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Chapter 284 Battleship Bismarck and Cruiser Prinz Eugen
Personal politics aside, Mustache was absolutely at the height of his life before Operation Barbarossa began.

Those who don't know his life trajectory must have a hard time imagining how a dropout student at the Academy of Fine Arts, a street sneaker on the streets of Vienna, a German private during World War I, and a civilian political spy in the Weimar Republic all fell under the torrent of the times. Follow the general trend to become the leader of a country.

Although the Sea Lion project against Britain ended in failure, it at least provided a strategic camouflage for Operation Barbarossa. After all, Da Linzi still does not believe that the "allies" will choose two-front warfare.

This unprecedented achievement has made no one in the German Third Reich dare to oppose his order.

After dismissing Bowman lightly, Mustache looked at the senior army officers in front of him.Invisible pressure permeated the conference room, and one lieutenant general even shed a drop of cold sweat from his temples.

In the end, he set his sights on the generals of the Wehrmacht headed by Chief of Staff Halder and Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchic.

In terms of the ability to lead troops to fight alone, the military nobles of Junkers are definitely the leaders in the field.

Since the start of the war, the Wehrmacht has never lost a battle, and even exceeded its mission more than once. At present, no one in Europe is a single enemy.

But as subordinates, their performance failed most of the time.

These generals with distinctive personalities are not only difficult to manage, but sometimes they will show an attitude that they will not accept the orders of the emperors outside.

Thinking of this, Mustache's eyes became sharper.

"Everyone, are the pre-war preparations for the three army groups going well?"

"A week later, the troops will move eastward as planned. I don't want any logistical problems. You should know what Operation Barbarossa means to the Empire."

"By the way, how are the lollipops going?"

Since the late nineteenth century, Germany's chemical industry has been very developed and once became the country's pillar industry.

Even in an era when bread sold for 50 Reichsmarks, the country's pharmaceutical industry was still thriving without much impact.

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

The civilians were horrified, and the army knew without thinking that it must be the hardest hit area.

When Germany attacked France last year, Manstein and Guderian formulated the famous sickle plan in order to bypass the impregnable Maginot line of defense.

The key point of this combat plan is to avoid the north, which is heavily guarded by the Allied forces, so as not to let the war develop into a protracted war that costs people, money and time.

After all, the British and French brothers dug through the center of the earth long ago, and built a high-level fortress. Only a fool would bump their heads into it.

The specific arrangement of the sickle plan is actually not complicated, and there are even only three arrows as labels on the strategic situation map.

Simply put, it is to let the armored forces cross the Ardennes Heights with lightning speed and go straight to the French border city of Sedan.

As long as you speed up and take advantage of the enemy's reaction, defeat the second-rate troops defending on the other side of the river, cut off the opponent's supply line and cut off France in the middle, the victory of the war can basically be guaranteed.

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

The terrain there is hilly terraces, tall trees, dense forests, and many swamps. It is not the first choice for the mechanized advancement of the large army.

Another point is naturally a matter of physical strength. To achieve the goal of cutting off the enemy's supply line, all soldiers must travel day and night to ensure their marching speed, which means that they cannot rest for days and nights.

So what to do, eat a lollipop.

At that time, Guderian's armored army followed the energy potion announcement, and the whole army marched all night eating lollipops.

At the time of Dartha, the soldiers had not slept for three whole days.Even this is not the limit of the German army, they even have spare power 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 most frontline soldiers will not be able to stand such high-intensity combat.

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

"Reporting to the head of state, we have prepared tens of millions of lollipops, which have been distributed to the group army."

"If the frontline troops need it, all German soldiers will rely on their strong willpower to stay up day and night and maintain a strong fighting spirit at all times."

"We also paid a deposit in advance to Taimler Candy Factory. Now the daily output of the other party has exceeded one million, and it can provide energy supplies to the three army groups on the front line at any time."

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After handling the work of the army, Mustache turned his attention to Lei Buqian and Deng Bufu.

Compared with the generals of the army, the two naval commanders under his command are not so fuel-efficient, and they will fight openly and secretly if they are not careful.

Although the focus of the offensive in the next few months will be on the "allies" in the east, the navy's destructive war against Britain will still continue.

Daiying is surrounded by sea on all sides. As long as the existing forces can be used to attack the enemy's transport ships, the supply of strategic materials such as oil can be cut off.

Once it becomes an isolated island, the other party will be helpless in the face of material shortages, and the balance of victory will inevitably tilt towards itself.

What's more, after the start of the Barbarossa plan, Daiying is very likely to support Mao Xiong with various military supplies. Fatty Qiu is a man who can't wait to drag the whole world into trouble.

"In the coming time, I need you to continue to lead the team to attack the transport ships in the Atlantic Ocean. But you must remember that the principle of all actions must be to preserve strength."

"The Zeppelin aircraft carrier will be completed in a few months, and the research and development of new destroyers and submarines is also very fast. Just wait another year, and the Imperial Navy will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes."

Since Mustache knew Raeder very well, he knew that the other party was sometimes more utilitarian in performing missions, so he specially drew a cake for the Admiral of the Navy.

"It's not impossible for the navy to participate in Operation Barbarossa. I'm negotiating with Franco and Petain recently. We have a high probability that we can ask for military information. That's when the navy will show its power. "

In the early stages of formulating the Barbarossa plan, Raeder had proposed to occupy Gibraltar as soon as possible.

In this way, Italy can be supported in occupying the Suez Canal, thus allowing the control of the entire Mediterranean to fall into the hands of the Axis powers.

