"Long live the Head of State, your decision is extremely noble and correct. My loyalty to the Head of State can be reflected in the sun and the moon, and can be seen in the sky. As for the great and sacred Head of State who allows me to command the French campaign, I am also grateful for the trust in the Head of State. For

I will guarantee this with my honor and will definitely bring great victory and supreme honor to Germany."

"Okay, okay, my little carrot head, I have full confidence in your abilities. Tell me your requirements and I will do my best to meet your requirements."

"Long live the Führer, to achieve the goal of the French campaign, I need three million troops. The two million Wehrmacht troops currently deployed in front of the Maginot Line and the one million SS troops we have just formed are exactly three million. Totally

It can be used to implement the French campaign plan, but we will be empty internally.

We need to transfer about one million troops from the Soviet Union back to Germany for mobile use. The excuse for these troops to return home is to rest and recuperate. We can completely use the rotation system, which can also give the soldiers on the front line sufficient vacation opportunities, and at the same time make

Germany has prepared troops again and decided to kill two birds with one stone.

The troop strength has been arranged, which is about some arrangements within the Soviet Union. Great Head of State, you also know that Army Group South has a total of one million SS troops. On the one hand, we must defend the Soviet army in Stalingrad, and on the other hand, we must send a large number of SS troops.

It was beyond the capabilities of the SS to encircle Moscow with its troops, but at this time Germany had already

There are no troops to reinforce Army Group South, so I want to use the SS troops from some of the EU countries we have recently joined. Although the quality of these troops needs to be improved, they hate the Stalin regime very much and can still fight to the death. Besides, the quality of these troops still needs to be improved.

I will also arrange for their defense. This can make up for the lack of our troops."

The second half of what Zhang Jun said not only solved the problem of insufficient SS troops, but also allowed Hitler to agree to Zhang Jun's legitimate use of the Ukrainian SS and Russian SS, and now also includes the Georgian SS and the Azerbaijani SS.

SS, these four SS armies

The total strength has exceeded 1.5 million. Zhang Jun only needs to deploy these SS troops in front of Stalingrad for defense. Zhang Jun can leave 200,000 SS troops as the mobile strength of these troops.

Prepare for possible attacks in the direction of Stalingrad.

"Okay. I agree with you."

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Zhang Jun successfully resolved the crisis facing the SS with a brand-new plan. However, Zhang Jun's crime of forging strategic documents would be a heinous crime if it happened. Of course, if Germany wins, it will be nothing.

, everything depends on how the French campaign commanded by Zhang Jun goes.

The specific plan for the "French Campaign" was of course refined and detailed by the professional staff officers of the General Staff. The detailed plans formulated by these staff officers were of course based on Zhang Jun's French campaign plan.

Although Zhang Jun did not participate in the detailed work of the plan, Zhang Jun was not relaxed. Now Zhang Jun has been authorized by the head of state. He can allocate all human and financial resources to prepare the French campaign plan. Of course, the tanks and storage tanks produced during this period

The plane was completely emptied by Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun also didn’t

Should these weapons be issued to the SS, but to the Wehrmacht? The weapons and equipment of the SS still mainly come from Poland and Ukraine. It is also possible to get some of them to the SS. Although the Wehrmacht has some objections, there will be no objections.

There was too much backlash, because those tanks and aircraft Zhang Jun did give to the National Defense Forces.

Model was temporarily seconded to the Stalingrad front line, and his position was the commander of the Stalingrad front line. Among the German generals in World War II, Manstein, Guderian, and Rommel were the representatives of the German offensive generals. There were also masters of defensive warfare, including

Walter Model is one of the best. In the later stages of the war, Model appeared wherever there was a crisis. He was highly used by Hitler and repeatedly turned the tide and delayed the Nazi war.

At the time of Nazi Germany's demise, he was called Hitler's "firefighter." Because of his excellent defensive capabilities, he was called a "defense genius." Model was generally considered a defensive master and was the most capable general in Nazi Germany in the late World War II. He was promoted to

When he was marshal, there were 15 generals in Army Group Center who were more senior than him. Model won the honor of defensive master because he commanded three Eastern Front defensive battles, including the Rzhev Bulge.

At the same time, Model is also a person who dares to argue for the truth.

During the "Typhoon" operation, Model had a quarrel with Hitler for the first time. On January 20, Model flew to the "Wolf's Lair" and requested the dispatch of an additional army group for support. Although Hitler agreed to the reinforcements, he ordered the army group to attack at Vyazma

Gzatzk in the northeast was assembled and launched, while Model insisted that the counterattack breakthrough area be selected in Rzhev, where reinforcements must be assembled and launched. The two had a fierce quarrel over this. Model acted blindly against Hitler.

