Later historians will use the term "unity of contradictions" to describe the special state of this period when studying the early strategic and tactical thinking of the Defense Forces. The reason is that the elves generally agree with the value of the interior strategy, and while regarding defense as the focus of national defense, they highly respect offense, although it is not as crazy as Charlemagne's offensive offense, not attacking or dying, but the frequency of words such as "attack", "initiative" and "smashing" in military textbooks of this period is indeed quite high.

When analyzing this unique phenomenon, historians often interpret it according to their own standpoint, some believe that this is a symbol of the early germination of Yalfheim's characteristic military nationalism, some believe that it is a correct concept of national defense formulated based on the geopolitical environment and their own capabilities at that time, and some people believe that as early as that time, the then defense army and later the imperial army had set "world conquest" as the ultimate goal in their heads.

There are many different theories, but there is one thing that all parties agree on. That is, since the day this army was created, they preferred to attack rather than defensive, and they also liked to attack by surprise.

With such a background and personality traits, and Charlemagne, the main opponent at the time, was particularly good at building forts and fortifications. Airborne warfare - this kind of novel and bold offensive tactics that can meet the needs of large armies for rapid siege and land grabbing at the lowest cost will be highly respected in the defense forces, and far ahead of their counterparts in other countries, obviously.

Roland knew the ins and outs of the Wehrmacht's airborne tactics, including a glider landing in the previous Saint-Dière Raiders, but honestly, he didn't want to repeat it. It is important to know that if the other side completely controls battlefield information and air supremacy, and is equipped with three layers of air defense firepower, whether it is an airplane landing or a parachute landing, the result will be the same.

The essence of airborne operations is a surprise attack, in which a small number of elite troops are sent to the target by air when the enemy is defenseless, and the target is quickly suppressed or destroyed with a swift and fierce offensive. Therefore, the basic elements of its success are nothing more than whether it is successful in secrecy, whether the combat intention is not detected by the opponent until the moment the attack is launched, and whether the troops invested are elite enough and large enough to ensure that the combat objectives are achieved.

Charlemagne could hardly meet any of these conditions.

Elite troops need to be selected, trained, and carried out infiltration airborne operations, but also need to master the language used by the enemy, learn a number of special techniques, and be issued with suitable weapons, and they must not let the airdrop soldiers play banzai charging with bayonets (the old Japanese paratroopers did this, for which they also specially developed the "Type II Paratrooper Rifle" with the same name and performance, and at the end of the war, the Japanese also planned to send paratroopers to Okinawa to blow up the B29 group or disguise themselves as US troops to the Mariana Islands to grab the atomic bomb). Automatic weapons are indispensable, and they must be light and ferocious. That alone was enough to give Charlemagne a headache for years.

As for secrecy and espionage...... It's better not to say this, it's Charlemagne's tears to say more. Anyway, Charlemagne's intelligence agency has become a joke in the circle of peers, so let's save some face for them.

Taking a step back, even if the secrecy was in place, Roland didn't think he could fool the Wehrmacht's battlefield surveillance system. A casual field mobile radar station can make all of Charlemagne's air operations unconcealed, and the well-equipped Siegfried defense line will only become tighter in this regard, not to mention that with the experience of the Saint-Diye war, the other side will inevitably add new means to electronic countermeasures. If you follow the previous experience and fly over stupidly, the anti-aircraft artillery on the other side of the defense line will definitely pull out an 88mm big pipe to greet you. This multi-purpose cannon performs well in attacking strongholds and carrying out artillery missions, but it is its old job in the air, and it is no problem to deal with slow gliders and floating boats. If you're lucky, you'll have a chance to crash into the more powerful 128mm anti-aircraft guns and other anti-aircraft weapons, and it's wishful thinking to leave a crumbled corpse behind.

Without professionals, without competent weapons, even suddenness cannot be achieved. Airborne on the Iserlohn battery - an impossible task from the very beginning.

In time, the problem may be solved, but the most important thing Charlemagne lacks right now is time, the Defence will not give Charlemagne and Roland much time to defeat them, they will only leave a little time for you to think about "to live or to destroy".

It was in this context that Roland chose the combat plan of "using the City of Condor as a cover to carry out an airborne raid".

Speaking from the heart, Roland hated this practice of stepping on other people's corpses to achieve himself from the bottom of his bones. Touting war and inciting people to go to the front to die, but he himself reaps the benefits of the safety of the rear - the faces of such shameless politicians, Roland has seen too much, and he has no strength to spurn them. And now he has to step on many corpses in the same way until he reaches his final goal...... No matter how absolutely justified the argument is, the act itself and the result will still torment Roland's mind.

Maybe this is hypocrisy in the eyes of others, or some people see it as a sign of cowardice, and Roland can only accept it calmly. He is not Li Lin, nor is he the Crown Prince Louis, he can't look at the thousands of corpses under his feet, and he can still walk on this road with peace of mind.

If others want to say it, just say it.

If others want to scold, scold it.

If anyone can point out that there is a better solution in the current conditions, Roland is willing to accept the accusations in its entirety. But there was no such choice within the wisdom of his friends and his friends. Then he would have to carry everything on his back and carry out this battle that minimizes the sacrifice.

In the standby room of the "Endeavour", a teenager in white armor collects information on the battlefield through the line connected to the bridge, and documents, numbers, languages, and images draw a bird's-eye view of the battlefield in his mind.

The fortress gradually decreases in height, attracted by the huge target, the exposed gun emplacement, the location of the giant cannon, and-

"This fleet. ”

There was confusion in the teenager's voice, but there was also appreciation.

"The formation of air alert was maintained from beginning to end, and the commander was quite remarkable. ”

"Really, it's just a mission, right?"

Gloria has every reason to question this: what the hell is a commander who maintains a formation in the rear, such a person who orders an action from one to the other?

"Even when it seems that the big picture is decided, you can still keep a clear enough head to know what your responsibilities are, and keep your subordinates ready for combat - this is already one of the important conditions to become a famous general. ”

The difference between a famous general and a foolish general is not judged by the victory or defeat of the battle or the amount of losses, that is only the result. Knowing one's own strengths and weaknesses and those of one's enemies, and making judgments based on facts, not conjectures and selfish desires, is the key to this.

The eyes of the entire battlefield are drawn to the City of Condor, either intoxicated by the impending victory or ready to endure another defeat. The commander of the fleet, who was stationed in the rear, was not blinded by the exploits and victories, and faithfully fulfilled his duty, defending the sky of the battery.

"According to our predetermined route, we will definitely collide head-on with that fleet, challenge the fleet that has entered the attack formation with a single ship, and bring free ground anti-aircraft firepower...... Even if the War Department paid me three times my salary for overtime, I wouldn't want to rush in. ”

"If you don't rush in, you can't destroy the battery. ”

“......”

Valrhona tossed her poisonous tongue and retorted with a bitter smile to block Roland's complaints.

"Do you want to change course and reroute you?"

"There's no need for that. We don't have any extra fuel, and there's no point in making any small moves when the other side is alert. There is no need to escape, there is no need to hide, just maintain the original route. ”

Staring at the dotted line of the high parabola in the interface, the boy said calmly.