"It seems that the Italian general has chosen to take the road of no return." Rommel, who received Gambara's reply, said with some sympathy: "It is probably that their domestic leader is putting pressure again. I really
I can’t understand why a group of military strategists want to listen to a politician dictating in their own fields. Don’t they have the consciousness of being generals?”
"If one day, I mean if, when the head of state gives us an order that is difficult to fulfill, general, what will you do?" Gauss, the chief of staff of the German-Spanish Combined Corps who had long been friends with Rommel, asked half-jokingly.
"I will resolutely implement it!" Rommel said seriously: "The military quality of the head of state is far higher than that of ordinary politicians. Not only is he a politician who came out of the army, he is also the proud disciple of the Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces, General Sickert.
.The head of state has another understanding of war. If the head of state requires us to complete an extremely difficult task, it means that this is a task that has to be done."
Unexpectedly, Rommel, who had always been opinionated and extremely arrogant, would say such a thing. Gauss was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses and said: "It seems that we have a good leader, which I am afraid the Italians will envy.
die."
"Yes, we have the best leader in the world. At least, I think so." Rommel said with admiration: "That is the best gift God has given to Germany."
Although Rommel only used two short sentences to praise Reinhardt, this already left Gauss stunned.
Did Rommel, who was always aloof and conceited, ever praise anyone?
As long as Gauss knew Rommel, he had never heard of it! Let alone such a reverent tone and powerful praise as this time.
Suddenly, Gauss remembered a rumor in his mind and asked curiously: "I heard, General, that you once had an unpleasant experience with the head of state. Do you mind telling me about it?"
After a few seconds, Rommel realized what experience Gauss was talking about, and laughed loudly: "I always remember the experience you mentioned. I was still a captain at the time, and the Führer had just been promoted to second lieutenant. Because
There was some dispute in the quarrel, and a fight broke out. My dear, the head of state had no warning at all before taking action, and he only used some low-level tricks. Can you imagine a soldier fighting with a bandit?
Same, I’m just aiming to kick you in the lower body.”
Gauss had never inquired about these details. It was rare to hear this from Rommel, the person involved, and it made his eyes shine: "Then what?"
"Then?" Rommel raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Then I beat the Führer to the ground on the spot, and he didn't even know how to fight."
Awesome! A general who had beaten the Führer! This was awesome enough for Rommel to brag about for a lifetime. Gauss was a little confused, why had he never mentioned it on his own initiative?
Rommel, who said too much on the spur of the moment, gave a wry smile. Since then, Reinhard called and harassed him almost every night, "begging" him not to tell anyone. The most abominable thing is that the bitch specially picked 1 or 2 in the morning.
Call when you order. If you don't answer, someone will knock on the door loudly in the middle of the night. This makes Rommel's house restless. After his repeated assurances, Reinhard stopped this kind of harm.
Uninterested harassment.
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"The government sent a telegram, ordering us to quickly return reinforcements!" A second lieutenant who rushed into the headquarters in a hurry rushed to Francisco without even making a report.
"How could it be?!" Francisco, who had just led his army south to Albacete, frowned and read the message in the telegram.
After Francisco read the contents of the telegram, the hand holding the telegram was already covered with sweat. Two-thirds of the Madrid defense line that he originally had high hopes for had been lost. At this rate, it seemed that the last line of defense was
He can't stop his opponent for too long either.
As the maker of this plan, Francisco made countless calculations, accurate to every marching route, and thought of all terrain factors, but he did not expect the terrifying breakthrough capability of the German armored forces.
"We defeated our two lines of defense with a total of 100,000 troops head-on, and are still expanding the results?" Francisco said with a wry smile: "The Germans have such troops, but they can endure for three months without sending a single soldier. Theirs
Commander, you are a bit too resilient."
In fact, Francisco, as one of the few far-sighted leaders in Spain, has always maintained vigilance against the German-Spanish Combined Corps. However, after maintaining this vigilance for too long, the so-called vigilance is just a habit.
It's just a feeling.
Not only Francisco, but also the entire senior leadership of the National Army has formed an inertial illusion about the German-Spanish Combined Corps. It seems that the German-Spanish Combined Corps is just an empty shelf with a superficial appearance and will not make any big noise. Otherwise,
Why did they stand still for a long time? Or maybe their commander Rommel was just a loser and did not have the real talent and learning that a general should have.
All kinds of fabricated rumors and illusions caused the National Army to pay a heavy price. Francisco's plan to rely on the Madrid defense line to contain the German-Spanish Allied Forces for a month now seems more like a joke, the arrogance of an ignorant child.
language.
This move south, planned under the leadership of Francisco, will become a classic failure from today on.
As the German commander in this classic rapid battle, Rommel's stunning success after forbearance will become a good story in the history of war.
This battle will be embellished by countless literati and become a legend in the history of modern Spanish wars, and will be enough to be included in the textbooks of various universities!
When he thought that his carefully formulated strategy would be described in the negative textbooks of various ** schools in the future as a key point that the Republican Army had high hopes for, but would lead to the accelerated failure and demise of the Republic, and was repeatedly emphasized, Francisco
Feeling dizzy.
The government of the Second Spanish Republic has moved its capital again, from Valencia to Barcelona, the capital of the Catalonia province bordering France. The regiment brought to the south by Francisco is the last hope of the government of the Republic and was requested
Bring back the province of Catalonia to defend the republican government.
"General!" One of Francisco's staff stood up and said: "Now that Madrid is about to fall, our strategic purpose of going south has been ruined. It is better to obey the government's request and enter Catalonia northward while Madrid still has 100,000 people.
After the German-Spanish combined forces arrived in Japan, we accelerated our march north and could enter Catalonia via Valencia."
"It's useless." Francisco, with gloomy eyes, said coldly: "The Madrid militia can't hold on for that long. At the latest when we arrive in Valencia, the German-Spanish Combined Corps will be able to cut off our entry into Catalonia.
route."
Ignoring the disappointed look on his staff's face, Francisco continued: "The troops on the southern front cannot withdraw with us, otherwise we will be bitten by Franco's National Army. But the Comintern column on the northern front can bring part of the People's Guard
The team went south to Guadalajara to buy us time to enter Catalonia. As long as we enter Catalonia, we can back up neutral France and rely on the Ebro River for defense. This game
