Accardo sat in front of the window and watched Mercedes lazily leaning back on the couch and reading the monthly production report of the entire White Lanhua Group. I feel as if a lot of my troubles are far away from me. You have to admit that there is a kind of woman in this world, she just sits there quietly, she can make people pleasing to the eye and linger.

I have to admit that Accardo is distracted. A moment ago, he was thinking about his two not-so-powerful main fleets on the distant icy Atlantic Ocean. He didn't know what was going on with the two fleets, he didn't know if Raeder and Lütjans had won or lost miserably - radio silence was a real concern.

And just now he was wondering how soon the production plant of Volkswagen AG, a new car subsidiary in Munich, would be able to complete the expected production capacity of 10,000 cars per year. With this subsidiary, Germany can integrate resources and double the current total volume of tank production.

Earlier today, Field Marshal Brauchitsch, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, had lunch with the Führer, who then briefed the Führer on a series of recent operations in the Army. Accardo listened a little absent-mindedly, because as far as the German navy, army, and air force were concerned, the air force and the army were quite satisfied and relieved.

Army Group B, commanded by Keitel, was sweeping through the Netherlands. His forces had already encircled several important cities in the Netherlands, and the main force had all begun to move south. The Wehrmacht's 1st Infantry Division and 5th Infantry Division, under the German 1st Infantry Corps, surrounded Rotterdam. The 17th and 18th Infantry Divisions had already reached the coastline and completed the partition and encirclement of the whole of the Netherlands. At the same time, the 19th, 24th, and 25th infantry divisions of this infantry corps began to advance southward, and the whole shape was very good.

They took over a large number of defensive positions from the German Paratrooper Divisions 1st and 2nd, which were originally important defensive barriers used by the Dutch defenders to hold back the Germans, but now most of these areas were occupied by German paratroopers, and became a fast lane for German troops to quickly pass Guò.

In the Dutch area alone, Army Group B and German paratroopers captured 47 Dutch and Belgian train locomotives, and the entire railway network was barely destroyed, and the whole of Holland seemed to be disarmed without resistance, and now only a few besieged cities were considering when to surrender.

Army B's 6th Light Panzer Corps, accompanied by the 7th Infantry Corps, was engaged in a fierce battle with the main Anglo-French forces in the southern border area of the Netherlands, and the 6th Light Panzer Corps routed the British 1st Infantry Corps head-on, allowing the Anglo-French forces to continue to devote their large reserves to the defense of northern Belgium.

The loss of the whole of Holland at the beginning of the war caught the British and French forces by surprise, and the commander of the coalition forces, Gammelin, immediately ordered the 7th and 9th armies to continue to move northward, which was exactly what the German commander wanted. Soon the fighting in the south of the Netherlands turned into a war of attrition due to Allied reinforcements and the lack of German succession.

But at the other end of the front, at the same time, Army Group A under General Rundstedt was fully entering Belgian territory through Guò Luxembourg. The forests of the Ardennes provided very good cover for the advance of Army Group A, and the Belgians deployed so few troops here that the Germans were a little unbelievable.

The German 2nd Panzer Corps, which was part of Army Group A, galloped through Belgium. On the flanks of the 2nd Panzer Army, the German 1st Panzer Corps was like no one under the command of Guderian. In the other direction, Rommel led the German 7th Panzer Army to sweep through the whole of Luxembourg, so fast that Luxembourg was captured before it could surrender. These three armored units were like a trident of the sea god and made a deep impression on their enemies.

These three armies brought together almost all of Germany's elite armoured units. The 2nd Panzer Corps originally formed by Army Group A consisted of the Wehrmacht's 1st Panzer Division, the 1st SS Panzer Division, and the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division; the world-famous 1st Panzer Corps commanded by Guderian consisted of the 3rd SS Panzer Division, the 1st Panzer Division, and the 9th Motorized Infantry Division; the 7th Panzer Division was also well-known, and Rommel had the 2nd SS Panzer Division, the 7th Panzer Division, and the 7th Motorized Infantry Division.

The troops of the 6 armored divisions gathered more than 1,700 tanks, and under the cover of 300 aircraft, accompanied by the 1st Mechanized Infantry Corps and the 1st Cavalry Corps of Army Group A, they entered the weakest part of the Allied defense with the fastest offensive speed in human history.

And in the sky, Catherine's answer to Accardo was even more satisfying. The entire Luftwaffe had absolute superiority at the beginning of 1938, and they did whatever they wanted in the blue sky and white clouds, dominating the skies of the whole of Europe.

