501 Unyielding
For Hitler, it would be better to chop him up with one knife if he wanted him to admit defeat. Germany and the Third Reich were all his life. If he abandoned all this, he would be a walking corpse. Now Britain and the United States not only wanted to kill Germany, but also let Germany lose all the profits he had finally earned in the war. The last three or four generations would have to pay off their debts without any shame. Such conditions were simply humiliating for Hitler!
Naturally, the head of state would never endure such humiliation, so after he learned from the so-called conditions offered by Britain and the United States from the German ambassador to Switzerland, he was furious and decisively ordered to interrupt contact with Britain and the United States, saying that he would rather die than suffer such insults.
In this way, the contact will naturally end in vain. Anyway, Lierwen is quite depressed. The Germans obviously mean to surrender, but they were blocked by a madman. What do you think of this?
Soon Learwin made it clear that if Germany wants to surrender, he must first solve the problem of Hitler. With Hitler there, there is no play at all. Soon she formulated a lion killing plan to submit it to Churchill for criticism. The core of this plan was to unite Hitler's opponents within Germany to carry out a political assassination to eliminate Hitler and win Germany's peace.
However, Churchill was not optimistic about this plan, because after the last assassination failed, Hitler was vigilant. The Gestapo and the secret police passed the dissidents in Germany in a way that they were dragged into the net. Most of the German opposition parties were either arrested and imprisoned or shot directly, and were washed away very hard. With the current strength of these people, can they organize another assassination against Hitler?
Churchill expressed serious doubts about this, and even thought it was a joke. But in order to save some face for Learvin, he did not directly refuse, but allowed Learvin to give these people some support, but did not have too much hope for them.
Learwin was naturally full of energy, but Churchill and Roosevelt had given up the political solution to Germany and returned to the second amphibious landing plan proposed by Montgomery before.
In Roosevelt and Churchill's view, this second amphibious landing was at least more reliable than the assassination of Hitler. However, there were differences between the two countries regarding the scale and specific target of the second amphibious landing.
Churchill naturally hoped that the sooner he would win Germany, the better, so he hoped that the scale of this amphibious landing would be larger, and in the end, he would invest two to three armies and not attack the German flanks. That would be meaningless. It would be better to move directly towards the Netherlands and Belgium.
After all, Churchill's plan was actually greatly influenced by Montgomery, and to a large extent it was a replica of the first plan that Montgomery had proposed before. It only changed the location of the landing from the Netherlands, which had a relatively high risk, to Amiens, France.
As I said before, there are many problems with this plan, and the first thing to be affected is the force. Montgomery was preparing to use one or two groups and three paratrooper divisions, which was enough to drive the Allies crazy. This time Churchill actually asked to use two or three groups of troops. This is several times more than it is OK!
This scale is no less than the second Overlord Operation. Fatty Qiu, please don’t be funny, okay!
Of course, Churchill is not a military idiot, and he also has certain solutions. For example, if the troops are insufficient, in his words, he can demolish the east wall and repair the west wall. Anyway, the progress on the line of Caen is not much, so some troops can be drawn out for the second amphibious landing!
As for the shortage of materials, Churchill's solution was even simpler and more straightforward: "Stop the aid to the Soviet Union directly. Anyway, our goal is to seize Germany before the Red Army. Why should we provide the precious materials to the Soviet Union so that they can rush ahead of us?"
Well, this suggestion is really shocking. If this is done, it means that the anti-Fasi-Swiss alliance will be disbanded directly. Wouldn't the Soviet Union jump? Churchill probably won't dare to blow up the thorns. Anyway, the Soviet Union is fighting on both sides now. Do you dare to turn against Britain and the United States?
Fatty Qiu is so shameless and unconventional. What's even more terrifying is that he relies on his personal charm and influence. The suggestion he put forward was also supported by a large group of people in Britain and the United States. So the pressure suddenly fell on Roosevelt's shoulders.
Did Roosevelt like Fatty Chu's plan? It's hard to say, but Roosevelt is a little more conscientious about Fatty Chu, so he doesn't agree with this idea. Roosevelt tends to conduct a small-scale amphibious landing, and the purpose is not to directly penetrate Germany, but to attack the German army in northern France from the side, cut off their route to Germany, and annihilate it in northern Paris.
According to Roosevelt's vision, the scale of this unit that attacked the German army from the side did not need to be too large. A group of troops was too large, and a reinforced army was enough to perform this task. In his opinion, this unit should be equipped with a large number of armored troops, and the speed advantage of the armored troops should be used to tear the German defense line from the side and encircle them.
In this way, there is no need to worry about materials and military forces. There is still a lot of military supplies for the American empire like a rich man. And there is no danger of offending the Soviet Union. In the end, the reputation in history is also good, otherwise in the future, the British and American allies will be so incompetent that even the German second-rate troops on the Western Front could not defeat them, so they could only think of wrong moves.
