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Hersmann looked at Hitler, who had commanded the German army in history and forced Germany's old enemy, France, to collapse and surrender in just 35 days.

Now, however, Hitler could not have imagined such a scenario at all. Mechanized warfare is still in the stage of theory and exploration, and Fuller in England and Charles de Gaulle in France put forward theories, but few people in their countries are willing to listen. Although many people in Germany are interested in their theory, due to the lack of reliable tanks, the development of German armored forces is not fast, and so far it can only be regarded as an exploration stage.

According to the plan, it was not until 1935 that the Wehrmacht began to form the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Panzer Divisions. However, these three armored divisions do not have any good tanks that can be used, and the current speed of tank development in Germany is only slightly faster than in history, and the No. 1 tank for training has been officially put into production, and hundreds of units have been produced and delivered, which allows the training of armored troops to be carried out on a large scale.

But the Army Battle Tank (Tank Three) and Support Tank (Tank Four) are currently under development. At present, in addition to the No. 1 that cannot be put on the battlefield at all, it is the No. 2 that weighs 7.2 tons.

Developing advanced weapons is a complex and long-term project, and it is not easy to get started. Due to the constraints of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany lagged behind in the design and production of many weapons. Tanks were one of them, and before the development of Tank No. 1, there was not even a decent tractor industry in native Germany. And after the world war, Germany did not develop tanks either, so tank No. 1 was built almost from scratch.

"Admiral," Adolf. Hitler said in a tone that was clearly skeptical. "If I'm not mistaken, you don't even have a really combat-ready tank right now!"

"Yes, we don't." Hersman admitted very frankly, "And when we go to war with France in the future, it is likely that we will not have tanks that outperform the other side." ”

That was simply not possible, the French were a big step ahead of Germany in tank design and production. The French Charles D1, Charles D2, and S35 were all tanks that were equipped with troops in the mid-30s. And Germany will have to wait at least until No. 4 is mass-produced to have a tank to fight with it - just to face to face. If you want to secure the win, you'll have to put "Tiger" and "Panther" on the field. As for the Frenchman's Hatch Chase H39 and Renault R35, two light tanks that were put into service in the mid-30s, they were also able to overwhelm the German No. 1 and No. 2 in terms of firepower and armor.

"And how are you going to win?" Adolph. Hitler asked.

"Use a system to win!" Hersman said, "War has always been a confrontation of systems, at least a confrontation between military forces composed of many arms, and at a large extent, a confrontation of comprehensive national strength." For a senior officer of the General Staff like me, the main responsibility is to find the most reasonable way to combine the arms and formulate a battle plan based on this. Due to the technological advances of the past decade or so, the pattern of land and naval warfare in the next world war will be very different!

Mr. Prime Minister. I will prove this to you with a military exercise. ”

……

"My dear, has Mr. Prime Minister agreed to support the restoration?"

When Hersmann returned from the Chancellery in Berlin to his estate in Tsosen, Chloe Brown. Feng. Heinsberg greeted him like a gust of wind.

"Oh, Chloe, be careful." Hersman hurriedly threw the bag in his hand to the servant, and reached out to support his wife, who was pregnant again.

He and Chloe had already had five children, and the eldest Rudolph had entered the Grosslichfeld Military Academy, an obligation that every eldest son of a Junker military aristocrat must go. The second child, Maria, and the third child, Reinhardt, are both in school and may be doing their homework now.

Now Chloe is pregnant for the fourth time at the age of 38. However, this Germanic woman is very strong. I don't think of myself as a "key protection object" at all.

"I'm fine," Chloe kissed her husband on the cheek. "I'm as strong as a mare, that's what you said yourself."

This is what Hersman said when he was drunk - isn't Chloe just a "big man"? However, Chloe was not displeased by this, and sometimes joked that she was "Ludwig's mare".

"My dear," Hersman said, glancing at his wife's "stout" figure, and then kissing Chloe's already crow's feet on the cheek, "you're 38 years old after all." It's not safe to have a baby at this age. ”

"I'm fine," Chloe touched her belly proudly, "and I want to have two more children for you...... By the way, does Mr. Prime Minister support your proposition? ”

Hersmann's claim was to restore the Hohenzollern dynasty! This claim was first made by him, and it was he who wrote the Hindenburg will. The Army Policy Council and the Military Intelligence Directorate, which he controls, are also doing their best to promote restoration.

Basically, Hersman had become the leader of the Restorationists in the army - and if it was to be done, Hersman would be "the first to take credit." Titles, military ranks, and so on are not a matter, even the prestige among the Junker aristocratic officers can go up a few floors.

