Personal political stances aside, Mustache was definitely at the pinnacle of his life before Operation Barbarossa began.

For those who do not know the trajectory of his life, it must be difficult to imagine how a failed student of the Academy of Fine Arts, a street runner on the streets of Vienna, a German private during World War I, and a civilian political agent of the Weimar Republic could become the leader of a country under the influence of the torrent of the times.

Although the Sea Lion plan against Britain ultimately failed, it at least provided a strategic camouflage for Operation Barbarossa, after all, Da Linzi still did not believe that the "allies" would choose to fight on two fronts.

This unprecedented achievement made it so that no one in the Third Reich dared to oppose his orders.

After lightly persuading Bowman to retire, the mustache looked at the group of army leaders in front of him. Invisible pressure permeated the conference room, and one lieutenant general even broke a cold sweat from his sideburns.

Eventually, he set his sights on the Wehrmacht generals, headed by Chief of the General Staff Halder and Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch.

In terms of the ability to lead troops to war, the Junker military aristocracy is definitely the leader in the field.

Since the beginning of the war, the Wehrmacht has never lost a battle, and even exceeded its mandate more than once, and there is no one in the whole of Europe who is now a united enemy.

But as subordinates, their performance is substandard most of the time.

These generals with strong personalities are not only difficult to manage, but sometimes they also have the attitude of not being subject to the orders of the emperor abroad.

Thinking of this, the mustache's eyes became sharper.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are the pre-battle preparations of the three army groups going well?"

"In a week's time, the troops will be heading east as originally planned, I don't want any logistical supply problems, you should know what Operation Barbarossa means to the Empire."

"By the way, how is the lollipop prepared?"

Since the late 19th century, Germany's chemical industry has been very developed, and for a time it became the country's mainstay.

Even in an era when bread was sold for 500,000 Reichsmarks, the country's pharmaceutical industry was still thriving and not greatly affected.

After 1926, the streets of the Weimar Republic were full of all kinds of legal lollipops, and the output of many categories ranked first in the world.

The people have been so badly shaken that the army does not need to think about it to know that it must be the hardest hit area.

When the German III attacked France last year, Manstein and Guderian devised the famous Scythe Plan in order to bypass the impregnable Maginot Line.

The main point of the battle plan was to avoid the heavily defended north of the Allied forces, so as not to turn the war into a protracted war that would cost money and time.

After all, the British and French brothers had already dug through the center of the earth and built a high-level fortress, and only a fool would hit it with an iron head.

The specific arrangement of the Scythe Plan is actually not complicated, and there are even three arrows as a mark on the strategic situation map.

To put it simply, it was to let the armored troops climb over the Ardennes with lightning speed and make a direct attack on the French border city of Sedan.

As long as the enemy does not react, the victory of the war is basically assured of the victory of the war by crushing the second-rate troops defending on the other side of the river, cutting off the enemy's supply lines and cutting off the French waist before the enemy can react.

There are two difficulties to overcome in this plan, the first is naturally whether the armored forces can pass through the Ardennes at full speed.

The terrain there is a hilly plateau, with high trees and many swamps, and it is not at all the preferred area for the mechanized advance of the large army.

In order to achieve the goal of cutting off the enemy's supply lines, all soldiers must be able to ensure the speed of the march day and night, which means that they cannot rest for several days and nights.

What should I do, eat lollipops.

At that time, Guderian's Panzer Corps marched all night on lollipops according to the bulletin of the energy agent.

By the time they arrived, the soldiers had not slept for three whole days. Even this was not the limit of the German army, and they even had the spare strength to rush to the Atlantic coastline.

This operation Barbarossa is even more brutal than Operation Scythe, after all, the depth of the opponent's territory is extremely exaggerated. If sufficient stocks are not prepared, it is estimated that the vast majority of front-line soldiers will not be able to withstand such high-intensity operations.

After hearing the question of his own leader, the chief of the General Staff, Halder, stepped forward and replied:

"Report to the Führer, we have prepared tens of millions of lollipops, which have been distributed to the group army."

