Flipping through the battle report with the photo, Roland frowned.

Before the "Night of the Long Knife", the consortium had already introduced the camera to the market. Despite the high price and the fact that a purely mechanical camera requires the subject to remain motionless for long periods of time – the photosensitive is time-consuming, and the photosensitive plate is made of precious metals – the two armies are in a state of confrontation, so it is not difficult to capture a stationary tiger pose.

In other words, the recent engagement has given Charlemagne a further understanding of the strength of the Defence Force, although it is not complete, at least there is a relatively clear idea. Nowadays, no one anymore says the crazy saying that "Wang Jun is ten with one", and the latest popular saying is that "Wang Jun fights three with one".

（...... It's unnatural. ）

Staring at the photos of the Tiger chariot showing off its might, Roland muttered to himself.

The crown prince and his family have completely blocked the news about the expeditionary force, and now no one knows what is going on on the Eastern Front. On the Western Front, the momentum was amazing, and even heavy tanks were dispatched, but the overall situation was defensive deterrence.

Containing the opponent head-on, concentrating on breaking the threat behind you, and turning around and concentrating your forces to launch a blitzkrieg - it sounds like a very reasonable strategy, but is Li Lin's strategy only to this extent?

It is also suspicious to put heavy tanks on defensive duty.

This is not to say that heavy vehicles are not suitable for defensive operations, but in addition to being used for frontal breakthroughs, another task is to organize mobile defenses and act as mobile batteries. In that defensive and blocking battle, the Tiger tank can be regarded as its true character.

What makes Roland feel disobedient is the obvious excess of combat power invested by the defense forces.

In terms of combat effectiveness alone, a separate heavy armored battalion is enough to hang a human infantry division, and under certain conditions, it can even inflict heavy damage on corps-level units. The input of panzergrenadiers was even more unusual. In the general concept, panzergrenadiers and mechanized infantry are the same thing, but in reality the two are still somewhat different. Mechanized infantry is simply infantry that maneuveres on vehicles. After arriving at the battlefield, you still have to get out of the car and fight. Panzergrenadiers act as an auxiliary force for armored units, maneuvering with the vehicle throughout the journey, and will not get out unless necessary.

A separate armored battalion, an armored grenadier battalion, almost half a regiment. They are all troops who are good at attacking. Put this kind of combat power into defensive battles? Or the elves really don't have any more to use. Either the collective insanity of the General Staff, otherwise it can only be interpreted as a conspiracy, a smoke to hide the true intentions.

So, what is the real intention? to draw a large force of the enemy to the front, to suppress and destroy the enemy in front of him by the power of artillery, to open a gap, and to carry out a division and encirclement by armored clusters? It is not impossible, but it is not impossible to complete the division and encirclement, or even after the breakthrough begins. Charlemagne would turn around and retreat or disperse, and the Defence would not be able to realize their long-awaited intention of annihilation. At most, it will be a seemingly beautiful, but in fact dangerous rout battle.

Charlemagne and Alfheim actually faced similar strategic dilemmas, and both chose to use violence to break the game in an attempt to open the situation. However, despite the fact that they both gamble on the fortunes of the country under the banner of "the rise and fall of the country, in one fell swoop", there are still differences in the strategic environment between the two sides, specifically, whether there is a way out.

From ancient times to the present day. Albion and Charlemagne have always explained what it means to be a couple who love and kill each other, and on the surface it seems as if they want to kill each other. As a matter of fact. Neither side succeeded in destroying the other, and apart from factors such as strength and luck, it was largely the result of the influence of the geopolitical environment and the balance of power among the international forces. After all, everyone knows that allies and potential adversaries mean the same thing, and no one is happy to see a situation where one is dominant. At the moment, although Charlemagne is isolated, it is really at a critical juncture. The royal family came out to kneel and play the blood card, and the Pope came out to mediate, contact the feelings, and make Charlemagne pay some price, and in the end, everyone may not be dead.

Alfheim does not have access to this convenience. The elven camp, which was completely different from the nations in terms of race, system, religion, and ********, was considered heretical from the beginning. Even if it is cooperative. And they are only temporary accomplices, not allies at all. Needless to say, if you lose, it is light to be surrounded and annihilated by everyone. If you don't win thoroughly and beautifully, those teammates behind you will be busy mixing sand, stumbling and even stabbing in the back.

They had to win, and it had to be an unusually spectacular victory. This is the only way to deter countries and make them think carefully about the consequences before they act. Therefore, the defense forces will inevitably launch a fierce blow at the best time, from a place that no one expects, and let everything end before everyone can react.

Where exactly? From where?

