"Hey...... Feed...... Be louder, I can't hear clearly. ”

Major Raffin almost tried to shove the receiver into his ear hole now, but the noisy environment and poor call quality made it impossible for him to hear what was being said, and he shouted loudly with his hand in the other ear hole, trying to increase the noise level in the room.

At this moment, a beautiful female secretary hurried to his desk with a document, and Raffin smiled at the girl and nodded before taking the document from the girl's hand.

"I see, but now I can't do anything for you, Colonel. We're solving this problem, what...... I can't hear clearly. Raffin finally understood the question, and he read the paper in his hand as he listened to the complaint of the colonel opposite. Wait a minute, Colonel. Raffin covered the receiver and called out to the secretary, "Miss Lovell, wait a minute. ”

Hearing Raffin's call, the girl turned around.

"Come here......" Raffin gestured, waving the papers in his hand.

"Is there anything wrong, Major?" The girl hurried back.

"...... this document," Raffin picked up a pen from his desk, scribbled his name on it, and handed it to his secretary. Please print two more copies of this document, one for me, one for Colonel Ronk in the Logistics Department, and one for Colonel Watson in the War Bureau. ”

"Yes, Major." The secretary took the papers and hurried back to her desk.

"I'm sorry, Colonel, where did we talk about it...... Oh, I remembered. As I said earlier, we are solving your problem, not only you, but many other troops who are experiencing the same problem as you. I know, I understand your anxiety, but there is no way to do it, I will let you know if there is a result, I know it is important for your troops, but ...... Understood, Mr. Colonel. Yes, that's it, goodbye. ”

Raffin put down the receiver, leaned back in his chair tiredly, and let out a long breath. It was the first call she had received this morning, and Raffin couldn't remember it exactly. From the moment he took over in the morning, the phone on the desk never stopped, making him feel as if the entire front was complaining to him. Raffin rubbed his aching temples, his ears had been hurting since two hours ago, and he decided that he would definitely go to the military doctor for a check-up after the shift change.

Since Hitler's death, the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces of the Third Reich was moved by Xu Jun from the "cliff castle" to Douai on the French front. The personnel basically continued the original establishment, except that some of Hitler's cronies were eliminated, and the generals recommended a group of experienced grassroots staff officers to take their places.

Xu Jun requisitioned the Golden Laurel Hotel, the most spacious and comfortable hotel in Douai, as the new address of the High Command, but he still gave the hotel's operators a large mark as compensation for the damages, which made the expropriation look more like a lease. The generals and marshals felt a little unimpressed by the new Führer's approach, and they felt that there was no need to make any compensation to the French, who should feel infinitely honored that the German High Command was stationed in their hotel, and that they should not ask for any compensation, but should also give the German officers and soldiers stationed in the hotel the highest level of service to repay the Führer's favor to them, and as a result, Xu Jun blocked the complaints of these generals and marshals with a sentence.

"We are glorious German ** troops, not those inferior robbers, if we live in other people's homes and do not make any compensation, what is the difference between us and those thieves."

As a result, the generals and marshals present blushed with shame, but it also gave them a deeper understanding of the noble character of the new Führer, and they were glad that the German Army had finally found a perfect leader, and that the German army was just around the corner to regain its former glory.

The Golden Laurel is the most spacious and luxurious hotel in the whole of Douai, with more than 50 magnificent suites and hundreds of standard rooms, and the interior is richly decorated, and every inch exudes the opulence of the French 16th century.

But since the German High Command was stationed, everything has changed with the Golden Laurel. The lobby on the first floor, covered with the finest Italian marble, had been transformed into a sprawling office, with fifty desks and hundreds of filing boxes dividing it into pieces, and the smooth floor was now covered with wires and cables that looked like entering a jungle.

The heavy cables stretched across the lobby to the door, and four huge power trucks roared in the courtyard day and night to provide electricity for the various electrical appliances of the headquarters, the hotel's original power system was obviously unable to meet the needs of the headquarters, not to mention the non-stop electric printers and telex machines, those large radio stations alone were enough to destroy the hotel's fragile lines.

For security reasons, all the French staff in the hotel were ordered to go home to rest, and a tight defensive position was set up around the hotel, with three SS Storm commandos and one regiment of army soldiers taking up the defense of the high command. Armed to the teeth, these soldiers patrolled their lines around the clock, risking the life of even a rat trying to get into the hotel.