"If the front-line troops are in need, all German soldiers will rely on their strong willpower to stay awake day and night, and always maintain a strong fighting spirit."

"We also paid a deposit in advance to the Taimler Confectionery Factory, and now the daily production of the other side has exceeded one million, and we can provide energy supplies to the three army groups on the front line at any time."

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After dealing with the work of the army, the mustache shifted his gaze to Lei Buqian and Deng Bufu.

Compared with the army generals, the two naval commanders under their own command are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they will engage in open and secret battles if they are not careful.

Although the focus of the offensive in the coming months will be on the "allies" in the east, the naval force will continue to carry out the battle against Britain.

Surrounded by the sea, as long as it can use its existing forces to attack the enemy's transport ships, it can cut off the supply of the enemy's oil and other strategic materials.

Once it becomes an isolated island, the other party is helpless in the face of material shortages, and the balance of victory will inevitably tilt in favor of its side.

What's more, after the start of the Barbarossa plan, it is very likely that Daiying will support all kinds of military supplies to Mao Xiong, and Qiu Fatzi is a man who can't wait to pull the world into the water.

"For the rest of the day, I need you to continue to lead the fight against the transport ships in the Atlantic. But you have to remember that the principle of all action must be based on the preservation of strength. ”

"The USS Zeppelin is still a few months away, and the development of new destroyers and submarines is also very fast. As long as you wait another year, the Imperial Navy is bound to change dramatically. ”

Because the mustache knows Raeder very well and knows that the other party is sometimes more utilitarian in carrying out tasks, he also specially drew a pie for the admiral.

"The Navy is not out of the question of the Barbarossa Operation, and I have been negotiating with Franco and Petain recently. There is a high probability that we can ask for the military pass, and that is when the navy will show its might. ”

In the early days of the Barbarossa Plan, Raeder had proposed to occupy Gibraltar as soon as possible.

In this way, Italy could be supported in the occupation of the Suez Canal, thus leaving control of the entire Mediterranean in the hands of the Axis powers.

At that time, as long as Turkey is forced into the axis, Desan can launch an attack on the Caucasus from an unexpected position, and Da Linzi can only watch the fire in the backyard.

Hearing the words of his own leader, Raeder's eyes burned with a powerful fighting spirit.

"Führer! I will resolutely carry out your orders! Under your leadership, the lads of the Navy will surely defeat the damned Belt Royal Navy! ”

Since the end of the Battle of Jutland, the entire German Navy has not had any decent results.

In order to revive his former glory, in March 1938, Raeder submitted a military expansion plan codenamed "Plan Z" to the mustache.

Its core appeal is simple: to "rebuild the High Seas Fleet" and form an armed force that can compete with the British Royal Navy in the Atlantic.

The project includes four advanced aircraft carriers, and to achieve this purpose, Mustache also sent senior naval officials to Japan to learn from the construction experience of the Akagi.

There are also ten battleships that are heavier, faster, and more powerful than the existing warships in the world today, and the legendary H-class is one of the plans.

The remaining share was divided between ten battle cruisers, five heavy cruisers, sixteen light cruisers, sixty-eight destroyers, and two hundred and forty-nine submarines.

The estimated time frame for the entire Project Z is 10 years.

Facts have proved one thing, the navy is really not a branch of the military that ordinary people can afford.

Even the German three, who added five, could not build such a large fleet, and a large part of the ships in the above plan were not even designed with drawings.

Coupled with the fact that the mustache did not fulfill his promise, he launched the war six years ahead of schedule, resulting in the suspension of Plan Z after only a third of the way.

Although Raeder failed, Dönitz saw an opportunity to rise.

When the war officially began with Britain and France, he was still a naval colonel, and he quietly submitted a plan to his big boss to "pay attention to U-boats" and "trade blockade".

In Deng Bufu's plan, he applied to purchase 300 more advanced submarines for the troops as quickly as possible.

In this way, they could attack the transport ships in the Atlantic in droves and thus achieve a decisive victory in naval battles.

