On the 10th of the month, 4 a.m.

Just a few hours ago, several orders were conveyed to units at all levels of Army Group B. Among them are the instructions issued by the dictator himself, the instructions of the General Staff, and the orders of various higher units. All the troops were in combat readiness as early as midnight, and the first thing they heard from the various terminals was the magnetic voice of the dictator.

"Warriors!

The last, most important, and most decisive battle of the year will begin today, and we will crush the enemy in front of us and achieve an encirclement of the Rhine Front! It will be the largest movement encirclement battle in the history of warfare to date, and as long as the main enemy forces of the Rhine Front are destroyed, the last obstacle to the revival of Gilmania will no longer exist! The attention of the entire nation will be on you at an all-time high level in the coming weeks.

I am deeply grateful for all that you and our allies have accomplished. The people of the whole country will bear witness to what you are about to do for your country. Under the blessing of the Mother Goddess and the watchful eyes of the souls of your ancestors, what you want to gain is not only victory and glory, but also an important condition for peace.

I hereby command, advance and cross the Maas, and aim for Belfort!"

Such an announcement was enough to move the entire army group B, and as soon as the dictator's voice fell, the officers and men who listened to the instructions immediately shouted "The empire will win" and the roar of "Giklashi ()" resounded in all assembly areas.

The officers were equally agitated and unable to help themselves, but they quickly regained their composure, and their brains, which had been sharpened since the military academy, quickly regained their senses, and the officers who were constantly asking themselves "what can be done?", "what are you doing?", "what can be accomplished", while trying to calm the soldiers, waited for further specific instructions—instructions on when to start combat operations.

They didn't wait long.

The sound of General Bar Kleist, the commander of the army group, as if his blood vessels were about to explode, soon spread throughout the army group.

"Officers and men of Army Group B, a great and decisive moment is about to take place before you. His Excellency the Dictator has put us in a life-and-death position, and we are about to break through the Ardennes Forest all the way across the Maas, and surprise is the key to this battle. Parents and relatives back home are watching us, and we will not let them down!

The Defence Force's secrecy covers every detail of the entire operation, and highly classified such as the timing of the attack is strictly protected by layers of secrecy measures. It was only after the commander of the army group had issued the numerical code in the pre-battle notice that the commanders and operational staff officers at all levels took out the corresponding sealed documents from the safes, which clearly stated that the attack was launched at 5:30 a.m. on the 10th of the month and that the whole army had to arrive at the banks of the Maas River from the place of departure within 60 hours. The rest also includes details such as the marching routes, offensive deployments, combat missions, air-ground coordination, and communication codes of each unit. The content is so detailed that people are not only impressed by the rigor and efficiency of the defense army, but also afraid of the depth and concentration of the city of Alfheim.

After a sigh of fear, people were surprised at the difficulty of the task of Army Group B, especially the armored advance unit.

On the way from the border to the Maas River, the column of the armored advance force must advance 170 kilometers, the first 150 kilometers are the Ardennes region including forests, hills, streams, mountains and highlands, and then 10~20 kilometers is the sprint from the Ardennes to the Maas River. The above process involves passing through the barricades at the entrance to the Ardennes, two lines of defense in the areas of Saint-Vitus and Bastogne, the fortification line from the Ardennes to the Maas, and finally the most difficult obstacle is the 70-meter-wide Maas River near Sedan and the Maas River Line, which is commonly known as the "Sedang Gate", which is covered by a series of fire points on the opposite bank.

Obviously, since Charlemagne did not have enough troops to defend it, the whole process seemed to be very easy. It should not be forgotten that the greatest difficulty for the Defence was time - even the most optimistic estimates would have made Charlemagne aware that the diversionary attack on the Rhine front was only an eye-catching feint, and that the Ardennes was the main direction of the attack. At that time, if Army Group B is not able to cross the Maas River and establish a bridgehead, Charlemagne, who reacted, will either organize the retreat of the troops of the Rhine front or deploy reserves along the Maas River. In other words, with the forced crossing of the Maas, the window of availability is only 4 days. For this reason, Army Group B had a strong sense of urgency from top to bottom, and the 1st Panzer Division, which took the lead, even shouted the slogan of "rushing to the Maas River in three days and starting a forced crossing on the fourth day."

There is no doubt that the 1st Armored Division, which is leading the way, is the most elite unit in the current defense force sequence, and the 101st Experimental Heavy Armored Battalion, which is at the forefront of the division, is the elite of the elite. In order to achieve a breakthrough, the unit was assigned the best and most well-supplied roads. The 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment was also reinforced into battle groups. Even 20,000 tablets of "OBM" - that is, strong stimulants - were issued to ensure that the Balk battle group (although the main attack was the 101st Experimental Heavy Armored Battalion, the commander of the 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Herman Balk, had a higher rank, so the battle group was named after Lieutenant Colonel Balk. Able to complete tasks in a timely manner.

4:30 a.m.

Countless officers turned their attention to various timekeeping tools. At this moment, a large number of airborne troops have successfully parachuted into the Ardennes region, wearing Charlemagne military police and engineer uniforms, speaking the authentic Charlemagne language, and carrying seamless forged documents. Under the cover of perfect camouflage, the paratroopers began to carry out sabotage operations. Kill heralds, attack unsuspecting pass posts, cut off communications, mess up road signs—do everything you can to disrupt Charlemagne's chain of command. At the same time, the sappers lurking in the forward line had begun to clear the barbed wire and barricades, all the officers and soldiers kept their voices down, and the local residents were either sleeping peacefully in their beds or forced back into their houses by the Wehrmacht military police with submachine guns, and the whole family hugged each other and shivered, praying for the protection of the Mother Goddess.

5 o'clock. The lights of thousands of searchlights flashed against the clouds, and the ghostly roar of the rearmament officers mingled through the noise of the motor vehicle test run. The final pre-war inspection was carried out in an orderly manner in the chaos. The tank company commanders and platoon commanders reconfirmed the march route by the light of flashlights against the map.

5:25 a.m. There was an eerie silence in the staging area, and only the rhythm of the engine was left in the air. The charioteers and mechanics all boarded the chariots. As the commanders stood on their towers holding their breath, Nona stood on her Tiger 231, staring at the two hands on her watch that had moved little by little towards the number 6.

Eagle's Nest Command. All the officers looked together at the wall clock in the corner of the command center, which had only one circle and had taken exactly 60 hours to complete. There was an unconcealable sound of excitement coming from the loudspeaker.

10（Zehn）

9（Neun）

8（Acht）

7（Sieben）

6（Sechs）

5（FÜnf）

4（Vier）

3（Drei）

2（Zei）

1（Eins）

When the loudspeaker came out with 0 (Null), Li Lin pressed the red button on the control panel, and the clock started to start.

At the same time, Nona waved her arm vigorously, and her steely voice was transmitted through the entire Balk battle group along the throat receiver.

(The chariot advances!)"

With the sound of steel grinding, the long-awaited revolving door finally began to activate.