Chapter 153: Manstein

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From crossing to Germany, all the way to now, Akkado finally feels a bit of a traversal. He first encountered the kind of brain powder that the legendary heart and lungs worshipped. After listening to the vision of the head of state for the construction of the airborne troops, Student became an outright supporter of Akkado. .
This also led Manstein to speculate on the head's mind: I want to come to this head of state to like new tactics. Goodrian and Rommel and the Studen in front of them are all relying on the armored soldiers and other new styles that the head of state favors. The service has gained a bright future. Manstein smiled bitterly at the thought of this.
I think that Rommel was only a small school officer, and now he is also a representative of the young in the National Defense Forces. He commanded the German 7th Armored Division to participate in the Austrian annexation plan. Now he has become a major general himself two years earlier. Sitting on an equal footing.
And just now, the head of state personally promoted a colonel, and another major general who was promoted because of the strange ideas of the head was freshly released, and his major general was suddenly even more worthless. Manstein's mind is full of ideas: I recently studied infantry offensives and logistics organization. They are all old tactics that have continued from World War I. There is nothing new that the heads of state deserve.
"As for you." Akado didn't give Manstein a cranky time. He smiled and patted Manstein's shoulder. He said kindly: "I want to ask you, as a noble, What do you think of the SS now dealing with the problems of the Junker nobility. "
"My head." Manstein suddenly felt cramped, the expression on his face a little uneasy.
"Your full name Fritz? Erich? Von? Manstein. It is an officer of the old Prussian aristocracy. With a deep aristocratic background, presumably those Junker nobles also contacted you." Akado waved his hand to Man Stein does not speak: "Tell me about the local noble rebellion in the country, what do you think?"
"My head, I have sworn under the national flag! I am loyal to you and the German people, and will fight for this country until the last moment." Manstein calmed down and said, "I have participated in the World War and I have worked hard After defeating Qihe, I know exactly what those Junker nobles did in the back! So Yuan first born, I personally agree with your decision to deal with Junker nobles. "
"In the army, what kind of nobles do you think?" Akado continued to ask. He was also on a whim. Many SS and secret police reported that the reason for Akado's cleaning did not cause much commotion in the army. The main reason is that the German nobility has long been dissatisfied with the Junker nobility and the monopoly chaebol, so they just stood by.
"Of course many! My heads! The nobility is not a whole. We also have our own enemies. Those Junker nobles were stunned and disliked by the real nobles!" Manstein thought that Akado took it because of this matter. What he found was naturally a lot easier. He had long been on the side of the head of state during the rebellion of the Junker nobility. At this time, it was a good opportunity to express merits. Naturally, there was nothing to say.
"In this case, I'm relieved." Akado nodded and asked suddenly: "What does the general think of the French Mackinac line?"
This is a bit of a meaning of examination. It is also a question that Manstein ’s troops should study, so Manstein opened his mouth: "The French are strengthening their Mackinaw line. If our army launches from the front, The cost of an attack will be very high, especially if the troops lack the necessary large-caliber artillery. "
"Then how do we break this line of defense according to the general's opinion?" Akado asked with a smile.
"If it is a frontal attack, it is best to equip a large-caliber artillery to bombard the core area of ​​the Mackinaw line, completely destroy the fortifications, and then use the tank to cover the infantry to break through at several points ... even so, It is estimated that the loss on the first day after the attack will not be less than 10,000 people. "Manstein honestly replied, this is the result of their repeated performances on the Western Front. If the French support is calculated in time, the loss will be Bigger.
"If the French army mobilizes quickly and we come to support, we haven't won the entire Maginot line." Akado looked at the map and sighed. "I've seen the staff's solution and said it. The truth is just the things written by Mao Qi. If I want to see the results of the war, I will read the history book. "
This is the head of state's dissatisfaction with the military's offensive plan. Manstein raised his eyebrows and said, "Why didn't the head of state convene a war meeting to redraw the entire war plan?"
