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Chapter Fourteen: Giants (1)

From the Middle Ages to the present, Britain has been pursuing a "fence-skinned" policy in Europe. The British Islands were placed overseas by the English Channel, and she has been working hard to prevent Europe from becoming a "hegemon". When France was strong, Britain cooperated with Prussia to suppress France. After Prussia was unified, the British looked for the French and kept suppressing the rising Germany.

The British always tried every means to make Europe full of war. Even if there was no war, the British would create war. Only a war-torn Europe could protect its territorial security and interests. The English Channel was a natural barrier for the British, but to a large part it was also an obstacle to preventing the British from competing for Europe. In the Middle Ages, the British once thought about participating in the battle for hegemony on the European continent and war broke out with France. At that time, the English Channel was not only a natural barrier for the British to be glad, but also a strait that the British were heartbroken because the existence of the English Channel limited the British's ambition to expand to the European continent.

After the end of the war with France, the Queen of England adopted a new policy, which was to support the "weak" to confront the "strong", so that the power of European countries was exhausted in the "civil war". This policy was successful, and no one in Europe could ignore the influence of Britain, and Britain continued to become stronger in such an environment. During the civil strife, she earned enough benefits and accumulated enough power. During the period of civil strife, the British even used the European civil war to take the lead in expanding their power to all parts of the world, becoming the veritable "sun never set" empire. When European countries came back to their senses and participated in the great colonial movement, Britain had become the boss of Europe and even the world without realizing it. At this point, the greater the influence of the British on Europe. In many cases, many countries had to do things according to the expressions of the British, which also earned the honor of a world policeman for the British.

Now, the world war broke out again, which is not what the British wanted to see. For this reason, she once tried her best to stop this war, which led to the birth of the appeasement policy. This was Chamberlain's wrong policy? Wrong, this was not just Chamberlain's mistake, but all the British people. They wanted to ensure their status, so they were sacrificing "others" in exchange for their own status guarantees. This was the plays of Austria, Czechoslovakia and even Poland that disappeared from the world stage. Unfortunately, after the Germans got these fruits, they did not buy it. The Germans wanted more, such as driving their annoying enemies, the French and the British in the sea to feed fish.

The 15th Army captured the important French town of Sep and stopped at Sep and repaired. According to Xu Yang's intention, for a long time, the 15th Army's operations will revolve around the French towns around Sep and Sep. The 15th Army needs to build a line of defense again to block reinforcements from southern France here. The 15th Army has another intention to stop here, which is to use practical actions to threaten the security of the rear wing of the Allied forces of the Maginot Line of Defense and create conditions for the army in the hinterland of Germany to enter France.

However, Xu Yang did not intend to stay quietly. After discussing with the commander, Xu Yang ordered the 9th Armored Division and the 10th Motorized Division to continue advancing towards Shawmon, the 2nd Motorized Division, the 9th Motorized Division and two infantry divisions to stay in Sip and clear the French army in Lance.

Xuyang directly set up the Army Command in Syprus, which had not suffered major damage. This is a strategic location. Reinforcements from southern France and the Allies retreating from Macino must pass near Syprus. It is very necessary and necessary to consolidate the occupation of Syprus!

An armored division of the Kleist armored cluster will also turn south, joining the troops of the 15th Army to control Chaumon and completely cut off the rear wing of the Maginot Line. After completing this strategic goal, the Loeb's army group will move, and some clusters will be interspersed into France to take over the responsibility of consolidating Chaumon's results and completely monitor Maginot. Germany will not waste precious forces to attack the area full of fortresses, and complete the strategic military operations in France's abdomen, which is equivalent to winning. At that time, hundreds of thousands of allies stationed at the Maginot Line will surrender without fighting.

On May 15, Xu Yang needed to return to Berlin, and the 15th Army was temporarily represented by Rick and commanded by General Bock. Some of the SS troops in Germany have completed their transformation. As the general leader of the armed SS, Xu Yang needs to go back to take charge of some affairs. So far, the second German division of the armed SS and the third SS division have been transformed into an armored division. In order to avoid duplication of numbers, Xu Yang changed the name of the SS, which was repeated with the Defence Force's "Great German" armored division to the "Imperial" division.