Because the defense force is fighting on the inside line, and has a clear understanding of the railway network throughout Charlemagne's territory, plus it is a fully mechanized force, its mobility ability is far beyond the imagination of other countries. The separate heavy armored battalion and the Panzergrenadier battalion, which were on the border with Alsace this morning, may be repaired or put on attack hundreds of kilometers away the next day. If you can't determine the right direction of attack, you can only be tired and sit still. It can be said that relying solely on the superiority of mobility and communications, the defense force is equivalent to adding 100,000 troops to combat effectiveness. It is precisely because of this mobility that is beyond mainstream common sense that it is more difficult to determine the true direction of attack.

"Where is it and how will it be arranged......

Lying on the map and muttering quietly, Roland's gaze was fixed on a green area.

It is a forest in the northwest, covering an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers, which is considered an insurmountable moat and a great place for a holiday.

Its name is Ardennes.

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"The results of the sample show that Charlemagne's support for war is nearly seventy percent. ”

"Intelligence control has begun on the destructive effect of the 'system' shooting, and the predicted limit time is 7~10 days. ”

"The United Duchy of Albion, Castile and Rus sent me a congratulatory letter, asking about the time of the start of the army and the possibility of purchasing the relevant weapons. ”

"The 'wolf pack' is going smoothly, and nearly 80% of the circulation of wool and other textiles has been controlled under the subsidiaries and listed companies under the name of the consortium. Arms exports to countries are also currently proceeding well, with profits expected to increase by 3 per cent. ”

In the command hall of the "Cliff Castle", the extended black hair wrapped around the pen like tentacles, leaving beautiful gothic signatures on documents stamped with "top secret". Charlemagne's "murderer", "war maniac", "vampire", and "fascist gang boss" are busy with his henchmen around the map sandbox.

The High Command, which has always advocated humane management, is now devoid of humanity. As the time for the start of the war approached, a large number of documents were sent from all over the country, printers were scrapped every day, and typists and stenographers were carried out of the office to force a break. If it weren't for the consul's extraordinary energy and a few more "hands" than ordinary people, I'm afraid he really wouldn't be able to cope with it.

In this environment. The consul himself was able to maintain his usual elegance and reserve.

"Charlemagne's public opinion has been mobilized, and now whoever wants to stop the war is ****. It's good, and I'm looking forward to the moment when their high national pride is shattered. ”

Waving the whip, Li Lin raised the corners of his mouth, and the officers and officers gathered around the map table laughed together.

The Elven faction's strategy was to avoid provoking hostility to the entire human camp, and showing Charlemagne in a head-on attack seemed to be the opposite of this strategy. But Charlemagne is now isolated from the human camp, and Charlemagne's public opinion does not represent the human camp. For countries such as Albion and Castile, the two countries that have been stabbed in the back by their old rivals are happy to watch Charlemagne make jokes. How could it be possible to help Charlemagne.

The effects of Charlemagne's various hatreds are now being felt one by one, but the elves are still very cautious in pursuing their strategies.

The distribution of the news was strictly limited to Charlemagne itself, and intelligence was controlled on the devastating effects of the Nibelungen - although only for 10 days at most, much could be done in that time.

Now only Charlemagne is angry, and other countries have not yet spread information because of the backwardness of the means of information transmission. Coupled with the hatred for Charlemagne's various actions, when everyone's schadenfreude has passed, it is time to calm down and reflect on whether the strength of the elven camp is a good thing for them. The war has ended in the right way at the right time.

As for Charlemagne's indignation...... Who cares about them? In the case of a huge generational gap in equipment between the two sides, no matter how many people on the side with inferior equipment are, it is just a gift to the head. National pride is not body armor, and bullets will not go around you just because you are more patriotic and patriotic than others. Of course, if some die-hards engage in terrorist activities and guerrilla warfare, it will indeed bring certain troubles to the occupation policy. But in the face of absolute overwhelming power, the pride of most people will be crushed by the chariot tracks. The feeling of being devastated in that high-spirited state is not pleasant, and the details can be imagined for yourself when someone is in high spirits to the climax. When it is poured with liquid nitrogen.

In a state of despair, it is absolutely rare species that will think about resisting to the end.

"Everything is going well at the moment and things are going in the direction we expected...... However, Roland's words will probably still pay attention to Ardennes. ”

Putting down the whip, Li Lin rubbed his fingers. The attendants on the side hurriedly stepped forward to serve the generals and colonels with cold lemonade.

The seemingly astonishing speech did not make much waves, and the few people who were present with the generals on their shoulders all watched Roland grow up, and they all saw his excellence in his eyes, and Roland, who was familiar with the strategy and combat methods of the Defense Force, would pay attention to the predictable inevitability of Ardennes for them - no matter what the rate of change was, the door of the Destiny Stone that would be opened would always open.

They are not worried about it for two reasons.

