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Text Chapter 859 Hitler¡¯s pre-war depression

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    News of the German attack on Scandinavia spread around the world, and Denmark, Norway and Sweden became the focus of the world. In April and March, when neat HE111 bombers appeared over Copenhagen, the Danish king, who had no will to fight, only resisted for 4 hours.  At the same time as he announced that he had accepted the ultimatum and laid down his arms, five German infantry divisions landed on the coast of Norway. King Haakon VII of Norway was much tougher than his brothers in Denmark. When faced with the invasion, he not only refused to surrender, but also ordered a fight to the death. Under his personal leadership  On the first day of the war, the Norwegian soldiers stationed at Dreback Fortress used an old shore-type torpedo manufactured before the last European War to sink the German Navy's heavy cruiser Bl¨¹cher.

    At the same time, the British Royal Navy, who realized that they had been tricked, came out with all their elites and drove away almost all the combat ships along the coast. They vowed to severely punish Germany's arrogance. The Royal Navy did not disappoint the world. In just a few days, the German Navy was almost completely destroyed.  Sweeping them away, 3 battleships, 10 destroyers, and 21 transport ships were sunk, and 3 warships were seriously injured and had to be laid up for at least half a year. The Royal Navy's clean actions greatly encouraged the decline since the war began. About 15,000  The British and French soldiers were quickly packed onto the troop transport and rushed towards Norway in a mighty manner.

    But just when everyone thought the German army would face a disastrous defeat, Hitler quietly left Berlin

    On Friday, April 19, a well-protected convoy quietly arrived at Geilenkirchen, a border town north of Aachen, despite the cold wind. The entire town had been blocked. It can be said that even a mouse wanted to "cross the border."  They will all be wiped out by the 38 infantry divisions, 7 armored divisions and 5 motorized infantry divisions gathered in the east of the town.

    After the convoy entered the town, the officers and soldiers of Group A were surprised to find that surrounded by more than a dozen SS officers, Hitler, wearing a leather windbreaker and wearing an Iron Cross on his chest, actually got out of the car. "What? The F¨¹hrer?"  Are you here?" In the temporary command post that was hidden and had no electric lights, Guderian and other officers were shocked when they heard the report. Old General Rundsted was even dumbfounded and hurriedly went out to greet him. But when he saw Hitler's chest  Iron Cross Medal, he deliberately adjusted his collar to reveal the gleaming European War College Officer's lapel badge, and mumbled: "He shouldn't have come, let alone wear this medal."

    Guderian twitched his lips. Fortunately, Hitler was very interested in inspecting his beloved armored forces at this moment, especially after seeing the pzkpfw4/f2 tank, which he had just begun to equip with the long barrel inspired by the Battle of Ahvaz, and even sat in it himself.  He experienced it, so he didn't hear how much the army generals resented his medal. "My dear head of state, why are you here in person? Is the navy finished?" Although Lundstedt is like most old stubborns.  I couldn¡¯t stand that medal, but my attitude was still very sincere. After all, Germany¡¯s renaissance started with this mustache who always had fantastic ideas. Of course, he didn¡¯t forget to ridicule the incompetent navy in the end.

    The eye-catching colonel's badge on Rundsted's collar made Hitler's face immediately darken. In the past few days, the navy had been beaten to pieces by the British. He was very angry that he had lost half of his belongings in just a few days. He wished he could  The British Royal Navy snatched him into his arms and slept in his arms, and now he was exposed in front of his face. Isn't that just adding to the trouble?  It's funny to say that everyone said he was dictatorial, but in fact the old stubborn people in the General Staff never gave him a good look. Even the fat man Goering often turned a deaf ear to the words of the head of state.  A small quarrel turns into a big quarrel within ten days!  Hitler, who was probably used to the sarcasm of old die-hards, immediately countered: "Dear General, I just saw a lot of oil on the tank. This is irresponsible behavior. As the commander of the group army, you should implement the rigorous style of an excellent German soldier."  Look behind me, the SS has set an example for you."

    "SS?" Rundsted glanced at the SS officer behind Hitler and snorted softly: "The lumberjacks in Bavaria are better than them." Who from the top to the bottom of the Wehrmacht thinks highly of the SS?  Of course, these words cannot be said in person, so he immediately saluted to express his sincerity that he would improve. However, this sincerity made the angry Hitler even more angry. Seeing the signs of another fight, the clever Guderian quickly stood up: "F¨¹hrer, Army Group A  All 440,000 soldiers are ready to obey your orders at any time and die for Germany."

    ¡°Let¡¯s see, one of our own people is still reliable,¡± Hitler thought secretly, with a worried expression on his face as he walked towards the headquarters: ¡°General Guderian, do you really think now is an opportunity?¡±

    "Of course the British and French are attracted to Norway by your brilliant plan, so now that the front is flat, we can easily cross the Ardennes area to the Sedan Fortress, and then forcefully cross the Maas River and establish a bridgehead there to cover the follow-up.  The infantry continues to cross the river. Please believe me, F¨¹hrer! In just five days, we can cross the place where we suffered last time and completely defeat the French!" Guderian cleverly flattered and vowed to describe the prospects of the battle, but other officers did not.  Good news, but no one said anything in the end, because this issue that has been argued about countless times has no result at all.??Germany and France will eventually fight, and it is also true that Britain and France are being lured away by Norway.

