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A nameless fire was spreading rapidly within Siegfried's lines, from the garrison commander to the ordinary minions, and inexplicable anxiety was constantly stirring them up. The long queue at the infirmary for psychological counseling reached the entrance to the underground tunnel.

Colonel Parsifal, who had always been gentle and quiet, was not exempt, and in order to suppress that anxiety, he had to apply for more rations of black tea—as for whether others believed it or not, Parsifal himself believed it anyway.

"What the hell is the Air Force doing?!"

This was the source of the anxiety that had spread within the fortress, and the strange state of which had been a convivial atmosphere was developing in a strange state of unilateral accusations to the Army and the Air Force to complain about it.

The reason why this is so is because the front-line observation posts found that the smoke on the position on Charlemagne's side gradually increased, and the faces of Charlemagne, who occasionally flashed in the periscopes, telescopes, and scopes, gradually became rosy, and the previously poorly nourished dishes were no longer visible. Moreover, the traces of human activity in the trench have increased significantly.

This does not bode well. If you put all these signs together, it would be unbelievable to them that Charlemagne was recovering logistically and continuing to increase his troops to the front lines.

At first, the staff believed that the Charlemagnes had used their tricks in Guadalcanal to the Rhine front. This method called "soldier breeding" is to find 30~40 particularly strong people from the army and raise them with food that can be made up (the word "raising" is used in Charlemagne's official documents) for ten days. Then, carrying 15 days of dry rations, two 50-kilogram explosive packets, pistols, bayonets, vices, and medicines, they formed a decisive assault team to attack the positions of the Defence Army. Although the success rate is not high, some power generation facilities, water purifiers and so on have been destroyed. To the surprise of the defense forces, the survival rate of such commandos is quite high, and almost all of them can go back alive and carry things on their backs to wreak havoc.

The damage caused by this small group of harassment was quite limited, but it caused considerable psychological strain on the defenders of Guadalcanal. I even once believed that the Charlemagnes on the other side didn't need to eat, and they could still fight with you without provisions. As long as their ammunition supply keeps up, they're sure to launch that "Banzai Charge" again.

Are the current visions a sign of a repeat of Charlemagne's old tricks?

If that were the case, Charlemagne would be naïve.

The Siegfried Line was not a makeshift fortification of the remote Guadacanal, but the ultimate bastion built on a huge budget by combining the highest technical prowess and military engineering in Alfheim. Any form of attack was considered as early as the initial stages of design, from a large army frontal assault to a small force infiltration, almost every type of attack was conceived and countermeasures were taken in the design, and the battles to date have proved to be effective. Expecting dozens, hundreds of improvised dead men to break through this impregnable fortress is probably the only Charlemagne to believe in this wishful romantic fantasy.

While the defenders of the line were bewildered and gloating, a network of spies lurking in Charlemagne's territory sent a message that shattered all illusions.

A large number of photographs, statements, documents, audio-visual materials point to a fact that the staff officers could not understand - the materials hoarded in the various transportation hubs in Charlemagne's territory are being greatly reduced!

How is this possible!!

In the face of ironclad evidence, the staff officers let out an unsightly cry.

The decrease in supplies indicates that they are being consumed, or are on their way to being consumed. In the current situation, no matter how stupid Charlemagne is, he will not make the brain-dead act of sending the supplies that were finally transported to the front line and then sent back to the rear. Then, there is only one direction of the flow of materials, combined with the various anomalies in the trench on Charlemagne's side...... Could it be that Charlemagne really reinstated supplies?

After understanding this fact, the army was not calm at once, and finally there was nothing to shake the front line, and the staff officers were still rational enough, but at the joint meeting, they euphemistically expressed the hope that the air force would pay attention to the changes in the enemy's situation, and sent a bunch of intelligence evidence. But to the ears of the Air Force, this is completely no different from slapping the table and yelling, "What the hell does the Air Force eat, you can miss this amount! Are your eyes ornaments?!"

The Air Force took note of this and began to intensify its air strikes long before the Army raised the issue, trying to completely kill Charlemagne's supply routes with more bombs. Heavy bombers and attack planes continued to carry out fierce attacks on locomotives, stations, and freight warehouses, while the DS repeatedly reconnoitred various lines of communication, laid mines on railways, and damaged sleepers or road spikes, causing trains to derail. A handful of brave riders even flew towards the locomotive, staring at the terrified locomotive driver and strafing it. Every expert who examines the photographs and images of the effects of the air raids pat their chests and say that Charlemagne's transport system has been completely destroyed, and the generals themselves are sure that the crater-ridden ruins in the photographs will no longer work, but the truth is repeatedly slapped in the face - Charlemagne's troops on the front line are getting more and more moisturized, and baguettes are baked in the trenches!

What the hell is going on? How did Charlemagne get supplies to the front when air supremacy was almost lost and communication routes were bombed repeatedly? How did that bloated and sluggish logistics work in this way?

"I guess...... That's how they're supposed to be. ”

Parsifal, who was in the groove, unscrewed the cap of the marker, and the red ink traced lines on the transparent celluloid that covered the map.

"First of all, most of the trains are transported at night and in weather that is not conducive to the actions of the Air Force, minimizing the threat from the air. ”

"In this way, the whole transportation plan will be closely related to the weather. In addition, trains that do not run during the day will still be attacked by our troops, and without enough trains, they will not be able to transport and assemble. Finally, even if night transportation reduces the threat of air raids, it also compresses transportation time and makes scheduling more difficult. ”

The first mate interjected. He had also seen the report of the Air Force, and according to the photos provided by the Air Force, it was necessary to repair the broken railroad and ensure the smooth flow of transportation, even if the railway department in Alfheim was in charge of this work, it would be very difficult, how did the Charlemagnes do it?

