"Although the troops of the Northern Front have suffered losses, the overall combat effectiveness is preserved intact, and they can be put into battle immediately after re-repairing, in the middle? I have to say that this was a terrible defeat, the most powerful assault force of the French Republic was lost in a massive armored fight, but fortunately the other side also suffered huge losses, according to our information, the number of vehicles available to the enemy has dropped to less than a third. Except for a small-scale exchange between the two sides on the pen & fun > pavilion www.biquge.info southern line, there were no other changes. Petain used a putter to introduce the generals of the various armies on a huge sand table.

"In other words, the overall retreat of the front has become a foregone conclusion? So where are we going to rebuild the line of defense? Xia Fei asked with a sigh.

"The safest thing is, of course, to re-establish the line of defense in Rouen, on the outskirts of Paris, on the front line of Fort Gosset. Here we have enough depth to counteract the superiority of the German air force, and also enough time to replenish and adjust our forces. Pétain said.

"To be honest, I have a hard time putting our capital squarely at the face of the heavy artillery of the Germans. Paris, the most beautiful city in the world, should not face such a fate. The commander of the First Army, General Dibayi, said.

"This is only the most secure plan, but if you are willing to take risks, I have a more radical plan here, and if it succeeds, we can not only recover the decline, but even fight a large-scale war of annihilation." Petain's words caught everyone's attention.

"Everyone, please look at the sand table, the two forces of the German Northern Front and the Central Front have not actually formed a solid battle line, there is a very large space between them, if we seize the opportunity and concentrate our forces to choose one of the troops to attack, then the advantage is still very great."

"The Northern Front cannot be chosen, because here are two German Army Groups, one 4 Army Groups. The troops were abundant, and the attack was fought very smoothly, and the losses were not large, and with the remaining armored troops and troops we have now, it would be very irrational to smash the opponent's four armies without full preparation. ”

"But the middle road is different, there is only one army group in the middle road, and the strength is not enough for 2 army groups, and the armored forces that the German army is proud of in the middle road have also suffered huge losses in the previous period of engagement, and if we concentrate part of the forces on the southern front, there is every chance to launch an attack under the condition of ensuring the defense of the bottom line." Pétain spoke out his plan.

"If we want to defend the German army on the northern front, we need at least the British Expeditionary Force and 2 French armies, and the Third Army in the center has been defeated, and if we want to do something against the German army in the center, then we must draw nearly one army from the southern front to have a chance." The commander of the Second Army, Castelno said with some concern.

"General Merley, what is your opinion?" Pétain asked, looking at the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, who was sitting on the side.

"The British Expeditionary Force plus 2 French armies facing the 4 German armies is the lowest bottom line, and it can't be less." The British were still apprehensive about the impact of the German Army.

"It is impossible to mobilize a whole army group on the Southern Front." By the time the commander of the French Fifth Army, Lang Rezak, spoke, Petain's plan was on the verge of failure. In the absence of the support of the military commanders of the northern and southern fronts, it was naturally impossible for Petain to use the broken Third Army to collide with the prince, which was to seek death.

"If we have to fight, we still have 4 divisions on the Franco-Italian border that can be transferred, 3 reserve divisions and a large number of artillery that belong only to the army headquarters can also be transferred, and the garrisons of the fortresses in Belfort and Verdun can also be transferred, so that we can save up at least 9 divisions. Combined with the fact that part of the forces drawn from the 4th and 5th armies, our superiority in strength over the Germans was 2 to 1! The commander-in-chief of the French army, Xia Fei, who had not spoken, finally spoke.

"The fortress troops of Verdun are to be used?" Almost everyone, including Pétain, was taken aback by Xia Fei's plan, knowing that the fortress of Verdun was the most important node connecting the northern and southern French armies, and was the center of the entire position, where the French deployed more than 3 divisions of the fortress garrison, although the Germans did not attack this area, although the French were very confident in the fortifications here, but it was necessary for most people to leave the necessary troops.

"The fortress of Verdun only makes sense if we keep the front near the border, and now that the other side has broken through our line from the north and may push the front to Paris, the fortress of Verdun has lost most of its significance, because they can already bypass this fortress and bring the best of France into the range of artillery, and we cannot let the battle line near Paris, because in doing so, in addition to falling a large part of the country, it will also greatly lengthen our front, It will be easier for the opponent to use the advantage of mobile forces to break our defensive line, so for this battle, I do not hesitate to mobilize the general reserve and the garrison of the fortress! ”

Xia Fei has never been a person who can get by, although in the current situation, it is no longer a battle to win or lose, the two sides need to go through a series of offensives and long-term attrition to distinguish the winner, France has not been cornered, at least the troops are withdrawn to the vicinity of Paris to build a defensive line, but Xia Fei is unwilling to do this, he thinks that it is a crime to the Republic to let this war evolve into a tug-of-war that exhausts national strength, so he gave up a more stable plan and decided to choose a slightly radical plan!

"This plan will do." The commander of the French Fifth Army, Rezako, nodded, in fact, he was not willing to keep the current equipment, and the French Fourth and Fifth Armies had to deal with the German Third Army Group in the north in addition to the two German armies in the Alsace-Lorraine direction.

A pincer offensive is brewing, if Germany on the northern front is stabilized, like the southern front to attack, then the situation itself is too bad, the reason why I began to disagree with Petain's plan, to a large extent, is because the two French armies on the southern front have to draw a large number of troops, but now, Xia Fei has solved the problem of troops, and the French army on the southern front is naturally willing to fight.

"So what do you mean, guys on the Northern Front?" Xia Fei turned his gaze to the other people.

"Our Northern Front guaranteed to hold off the attack of 2 German Army Group. But it's hard to get reinforcements. Castelno said.

"Up to 6 divisions! Three armies can draw up to 6 divisions! Xia Fei said.

"Our British Expeditionary Force can send 2 divisions." After a moment's hesitation, Merley said.

"Well, that's it, I agree with the plan, but I hope that some tanks from the general reserve can be transferred to us, after all, now the armored forces of the German Third Army Group are also greatly weakened, and the middle is not so much." Castelno said.

"This question can be considered, let's refine this plan!" Xia Fei said.

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