    Hitler was very happy, because it was indeed his fault to take action early. After the massacre in Poland was detonated, he took advantage of the chaos in Britain and France and deployed five divisions to attack Soviet-controlled Poland to paralyze the enemy, creating what he considered to be a "wonderful"  "The secret troop deployment operation completed the deployment of troops and materials required for Manstein's plan ahead of schedule, and also successfully escaped the eyes of Britain and France. But he was very happy. When it was time to set off, he was always uneasy, so  He came here specially for inspection. After entering the dim command post, he immediately stared at the map, looking left and right, with a scheming look. However, this affectation made the officer who always looked down on him laugh secretly. A corporal could understand such a complicated map.  Military map?

    Hitler looked at it with great interest. After a while, he found the Marne River, pointed with his gloves and said: "I'm afraid there will be a war of attrition here."

    ""What's the use of saying it now?  The three armies are already ready!  Although Lundsted could not stand Hitler's blind command, he certainly could not stop at this time. The order had been issued, and a sudden suspension would only greatly affect the morale of his side, so he immediately said: "Don't worry, F¨¹hrer, we have a proper plan."  plan"

    "Properly, properly, you always have a proper plan. I have fought with the French for four years, and I know what they are capable of." Hitler babbled and shook the Iron Cross on his chest a few times to show that he knew France better than anyone else.  The powerful dragon Destede secretly smiled bitterly. He was too familiar with this person. He always had whimsical ideas and bold moves in strategy, but every time when it was critical, he would be hysterical and cautious like a mouse. He also especially liked to point fingers, but he could never be among the hundreds.  Arguing in front of the officers?  He could only ask patiently: "F¨¹hrer, what makes you make such a judgment?"

    "But I have just received news that the Chinese Chief of General Staff will visit Paris in a few days. You should know that he defeated us at Reniwell last time and made Field Marshal Hindenburg passive." Hitler said.  news, and even put the blame on Yue Peng's visit to Paris.

    Is it because of this?

    The generals were immediately so angry that they cried and laughed. They knew that the Yellow Plan had been basically ready since early March. However, Hitler felt that the weather was bad and asked to postpone it to April. It was already mid-April. The snow in the forest had begun to melt and the temperature was rising rapidly.  It has also attracted the attention of Britain and France. All the conditions for an attack are already in place and cannot be postponed just because the Chinese Chief of General Staff visits Paris, right?  Guderian even screamed in his heart. There were originally few people supporting the Manstein plan. Wouldn't it be bad if Hitler announced the cancellation of the plan or continued to delay it on a whim?  So he immediately stood in front and argued excitedly: "F¨¹hrer, on the contrary, I think we should attack immediately."

    Hitler was startled by Guderian who rushed out of the diagonal stab. Seeing clearly that the expression on the back of the beloved general softened a lot, he asked while putting on his gloves: "General Guderian, why do you have such an idea?  "

    "F¨¹hrer, please forgive me for the fact that the Chinese have been secretly colluding with Britain and France. I think Lord Yue Peng is here to discuss an alliance this time. In fact, this is very, very bad for our army, because they have a powerful armored force in the Middle East.  Our opponent also controls the sea power and can transport two or even four Chinese armored divisions within a few days." In order to convince Hitler, Guderian told lies with his eyes open. How could it be so easy to transport armored divisions?  From assembly to landing, it is impossible to take less than half a month, and this does not include the transportation time.

    But Hitler didn't know. He immediately looked at Rundsted, who coughed lightly, nodded against his will, and said unforgivingly: "General Guderian is right, we have no sea power, and the navy has already lost power because of stupidity."  It became cheese (cheese has many hollows)¡±

    ¡°We still have an Italian ally,¡± Hitler, who was stabbed in pain again, shouted hysterically like a cat that had its tail stepped on.

    "Yes, but we don't have 7 million tons of oil"

    This sentence hit Hitler's heart at once, because he had always wanted Italy to participate in sharing the pressure, but Mussolini said that he must first assist 7 million tons of oil, 6 million tons of coal, 2 million tons of steel, 1 million  Ton of wood, 600 tons of molybdenite, 400 tons of titanium, 20 tons of zirconium, just kidding!  Even if it plundered a lot from the Soviets, Germany still couldn't collect 7 million tons of oil reserves for Italy!  Therefore, this matter has become the biggest joke among the top brass of the German army. Even Marshal Brauchitsch privately stated that he would rather suffer the French artillery bombs alone than support Mussolini's stinky feet.

    Hitler was choked and couldn't say anything, so he had to cheer up, and in the blink of an eye he recovered from depression to full confidence: "Now that you are ready, let's start! Cut the necks of the French and let them drain the last drop of blood.  The French are begging for mercy in front of the German chariot!" In the hoarse voice, Rondstedt and Guderian, the old and the young, quietly exchanged words.Wow, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The head of state's pre-war depression was really deadly. Fortunately, the sickle harvesting plan was finally not delayed any longer.

    "For Germany, move forward!"

    In the early morning of April 20, Guderian climbed onto the tank, and the French battle that shocked the world began (To be continued)
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