However, after careful calculation in his mind, Li Le found that it was not cost-effective to defend the existing defensive line in 1940 and fight a defensive battle. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The advantages that seem very tempting are in fact very simple illusions - as long as these illusions do not hold water, then the defense itself is a joke.

First of all, taking the matter of national capital, the so-called capitalism and communism were not as deep as the Cold War at that time.

Even during the Cold War, hegemony was still an issue that overrode the so-called national ideology. Talking about state ideology is nothing more than an excuse for the hostile sides.

Willing to be a lackey of the United States, even if the Communist Party comes to power, it is not a non-negotiable thing -- it sounds like child's play, but in reality it is really so cruel.

Germany is now competing with Britain and the United States for world hegemony, and this contradiction itself is irreconcilable. The United States would rather unite with the Soviet Union and put aside its prejudices for the time being, but it must also take out the most difficult Third Reich at this stage, and this is an unshakable decision.

Li Le comes from the 21 st century, and historical facts have proven that the United States would rather carve up Europe with the Soviet Union, the enemy of the Cold War, than accept Germany's proposal for peace talks and let Hitler and other high-level German leaders go.

Now, Li Le happens to have a mustache and happens to be sitting in the office of the Prime Minister's Office...... He is the object of the United States' death and reckoning, and the United States cannot support him.

Therefore, waiting for the Soviet Union to attack Germany, the Third Reich still did not receive any sympathy in international public opinion. It is still the country that the United States is getting rid of, and it is also the country that the Soviet Union is bound to kill!

Since state ideology does not bring the slightest benefit to Germany on defense, this first article is of course untenable.

Second, let's look at the second, the area where Germany defended against the Soviet Union, which was long and sensitive.

To the north and in the middle were the Polish occupation zone that had just been carved up by the Germans and the Soviet Union. It seems to be a natural battlefield, and it doesn't matter if it is reduced to ashes.

But this is not the case: the Germans are systematically developing the area, and the large number of concentration camps and temporary factories make it impossible to abandon it easily.

In Li Le's plan, the slave factories in Poland were now producing a steady stream of materials that seemed to be insignificant, but which seriously affected Germany.

Because of the sweatshops here, there can be a large number of light industrial products in Germany, and countless valuable workers can be freed to produce heavy industrial military weapons and equipment.

For example, the Polish occupation zone was producing fabrics, pot lids, teacups, all sorts of screws and even wooden strips for Germany.

While most of the stuff is cheap and seemingly inconsequential, without it, Germany would have to waste valuable skilled workers to produce the bits and pieces to keep it running.

In addition, there are countless farms working on the area to produce crops such as potatoes by the time the summer arrives, which is also part of Germany's grain-producing regions.

And if there is a fight with the Soviet offensive forces here...... That's a desperate thing. At least Li Le doesn't think it's a good choice.

And if the Soviets are allowed to attack first, then the direction of attack is up to the Soviets themselves. As soon as the Soviet Union did not attack Germany, but concentrated its forces to invade Romania, things became strange again.

Let's not mention the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army, and whether the German army was capable of encircling and annihilating the Soviet army in Romania.

Let's just say that if something goes wrong in the Romanian oil field - it is the only oil field of the German army today, and if it is lost, it will be a woolen yarn?

Not to mention that it is impossible for the Soviets to reach the vicinity of the Romanian oil fields - it is just a hypothesis in case that who would dare to take the blame?

If something really went wrong, there was no need to wait for 1945, in 1942 the German top brass would collectively wipe their necks, and the provincial ones would die even more ugly when the Soviets came over.

Therefore, even if Li Le slapped the table and asked for a defensive battle, the German military top brass would not think it was a good choice.

If you want to defend, you have to take into account the importance of Romania and place enough troops there to support the defensive line...... Forced to concentrate forces on the southern front first, this defense plan itself is enough to make people tired and unloved.

Let's take a look at the fourth point mentioned above, that is, the good idea of using the elite of the German army to fight defensive operations. While it sounds good, it's problematic in practice.

The first problem is that this imposing German army has always been engaged in offensive operations -- no one knows how high its attainments in defense are!

This is not the German SS that has played all the experience in defensive operations in 1943, holding the advanced tank of the Tiger Leopard of the field fire brigade in his hand, and he is resolute and tough at first glance......

