Chapter 530: The Trap (I)

"Nor will I turn a blind eye to Siam's transformations, the ambitious prime minister and his conquest are a huge hidden danger that will surely explode at the right opportunity." Xu Jun propped his hands on the edge of the map table and glanced at the imperial officers around the table.

"What we are doing now is to detonate this dangerous bomb ahead of time and reduce the damage to a bearable range. Judging from the current intelligence, the development of events has not exceeded our previous estimates, the overall situation is developing in our favor, and the overall situation of the empire's strategy in Asia is gradually taking shape. The Reich's expression was unusually serious, and no one dared to intervene without his permission, and there was silence in the conference room.

"We can't afford to invest too many troops in Asia, and while the manpower and resources from Asia are very important to the Empire, we must not forget that it is too far away from Europe, not to mention that we are facing the threat of a formidable enemy, and if a war breaks out on the Eastern Front, it will be a cruel war beyond the imagination of all of you." Xu Jun straightened up as he spoke, turned around and walked to the huge world map hanging on the wall.

The head of the empire stretched out his hand, and the staff officer of the headquarters standing next to the map hurriedly handed over the slender rattan whip.

"Siam's location is of great strategic value, as it could attack British Burma to the north, cut off the lines of communication between French Indochina and Burma, cut off rail and road traffic to Yunnan, China, and blockade China's western border. To the east, it is possible to attack the hinterland of French Indochina, Zhongqi, and cut French Indochina into two sections, and to the southeast, it can attack the most prosperous Mekong Delta, and use bombers from airfields in Siam to cover the entire Indochina Peninsula.

To the south, British Malaya could be attacked, the naval fleet based on the Malay Peninsula could control the entire South Sea route, and the army could go straight down the peninsula to occupy Singapore and control the Straits of Johor. Once these logistical lines to Europe were cut off, the garrisons of the colonies could not afford to sustain a long period of war. Xu Jun took the whip and gestured on the map, although he had already understood this, but the generals and marshals were still as if they had heard these things for the first time, and they were holding their breath one by one.

His Excellency the Reich stopped to take a sip of water, and he was so pleased with the performance of the generals and marshals that he had clearly surpassed the former prime minister.

"But in order to achieve this strategic goal, it is necessary to have attacks on Burma, French Indochina, and the Malay Peninsula at the same time. This is obviously not something that the Siamese government can afford, and there may be some possibilities in 20 years, but the current Siamese army can only barely defend its own territorial stability. Countries that really have the ability and ambition to accomplish this strategy... It's Japan. "The Führer's whip struck hard at the position of the Japanese archipelago.

The Führer put the whip under his arm and walked to the map table. Busch and Paulus hurriedly flashed to the side.

"Keitel, the High Command has done four big exercises about the JC program before, and told you what the best outcome is." Xu Jun raised his head, his ice-blue eyes staring at the battle chapter.

"It's... Yes, my Führer. Keitel, who was coldly asked, couldn't help but shiver.

"In accordance with the Führer's orders, the War Bureau conducted four large-scale rehearsals on the possible outbreak of war on the Asian side. Playing as the commander of the Red Coalition, the Colonial Alliance, is General Modell. Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Keitel spoke to his colleagues.

"Serving as the commander of the blue side is von . Field Marshal Loeb. Keitel looked at Von Murray, who was standing across the table. Loeb, the newly promoted field marshal, nodded slightly in acknowledgement.

"All the data has been revised according to the latest available information, much of which we have never known before, and it is really thanks to our Eye of Odin, because they have done a good job in making this deduction possible by the High Command." Keitel looked at Wheeler, and the other party also owed a debt to his colleagues.

"The results of the four rounds ended with the Blues winning. In one of the best results, the Red side was informed of the opponent's attack time in advance, so it decisively abandoned the border area and shrank its forces to a few key points, which only stopped the rapid advance of the Red side in the early stage. But with the loss of supply lines by sea, the troops soon found themselves in a logistical dilemma. In the end, General Moder succeeded in withdrawing part of his troops to northern Burma, relying on the mountainous jungle terrain, forcing the Red side into a stalemate, but the Blue side still lost half of French Indochina, the entire Malay Peninsula and part of the Dutch East Indian region. After Keitel finished speaking, he nodded to Xu Jun.

"Thank you, Lord Celtic." Xu Jun nodded at the Chief of Staff.

"We have calculated that if the Japanese army wants to achieve this strategy, it will need to use at least six main divisions, which accounts for almost one-third of their current main force number, and at the same time, the funds, weapons, ammunition, food and other logistical supplies needed will be an astronomical amount." Xu Jun glanced at the alms beside him.

"You seem to have something wrong with you, von. General Busch. The Reich asked gently.

"Thank you very much, my Führer." Newly promoted to army general, Von Murray. Giving alms, with a flattered look. Judging from his shaved and somewhat blue jaw, General Busch had made ample preparations for today's meeting.

"What I want to ask is, why doesn't the empire just destroy Siam, we just need to garrison troops in these dangerous areas." Bu Shi looked at this leader, who was almost twenty years younger than himself, and his attitude was like that of a student who had just left the military academy.

"That's a good question, very good." The Führer's face wore the "aggressive" smile that was common among the commanders of the High Command.

"We're going to create a trap for the Japanese, a perfect trap, a trap for them to jump into willingly. We need to keep them from paying attention to things they shouldn't. Siam was the trap I chose for them, you see, they were oppressed by the European colonizers, nationalist sentiment was high, there was a long history of military cooperation with Japan, and the government was full of politicians and high-ranking officials who had a friendly attitude towards Japan. And what a strategic value, what a tempting country. Xu Jun brushed up a strand of blonde hair that slipped from his forehead.

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