"You underestimate the backbone and bloodiness of the British in World War 2!" Facing Su Mo's questioning, Xu Jie said secretly in his heart. The style of the British in the history of World War 2 can definitely be called plagiarism! In the 40s of the 20th century, Britain was invincible, and the majesty of a great country was still there. When France fell and the British Army suffered heavy losses, when the world thought that Europe was about to be shrouded in the swastika, it was the British who said no to Germany alone! It was also the British who defeated the arrogant Luftwaffe again and again in the skies of Great Britain. Britain in this plane is stronger than it has been historically, and from a personal point of view, this time the British are not faced with a mustache who has a good impression of the Anglo-Saxons, but with a hateful British-hating William II. If the British succumb, then Britain probably won't even have a chance to be a third-rate power. Germany and Austria showed no mercy to Italy, a former ally, let alone Britain! Perhaps under heavy pressure from within and outside, Britain will be divided. So the British will definitely not give in subjectively. As for objectively? Xu Jie thinks the problem is not very big.

First, the material reserves of the British are still sufficient, according to the intelligence provided by the Entente and Huaxia's own estimates, the various materials and raw materials stored by the British in the homeland are enough for the British to hold out for more than half a year without any foreign aid! And don't look at the war consumption, but the material reserves of Britain are not falling but rising! On the one hand, because most of the consumption in the European theater was finished products, and on the other hand, the Germans did not dare to use unlimited submarine warfare at this time. Although the transport ships of the Allies and other neutral countries suffered heavy losses under the blows of German surface ships, submarines and aviation, the Germans never made any use of the transport ships in China, at least not on a large scale. After all, once China entered the war, no matter how good the Germans were, no matter how powerful the high seas fleet was, they would definitely not be able to withstand the siege of the four navies of China, the United States, Britain and France, although the Germans did not know that Huaxia's war preparations had reached that point, but no one was willing to take this risk! And what about Huaxia. This last period of time was used to step up blood transfusions for the British, and anyway, the U.S. government had already expressed its willingness to vouch for the British government. Then Huaxia is also worried about the final investment in meat buns to beat the dog.

As for the second point? It is what will happen after the first round of the two navies, and the remaining Entente fleets will withdraw to Britain first. And then maybe back to the United States, and what about the German fleet, whether they win or lose, they will retract back to the Mediterranean for replenishment and repairs! Although Spain and Portugal were on the side of the Central Powers, their ports simply could not accommodate such a large fleet. The lack of strong enough support was enough to greatly reduce the victory of the Allied fleet, the Allied forces would not directly control the entire sea area after the victory, the lack of logistics would force them to waste a valuable time, and even after the strength was restored, the number of fleets that could be maintained in the North Atlantic was limited, and it would be difficult for them to deploy the main force of the High Seas Fleet here until they completely occupied France. And when the Germans have picked up the logistics, maybe the Chinese fleet has already merged with the American fleet, and the new Allied fleet after the convergence is not afraid of a war with Germany on the ocean!

Of course. Just in case, Xu Jie still made some preparations, such as starting to increase the number of arms exported to the UK, such as negotiating the dispatch of volunteers. Huaxia's purpose is very simple, that is, after 2 months, strive to maintain a balance between the replenishment and consumption of the combat power of the British aviation forces through the efforts of Huaxia and the British, and the current replenishment rate and consumption rate are about 1 to 1.3. At this rate, if it continues to fight for another three months, the number of aircraft in the British Air Force will drop by about 4 percent. Huaxia, on the other hand, had to ensure the balance of the combat effectiveness of the British air force. Add that 0.3 margin. In addition, Huaxia and the United States will try to persuade the British to increase the number of fighters to increase their defense. After many preparations, Xu Jie believed that the British should still be able to resist the German attack. As for how much the British will pay in the end, it is not for Xu Jie to consider, anyway, Britain is relatively weak, and it is also good for China, isn't it?