At present, most of the German infantry only have PAK37 37 mm caliber anti-tank guns in their hands, and there are very few new equipment Iron Fist rocket launchers.

The tank units had the most 38T, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 tanks in their hands -- it was obviously unreliable to expect these tanks to play the kind of positional warfare of the Tiger tank.

The fire support that the troops relied on when attacking was bombers like the Stukka. In defensive operations, its effectiveness is to be compromised.

And the artillery, which was crucial when defending, the German army had no advantage over the Soviet Union at all. The number of artillery on both sides at the front was one to one, and the quality was slightly superior to the USSRs......

The worst thing is that at the beginning of Barbarossa, the Germans destroyed 3,000 Soviet planes and encircled and captured at least 1 million people.

And if you choose to defend, you can't preemptively kill them -- it is not easy to set up an ambush circle to kill 1 million or even 2 million people without giving up key areas.

If you count the Soviet troops encircled and killed in Kyiv and Smolensk and other areas, the difference of millions of people will also make the German army miserable when defending.

It seems that the only benefit of defense for Germany is that it can allow Germany to start a war without having to think about logistics and supplies.

Another advantage is that perhaps the Soviets will be the first to go to war, and Stalin will be reluctant to give in. It is possible that he will be the first to negotiate peace with the Germans in the face of an unfavorable situation.

But this is completely a one-sided bet that Stalin will accept defeat, and it is also a gamble, so why leave fate to the other side to choose?

Therefore, after thinking about it, Li Le believes that strategic defense should not be carried out now, or at least it should not be directly transferred to strategic defense.

"If we attack the Ukrainian plain and the vicinity of Belarus, and then take the initiative to go on the defensive, can it be more effective?" Looking at his subordinates, Li Le suddenly asked.

"Well, in terms of logistical supplies, this opinion of yours seems to be better than a direct attack, my Führer." Wagner liked the suggestion.

Because of this suggestion of the Führer, after the German army advanced 400 kilometers, with logistics as the core, it was fully transferred to strategic defense, and his supply troops would not be under pressure at all.

However, after all, this is a strategic plan that is completely based on the consideration of logistics support, and whether it is most in line with military decision-making, it is necessary to convene a meeting of the generals of the main battle unit to discuss.

Looking at the subordinates in the conference room, Li Le felt that today's meeting had received too much information, and he needed to sort it out, and then use his later thinking to judge which reasonable strategic decision he should choose.

Resolving the fighting on the British side, already delaying the timetable for his invasion of the Soviet Union. It now appears that if the British army had continued to fight, Germany would not have been able to prepare for an invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.

If it is delayed longer than the historical timetable for attacking the Soviet Union, the higher the probability of hitting the harsh Soviet winter, and the greater the likelihood that Li Le's plan will fail.

This situation made it impossible for Li Le to make a choice easily, so he still decided to listen to the opinions of Rundstedt and other front-line combat generals first.

Thinking of this, before he could say that the meeting was dismissed, the door was pushed open by Bowman from the door, he walked to Li Le's side, lowered his head to Li Le's ear, and reported a news that made Li Le very happy: "My head of state!" Crete is already occupied by our troops! ”

Glancing at Bowman with satisfaction, Li Le had a smile on his face - he had eliminated the last unstable factor! The Mediterranean is now arguably in its own hands.

The last air base of the British army that could threaten the Libyan oil fields, and at the same time the last air base that could threaten the Romanian oil fields, completely disappeared!

"Excellent! I will summon Marshal Liszt later! And General Student! Help me write in the journal and don't forget to remind me. The Führer's face had a friendly smile on his face, and one could tell that he was in a good mood at the moment.

"Let the two of them prepare the material, and I'll look at their summary! This is about the battle plan for landing in Britain, so let them experience this aspect more when they write. Because he was in a good mood, Li Le's voice was also very cheerful.

Bauman nodded, then continued: "My Führer, besides, we have found something on Crete......"

Hearing Bowman say this, Li Le's eyebrows were locked together first, and then stretched: "I still have to think about how to deal with this matter!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Le suddenly remembered that he still had someone to ask: "You immediately call Goebbels to come to me!" Maybe you can discuss this matter with him! ”

"Yes! My Führer! Bowman nodded hurriedly, and then prepared to leave the Führer's room.

Li Le also took the opportunity to interrupt the meeting: "Let's stop here today, you go back and sort out the information in your hands, think of a better way, and report to me immediately!" ”