After the start of the Battle of Poland, Xuyang was preparing to build the two armored divisions. What is different from the National Defense Forces is that these two troops are more ‘individual’ units, and the construction process is also quite difficult. During the initial construction of the Second SS Division, this division had only one armored grenade regiment, which means that this division had no armored power, no ‘division’ unit number, and only some simple anti-armor weapons. In the Battle of Poland, the Second SS Panzer Grenade Regiment successfully destroyed four Polish tanks with a 36-shaped shoulder bazooka, and was commended by Xu Yang.

During the battle against the Polish Resistance Army, the armored grenade regiment also performed well and demonstrated its excellent military qualities to the Defense Forces Command, indicating that it was not a barbaric militia without military discipline. The commander reduced the difficulties and Xu Yang also had the opportunity to add a motorized regiment to the division. At this time, the idea of ​​the "Second" had been passed on to the parliament by Xu Yang, and the members agreed to the construction plan of the armored division without any difficulties. Xu Yang used his own resources to add the "Germany" armored regiment to the Imperial Division, and sent the first batch of tanks and armored vehicles of the division, and the Imperial Division had its first batch of armored forces.

At the beginning of the outbreak of the French Battle, after the excellent performance of the "Imperial Scimitar" in Norway: in order to make up for the shortcomings of the National Defense Forces and some of Xu Yang's own ambitions, the division's construction speed was accelerated, and an i-type tank regiment, an ii-type tank battalion and an iii-type self-propelled assault gun battalion was added, and the system gradually matured. However, at the beginning of the Ardennes Battle, the command headquarters did not allow the armed SS to intervene, but regarded the armed SS as the "resistance army scavenger", and also

That is to say, the Command Department agreed to the Armed SS as the rear guard to consolidate the troops, but did not agree to the Armed SS to participate directly in the war. For this reason, Xu Yang had a week-long "fight" with many senior generals such as Braushich and Fridge. Under Xu Yang's strong request and explanation, the Armed SS's plan to participate was passed, but he could not participate in the war. Instead, he needed to open up the "road" in the National Defense Forces, and the Armed SS was allowed to step on the front line.

The Supreme Command still does not trust the combat effectiveness of the "militia". He did not know that after Xu Yang took over the National Leader-General of the SS, the training methods of the SS and the National Defense Forces were no different. In some places, the SS trained more cruelly than the National Defense Forces. In spirit, the soldiers of the SS were more tenacious, and these soldiers had been instilled with an extremely radical idea. Radical thoughts were not good? In a state of war, there must be a spirit of sacrifice for victory. Of course, this sacrifice may be the enemy, and more likely to be himself.

As the construction of the Second Imperial Division of the Wrath SS was completed, the Third Skeleton Division of the Wrath SS was also in full swing during the construction. With the precedent of the Second Imperial Division, the Third Skeleton Division did not suffer much difficulty.

Xu Yang has always had a trouble, that is, under the armed "spiritual" of the SS, the SS, had a pathological spirit of "self-sacrifice". They fought fiercely and fearlessly, and their sacrifice speed was also fierce and fearless. In many cases, SS soldiers could even pay a whole platoon to eliminate an enemy's firepower point, including everyone in the lieutenant platoon leader. This was speechless. Anyway, Xu Yang had always had a headache about the SS's death rate.

In the Norwegian battle, the Imperial Saber suffered an astonishing 17 soldiers, and the soldiers were seriously injured reached 3,470. Almost none of the entire division was intact. Many people only saw the Imperial Saber conquering Oslo, the capital of Norway, and did not see that the casualties were so serious in such a small battle. It is hard to imagine whether the entire division would be reimbursed in high-intensity battles in the future.

For this reason, Xu Yang once issued strict orders to implement combat tactical ideas. The fearless perverted spirit of self-sacrifice should be restrained. He even denounced the commander of the Imperial Sword, and gave all the senior leaders of the armed SS: soldiers are consumables, but they should not be consumed in places that should not be!

