Keitel picked up the telescopic pole and drew a large circle on the map from the London area to the island of Ireland: "Obviously, the British army obviously knew the news about our battle with the Soviet army. Therefore, instead of holding on to the London area, they consumed
It is better to conserve your own strength and move the defense line from the island of Great Britain to the island of Ireland!"
"Because after arriving on the island of Ireland," Keitel said, looking back at Reinhardt. After seeing the head of state nodding, the telescopic rod in his hand drew two halves of a concentric ring between the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland.
Circle: "They have the Irish Sea to rely on, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea to serve as a sea fortress between the two major islands!"
"The thinking is very clear, pretty much what I thought." Reinhardt praised.
Encouraged by the head of state, Keitel relaxed a little more, and then analyzed: "The commander of the British army, Lord Gott, should know that if he wants to contain us and delay as much time as possible, he must expand the defense line more firmly and have more power.
There is a lot of room for maneuver. On the island of Ireland, he can echo each other with the Republic of Ireland. Even if he loses the entire island of Great Britain, from the island of Great Britain to the island of Ireland, he still has many offshore islands and reefs that can be used, and he can take a step-by-step approach to block them and do his best.
It may delay our attack on the island of Ireland."
"The Soviet army's proactive attack on the eastern front of the empire has increased our pressure suddenly, and our troops have been contained on the eastern flank. This is due to the Soviet chief of staff named Zhukov's grasp of the timing, and also to our success on the eastern flank.
An important factor that attracted the attention of the British Commonwealth troops on the European and African battlefields. It can be said that the Soviets invested the maximum amount of troops during this period and have used the advantages they had to the extreme."
"But" Keitel smiled slightly and retracted the telescopic rod in his hand: "The Soviets can only do so much. If they were able to complete the raid while the Allies were at war with the Commonwealth countries before, then after the raid was almost
After making no progress, all they can do is watch us destroy the British, and then turn around and concentrate on dealing with them."
"That's a bit too far," Reinhard clapped his hands and warned: "The problem with the Soviet Union is not big. Let's solve the remaining problems in the British direction as soon as possible. Try to save one thing first."
"So, my Admiral Keitel, in your opinion, how long can the British hold on?" Reinhard asked with interest.
After all, Paulus is no longer here, and Reinhardt needs to consult professional soldiers, so he still has to find someone with strong enough qualities to replace him.
Keitel said respectfully: "Führer, Britain has reached the end of its rope. The recent anti-war movement for peace broke out in London, which is expected. After all, this country has spent thousands of years in peace, and hundreds of years in its northwest corner.
Since then, they have always adhered to the principle of balanced politics. Although there are many colonies, the local military equipment is weak and the people are weak. The fact that they can fight to this point has exceeded expectations. With Churchill's current situation, if they cannot move the capital immediately and regroup,
The British government is about to collapse!"
"Yeah, come with me." Reinhard nodded shamelessly again.
Of course, he had not thought so much before Keitel. The reason why he said this was not only to show off, but also to avoid appearing too devoid of military literacy in front of his subordinates.
If everyone knows that the head of state is a military idiot, then how can Reinhard give key guidance in the future and how can he be convincing? You can't just say that he is a genius in predicting and guessing blindly.
"So, how long do you think Gott can last on the island of Great Britain?" Reinhard asked, pretending to be profound.
"Use the Thames, hold out for 2 to 3 days, and then retreat."
"2, 3 days?" Reinhard raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Keitel and said, "How did you judge this time?"
"Based on the strength in Gott's hands, as well as the offensive forces currently deployed by France and Norway and our troops in the UK." Keitel said: "The strength in Gott's hands should be most of the troops that the British mainland can currently control.
It's impossible for any commander to completely consume his troops here. For them, it is more cost-effective to use the Irish Sea to fight coastal defense warfare than to block the Thames River in London and fight head-on."
As he spoke, Keitel took out a document and data that he had prepared long ago and said: "Based on the current battle situation, after five weeks of fighting, the French and Norwegian coalition forces can now launch a diversionary offensive.
It will not take more than 2 to 3 days. Their military strength and the logistics we provide to our allies are not enough to allow them to maintain a high-intensity offensive for a long time."
"So, even if we attack with all our strength, we can only put maximum pressure on the British troops on the north bank of the Thames for about 2 to 3 days. After this time, the offensive strength of our allies will become weaker and weaker.
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"Therefore, we only have and must conquer the British Thames River defense line within 2 to 2 days."
There was a silence in the office.
About half a minute later, Reinhard walked to the large-scale map on the wall and suddenly said: "If I said that Stuart and the others could take the north bank of the Thames in one day tomorrow, would you believe it?"
"One day?" Keitel's originally confident expression froze on her face.
He thought that Reinhard would say "Yeah, it's the same as I thought" again.
As a result, the head of state suddenly stopped talking like that.
"However, the troops in Gott's hands now can still be deployed to guard the Thames. Even if he has transported some of his troops to Northern Ireland, he will definitely keep the most elite regiment directly under the London City Defense Command until the end, at any time.
It can support the frontline positions. In one day, it is really difficult for our army to capture the positions on the north bank of the Thames River." Keitel said puzzled.
"We can use napalm." Reinhardt said calmly.
"Napalm?!" Keitel almost shouted in surprise: "This will cost us international credibility!"
You know, Germany's current international reputation is not generally good. Public opinion in a large number of third-party countries is in the opposite direction, and they even truly believe that Reinhardt is going to "bring justice to the world."
Using an inhumane weapon like napalm at this time really feels like the gain outweighs the loss.
What kind of weapon is napalm? It is the napalm that splashes onto people after an explosion. It is like lard paste. It is thick and resistant to burning. If people slap it with their hands, the fire will get bigger and bigger. If they roll it on the ground to extinguish the fire, it will
A sure-fire weapon that makes your whole body ablaze.
For humanitarian reasons, if a comrade in the army is splashed with a large amount of napalm, it is better to use a gun to end the life of the person who is on fire.
Because this is an extremely cruel weapon, it is not only very lethal, but also very painful for the injured. Even within the League of Nations after Germany's reconstruction, some countries have suggested that the German army stop using inhumane weapons such as napalm.
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Although Germany did not agree to this suggestion, the German army did not use napalm on the battlefield after that.
Even German generals like Keitel thought they would never order the use of such weapons. To this day... Reinhard himself mentioned this deadly weapon again!
