Charlemagne has no secrets about Alfheim.

Everything about Alfheim was a secret to Charlemagne.

There is no exaggeration in the above two sentences, and Charlemagne is completely one-way transparent to Alfheim. The gap between the two sides in terms of the organizational system, personnel level, technical means, and allocation of funds for the intelligence agencies is so huge that it is impossible to bridge them at all. After the frenzy of national speculation and corruption spread, Charlemagne's hole cards were seen cleanly by his opponents.

Roland's speculation hit the bull's-eye once again, and the Wehrmacht knew better than Charlemagne himself about the defense of the area from Sedan to the Maas River.

"The 10th Army under the Second Army of the Charlemagne Army was commanded by General Charles Léon Clement Nzier, and the commander of the 10th Army was Lieutenant General Piret Paul Charles Grandsal, all of whom were over 60 years old and had served in the colonies. ”

By Charlemagne's standards, a 60-year-old army commander and army commander are not old, and for a long-lived elf, 60 years old can only be regarded as a child. Being able to lead an army as a general is a recognition of his ability.

"Admiral Nziere was quite popular within Charlemagne's army, and quite a few people thought that he would be the next commander-in-chief of the army. The officers of the Second Army often sang, 'I could not find a better person to command the Second Army than Daddy Anzire'. The Ministry of Intelligence commented on this: 'The same is true for our army'. ”

A suppressed snicker rang out in the conference room, and Colonel Martin Heisler, suppressing the urge to laugh, gently tapped the table with his whip, and the conference room fell silent again.

"According to the intelligence department's report, the two commanders were not very concerned about the defense of their area of responsibility. ”

Charlemagne's Second Army was not strong in strength due to the establishment of the group army, and it had 5 divisions, including 2 colonial divisions and 2 second-rate infantry divisions, and the 41st Infantry Division, which had the strongest combat effectiveness in the group army, was deployed on the far right flank.

With such sparse combat effectiveness and deployment, it is simply impossible to form an effective blockade in the event of a surprise attack by the enemy. But for Admiral Anzige, this is not a problem at all.

What's the point of being heavily fortified in an area where there is no enemy at all?

Charlemagne, for his part, had absolute confidence in the idea that the Ardennes was insurmountable. Since the Ardennes area cannot be crossed, there is no need to defend the Sedan area behind it. As a result, only a series of second-rate troops were deployed in the area, and the fortifications were more loosely fortified than elsewhere.

"The report of the Ministry of Intelligence shows that the enemy's so-called line of defense is still 108,000 miles away from being ready. The latest aerial photographs show that the trenches are just deep enough to be used as a pit for corpses, and that the bunker fortifications have only just begun to dig the foundations. As for the follow-up building materials and equipment...... Unfortunately, he was either transferred to the Rhine Front, or he was resold for speculation by the officers. ”

The power of example is endless, and seeing that the guys stationed in Agen Toratong have made a fortune, the soldiers in the rear have quickly thrown themselves into every business that can make a fortune, and the fastest way to make money is to resell supplies. The army also suffers from a lack of materials, but after all, there is a guarantee of priority supply, plus all kinds of open and dark channels, as long as the relevant people are dealt with, everyone can make a fortune with military materials, and then make accounts or embezzle materials from other troops to make up for the shortfall, and they can completely cope with the past.

With such a fluke mentality, the materials in the military warehouses of the Second Army flowed into the black market like the opening of the floodgates of a reservoir, fueling inflation. It is ironic that a considerable part of the construction materials resold by the Second Army went to the hands of the Defence Forces, and after several setbacks, to the sappers of the Ardennes cluster. It's really laughable.

If you think this is outrageous, then you are underestimating Charlemagne's lower limit.

More serious than the resale of military supplies, and the decisive mistake was that all the troops were sent to repair the fortifications.

That's right, it's fortifications.

In order to close the shortfall on the books, and to apply for more resources by the way, all troops invested in infrastructure work. For this reason, even basic combat training has been abolished, and it is even called "to maintain the fighting spirit and physical fitness of soldiers who are far away from the battlefield." God knows how digging a pit just big enough for a coffin in the morning will help morale. What is even more unbelievable is that the Second Army even ordered that soldiers and junior officers should not be trained in private. A lieutenant of the 147th Fortress Infantry Regiment was directly ordered to be confined for 15 days by the top brass of the group army for boldly organizing an artillery live-fire training. Since then, no one in the Second Army has dared to engage in any form of training, and has been busy moving bricks and engaging in corruption every day.

"That is—"

A female voice rang out in the dimly lit conference room, and Colonel Heisler raised his chin slightly, his arms raised in his eyes.

"What is an undefended line of defense in front of us?"

"You can think so, Major Georgsky. But I want to remind you that they are not scarecrows, and there will still be basic resistance. There is one more thing to be aware of. ”

The table was replaced with a map, and the Ardennes Forest and the Maas River, which had been studied countless times by the staff officers, appeared on the terminal interface.

"The enemy army is not motivated, the combat effectiveness is very poor, and the anti-tank weapons are even more scarce. But if they lay mines in important areas......"

The sound of breathing in the conference room quickened for a moment.

The core essence of the armored group assault is the rapid assault, which seeks opportunities to annihilate the enemy in rapid movement warfare.

Once they lose speed, the initiative will fall into the hands of the enemy, who can calmly choose to adjust their deployment or turn and flee. Instead of being annihilated in a mess.

Charlemagne's army may not be able to slow down the Wehrmacht's Panzer Corps, but mines, which are planted in key areas, can jam the tracks of the Wehrmacht's vehicles.

In another world, minefields covered by crossfire from anti-tank weapons were a nightmare for armored forces until the 21st century. The "Devil's Garden" in the deserts of North Africa, the fortified territory of Kursk, the chariot graveyards in the Golan Heights, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria - countless tanks reduced to coffins can prove the effectiveness of this tactic.

A large red arrow appeared on the map, like a red scythe sweeping through the Ardennes Forest. On the scythe, there are three blue circles that stand out.

"This campaign will be carried out in coordination between the main fleet of the Air Force and our armored group, and the Air Force will provide air support throughout the process. Therefore, even if the enemy builds strong fortifications, our artillery cannot keep up with them for a while, and the air fleet will use naval guns and attack aircraft to eliminate them. The Air Force can also airdrop engineering equipment and components if the enemy destroys bridges and railway facilities. But there is one thing that the Air Force cannot help either, and that is demining. Fortunately, Charlemagne brought the priority of resources to the highest level of offensive weapons, and the number of mines was not large. If the enemy lays mines in Bastogne, Saint-Vitus, and the Gollies gap north of the Maas meander, our troops will not be able to move an inch. However, you should not take this lightly, and be prepared to face the most difficult situation. In particular, Major Georgsky, your officer's 101st Experimental Heavy Armored Battalion is responsible for the capture of Bastogne, and the higher authorities are quite optimistic about you. ”

"Rest assured, sir. ”

The wolf-eared girl, who replied sonorously and respectfully, replied solemnly:

"The lower officials will let the Charlemagnes know that they are nothing more than gangsters in front of our rolling iron stream. ”