At 4 pm on May 15, Xu Yang took a special plane to Berlin. He would fly over the Belgian-occupied area and return to the hinterland of Germany. After the special plane refueled, it would fly directly to the heart of the Third Reich of Germany: Berlin.

In order to commend the victory of the 15th Army in Reims, the Supreme Commander of the Empire awarded Xu Yang the Iron Cross. This was to commend Xu Yang for his brave command of the war and leading the 15th Army to win the victory. In order to commend the 15th Army, the Commander also awarded the first-class second-class Iron Cross to seven staff members including Rick. The Commander's intention was very simple, which was to create enough examples to allow German soldiers to fight bravely and eager to participate in the battle. Its role was also remarkable. After the armies of each group learned about this, their enthusiasm for fighting quickly increased, and their advancement speed to the heart of France was significantly increased. Sometimes spiritual encouragement could create many miracles.

The situation on the English Channel was clear. Churchill finally ousted Chamberlain and was appointed as the British Prime Minister by the Emperor. At around 4 pm on May 15, Churchill also took a special plane to Paris one day earlier than history. His purpose at this time was to encourage the French political core, and on the other hand, to learn about the real situation of the war.

At this moment, Paris has no longer had the so-called "Pearl of Europe" prosperity. Since it was bombarded by the German army with long-range ** one after another, few people have been willing to walk around the streets. The cafes on the street before the war have now become rows of wooden bars with warnings. The depressed war economy, coupled with the loss of confidence in the victory of the war, has made Paris lifeless. Churchill took a special car to the French Supreme Command in such an atmosphere.

Churchill found that the French authorities were full of frustration after failure. When meeting with French Prime Minister Paul Renault, Churchill simply asked to "go to the street," but Paul Renault's answer left him speechless.

"We have failed! We have failed! We have lost this war!" The words of a country's prime minister fully demonstrated that France's morale was generally depressed.

Churchill said no more and asked to see Gan Molin directly. He met Gan Molin in a luxurious office of the French Supreme Command. The once glorious Frenchman was standing haggardly at the window looking out. About 1,500 meters outside the window was originally a building high, but now there was a ruin.

"What are you looking at?"

Gan Molin seemed to find someone coming in at this time. He trembled all over and turned around quickly, looking at his posture, "Is it... it's you?" It seems that the French General Staff was frightened for the past few days.

Churchill turned his head and frowned slightly. He walked calmly to the luxurious sofa on the left side of the office and sat down. "Paul Reno told me: The combat plan for the 2nd Army Group to break north failed, and only 30,000 people returned to the Maginot Line. We also lost the air battle on the Mass River. The German army has completely occupied the towns near the Mass River. Can you tell me what the German army is doing now?"

Perhaps it was Churchill's calm voice that calmed Ganmolin. The haggard chief of staff of the French army breathed a sigh of relief, "The German B army occupied Belgium, a large area of ​​Dutch territory. Our expeditionary forces there sent a request to 'submit to the German army if they had to'. I have replied that in Belgium, our army in the Netherlands can request decent surrender to the German army if they were 'forced'." He walked to his desk and picked up a document, "The commander-in-chief also lost contact with the garrison of the Sep. It seems that the troops there are also finished. The Germans defeated us, and now they have achieved the strategic intention of attacking the Maginot Line in front and back, and we have failed..."

This is the second time Churchill has heard the five words 'we failed' from the French senior management, which makes him look down on the French in his heart. He asked: "Where is our strategic reserve force?"

Gan Molin looked stunned and said something disgusting: "No."

Churchill couldn't hold back his anger. He stood up suddenly and asked, "No? How could it be! We still have a considerable number of troops south of the German breakthrough. There are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the north. The troops including the British Expeditionary Force will add up. Can't these troops move towards the strait, restrain the German breakthrough, and then launch a counterattack from the north and south directions to cut off the German vanguard?"

