"How's Moder?" Ysera asked suddenly.

"It's good to be the chief of staff, and it's almost good to command the war." Lin Youde immediately gave an evaluation.

On another plane, Moder is praised as a master of defense among a certain part of the population, especially a certain group of special people, and when it comes to Morder, he always puts words like "fire brigade" on his lips.

But in fact, this is not the case at all, Moder is indeed regarded as a firefighting team in the eyes of many real military historians, but this firefighting does not mean that the loopholes are stopped wherever he goes, this "firefighting" is different from the understanding of a certain special group of people.

A closer look at Modell's combat history reveals that he actually put forward a lot of theories in command of defensive operations, but his actual achievements are lackluster. This man is powerful in two places: first, he can always organize a very orderly retreat to bring out the German troops that are about to be surrounded and annihilated, but the retreat and the defensive are different after all; Second, he was always able to quickly reorganize the German troops that had been defeated and stabilize the retreating front.

It was Moder who stabilized the German army in a frenzied rout near Warsaw, allowing them to re-form a front, and then the exhausted Soviet army saw that the Germans had stood on their feet, and their own supplies could not keep up, and the Germans still had a counterattack posture, so they simply retreated a little and reorganized their troops themselves - so Warsaw was defended, and Moder became a master of defense.

In fact, what kind of defense master, Moustache sent Moder to defend in the later part of the war, and Mouder told Sù Moustache that he couldn't defend it here every time he arrived at the troops, and if he wanted me to defend it, you would give me the number of reinforcements first, and Moustache felt his pocket and found that he couldn't even take out a tenth of the troops, so he had to let him retreat. This is the case in France, as soon as Moder arrived at the troops, he immediately said that I wanted 200,000 reinforcements, otherwise I would not be able to hold it, and the mustache could not be held, so Moder retreated to the German-French border.

It's just that Moder later rebuilt Army Group B, and without his rebuilt troops, the Market Garden would probably have stabbed Montgomery through the Ruhr, and the mustache pinched his nose and recognized it.

The name of Moder is purely because of his excellent organizational skills and ability to stabilize the front, and some special people still think that Moder is like the 502nd Heavy Battalion of the real battlefield firefighting team, and where it can be filled, the Russians can be beaten back.

By the way, the 502 heavy battalion was also deflated a lot, especially in front of the Soviet anti-tank artillery units, and the well-camouflaged anti-tank guns always made the Germans drink a pot.

"All in all," Lin Youde said to Isera, "Moder would be very good as a chief of staff, probably one of the most powerful chiefs of staff in World War II, but he was still almost a military officer." He could also go to the military academy as a professor, and he was quite far-sighted in theory. ”

"I see," Ysera nodded, "then we still have to choose one of the generals and marshals of the old army to command the Mediterranean theater." ”

"No, in addition to the issue of factions, I still doubt whether they understand the mixed operation of land, sea and air, you have also seen the situation on the Warsaw front, except for those old guys who have seen my military theory in Turkey and agree with me, the other people's understanding of air-ground joint operations is probably not as strong as Nia."

"Don't say that sending Nia over and letting a seven-year-old girl take command of the battle will make the troops uneasy."

"Aren't you also a seven-year-old girl, and you don't see those clerks uneasy."

"It's different! Soldiers on the battlefield have to face danger at any time, no matter what the commander's ability is, at least there must be an aura that can make the soldiers feel that they can win, Nia doesn't have that kind of aura, she used to command the troops, unless she personally went to the front line to lead the charge, that maybe she could make a name like Valkyrie and boost morale. Otherwise, the troops would definitely be uneasy because it was a little girl who commanded them, and both the staff officers and junior officers would be suspicious when carrying out Nia's orders, and it would be impossible to achieve good results. ”

"Okay, I know," Lin Youde smiled at Isera, "I didn't really want Nia to go, no, it was obviously you who mentioned Nia first." But just talking to you about this, I suddenly thought of a point, you see, people who go to command the Eastern Mediterranean theater should be familiar with joint operations of the sea, land and air, right? ”

Ysera nodded.

"He should also be familiar with my military doctrine and be able to make the most of the current characteristics of the German army, right?"

Lin Youde refers to the characteristics that are composed of equipment, training, and military standards that grassroots officers have always followed, and the differences between these three aspects make the armed forces of various countries have different combat characteristics. After ten years of development and "teaching" by Lin Youde, the German army also has its own set of characteristics.

"And then, last but not least, this person has to understand my strategic intentions and resolutely fulfill them, right?"

