Are there reinforcements? The answer is of course no. It’s not that there are no troops, but they are in the hands of the SS. And the SS, even the interim president Brauchitsch, can’t do anything. This will happen.
It seems that the people of the Wehrmacht are to blame for this kind of thing. That is, because in the distribution of command power and even the allocation of national resources, the people of the Wehrmacht completely do not take the people of the SS seriously. The result is that when the SS is needed,
At that time, the SS men chose to wait and see without hesitation, leaving the Wehrmacht in a lonely battle.
Li Tieshu knew something about the conflicts between the Wehrmacht and the SS. However, because of his personal experience of all the armed forces in China being united to the outside world during the Anti-Japanese War, what he did not expect was that when the country was facing the crisis of annihilation, Germany
The Wehrmacht and the SS still had conflicts and could not put aside their differences and speak out unanimously. His eyes swept over the faces of Brauchitsch and others, and they all looked a little embarrassed when he saw their expressions. He shook his head slightly and asked
: "Can't you be convinced?"
Brauchitsch thought for a while, looked up at him, and said sincerely: "We tried, but it didn't work. General Li, can you help us be the middleman?"
"I have no problem with being the target, but it's too late, right? Marshal, to be honest, if there are no ground reinforcements, then I don't recommend letting our naval forces go into the attack. As you know, our supplies are very difficult. Commander Chen and the others are here
Several dispatches have consumed almost all the reserves. If this dispatch cannot change the status quo, what if you still need air support in the future?"
No one spoke. It was indeed a dead end.
The atmosphere in the conference room was almost frozen. After about five minutes, Brauchitsch spoke with difficulty and said to Li Tieshu: "General Li, we still hope that Commander Chen's naval aviation force can provide us with air support. I believe that in the future,
The bravery of the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers does not mean that there is no chance of victory. No matter what happens, General Rommel should have no problem breaking through the encirclement."
"Do you really think so? Instead of doing this, I suggest you let go of the Eastern Front!"
"Abandon the Eastern Front?" Everyone looked at Li Tieshu.
If there were other options, Li Tieshu would not be willing to make this suggestion. But now, because he felt that this was the only way to solve the crisis of Rommel's demise, Li Tieshu still said it. He stood up and walked straight to the map, with his right hand on
Pointing to the Czech Zlin area on the eastern front, he said: "I know that abandoning the eastern front may cause the Czech Republic to be occupied by Soviet Russia, and then cause the Czech Republic to be instigated by the Soviet Russians. However, this can delay the Soviet Russians for at least a week.
.Then, the 300,000 troops on the Eastern Front can become a decisive force to complete the counter-encirclement of the Russian army on the right wing of Petrogosz. I heard that one-third of the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front are armored troops.
If they are allowed to maneuver at full speed, can they reach Petrogoszow in ten hours? Between Petrogoszow and Zlin, there are only some Lithuanian and Latvian retinues, and some Polish militia forces..."
"What if it fails? If the Czech Republic surrenders to the Soviet Union, then our eastern front will be completely open. I don't think the SS can hold their defense line. If they are defeated, then this battle will be difficult.
There is no way to fight!" Guderian said.
The defense line of the German SS was established in Dringstown and Nuremberg, which is also the current base of the SS. From this perspective, the SS should fight to the death with the Soviet Russians. The problem is that the SS in Germany The military system has always been known for its low combat effectiveness. In Guderian's view, the risk factor was too high.
"With one week, I was able to convince Gill. No, three days, three days is enough. However, the National Defense Forces have to pay for the equipment of nearly five divisions," Li Tieshu said.
According to the information he received from Chen Shichang, he knew that the aircraft carrier fleet Wu Dao Tian Wang would be able to receive a full set of Chinese National Defense Force standard equipment enough to equip five divisions in a few days, including an army aviation squadron including twelve helicopters. This batch Chen Shichang originally planned to sell the equipment to the Italians and Spanish, but now it can be used as a mediator between the German Wehrmacht and the SS.
"The equipment of the five divisions? What styles are they?" Manstein asked.
"The current equipment of our main national defense force, but the ammunition is not compatible with your country's weapons."
Everyone looked at Brauchitsch. If there were other options, they would not want to see the SS continue to grow, and they would have to pay for it.
"Is this necessary?" Brauchitsch asked Li Tieshu.
Li Tieshu spread his hands and smiled bitterly, saying: "I really hope we can have other choices. But do we have other choices now? Moreover, I feel that we are running out of time."
Stimulated by his words, Brauchitsch closed his eyes and thought for a while, opened his eyes, put his hands on the table and said: "Then do what General Li said! However, we hope to get a detailed equipment list."
Li Tieshu: "No problem."
When they received Li Tieshu's telegram, Chen Shichang and Bian Jingdao were accompanying Nancy Wake to watch one of their major generals and captains give lessons to Nancy Wake's officers.
Nancy Wake looked very pretty in the navy uniform of the National Defense Force. In fact, during the past few days on the aircraft carrier fleet, she received a lot of attention every day. And because of her, Chen Shichang was in The image in the minds of his subordinates has also changed. As Bian Jingdao said: Our commander has finally enlightened.
Li Yiming proposed to provide military training to the officers of Nancy Wake's Nationalist Army. His purpose was to have time to insert or develop one or two nails in the Nationalist Army. Maybe It is because she has been working on the intelligence front and is familiar with the tricky tricks, so Nancy Wake is quite cooperative. Of course, judging from her sticking to Chen Shichang all day long, she may not have other ideas. For example, now, she clearly She is sitting between Chen Shichang and Bian Jingdao, but if anyone pays attention, they will find that her body is obviously leaning towards Chen Shichang, and her head has even rested on Chen Shichang's shoulder.
The duty officer trotted over and whispered in Chen Shichang's ear. Chen Shichang frowned after hearing a few sentences. He nodded to Nancy Wake, got up and followed the duty officer away.
"Why is Commander Chen gone?" Nancy Wake asked Bian Jingdao in a low voice.
"It should be a telegram from China. As you know, he is the commander-in-chief, so many things need to be handled by him personally."
(Old Poison: Tonight, let us pray together for the compatriots who were killed and injured in Tianjin Port!)