Before the start of the Polish battle, the General Staff of the National Defense Forces submitted a combat plan. The plan formulated for attacking the Western Front was basically based on the plan for the 1914 German-French War, and there was no special novelty. The plan stipulated that the B Army Group located in the north should be the main attack, and after breaking through from central Belgium, it surrounded the main force of the Allied forces from the north. The army group commanded by Ranced, located in the south, would pass through the forests of the Arden Mountains as assists. For a long time, the Supreme Command seemed to believe that there could only be such a plan for the attack, because the Arden Mountains are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the infantry was difficult to pass during World War I, so it is even more impossible for mechanized troops to launch a main attack here.

Manstein didn't think so. He believed that war relies on surprise victory. If your combat plan has been guessed by the enemy, then your main attack direction must be the enemy's key fortification area, and the result will be a protracted battle where the outcome is indistinguishable from the outcome.

This statement was accepted by Kahn von Stark, and Stark himself personally explained part of the views of the Manstein Plan to the Command.

Manstein came up with a bold plan, which was to turn the main attack direction to the Ardennes, because this was the most unexpected place. The basic idea was that the main spearhead of the German offensive should be placed in the center, not on the right wing. With powerful armored forces, the main assault was carried out on the strategically decisive breakthrough - the Ardennes Forest. This was a shortcut to attack him and defeat him by surprise to attack France, which could cut off the connection between the North and South Allies, divide and encircle the British and French coalitions, and quickly destroy France.

With the help of Stark, Manstein also found tank expert Guderian and armored combat expert Longdestedt. With the sincere consultation of Manstein, the two unanimously determined that a large-scale tank could pass through the Ardennes Pass successfully.

However, the Army Commander-in-Chief Fridge and Army Chief of Staff Brauchic, the two Army commanders unanimously doubted the feasibility of the plan formulated by Manstein. They believed that Manstein's idea was simply a fantasy, and believed that its so-called "secret passage" was a crazy assumption that it would put the essence of the German armored forces against French flank attacks and could lead to annihilation of the entire army.

Finally, at the suggestion of Hal, the party under the leadership of Fridge and Blauchch were simulated as the British and French coalition forces and the parties of Stark, Guderian and Longdstedt were simulated as the German army to conduct a fair confrontation.

The Third German Empire once again created a record of the world's first war history, which was to implement the so-called "simulation exercise", relying on various data to carry out bloodless confrontation under the records of staff. In order to achieve the authenticity of the simulated exercise, the commander-in-chief organized data for half a month. With the efforts of thousands of staff and civilian staff, the military deployment, weapons and equipment, military morale, etc. of the British and French coalition forces were almost completely sorted out.

Kahn von Stark said this to Manstein, Guderian and Rondstedt in a joking tone: Even if this simulation exercise has no results, we are already on the side of victory, just because we have learned about the deployment of Britain and France and their weapons performance in a "three-dimensional way".

The entire simulated confrontation took a whole month, during which time, a specially prepared exercise land was used to keep confidential work with an infantry division and a tank brigade. Anyone involved in the simulated confrontation must stay here for a long time afterwards until the end of the French battle.

The final result was also revealed. Of course, the winning side was Stark. These relatively young generals won seven games in a row under the leadership of Stark, and beat the "conservative and old" senior generals to the idea of ​​"we are really old?"

From this simulation confrontation, every general and staff member who participated in the simulation saw several dazzling stars of Germany. While they lost, they felt relaxed because they knew that Germany had many excellent talents at present, which could ensure that Germany would always flourish. The most important point was that they affirmed one thing: Stark may not be a good politician, but he would definitely be a good leader. This young leader knew what it means to "know people and use it well" and would not take everything into consideration, and would grant suitable generals to complete a certain thing on his behalf.

After the simulation exercise, the commander did not relax. They used a hundred times of caution to improve the combat plan named "Sick Swift Operation".

In order to implement the "Sick Swallow Operation", the Command made careful arrangements. It is estimated that the total force invested in the Western Front is 136 divisions, including 15 armored divisions, 10 motorized divisions, 3,500 tanks, 5,700 aircraft, and 00 transport aircraft.