The lobby of the hotel is staffed by grassroots departments such as logistics support from the High Command, who maintain the day-to-day operation of the organization. On the second floor of the hotel is the office of several important institutions of the High Command, where there is a huge ballroom, which is now the general office of the General Staff, and as in the "Cliff Castle", dozens of desks are arranged around a huge map sand table, and hundreds of staff officers and secretaries are busy walking around this large office, and all kinds of documents and telegrams are constantly passing around these desks. The shrill ringing of telephones and the sound of staff officers' discussions, shouts, orders, and quarrels mingled with each other, making the office of the most important department of the German army as noisy and chaotic as the famous stock exchange on the other side of the ocean. The directors' offices were arranged in small private rooms next to the corridors on either side of the office, which used to be the supporting services of the ballroom, such as pantry and smoking rooms, but now it has become a small place for the supervisors to escape the noise and enjoy peace.

The third floor is the office area of the generals and marshals, and the most critical combat bureaus are also placed here. The standard rooms were converted into standard offices, and although the unwanted furniture has been removed from there, the overly ornate décor has been retained, which makes the offices a bit nondescript. This feeling is especially strong when the rich gilded wall coverings are hung with large maps with military symbols, as awkward as seeing a tank painted pink.

The top floor of the hotel became the living quarters of the generals and marshals, and Xu Jun's bedroom and office were of course located there. As the new head of state, Xu Jun was placed in one of the most luxurious, high-end and spacious suites in the hotel, but he didn't seem to like working alone, and many times he would go to Keitel's or Yodel's office to discuss problems with them, or lead the group of generals to the conference room on the second floor for a meeting. He occasionally went to the large office to inspect the work of his subordinates, but rarely went back after he realized that every time he showed up, causing a technical malfunction in the office, and he felt a little uncomfortable looking at those awe-struck eyes.

Major Raffin was now sitting in the large office, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief from the Colonel's phone that had miraculously not rang again. Raffin poured himself a strong cup of coffee from the large coffee pot at the table, then took out from his briefcase a loaf of bread that he had brought from the dining room in the morning, and the Major prepared to begin his meal. Although lunch time is approaching, he knows that he will not be able to enjoy an undisturbed lunch in the past two days, and it is better to fill himself up before he breaks work, which has become a habit for him. Raffin took a bite of the bread and then took a long sip of his coffee, feeling like he had finally regained a little strength, and the busyness of the morning had tormented him enough. Raffin held bread in one hand and a document on the table in the other, and read it carefully.

"All stand up."

Suddenly the shouts of the officer on duty sounded in the office, and the noisy room suddenly fell silent, and the officers who were sitting in it all jumped up, and those who were walking around the room also stood still, and everyone turned to the door of the office. Because there are so many officers here, the colonel-level officers who enter and leave this office are like carp crossing the river, and just standing up and paying tribute like this may exhaust people to death. When Xu Jun found out about this problem, in order to maintain the operation and efficiency of the command, he issued a special order, and the colonel-level officers in the headquarters did not need to stand up and salute when they entered the door, although this was obviously a violation of the etiquette norms of the German ** team, but it was welcomed by most officers. However, if the officer on duty shouted the order to stand upright, it means that it is a general or marshal, and he must not be lazy at this time, otherwise he is likely to get into great trouble.

"Salute all!"

The duty officer then shouted. With his trilled command, Xu Jun strode into the office with his staff. Today, the new head of Germany was dressed as usual, a neat marshal's uniform, no medals but an ordinary medal, his knight's iron cross pinned to his neckline, his marshal in his hand, his shiny leather boots spotless, and the gold brim of his military cap shimmered softly in the light. However, Xu Jun's face is not as energetic as his uniform, it can be said that this German ** god is very haggard now, although his eyes are still so sharp, but from his slightly furrowed brows and the corners of his serious mouth reveal his exhaustion.

Xu Jun raised his marshal's scepter and saluted the staff officers and secretaries, and then led the generals towards the large conference room at the other end of the office.

"Major Rafin, come with me."

Raffin's immediate boss, Army Operations Chief General Jodl, whispered to Raffin as he passed by Raffin's desk.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Raffin nodded a little flattered, and hurriedly put on his military hat and followed yodel into the large conference room.

After everyone was seated, Xu Jun first glanced at the subordinates sitting on both sides, and then he turned his face to the chief of staff of his headquarters and asked: "Marshal Keitel, we basically understand the current situation at the front, you can talk about your views on the current situation first." ”

"Yes, my Führer, this ......"

Keitel frowned, he gestured behind him, and his adjutant hurriedly handed over a document. Keitel pulled his monocle from the breast pocket of his uniform, clipped it to his eye, and opened the paper.

