093 Manstein Programme
"We discussed his plan before, and the feasibility is too low, and it is impossible for the armored forces in the Ardennes Forest area to pass through. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info My men have already mapped it, and there is only a narrow road that can be passed through that is difficult for the infantry, let alone our armored forces? ”
The person who spoke, Li Ling, was not very familiar, but this did not mean that this person was irrelevant, on the contrary, this person was extremely important to the German army, because he was the intelligence chief of the entire German army, and his name was Wilhelm Franz Canaris!
"But if you follow your plan, it is tantamount to a copy of the last war, such a plan that has already been implemented once, the French will definitely take strict precautions, not to mention that the last time has failed, can this time ensure success?"
Manstein directly pushed back, although there are still many unknown factors in his plan, but it is better than the plan set by the Supreme Command now, it is a plan that has failed, and using that plan again can only repeat the mistakes of the past!
"But your plan is not feasible at all, and a plan without feasibility is not necessary to discuss at all!"
"Well, don't quarrel, since there is no feasible plan, and we have to take a very big risk, do we have to go to France?"
"Shut up! Fight must be fought, the French must die! ”
"That's it! The French must die! ”
Brauchitsch himself did not want to attack France, and now he wanted to express his opinion at every opportunity, but he did not expect that his opening would be opposed by the entire high command.
How can I say that I am also the commander-in-chief of the German Army, hey, I didn't expect to be lonely to this point?
"Alright, stop arguing. Lee, what do you think about this? ”
Seeing that the Supreme Command was about to turn into a vegetable market, Heydrich hurriedly stopped it, and then began to ask Li Ling's attitude.
"First of all, France is definitely going to fight, and I believe that most of you have no opinion on this. Whether from the point of view of national security or from the point of view of future development, we must make a settlement with France. Therefore, it is also hoped that the generals who have no interest in attacking France in their hearts will no longer have appeasement thoughts. ”
"Then I will now say a few words about the attack on France. I am totally opposed to the proposal you have proposed, which is an exact copy of the Griffin Plan, and the reason is that General Manstein should not come up with a plan that has already failed once. On the contrary, I am here to look forward to Manstein's plan for the main force to break through from the Ardennes Forest. ”
"You disagree with him, mainly because you think that the Ardennes Forest is difficult to pass, but in the same way, you think so, and the French think so, then they will inevitably take the Ardennes Forest area lightly, and once our main forces cross the Ardennes Forest, the result will be self-evident. As for what you said about the Ardennes Forest not being able to pass a large number of armored troops, I don't think you need to worry, you can do it by creating similar terrain, and I am sure that the results of the exercise will surprise you! ”
It was indeed very difficult for the Arlynnes to pass through the Ardennes Forest, but it was also the weakest link of the French defense, and once it was taken by surprise to rush through the Ardennes Forest, the French defense line could be split in two, and victory was only a matter of time.
"Well, everyone has heard it, anyway, there is still a lot of time, and it is impossible for the French to launch an attack on us for a while, so let's first go and demonstrate General Manstein's plan, and once the plan is feasible, we will immediately start to prepare for war. Any other questions? ”
Hearing Li Ling say this, Heydrich's heart was completely relieved, he knew that Li Ling said such a thing, which meant that this plan was absolutely feasible!
"I have one more thing."
Marshal Raeder, who had not spoken much and seemed to have nothing to do with his own navy, suddenly spoke up at this time.
"Huh? If the marshal has any problems, just say it directly. ”
For a figure like Raeder, Heydrich definitely has the greatest respect, Hess's example is right in front of him, no matter what kind of problems arise, first of all, he must ensure that he firmly grasps the heart of the military, only in this way can his position be stable enough.
"If we do it against France, then it is equivalent to a full-scale war with Britain at the same time, and the British Royal Navy is bound to block the access to the sea like the last war, and once the Baltic Sea outlet is blocked, then we will only have one Kiel Canal left, but the Kiel Canal is easier to block! At that time, if my navy wants to go to the Atlantic, there will be almost no chance, and such a risk must be lifted! ”
As the commander-in-chief of the navy, Raeder must first look at the problem from the perspective of the navy, and all the people in the supreme command are from the army, so it is naturally impossible to consider the safety of the sea lines of communication.
As soon as Raeder said this, Li Ling suddenly thought of a question.
Before attacking France, Germany also took Norway and Denmark, which not only provided the German Navy with a safe outlet to the Atlantic, but also solved the problem of the German Army's oil reserves and the source of heavy water for the U plan in scientific research.
"Let's go and fight Norway and Denmark, these two countries basically have no combat effectiveness, and they can be defeated with a few troops, but don't fight immediately, let the time delay as much as possible, and defeat these two countries about a month before attacking France. If it had been too far in advance, the Anglo-French forces would have acted accordingly. As for how to fight these two countries, I believe that you should have no problem, it should be very easy. ”
"That's fine, it's easy for us."
Keitel patted his chest on the spot. The military strength of Norway and Denmark is simply not worth mentioning, and the fifth military power like Poland has been solved in less than a month, is there any difficulty for the two weak brigades?
"Well, in that case, it's decided. Lee, do you have any more questions? ”
Heydrich turned his head and asked Li Ling, in fact, he didn't expect that as soon as Li Ling appeared, all the problems would be solved so easily, but fortunately, after Manstein's plan was confirmed to be feasible, Li Ling's reputation could be completely played out in the military.
"It doesn't seem like there's anything going on."
It was originally a solution to the plan of attacking France, and it seems that there is really nothing else.
No, something, it seems like there's really something!
"Something, something!"
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