Just when Xu Jie and others were calculating the Entente, the two major military blocs of the Entente and the Allied Powers were already getting better! After the end of the great melee of aviation forces at the beginning of the war, the destruction of diplomatic relations and anti-confrontation operations at sea are in full swing. And large-scale fighting on land has already begun. The German Army, which landed at Marseille and Port Sète, successfully held off several rounds of attacks by the air force, and the hastily deployed army and air force of the Allies were smashed to the head with the support of the German Army and Air Force, which were on the defensive. Not only that, the German ** regiment advancing eastward has opened the border between France and Italy, and supplies and soldiers can come to the French battlefield from Italy in a steady stream. The main German army advancing westward, under the command of Guderian and Moder, has been like a huge pincer to Toulouse, an important city in the southwest of France, the most important aviation industry base and core city in the south of France!

The Germans were in no hurry to occupy the city, not only to bring southwestern France under their control, but also to take advantage of the opportunity to drain the Allies' ground forces. As things stand, as the Germans gained a foothold in the south, it gradually became the home of the Allies, and the French Army had to draw large numbers of troops south from the northern and eastern borders. Under the frantic bombardment of the Luftwaffe, the French troops walked bloodied on the road of hundreds of kilometers. The delay was enough for the Germans to line up all their forces around Toulouse, and of course, the French were fighting on their own soil, and they could mobilize more troops than the Allies, and if the Entente were to be added to the Anglo-American forces, the advantage would be even greater.

In fact, at present, the German troops responsible for attacking Toulouse have a total of only 12 divisions with a total of 180,000 people, of which Guderian has 7 divisions, 2 armored divisions and 5 mechanized infantry divisions, while Moder has 5 divisions, including 3 armored divisions and 2 mechanized divisions. The number of tanks owned is about 1700 units. Thousands of infantry fighting vehicles and armored transport vehicles of all kinds. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of this army, under the cover of the Luftwaffe and navy, the German Army controlled several coastal ports and made some breakthroughs on the Franco-Spanish border, and several transport routes supported this large army like blood vessels.

On the other hand, in the city of Toulouse alone, the French ** team responsible for defense has 8 divisions and about 11 troops, including 1 armored division, 2 mechanized infantry divisions and another 5 infantry divisions. Relying on relatively sufficient material reserves and a built defensive line, the French were ready to fight here. From the north, 3 armored divisions and 2 mechanized infantry divisions commanded by Charles de Gaulle were rushing from the northern front, with a total strength of about 75,000 men. In addition, there were other French troops, with a total of 60,000 men in four divisions. And the seven divisions of the United States moved first from the north to the direction of Bordeaux. Then along the rail and road to Toulouse support. Its total strength also reached 110,000 troops, and if you look at the weight of the troops mobilized, the Entente has about a 2 to 1 advantage, of course, if you talk about the actual number of troops in battle, this figure cannot be reached. But the advantage is also certain. After all, the Germans did not directly shoot all 180,000 troops on the front line. Many are still behind and continue to climb slowly.

"The situation has changed somewhat, and just yesterday the Entente Air Force increased its support for the south. They even mobilized air flotillas on aircraft carriers to provide air defense cover on land-based airfields, while the British also transferred 30 fighter squadrons from their homeland three days ago, and these squadrons are reported to have all been transferred to the southern front. We are under a lot of pressure in the future. I'm afraid it's worse in terms of ground support. "Just before the start of the campaign, at an Air Force Army coordination meeting. Once again, the Luftwaffe "dropped the chain". However, this time the Air Force at least guarantees that the opponent's bombs will not fall on the army's head, and it is difficult to say how many bombs can be dropped on the opponent's head!

"Okay, I got it." Guderian was unexpectedly calm this time. On the one hand, he has experienced such things a bit too much, from time to time during the Italian Civil War, and even more so during the Iran War. Then it is understandable that it is now appearing on the battlefield in France. However, this time it was possible to ensure the safety of the skies above his side. On the other hand, Guderian knew that you can't do anything if you don't agree. After all, the commander of the Air Force and the commander of the Army are not the same person. Sometimes Guderian gets drunk and fantasizes about what will happen if the Air Force is canceled and replaced by Army Aviation. Well, that's just thinking about it. As for the third point, Guderian would never say it to others easily, that is, he wanted to know how much combat power those heavy tigers had! Vaguely, he also had some expectations for these behemoths.

