"Based on the battle situation on the front line, we can fully deduce that the French army has received reinforcements. The sudden appearance of these reinforcements without warning also shows that the Gestapo's intelligence collection capabilities are far from enough!" Sickert proposed convening this meeting.
At the war situation discussion meeting, as the head of the Gestapo, Ross bravely stood up and took responsibility.
On January 14, the French general Pétain, who was urgently dispatched to the front line by the French General Command, changed the French army's previous steady and steady tactics. He bypassed the SS and deployed them on two highlands in front of the Ruhr Industrial Zone.
position, the army marched straight into the Ruhr Industrial Area.
This abnormal offensive caught the SS commander-in-chief Steve by surprise. At noon that day, the French army entered the urban area of Dortmund in the Ruhr Industrial Area for the first time. Fortunately, Steve had just received the SS commander who had assembled in place.
After receiving military reinforcements, the French advance team was driven out of the city.
Therefore, there was an urgent discussion meeting to discuss the next step.
Immediately after Ross spoke, Lieutenant Colonel Doyle of the Wehrmacht, who had joined the Socialist Workers Party. Lieutenant Colonel Doyle said loudly: "Except for the Gestapo, the intelligence department of the Wehrmacht has not received any information about the reinforcement of French troops.
.From this, I think that the French army's boldness to attack in a large scale does not necessarily mean that it has received reinforcements, but it is probably a bluff!"
As soon as Doyle finished speaking, more than a dozen senior military officers in the conference room who had also joined the Socialist Workers Party immediately raised their voices in opposition.
Lieutenant General Colon, who was serving as the Chief of Staff of the Infantry Division in the Wehrmacht and also joined the Socialist Workers Party, retorted first: "Lieutenant Colonel Doyle may have taken it for granted. Without reinforcements, the French commander Pétain,
While besieging the two highland theaters of the SS, where can we spare the troops to attack the Ruhr in a large scale? Judging from the current intensity of the French army's attack, if we cannot mobilize reinforcements for Steve's Army in time, the French army is very likely to
Break through the SS defense line in Dortmund within 3 days. Next, if the French army makes an assault along Duisburg and penetrates into the city of Hagen, the defensive battle in Narull will be declared a failure."
As among all of you here, the military rank is two ranks higher than that of Zhang Chengtian and second only to Sickert. Lieutenant General Colen's words still hold considerable weight.
A lieutenant colonel staff member immediately echoed: "Yes, as far as the current situation is concerned. Pétain, who is ranked first in the French generals list, is indeed capable of breaking through the Dortmund front line where the SS is the weakest in three days.
Although Steve is also brave and resourceful, it is his first time to command a large-scale battle, and his troops are at a disadvantage. Obviously, it is difficult for Steve to defeat the German army who was able to hold off the German army with inferior troops and has countless legion combat experience.
Pétain.”
Seeing that the topic was beginning to take a negative turn, Sickert, as the organizer of the meeting, coughed twice: "Even if Pétain is powerful, he is only one person, and it is impossible to conjure an army out of thin air. Besides, as long as he is a human being,
, there are weaknesses. Furthermore, even if we can’t find Pétain’s weaknesses, we have already found the French army’s weaknesses.” Glancing at Zhang Chengtian, Sickert paused: “Reinhardt, tell me.
, where is the weakness of the French army?”
For me?! Zhang Chengtian was a little confused by Sickert's sudden call. As a time traveler, he didn't think he was shameless enough to talk about military affairs in front of a group of generals.
However, the group of people present did not feel anything was wrong. After all, Zhang Chengtian was the leader they recognized in their hearts. He once planned Operation Rainbow and judged the hero of the Garp Riots!
Of course, Zhang Chengtian also underestimated his own ability to some extent. Sickert agreed to teach him military knowledge in the first place because he discovered his military talent.
The perspective of a time traveler, the experience summary of later generations, and thinking from the future gave Zhang Chengtian not only the ability to predict, but also an experience and an alternative military talent.
Zhang Chengtian bit the bullet, combined with the historical summary of France's occupation of the Ruhr, and recalled Sickert's guidance all the time, and gritted his teeth and expressed his judgment: "The French army is bound to win this time, 100,000.
