In his front-line command, Liszt heard the cheers of tsunamis from the front-line soldiers.

He frowned, then walked to the observation window, and was about to pick up the telescope and observe what was going on.

As a result, his assistant rushed into his command center and shouted in surprise: "Marson! Marshal! The defenders in Athens surrendered, and they are willing to hand over their weapons!"

"Huh!" Liste let out a long sigh, and a confident smile appeared on his face: "If this is the case, that would be great. We can now tell the Head of State that we will complete the tasks he has deployed us."

"The 12th Army is invincible!" The officer stood attentively, raised his chest and cheered loudly.

Liszt also smiled and nodded: "Yes, the 12th Army is a very, very good army!"

After saying that, he looked at the staff officers, secretary and others in the office, and ordered: "Gentlemen, prepare a telegram to the General Command of the Army, the Supreme Command and the Head of State... report to them the news of our victory."

Although it was too early to be happy now, the sharp ethnic conflicts in the Balkans and the remnants of British and Greek troops scattered throughout the mountainous areas have not been wiped out, but Liszt can indeed hand in his answer.

The occupation of Athens marked the collapse of organized resistance in the Balkans. The remaining things were long-term public security work and the management of local officials, how to use policies to calm people's hearts.

"Long live the head of state! Marshal! General Student just arrived. He was in the room next door, waiting to see you..." An officer walked into the command center and stood attentively saluting Marshal Lister.

He heard cheers when he first came in, and the headquarters of the 12th Army was filled with joy, and everyone knew the news of Greece's surrender.

In just 20 days, the German Army swept across the entire Balkans, faster than in history.

On the one hand, it was because of Germany's victory in the Mediterranean that seriously weakened Britain's support to the Balkans. On the other hand, the head of state's adjustment to the army did have a certain effect.

German troops, who allocated more gasoline resources, were equipped with more trucks and armored vehicles, used the entire Balkans as a test site, and tested their mechanized propulsion combat theory.

What is even more satisfying is that this theory seems to be stronger than the standards on paper. Just a little trial has left Greece and local British defenders running around, without even having any room to resist.

"Oh? General Student arrived?" Liszt, as the commander of the 12th Army attacking Greece, knew of the head of state's plan.

The combat operations against Crete began to officially start a few days ago. As the German army surrounded Athens and captured this place, occupied Crete, and completely controlling the Mediterranean became the most important offensive plan for the German army.

So, Liszt quickly arranged personnel to send a message to the Berlin Supreme Commander for victory, and then took his adjutant to meet the important commander-in-chief of the German Airborne Army next door.

Stutdenet belonged to the Luftwaffe. In fact, in the early days, anything that could fly with wings belonged to Goering's command category.

But now, with the emergence of the Navy's Aviation Corps, the Army has also formed a small direct air reconnaissance force.

"Victory! Head of State!" Seeing Liszt walk into the room, Student quickly stood up and raised his arms to salute Liszt: "I'm very happy to see you, Marshal!"

"Good afternoon, General!" Liszt replied casually, and then signaled Student to find a place to sit casually: "Don't be reserved. I heard that you came to command the battle for Crete in person, and the pressure on me is much less."

"The Head of State hopes to capture Crete as soon as possible, but we only entered the attack launch site yesterday and are resting..." Student reported to Liszt's deployment progress.

He pointed to the map already laid on the table, the front-line airports assigned to paratroopers, and continued: "We will use 10,000 paratroopers in this attack... We have never used this scale."

"My God, tens of thousands of paratroopers were airborne at one time?" Liszt couldn't help but smack his tongue when he heard the news.

When paratroopers attacked Malta before, the scale was not so huge. This time, this air strike on Crete, he actually sent 10,000 people in one breath!

"Yes, but most paratroopers did not land on air, but used gliders and other methods to land on the island." Student was a professional, so he gave Liste some information on the specific action process.

"There are about 3,000 paratroopers, and more than 300 aircraft were used at the same time. 300 people used new umbrellas and landed at the same time as their weapons." Studenter looked at the map and introduced to Liszt.

