0p0 Third Reich Episode 207
Third Reich Episode 207
Longsenburg silently lit a seized French high-quality cigarette, and took a deep breath.
"Even if we were the victor, we still paid a high price for the war." Longsenberg gathered a cigarette and walked to the window to watch the rising sun.
After being silent for a while, Longsenberg turned around from the window and looked at the adjutant and said: "But without war, Germany will not be able to restore its due position in Europe, because those damn French will never promise."
"But it's impossible for us to fight a battle without casualties..." Longsenberg took another deep breath, burning the cigarette in his hand to the end.
Throwing away the cigarette, Longsenberg looked fiery, as if explaining to the adjutant, but also as if trying to persuade himself: "The life of Lieutenant Colonel Heidercape is the price we must pay to restore Germany's due status in Europe. one!"
"For Germany, I lost my best friend, and I have always regarded him as my only family..." Longsenberg's voice was a little choked: "However, in this war, we always It is possible to lose your friends. Maybe the best solution is not to make friends, but that is unrealistic! As German soldiers, we must be able to endure this kind of thing! Only for our descendants, To be able to have an identity that is not discriminated against in Europe in the future, and not to be oppressed by an unequal defeated treaty like we were at the beginning!"
"You are right, we have to bear this pain for the next generation. Germany cannot be in pain forever. The pain... our generation is enough to bear it." The adjutant said from the bottom of his heart : "For the future of Germany, it is worth it!"
Body 3330 Chapter [-] Churchill's Psychology
As early as May 5th, the 13th Infantry Division, which had fought the Norwegian campaign, had completed its repairs, and immediately entered Dusseldorf via Brunswick as the reserve force of Army Group A.
Now, that is, in the early morning of May 5, the 15th Division, under the leadership of its division commander Hans, is heading to take over the defense line left by the 30th Panzer Corps in the Abbeville area.
The 14th Armored Army joined the armored group that divided the British and French allied forces and launched an assault in the direction of England.
On the same day, Gammeling, the commander-in-chief of the three-nation coalition who discovered the crisis, reported to the French Prime Minister Paul Renault that the retreat of the coalition forces had been cut off. He bluntly said that he could not save the situation by himself, and asked Lei Luo to immediately ask the United Kingdom to dispatch more Royal Air Force. To wrest charge back from the Luftwaffe for Allied forces in the encirclement.
In the early morning of May 5, Churchill, who had just taken over the post of prime minister from Chamberlain, flew to Paris early and went to the government office where Camerin and Prime Minister Lei Luo were located for talks.
It can be considered ironic.A few months ago, Winston Churchill, who was then the British Secretary of the Navy, made a special trip to meet Gamelin and asked him to provide an army for the invasion of Norway.
At that time, because of an irrelevant small meeting, Gan Maling put on airs and left Churchill to wait for several hours.
But now, Gan Malin, who is counting on the UK to send more Royal Air Forces, has made a special trip to postpone the imminent discussion meeting on the counterattack against Germany in order to welcome Churchill who came from afar, and wait for Churchill's arrival in advance.
Now that the German army has broken through the important French fortress city of Sedan and has advanced another 60 miles to the west, a meeting to counterattack can be described as a top priority.The military meeting at this time is far more important than the peacetime military meeting that he asked Churchill to wait for.
However, it was this more important meeting that was pushed down by Gan Molin.
It was five months before and after, and when he also met Churchill, Gan Maling, who had always been proud, had such a huge change.I have to say, this is a kind of naked irony!
"General Gan Molin," Churchill said triumphantly as soon as he stepped into Gan Molin's office, "I still remember the last time I came here, I waited for you for several hours before I had the honor to meet you. You'll be waiting for it before it arrives."
Churchill was not a selfless and ungrateful gentleman.He is just a fat man who looks fleshy, who stipulates that a fat man must be honest and honest?Sometimes the fat man remembers grudges, maybe he can remember them for a lifetime.
Coincidentally, Churchill was such a fat man who was extremely stingy.
"Dear Mr. Churchill," Prime Minister Renault, who saw that something was wrong, hurriedly said: "Admiral Gan Molin has postponed an important counterattack plan discussion meeting in order to talk to you in time. I believe from this point, it is enough You can see the sincerity of General Kamaling."
"Sincerity?" Churchill mocked as if a villain had achieved his ambition: "When I came here last time, why didn't I see that General Gan Molin was such a sincere person. Why, could it be that the discussion meeting a few months ago It's more important than today's counterattack meeting, so I have to be left aside and wait."
Seeing Churchill confronting him, Renault couldn't believe that this fat man could get into the position of Prime Minister of the British Empire.Compared with his predecessor Chamberlain, this kind of tolerance is really different.
At such a critical juncture, sneering at the generals of the allies and the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces like adding salt to the wound is not at all what a mature country leader should look like.
