"That's a big problem!" "Because this is exactly the Führer's Plan B!" said Grisdorf! ”

Qin Chuan knew what this Plan B meant...... That is, if the United States and Britain broke through the Atlantic barrier, then the armored forces would launch a counteroffensive against the United States and the United Kingdom, and Hitler thought that this would drive the United States and Britain into the sea and achieve the effect of encircling and annihilating the United States and Britain while they were not firmly established.

But in reality this was just an imagination of the "military genius" Hitler...... Hitler did this in the Battle of Sicily, he had an elite panzer division launch a counterattack on the landing American troops, but the German tanks were quickly bombed into parts by American warplanes and warships.

Hitler's stubbornness determined that he would not change this idea, so several panzer divisions were assembled near Paris to prepare for a counteroffensive.

In theory, there is some truth to this defense.

Because it's like the mobile defensive tactics that Rommel used in Africa before...... By placing the armored forces in the second line as a reserve, the enemy will launch a counteroffensive against the enemy with its mobility wherever the armored forces break through, thus achieving the goal of defending a longer line of defense with fewer troops.

The problem was that in northern France, Germany was facing the main force of the American army rather than the British, and the terrain was plain rather than desert.

The result of the former was that the German army had air supremacy or partial air supremacy in Africa, and it was only on this premise that the armored forces made sense.

The latter differed in that the German armoured forces were unpredictable in the desert, as the armoured forces did not necessarily have to move along the road, and the windswept sand of the desert and the hiding and maneuvering of tanks made their exact location difficult to detect. However, this was not the case in the plains, where the armored forces could only advance along a limited number of roads and railways, and the United States and British forces only needed to send a few reconnaissance planes to easily reconnoiter the specific location of the German armored division, followed by a large number of fighters to carry out bombing.

This made Hitler's counteroffensive tactics largely ineffective...... The vast majority of the armored units were bombed on the way from Paris to the war zone, and even if some armored units could take advantage of the cover of darkness to build roads and bridges all the way to the front line, what awaited them was more intense bombardment by naval guns and fighters.

"On the other hand, it seems that we are going to persuade the Führer to retreat!" "And almost all of France is going to be abandoned for this plan, which it will never allow!" ”

The "almost" in Treskov's words is because Qin Chuan's plan did not abandon the Alps in southeastern France...... It was an excellent barrier to the Allied forces to Italy, and it also served as a threat to the Allied flanks as the Caucasus Mountains did against the Soviets' Don lines.

"Wait, gentlemen!" It was an old man with a beard in civilian clothes who stood up and said, "What you mean by discussing this is to agree with the lieutenant colonel's plan, right?" Other words...... Do you think this plan can be saved from the abyss? ”

Grisdorf thought for a moment, then nodded and replied: "Yes, General." But nothing is certain, and I think it's worth a try! ”

Major General Treskov introduced to Qin Chuan: "This is General Baker!" ”

Qin Chuan couldn't help but let out an "oh", and then stood up to General Baker and saluted, secretly saying that this was the person selected by the rebel organization to succeed Hitler.

"Lieutenant Colonel!" Baker shook hands with Qin Chuan and said, "I admire your contribution to Germany on the battlefield, but you know, this is related to the fate of Germany, so we have to be cautious!" ”

"I understand, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "That's why I'm here!" ”

"I have a few questions, Lieutenant Colonel!" General Baker said: "First of all, if France is abandoned, then what will happen to Africa? What about Italy? ”

"General!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said: "We are not abandoning all areas of France, the Alps stretch from southeastern France to Italy and then into Germany, and we will use this as a barrier to confront the Americans and the British and connect with the Maginot Line." You know, the enemy may have a lot of warships, tanks, planes, as well as artillery and barely enough shells, but none of them will do much in the Alps! ”

The officers couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement, as had already been demonstrated in the battles of the Gabez Line in Africa and Sicily...... The U.S. and British forces were always helpless against the complex mountainous terrain, just as the Germans, who had superior equipment, were reluctant to fight mountain battles with the Soviets on the Eastern Front.

Grisdorf added: "Not to mention that we also have helicopters, which have already proven to be a weapon of mountain warfare in the battle of the Caucasus Mountains!" ”

The officers also nodded in agreement, the Caucasian campaign had just been fought, and of course they remembered it vividly.

It is conceivable that in the Alps, if the American and British troops dared to fight a mountain war with the German army, they would no longer even have the advantage of supply, and even the German army equipped with helicopters would have the advantage of supply.

"Beyond that!" Qin Chuan added: "Most of the area around the Maginot Line is mountainous, and the gap between France and Belgium is the gap in this line, but this is the Ardennes with rugged and mountainous terrain, and helicopters can also play a role in this area!" ”

"God!" "We need a lot of helicopters!" Grisdorf said. ”

"Of course!" Treskov agreed: "I think it can also play an important role in other defensive lines, because it can bring reinforcements and supplies to the front line as quickly as possible!" ”

"Gentlemen!" General Baker interrupted the discussion of several people, and then said to Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant Colonel, you seem to have forgotten that a large part of the reason why helicopters can play a role in the Caucasus Mountains is because we have air supremacy. What's more, I don't know if you ever thought that if we had abandoned France, then the American bombers would have been able to take off from France and bomb Germany over the Alps! ”

There was no sound in the study for a while, because the "bombing of Germany" itself was a very heavy issue.

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "First of all, the B17 has a range of 3,000 kilometers, while Britain is only 1,000 kilometers from Berlin and wants to bomb Germany...... They could have done it even if they hadn't occupied France. ”

After a pause, Qin Chuan said again: "As for air supremacy...... I think you've got the news that we're working on ME163 in Africa, and it's going to be a nightmare for enemy air forces! ”