The troops are divided into three armies: the 64 divisions in the middle of the army group, including 10 armored divisions and 7 motorized divisions, commanded by General Lensde, and are responsible for the task of breaking through the Ardennes area and heading straight to the English Channel. The two divisions of the right wing B Army Group include 5 armored divisions and 3 motorized divisions, commanded by General Bauk, and are responsible for assisting the task, with the purpose of attacking the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to attract the main force of the British and French coalition forces; the 17 divisions on the left wing are commanded by General Leb, and their mission is to feint the attack on the Maginot Line of Defense to restrain the French army so that they cannot reinforce the north. There are 27 divisions as strategic reserves.

In addition, due to the need for breakthroughs, the 15th Army was mobilized from the Army Group and existed as a strategic reserve army.

Before the start of the "Sick Swipe Operation", the German Air Force began to carry out bombings on the Alsace region of France, creating an illusion that the British and French coalition forces thought that the German army would follow the "yellow plan" to carry out a frontal attack on the defense lines of Belgium and Maginot.

Half a month before the start of the "Sick Swift Operation", two armed SSs disguised themselves as German Air Force units to perform a "crash landing" scene in the Belgian sky, in order to mislead the command of the British and French coalition forces. In order to make the forced landing seem extremely real, the two SSs sacrificed their lives at all costs. They fulfilled their promises and sacrificed their lives for the cause of their leader.

The views of the entire Defense Forces' top leaders on this misleading operation are very complicated. For the Defense Forces, death is not an unacceptable thing, but what they want is positive, decent, and glorious death in battle, rather than conspiracy and death silently. Insiders began to look at the SS with extremely complex eyes. From this incident, they felt that "that group of madmen also seemed to deserve respect."

Braushich once sighed at the Supreme Command: The SS's idea is really hard to figure out. We always think that they are just a group of farmers with weapons, a group of mobs who can only express their ideas hysterically, but the truth is not the case. This time I followed the SS General Leader Kahn von Stark to select the SS station to select the dead soldiers... Please allow me to use the adjective "dead soldiers". Those brave Germanic soldiers only heard the little Stark say, "I need two people to devote themselves to our great cause." Do you know? It's so terrible, the scene was so terrible. Tens of thousands of SS immediately straightened their chests, raised their right arm and shouted "Hi! Stark", and then rushed to seize the two enviable places.

General William von Keitel, who had the opportunity to accompany him, also sighed: In the past, I had only felt disgusted with the armed SS. After seeing that exciting scene, my thoughts changed. They were really a group of admirable warriors, the two selected young men, and the proud expressions were unforgettable for a lifetime. From them, I saw a terrible energy. Under the leadership of Stark, the SS soldiers had a terrifying dedication. They could indeed be called "dead soldiers". If the 3.6 million SSs under Stark had such ideas, I was really worried about which fork Germany would go to.

Most of the senior generals pondered. They were really worried that they had created a terrible and uncontrollable person. Obviously, Little Stark currently has 3.6 million troops with fanatical ideas. Little Stark is also gathering strength to arm this army with fanatical dedication. In the bill proposed by Congress, the SS applied to build three armored divisions. This may be just the first step, and there will definitely be a second step later.

Facts have proved that the SS Imperial Sword Paratrooper Division, the Prince Eugen Mountain Division, performed exaggeratedly and outstandingly in the Norwegian Battle. As the first non-defense forces on the front line, these two SS troops almost perfectly completed the tasks granted by their leader Kahn von Sdaq. They showed no less military qualities than the National Defense Army soldiers. What's more, in some aspects, the combat effectiveness of ordinary SS soldiers is stronger than that of the National Defense Army soldiers. Imagine: a group of soldiers who are not afraid of death charge in the rain of bullets under the education of dedication. Imagine merely a kind of inexplicable pressure, let alone what I saw with my own eyes!

In many cases, the defense line of the Norwegian army was oppressed by the SS's momentum and collapsed. However, this also had a side effect, that is, the SS's casualties were really a bit large, especially the army and non-commissioned officers, as the backbone of the troops, they charge even more desperately, and seemed to take the lead in charge without hesitation to seek death.
Chapter completed!