"My Führer, judging from the present general form of our army, the current stage of the operation is satisfactory, but it has also exposed some problems, which we have not encountered in previous campaigns, and which we have never considered. I think we have to take it seriously now, otherwise these problems can lead to very serious consequences. ”

Keitel paused, he raised his eyes to observe the reactions of the commanders present to what he said, the result made him satisfied, everyone, including Xu Jun, was looking at him with a serious look, Keitel cleared his throat and continued: "At present, our Army Group A has completed seventy percent of the tasks we have given them at this stage, Army Group B has also completed your plan to create the situation we need, and Army Group C is completing the containment of the enemy forces in Maginot according to your orders, From the current situation, it seems that the campaign can enter the second phase. However, in fact, we are not yet able to carry out the second phase of the operation, the main problem is in the logistical supply, we obviously underestimate the degree of difficulty in logistics transportation after the start of the campaign, if those materials cannot be delivered, then the next stage of the campaign cannot be launched. ”

"You're right, my Chief of Staff." Xu Jun said lightly: "If there is a problem in logistics and supply, the consequences will become very serious, which should indeed be taken seriously." But before we get to that, let's take a look at my vision for the next steps. ”

The adjutant on one side took a map and spread it on the conference table, Xu Jun stood up and looked at his subordinates, then picked up a red pencil on the table and dotted on the map.

"I was disappointed by the attack of our Army Group A, that Guderian would be held back by a small French village for a whole day, and that I would be left in ruins. Even though he's picked up the pace of his attack now, I still feel like I'm missing something. Maybe it's my fault, maybe I put too much pressure on him before the fight, so I made him lose the sharpness he had before, and I'm ready to give him a little stimulation at the right time to regain his confidence.

The next step is to move my Cyprus to his right flank and then go all out to take the important port of Le Havre. Then my legion, together with Guderian's Panzer 19th Army and the 62th Mechanized Division, will go straight down the coast, seize the other French coastal ports, and cut off their access to foreign aid. Of course, the follow-up infantry units of the Eighteenth Army had to follow, and they were to consolidate our occupied territories and to completely cut off the French from these areas.

Army Group B has now reached the position we have planned, and the next step is to launch a massive pincer offensive, with General Reinhardt's 41st Panzer Corps and General Hort's 15th Panzer Corps as the main force of this offensive, with more than 1,000 tanks to penetrate into the rear of the French until this point...... Tours. It was a transport hub for the French, and we had to occupy it within three days of the offensive, completely separating the French Seventh and Sixth Armies, which had slipped out of our hands in the last Battle of Dunkirk, and which we must not allow them to escape again.

The rest of Army Group B advanced on the plane as originally planned, occupying the line from Paris to Metz, with three infantry divisions blocking the passage of the French Second Army Group to the interior of France, and assisting Army Group C in the country to contain the Maginot defenders. This is my idea for the second phase of the campaign. Xu Jun sat down, he picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip of water.

"I beg your pardon, my Führer, your strategic ideas have always impressed us, and no one has raised any objections to this I believe in this. I just want to remind you of how you're going to solve our logistical problems, which will definitely affect our next phase of the battle. Kettle asked, confused.

"Don't worry, I haven't said that yet. We may be running into some logistical issues right now, but I don't think it's a serious problem and we'll be able to figure out how to fix it. Xu Jun said lightly.

"Which troops are we having supply problems with right now?" Xu Jun asked Yodel.

"My Führer, according to the current statistics, the situation is more serious in the vanguard of Army Group A, and the situation is much better in Army Group B. I called Major Raffin, who is the duty officer who receives feedback directly from the troops, and he can answer your questions about this. ”

Yodel turned to Raffin, who was sitting in a corner of the conference room, and said, "Major Raffin, you are here to answer the Führer's question." ”

"Compliance...... Yes, Your Excellency. ”

Raffin quickly stood up, he puffed out his chest hard, as a staff officer of the Command, he had never spoken in front of so many generals and marshals, let alone the head of the Empire. Due to the nervousness, Rafin's face turned white, his forehead began to sweat, his mouth was a little dry, and his body began to tremble slightly.

"Major Raffin, can you tell me now that some of the troops have reported problems with their supplies, and what supplies they are lacking right now?" Xu Jun saw the major's nervousness, and he asked Raffin with a smile.

"Report ...... Reporting to the Führer, there are now the 19th Panzer Corps, the 4th Panzer Division, the 6th Panzer Division, the 11th Panzer Division and the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division reporting that their supplies cannot be delivered to the forward units, the 2nd Infantry Division and the 37th Infantry Division report the same situation, as well as the right flank units of Army Group B, including the 15th Panzer Army. What they lack now is ammunition and fuel, and the armored forces are also missing various spare parts. Raffin replied respectfully to Xu Jun's question, and he had begun to slowly get rid of the initial tension.

