In the Führer's Residence in Berlin, Reinhard, who had just seen off Rundstedt, was blocked in the office by Raeder, who was in a hurry to see him.
"What, what is it that makes you anxious?" Looking at the Imperial Navy Commander who he personally promoted to the rank of Admiral half a year ago, Reinhard raised his eyebrows.
"My head of state!" Raeder said with a smile on his face: "Our opportunity has come! This time, the empire's navy will be able to completely break through the British blockade in the North Sea and enter the Atlantic Ocean unimpeded."
Since Germany has no direct outlet into the Atlantic Ocean, it can only enter the Atlantic Ocean by bypassing the British mainland through the North Sea. Therefore, during the First World War, Britain used its naval superiority to cross the narrow North Sea from the Shetland Islands to the Norwegian coast.
A tight blockade was deployed to suppress the German fleet in the home port.
This has always been a worry for the German Navy.
So when Redl started speaking, Reinhardt immediately guessed what he wanted to say next.
Sure enough, seeing the head of state looking at him with a smile, Redel immediately continued: "There is such a country to the north of us. Its coastline is 21,000 kilometers long and has a large number of excellent ports. Its strategic position is very important. As long as we
If we can capture it, we can greatly improve the existing geographical disadvantage of the Imperial Navy."
"Norwegian Defense Minister Quisling has tried to contact me many times, hoping that we in Germany can convene a meeting to discuss issues such as joint operations and transporting troops to Oslo." Raeder waved his fists very excitedly: "He also promised
, we will provide all needed ports for our Imperial Navy afterwards.”
After all, the German Navy had been suppressed by him before and was explicitly prohibited from dispatching squadrons above the size of the squadron. All the activities of the navy were sneaky "maritime guerrilla warfare." For a country's navy, it can only do this level of things.
, is undoubtedly shameless in appearance.
Over the years, although Redel's subordinates have also secretly added four Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers and accumulated mature Flying Fish cruise ship-Flying Fish class aircraft carrier transformation technology, they have not been able to receive major supplements and enhancements in surface ship technology.
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1 new battleship, 4 new cruisers, 12 Z-class destroyers and some torpedo ships, these are all the new surface warships Redel has obtained. With this reinforcement, Germany's current surface warship power is not even as good as the French Navy.
Not to mention going against the world's number one Royal Navy!
However, even so, Raeder was still able to actively and optimistically consider how to better fight the British and come up with a strategy to capture the Norwegian port. It must be said that he was still very dedicated.
In order to encourage this dedicated Admiral, Reinhard did not hit him too hard: "Your proposal is very valuable. I will convene a formal meeting to discuss it."
Leidel, who mistakenly thought that the head of state had hinted his approval, said with joy: "Then I will go back and plan a detailed plan for the navy. As long as the army can devote tens of thousands of people, it can quickly land in Norway with the assistance of our navy. Then we can make peace with you.
Quisling's troops should cooperate internally and externally, and the capture of Norway will be just around the corner!"
"Uh...just wait a minute." Reinhard weighed it again and again, and decided to clarify his words to the navy marshal. He didn't want to think about the way in history, when Germany was lost because of a reckless battle.
The navy has 10 destroyers, 1 heavy cruiser, 2 light cruisers and 4 submarines.
If it had followed the established historical style of play, the German navy would have been severely weakened after this battle, and it would not have been able to fight the British fleet.
However, before giving a slap, you must first give some candy. Before denying Redel's plan, you must first affirm Redel's strategic thinking and praise him. This can be regarded as giving Redel enough face to encourage him to keep up his efforts.
After all, although Reinhard usually seems careless, he has always done everything possible in terms of personnel. Without these generals, he alone would not be able to win World War II.
Besides, he cherishes his life... If he offends too many officers, it would be a tragedy for someone like Hitler to worry about his life all day long...
"Ahem... My dear Marshal, your strategy makes sense, and I agree with it very much."
"The empire is poor in resources, and the main sources of iron ore are the Ruhr Industrial Area and Sweden. If we cannot ensure that the Norwegian ports are under our control, it will be very dangerous for Sweden's iron ore to be unable to be transported."
"Furthermore, after occupying Norway, the important military port of Scapa Flow in the north of the UK and all seaports in the east of the UK will be within the bombing radius of our long-range bombers, which can suppress and threaten the UK militarily."
"Also, the Feiyu project we are working on in secret requires refining a substance called heavy water at the Norsk Electrical Plant in Norway. This is something that none of our domestic factories can refine..."
Seeing that Reinhard was so supportive of his idea and even listed many benefits of occupying Norway for him, Redel was extremely moved.
"But..." Reinhard said calmly: "After all, our German nation has always been responsible for upholding justice in the world. Attacking Norway, a country that has no grievances against us, for no reason.
Being a neutral country is somewhat unjustifiable internationally."
Deliver justice?! Reinhardt has a brain convulsion again?
"Führer, Norway's army is weak and it will definitely not be able to protect itself. If we let it go, are we going to wait for the British to conquer Norway and block us?" Reidel was deeply afraid that Reinhard gave up a good fighter opportunity for such an inexplicable reason.
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In the war years, which country should not put its own interests first, who will care about those rules and regulations.
Waving his hand, Reinhard asked a seemingly unrelated question with a smile on his face: "Let me ask you, do we still have an internal response force in Norway?"
"Yes." Although Laird was confused about what medicine Reinhardt was selling in his gourd, he immediately replied: "Quisling's side has received the support of quite a group of officers, including even people like Nervi.
Senior commanders such as Colonel Sundero, the commander of the garrison in Port Kremlin.”
"Isn't that right?" Reinhard said with a bad smile and a cheerful mood: "If the British army, or the French army, dare to attack Norway, then we can use the reason of protecting Norway's independence
, with the help of Quisling, we can safely land in Norway without spending a single soldier, and can only use a small number of troops to cooperate with the Norwegian army to confront the British."
Patting Redl on the shoulder, Reinhard continued, "In this way, our navy can also avoid the risk of loss. It is like watching a play, watching the Royal Navy suffer losses or more under the counterattack of Norwegian coastal defense guns and fleets.
or fewer surface combatants."
"My marshal, for us, it is definitely more beneficial to make a fortune silently than to actively stir up trouble. Over in Norway, if you want to lose, let the British lose. Here, I have prepared a small gift for you.
The gift is waiting for you to receive it quietly."
Like a devil who is good at seizing people's hearts, Reinhard said to Redel in a persuasive manner: "30 lightning strike ships, 4 coastal defense ships, and 7 submarines are enough for you to strengthen your offshore defense force."