Of course, the mustache did not directly agree, but only drew a large pie with a little perfunctory.

Dönitz's behavior also completely angered Raeder, who frequently overstepped his rank to report to the Führer, making his face very ugly as a naval marshal.

Since then, the two have gradually drifted apart, and gradually have the meaning of parting ways.

This is a difference in military strategy and tactical theory, Raeder advocates artillery giant ships + aircraft carrier reconnaissance, and pays attention to concentrating forces and leading Britain to a decisive battle at sea.

Dönitz, for his part, argues that priority resources should be put to good use, emphasizing comprehensive planning and protracted operations.

In fact, both of them are a bit extreme, the naval battle during World War II was a coordinated operation of various warships, and it was okay for special formations to carry out special tasks and engage in sneak attacks.

Decisive battle?

Forget it, a single branch of the armed forces often has a fatal weakness, and the navies of major countries have to take the road of neutrality and peace to have a way out.

The most rational tactic should be to use submarines to block the enemy's shipping system, and at the same time use a large surface fleet and aviation forces to threaten the opponent's anti-submarine forces.

After making a verbal agreement with his Führer, Raeder glanced at Dönitz defiantly.

In terms of combat results alone, it is true that one's own fleet cannot catch up with the other side's submarine forces.

They took out the Royal Oak, a meritorious battleship, and the Brave, the first aircraft carrier in the world to be destroyed in actual combat.

At the same time as striking at the British Navy, the submarine fleet did not let go of the transport ships coming and going, and the total tonnage base destroyed was more than ten times that of the surface fleet.

This number is still growing rapidly with the increase in the number of submarines.

On the other hand, their own surface fleet, due to concealment and radar technology, they are not very effective in striking transport ships.

The final record was indeed not bad, and he also sank many transport ships with the British, and even killed the aircraft carrier Glory, but his own losses were not small at all.

The heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper was wounded and is still squatting in the port of Brest to recuperate.

The end of the battleship Count Spee was even worse, and it was forced by the enemy to sink itself.

The two sisters, Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, are not doing very well, and the long-term campaign has left them with many dark wounds.

However, the above disadvantages do not matter, whoever makes their own boss just likes big and thick pipes, and has always had an inexplicable preference for giant weapons.

As long as the Führer is willing to invest money, sooner or later the strength and achievements of the surface fleet will surpass Dönitz's submarines.

Looking at the somewhat smug Raider, the corners of the mustache's mouth curled up slightly.

Ever since the last time he spoke to Goering, he had been trying to change his ways. So far, it seems that the effect is not bad, at least the navy has been adjusted to the desired shape by itself.

"By the way, where are the battleships Bismarck and the cruisers Prinz Eugen at the moment? Has there been any success in entering the Atlantic Ocean through the Danish Channel? ”

"That's the treasure of our German Empire, and there must be no mistakes."

Different from the original plot, because the North China Front was bombed by the 1st Air Division of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, the book sent a messenger in the middle of the battle to collect various data of British fighters.

In the face of the sudden rise of the Eighth Route Army, the mustache rarely showed a strong interest.

There was clear information that the other side was equipped with a large number of French infantry weapons.

Now there are two fighters, the Spitfire and the Hurricane, which is difficult for him not to think of some special possibilities.

It's a pity that the Mars factory in the Yellow River has left no trace at all, the security and concealment are unique, and the spy personnel all over the world can only return with hatred.

However, the period of waiting for information successfully delayed the departure of the battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruise of the Prinz Eugen.

Faced with the inquiry of his own leader, Raeder glanced at Dönitz with great confidence, and then stepped forward to report to work.

"Don't worry, Führer, I have arranged for three destroyers to accompany me this time. Even if they encounter an invincible fleet, they can escape the battlefield with high mobility. ”

"I also gave an order to the port of Brest to send them to support as soon as necessary."

The mustache nodded in satisfaction, and then he said to Dönitz beside him:

"If necessary, I hope that your submarine force can support in time, and everything is focused on the overall situation."

The next chapter will be dry, and the Persian cat will be buried

(End of chapter)