When Roosevelt made this claim, the British were a little disdainful, thinking that the old president was indeed too old. He could handle Germany in one fell swoop, but he insisted on taking a detour. What a strategic short-sighted look!
Anyway, the initial debate was quite fierce, and Churchill had a certain advantage at one point, but at the end of August, when the Red Army bypassed Warsaw and rushed to the heart of Poland, the debate quickly disappeared. Churchill had to give up his claim.
Why? Because the situation is very obvious, the Russians are simply a wild boar, and they are moving forward regardless of their concern, without any force to block it. Such a rushing rush is really a shame for Britain and the United States who are wandering around Caen. Of course, it is not because of the problem of face, but a solid practical problem.
The Soviet Red Army even had huge politically influential cities like Warsaw and rushed forward without hesitation. Doesn’t this mean that it is determined to seize Germany?
Some comrades may have to say that since this is the case, Churchill has no reason to give up. After all, his plan can invade Germany faster, right? Not all, as mentioned earlier, the biggest problem with Churchill's plan is that it takes time to prepare. The assembly of two to three armies and material preparations, as well as sea and air coordination and reconnaissance, you are welcome to say that it will not be able to get out in two or three months.
And now do Britain and the United States have two or three months left? The Red Army went crazy and rushed forward like bulls. Where can I get two or three months of preparation for you! In Churchill's opinion, the Red Army may have reached the city of Berlin in three months, and then the landing in Amiens was meaningless.
Churchill felt that there was no time to implement the Montgomery plan at all, so he could only break through the front line of Caen as soon as possible and use his existing troops to rush towards Germany as soon as possible. If he continued to discuss such a noisy and noisy, he could only watch the Russians eat the fat piece of Germany.
So Churchill resolutely gave up the plan he supported and instead agreed with Roosevelt's plan. For Fatty Qiu, the most important thing is to go on the road no matter how you do it.
So Britain and the United States quickly reached an agreement to prepare for a limited-scale amphibious landing as early as mid-September and early October, sending one or two armored divisions and infantry divisions to Amiens. The plan was soon decided, but as Britain and the United States were preparing to implement it actively, unexpected situations interrupted their plan.
What's the situation? The British and American allies finally exploded the German army in front of them!
What's going on? It's actually very simple. Even if the German troops on the Western Front were not very strong, the confrontation between the Allied forces on the front line of Caen was actually just a breath. However, this breath could not be dissipated forever. Once the limit was reached, it would naturally collapse.
In fact, as long as the British and Americans are pestering each other, they will not give the German army a chance to breathe, this kind of collapse will come faster. However, the soldiers from Britain and the United States are too delicate. They take a break and take a breath and bask in the sun, and do not concentrate on the armored troops to conduct an assault, which makes the German army persist.
Of course, once they reach the limit, they will collapse without having to play amphibious landing side attacks. However, this collapse came a bit suddenly, leaving the British and Americans with little mental preparation.
This made Britain and the United States a little stunned. The relationship was delayed for a long time and it was wasted. If I had known that the Germans would only have the last breath, they would do something about amphibious landing and rush and beat him up to collapse.
One of the important reasons for this painful situation is that Montgomery's "racecourse" operation suffered a heavy blow. The Field Marshal's concentrated punch was blocked by the Germans. This made Britain and the United States wonder, and had to overestimate the combat effectiveness of the German army, which wasted time.
Well, the top leaders of Britain and the United States no longer care about complaining about Montgomery and the Germans. Since the access has been opened, don’t wait and open the road quickly!
Slow! There is a small problem here. The Allies landed in Normandy, which was naturally a good move beyond the German army's expectations. The Germans did not expect the Allies to land in the remote area of Normandy, because this did not conform to military principles.
We can see that there is almost no deep-water port to use in this beach in Normandy. What do you want to do with the port? The consumption of millions of military supplies is amazing. Without deep-water ports, it means that large freighters cannot land on the beach to transport supplies to the beach, and without enough supplies, Americans will not fight.
From the map, we can see that the only large deep-water ports that can be used in the surrounding area are Cherbourg in the northwest of Normandy. In addition, the port is Caen. It is conceivable that these two ports alone will be difficult to meet the huge needs of the Allied forces.
Not only are there problems with the port, but there are many swamps in Normandy's beaches towards Caen, which is also a difficult point that restricts the Allied's capacity. Even the Americans invested a large number of amphibious vehicles, the problem of failure could not be fundamentally solved. The reason why the Allied forces were unable to open up after landing was a factor in the bad terrain.
Not only is there a problem with the terrain, we all know that the throughput of transportation railways on the road is the largest. In Cherbourg, Caen only has one railway line to Paris. It is definitely unbearable that such a railway bears the supply of millions of troops.
