I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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General Guderian is the director of the armored forces of the German Army. It can be said that he is the father of the German armored forces. Because of your strong support, he created the most powerful and largest armored forces in the world for Germany at this time.

However, General Guderian once said that blitzkrieg was not his original creation, but was inspired by a French military book called "Building a Professional Army". In that book, the author first proposed the establishment of a combined mobile Sex and firepower, the theory of an armored force capable of attacking and winning by surprise, the author of that book is Charles de Gaulle!"

Hitler seemed to understand: "Oh, it seems that this Charles de Gaulle does have some skills, he is equivalent to the 'French Guderian', he is a general!"

Dai Anguo took no time to flatter Hitler: "It's a pity that although the French have 'French Guderian', they don't have 'French Hitler', so the French army is now completely defeated by the German army!"

There was a look of pride and arrogance on Hitler's face, but he immediately returned to humility and a lingering doubt: "So, why did General Jiang regard this Charles de Gaulle who is thousands of miles away and has no intersection with him It is a thorn in the flesh, because General Jiang thinks that Charles de Gaulle is a general, and he is anti-German and anti-Allied. If he is let go, he is likely to become a confidant of Germany and the Allied countries in the future? So we must advance Was it strangled in the cradle?"

Shang Zhen's face also showed a trace of confusion: "Führer, to be honest, I don't know the real motive of General Jiang's decision. If it is because Charles de Gaulle has high military talents, he must treat him It seems a bit fussy to make a dead hand.

However, since General Xiao Jiang issued this order, as his subordinate, I must do my best to complete it!"

Hitler shook his head: "If I can meet Mr. Xiao Jiang again in the future, I will definitely ask him and ask him clearly.

However, killing this Charles de Gaulle is just a matter of effort, not a big deal.

Well, let's talk about the second big thing now! "He looked serious.

The expressions of Shang Zhen and Dai Anguo also became serious.

"Destroy and exterminate the British and French allied forces on the battlefields of Western Europe!" Hitler said every word, "Don't let every single soldier of the British and French allied forces escape to the British mainland on the other side of the English Channel. This is the second mission entrusted to me by Mr. Jiang." Big deal!"

Shang Zhen nodded with solemn eyes: "Yes, may I ask the head of state, is it finished?"

A smile appeared on Hitler's calm face again, and he nodded: "It's done!"

Shang Zhen forcibly held back the excitement in his heart and slightly shortness of breath: "That's great!"

Hitler looked at the European area on the wall far away, staring at Dunkirk on the coast of northeastern France: "Five days ago, the French government announced that Paris was an undefended city, that is to say, the French army abandoned Paris and put Paris Give it up to us, because the French know that they are unable to start a city offensive and defensive battle with us in Paris similar to Stalingrad. On the one hand, the elite French army has been lost in front-line battles. They never thought that the German army would come to Paris. They still thought that the end of this war would be like the last world war. The German army was blocked by the British and French forces in the Western European battlefield. It took four years and they could not move an inch, so they did not Build defenses in Paris. To be honest, if the French built Paris as indestructible and unbreakable as Nanjing, then I would really have a headache. The Japanese killed and injured so many people in Nanjing. I don’t want Paris to To become the "Nanjing of Europe", fortunately, the French do not have the guts, they are even less courageous, and they are unwilling to let Paris be reduced to scorched ruins like Nanjing and Stalingrad in the flames of war. Opting to give Paris to us, meanwhile, they were busy fleeing.

In fact, before this, the British had already begun to plan to escape. The British already believed that France was doomed just like Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The British expeditionary force did not need to be buried with France. It must be withdrawn to the UK to defend the UK. In my own homeland, millions of British and French allied forces fled to Dunkirk in a swarm. The beach was crowded with people. The British desperately wanted to escape back to their island, and a large number of French desperately wanted to flee with them. I saw The photos taken by the Luftwaffe pilots are really spectacular with so many people!It's densely packed, just like the sea at high tide.