Gan Molin obviously had lost the confidence to win, and he replied: "It's impossible, it's really impossible... I have issued an order, but the 2nd Army Group, their 300,000 people were driven from Seedon to the other side of the Moselle River. Before the troops transferred from the south arrived at Shaumeng, the heavy equipment was blown up by the Luftwaffe. Now they are trapped south of Shaumeng and cannot move. What else can I do?"

Churchill was suffocated and almost couldn't breathe, "Where is the Air Force? Are there many Air Forces?"

Gan Molin looked regretful, "The shameless Germans suddenly launched an attack. Our plane was blown up by German air raiders before they took off at the airport. Except for planes that had not been transferred from the south, the planes we sent to the Maas River to seize air supremacy are already the last batch of air forces in the north."

Churchill couldn't imagine that one day he would yell at a senior executive in another country, but he did yell, "Then transfer it! Do you French want to watch the Germans occupy their own territory without doing anything?"

‘Boom!!!’ After a loud bang, the ground suddenly vibrated again. It seemed like a sudden earthquake that made people feel at a loss.

Churchill was startled. He looked at Gan Molin with a nerve reaction, but found Gan Molin's expression that was used to it, which made his thinking a little dazed. When he came to his senses, he hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

Gan Molin shook his head decadently and looked at the frightened Churchill with an indescribable expression.

Churchill asked repeatedly and realized that Paris would be bombarded by the German army every two hours. Although the accuracy was not very good, it was a big blow to the French people's self-confidence. Churchill instantly understood that this was the Germans engaged in psychological warfare, which made him feel very incredible. "Do you find out where the Germans arranged the **? Why don't you send troops to blow it up!"

"In Cologne..." Ganmolin seemed to have lost the vitality of living people, and his tone was full of decadence. "On the first day, a Brege bomber brigade was sent to bomb, and on the German border, he was shot down by the German Emil interceptors, which were all shot down near Liege. Small troops on the ground also tried to enter Cologne from the Netherlands. Those young men were slaughtered before they even got close to the long-range ** range. The Germans would not easily let people approach the long-range ** range. I heard that there was an elite armed SS paratrooper division that specifically guarded that big guy. Oh... it was the 'Imperial Scimitar' paratrooper division that captured Oslo, the capital of Norway."

"..." Churchill was stunned, "How do you know it was Kahn von Stark's armed SS?"

When Gan Molin heard the name "Karn von Stark", a light flashed in his eyes and immediately replied: "The airdrop of the Imperial Scimitar airdropped one of the young men who were on duty on the mission to the A-detective, which is telling us that no one can destroy "Gustav."

Churchill remained silent. He thought to himself: France is over, it is completely over, there is no rescue. The French are probably thinking about how to withdraw from the war with dignity. I should find a way to save the British young man stranded in France back to the British Isles!

"I hope to hold an Allied Conference, just tonight? Well... Also, please invite John Gauter. The Belgian Chief of Staff George De Vontene is also there? Of course, he should attend the Allied Conference. Ivad of Luxembourg? No need, Luxembourg has withdrawn from the war, he should rest. We need to continue our efforts!"

That night, Churchill once again proposed a breakthrough plan for the besieged Allied forces and was willing to send all the Royal Air Force fighter squadrons that were preparing for local defense to France. He worked hard to rescue British soldiers. Churchill repeatedly emphasized that France still felt that there was a lack of air force and was unwilling to adopt it, which made Churchill very angry. Finally, with the support of Paul Renault, most of the French personnel were willing to try to rescue the besieged Allied soldiers, but they generally felt that the feasibility of this combat plan was too low, because the sky was occupied by the Luftwaffe, and all the actions of the Allied were under the surveillance of the Germans.

The development of the battle situation shows that the German army is likely to attack the strait coast or Paris within a few days. This situation will definitely happen according to the German army's marching speed. The fate of the British and French troops in the north being disintegrated or even being completely wiped out has been doomed.

