Chapter five hundred and seventy seventh Barbarossa
Chapter 577 Barbarossa
As the commander-in-chief of the German Army, Field Marshal von Brauchitsch naturally had the responsibility and obligation to explain the contents of the battle plan to his colleagues.
Marshal von Brauchitsch stood up and walked to the other end of the conference room corridor. Two huge glass chandeliers on the top of the corridor illuminated the entire conference room. On the walls at both ends were hung the Nazi Party flag and the German flag.
The flags of the army, navy and air force hang with a large portrait of Hitler in the middle and an extra-large map on the other side, which is now covered with curtains.
Two adjutants had already opened the curtains, revealing a large map inside. From a distance, the map was filled with densely packed place names and rivers and roads.
"Okay, gentlemen, please stand up and come to this map, because I believe your eyesight is not good enough to see clearly the names of places the size of flies from more than ten meters away." Von Blau began.
Marshal Xiqi said to everyone in a relaxed tone.
Although the commander-in-chief, who comes from a military family, is an empty commander and does not have many rights, the nearly sixty-year-old marshal himself does not have many ambitions. He just wants to live in peace until he retires next year.
A group of generals crowded towards the map in the corridor. Two lamps illuminated the map very clearly. On it was clearly written "Barbarossa Plan Operation Schematic", and the names of places and units were densely marked in German on it.
Number. Dozens of blue arrows on the map point to the east, where the two characters Soviet Russia are written in red pen.
Marshal von Brauchitsch picked up his pointer and pointed at this area and said: "Plan Barbarossa is actually a plan to occupy Soviet Russia. This plan is mainly divided into two parts: First, before the end of the war against Britain,
Use a quick campaign to defeat Soviet Russia within one and a half to two months. Second, first use a surprise attack to annihilate the troops in the former Soviet Union's western military districts so that they cannot retreat to the interior, and then use tank troops as the lead
, supplemented by air force support, attacked the hinterland of Soviet Russia in three directions and occupied Moscow, Leningrad and Donbas.
In this operation, we dispatched almost 190 divisions, with a total of about 5 million people, more than 3,800 tanks, 50,000 artillery pieces and more than 5,110 aircraft. With such a strong force
In terms of strength, we have reason to believe that Soviet Russia, which has been beaten by China, cannot resist the attack of the brave German army."
"Hahaha" Marshal von Brauchitsch's words caused a burst of laughter.
As Marshal von Brauchitsch further explained, the generals also had a better understanding of the plan. After about half an hour, von Brauchitsch put down his pointer and asked: "Who else is there?"
Does the general have any comments or additions to this plan?"
A hand was raised in the crowd, and Marshal von Brauchitsch immediately smiled when he saw it: "It turns out it's you again, General Guderian. Do you have any questions?"
"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal." Guderian was a straightforward person, and his words were also very direct: "In this plan, what I see is that our soldiers are fighting alone. We do not have an ally that we can rely on to support us on the flanks or
It is very dangerous to shelter from the wind and rain behind. With all due respect, the Soviet Union is too big, especially in winter and rainy season, which are the natural allies of the Soviet Russians. Does the General Staff have any countermeasures for this?"
In fact, Guderian still didn't say a word. He wanted to occupy Soviet Russia within a month or two. The person who proposed this timetable should be taken to the shooting range and shot. However, he still suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said it.
He closed it because he could imagine that there was only one person in Germany who could work out a timetable for conquering Soviet Russia within two months.
"I think I can answer this question." At this time, Hitler came up. He walked to the map, glanced at the generals in front of him with his bright eyes and said: "Generals, I believe you all have this or that.
Of course, there will be difficulties in conquering Soviet Russia, but these difficulties cannot scare our noble and heroic Germans. We Germans must complete what the French Emperor Napoleon failed to do for him. And I also want to tell the ancients
General Derian, your worries are completely unnecessary, because we are about to have a powerful ally. This ally has already sent representatives from far away Asia to fly to Germany. He is the Chinese government. Generals, you can cheer now,
Because victory belongs to us”
"Long Live Germany"
"Heil Hitler"
As soon as Hitler finished speaking, Goebbels, the Minister of National Education and Propaganda of the Third Reich, immediately took the lead in shouting slogans. It took ten years for this man to climb from being the editor of a Nazi tabloid to relying on his enthusiastic praise of Hitler.