At that time, I planned to order the German armored forces to stop the attack. Firstly, the entire territory of France was not occupied by the German army. In order to sweep the south of France, the German armored forces could not suffer more losses; secondly, the Dunkirk area was full of swamps. The hills are not suitable for the armored troops to continue to advance; third, because the armored troops are advancing too fast, they have already left the infantry behind far away, and the tanks without infantry protection rushed into a large number of enemy troops. It is very dangerous; fourth, the armored forces that continue to advance can easily fall into the crisscross area of ​​​​the surrounding rivers of Dunkirk and be forced to start positional warfare, which is very disadvantageous; fifth, Goering repeatedly assured me that the next It is more than enough for the air force to complete the task; sixth, I have to consider politically, if the British army is too exterminated, it will not be very conducive to Germany's subsequent surrender of the United Kingdom.

However, after weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, I decided to follow General Jiang's strong suggestion and order the German Army, Navy and Air Force to do their best to kill the Dunkirk area!All the tanks of the army, all the planes of the air force, all the ships of the navy... all sort out, attack, attack and kill! "Hitler's eyes were shining like burning coals. He raised his right hand and spread five fingers. "For five days and five nights, more than 8000 tanks have been attacking, more than 6000 planes have been bombing, and more than 400 ships have been shelling. Or launch torpedoes, and countless shells and bombs poured towards Dunkirk like a storm. Dunkirk became a hell on earth. Ideal target, the beach is flooded with bones, the sea is soaked in blood, some say it's not a battle at all, it's a massacre!"

Shang Zhen asked in a leisurely tone: "The results of the battle must be very rich, right?"

Hitler laughed: "Extremely rich.

It is conservatively estimated that more than [-] British died on the beach in Dunkirk alone, and more than [-] French died. In the end, the British and French allied forces collapsed mentally and chose to surrender to the German army.

Not only that, but the French government, which has already planned to surrender, has completely lost the courage to bargain with me. According to my request, it will surrender to Germany unconditionally tomorrow. up.

At this point, the battle in Western Europe is over!" He took out a document and handed it to Shang Zhen, "Although the battle has just ended, the preliminary statistical report has come out, General Shang, please read it!"

Shang Zhen took the file and started browsing it carefully.

The Battle of Western Europe, which broke out on November 1941, 11 and ended on December 11, lasted for 12 days. In this battle, the German army invested a total of about 24 million troops to participate in the battle (only more than 44 million actually participated in the battle, because half of the German army still had On the road, the battle ended with the Germans winning), and there were about 300 Italian troops and about 150 Spanish troops to assist in the battle; in terms of coalition forces, the French army has invested a total of about 50 million troops in the battle (one-third of which To deal with the Italian army and the Spanish army; the total strength of the French army is actually more than 40 million, but there are still more than 330 million people who have not had time to participate in the battle, and the battle ended with the surrender of France), and the British army has about 600 troops to participate in the war (all of which are in the British mainland The elite of the army), about 300 Dutch troops, and about 80 Belgian troops cooperated in the battle; in the end, Germany won a big victory, and the Anglo-French-Dutch-Belgian alliance suffered a disastrous defeat. The German army killed about 30 people and about 20 people Injured, a total of about 3 casualties, about 12 casualties in Italy, about 15 casualties in Spain; more than 3 casualties in the Dutch army, about 2 captured and surrendered, and more than 1 casualties in the Belgian army 28 people were captured and surrendered; the British army suffered more than 2.5 casualties, 17 were captured and surrendered, and only 16 people fled back to Britain; the French army suffered 63 casualties, and the captured and surrendered About 1 million people surrendered, and more than 35 million French troops were disarmed after the surrender of France.

"It's really a great victory that shines in the annals of history and is hard to find in ancient and modern times!" Shang Zhen was full of emotion, amazement, and admiration.

Hitler laughed: "At the end of the Battle of Kiev, I thought that the Battle of Kiev was an unprecedented battle of annihilation in human history. I didn't expect that the French were more weak and incompetent than the Soviets, allowing the German army to break the historical record created by the German army itself!"