At that time, as long as Turkey is forced into the axis, De San can launch an attack on the Caucasus region 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 blazed with a strong fighting spirit.

"Führer! I will resolutely carry out your orders! Under your leadership, the boys in the navy will definitely defeat the damn Royal Navy!"

Since the end of the Battle of Jutland, the entire German navy has never had a decent record.

In order to revive the glory of the past, in March 1938, Raeder submitted a military expansion plan code-named "Z Plan" to Mustache.

Its core appeal is very simple, which is to "rebuild the High Seas Fleet" and form an armed force that can head-to-head with the Royal Navy in the Atlantic Ocean.

The project includes four advanced aircraft carriers. In order to achieve this goal, Mustache also specially sent high-level navy officials to Japan to learn the construction experience of Akagi.

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

The remaining share was allocated to ten battlecruisers, five heavy cruisers, sixteen light cruisers, 68 destroyers and 240 nine submarines.

The entire "Z Plan" is expected to take ten years.

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

Even De San, who added five, could not build such a huge fleet. A large part of the ships in the above plan had not even been designed with blueprints.

In addition, Mustache did not fulfill his agreement, and started the war six years in advance, which led to the suspension of Plan Z after only one-third of its progress.

Although Raeder failed, Dönitz saw an opportunity to rise.

When Desan officially went to war with Britain and France, he was still a captain of the navy and quietly submitted to his big boss a plan of "emphasizing U-boats" and "trade blockade".

In Deng Bufu's plan, he applied to purchase an additional [-] advanced submarines for the army as quickly as possible.

In this way, they can attack the transport ships in the Atlantic in groups, thus winning a decisive victory in the naval battle.

Of course, Mustache didn't directly agree, but just drew a big pie in a slightly perfunctory manner.

Doenitz's behavior also completely angered Raeder. The other party frequently leapfrogged to report to the head of state, which made him, the admiral of the navy, look very ugly.

From then on, the two gradually drifted away, and gradually had the meaning of parting ways.

This is a difference in the theory of military strategy and tactics. Raeder advocates the giant cannon ship + aircraft carrier for reconnaissance, and pays attention to the concentration of troops and the decisive battle at sea with the British.

Dönitz believes that priority resources should be used wisely, emphasizing comprehensive planning and sustained operations.

In fact, both of them are a bit extreme. The naval battles during World War II were all kinds of warships working together, and it was okay for special staff to carry out special missions and engage in sneak attacks.

decisive battle?

Forget it, a single arm often has a fatal weakness, and the navy of a major country must follow the path of Zhongzheng and peace to have a way out.

The most rational tactic should be to use submarines to block the enemy's shipping system, while using large surface fleets and aviation forces to threaten the opponent's anti-submarine forces.

After reaching a verbal agreement with his head of state, Raeder glanced at Dönitz provocatively.

In terms of record alone, his own fleet is indeed unable to keep up with the opponent's submarine force.

They killed the Royal Oak and the Bravery. The former was a meritorious battleship, and the latter was the first aircraft carrier in the world to be destroyed in actual combat.

While attacking the British Navy, the submarine fleet did not let go of the transport ships passing by, and the total tonnage destroyed was basically more than ten times that of the surface fleet.

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

In contrast to their own surface fleet, due to concealment and radar technology, their efficiency in attacking transport ships is not very high.

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

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

The battleship Graf Spee had a worse ending, being forced by the enemy to sink itself.

The situation of the two sisters Gneisenau and Scharnhorst is not very good. The long-term battle left them with many hidden wounds.

However, the above disadvantages are not important. Whoever makes his boss likes big and thick pipes, and has always had an inexplicable preference for giant weapons.

As long as the head of state is willing to invest money, the strength and record of the surface fleet will surpass Dönitz's submarine sooner or later.

Looking at the somewhat complacent Raider, the corners of Mustache's mouth curled up slightly.

Since his last conversation with Goering, he has been trying to change his behavior.So far, it seems that the effect is not bad, at least the navy has been tuned into the desired shape by itself.

"By the way, where are the battleship Bismarck and the cruiser Prinz Eugen? Have they successfully entered the Atlantic Ocean through the Denmark Strait?"

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

Different from the original plot, because the North China Front Army was bombarded by the First Air Division of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, the book sent envoys to collect various data of British fighter jets in the middle of the battle.

In the face of the sudden rise of the Eighth Route Army, Mustache rarely expressed a strong interest.

There was clear intelligence before that the opponent was equipped with a large number of French infantry weapons.

Now that there are two fighter jets, the Spitfire and the Hurricane, it is hard for him not to think of some special possibilities.

It's a pity that the Yellow River's Mars factory left no trace at all, and its security and concealment are unique. The spies all over the world can only return home with hatred.

However, during the period of waiting for the information, the departure time of the battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was successfully delayed.

Facing the inquiry from his own leader, Raeder glanced confidently at Dönitz, and then stepped forward to report on his work.

"Don't worry, Head of State, this time I have also arranged for three destroyers to accompany me. Even if they encounter an invincible fleet, they can also withdraw from the battlefield with high mobility."

"I also specifically ordered the port of Brest to immediately set out to support it if necessary."

Mustache nodded in satisfaction, and then he said to Denitz who was on the side:
"If necessary, I hope that your submarine force can provide timely support, and everything is based on the overall situation."

　Let's start the next chapter and give the Persian cat a great funeral
　　
　
(End of this chapter)