The ardent admirer of Hitler who has reached his current position is one of the only strong men in the entire Nazi Germany who can listen to Hitler's eloquent speeches for several days without getting sleepy.
Immediately following Goebbels in applause was Heinrich Himmler, now notorious national leader of the SS in Germany. This SS commander-in-chief who was a chicken farm owner was wearing his black SS uniform.
, wearing the same hairstyle as Hitler, and wearing a pair of thin silver-rimmed glasses, he stared motionlessly at his head of state who was spitting in a state of forgetfulness, his eyes flashing with excitement and admiration.
This person who was evaluated by Hitler as the most loyal to him worshiped Hitler to a pathological level. He worshiped anything Hitler said as truth, and anyone who slandered or wanted to oppose Hitler would be cruel to him.
Eliminate. Hitler once said this, if I asked Himmler to kill all men starting with the letter S or his grandmother in Germany, Himmler would do it without hesitation and without asking.
For whatever reason, Himmler was more central to me than any other person.
Although the two sycophants Goebbels and Himmler acted too exaggeratedly, the generals had to admit that Hitler's speech was indeed quite contagious, so the generals in the war room also responded one by one.
They all raised their hands and cheered loudly.
"Generals, please be quiet." After listening to the applause of his men, Hitler became more and more proud: "I will tell you some good news now. In three days, General Bai Chongxi, Chief of Staff of the National Defense Forces, will come from China.
They will bring their large delegation to Berlin for a friendly visit to our country. At that time, we will conduct detailed consultations on this topic. I believe that with the joint participation of our two military powers, our goals will be achieved."
It has to be said that the bombshell dropped by Hitler stunned the generals in the conference room. The prestige the Chinese government has built in the past two years is still somewhat useful, especially when they put the Japanese task force a few days ago.
The beating it gave it only further enhanced its reputation.
"Are the Chinese going to attack Soviet Russia with us?" Guderian murmured, "If that's the case, it's not impossible that we can join forces with China to eat Soviet Russia."
After learning that China might also participate in this war, the generals present at the meeting became excited. They knew that if China could join this war, Germany would have millions more powerful troops.
"If the Chinese people also join our plan, then our plan will increase the chance of success by 50%." Even Marshal Streicher, who has always been mature and steady, nodded frequently, regarding the issue of the combat effectiveness of the Chinese National Defense Forces.
He had already learned about it from General Bock, the German garrison commander in Paris, France. General Bock's original words were as follows: "These Chinese soldiers are physically strong and have strict military discipline. I can use my more than 20 years of experience in the army to
Guaranteed, they are definitely a powerful army."
"But Your Majesty the Head of State, if the Chinese people also join this plan, then wouldn't we end up sharing this big cake with those Chinese people? What if there is a conflict between the two of us?" At this time, one sentence
Disharmonious words came in, and everyone saw that it was Air Force Commander Marshal Göring.
As soon as Goering's words came out, not only the surrounding generals, but also Hitler frowned. Hitler also knew that Goering, a white supremacist, was not very interested in China, but it was not a good time to say such things now.
Didn't you see that I, a racist, didn't say a word? Why did you come out and act like a big-tailed wolf?
The surrounding generals were also surprised that Goering had eaten so much butter today that his brain was stuffed with butter. The Soviet Union was so big that Germany alone, with a population of more than 50 million, could not be laughed at, and
It is unrealistic for Germany to occupy Soviet Russia and avoid China. However, Marshal Göring actually wanted to push out the Chinese government, which took the initiative to establish good relations with Germany. If it were not for his
For the sake of the veteran of the German Nazi Party, everyone will doubt whether he is a spy sent by Soviet Russia.
Looking at the doubtful looks cast by everyone, Goering couldn't help but blush. He was just thinking about what he said just now, but he didn't expect that he said it unintentionally. But fortunately, this
Marshal Goering's brain was not really rusty to the point where he could not move. He quickly added: "But I think they are still a force that can be used by our empire, as long as they can attack Soviet Russia when we attack it."
If we send three million troops at that time, it will be easy to defeat Soviet Russia."
Hearing Goering's change of tone, Hitler's eyes began to soften when he looked at Goering, and he said seriously: "Goering, I know you have some opinions about the Chinese people, but it is related to the fate of the empire. In a few days, the Chinese government will
You must cooperate well when the delegation comes, you know?"