Originally, when a narrow-minded person like Gan Molin became the commander-in-chief of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, he had already refreshed Renault's three views on the upper class.As a result, Churchill, who was in a higher position, was unexpectedly more preoccupied.Could it be that whoever is less tolerant these days, the better the job, the higher the position?
Fortunately, Reynolds did not know Reinhardt, the Führer of Germany.Otherwise, he will understand how far a country's leader can go if he is really shameless and stingy!
"The coalition forces are at a critical juncture of life and death, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been just complaining, which is a bit inappropriate." As the object of Churchill's satire, Gan Molin crossed his arms on his chest and said coldly.
Having been among the high-level officials of the British Empire for many years, Churchill also had a deeper understanding of how to observe the situation.
At this moment, he deduced from Gan Molin's actions that the other party had been completely irritated by him, and had a vague tendency to attack.
Gan Molin crossed his hands in front of his chest, which is a typical defensive action.Based on Churchill's observations and conclusions from his many years in the political world, when people make such a move, it is like erecting a barrier between themselves and others.
Although the specific meaning of crossed arms varies according to specific events, the common feature they express is clear, that is, psychological rejection, denial and defense.
Observing specifically, Churchill also noticed that while Gan Molin was crossing his arms, he was also making a fist on his hands.From this point, it can be judged that Gan Molin has become hostile.If he, Churchill, continued to attack Gan Molin with verbal sarcasm, it is very likely that he will be attacked by Gan Molin in the next step.
Thinking of this, Churchill sighed silently in his heart.
In fact, he didn't really want to ridicule Gan Molin here to avenge his original revenge just to vent his anger.Although, doing so did make him happy, but it was not the reason for his behavior.
The reason why Churchill really stimulated Gan Malin was to test whether the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces could hold his breath and stabilize his position under special circumstances.If he can't bear even a few words from Churchill, then in the current crisis, how can people be assured that he can calmly command the army out of desperation.
Unfortunately, Gan Molin's reaction made Churchill extremely disappointed.Although this is a general of an allied country, it is inconvenient for him to say anything more.However, from the bottom of his heart, Churchill looked down on the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces very much.
But Churchill is different from Gan Malin. He can hide his inner emotions and choose the appropriate emotions to express.
Putting on a smiling face, Churchill smiled and retreated: "Sorry, I was too narrow-minded. I apologize to Commander Gan Maling for the provocative behavior just now."
Hearing that Churchill stepped back to his own steps, Gan Malin's face eased a lot, and his clenched fists also loosened.
"It's okay, let's talk about important things as soon as possible." Gan Molin said with relief.
Churchill saw every move of the opponent.At this moment, he no longer had any expectations for the ability of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
Chapter 332 This really doesn't exist
"Where is the strategic reserve?" Churchill decided to find out the situation first.
Since Churchill spoke French, both Ganmaling and Reynolds could quickly figure out what he meant without having to resort to a translator.
Unfortunately, it was Renault's helpless expression that answered Churchill.
"We might lose." Renault said with his head down.
Then, amidst Churchill's discrepancy, Gamelin said: "There is no strategic reserve! Because we sent all the troops we could move to northern Belgium."
In the D-counterattack plan that Gan Molin made before, the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms were required to use their greatest strength in northern Belgium to defeat the German surprise attack forces in one fell swoop.Therefore, he did not have any reserved troops at all.
At the beginning, the German Army Group C's feint attack on the front of the Maginot Line confirmed Gan Maling's first conjecture.This is exactly the same as the marching plan deliberately released by Reinhardt captured by the coalition forces in Belgium.
Then, when a powerful German army group appeared in northern Belgium that could instantly defeat 10 Belgian main divisions, Gan Molin could basically say without doubt that this was the real backer of the German army.
The feint attack of Army Group C was naturally false.Gan Molin was not an idiot either, after a little thought he realized that this was a feint.The German assault in the second direction in northern Belgium also confirmed Ganmaling's idea.
Now that we have seen through the German's feint and main attack strategy, we must boldly meet it!
What is it if it is not the main force of the German army that can defeat 10 Belgian divisions in one fell swoop?And in order to cover this main force, the German army has already used an army group to launch a feint attack in front of the Maginot Line of Defense.All the phenomena point to their own inferences, and it would be too stupid not to give it a go at this time.
Therefore, the self-confident Gan Molin arrogantly asked the coalition forces to use all the troops that could be mobilized, and must block the main force of the German army in northern Belgium according to Plan D.
For this reason, he also severely despised the British general named Montgomery at the war meeting, and laughed at his timid idea of suggesting to keep the reserve team.
But now, knowing that Churchill brought up the matter again, Gan Molin realized that these British people were right!
"The German army is too cunning. In order to deceive us, they formulated a nearly perfect "Yellow Plan" for us to capture." Gan Molin said heavily with one hand on his head: "They used an army group to blatantly attack the horses. The Connaught defense launched a suicidal attack just to show us that it was a feint."
Churchill knew everything Ganmalin said now.