Chapter 239

Akado stood on the balcony of the stone castle, silently looking up at the formation of German fighter planes flying across the border area, the black clouds rising on the horizon, the rumble of artillery can be heard clearly even here.

The first stage of operation sickle. The military strength of the Allied forces is comparable to that of Germany. Together with the domestic reserve forces, akado assembled 2.7 million troops, which formed 137 divisions. In order to resist these German divisions, the allies also gathered a large number of combat forces - France mobilized 97 divisions, Britain used 15 divisions, Belgium 22 divisions, the Netherlands 10 divisions. In other words, there are about 137 German divisions against 144 allied divisions. The number of war weapons used by the two sides is also very close: in terms of artillery, the allies are dominant. France alone has 10100 field guns, while Germany has 8700; The number of tanks of the two sides is 3100 for the Allied forces and 2600 for Germany. However, the German tanks are concentrated in 10 armored divisions, while the vast majority of the Allied tanks are scattered in various units.

Of course, there is a big data gap: almost all German tanks are equipped with radios, while only one fifth of all the tanks of the League * are equipped with communication equipment in France.

In the sky, akkado's German Air Force has an obvious advantage, and the proportion of combat aircraft between the two sides is about two to one: the German Air Force has used 5400 combat aircraft (including fighters and all other aircraft), while the Allied air force has only 2800 combat aircraft. Moreover, even in terms of quantity, Germany's fw-190, Stuka, do-217 and other aircraft are much more advanced than the Allied air force's machines that can go up to the sky.

In terms of tactics, ability and military discipline, the two opponents are equally inseparable. Compared with the German national defense force's emphasis on speed and mobility, the British French Alliance led by kammerlin strictly abides by the strategic tactics left over from the first World War and maintains the basic tactics of strategic defense.

The British French coalition forces under the command of kammerlin hope that the battle will be deadlocked, but the constant input of troops from both sides can not change the basic pattern of the defense line. Then relying on the powerful sea power of the British and French allied forces to block Germany, to contain and weaken Germany economically until the war potential of Germany is destroyed.

The commander of the British French allied forces was arrogant and ignored the victory already won by the national defense forces. He believed that Blitzkrieg would win Poland in the East, but not the French in the West. Gammerlin himself was a Joseph in Marne? Marshal Xiafei is the commander-in-chief of operations, so many people believe his idea.

So far, these generals believe that France will win, just as kammerlin said in an interview on New Year's day in 1938: "no German generals who were very famous from 1914 to 1918 now hold important positions in the national defense forces. So the Bundeswehr has little experience to talk about. "

In fact, on the contrary, the officers of the German army are full of young blood. These officers firmly believe in the correctness of the Blitz and unswervingly carry out the operational plan drawn up for them by the head of state. The fighting spirit of the magistrate seems to have disappeared because of the "Verdun panic".

"Akado, it's windy outside. You'd better come in." When there is no one, Anna likes to call her beloved man's name, rather than the "my head" all over Germany. She put down the lunch she had brought in, then went behind him and put her arms around his waist.

"Anna, do you think I'm right or wrong to do this?" Akado did not look back, but looked at the black plume rising from the horizon and asked in a low voice.

"What do you mean?" Anna leaned her face against akado's back, which was not wide, even slightly thin, but Anna thought it was strong and powerful.

"For the sake of the people of my country, I go to rob other people's property, destroy other people's homes, kill my husband, imprison my wife and enslave my children." Akado looked at the distance with no expression: "you know in the report just delivered, more than 30000 old people died in Poland this winter. Children can't go to school. They can only live by working in concentration camps. I'm afraid I'm not a great leader in their heart, but a heart eating devil. "

"So akado. Do you think Charlemagne is a great man Anna thought about it before she asked.

"A great man." Akado nodded.

"So, do you think Napoleon was a great man?" Anna continued.

Akado thought about it and nodded again: "he is also a great man."

"When a person opens up territory for his own country, he always makes people in other countries hate him. There's only one thing you have to do Anna continued.