"Are there only these troops? Major Raffin. ”

"No, my Führer, these are the more serious problems. Some of the troops also raised the same problem, but they were all solved later, and their supplies were delayed on the way, and there was no situation where they could not be delivered. Raffin replied.

"So did you ask the logistics department what was going on?" Xu Jun asked.

"No, my Führer, I just conveyed these questions to the Ministry of Logistics."

"Very well, Major Raffin, you can get out." Xu Jun said lightly to Raffin.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Raffin gave a respectful military salute and walked out of the conference room.

Xu Jun turned his head to his logistics staff and said, "Can you explain the reason to me?" General Sturker. ”

"Report to the Führer, we are trying our best to solve these problems, the problem is not the materials, these materials are still sufficient now, the main reason is that the troops have blocked the passages, and many supply convoys cannot move forward at all." The logistics staff officer replied cautiously.

"Okay, I got it. General Sturker. Xu Jun leaned back on the back of his seat, he pondered for a moment, and then said with a frown.

"The responsibility for this is on me, and I didn't expect this to happen. But thank God, the problem is not as serious as I thought, and it hasn't developed to the point where it can't be managed. Then he picked up a pencil and pointed at the map. It's all in this area, and it's my fault. I threw a full 23 divisions in this area, and their attacks were confined to this small area. Many units could not be deployed at all until the forward forces had not expanded the area of occupation, and as a result, they were all crammed there. And in order to accomplish the task I have given them within the time I have allotted, they must cross the Somme within the prescribed time, and we have only a few crossings, and I can imagine what they will be like in order to fight for them.

In order to maintain the speed of the attack, they must have left the heavy baggage and the subsequent infantry divisions behind, but due to the large weight of the infantry divisions and the slow movement of the infantry divisions, the passages were completely blocked, not only could the supplies of the armored divisions not be delivered, but even the convoys of the logistics supply base could not use those passages. Xu Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"It's the result of my quick success, and I don't take into account the logistical burden. Now it has reached the point where it is impossible to carry out the next operation. I had expected to throw so many troops at once that I could seize the advantageous position as soon as possible, and then launch a quick attack to regain our lost time, but what I didn't expect was that it would just waste more time on us. That's a lesson for me. ”

Xu Jun paused and continued: "But we still have a chance to make up for this mistake. The infantry divisions were immediately ordered to stop seizing the crossing, to relax the time limit for them to complete their tasks, to order them to widen the crossing as much as possible, to order the engineer units to erect a double pontoon bridge over the Somme, and in any case to speed up the evacuation of troops in congested areas. The forward troops may be able to assault the French ** team in depth before getting new supplies, there will definitely be a supply base for the French ** team, they can grab those supplies to replenish their consumption, and hopefully they will be able to do this before they run out of supplies, depending on the specific situation of their troops, it is up to the commander to decide. I'll leave this question to you, Marshal Keitel, and you can give me a satisfactory answer. ”

"Yes, my Führer, you will not be disappointed." Keitel's heart blossomed, he had been waiting for Xu Jun to hand over this problem to him to solve, he already had a specific plan in his heart, saving the troops in distress was a great credit no matter what, and it would be a pity to fall into the hands of others. But Keitel didn't show any overjoy on the surface, and he still agreed lightly with a serious expression.

"Alright, now let's take a look at my previous campaign concept, do you think there are any other deficiencies or omissions? Feng, Marshal Brauchitsch, can you express your opinion first......" Xu Jun felt that a problem had been solved, and his mood became relaxed, and he asked the commander-in-chief of the army with a smile.

"Oh, my Führer, I have some personal ideas for the next battle, let's say here......" The field marshal finally found an opportunity to show himself, and he quickly stood up, bent down and pointed on the map.

Just then, there was a soft knock on the door of the conference room.

"Come in." Xu Jun said loudly. The guards opened the door, and Dougan and Randolph walked in.

"Ah, it's you, what's the matter?" Xu Jun asked with a smile.

"My Führer, Feng. Generals Rundstedt and Manstedt have arrived, and you have ordered them to report to you as soon as they arrive. Dougan replied respectfully.

"Feng. Rundstedt and Manstein. There was a commotion among the generals on the side, and their faces were filled with joy, and it was always a joy to hear that their comrades had returned safely.

"Let them come in, oh no, please wait for me in the little parlor, I'll be right there." Xu Jun said happily.

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