81_81266 Berlin, Germany.

An officer in charge of logistics management in the French theater reluctantly handed a thick stack of texts to his superior. Because the thickness of the text is really exaggerated, it made a "bang" sound when it was placed on the table.

Then he stood upright and gave a German salute at his desk: "Long live Führer Accardo?"

"Long live Führer Accardo, Rudolph!" The bespectacled officer in his fifties raised his head and asked with a frown, "Why are there so many?"

That's just a week's worth of supplies for the estimated 700,000 troops stationed in France. The young officer sighed and said, "Although the Führer proposed in 1925 the epoch-making idea of simplifying supplies, in fact the work of our logistics department has only been slightly reduced. ”

"If you don't say it, I know. The old general pushed Wen Jiàn to the upper right corner of the desk, and then began to check it one by one: "I recommended you to enter the logistics department! What are you complaining about with me, it's not that those guys in the army are used to living a hard life, and they are not willing to do anything?"

The lightened officer pointed to the number on the text and reported helplessly: "General." This is a 7 for training that was shipped to the territory of France. The total number of 92 mm caliber rounds, a total of 2 billion rounds, was shipped into France in four batches. Later, relying on the replenishment of factories in France, the total reserve was increased to 5 billion rounds within one year. ”

"Just these bullets are enough for the railway department to have a headache. The old general shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile.

"Then there are the Air Force's 13 mm caliber machine gun bullets, a total of 120 million rounds, which are planned to be transported within three months, and the additional figures are still being calculated, and General Catherine seems to be holding his breath and preparing to make a contribution in Britain......"

"Hehe, it's a matter of course that you can't hold your breath, the navy and the army have marshals, and Lundstedt seems to have received a promise from the Führer to be promoted to marshal after the Battle of England. There is no one in the Air Force, can he Catherine not be in a hurry?" the old general shook his head with a smile and continued to look at those texts.

After a few seconds, he pointed to a set of numbers on the text and asked, "What's going on? There are still 500 S35 tanks left in France, 200 in debt to Romania, and 300 in Finland?"

"That's what the Führer meant, General. The young officer bowed his head and explained: "Merkel's diplomatic department is trying to win over these two countries to our side." Romania is good to say, Finland is said to be an important counterweight to the Soviet Union in the future......"

"It's not enough of a mess on our side. The old general sighed, shook his head and complained.

Originally, the weapons used by the German side were very single compared to other countries, and the caliber of the army from small to large was only 7. There are eight calibers of 92 mm, 13 mm, 20 mm, 40 mm, 75 mm, 88 mm, 105 mm and 150 mm (there are also 60 and 80 and 120 mortars), but over the years the number of weapons and ammunition used in the annexed countries has increased to as many as 25.

Tanks have also changed from a few to a hodgepodge of international brands. Dunkirk captured 400 British tanks of various kinds, and the French surrendered and handed over nearly 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles to the Wehrmacht.

So hundreds of parts need to be hoarded, transported, and distributed. Hundreds of shells and bullets need to be rationed, and now the German * team has in their hands from 7. From 92 mm rifles to more than 400 mm train guns, some special ammunition can only be supplied by French factories.

For example, Germany has no weapons that can replace or replace the 380 mm caliber coastal defense guns arranged near some French ports, and these cannons can only continue to be used, and after the ammunition stored in the warehouses is exhausted, if Germany does not want to make its ports defenseless, it will continue to buy shells from France for this large-caliber coastal defense guns.

Because of the beginning of the deployment of Tiger tanks using diesel engines, mixed with a large number of Leopard tanks using gasoline engines, plus some British and French tanks and armored vehicles using fine gasoline, in February 1938, the German troops supplemented the use of as many as five types of gasoline, not including the fuel used by the fighter unit and the fuel used by the bomber unit. If you count the naval warships, the number is even more numb.

The field troops needed to replenish vitamins regularly, which required fresh vegetables and fruits, plus sausages, beef, biscuits, and rice needed to improve their diets. However, the devastated German logistics department, which was known for its rigor and rigour, was also about to be tortured and went crazy, and on more than one occasion a request was made at a regular meeting to streamline the variety of supplies.

