Five Hundred and Forty-First Meeting

The military meeting was held as scheduled, and the front-line generals who rushed back to participate and the generals of the Army Staff Department filled a small conference room. Akado knew how to make these generals submit. At this time, he had to use Hitler's housekeeping skills to talk about economics and politics to a group of generals.

In history, Hitler used many methods to gain power, but he had only two methods of communication with the military: supporting the generals he thought was right and talking nonsense to the generals who did not support him. The results of both methods were better than expected: the former method excavated Guderian Rommel and other commanding talents for Germany, and the latter method made him impress many generals.

Do you know how many people Hitler persuaded to join his group by this method? He and Bosch of the Farben Group talked about the role of artificial rubber and synthetic gasoline in German affairs, so the giant of the German chemical industry described Hitler to his assistant after the conversation: "He is smarter than I thought."

He talked to his generals about the important role of occupying the enemy's economic center and industrial center, and also hoped to use blitzkrieg to change the mode of war-this moved the military's top brass, and more than half of the German generals felt that "this man understands military affairs." If Zhao Benshan was a "big fool" in the sketch, then Hitler successfully "fooled" a country in reality.

Talk about politics and economics to a traditional Prussian officer, let the general think you are very knowledgeable, this trick Hitler used countless times, and now Akado is going to do it again, let his generals see his own How broad and profound the head of state is.

Akado used Hitler's tricks this time in order to get a miraculous effect at the meeting. After all, he is not "that corporal", but a senior general of the Wehrmacht who was once all-powerful. Even Brauchitsch told his secretary in private that if the head of state had not left the army, then the first field marshal of the army would most likely be named Akado.

The current German armed forces are implementing the basic tactics formulated by Akado 20 years ago, and it has been proved that the military theory put forward by the head of state 20 years ago still leads the German army to victory step by step 20 years later. There is no doubt about the Führer's military talents... well, no one can doubt it.

In terms of the Air Force, the head of state personally participated in the finalization and production of the aircraft, and tried his best to train tens of thousands of pilots for the Luftwaffe. Catherine and Dick, two senior air force generals, were promoted by the head of state to their current positions. Who would question the head of state's contribution to building the air force?

In terms of the navy, the head of state determined a strong military plan with the aircraft carrier as the core of the fleet. This plan gave the German High Seas Fleet an advantage in several engagements, and wiped out the number one enemy of the German sea, the British Navy, in one fell swoop. No dream can be fulfilled. Now Leider Lütjens Dönitz and other naval leaders talk about the Führer as if they were on drugs, and they will all say that Akado's fart is delicious.

As the strongest fortress of the German nobility, the army has completely knelt in front of Akado.

None of these generals had ever bowed their knees so low before the German emperor. However, the great achievement of sweeping France, defeating England and driving away the Soviets made them feel more fulfilled than their predecessors. Now the new generals represented by Guderian Rommel and others also represent the results of the division of the nobility. Tedu stood on the side of Akado. As for the traditional military forces represented by Brauchitsch, there was no reason to oppose Akado.

Now, at this meeting, Akado did not use such a huge military contribution to oppress these generals to submit, but he brought out military economics and politics to teach these soldiers a lesson. At this time, some generals admired the greatness of the head of state even more. They believed that the head of state could lead them to victory—as long as they were obedient.

"Attacking the hinterland of the Soviet Union at this time will catch up with the rainy weather in August. The earthy roads in the Soviet Union will immediately turn into mud, and the cars and tanks that our army relies on will get stuck in it, resulting in a decrease in attack speed." Aka Duo pointed at the photo of the Soviet road sent back by the spy with the pointer and said.

There are several roads in the hinterland of the Soviet Union in the photo. These roads are indeed not roads in the traditional sense of Europe, they are completely "Soviet standards". Most of these roads are paved with soil, full of potholes and ruts. After the large troops pass through during the rainy season, the difficulties faced by the following troops can be imagined as long as they are not fools.

Civilian officers such as the director of armored vehicle production began to support the Führer's argument with simulated numbers: "Generals, we tested the Panther tank in the laboratory according to the road conditions. The wear rate of the walking part will increase, and the failure rate will increase by about 15%. Of course, this is a conservative estimate. If the frontline soldiers use some less standardized operating habits, the failure rate will be even more.”

