Volume 4 of the Third Reich under Ten Thousand Characters: The Sorrow of France Chapter 35: Passing by

The Third Armored Division..

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Rommel had just returned to Altimaoye, and the bad news caused him to fall from the joy of obtaining a large amount of supplies to the mood of surprise. He just learned that the 26th Tank Battalion was almost completely destroyed and the chariot and cavalry battalion also suffered heavy losses. He began to worry when he asked about the battle process. However, this small defeat seemed to be a failed encounter in the Army Group Command, and it did not represent anything.

Maximilian looked decadent, he looked extremely haggard, as if he was guilty and felt sorry for the fact that he had suffered more than half of the casualties in the chariot and cavalry battalion. "Commander, the French army's fighting style is different from before. They used to attack us as much as possible, and this time they chose to lure and attack in the forest."

"I know, I know..." Rommel already knew what happened, "How will Bock command our aviation force? How can he do that!?"

Rommel attributed the main reason for this failure to the sudden loss of air support. Since the war started, a German army has a complete air force support system. Because of these air support, the German armored troops have been invincible. It seems that grassroots officers are also fixed to fight under favorable conditions with air support. Once they lose their air advantages, they will become confused, like an eagle with eyes that has lost their eyes, and they don’t know how to capture prey for a while. He asked: “Who is the commander of the French army?” He walked out of the shadow of failure. He was stunned when he heard the question, opened his mouth, and after a long time he said: “I don’t know…”

"Oh?" Rommel stared at Maximilian. "Okay, go down and rest, Major."

Rommel looked at Maximilian walking out of the command center with his back hunched. He shook his head slightly, knowing that the major had been unable to fight for a long time. At this moment, Rommel was a little angry because Bock had just taken over the 15th Army and did not understand the combat mode of the 15th Army. Many valuable troops were wasted on meaningless temptations. He felt very distressed. The soldiers of the 15th Army were for the rest of their lives. Each soldier had experienced at least two or more battles. These veterans were seeds, not lifeless data.

Gallirich is Rommel's intelligence adjutant, and his role in existence is to watch the army for his cousin. Unfortunately, this young officer lacks experience. In fact, this is the main reason why Xu Yang arranged him to Rommel. But Gallirich did not understand this. He always thought that his existence was to be a qualified steward, not an officer who studied under the division. If he knew what he was thinking now, he would definitely faint. At this moment, he was thinking about how to count how much property his family had lost.

"We lost 44 tanks, 2 Type I and 16 Type I. Those jeeps were almost completely lost, and the two most advanced mortars in the chariot battalion were also left on the battlefield. 26 soldiers were killed and 26 officers, one of whom was a major-level officer. 39 were injured, and 9 soldiers died afterwards. The missing person was suspected to be left on the battlefield. Should we send a rescue team?"

Rommel fixed his body. His eyes were sharp, "Search for who the French commander is!"

Gallirich saluted. He knew what to do, that is, he needed to send a team to explore the war zone and collect information about the French commander. In addition, the missing persons did not need to be deliberately searched, they might have been captured by the French army.

Rommel walked to the military map and looked at the situation near Montreui. He found a very strange situation. There are many forest areas near Montreui, which are very suitable for ambushing. The French army also seemed to understand this and did not take the initiative to attack. The only thing that was widened was in the north of Montreui, which was because of the need for railway lines. 354 kilometers north of Montreui was the army group stationed, that is, Blosser, where there was a temporary airport established by the army group.

Looking at the battlefield, Montreuil, Oti River and Babom all have French troops, while Blosser, Al, Lis, Betina, and Sep are all occupied by the German army closer to the northeast. The situation is so subtle, it seems that the German army surrounded the French army, and the French army surrounded the German army in a small range. It looks full of loopholes, but a more detailed study will find that if the German army attacks any of the French troops in the section, it will cause a company.

The lockdown effect once again triggered a large-scale war, which was obviously not good for the German army that was about to carry out the Dunkork annihilation war. These small groups of French troops seemed to be all hedgehogs, and the German army could eat them, but eating them would be threatened by another one. The development of the situation made these small groups of French troops become small groups full of thorns. The morale of the French army was rising. They fought on the local area and had endless supplies. Any point could find ammunition supplies.