"Sectional handover and transportation, as well as reasonable allocation. ”

Parsifal drew separate dotted lines on the railway line, each of which was almost equal in length.

"They can hide the train in a tunnel culvert during the day, even if it doesn't go for at least 10 hours a day, which is better than rebuilding a train. Then they drew up a detailed train order table, made full use of the time for our army to concentrate on bombing the main line, arranged the trains to run on the branch lines that were not bombed according to the marshalling order, and then ensured that the travel time of the trains at the two transfer points was controlled within one night by means of sectional handover and transportation, and it was best to leave time for the trains to enter the tunnel for concealment. In this way, the trains could travel at full speed at night, entering the various small stations on the spur lines and even the makeshift field wagons on the railway line, either unloading the troops and supplies they were carrying, or loading them. The sidings of the small stations are then used to ensure that the trains can be continuously run or unloaded. Finally, in order to ensure that the locomotive driver could survive the strafing of our air raids, they also installed armor plates in the cab and added salvo guns on the top of the train to reduce the air threat to a certain extent. ”

Once the intelligence was collected and analyzed, and then the thinking was switched to Charlemagne's point of view, combined with the large amount of information collected by the Defense Force over the years on Charlemagne's various terrain, resource allocation, population distribution, etc., he quickly deduced Charlemagne's possible strategy.

What puzzled him a little was that even in his opinion, this solution was the best choice. With the bureaucratic and corrupt heads in Charlemagne's logistics system, how could they come up with such a scientific and meticulous railway dispatch and distribution scheme?

(If someone in the logistics department of our army had made such a plan, the proposer would have been awarded the Outstanding Service Medal.) ）

Parsifal thought half-jokingly to himself, and the pen in his hand drew thin lines around the dotted lines, like the roots of a flourishing plant stretching out to confront the Siegfried Line.

"After the materials were evacuated in various places, they were immediately dispersed with manpower and animal power, and then sent to the front line. In order to avoid being intercepted by our troops, we will try to avoid traveling in groups and finally reach the front line through various means. ”

"But in this way, the sorting and integration work will be very troublesome. ”

"Nope. If it is food, as long as the route is adjusted according to the condition of each unit, even if there is redundancy, it can be stored for later use. The same is true for ammunition. The more troublesome thing is the replacement parts, but I think they will solve the problem by standardizing the packaging, tracking numbers, and setting up exclusive conveyor lines. ”

Through the standardization of warehouse equipment and device packaging, it can ensure the smooth flow of goods, improve the transportation efficiency, and accurately calculate the inventory situation on the basis of ensuring the emergency material reserve, minimize the idle materials, and greatly improve the efficiency of logistics work, so as to ensure the normal tactical operations of the troops on the front line.

The most important thing is that although Charlemagne failed to achieve the same mechanization as the Wehrmacht, the sophistication and weight of its equipment was also much lower than that of the Wehrmacht. With the exception of a few over-spec equipment, almost everything needed at the front line could be delivered by this means, and the power of aerial strangulation was almost minimized.

Even the logistics department and military academies will regard this as a classic work in logistics support work, and perhaps it will be included in the latest edition of the textbook and become a compulsory course for young soldiers. The logistics department will strongly demand that this talent be included in the command and put him directly in the position of department head, allowing him to display his talents.

The person who has achieved this level is the person on Charlemagne's side, who has been playing the role of negative teaching material, and Parsifal really doesn't know how to make an expression about it.

"In this way, although it is still impossible to break through the Siegfried Line, it is enough to achieve a confrontation between the two armies, and delay the war until the countries intervene and mediate. ”

"That's too negative. ”

"But realistically. ”

Parsifal put the cap back on, pointed to the blood-stained map, and said:

"Charlemagne has already shed too much blood in this war, and on their own they will not be able to defeat our army in any way. However, if attrition is suppressed and the war is prolonged, it will create a window for the countries to intervene. At that time, in order to avoid a dangerous situation of hostility with other countries, we may have to make concessions and give up our territorial claims to Charlemagne. ”

What a beautiful shot.

Although the prolongation of the war will inevitably lead to more deaths, it may seem ruthless in this sense, but it is indeed the optimal solution for Charlemagne's situation. From Parsifal's point of view, there was no better solution.

But the plan's architects ignored two questions: first, whether Charlemagne still had the resources to hold out for a protracted war, and second, whether our military would allow such a situation. In particular, the second point is that the military elite and the lord will never sit idly by and ignore this, and they will inevitably take countermeasures. ”

(Nope.) ）

A gloomy voice rose in Parsifal's heart.

(I think action has already been taken.) ）

A bell rang, and the face of the communications squad leader appeared on the communication interface, along with information to verify Parsifal's hunch.

- At 0900 o'clock in the morning, at X-1, the group of frigates over the Iserlohn battery will spread out from both sides of the firing axis, clear the firing channel, and at X+0.5, the fleet will resume the escort formation.

With a short sentence, Parsifal frowned, and subconsciously looked at the huge turret in the communication interface and the ballistic line that stretched into the air and finally fell to the ground. A murmur of awe and fear overflowed from his lips.

"Thor's Hammer...... Is it?"

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