"Yes, yes! And then, where did we come from, Dad? ”

"Does this need to be changed, isn't it right in front of you? Me! Lin Youde pointed to himself, "I am most familiar with my military theory and the German troops I have adjusted, and I am also the most aware of my strategic intentions, and I will definitely carry them out to the end, isn't this a perfect fit for all the requirements?" ”

"But Dad, you've never commanded a battle yourself!"

"Guderian and Rommel are not very experienced in commanding battles for the first time, everyone has a first."

"But," Isera slapped the table rarely, "Daddy! You have to be in Potsdam! ”

"You can take care of the housekeeping, right? And there are so many capable civil servants to assist you, I see that you are doing a good job, Ysera, it's time to give you more experience, it doesn't matter, I will also find time to read the most important texts in the Eastern Mediterranean, if you make an inappropriate decision, I will immediately call it a halt. ”

"It's not a problem," Isera frowned, "there's no dad like you, you ......"

"The emperor will also drive the expedition in person. I'm not an emperor, so why can't I? ”

"It's ......," Isera was momentarily speechless.

Lin Youde stood up, walked behind Isera, and gently pressed his daughter's shoulders with both hands.

"I assure you that if something goes wrong at the front, I will immediately bring in competent officers to take over the command."

Ysera pursed her lips and was silent for a moment before she said, "You're not going to change your mind, are you?" ”

"Yes." Lin Youde nodded.

Ysera sighed: "Actually, those are all excuses, what you really think is that you just want to go to the front line and experience the war up close, right?" ”

Lin Youde smiled awkwardly: "You found out......"

"I'm your own daughter, I can't find out what it's called a daughter."

Lin Youde scratched the back of his head.

"Like you said, there is a reason for this, but what I just said is not nonsense......"

"I know, I know." Ysera sighed, "Okay, I agree with you to go, but only if the premise ......"

"You can't just agree, you have to help me convince your mother."

"Okay," Isera said with a "I can't help you" expression, "I'll help you convince Isabella, but only if you bring a military adjutant." ”

"I think Nia is good, the tactical aspect is very good, and the people from the staff department can't play her......"

"Didn't you say okay and don't mention Nia?" Ysera glared at Lin Youde.

Lin Youde scratched his head, and at this time a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind: "How about transferring one from the African Army?" ”

"It's not appropriate, is it?"

"Yes, as long as the African Army removes him and then he comes to fight in his personal capacity. I have a very good candidate, his surname is Jia, his name is Jia Jiye, the commander of the first division of the African Army. ”

"This man...... Isn't it amazing? ”

Ysera stared at Lin Youde and asked, that expression made Lin Youde immediately understand that she was not asking about this Commander Jia's achievements in this time and space.

"It's very powerful, although his surname is different from that of another plane, but checking his experience, it is basically certain that he is one of the best tacticians in another plane."

Ysera looked suspicious: "Didn't you get me?" ”

"Nope."

"Okay, so be it." Ysera finally nodded.

**

However, the next day things changed.

"Returning home?" Lin Youde couldn't believe his ears and yelled into the phone, "What's the matter? ”

"He thought Vale had become a traitor and returned home. "The head of the Istanbul Special Office of the Eye of Odin, who is in charge of keeping in touch with Vale on the other side of the phone, said helplessly, "Many high-ranking officers have gone back, including Li Yunlong of the Second Division, Xue Jinguang of the Third Division, Chen Guangbei of the Agricultural Reclamation Army, and so on. There are also those who haven't left, such as Chen Cheng......"

"Chen, what?"

"Chen Cheng."

"The Afrika Army still has this senior officer? Chase him away for me! ”

After speaking, Lin Youde hung up the phone.

Isera looked at Lin Youde from the other side of the table.

"It doesn't seem to be going well."

"yes, it looks like I'm going to have to go to the Eastern Mediterranean alone."

"You're still going to go." Ysera said and sighed, "In this way, you can take Isabella with you, she has a formal and complete military education." ”

"Who will guarantee the safety of Potsdam?" Lin Youde shook his head, "It's okay, I'll take Oh-chan with me, she is still very conscientious as a guardian, and the terrain over there is suitable for her to play." ”

Ysera stared at Lin Youde, as if she was going to convince her father with her eyes, but apparently it didn't take effect. Eventually, Ysera gave up.

"So be it, I'll do my best to do a good job in Potsdam, and give you full support, Dad."

"Please."

(The author, I seem to have exploded my liver even more in the past eight consecutive years, and the back part of the pain has been getting worse for a few days.) I'm going to the hospital early tomorrow morning, I'm going to go to bed early today)