This time, his paratroopers were quite large, and according to the calculations of the Supreme Command, there was no need to use so many paratroopers to land.

But the head of state hoped to simulate the combat plan to land in Britain through Crete. So the paratroopers dispatched 10,000 people, which was a complete killing of the chicken.

Among the 10,000 paratroopers, 3,000 were airdropped by parachutes, and another 4,500 were landing directly on gliders to launch operations.

The remaining 2,500 soldiers were to follow the plane to land directly on the airport after the paratroopers seized the airport.

Although compared with the Allies that landed in Normandy, the German paratroopers could only be said to be small-scale, this scale was indeed unprecedentedly powerful in 1940.

In 1944, the Allied forces dispatched a total of 3,000 transport aircraft and gliders, and the first batch of paratroopers had more than 17,000.

Germany's current paratroopers' foundation is not that strong. Including gliders, Germany can dispatch less than 1,000 aircraft, which is still close to bankruptcy.

If it were not for verifying the feasibility of large-scale airborne combat, and to do drills for airborne Britain, the normal dispatch scale of German paratroopers this time would only use up to 700 various aircraft.

At the same time, Italian cover troops were also operating, including three naval cruisers and two old-fashioned Cafur-class battleships.

Italian warships mainly provide long-range artillery support for German paratroopers. The Italian Navy was frightened when it fought against the British Navy. It was used to perform artillery missions on the other side, which was definitely a reliable support.

"What do the 12th Army need to do? I can draw some troops here to participate in landing operations." Liszt asked out loud.

"The head of state means that you need to organize a division's troops and choose one place to log in under the cover of the Italian Navy... It is a practical exercise." Student took out a head of state's order and handed it to Liszt.

Liszt opened the letter, nodded after reading it, and said, "I will draw an infantry division to participate in the battle to land on Crete."

He looked at Studente, thought for a while and continued, "This army will be replenished for the Western Front, and used it when landing in the UK... I am really worried that they will suffer heavy losses in the UK."

"I am training a lot of paratroopers in Munich and Austria... Marshal." Student looked at each other and comforted him: "When I land in Britain, I will personally send 30,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines. I am more worried about the outcome of the future battle than you."

Of course, the 30,000 paratroopers from Stutdenet cannot be thrown into Britain together. It is estimated that they will still have to be divided into batches, but being able to transport 30,000 soldiers to the other side of the strait is already a very remarkable achievement.

Hearing Student say this, Li Si nodded, wiped away the hint of unbearance in his heart, and promised: "I will choose the best soldier to complete the head of state's plan."

You should know that after this operation, these soldiers will be transferred to France to prepare for landing in the UK.

Most of them may die in the bloody British beaches, becoming the first test items for the large-scale German landing operations in this war.

"I want to use the air force I belong to to support the landing troops in combat... Are there any specific arrangements for your paratroopers?" Liszt adjusted his mood and asked again.

Student immediately replied: "The air force that covers the paratroopers to fight is dispatched by Marshal Kesseling, with 100 fighter jets and 200 bombers, and the number is very sufficient."

Because of its proximity to Romania, the German troops in the Balkans were very fuel-efficient. The air force was huge in size and the cover from the air was also in place in time.

It seems that this airborne landing operation has been prepared very safely. The next step is that the German military will eradicate the last one, which can threaten the German oilfield facilities.

"Then, I guess you have your command mission, so I won't leave you here for dinner." Liszt stood up and said to Student.

Paratrooper commander Studden nodded, stood up and saluted, "Then, I won't bother you, Marshal. I have other things to arrange, so let's say goodbye! Long live the head of state!"

"Victory! Head of State!" Unlike when entering the door, Liszt solemnly returned to Stuttendant for a military salute and then sent him into the car.

When Student's car was away, Liszt turned around and ordered his subordinates: "Come all the division commanders immediately for a meeting. I need to select a unit to practice cross-sea landing operations!"

"As for orders! Marshal!" His subordinates had no victory smile on their faces, and they quickly dispersed and arranged various tasks to the next one.
Chapter completed!