Shang Zhen bowed his hands solemnly: "Your Excellency, please let me express my heartfelt congratulations to you and my greatest respect to the German army!"

Dai Anguo, who was next to him, couldn't bear it anymore: "Prince, what's the third big thing?"

Hitler narrowed his eyes: "The third major event is the French navy, right? For this matter, the German navy, airborne troops, and special forces have already started operations. Don't worry, General Jiang will not be disappointed!"

Shang Zhen immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, because Jiang Weiguo had told him that among the three major events, the third was the most important, namely: capturing the entire French navy intact.

According to the "Washington Naval Treaty", the total tonnage ratio of the naval capital ships of the five major countries of the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy is 10:10:6:3.5:3.5. Therefore, the United States and Britain are tied for the first in the world, and Japan is the third in the world , France and Italy are fourth and fifth respectively. France and Italy seem to be the same, but because France's national strength greatly exceeds that of Italy, France is fourth and Italy is fifth.

The naval power of the Allied countries is not as strong as that of the United States, Britain and France. Needless to say, China, Germany spares no effort to build submarines, and does not build large surface warships, including battleships and aircraft carriers. Japan and Italy have become the "two pillars of the navy" of the Allied countries. The mission within the Allied Powers is to "go all out to expand the navy, and hand over the army to Germany and China." In addition to its own expansion and growth, "snatching" is also an important means. This "snatching target" is the French navy.

Jiang Weiguo had already "foresightedly predicted" that on the battlefields of Western Europe, the French army would be quickly defeated by the German army, and France would be forced to surrender. So, what about the French navy?After the surrender of France, the French navy will be in a very delicate state. Maybe the French navy will not obey the surrender order of the French government, will not obey the new French government (puppet regime) established by Germany and obey Germany, or be neutral , or self-reliance, or take refuge in the United Kingdom, these three routes are not wanted by Jiang Weiguo. The French navy is quite large and powerful. Mistake, the worst thing is that even if the French navy chooses to be neutral, the British and Americans will definitely not be at ease. The loss outweighed the loss of the Allies (in history, the French navy chose "self-supporting neutrality" after the surrender of the French government, and was eventually destroyed by a surprise attack by the British navy).

Therefore, the Allied Powers must take precautions, take the first step to attack the French Navy, and bring the French Navy's ships under control.

"I have sent people to tell Henri-Philippe Pétain (the new Prime Minister of France at this time, who strongly advocated a peace and armistice with Germany) and François Darlan (the commander-in-chief of the French navy at this time, who are inclined to He negotiated an armistice with Germany, but he was not willing to surrender to Germany. In the past, although he surrendered with Petain, he was the number two figure in the Petain government in name, but he controlled the French navy and led the French navy. He carried out "self-reliance" in the African colonies of France, and he only obeyed Petain in name, but in fact he became a political force and a powerful faction. When the Allied forces landed in Africa, he chose to lead the French navy to join the Allied forces. But did not take refuge in the "Free France" of de Gaulle, which became the target of Germany, the Pétain government, and the de Gaulle government), concentrated all the ships of the French navy in the ports of Toulon and Caen, and withdrew from the war with France, Become a 'neutral fleet', if they don't, Germany won't treat the French 'too politely' after occupying France, and will implement a strict colonial policy to France, by then, how many French people will die, how many French people What a miserable life, it was all caused by them!" Hitler said confidently, "Pétain and Darlan were obviously frightened by me, and they all promised that they would not damage the warship or destroy the warship if they followed my instructions honestly. The warship will not fall into the hands of the British.

In fact, I don't really believe them. I have sent the fleet, marines, airborne troops, and special forces to snatch it. As long as the French government officially announces its surrender, my troops will justifiably 'forcibly take over' the French Navy. warship!"

"So, it couldn't be better!" Dai Anguo was overjoyed.

Shang Zhen was also relieved, he knew the significance of Jiang Weiguo's painstaking arrangement.

The French navy is powerful, and it would be a waste of money if it could not be mastered.

