The destruction of the 21st Panzer Division was not without gain, because it finally convinced the German command in Paris, that Lundstedt, that the Allies were not attacking in Normandy, because if it was only a small attack, it would not be possible to eat a German Panzer Division in a matter of hours, even if it was a stratagem to flood the three armies. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"So......" Lundstedt asked in distress, "what about the Allies in the Calais direction?" Could it be that the Allies are attacking from both directions at the same time? ”

"I don't think so, Marshal!" The staff officer replied: "The Allies will not be stupid enough to attack from two directions at the same time, this will only distract their forces and inflict a defeat on both sides!" ”

"But what's going on?" Rundstedt still couldn't believe this fact: "Could it be that the 21st Panzer Division is incompetent?" ”

Of course not, the 21st Panzer Division is an experienced unit that has fought in Africa for several years, and although they have been defeated again and again, their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

The staff officer didn't answer, because he knew that Rundstedt already knew what the answer was, but he still didn't want to admit it.

The answer is obvious, Rommel was right in everything he predicted, and the Allied offensive in the Calais direction was an illusion, because until now a large-scale enemy has not been found in the Calais direction, let alone a large-scale fleet...... And the hostility in Normandy is real.

"Okay!" Rundstedt ordered: "Order all troops, immediately reinforce Normandy!" ”

"Yes!"

Although Rundstedt did not throw in the towel, the order was actually a towel.

However, it was too late for reinforcements by this time, and in fact it was too late for reinforcements at any time......

As mentioned before, Rundstedt and others took it for granted that the armored forces and artillery units could not withstand the bombardment of enemy fighters and warships, so they insisted on placing them two hundred kilometers away from the coastline.

That is, if reinforcements are to be made now, these troops will have to be transferred from positions two hundred kilometers away.

The first problem faced by these forces was the problem of transportation.

Prior to this, the Allies had carried out a prolonged and uninterrupted bombardment of French communications, such as bridges, railways, roads, etc., which made it impossible for German troops to move quickly...... For example, if the German army wants to transfer the 2nd SS "Reich" Panzer Division to Normandy, it generally takes 60 trains to transfer a German Panzer Division, but on the way there is only a makeshift railway bridge left on the Loire River that can be used, and it is overwhelmed, and it can only pass one car at a time, otherwise it is likely to collapse overweight, so the transfer that originally only took one day will take a week at this time.

A week?!

By the time the Second "Reich" Panzer Division arrived, the Allies had already turned Normandy into an impregnable castle.

So the 15,000-soldier Armored Instructors took a different approach, dividing themselves into five sections along five roads.

But this is also not a good way, because the sky is Allied, the German armored forces just set off from the Allies from reconnaissance planes or ground spies, and then send fighter planes and bombers to bombard the German armored forces indiscriminately, just like a German described: "The bombers hovered in the air all the way, we could only watch them dive down again and again and destroy our tanks with bombs, all we could do was waste some machine gun bullets to try our luck...... But the wreckage of tanks everywhere along the highway has proven to be of no help at all! ”

In this case, they marched only a third of what they usually did and could barely advance 10 kilometers per hour...... To get to Normandy, you had to march for 20 hours around the clock.

They did arrive in time, but by the time they did, there weren't many soldiers left, and certainly not many tanks.

At this time, the fastest infantry was the infantry near Normandy...... Allied fighters and bombers were generally used to bomb armored units, and the land was temporarily a secondary target.

So the German infantry marched and sang...... This was the habit of the German army on the march, and it was said that it would boost their morale and keep them ready to go into the war. But this practice made them more discoverable by the enemy, because if it was a tailwind, even the guerrillas who did not have the ability to reconnoiter could hear their majestic songs from far away.

A few hours later, the Germans had indeed assembled a force of more than 100,000 men in the vicinity of Normandy.

But when they arrived in Normandy, they soon found themselves at a loss for what to do...... Allied naval guns and howitzers formed a protective ring around the perimeter, ready to break the onrushing troops into a pile of meat.

Even more desperate is the fact that even if they break through this protective ring formed by the shells, they will soon face an almost impassable "floodplain...... At this time, the "floodplain" is no longer just a swamp, it has become a "moat".

Unless the Germans have the ability to carry out an amphibious landing here, they can only look at the river and sigh.

Eisenhower laughed and said to Zhang Chi on the phone: "Major General, your 'reinforcements' not only defeated one of the German armored divisions, but also protected us from the Germans!" ”

This effect was something Zhang Chi didn't expect.

So, what if the German armored forces were able to reinforce them? Unless their tanks were amphibious tanks, they were only targeted by Allied artillery on the side of the "moat".

Zhang Chi thought for a moment and replied, "General, I think we should rebuild this embankment!" ”

"Oh! Why? Eisenhower said, "I think it's good, we can rest assured that we can gather supplies here, right?" ”

"The question is after this?" Zhang Chi said: "If the sea water in the 'floodplain' continues to flood, how will we pass when we are going to attack? That would cause us a lot of trouble! ”

Eisenhower nodded and said, "That's right, and even if we build a dike, it will be difficult for the Germans to break through our fire blockade and break through the defensive line, not even the armored division!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied.

It's the Yankees' fault, they always want to be as safe as possible, like now...... With absolute superiority in forces and firepower, it is also hoped that there will be protection from floods.

In fact, the flood at this time was simply unnecessary, and in the absence of air supremacy and the inability of armored and artillery units to come up, any attack by the Germans would only be killed.