Restoration has been the dream of the Junker officer corps for more than a decade, and if Hersmann achieves it, he will be the head of a large general staff like Hindenburg -- what Hersmann wants to restore is not only the Hohenzollern dynasty, but also the command and mobilization system with the Grand General Staff as the core.

However, Hersmann's promotion of the restoration was not purely for the sake of seizing the command of World War II, but also for the sake of himself and his descendants - if the emperor was not restored, his own earl would be just joking, and with the emperor, he could not only become a real earl, but also take two steps further and become a marquis and duke.

And there was no emperor at the top, and as soon as Ludendorff died, Juncker and the Nazi Party had to have a showdown...... Who knows what the outcome of this showdown will be? Hitler wasn't a fuel-efficient lamp either.

"Not yet," Hirschman said, "but he didn't object, and we can move forward and try to convince him slowly." ”

"How to convince?" Chloe and Hersman walked together to the restaurant.

"Proving his talent and insight with a military exercise is not enough to be a commander-in-chief." "That way, I would be the de facto commander of the army!" By the way, in two days I am going to go to the Netherlands to meet His Majesty, are you with me? ”

"See Your Majesty?" Chloe smiled in surprise, "Of course, let's go together." ”

……

"A military exercise? Ludwig, what do you want to get? ”

The next day, at the General Staff of Tsosen, Hersman and Chief of the General Staff Kurt. Senior General Hameststein and General Guderian, Director General of the Armored Corps, talked about the idea of holding a "joint military exercise of the Armored Corps and the Infantry."

"In the second quarter of next year, in the Baltic Republic." Hersman whispered, "Your Majesty and the Prime Minister will go to observe ......."

"Your Majesty? Which Majesty? General Hamestein was stunned.

"His Majesty the Emperor, of course!" Hersman looked at his immediate superior, "By the way, I will arrange for Your Majesty to meet with Mr. Chancellor, His Excellency President Goltz, to discuss the establishment of the Restoration and the Third Reich!" ”

"Really?" Senior General Hammestein's eyes on Hersman changed a little -- he originally looked down on Hersmann, who had never commanded a field unit above the company level, and thought that he was not worthy of being a general at all. But watching Hersman push for the restoration step by step, it seemed that it was about to succeed. As the general of the Juncker officer, how could Hamestein not be excited?

"Of course!" "President Golz is a staunch royalist, and Mr. Chancellor has always been supportive of the restoration of the Hohenzollern dynasty, but he is worried about the reaction of Britain and France," Hersmann said. If we can prove to him that the army is strong, then the restoration will be successful. ”

This mechanized war maneuver was not only for Hitler, but also for the old Emperor Wilhelm -- so that the old man could know that the present war was completely different from what he understood!

"So how to arrange the preparation for the exercise?" Goodrian interjected. He was not of aristocratic origin and had no special affection for His Majesty the Emperor. His main concern now was to test a set of mechanized warfare methods that he had developed based on the theories of Fuller and de Gaulle.

"One army fights two armies!" "Form an armored corps, consisting of an armored division and a motorized infantry division, with a bomber aviation group as the blue side," Hersman said. On the red side, there are two infantry armies, holding the preset position. The Baltic side of which provided a motorized infantry division and an infantry corps.

In addition, after the end of the army exercises, a long-range attack exercise of naval aviation will be held in the Gulf of Riga. A squadron of 100 twin-engine torpedo bombers and reconnaissance planes will take off from East Prussia to attack target ships in the Gulf of Riga. ”

"Who's in command of the blue side?" Guderian asked.

"Heinz, of course you're here!"

"And what about Red?" Guderian asked again.

"Let Alexander. Feng. Lieutenant General Falkenhausen is the commander-in-chief," replied Hirschmann, "and his term in China ends in February next year, and he has been in China for almost five years, and he has not been exposed to much of the concept of armored and motorized warfare, which is best suited to imitate the brainless Poles!" ”

Lieutenant General Falkenhausen was the head of the military advisory group in China for five years – and as in history, Falkenhausen was sent by Schleicher to help train the army for the Wuhan government. However, in this time and space, they have trained far more troops than in history, training 60 outdated infantry divisions.

Ps. chasing more children's shoes, are there any free appreciation tickets and starting coins~ The countdown to the 515 red envelope list is over, I'll pull a ticket, ask for an increase and appreciation vote, and finally rush a handful! (To be continued.) )