The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"This is indeed a big problem!" Grisdorf said: "Because this is exactly the Führer's Plan B!"

Qin Chuan knew what Plan B meant...that is, if the US and British coalition forces broke through the Atlantic barrier, the armored forces would launch a counterattack against the US and British coalition forces. Hitler thought that this would be able to drive the US and British coalition forces into the sea to reach Taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the US and British coalition forces, they encircled and annihilated them.

But in fact this is just an imagination of the "military genius" Hitler... Hitler did this in the Battle of Sicily. He asked an elite armored division to launch a counterattack against the landing US troops, but the German tanks were quickly overwhelmed. US military fighter planes and warships were bombed into parts.

Hitler's stubbornness determined that he would not change his mind, so he assembled several armored divisions near Paris to prepare for a counterattack.

In theory, this defense makes some sense.

Because it is like the mobile defense tactics used by Rommel in Africa... The armored troops are placed on the second line as a reserve force. Wherever the enemy breaks through the armored troops, they use their mobility to launch a counterattack against the enemy. This achieves the goal of The purpose is to defend a longer line of defense with fewer troops.

The problem is that the main force Germany faces in northern France is the American army rather than the British army, and the terrain is also a plain rather than a desert.

The result of the former is that the German army has air supremacy or partial air supremacy in Africa. Under this premise, armored forces are meaningful.

The difference with the latter is that the whereabouts of German armored forces in the desert are unpredictable, because the armored forces do not necessarily have to advance along the road, and the wind and sand in the desert as well as the hiding and maneuvering of the tanks make it difficult to detect their specific positions. But this is not the case in plain areas. Armored units can only advance along a limited number of roads and railways. The US and British coalition forces only need to send out a few reconnaissance planes to easily detect the specific location of the German armored divisions, followed by A large number of fighter jets were sent to carry out bombing.

This made Hitler's counter-offensive tactics basically ineffective... The vast majority of armored units were bombed and routed on their way from Paris to the war zone. Even if some armored units were able to build roads and bridges all the way to the front line under the cover of darkness, What awaited them was also more intense bombing by naval guns and fighter planes.

"On the other hand, it seems that we still have to convince the head of state to retreat!" Teleskov said: "And this plan will give up almost the entire France, which it will never allow!"

The "almost" in Treskov's words is because Qinchuan's plan does not give up the Alps in southeastern France... This is an excellent barrier blocking the coalition forces from reaching Italy. At the same time, it will also be like the Caucasus Mountains. The Soviet Don River defense line also played a role in threatening the Allied flanks.

"Wait a minute, gentlemen!" An old man with a beard in civilian clothes stood up and said, "What you mean by discussing this is that you agree with the lieutenant colonel's plan, right? In other words... you think this Plan to save from the abyss?"

Grisdorf thought for a moment, then nodded and replied: "Yes, General. But nothing is certain. I think it's worth a try!"

Major General Teleskov introduced to Qinchuan: "This is General Baker!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but said "Oh", and then stood up and saluted General Baker, secretly knowing that the person in front of him was the candidate selected by the rebel organization to replace Hitler.

"Lieutenant Colonel!" Baker shook hands with Qin Chuan and said, "I admire your contribution to Germany on the battlefield, but you know, this is related to the fate of Germany, so we have to be cautious!"

"I understand, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "That's why I'm here!"

"I have a few questions, Lieutenant Colonel!" General Baker said: "First of all, if you give up France, what about Africa? What about Italy?"

"General!" Qin Chuan pointed at the map and said: "We are not giving up all areas of France. The Alps extend from southeastern France to Italy and then into Germany. We will use this as a barrier to confront the Americans and British and will fight against the horsemen." The Chino line of defense is connected. You know, the enemy may have many warships, tanks, aircraft, as well as artillery and almost endless artillery shells, but these will have no effect in the Alps!”

The officers couldn't help but nodded in agreement. This has been proved in the Gabes Defense Line in Africa and the battle in Sicily... The US and British coalition forces are always helpless against the complex mountainous terrain. This is a bit like the German army with superior equipment in the East. The front line was also reluctant to fight mountain battles with the Soviets.

Grisdorf added: "What's more, we also have helicopters, which have proven to be a powerful weapon in mountain warfare during the battles in the Caucasus Mountains!"

The officers also nodded in agreement. The Caucasus campaign had just ended, and of course they still remembered it.

It is conceivable that in the Alps, if the American and British troops dared to fight a mountain battle with the Germans, they would not even have the advantage of supply. Even the Germans with the supply advantage would still be the Germans equipped with helicopters.

"Besides!" Qinchuan added: "Most of the areas along the Maginot Line are mountainous. The gap between France and Belgium is the gap in this defense line, but here is the rugged and mountainous Ardennes. Helicopters The same can work in this area!”

"God!" said Grisdorf, "we need a lot of helicopters!"

"Of course!" Teleskov agreed: "I think it can also play an important role in other lines of defense, because it can bring reinforcements and supplies to the front line as quickly as possible!"

"Gentlemen!" General Baker interrupted the discussion of several people, and then said to Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant Colonel, you seem to have forgotten that a large part of the reason why helicopters can play a role in the Caucasus Mountains is because we have Air supremacy. What's more, I don't know if you have ever thought that if we give up France, then American bombers can take off from France and cross the Alps to bomb Germany!"

There was no sound in the study for a while, because "bombing Germany" itself was a very heavy topic.

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "First of all, the B17 has a range of 3,000 kilometers, and Britain is only 1,000 kilometers away from Berlin. If they want to bomb Germany... they can do it even without occupying France."

After a pause, Qin Chuan continued: "As for air superiority... I think you should have got the news. We are developing ME163 in Africa. It will become a nightmare for the enemy's air force!"