I still need to find you to reopen the battle plan? Just the frontline commander with the rank of major general on your shoulder, have the opportunity to participate in the combat discussion meeting I personally held? Akado took a deep breath before saying, "I want to hear what you think. As a front-line commander, what do you think of this French line of defense. Say it and listen."
"Since the head of state does not approve of a head-on breakthrough, then there is only one way to attack the detour." Manstein can be regarded as a world-recognized German commanding master, of course, not a role given to nothing. Emphasis: "And the border line between France and Germany is not a good breakthrough."
"The general thought, where should he break from?" Akado asked with a smile-Manstein was very kind, so he was also very happy. He is happy to use this kind of professional communication to pull in the relationship with his subordinates. Because of what Hitler did in history, it turned out that these German Defense Force generals liked this kind of communication very much: they thought the head of state knew the tactics. Of course, later, Hitler's interference with the command made the army more and more dissatisfied. In the end, the two sides were in full swing, so Akado must grasp this time.
General Sikert's exhaustion of the foundation he laid for Germany finally germinated at this moment, and the high quality of German officials was finally reflected in front of Akado. Now that Manstein is only a divisional commander, it is reasonable that he will not consider the problems at the level of the group army, but he still gave Akado a satisfactory answer.
"My head of state, there are many issues to consider when formulating a plan. I need time to calculate and deploy accurately. I will submit my own plan within one month. I do n’t know what head of state the international leader wants to worry about?" Manstein asked in a low voice.
"No! I only need a pure military plan." Akado shook his head. "Since the attack is no longer on the German-French border, that moment is the beginning of the outbreak of a comprehensive war, so there is no need to estimate anything. "
"Yes! I understand." Manstein nodded. He now feels that the head of state is a good leader. No wonder many military leaders have great respect for the head of state. Now he knows part of the reason: this boss does not restrain his generals in detail.
Akado nodded, and then casually asked some questions: "How about the tactical vests distributed to the troops?"
"My head of state. This tactical vest improves the soldier's load-bearing ability, allowing the soldier to carry more equipment with ease, which is very convenient." Manstein is obviously very satisfied with the new equipment of Germany: "But the most popular It ’s still lunch meat. Our army ’s meat has always been in short supply. With lunch meat, things have improved a lot.

Akado ordered the collection of things that the Germans did n’t eat much, such as the processing of animal offal, corner meat, and even trotters, adding starch to make lunch meat for later generations, which was sealed in cans and became Soldiers very welcome food. Compared with no food or no meat, the sale is very similar to ham, and it is barely edible lunch meat.
The most important thing is that this thing can be stored for a long time, which is convenient for hoarding. After adding preservatives and messy things, it can even be stored for several years. Germany has established related food processing plants in several regions to specialize in producing such emergency food. Of course, because of the profit problem and the shortage of materials, the quality stays at the level of not bad.
"I plan to form a new 11th Infantry Army on the Western Front, with two 11th and 12th Infantry Divisions. After you go back, sort out the promotion list and promote the qualified officers in turn." Akado finally said.
"Thank you for your trust in me! My head! Manstein has sworn to you that he will be loyal to you to the end of life." Manstein stood up and said: "Long live the head!"
Akkado promoted Manstein not for any other reason, but because he was preparing for the Western Group c army. This army will be the main force of the attack on France, first let Manstein become an independent army, plus Goodry Ann also has tank troops led by Rommel and others, and the c group army will be stronger than the Germans who attacked France.
After sending away General Manstein, Akado received a report from Gascole that the French were equipping large-caliber railway train guns to deal with the German Siegfried line. The French were equipped with a train gun called Schneider, with a caliber of 340 mm and great power.
"It seems that we want to make the French firm their determination to develop weapons." Akado smiled and glanced at Gascol who was next to him: "Obviously our neighbors are too conservative, right?"
Gascole nodded, showing the same smirk as Akado: "I'm ready! My head, do I need to send invitations to Colonel Smith?"
Akado nodded: "Of course, we have to invite many people."