First, it was the crown prince who commanded the war, not Roland.

Second, even if he knew that the breakthrough was Ardennes, Roland still couldn't recover anything.

The essence of the "Yellow Project" is not a "right-wing blitzkrieg", or rather not all, but the essence of the "revolving door effect".

If you look at the deployment of the defense forces on the map, you will find that the distribution of forces on the left and right flanks is extremely uneven, the difference between the forces of the two flanks is as high as 1:7, and nearly eighty percent of the troops and technical equipment are concentrated in the Ardennes area. Obviously, it will be a ferocious right hook, a strategic breakthrough and detour that will go down in history. However, the subtlety does not stop at the powerful scythe of the right wing, and the seemingly empty left wing also hides a little-known subtlety.

According to the "Yellow Plan", even if Charlemagne attacked Lorrainta and Agen Tuolaton and pressed the left flank of the defense army to the Rhine line, it would not prevent the right flank cluster from crossing the Ardennes, crossing the Maas River, and breaking through the southward detour of Sedan. As Charlemagne's main force advances eastward, the greater the danger will be, and eventually it will form a dangerous situation to lure the enemy deeper and Charlemagne's army away from its supply end. When the right flank of the Defence Army, centered on the "Metz-Thionville" area, completes a roundabout turn to the southwest, bypassing the frontal enemy forces and the heavily defended fortified areas, and sweeping the rear of Charlemagne's army, which is too deep and attacked from behind, Charlemagne's army will be more likely to collapse.

The whole battle was like a huge revolving door, and the harder Charlemagne pushed the door in front of him, the more force the rotating door panel hit his back.

It was on the basis of this assumption that the left flank of the Defence Army was given the task of deploying five regular field divisions and three auxiliary divisions on the 240-kilometer-long border line to contain the main force of Charlemagne's army, combining fortifications and mobile defense, and fighting and retreating, luring the enemy army deep into the Rhine and into the "pocket" from Metz to the Vosges. Rely on the Siegfried Line to "pin" it. If the right flank succeeds and the enemy retreats, it will bite the bullet and coordinate from the front to gather and annihilate the enemy's main force. And the task of the right flank, as already mentioned, is to bypass the main forces of the enemy on the border line and implement a strategic detour to its flank and rear. After breaking through the Sedan-Verdun line, it reached the west of Lüddes, then turned southeast, and then advanced eastward with a wide front, striking the enemy on the back, forcing it to disperse, and finally driving it into the encirclement network to annihilate it.

Roland may be able to see through the large-scale long-distance maneuver of the right flank, but the linkage between the left and right flanks is not easy to see. Even if he saw through it, he would not be able to convince the crown prince and his staff to adopt his countermeasures. Politically, such a possibility does not exist, and more importantly, the crown prince and his elm heads cannot understand it.

A sustained and rapid march of up to 700 kilometers is unthinkable for an army that maintains a pace of 20 kilometers per day and is at risk of collapsing its logistics system for more than four days in a row. This is contrary to their common sense, and it is not achievable by their technical conditions. For things they can't imagine, these people have never believed in their choices.

So the yellow plan will continue smoothly.

"We have assembled two armies in the Ardennes, the main armoured forces are concentrated at a distance of 9.7 km from the front line, and almost all movements are carried out at night. Self-propelled searchlights modified from the chassis of the Leopard were well tested, reflecting through the clouds and sufficient to illuminate the follow-up troops. The lubrication of the vehicle components, the configuration of the silent tracks have been completed. ”

"The vanguard assault force is already familiar with the disassembly and assembly of the snorkel, and yesterday another submarine exercise was carried out, and the previous solution proved to be effective. If the engineering units of the boat bridge are unable to follow up in time, the assault group will use a submarine crossing to cross the Maas River and establish a bridgehead. ”

"The paratroopers are ready to attack, and in the event of an attack, they will be airdropped behind the battle line in accordance with the 'Griffin Plan', disguised as Charlemagne's army to seize the intersection of the road between Baraque and Bastogne, and ensure that the armoured group will cross the Maas River and reach Sedan within five days. ”

"The Einsatzgruppen deployed by Stacy near the Marne is also in place and is currently on standby. ”

"The train schedules have all been issued, and all departments will strictly implement them to ensure that there will be no congestion and empty wagons. ”

"How's the Air Force? Are all the personnel in place to coordinate and guide?"

"Gentlemen. ”

The consuls clapped their hands, and the argument subsided.

"In 12 hours there is D-1 day, so the Department of Public Information can be told that Charlemagne 'don't say anything about it.'" Let's work hard, a country is waiting for us to conquer!"

"Long live the Motherland!!"

The generals saluted their ruler with cheers in unison, and the howl of wolves filled the command center. (To be continued.) )