So later we saw that the Allies advanced all the way to Paris, but when they approached Paris, they were suddenly preparing to bypass Paris. What was the reason? Or the burden on this big city with a population of one million was too heavy, and the railway from Cherbourg to Paris alone could not be sustained. If the Parisian people had not suddenly revolted, the Allies would not have planned to liberate Paris so early.
In other words, even if the Germans are now retreating towards Paris, the Allied forces cannot raise the speed of pursuit. After all, the Germans can pat their butts and leave, and even destroy and loot all the relevant facilities before leaving. But the British and Americans can't do this!
Do they have to take care of the people in the liberated areas? Do they also need to build roads? In addition, the supply difficulties caused by limited transportation capacity have greatly slowed down the pace of the Allies' advance.
At this time, I don’t know if Montgomery suddenly got enlightened or Churchill put too much pressure on him. In short, the Field Marshal suddenly proposed: "We don’t do such a front-line flat push, as the speed is too slow, the efficiency is too low. Why not concentrate the armored troops and attack forward and make the Germans feel refreshed in one fell swoop!"
Well, Roosevelt and Churchill supported this proposal with both hands and feet, but the problem also occurred. As mentioned earlier, it is impossible to make all armored troops go forward with difficulty, and they must only let some armored troops start to rush first. So the question is, should the British armored troops rush forward? Or should the American armored troops rush forward?
Don’t think that Britain and the United States are really good to wear a pair of pants when standing on the same front. Whether it is a politician or a soldier, they are selfish. Who doesn’t want honor? Who doesn’t want to be a hero who is striving for progress?
Anyway, neither Montgomery nor Bradley wanted to let this American partner fall into the hands of the other party, especially Bradley. He thought that even though we Americans were paying a big head, the natural supply of supplies should be tilted towards the US military, so his troops should be allowed to play the striker. Why should we take care of the British's emotions?
But this is just the Americans' idea. In their opinion, it is a matter of course. For example, Montgomery believes that there is nothing to argue about in this matter at all, so it should be his armored force vanguard!
In Montgomery's view, Americans would not fight at all. Apart from being able to use materials to kill the enemy, they would be useless. Such technical tasks should be handed over to more professional and capable British people. What's more, Montgomery took it for granted for granted this suggestion and should be implemented by him.
Anyway, the British and Americans are quarreling with each other on this issue. Anyway, no one is willing to be short and they all try their best to be the pioneer.
"What? Montgomery and Bradley quarreled." A certain immortal was also a little happy when he heard this news, because he had been looking forward to this day for a long time. As the saying goes, there are no worries but unevenness. Neither the British nor the American generals would allow this opportunity to make military achievements to slip away from their mouths.
This is also true in history, but the most terrifying thing back then was Patton and Montgomery. Now Patton has retired and returned to the field. Bradley has no choice but to roll up his sleeves and start to fuck him.
In fact, what Li Xiaofeng is really interested in is Eisenhower's attitude. In history, this famous "American traitor" sold Montgomery well in order to gain political reputation. In order to gain political reputation, he once gave Montgomery priority to supply, which made Patton so angry that he jumped straight. Of course, what made Montgomery ruthless in the end was that Patton, who was tied up with his hands and feet, still broke through the Rhine in front of him, making Churchill and Montgomery a joke.
Anyway, Eisenhower is a pure politician. When Patton is useful, he treats it as a treasure, and when it is useless, it is discarded like garbage. During the Battle of Ardennes, who turned to rescue the US military when it was in danger, or Patton, who was cheated by Eisenhower, was miserably cheated by Patton.
"Eisenhower prefers Montgomery." Yakov introduced in detail.
Li Xiaofeng smiled and didn't take it seriously. Anyway, this is a conflict between Britain and the United States. The more fierce the quarrel, the better. Anyway, he doesn't care about the big deal when watching the fun. It's better to have a dog bite the dog and fight. Of course, Li Xiaofeng must know that this is impossible. The two old hooligans will definitely control the dispute within the allowable range, and there will be no palace fighting scenes of a fight.
After thinking about it, Li Xiaofeng suddenly asked again: "Do our intelligence officers have any information about Britain and the United States' attitude towards Paris?"
Yes, Paris is very important to the Red Army. If this heavy burden falls on the shoulders of Britain and the United States, it will inevitably slow down their advancement speed, which is not fast. Anyway, Li Xiaofeng will never allow Britain and the United States to give up Paris.
Yakov flipped through the notebook and introduced: "From the feedback from intelligence officers, Britain and the United States do tend to bypass Paris."
Li Xiaofeng frowned unconsciously. This was not good news. It seemed that he could only take action to cheat the Americans and the British again. After thinking about it, he ordered: "Contact the French ** and the French underground resistance organization. I need to have a good talk with their liaison officer in the Soviet Union... Well, I also called General Charles de Gaulle, chairman of the French National Liberation Committee, and told him that I hope to meet with him in the near future..." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!