The Stuka dive bomber and the DO-217 medium bomber had an astonishing record of destroying 1,100 Allied ground planes on the first day of the war. These attacks were carried out at the same time, without dragging their feet - so simple and clear that they were frightening. The ensuing ground assault helped the Luftwaffe to accomplish what they had missed: the German Army captured a full 70 aircraft of the Luxembourg and Dutch air forces.

Compared to the bombing units, the Luftwaffe fighter unit was not inferior. They shot down 517 Allied aircraft in three days, including 351 fighters and 136 bombers and 30 transport planes. Frequent air battles resulted in 29 ace pilots in the Luftwaffe, and 118 others managed to achieve their first victories in the skies over the Netherlands and Belgium.

The German FW-190D fighter became the demon in the minds of the Allied pilots, these super fighters painted gray-green on their backs and white on their bellies were almost impeccable in the sky, with more speed and perfect rolling ability, this fighter could easily destroy any aircraft in the hands of the Allied forces.

Many Allied pilots were most afraid of the armament of the German aircraft, which were impressed by the 13 mm machine guns and 30 mm cannons. They reported that German pilots often took advantage of high-speed approaches followed by only short precision aimed fire—and that it was this short attack that could have smashed any Allied aircraft.

Of course, if you interview the Allied ground forces at this time, they will tell you that what is even more terrifying is actually an ugly plane called Stuka. The ugly, slow-flying plane looked unremarkable, but it was it that left an indelible shadow on the Allied front-line soldiers.

Field Marshal Brauchitsch, in his report on the situation at the front, also told Accardo the story of a French prisoner: a French prisoner was captured by a German search force in the south of the Netherlands, and he mentioned an interesting incident during his interrogation. The French prisoner said to the officer who interrogated him: "An airplane with a terrible scream rushed at our troops as if they were going to die...... I thought I was going to die, but the plane killed everyone but me, and I really didn't know whether to love it or hate it. ”

However, these impressive achievements did not make Accardo happy at all, and he was always reassured of the Navy's performance. If his navy suffers losses, then he will have to face the problem that Hitler faced back then: how to deal with Britain. Obviously the problem is very tricky, and he needs to solve it a full 2 years before Hitler.

In addition, if the navy fails, the myth of German military invincibility that he has created with great difficulty will be shattered, and the blow to morale will be very huge, which is also a situation that the German military group is unwilling to face. So Accardo waited for news from the Navy from the official start of the war until this moment, and he looked forward to the news of the victory of his aircraft carrier fleet more than anyone else.

"Report!" As Accardo stared at Mercedes' voluptuous figure, Anna, with her beautiful curly hair, stood at the door with a smile and knocked on the door, breaking the peace of the room.

Accardo withdrew his gaze, stood up and walked to his desk, saying as he went, "Tell me, what's the news?"

Mercedes put away the report in her hand, and she saw that her husband's right hand was trembling a little, and the news from the Navy seemed to have put too much pressure on him, which made the usually calm head of the empire nervous.

Anna opened the message, and then read it excitedly: "The coded message received by the radio station at Stone Fort five minutes ago reads as follows: The 2nd Squadron of the High Seas Fleet has inflicted heavy damage on the British fleet off the coast of the Netherlands, sinking a battleship, an aircraft carrier, and a cruiser...... Commander Lütjans. ”

The trembling hand clenched into a fist, and Accardo's emaciated face glowed with a light not seen in a long time. He finally waited for this moment, he finally waited for the moment when the German Navy overcame its fears and went to victory.

"Give...... Lütjans sent a telegram! Return to Wilhelmshaven at once! Let him take my special plane to the Stone Castle to meet me! I will personally bring him the Iron Cross! I will personally bring him the Iron Cross with oak leaves! I will promote him to vice admiral! I will personally sign his certificate of promotion!"

"Send a telegram to Admiral Raeder!Tell him that his goal has been achieved!Order him to return at once! Make sure nothing goes wrong! Don't take any unnecessary risks!Send it! Hurry!" Cried Accardo, excitedly.

As soon as he finished shouting these orders, he fainted under the terrified gazes of Anna and Mercedes, and collapsed on his chair as if he had lost his soul, and then his upper body slammed into the solid wood desk, bleeding profusely.

"Accardo!" Mercedes and Anna screamed in unison. The two of them threw away the text in their hands and hurriedly surrounded them.