On the third day after Xu Yang returned to Berlin, the day before the Allies were preparing to counterattack: the French hero during World War I, the "Verdun's savior", the current French Defense Minister Henry Philippe Betten, became magically active. The 4-year-old French Field Marshal, the current French Defense Minister, tried his best to win over supporters in the political chaos, and intends to get involved in the position of French Prime Minister. With the halo of "French Hero", he quickly attracted a large number of supporters and took over the post of French Prime Minister from Paul Renault, who supported Churchill's combat plan. The situation of the allies began to become a bit confusing...

...

Armed SS Headquarters, No. 67 Bodhi Street, Berlin.

Imperial Security Minister Heidrich, Imperial Propaganda Minister Goebbels, SS Berlin Military Region General Commander Lyon Foster, the leader of the Third Reich Labor Front, Simmul, the representative of the Third Reich Rhine Industrial Zone, Bab Lipset, the general manager of the Third Reich ** Research Bureau, Albert Einstein, the No. 1 Deputy Head Otto Hein, and the No. 2 Deputy Head Fletstrasman,... and others gathered together.

Now Lyon Foster is making his first report. He needs to report to Xu Yang clearly what happened in Berlin recently, and then summarize the actual situation of the SS military academy in Berlin after Xu Yang went to the front line to participate in the war, such as: how many people are trained and how many people are assigned to the troops.

Xu Yang has made enough contributions in the Battle of Poland and the Western Front. It is meaningful for him to return to Berlin at this time. In the subsequent Western Front War, he is no longer so important. The collapsed Allied forces can only make small-scale counterattacks at most. As long as they pay attention to the opportunity to go to Dunkorke, victory can be obtained. Now Xu Yang has to do a lot, such as the peace proposal of the new French Prime Minister Bettan mentioned by Heidrich.

"Oh! Doctor, is there a problem with the introduction of uranium ore? Your experiment cannot be carried out? Well... This is a big problem, but I believe that in no time, the Congo, which Belgium belongs to, will become our German territory. Yes, Belgium already has the intention to withdraw from the war, and the Queen of the Netherlands was invited back to Berlin as a guest. These two countries will withdraw from the war soon. Is the funds of the Catherwilliam Institute enough? Is it? It's very good..."

Xu Yang deliberately avoided the facts about the changes in France's political situation, which was another "invisible" victory for the Third German Empire. Xu Yang always believed that Heidrich was a genius who designed conspiracy. The imperial security minister, who always had a dead face, began to learn to smile after his ID was signed for the Honorary Jewish certificate, but it was ugly to smile.

At this time, Xinmul finally said something he had always wanted to say, and this sentence was definitely not something Xu Yang was willing to hear.

"Your father, Hal, has already intentionally given up the position of 'Futh', which is the main reason why you were recalled by secret telegrams this time. Before the end of the French Battle, he had already helped you create enough favorable situations, and it should be performed by you, Kahn von Sdaq. At present, the voices within Germany cannot be unified for some reasons. This is not good news for our career. Your father cannot do any extreme measures to stop this incident from happening again and again, and you... you can!"

A fierce light flashed in Heidrich's eyes. He had found what he wanted. Now he needed to prove the value of his existence.

Xu Yang changed the subject again. He gestured to Simmüller and Heidrich for a separate conversation with his eyes. This made Lyon Foster, who had been paying attention to Xu Yang's movements, feel very disappointed. He understands that he has not yet been fully trusted.

Compared with other 'politicians', these 'doctors' seem very quiet. They always speak when Xu Yang asks what is missing, and one speech is definitely a bunch of terms.

"Nils-Bol hopes to get your consent to leave Germany and go to England, and his relatives are there." Albert Einstein, who had never spoken, had such a shocking tone as soon as he spoke, at least Xu Yang was frightened by this sentence.

Niels-Bol is a famous Danish physicist and a recognized physics expert in the international scientific community. After Denmark surrendered, he was "invited" to work in Leipzig's laboratory by the armed SS. However, the famous physicist seemed unwilling to work for the Third Reich of Germany and repeatedly mentioned his desire to go to Britain to find relatives.

Xu Yang didn't know how to answer Albert Einstein for a moment, so he could only smile and watch Albert Einstein lifting up the coffee and making the move to drink. In fact, he was thinking about how to refuse.
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