Brauchitsch began to whisper softly to a general beside him. This general was the commander of the 4th Armored Army. Although he was not as famous as Guderian, he was one of the few armored commanders in Germany. He told Brauchitsch that under such circumstances, forcibly attacking with armored units would cause about half of the tank units to be paralyzed on the way.

Seeing that the generals did not object to his words, Akado continued to explain the reasons for his order to stop the advance: "The troops will encounter cold weather in October. At that time, the temperature in the entire Russian hinterland will drop, and the soldiers' winter clothes are still in use. If you are not prepared, it will be a disaster."

There is nothing more to say about this. If there are not enough cotton coats, who wants to spend a long winter in Russia? In another time and space, the head of state and generals miscalculated the strength of the Soviet Union and caused disasters by hastily attacking—since the current head of state does not advocate an immediate attack, which general would foolishly stick to his point of view?

What's more, the German intelligence department no longer knows nothing about the Soviet Union. On the contrary, they have a complete Soviet internal spy network. This spy network allowed the Germans to understand the Soviet Union, which they had always despised, and the real power comparison between them. The Soviet Union was not as weak as it appeared on the surface, and Germany was really not as strong as it felt.

The Soviet Union's deceptive shadow army recruitment method was discovered by the German side. Brauchitsch knew that he was not facing 5 million Soviet Red Army troops, but almost 12 million—if someone still thinks that Germany relies on 4 million people at this time If he can win, then he must not have woken up,

Soldiers on the front line have the deepest understanding of this. Soviet tanks have caused unprecedented trouble to the German armored forces. Their tanks have become the first "opponent" that can penetrate the frontal armor of German tanks. The coming pressure can be said to be very huge, and they have to carefully invest in their tanks to avoid possible large-scale losses.

Since the start of the war, the German army has lost 270 tanks of various types, including 2 Tiger tanks. Although this number does not seem exaggerated, it left a deep impression on the Germans. For the first time, a Tiger tank was destroyed by the opponent, and the breakthrough of the first German armored force was prevented by the opponent's armored force. These tactical problems made the German army look at the collapsed Soviet counterparts with admiration.

The air force is also facing various problems. After the war, the Soviet Air Force has invested in two new fighter jets, one is the p-40 aircraft from the United States, and the other is a fighter called Yak.

Although these two aircrafts are not as good as Germany's current absolute main force fw-190d fighter jet, they have confirmed that the opponents of the German army are trying to catch up with the Luftwaffe. The speed of catching up is not slow. Just a year ago, these opponents were still using pitiful biplanes, but now they are all equipped with monoplanes with closed cabins.

The speed of these planes is getting faster and faster, approaching the fw-190d fighter jets with the largest number of German air force. The fw-190d fighter jet with improved engine can reach a speed of 630 kilometers per hour, and the speed of these hostile aircraft is generally close to 550 kilometers per hour. Obviously, the terrible technological gap in the past has been narrowed.

The traditional technological powers such as the United Kingdom and the United States do not have nothing. On the contrary, they also have a profound technological background compared with Germany. Especially the United Kingdom, once the most powerful country in capitalism, has a hidden technological reserve even deeper than that of Germany.

The engine produced by the British company Rolls-Royce (that is, Rolls-Royce) is even more advanced in technology than the German engine, but when the advanced Spitfire was still on the drawing board, the Germans landed on a large scale in the UK up. Now that the production line of the Spitfire is in trial production, the Luftwaffe will soon face more advanced enemy fighters.

At the same time, the production of the P-51 Mustang fighter jet jointly developed by the United Kingdom and the United States is also in full swing. The engine is developed by a British company, and the aircraft fuselage is in charge of an American company. Air Force, regain the air supremacy over the battlefield.

The spies in Canada even discovered an amazing news: the British are now developing a new aircraft with a speed of more than 750 kilometers per hour, and its performance exceeds all known aircraft. This new type of aircraft is called a "shooting star", meaning as fast as a falling meteor.

After Akado heard the name, he knew that the UK had already seized the time to start production of its new jet fighter, but the materials and technology of this era were not yet mature. It would take at least two years for the British jet fighter to fly. above time.