The current fleet of the French Navy includes:

5 new battleships (two more are under construction); 3 old battleships;

About 20 new heavy and light cruisers; about 10 old heavy and light cruisers;

2 new battlecruisers; 1 aircraft carrier (medium);

There are more than 60 destroyers of various types, more than 100 submarines of various types, and two to three hundred other ships and auxiliary ships.

There is no doubt that the French Navy is a powerful sea force and a great asset.

The talks between Shang Zhen, Dai Anguo and Hitler were very pleasant. In the end, Shang Zhen, who got a satisfactory answer, asked Hitler the last and a little sensitive question: "Fuhrer, the French navy will definitely belong to Germany after it falls into the hands of Germany." Germany, then, can China 'lease' warships of the French Navy from Germany when necessary?"

Hitler smiled brightly: "General Shang, I know what you mean, and I also know what General Jiang Xiao means. If you Chinese want to land in Japan in the future, how can you lose a powerful naval fleet? Don't worry! At that time, not only Only the warships of the French Navy and the warships of the German Navy can also be leased to you, and the charges will be very low.

Now, your Chinese navy can send sailors to Germany via the North Asian railway trunk line by train, and prepare to use French warships for targeted training. At that time, your navy sailors will be able to drive and control these battleships and cruisers of the French navy. !"

Shang Zhen and Dai Anguo were immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, respected head of state!" Shang Zhen remembered something, looked at his watch, and said movedly, "Prince head, it's past twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and Christmas is here. Here's wishing you a merry Christmas!"

Hitler showed a sly smile: "Of course I haven't forgotten that today is Christmas, so I specially arranged for the French to surrender to Germany on Christmas Day. Why? Because of this, the French will celebrate this most solemn festival every year. During the holidays, they will always remember that they surrendered to Germany on this day. From now on, the Christmas of the French will be shrouded in an atmosphere of shame. This is a national shame that will never be erased and washed clean! I will return the shame that the Germans brought to Germany with interest! I will humiliate the French! Let them never forget it for generations to come!"

On December 1941, 12, Christmas, on this day, the Germans had the happiest Christmas, and the French had a "darkest Christmas ever", because on this day, France officially surrendered to Germany.

Not only the time of surrender, but also the place where the surrender treaty was signed, Hitler was also ingenious.

The Germans, who have always been staid and serious, made a rare "humor", but for the French, it was an out-and-out "black humor" and a great mockery: the place where France signed the surrender treaty was in Combi This is the place where Germany signed the surrender treaty to France when it was defeated on November 1918, 11, and the occasion for France to sign the surrender treaty was arranged in a train carriage. It was the occasion when Germany signed the surrender treaty to France, and the train carriage had been put in the museum by the French as a "WWI Victory Memorial". Hitler sent people to drag the carriage out of the French museum and recreate it Put it back in the open space in the Compiègne forest, completely recreating the scene when Germany signed the surrender treaty with France.

Suppressing the tears of humiliation, the French representative, Admiral Charles Huntsger, signed the armistice agreement (that is, the instrument of surrender).

With the surrender of France, the only opponents of the Confederacy in the world are the dying Britain and the United States, which has not yet made a move.

"It's time to recover Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia!" After learning the news of France's surrender, Jiang Weiguo stretched his waist.

Chapter 603 The South Sea Wind Rises (2)

Time flies, and the time flies.

In a blink of an eye, 1942 arrived.

For the whole world, the old year that has passed was turbulent, and the coming new year is destined to be still turbulent. In fact, for more than ten years, the local The flames of war have never completely stopped, whether it is the September [-]th Incident, the Spanish Civil War, the Sino-Japanese full-scale war, Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia, or the Far East War between China, Japan and the Soviet Union, the Soviet War when the Allied Powers attacked the Soviet Union, the Nordic campaign launched by Germany and The battles in Western Europe, the Indonesian campaign launched by Japan... have always been in the ascendant, ups and downs, endless, and finally converged into the full-scale war of the Second World War, which made the dark cloud of war cover half of the earth, and countless people We welcome the arrival of the new year with very different attitudes, whether it is ecstasy or excitement, or pain or despair, or worry and anxiety. It can be said that "some countries are happy and some countries are sad".

