ Chen Dao drew an arc from north to south on the map with his whip, "After this step, we will ・・・・・・ again according to the deployment of the enemy's troops," Chen Dao said and drew two arcs from east to west on the map.

After listening to Chen Dao's thoughts, Brauchitsch immediately asked, "After the first step of the plan is completed, what if the deployment of the coalition forces is different from what you envisioned?" ”

"I have also prepared some small means that can allow the coalition forces to adjust their deployment according to our vision, but these small means still need to be kept secret. But I would like to say that Clausewitz said that war is akin to gambling in both its objective and subjective nature, and we are betting that the deployment of the coalition forces will be in line with our assumptions. It doesn't matter if the deployment of the coalition forces does not meet our vision, at least the results of the implementation of this plan of mine will not be worse than the original plan. Chen Dao said.

He was right, war was a gamble, and his plan had a very high success rate, and as he said, his plan was no worse than the original Manstein-Rosen plan, and it was less risky. Marshal Brauchitsch, as soon as you go back, revise the Manstein-Rosen plan in accordance with General Rosen's vision. Hitler said.

"But ・・・・・・"

"No, but, carry out the order."

At that moment, in Chen Dao's eyes, the head of state was domineering・・・・・・

Leaving the Chancellery, Chen Dao thought to himself that the scene of verbal confrontation expected today did not appear, mainly because of Hitler's decisiveness. It seems that Hitler can sit in the position of Führer, and he still has some strength.

It's just that there are two sides to the story, what if in the future Hitler decides on a bad idea and decisively decides to carry it out? He couldn't force him to change his mind with a gun against his head, thinking of this problem, Chen Dao's mood became heavy again.

"Marshal Raeder, it's dinner time now, let's have dinner together. Heinz, come along. Goering invited.

"Your Excellency, I advise you that you had better go to General Jeshunek at once and tell him that the instructors of the Fourth Aviation School will not be going back until the French campaign." Chen Dao politely refused.

Raeder also politely declined Goering's invitation, saying that he would return to Kiel with Chen Dao.

A look of disappointment flashed across Goering's face, and then he thought that Chen Dao was reminding him to hurry up and investigate Yeshunek.

If the Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, Jeshunek, was really a spy, it would have been the biggest scandal since the Luftwaffe was founded, and Göring's face was covered with a frost.

You'd better not be a spy, or I'll make you regret coming into this world.

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