Keitel picked up the telescopic pole and drew a large circle on the map from the London area to the island of Ireland: "It is clear that the British army is clearly aware of the news of our engagement with the Soviet army. Therefore, instead of holding in the London area, consuming their strength, they should conserve their strength and transfer the line of defense from the island of Great Britain to the island of Ireland! ”

"Because when they get to the island of Ireland," said Keitel, looking back at Reinhardt, and seeing the Führer nodding his head, the telescopic rod in his hand drew two more concentric circles between the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland: "They have the Irish Sea to rely on, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea to be a sea fortress, between the two islands!" ”

"I'm very clear-headed, and it's pretty much the same as I thought." Reinhardt approving.

Encouraged by the Führer, Keitel was a little more relaxed, and then analyzed: "Lord Gott, the commander of the British army, should know that if you want to contain us and delay as much time as possible, you must expand the defensive line more firmly and have more room for maneuver. On the island of Ireland, he can echo the Republic of Ireland, and even if he loses the whole island of Great Britain, from the island of Great Britain to the island of Ireland, he has a lot of sea islands and reefs to use, and he can take the form of blocking and delaying our attack on the island of Ireland as much as possible. ”

"The Soviet army's initiative on the eastern front of the empire has increased our pressure sharply, and our forces have also been pinned down on the eastern flank. This was due to the timing of the Soviet chief of staff named Zhukov, and also to the important factor in attracting the attention of the Commonwealth troops in the European and African theaters. It can be said that the Soviets have put in the maximum number of troops during this period, and have used their advantages to the extreme. ”

"But," Keitel smiled slightly, and withdrew the telescopic rod in his hand: "There is only so much that the Soviets can do." If they were able to take advantage of the war between the Allies and the Commonwealth to complete the raid, then after the raid had almost no progress, all they could do was watch us destroy the British, and then turn around and concentrate on picking them up. ”

"It's a bit far," Reinhardt clapped his hands and reminded: "The problem on the Soviet side is not big, and we will solve the remaining problem in the British direction as soon as possible." Strive for one less thing first. ”

"Well, then, my Admiral Keitel, how long do you think the British can hold out?" Reinhardt asked with interest.

After all, Paulus is gone, and Reinhardt wants to consult with professional soldiers, but he still has to find someone with strong enough quality to replace him.

Keitel said respectfully: "Führer, Britain has reached the point of exhaustion, and it is not surprising that the recent anti-war and peace-seeking trend in London has broken out. After all, the country has spent thousands of years in peace, and in the northwest corner for hundreds of years, it has adhered to the principle of balanced politics, although there are many colonies, the homeland is weak in armaments and weak in people. They have been able to fight to this point, and they have exceeded expectations a lot. With Churchill's current situation, if they can't move the capital and reorganize immediately, the British government will collapse! ”

"Well, I thought about it." Reinhardt said with a shameless nod again.

Of course, he didn't think so much before Keitel, and the reason why he said this was not only to pretend to be forced, but also to not look too unmilitary in front of his subordinates.

If everyone knows about the Führer's military idiocy, then how will Reinhardt give key guidance in the future, and how can it be convincing. You can't always say that you are a genius of prediction, guessing blindly.

"So, how long do you think Gott will last in the Isle of Great Britain?" Reinhardt pretended to be profound.

"Take advantage of the Thames, hold out for 2-3 days, and then retreat."

"Two or three days?" Reinhardt raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Keitel and said, "How did you judge this time?" ”

"Judging by the forces in Gott's hands, and the offensive forces of France and Norway at the present time and our troops in England." Keitel said: "The troops in Gort's hands should be most of the troops that can be controlled by the British mainland at present. It is impossible for any commander to completely exhaust his forces here, and for them, it is more cost-effective to use the Irish Sea to fight a shore defense than to block the Thames in London. ”

As he spoke, Keitel took out a document and data that he had prepared a long time ago, and said: "According to the battle situation, the combined forces of France and Norway will not be able to launch a diversion offensive in more than 2 to 3 days after five weeks of fighting. Neither their forces nor the logistical strength we provide to our allies will be sufficient to sustain a prolonged high-intensity offensive. ”

"Therefore, even if we attack with all our might, we will only be able to put the greatest pressure on the British on the north bank of the Thames in about two to three days. After this time, the offensive strength of our allies will become weaker and weaker. ”

"Therefore, we can only and must overcome the British Thames line in two solstice days."

In the office, there was silence.

About half a minute later, Reinhardt walked up to the large-scale map by the wall and suddenly said, "Would you believe me if I said that Student and they would take the north bank of the Thames tomorrow?" ”

"One day?" Keitel's originally confident expression froze on his face.

He thought Reinhardt would say "yes, just like I thought" again.

As a result, the Führer suddenly did not say that.

"However, the troops in Gort's hands can still be deployed to hold the Thames. Even if he had already sent some of his troops to Northern Ireland, the most elite regiment directly under the London City Defence Command, he would definitely stay until the end, ready to support the frontline positions. In one day, it was really difficult for our troops to take positions on the north bank of the Thames. Keitel wondered.

"We can use napalm." Reinhardt just said lightly.

"Napalm?!" Keitel almost cried out in surprise: "In this way, we will lose our international credibility!" ”

You know, Germany's international reputation is not ordinarily good. A large part of the public opinion of third-party countries is tilted, and even really believes that Reinhardt is going to "bring justice to the whole world".

At this time, the use of napalm as an inhumane weapon is really a bit of a feeling that the gains outweigh the losses.

What kind of weapon is napalm, that is, napalm that splashes on people after the explosion is like lard paste, viscous and burn-resistant. If a person slaps with his hands, the more he beats, the more he shoots, the bigger the fire, and if he rolls on the ground to extinguish the fire, he will get a fire all over his body.

For humanitarian reasons, it is better to end the life of the person who caught fire with a gun when a comrade in the army was splashed with a large amount of napalm.

Because it was an extremely cruel weapon, not only with great lethality, but also with great suffering for the wounded, even within the re-established League of Nations in Germany, there were countries that suggested that the German army stop using inhumane weapons such as napalm.

Although the Germans did not agree to this suggestion, it is true that the Germans did not use napalm on the battlefield after that.

Even German generals like Keitel thought they would no longer order the use of such weapons. Until today...... Reinhardt personally brought up this big killer!