Eric made it clear that he had no plans to expand the army in the near future, and that he was still disarming, but he was worried that the offensive force would be too small, which made Hoffman very incomprehensible. The two of them continued to study Barbarossa's plan carefully, and from time to time they had some tactical and strategic discussions.

At the same time as the main attack on Petrograd, on the flanks was another army group, which was second only to the northern landing force on the entire Eastern Front, and from north to south, the point of attack occupied almost half of the entire plan.

"On this 750-kilometer front, 172 multifunctional combat divisions and two aviation units need to be invested, and even if it is a strategic suppression of the Russian army, there is a certain amount of waste." Looking at Eric, who was frowning, Hoffman also knew that this plan used too many troops, and Mr. President did not approve of it, so he quickly explained: "Mr. President, the current plan is still only drafted, and it needs to be revised in a targeted manner, and when the final plan is introduced, it may not need so many troops." ”

Eric looked up at Hoffman, and his eyes were unusual. Hoffman could feel the president's strong determination and fighting spirit, and after focusing on all his eyes, they looked out the window into the distance. In the dark of the night, they couldn't see their fingers, in fact, their eyes had already seen Petrograd.

This was the first time Hoffmann felt so clearly that Eric could pierce the eyes of the universe, although the two did not say a word, but he really guessed Eric's idea of using troops, that is, to make a desperate and desperate fight to completely eradicate the threat of the Eastern Front, and if it succeeds, the foundation of Bandai will be entrenched, and if it is defeated, the German federal government will die.

"Let's go, my Excellency Chief of Staff, let's go to the dining room for a bite to eat. Ananta is already angry, and if we don't accept her affection, tomorrow we will have to go out into the street and nibble on dry cakes. Eric slapped Hoffman on the shoulder.

"I'm not hungry because I don't have lunch until two o'clock in the afternoon." Hoffman said with a smile.

"You are denouncing the president's fault, you don't say it yourself, how do I know that you didn't have lunch?" Eric pushed the plan to the center of the desk, and then walked first to the dining room, and Hoffman was not polite, following closely behind.

"There's one more thing you haven't explained to me, remember? Regarding the new transport truck...... "Hoffman has not forgotten why he traveled thousands of miles to the presidential palace.

"When did I say that I let off the empty cannon? However, we have to eat a full meal before we seriously explore this so-called Barbarossa plan. As for the problem of the transporter, I will help you solve it, and you will be satisfied. "Eric deliberately sells off.

Although it is not the first time that Hoffman has eaten here, the first two times were temporarily resolved after the cabinet meeting was overtime, so it does not reflect the authenticity of the president's life as a whole.

Except for two meats, two vegetables and one soup, the waiter did not continue to serve the food, and Hoffman looked at Eric, meaning that the dishes were served like this?

Eric ignored it and began to gulp down.

Hoffman saw that the president was eating with relish, and he also took up his knife and fork and began to eat. This meal was too much for Hoffman to imagine, and according to the current standard of living in Germany, the president's meal was not much higher than that of ordinary civilians, or even comparable to ordinary civilians.

The two quickly had dinner and immediately threw themselves into the Barbarossa plan.

Eric set his sights on the battle group in the south, which was the largest and most complex place on the Eastern Front, and the only army group that did not have the Germans as the main force.

In Hoffman's original plan, Hungary and Bulgaria would be the main forces of the attack from the south to the north. After Turkey sent troops to contain the main Russian army in the Caucasus Mountains, the pressure on Hungary and Bulgaria was relatively reduced, and they could seize the opportunity to seize the oil fields in the Caucasus and cut off Russia's economic and power sources.

However, Eric also found that there are many problems in this design book, that is, there are no political measures for the occupied areas, except for the military level, the common people cannot stabilize their production and life, and cannot form a practical occupation. In addition, the mode of operation was not well considered, especially the use of the air force, which was still in the middle of the First World War, and the planning of the group army group was also very rudimentary, and the coordination of the main and auxiliary offensives of the various units was not clearly defined at all, and the task requirements were also not in place, and there was a sense of impromptu command.

"Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, I have carefully read this plan, and the relevant maps of the configuration have also been compared, and I finally have a great understanding of the basic situation. Can you give me an objective evaluation? Eric's expression was very indifferent, but it made Hoffman's heart chuckle. The president said that he was evaluating the Barbarossa plan, but rather that he was evaluating the work of his chief of general staff, or the work of the United Front Work Department.

"Hoffman is willing to listen and ask Mr. President for guidance." Hoffman sat respectfully on the couch.

"The idea is indeed good, the role of the three army groups is very clear, and there are also deployments for the navy, which shows that the overall situation is well controlled." Eric first complimented him, and then said solemnly: "But you don't necessarily underestimate your opponent too much. ”

Hoffman's mood finally relaxed, he had long expected that Eric would not be very satisfied with this plan, but on the whole, there were still achievements, at least in the overall layout, it would form a dead button for the Russian army, and it was the navy, land and air forces working together to launch an attack on the core area of Russia from three directions.

"I hope you understand that it takes all your strength to fight a lion and a rabbit, especially since we are fighting a powerful polar bear. When the time comes, don't temporarily tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, you just have to carefully deduce the plan, some of the details can be reduced to a real military exercise, the problem of funding is still the same sentence, you report to the Ministry of Defense, I will call Brauchitsch directly. Eric said domineeringly.

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your kindness! Hoffman must have done everything he could to perfect the Barbarossa plan! Hoffman said excitedly, standing up.

"Very well, my Chief of the General Staff, my job is to do everything in my power to meet all the requirements of your plan." Eric said as he spread his arms apart, and made a cross movement in front of his chest with his fists: "Be sure to kill with one blow and don't give your opponent any respite." ”

"Yes! Obey the Führer's orders! Hoffman was infected by Eric's domineering, and "snapped" upright.

"I don't want to be the Napoleon who will fail in the end, but I want to be the Eric Adrian of the future generations! There is only success, no failure. Eric stared into Hoffman's eyes and said word by word: "I will not accept defeat!" ”。