The Preliminary Army was disgusted by the actions of the Army and sarcastically said: "Who is commanding the 9th Army, my head of state, you or me?" He was confident that he knew the situation on the front line better than Hitler, who only relied on maps. Hitler was shocked and finally

Agree with Model's plan. Model believes that if a commander loses his autonomy and is tied to orders, he can only fight smooth battles at best, but he can never win hard or bad battles.

Of course Zhang Jun will not interfere with Model's command. Zhang Jun only needs to send 1.5 million newly formed Ukrainian SS, Russian SS, Georgian SS, and Azerbaijani SS, a total of 1.5 million

In addition, the German SS has a mobile strength of 200,000, including an armored corps, which can be handed over to Model.

As for Rommel, the deputy commander-in-chief, he has a more important job. Rommel was originally an offensive general, while Model was a defensive general. Rommel was temporarily in charge of all the troops of Army Group South on the entire Soviet front line, and Rommel himself

Then led 750,000 German SS troops, plus more than 300,000 EU coalition forces, to attack the southern part of Moscow along the Rostov railway.

After capturing Liangzan, the gateway, they sent troops north to attack the cities of Gorky and Ivanovo. It was about 600 kilometers from Liangzan to Ivanovo. Of course, the SS could not deploy a continuous line of defense, but

The SS has a powerful armored force and can lay out circular fortifications not far apart. The armored force is their link. There is no other way to do this.

This kind of continuous and distant ring defenses has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can block the Soviet troops attacking from all directions. The disadvantage is that the SS must ensure sufficient armored mobility. At the same time, the Air Force must at least acquire armor units that can protect itself.

Advantages, this is the minimum requirement.

Zhang Jun still had plans for Vincent's deadly move. Although Vincent's more than 100,000 SS troops were Zhang Jun and Rommel's sharp knives inserted into the Soviet Union to attract Soviet troops and firepower, Zhang Jun

Still not going to give up, we must try our best to help Vincent.

Soon Zhang Jun began to take action and mobilized all 300 B-29 strategic bombers in Germany. Although Germany had imitated the B-29 very early, it had only built more than 100 B-29s so far. All of these B-29s were destroyed.

They were either airborne early warning aircraft or air tankers, so Germany always had only 300 B-29 aircraft used for transportation and bombing missions.

It's not that Germany's production capacity is insufficient, but that Germany's resources cannot build b-29s on a large scale. Germany must use its limited resources to build other aircraft, such as the "Liu Ye" and the copycat Type 99 tank.

Another thing that makes Zhang Jun happy is that Germany's aerial refueling technology has also made new breakthroughs. The "Sixth Master" of an aviation regiment modified by Germany to be able to perform aerial refueling can already perform combat missions. This surprise came so suddenly.

, Zhang Jun started to develop aerial refueling aircraft in 1937, which lasted for three years, and the origin of aerial refueling technology is relatively early.

Aerial refueling originated from the bold action of an adventurer. In 1921, American Willie May carried a 20-liter aviation oil tank on his back and climbed from the wing of one aircraft to another in flight.

On the wing of the aircraft, the tank aviation fuel was poured into the fuel tank of the aircraft. From then on, this inspired mankind's enthusiasm for researching aerial refueling technology. Two years later, the first aerial tanker was born in the United States.

Born. On August 27, 1923, the first aerial refueling test in the history of human aviation was completed over San Diego Bay in the United States. At that time, two aircraft were flying in formation, and a 10-meter-long rod was hung from the aircraft flying above.

hose, the pilot in the back seat of the aircraft behind him stood up, grabbed the hose with his hands, and connected it to the fuel tank of his own aircraft. The entire process was manually operated.

Now that he has finally made it through, how can Zhang Jun not be overjoyed? You must know that the United Kingdom has developed the "Meteor" jet aircraft, and the United States has developed the P59 jet aircraft, which can easily fly more than 10,000 meters.

high altitude, b-29's

The ceiling is only 10,500 meters. In this case, even if the b-29's defense is super strong, it is by no means an opponent of jet aircraft. The German b-29 cannot withstand huge losses. For this strategic-level deterrent weapon,

Everyone in Germany attaches great importance to it.

Now, with the "Sixth Master" capable of aerial refueling to escort these precious little things, Zhang Jun can guarantee that all of Europe will be within the bombing range of his B-29, not to mention the British mainland, and even those in Africa and the Middle East.

British and French bases are all within the bombing range of b-29s.

After learning the good news, Zhang Jun quickly ordered the speed of modification and training to ensure that more "Liu Ye" can carry out aerial refueling. The "Liu Ye" produced in the future will also be produced in full compliance with the technical standards for aerial refueling.

Zhang Jun mobilized 300 B-29s and a "Six Ye" aviation group capable of aerial refueling, and began to prepare to send weapons, equipment and ammunition to Vincent. As for the additional troops, Zhang Jun would also transport some to make up for Vincent's losses.
Chapter completed!