However, just because Guderian could think about it did not mean that others could think about it, and in the following hour and a half of the meeting, one of the hours was spent arguing with the representatives of the air force, and after the meeting, the army generals complained that they did not get the desired result. In fact. This is not entirely to blame for the Air Force, which in the previous battles had been carried out by the Air Force and the Naval Aviation, although the total number of aircraft owned by the Navy was much smaller than that of the Air Force. However, the concentration of troops, not to mention the fact that there are more than 1,500 aircraft dispatches in the one and a half dozen aircraft carriers under the command of Count Spee, and as the navy prepares to cross the Atlantic, the aircraft carriers will have to go back for repair and replenishment, and the land-based aviation will also have to be transferred to Spain, and this huge gap will have to be filled by the air force. You said that if there are a few hundred fewer planes, the Air Force will make up for them by transferring one air force, but if there are nearly 2,000 fewer planes this time, how can the Air Force make up for them all at once? And as the Air Force said, this time, the Entente is indeed ready to fight! Toulouse is finished, then soon it will be the west coast of France. Once the west coast of France is finished, even if the Entente still controls important areas such as Paris, then defeat is sooner or later.

And the Air Force's admonition has indeed put a lot of pressure on the Army. The original plan was very simple, first use a part of the forces to surround Toulouse, and then wait for the other side to throw themselves into the net, anyway, the Allied army will suffer heavy losses along the way under the attack of the Luftwaffe, and it is difficult to form a joint force, come over and eat one by one. But now it's different, and the Entente forces are likely to come in groups, considering that there are 8 French divisions in the city of Toulouse. There were still 16 American mages outside eyeing the periphery, and 12 German divisions were squeezed in the middle, which became a German looking for death.

In the face of this situation, the plan must be changed, first of all, we must first look at the French troops in Toulouse, it is absolutely impossible to attack the fortification now, maybe if you go in, you will not be able to get out, and it is impossible to solve the problem in a short time. Therefore, Guderian and Moder need to draw 3 divisions to prevent the other side from launching a counterattack. The other 9 divisions had to take the initiative to attack on the periphery and deal with the hounds before they could gather together! However, even so, the Germans were still limited in mobile forces, and if they took the initiative to attack north, they would stretch their supply lines, which was a problem. Faced with this situation, the Germans were at a loss for a while.

"Actually, we can think about it from a different angle, after the French reinforcements come, they will definitely attack and advance in order to join the defenders, and we can completely set up blocking positions on the periphery and arrange a good battlefield. Of course, passive defense is definitely not good, when the main force is fighting a defensive counterattack, we can also concentrate the elite heavy armored troops to take the initiative to attack, a troop in the marching state is very fragile, and the Tiger tank has a large stroke (the plane uses a diesel engine), and strong comprehensive performance. It is completely possible to exert a strong combat effectiveness with a small number of them, and drag down or even inflict heavy damage on a part of the enemy army. At a meeting, Moder made this point.

"I thought I could try, and first beat the Yankees from Bordeaux with two armored battalions. What do you think of the two armored battalions 502 and 511? Guderian thought for a while and said, among them, the 502nd Tiger heavy tank battalion was one of the earliest heavy battalions in Germany, and the training time was very long and the quality was very high. Although the 511 armored battalion is relatively short, it has a high full strength rate, although a heavy battalion is 45 to 60 tanks, but in fact, due to transportation or other reasons, the number of combat vehicles that can be put into the battlefield is not so much, and the 511 is only 48 vehicles, while its full number is 55. And the 502 heavy tank battalion had only 45 vehicles. And in the case of full number, it should be 60 cars!

"Okay, that's it, you and I will draw a heavy battalion by ourselves." Moder expressed his support.

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