"The French have indeed fallen into the trap! They still thought we were going to march according to the "Yellow Plan"!" In the Führer's Residence in Berlin, Brauchitsch, who was sitting in command, was extremely surprised.
First of all, after Army Group B weakened part of its armored force and provided it to Army Group A, it still achieved impressive results as planned in the original "Yellow Plan".
Through the gap in the middle section, hundreds of thousands of troops swarmed out. Now, they have penetrated deep into Belgium and are chasing in all directions, displaying an overwhelming momentum.
Then, based on the superior combat effectiveness of Army Group B, the British and French forces deduced that this was the main force of the German army, and then dispatched a large counterattack force to the hinterland of Belgium to prepare for the war urgently.
Reinhardt told the generals what he knew about the Anglo-French Allied Forces' Plan D on the grounds that the Gestapo had obtained intelligence, pointing out that the Allied Forces would build a second position in the hinterland of Belgium to meet the attack spearhead of Army Group B.
And all of this is carried out completely according to the rhythm of "Scythe Harvest Plan".
Brauchitsch knew very well that after the main forces of the British and French allied forces entered the second line of defense, the climax of the battle would emerge.
The British and French would not have thought that the main force of the German army was not Army Group B at all, but Army Group A, which was still shuttled through the dense Ardennes forest at this moment!
Thanks to the fierce offensive and huge results of Army Group B, General Bock has completely transformed this army group under his command into a main force, successfully diverting the attention of Army Group A in the south.
"After our air force covered Army Group B's attack on the Belgian defenders, it immediately deployed Fw-190 and Me-190 fighter jets to start an air battle with the French Air Force through central Belgium." Catherine also proudly introduced: "France
The Chinese air force is already exhausted from dealing with us and cannot spare any energy to reconnoiter the Ardennes region in southern Belgium."
"So, Guderian's armored forces should not have been discovered yet." Brauchi analyzed excitedly.
"Even if they find out now, it's too late." Manstein, who was also in the same conference room, said with a smile: "They have already put their main force into Army Group B, so it is impossible for them to still have the power to stop the more powerful army.
Army Group A."
In the original history, Manstein should have been kicked out of the Army Headquarters at this time and sent to the 38th Army to command operations. However, because he received Reinhardt's key protection in this life, the Army Headquarters also
No one dared to demote Manstein, which led to Manstein and Brauchitsch, who disliked each other, getting together again.
Seeing that Brauchitsch and Manstein seemed to be having another battle of wits, Reinhard quickly coughed twice and concluded: "Regardless of whether the enemy discovers it or not, Army Group A must complete the encirclement as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares."
Reinhard walked between the two of them, waved his hand and said: "General Brauchitsch, you immediately send a telegram to General Guderian, asking them to speed up their advance and must pass through the Ardennes Forest within two days.
Take the enemy's rear to avoid long nights and many dreams."
"General Manstein, come with me to the headquarters. I have prepared a staff team for you there. You can lead them to plan a new plan codenamed "Power Outage."" Reinhardt
Turning his eyes to Manstein: "I have already sketched the implementation background of the plan for you. You should make it as soon as possible. It will be used in about two weeks."
"Okay, Head of State. I will urge Guderian to speed up." Brauchitsch replied.
"Okay, Führer." Manstein simply accepted the task given to him by Reinhardt without asking any questions.
Seeing the conflicts between the two famous generals, Reinhard sighed secretly in his heart. It seemed that it would be better to separate them and assign different tasks in the future.
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"The head of state wants us to cross the Ardennes Forest in two days... This is about the same time as I estimate it will take." Guderian held the telegram in his hand and said to himself.
Different from the fierce fighting of Army Group B, as the spearhead of Army Group A, Guderian's 19th Armored Corps, apart from having a small-scale conflict with the Belgian second-rate troops at the border, has not even seen a single enemy soldier so far.
The soldiers never encountered him again.
For a whole morning, they seemed to be isolated from the rest of the world, and kept on the road, on the road, and on the road again. Sometimes they cut down a big tree that blocked the main road, and sometimes they filled in some potholes.
An armored corps does all the work of engineers.
"Commander, our military headquarters has sent out all engineers. Judging from the progress this morning, it will not be difficult to pass through the Ardennes Forest in two days." A combat staff officer spread out a map and showed Guderian
Explained: "Our current location is less than 5 kilometers away from the Meuse Valley, and we can enter the valley today."
When Guderian walked to the map, the combat staff officer with the rank of colonel pointed out to him: "Commander, please see, if we continue to move westward in the current direction, we will pass through this narrow area on the map.
, we can rush out of the Ardennes region and march to Sedan as planned tomorrow afternoon."
According to the expected conception of the "Scythe Harvest Plan", Guderian's 19th Armored Corps should penetrate the 110-kilometer-long canyon of the Ardennes and penetrate deep into France within the first two days. And on the second day, that is, in May 1940
On the afternoon of the 12th, the three armored divisions of the 19th Army should have arrived on the north bank of the Meuse River and were asked to capture the famous French fortress city of Sedan. That night, they had to start nervous preparations for crossing the river.
According to the plan, at 11 a.m. the next day, Catherine's air force would dispatch 400 bombers in batches to conduct indiscriminate bombing of the French positions and artillery groups on the south bank of the Meuse River for five hours.
When the air force's bombing was about to end, that is, around 4 p.m., the infantry of the 19th Army had to take rubber boats and begin to forcefully cross the Maas River.
Later, once the Meuse River defense line is lost, the road to Paris will be open. The British and French troops fighting in Belgium will face the danger of being outflanked, and the French army on the Maginot Line will also be attacked from both sides. At this time, "
The "Sickle Harvest Plan" has only been initially put in place.
The key to everything lies in whether the 19th Armored Corps, as Army Group A, can cut off their southern flank and cut off their retreat before the British and French forces can react.
"Just keep the current speed," Guderian touched his chin and said slowly: "I think the head of state also estimated that we will need about two days, so he ordered us two days. As long as the enemy does not counterattack
, we can even rush out of the forest area before noon tomorrow."
"I think those Belgians no longer have the energy to take care of us. They and the British and French troops are still staring at Army Group B." The combat staff officer smiled at his army commander.
