"Report to the division commander, Lieutenant Hoffman's lead battalion has arrived at the outskirts of Lillehammer and is building a sortie position." The staff officer's report rang in the ears of Major General Hans.

The 30th Division has been fully deployed. Under the guidance of the Norwegian Royal Guard battalion, there were basically no delays along the way. As the staff officer said, the Hoffmann battalion, which was the vanguard, had now reached the side of the British and French troops, and it would not be too long before the arrival of the whole division.

"Let them launch a tentative attack." Hans smiled faintly, "Since the Stalker SPG Battalion that we feared at the beginning did not happen, we were much faster than expected. In less than two hours, the main forces of the division should also rush to them. ”

The Stalker's self-propelled guns were far more suitable for driving in the complex terrain of Northern Europe than Hans had expected. The accompanying Royal Norwegian Guard battalion, although its combat effectiveness did not seem to be very reliable, at least it played a good role in leading the way for the 30th Division, leading the whole division to a relatively easy shortcut.

Time is constantly passing, and the distance between the main forces of the two sides is gradually shortening. Hans was looking forward to the drama that would be when he defeated an Anglo-French army with a division that was twice as strong as he was.

Although the Führer only needed him to help the Norwegians hold the last line of defense in the capital, now that he had the opportunity to achieve better results, why stick to the original policy of being beaten passively!

A tentative attack of a battalion, and a regiment of British troops that could easily fight lost their armor. It is entirely possible that the whole division will be dispatched to wipe out the exhausted British and French troops who have been fighting for many days!

The best defense is to attack, as long as you can completely defeat the entire Anglo-French army in the Norwegian battlefield, it is not just as simple as pinning down a large number of enemy forces for the main battlefield on the Western Front.

Originally, according to the ratio of the strength of the German army on the Western Front and the strength of the British, French and Belgian forces after Reinhardt's army expansion approached one to one, Hans used one division to cooperate with the Norwegian army to contain the British and French armies with more than two divisions, which was an absolutely cost-effective deal.

After all, the total number of troops that Britain and France put into the Western Front was not superior to the forces dragged in by the German army, and if every German army had to use twice as many troops to deal with it, then the remaining half of the German army would not be able to find an opponent.

Therefore, Hans was indeed prepared to fight this battle according to the standards of defensive warfare at first.

But now........ A chance to completely annihilate the enemy forces in front of you, liberate the 30th Infantry Division from the Northern Front, and replenish another division for future battlefield operations on the Western Front, is in front of you!

"Report to the division commander, the Norwegian 5th Division north of Lillehammer has just received news that they are advancing south with their whole army and are expected to reach the periphery of the battlefield within three hours. Colonel Sundelo, who led the lead, asked us for joint guidance. The staff officer's voice was filled with unconcealed surprise. It was the first time since he came to Norway with the division headquarters that he had seen news of an attack on the British and French forces by the Norwegian troops.

These days, the Norwegian army has sent back to the capital, and the defense line is either unable to hold or cannot be blocked along the way. The German 30th Division in Oslo witnessed the entire process of the Norwegian Army's rout almost with the Norwegian royal family.

Hans smiled. He knew that the Norwegian army was far from being as cowardly as he had guessed. In the crucial battle to drive away the invaders, they are reluctant to be just a bystander, doing small tasks such as feints.

They also had the courage to attack an enemy many times stronger than themselves, and most importantly, they believed that the German 30th Division would win, and they put all the bets on it.

For Germany, losing the battle was nothing more than the loss of a division, or, perhaps, less than the strength of a division, and the remnants of the 30th Division could still be transported back to the country.

But for Norway, this is a battle of national fortunes, a key battle to determine fate. They tied the fate of a country to the success or failure of the German 30th Division!

"Order the whole division, accelerate the advance, within an hour and a half, we must reach the battlefield. As the main force in this battle, we must attack first to ensure that the friendly forces of Norway will not be defeated in advance by the combined force of the British and French forces. Only if we fight hard enough in the south can the subsequent northern assault of the Norwegian 5th Division be effective. ”

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Oliver stood at his front headquarters in Lillehammer, his chin raised with his right hand, and his brow furrowed at the map that had been put on the standard.

His two British divisions, with the exception of one regiment that had been routed by the Germans, did not suffer much loss in the multi-day engagement with the Norwegian forces.

However, no loss does not mean no loss. The continuous long-distance raids have exhausted the troops to the extreme. By the time they arrived at Lillehammer, a division of troops had arrived from Narvik and could barely lift their guns.

And the combat effectiveness of the other division was also greatly reduced due to exhaustion. Otherwise, a regiment would not have been so easily defeated by a battalion of the German army.

Oliver looked at the red arrow marked on the map with some concern, it was the attack arrow of the German 30th Division!

The clash between the vanguard team can only be regarded as the first test between Oliver and Hans. Although he lost, it didn't hurt his muscles and bones. What is really important is the next showdown between the main forces of the two sides.

"Report!" The anxious voice of the staff officer interrupted Oliver's thoughts: "The outlying positions of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division of our Expeditionary Force have been raided by the Germans, and we are urgently asking for help from the military headquarters. ”

The Germans arrived so soon ?! Oliver was shocked: "How many enemies came, are they confirmed to be German troops?" ”

The staff officer wiped his sweat and replied with some nervousness: "The first regiment did not report the exact strength of the enemy troops, but I think at least they should not be mistaken for the opponent." In addition to the Germans, I think the Norwegians could not pose a threat to our positions either. ”

At this time, Colonel Bernard, the commander of the French Alpine Regiment, who was relatively short, suddenly spoke: "The position of your second division and one regiment is in the south, so it should be the German army that is going north." At this point, there is no problem. ”

Oliver looked at the calm Bernard and said slowly: "What, do you have any ways to deal with it?" ”

"Repel them!" Bernard smiled confidently: "Our French Alpine Regiment has not participated in these battles, and the soldiers are full of physical strength, so they can attack the enemy at this time." ”

Yes, and the French allies were there, and Oliver felt himself breathe a sigh of relief.

The French have the best army, and it will certainly be fine to leave the war to them. When your troops have finished recuperating and recovering their strength, they can go into battle and annihilate the German army in one fell swoop by relying on their superiority in strength!