"You're a real comfort, Anna." Acardo smiles, then turns around, puts his hand on Anna's slender waist, embraces her and goes into the room: "tell me, what am I going to do?"

"What you have to do is very simple and very difficult." Anna followed akado inside and replied, "take us to victory! Only by winning all the time can this nation love you forever and regard you as a God forever. "

What if you lose? Akado didn't ask. Yes, if they lose, all previous efforts will come to nothing: those occupied lands will be taken away, those plundered resources will be taken away, and finally the German people will get nothing but the suffering of war, so they will hate akkado as much as they hate Hitler. What if you lose? I'm afraid that the beautiful lady around me will have to follow her to shoot herself in the dark basement, and all those infinite reveries about the future will no longer exist. The third empire will be torn apart by the Allied planes and tanks, and it will be decades before half of the territory is reunified. It's not easy to be a devil, thought akkado bitterly. If you are a passive counterattack, you are a national hero after victory, and you are lonely when you fail; But if you start a war first, you will be the messenger of the devil after you win, and if you lose, you will be the war criminals who will be cut to pieces... "Akado! Eat. " Anna sweet smile: "no matter you take me to victory or destruction, I will firmly follow you, rest assured."“ Thank you Akado suddenly thought of Mercedes and Fanny. Surely they will follow themselves to the end of the world? No matter where is the bottomless abyss, or the thorny muddy swamp, they will follow themselves, right? Mercedes, after investigating several military production contractors, rushed south to Munich before akado left for Shibao. She assured akado that the incident would be resolved by the end of this month. Fanny is even busier. She is vigorously publicizing the war of revenge of the head of state against France to ensure that the people believe that Germany can defeat France just as they believe that Germany can easily defeat Poland. She had a serious lack of sleep these days, so she refused to see akado. She said that she would wait for acardo to win in Paris before she was ready to see him. After clearing up his mood, akado felt that it was immoral to think about another woman in front of one woman, so he apologized to Anna with a smile, and then gentlemanly opened the chair for Anna. It's not a big lunch, but it's a good meal in a war ready country like Germany: fried eggs, beef and sausage, real butter and bread. However, compared with other countries, the head of state to eat such a lunch can be described as frugal. In the past two years, Germany destroyed many wineries to grow food and develop animal husbandry, so it is difficult to find 1936 wine produced in Germany on the market. Now most of the wine in Germany comes from Hungary, Poland, Italy and France. Akado went to the wine cabinet, opened the window, took out a bottle of 1935 German local wine, went to Anna and poured a cup for the lady who loved her deeply, then went to her seat and poured a cup for herself. Then he put the wine aside, opened the stool and sat opposite Anna“ Eat, or it will be cold. " Akado picked up his knife and fork and pointed to the butter in front of him with his fork: "use margarine tomorrow. After all, the people are suffering." Anna smiles and nods. She knows that the man she loves is excellent. He loves this country deeply, but he is more interested in sharing weal and woe with the people. He deserves to be a gift from God to the German people. Even if there is only one such person, it is also the good fortune of the whole nation. After a few mouthfuls of lunch in silence, akkado suddenly thought of something and raised his head: "don't think I'm wordy. In fact, I know that because of the War I started, many German people are still not fed and clothed. We can make them feel better if we are frugal." Anna nodded happily: "you know, I'll ask the kitchen to do less next time." The bonfire in the fireplace was beating, bringing a warm atmosphere to the living room of the whole stone castle. And 40 kilometers away from here, German infantry are struggling in the muddy snow. They hobbled in the wet and dirty woodland, spitting hot air in their mouths and holding cold compressed biscuits. In order to keep up with the armored forces in front of them, they kept walking and walking. An off-road vehicle slowly moved forward in the crowd. The German officer on the vehicle wrapped his body in a thick coat and shrunk on the seat. He looked at the clear sky and complained with heat: "in this weather, there should be a fireplace, where we light a fire and drink a mouthful of wine... As a result, with the order of the head of state, we all rolled over to fight."“ There are fireplace in Paris, women and perfume, wine and coffee. The general sitting next to him frowned in the car and glared at the complaining adjutant: "but you have to make these soldiers go quickly."