The Franco-Belgian Allied Forces should be all their strength for this operation. In a short period of time, it will be difficult for France to assemble a new reinforcement. It is not that there are no troops in France, but based on France’s current economic status, political foundation, and public opinion
Public opinion and even the international situation do not allow the French government to continue to mobilize troops and expand the war."
The generals all nodded to Zhang Chengtian's summary, which gave Zhang Chengtian great confidence. Zhang Chengtian, whose vanity was satisfied, immediately felt a rush of blood pouring into his brain, completely forgetting the scars from Sickert's last speech.
: "The French army's strategic advantage is based on quick battles. Once we block the momentum of their attack, the French have actually failed. Therefore, their strong attack at this moment seems to be high-energy, but in fact it is
They have no choice but to keep attacking until they break through."
Hearing that Zhang Chengtian had similar opinions to his own, Doyle also nodded and said: "Yes, the domestic situation and international pressure on the French army are already very serious. Under this situation, I think the intelligence departments of the National Defense Forces and the Gestapo should be credible.
The French army will not have any reinforcements! So the French army has to give it a try, create the illusion of sufficient strength, and combine it with psychological warfare to crush us."
Seeing someone helping him to continue speaking, Zhang Chengtian looked at Lieutenant Colonel Doyle with grateful eyes.
Doyle, who misunderstood Zhang Chengtian's gaze as encouragement, boasted confidently: "According to my estimation, the French army's large-scale offensive against the Ruhr cannot continue. I can even conclude that their offensive cannot continue.
24 hours! At this time tomorrow, maybe we will receive a report that the French army is exhausted and has stopped attacking."
Lieutenant General Colen, who had agreed with Zhang Chengtian's words just now, after listening to Doyle's eloquent speech, once again strongly refuted the lieutenant colonel who had unintentionally stepped on Zhang Chengtian's behalf.
I saw Colen knocking on the report on the table and said sarcastically: "According to Steve's report, the two highland positions of the SS were being besieged in turns by no less than 20,000 French troops. In addition, Highland No. 1 was previously besieged.
A French armored division was consumed in large quantities. Marshal Pétain of France only had more than 10,000 French troops at his best."
Glancing at Lieutenant Colonel Doyle, Colen asked: "According to Lieutenant Colonel Doyle's inference, the French army should have stopped attacking due to exhaustion at 2 noon today. But according to the report we just received, the French army should have stopped attacking at 2 o'clock today."
The army's offensive has not stopped. So, how does Lieutenant Colonel Doyle explain this?"
Seeing Doyle being questioned by Colen, Zhang Chengtian suddenly felt that Sickert might want to continue his reasoning. Therefore, the astute Zhang Chengtian immediately gave Ross a look at the side.
As the head of the Gestapo, Ross's powers of observation were quite keen. Ross understood Zhang Chengtian's hint immediately.
Unfortunately, Ross has no clue about the situation at hand.
However, his admiration and loyalty to Zhang Chengtian made Ross determined to go ahead.
Being determined is one thing, being capable is another.
Ross's military qualities are not strong, otherwise he would not have been transferred out of the National Defense Force and transferred to the police station as a sergeant.
To put it bluntly, Ross is an officer who was eliminated from the "One Hundred Thousand Defense Forces".
However, after racking his brains, Ross still thought of a possibility.
Under Zhang Chengtian's silent urging with his eyes, Ross hurriedly put forward his own idea: "I have a hypothesis. Maybe Marshal Pétain of France concentrated the French armored forces on the front line for attack, and stayed behind to besiege the two high areas.
They are all infantry. Perhaps this is the reason why the French army attacked us so hard. The French army's frontline troops did not increase in quantity, but in quality."
Yes, it is possible. Zhang Chengtian looked at Ross, who was not good at military affairs, with a look of relief.
Unfortunately, before everyone was happy, Sickert poured cold water on him: "Even if the French army concentrated its armored forces, it should not have such a high combat effectiveness. You know, the French already had an armored division just a few days ago.
Suffered heavy losses. Steve's Ruhr defense line also replenished the anti-tank guns we secretly shipped to him. Furthermore, Steve's report clearly mentioned that the French army was conducting large-scale attacks on multiple areas at the same time.
Scale impact. According to my speculation, the French army needs at least 30,000 people to support such a high-intensity intensive offensive."