Take this French army from Montreui as an example. This French army obviously regained supplies from channels that the German army did not know. Their artillery might have been re-excavated from a hidden point.

Rommel seemed to notice what the problem was! The French army also had a small part of the seaports, and they could obtain small-scale supplies from the coastline, which was the root cause of the slowly rising morale of the French army. He immediately shook the phone and contacted the Army Group Command.

"I am the commander of the Third Armored Division, Major General Erwin Rommel, please help me connect with the Excellency Bock."

The operator is a woman with a sweet voice. During wartime, women are also assigned to some necessary positions in the military system, such as a telephone operator. A man who is good at the battlefield will definitely feel physically and mentally exhausted. Sometimes listening to the voice of the opposite sex will indeed relax the man's mentally. His strong combat power comes from the reasonable high level of training of the father of Wan Lujun. He does master every small detail, including the emotional fluctuations of the commander.

"I'm Bock."

"Hello! Your Excellency, I am Major General Rommel, the commander of the Third Armored Division. There is a situation that must be reported to you."

"Please speak, Mr. Major General."

Rommel fully explained his guesses and added some of his own judgments. The whole process took only 5 minutes, which was very consistent with the general's high efficiency. Rommel's words also made Bock fall into deep thought. As Rommel said, the small forces of the French army were like some viruses with strong infectious power, devouring the German army's vitality in France all the time. With the simplest collection of supplies, the small groups of German troops sent were often attacked by these French troops, resulting in a crisis in supply. The German army was fighting in the enemy's territory, and the supply could not be guaranteed, and it was even more impossible for everything to be transported from Germany's abdomen, so collecting folk food became an inevitable thing. Of course, these German soldiers who went out to collect food might not pay a penny.

"Mr. General Rommel, take your troops to Azbrook on standby, and Al will be taken over by the Army Group, the commander of the 12th Army, Sigmundlist, will take over."

Rommel wants to say something else.

"Mr. Rommel, this is an order! Your direct commander will land at the airport in Azbruk in the evening. The remnants of the French army in northern France and the combat intention of eliminating the war potential of the Allied forces is not more important than destroying a small French army?"

This was very good news for Rommel. He was used to the combat methods under Xu Yang's command. This understanding direct commander did not take power and was always so knowledgeable and used. Who wouldn't want to fight under such a commander? He hung up the phone and looked at Montreuil in the picture with regret. At this moment, he seemed to be able to feel something, but it was just a feeling.

On the other hand, Bock did not not have no emphasis on these small French troops, but he could not distract from the war. Perhaps this was wrong from the beginning, Bock still did not listen to Rommel's opinion and eliminated these hedgehogs with a lightning-thrust attitude. Bock's idea was that since the army group had taken over the defense, it was not within his responsibilities. From this point, it once again proved the Germans' stereotypes, and they only did their own things.

Rick has changed into Lieutenant Colonel's uniform, and his performance has been recognized by Boke. Now, the 15th Army has re-demarcated the combat sequence of the B Army Group, and it is no longer under Boke's command. He needs to hand over and then assemble troops to Azbruk.

The regional defense near Sri Pw will also be fully transferred to the 6th Army of the B Army Group. General Walter von Reichnau's 6th Army will be transferred to Sri Pw to make quasi-war for the next combat plan. Once the quasi-war plan is over, the 6th Army Group may serve as the first unit to attack in Paris. Its flank is the Hot armored cluster stationed in Betina.

Now, Xu Yang, who is in Berlin, is also boarding a special plane, and he is about to return to the battlefield. The only gain of returning to Berlin this time is to understand the international situation, and the current situation is quite beneficial to Germany. According to the agreement, Spain, Portugal, and Italy will officially declare war on the allies on June 15. They need time to prepare. As the axis franchise, these countries will share part of the war zone. Italy will cross the Alps and launch an attack on southern France, while Spain will launch an attack from Andorra to Toulouse in western France. Portugal's role in this war is a bit weird, and she is only assigned to attack the British and occupy the Gibraltar area.

This is definitely a massive declaration of war! It is also a declaring war ceremony for Germany to contradict it. No one can say who will gain a greater advantage next time.

The Germans understand one thing deeply: those countries just want to get a share of the pie
Chapter completed!