In stark contrast to the grey, gloomy New Year for the 100 million French and the fearful and restless New Year for the 700 million Britons, when the shroud When an atmosphere of gloom and mist enveloped Britain and France, an atmosphere of joy and joy enveloped Germany and Japan as bright as sunshine. More than 8000 million Germans and 200 million Japanese were celebrating this important moment for Germany and Japan with joy. The new year is full of splendor, glory and hope, and the whole people celebrate and the whole country is jubilant.

The Germans were drunk, because the long-cherished wish of the Germans to "dominate Europe and wash away their past shame" has been greatly realized, and it was realized in a short period of time. The French surrendered, and the British fled back to the small islands of the mainland The world is lingering in panic all day long, and the final failure seems to be just around the corner. The Germans are proud, and they have exhausted the anger that has been suffocated in their hearts for 20 years. There's no reason not to be drunk.

The Japanese are also drunk, because the Japanese dream of "winning the mainland" that has lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years is being realized and it is still exceedingly realized. In addition to the "Northern State", Japan now has the "Southern State" in less than a month In [-], the Japanese army seized the Indonesian archipelago (including Papua New Guinea), allowing Japan to obtain a new territory with a vast area and rich resources. The "Great Japanese Empire" has truly become a "Great Empire".

Before the Soviet War, Japan’s territory included the four islands of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands, the Taiwan Islands, and Sakhalin Island, with a total area of ​​more than 67 square kilometers. After the Soviet War, Japan gained the eastern part of North Asia and the central part of North Asia. , the territorial area increased sharply to more than 770 million square kilometers. At this time, Japan acquired a territory of more than 230 million square kilometers in the Indonesian archipelago (including Papua New Guinea). The total territorial area increased sharply again, breaking through 1000 million square kilometers Kilometer mark.

With such a huge amount of territory and such a rich harvest, there is no reason for the Japanese not to be drunk.

On January 1942, 1, both Berlin and Tokyo spent this New Year's Day in carnivals throughout the city. Paris spent New Year's Day with the sound of German troops crossing the Arc de Triomphe. The sound of bomber engines, the breathtaking sound of bombs falling, and the sound of earth-shattering bomb explosions were spent on New Year's Day, because the Luftwaffe officially launched a strategic bombing of the British mainland on this day. The main target of the first bombing was the United Kingdom. In London, the capital, more than 1 "Panda" strategic bombers and more than 300 ju-600 and ju-88 bombers participated in this strategic bombing, dropping a total of more than 87 tons of bombs, making London a sea of ​​fire, and even the British for the first time Feel the fear of death from the sky.

On the same day, British Prime Minister Chamberlain formally resigned in despair.

Celebrating the victories already won did not delay Germany's continued march towards new and greater victories.

After France was defeated, it was forced to sign an armistice agreement with Germany (in order to take care of the face of the French, the treaty drawn up by the Germans was not called a surrender document, but an armistice agreement, but there was no difference in essence), the agreement The main contents include:

[-]. Germany respects the territorial integrity and sovereign independence of France and does not require France to cede territory. All French territory and all French colonies still belong to the French government;

500. France compensates Germany in batches with a total amount of 500 billion francs in war reparations ([-] billion francs is equivalent to the funds for building ten Maginot Lines);

[-]. France withdrew from the war and became a neutral country protected by Germany;

[-]. Germany has the right to station troops in France, Germany has the right to lease French shipbuilding industry, military industry, heavy industry, chemical industry and other industrial facilities, as well as French coastal ports, and Germany has the right to build military bases in France;

10. The total strength of the French army in France and the French colonies shall not exceed 20, and the number of local soldiers recruited by France in the colonies shall not exceed [-]; the French army is not obliged to cooperate with the German army in combat, but Germany has the right to recruit French soldiers in France Join the German army to serve Germany, and at the same time, the German army is obliged to assist the French army in defending French territory and colonies;

500. France abolishes the Air Force and only allows the establishment of the Army Air Force, and the number of aircraft of each type shall not exceed [-];

[-]. France abolishes the navy and only allows the establishment of an army maritime garrison. The existing warships of the French navy can be transferred to Germany as war reparations;

[-]. France shall not conclude treaties with third countries that are unfavorable to Germany, and shall not do anything that damages Germany's interests.

