"The German army is going to launch a general offensive from the south?" Sundero couldn't believe his ears when he heard the news.
Sundero knew very well that the reinforcements sent by Germany were only one division in total, and apart from that, there were no other follow-up troops.
The British troops currently gathered in Lillehammer to prepare for the final assault on the Norwegian capital can only have more troops than them, at least not only one division. What's more, the British are also known as the number one in Europe and even the world.
The army's French allies also gathered in the Lillehammer area.
"I heard that the German army defeated a regiment of the British army's leading troops with only one battalion of leading troops." In Sundero's frontline headquarters, Alfred, who was increasingly relied on because of his excellent military quality, encouraged him.
This teacher looks a little too worried.
Although Alfred was not Sundero's direct subordinate, Sundero sincerely relied on and valued him. After the battle of Narvik, Sundero had completely understood that his military quality was inferior to Alfred's.
How far.
Sundero, who had climbed to the rank of colonel by virtue of his status as Quisling's confidant, had clearly realized in his last actual combat command that there was a difference in level between himself and Alfred, an officer who had worked hard to gain the position of commander in support of Finland.
It's almost impossible to make up for it.
Although according to Alfred's level, in the German army he was barely qualified for the job of a second lieutenant platoon leader, his ability was not that outstanding.
But considering the generally weak Norwegian command level, Alfred's military command ability is definitely stronger than most division commanders!
Along the way, although Alfred, who was given full authority to command the 5th Division by Sundero, could not stop the British army's advance, he at least kept the main force of the 5th Division and the reinforced battalion he brought safely withdrew to the rear.
, preserving strength.
Based on this alone, he did better than the other four Norwegian division commanders except Sundero!
You should know that except for the two battalions sent by the Second Division that were not destroyed because they cooperated with Sundero's move south, the remnants of the other four Norwegian divisions were almost completely routed by the British and French forces.
"You mean, the German army defeated an entire regiment of the British army with only one battalion?" Sundero was shocked again.
"Yes, the German army's combat effectiveness is far higher than we imagined. The British army, which we couldn't defeat even with all our efforts, was easily defeated by them." Alfred analyzed calmly: "According to this
Momentum, it would not be difficult for the German army to defeat the British army whose total strength was twice theirs."
According to the ratio of one battalion defeating one regiment, one German division should defeat three British divisions. With such a simple estimate, it can be said that the German army has a huge chance of victory.
"This is in line with the influence of the Germans in my mind. They have always been so capable of fighting." At this time, Sundro suddenly remembered that he was originally attracted by the tenacious and heroic qualities of the Germans, and that's why he joined Quisling's pro-German faction.
But under Quisling's influence, he began to focus more and more on things like fame, money, and power, and gradually lost his original intention of joining this group.
Yes, Sundero should have been the person who believed in the strength of the German army the most. He had firmly believed in this a long time ago.
Sundero had also heard the legend of the German Major General Hans who once fought in Poland. For a general who dared to use one division to fight against a group army, and finally launched a counterattack, commanding one division to fight two divisions seemed to be a piece of cake.
"I was frightened by the defeat in front of me," Sundero said to Alfred sincerely: "You are right, the German army's combat effectiveness is very high, far higher than ours, and far higher than the British army.
The general offensive they launched south of Lillehammer may really win this war for us in Norway."
Mr. Sundero was persuaded?! Marvin, who had been standing silently aside, raised his eyebrows slightly.
As Alfred's adjutant and one of the pro-German officers in Norway, Marvin has always been instilling his own ideas into Alfred and describing the power of Germany.
It can be said that Alfred's understanding of the German combat effectiveness, apart from the comments he saw in the news, was only from Marvin.
This time, when Sundero, the supreme commander who also belonged to the pro-German camp and worked under Quisling like Marvin, was timid, Marvin was actually the one who wanted to speak out the most to persuade him.
Unfortunately, he didn't know whether Quisling had any other big actions for Sundero to carry out, and he wasn't sure whether Sundero's cowardice was a cover-up to cover up some other purpose. Therefore, he had been hesitant to speak up.
What if Quisling ordered Sundero to conserve his strength and not allow him to fight. Marvin didn't even know whether he should pretend not to know the truth or tell Alfred.
Therefore, he chose to remain silent and let Alfred speak.
But now it seems that Sundero's move to collect skirmishers and expand his troops was not to bolster his own strength and create a second Norwegian Defense Force. In fact, Sundero did this for the same reason as he originally said, which was to retain the troops in the future.
The next Norwegian force that is capable enough to cooperate with the German army is for better combat.
Now, the Fifth Division has expanded to nearly 7,000 troops by collecting defeated stragglers and recruiting troops along the way. The 1,000 troops sent by the Second Division and more than 700 veterans under Alfred's command have even more
This further enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Division.
At this time, they were already stronger than all the rest of the Norwegian troops combined, and they were truly the main force of the Norwegian Army!
"Although the Germans defeated the British army, the intelligence from the rear said that there is still a French regiment in Lillehammer." Sundero's adjutant, who made some unsociable choices, made a dissatisfaction at this time.
Harmonious voice: "The French have the strongest army in the world. They have also defeated the Germans. If the German army defeats the British but cannot defeat the French army, won't they still fail in the end?"
Sundlo's adjutant was neither a pro-German like Sundro and Marvin who believed in the strength of the German army, nor was he the type like Alfred who was dedicated to making achievements. He was just an ordinary Norwegian officer, like most Norwegian officers.
He is not afraid of war, but he does not believe that Norway can win in the end. He just wants to fulfill his obligations, but does not expect victory.
After all, Norway has been decadent for too long. They do not have a glorious history, and most of the time in modern times they have appeared as followers of Denmark or Sweden. Even they themselves do not believe that their army has the ability to win.
"It will not fail!" Sundro loudly denied his adjutant's pessimism: "Judging from the record of Major General Hans, he may really be able to lead his troops to create a textbook victory again. Not to mention this time