Just take canned meat as an example, from the beginning to the end of the French campaign, Germany transported a full 9 million processed canned meat to the front line, which is only the number of 2 million troops to reduce part of the supply, and many second-line troops in the back did not enjoy this luxury from the beginning of the war to the end of the war.

Another figure was to ensure the speed of the offensive of the fist troops, that is, the German armored forces, and the German transport units were busy day and night, transporting 300,000 track parts, 50,000 engine wear parts, and 400 complete engines and 450 gearboxes to the French front, which ensured that more than 2,000 German tanks in France rushed forward and did not stagnate due to breakdowns.

Moreover, the German 7th Panzer Army, which was the first to rush to the French coastline to complete Operation Scythe, also completed the feat of using helicopters to rush tank engines to repair faulty tanks near the front line for the first time in human history. Guderian pioneered the use of helicopters and machine guns to escort 3,000 French prisoners.

In order to maintain the expanding German mechanized forces, Bosch's Farben Group frantically refined synthetic gasoline, and expanded the synthetic gasoline factory to an annual output of 500,000 tons at no cost, and in order to save the use of coal mines to support coal-to-oil production, Germany built 13 new hydroelectric power plants in various places, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in disguise.

Thanks to the efforts of German engineers and workers, Romania's oil field production capacity doubled from that of 1935, and more than 90% of the oil produced in a year was sent to Germany, more than half of which was used for war supplies.

At the same time, in order to support the German troops in France, 3,100 special trains were mobilized to transport various strategic materials, ensuring the invincibility of the German army in France. The Air Force dispatched 5,000 sorties of JU52 transport planes to carry out heavy combat missions, including paratroopers parachuting into the Netherlands and Belgium, and arranged the supply of paratroopers and part of the army.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Germany's logistical supply units fought a war in which the smoke of gunpowder was invisible, and their efforts were also highly praised by the front-line combat units. Brauchitsch reported to Accardo that he said: "There can be no victory without logistical supplies." Catherine also stated in the report that "I praise the logistics troops, because every bullet I hit the enemy comes from them." ”

Looking at the industrial level of Germany from today's point of view, it is still shocking, Mercedes-Benz set up in various parts of the automobile production plant in February 1938 had 290,000 male and female workers, BMW also had 170,000 people working day and night in the engine production line, and the Krupp factory also had 200,000 employees at this moment.

In addition to obsolete weapons and equipment, Germany provided 1,700 tanks, 960 tank destroyers, 750 short-barreled support No. 3 assault guns, and tens of thousands of vehicles of various types to the newly formed units in 1937-1938 -- although not very outstanding compared with the expanded troops, they were still impressive.

"It's time to appeal to the Führer. The old general put down the paper in his hand, opened the drawer on the left side of the desk, took out two pieces of letter paper from it, and then took out a fountain pen from the pen holder and spoke.

The young officer stood up and bowed his head respectfully: "Then I'll go out first." ”

"Don't rush to go, look at this material I wrote. I don't have much to give you young people, and how to talk to your boss is an important skill, so let's start learning it today. ”

The young officer's face immediately showed a happy expression, and he stood up with a smile: "Thank you, teacher! Thank you, teacher, for your training and promotion." ”

The old general stopped talking, but just wrote on the letter paper in beautiful flowery characters, and the young officer did not dare to disturb, just stood there and watched the old general write. In the office, all that is left is the rustle of the tip of a pen scratching the paper, which seems to be very quiet.

And in distant Paris, an uplifting piece of good news was translated, compiled into a telegram, and handed to Accardo, who was eating.

When he got the telegram, Accardo couldn't believe his eyes, because there was an incredible news clearly written on it: the two aircraft carriers under construction of the German Navy have been launched into service, and they can be converted into naval combat strength immediately.

"How can it be so fast?" asked Accardo excitedly, as he passed through Paris, preparing to rush to the military port of Brest to inspect the handover work. This meal is what Accardo invited Raeder to eat, an authentic French meal - at least for his own henchmen, Accardo will not be stingy.

"The interiors of the two battleships are actually not finished, and many water-blocking compartments are being built in a hurry, although it is a bit reluctant to fight immediately, but it is absolutely no problem to pull them out and scare people. Raeder said confidently