Objectively speaking, the eight main conditions of the Germans are not too harsh, nor can they be considered loose. At the very least, they have saved the face and self-esteem of the French on the surface, and at least they have given the French a step to step down.

The French signed this agreement, which means that France is only a protectorate of Germany, not a servant of Germany, and Germany has not asked France to join the alliance. Although France can maintain its sovereignty on the surface, it has indeed lost a lot of national interests. .

Originally, the French still wanted to bargain, but the Germans were already impatient. Germany, which was eager to solve the problem of Britain, did not want to waste time on France. Under the intimidation and intimidation of France, France had no choice but to sign the armistice agreement.

In the first month of the new year, Germany calmly and methodically launched a new war. First, the German Army stationed millions of troops in France, making preparations to cross the English Channel and land on the British mainland. However, the German Army was just a cover. The attack on the British mainland was mainly based on the air force and navy. Thousands of planes from the German Air Force stationed in France and launched a strategic bombardment on the British mainland. In the sea area, wolves are attacking British merchant ships and freighters like tigers, strangling British maritime transportation lines, and cutting off British maritime blood vessels.

One is strategic bombing, the other is unrestricted submarine warfare, and the two-pronged approach finally trapped Britain to death.

How to beat Britain?As early as before the Soviet War, the German High Command had seriously studied this issue. The original plan was proposed by the German Navy Raeder, that is, to build a powerful surface fleet, defeat the British Navy, seize the command of the Atlantic Ocean, and then assist Germany. The army landed in the UK, but this plan was overthrown by Jiang Weiguo. When Jiang Weiguo first went to Germany as an envoy, he refuted many shortcomings of this plan: first, it consumed too much financial resources and wasted Germany's national and military power. The surface fleet will seriously hinder the development of the German Army, Air Force and German Navy's submarine force; second, it will take too long, it will delay Germany for too long, and disrupt Germany's war steps; third, the German shipbuilding industry is not as good as the United Kingdom. In this kind of shipbuilding competition, the congenitally deficient German navy is destined to fail to catch up with the British navy, and it is very likely that it will repeat the mistakes of the last world war.

Therefore, if Germany wants to defeat the United Kingdom, it should find another way and adopt devious tactics. One is to use the air force to launch a strategic bombing of the British mainland, and the other is to use the navy submarine force to strangle the British sea transportation line. The two complement each other and trap the United Kingdom to death. In the end, even if the German army did not land on the British mainland, Germany would win the German-British War without a fight.

After repeated research, discussion, and analysis, Hitler and many high-ranking Germans finally adopted the set of combat strategies against Britain proposed by Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo can be called the "prophet" of the German and Japanese navies, because he "pointed out the maze" to the Japanese navy and "pointed out the maze" to the German navy.

In order to eliminate Britain, "Germany's last enemy in Europe", the German High Command formulated the "Sea Lion" plan. The main countermeasures of this plan are:

[-]. Gather millions of troops in France, pretending to launch a full-scale landing on the British mainland;

[-]. Build numerous air force bases in France and the three low countries, first seize air supremacy, and then use the bomber fleet (including thousands of "Panda" strategic bombers) to launch a strategic bombardment of the British mainland;

[-]. The naval submarine force strangled the British sea transportation line with all its strength, and did not attack warships, but only civilian ships;

[-]. Secretly and vigorously reinforce Ireland, and win over Germany's best helper against Britain;

[-]. The army marched into Africa and the Middle East to destroy the British colonial system.

Undoubtedly, these five countermeasures of Germany are targeted, highly targeted and effective. If the UK does not receive strong assistance from the outside world, these five countermeasures of Germany are enough to put the UK in a desperate situation.

After formulating strategic countermeasures, the German armed forces quickly and intensively put into action.