.The Third Reich under Ten Thousand Characters  Volume 5: Battle of Britain  Chapter 6: Notice of Persuasion of Surrender

Manstein looked up and asked with a confused expression: "Sir, why didn't you issue a notice of persuading surrender?"

It seems that this strategic expert has noticed something. Manstein has arrived at the front line in less than a day, and has discovered Xu Yang's intentions and asked questions in a military tone. He crossed the front line in person and watched the SS launch two waves of attacks on Dunkorke's Allies.

Manstein read it very much. He believed that the SS's first and second attacks were not worthy, but more of the practice of tactical textbooks. The middle and lower-level SS officers lack creativity and seemed too rigid. Manstein did not say that this was not good, but the stereotyped attack method could easily leave the Allies with an opportunity to counterattack.

Xu Yang glanced at Manstein and shook his head slightly, but he didn't explain.

Manstein closed the folder, took the coffee handed over by Joseph, and took a sip: "The military operations we carried out in Dunkork have lasted for too long, which is not in line with our overall strategy. The military supplies of the frontline troops have been temporarily lacking, and the armored troops are generally lacking in oil, and the soldiers are also very tired."

Xu Yang smiled: "My SS is not like this."

Manstein nodded affirmatively: "Yes, Your SS, your morale is high, they are like tigers that have just been out of the cage. Please allow me to report to you..."

Xu Yang looked at Manstein with a strange expression and seemed to have any important opinions to mention. Xu Yangzhuang pointed: "My general, please speak freely."

Manstein said: "I observed on the front line and found a mistake that must be improved. Your SS's combat method was too orthodox and had a paranoid pursuit of frontal warfare. From their attack method, I thought of the desire of the knights in the Middle Ages to die on the battlefield. Grassroots officers always forget their responsibilities. They like to charge rather than grasp the key to the battle in the rear."

Xu Yang nodded and agreed with Manstein's statement. He asked: "My general, what can you do to change the SS's mistake?"

At this time, Goebbels, who had been sitting next to him without speaking, spoke: "My leader, I have a way."

Goebbels first apologized to Manstein, and then stood up: "My leader. You can consider learning the Soviets' practices and arrange a large number of political commissars at the grassroots level of the army to restrain officers. Of course, you may not like the title of political commissar, so we can change it?"

It was strange that Manstein nodded in agreement, and his tone was pleasant: "Yes, I also hold the same view. My leader. Your SS is not lacking in fighting spirit. What they lack is the auxiliary officer who acts as spiritual guidance at the grassroots level."

Goebbels added: "We can draw on the title of the Allied Army: the priest of the army."

There is a job in the Allied forces that are not in the war. Their responsibility is to listen to the prayers of ordinary soldiers at will. They also act as doctors if necessary. The priests of the army will also go to the battlefield, but their responsibility is not to shoot, but to perform mass for the fallen soldiers.

Xu Yang pondered that he could not add a position to the SS organization, nor could he imitate the Soviet army and install political commissars in the army.

The different military structures restricted some personnel structures. In addition to having staff, the Soviet army also added the position of political commissar. In the Soviet army, political commissars were more powerful than commanders and staff members. At some point, the power of political commissars was even higher than that of leading officers.

Xu Yang shook his head and shook his head again, and his mood became a little depressed. The SS system and the number of the legion were strange enough. He was unwilling to add the position of political commissar to the SS. The fundamental basis of the combat effectiveness of an army is closely related to the organization of the army. Correct division of the military system can increase the combat effectiveness of the army. Similarly, the error in the division of the military system will also ruin the combat effectiveness of an army.

Xu Yang suddenly thought of something: "After the Army Pastor? Well!? Our army does not have a dedicated Afforest priest?"

It seems that the National Defense Forces and the SS did not have special priests, and there were too many factors involved. For example, the relationship between the Third Reich and the Church, and the changes in the spiritual beliefs of the Germans after the defeat in the First World War.

During wartime, whether it was the National Defense Force or the SS, the middle and grassroots staff were usually directly guest-starred as the post of the military priest, but only gave a simple gospel prayer for the soldiers at the beginning of the battle. After the soldiers were killed, there was absolutely nothing like when the Allied soldiers were killed. A military priest half-kneeled beside him, nagging and wondering what he was reciting.

No one answered Xu Yang's question, which also shows how funny Xu Yang's question is. He started from the grassroots level, but never made any pre-war prayers for the soldiers about to go to war. This directly affected his army. The pre-war prayers that existed in other German troops were invisible in Xu Yang's troops. At present, whether it was the 15th National Defense Army or the SS field troops, almost all soldiers knew a secret that was not a secret, that is, their commanders did not believe in God.

"I was negligent." Xu Yang admitted his mistake, but he didn't want to bother with this issue for too long. What should he do? He just gave the next order. As for how to execute it, it was Rick's business.

The knock on the door sounded again, and the person who came did not push open the door and walked in, but instead asked for instructions outside.

Joseph stepped forward and opened the door. Two generals of major generals stood straight outside the door. With the approval, he walked forward quickly and reached Xu Yang's desk before he stood attentively to pay tribute: "My leader, His Excellency Admiral Erich Redel."

Xu Yanghuo stood up and couldn't wait to shout: "Remember!" The military contact was a major general-level staff officer arranged by the National Defense Forces in the 15th Army Command. He looked at the documents and his tone was stable: "The first battle of the Thames Estuary Naval Campaign ended."

"Sink the British Navy Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. Injure the two imperial power-class battleships, namely the Revenge and the Determination. Sink the imperial power-class battleships."

Xu Yang thought in his mind that the record seemed to be pretty good. The only pity was that the old battleships of the British Navy were sunk. For example, the Revenge, the Determination, and the Imperial Power were no longer the main combat weapons in the British Navy fleet. These three battleships were kicked out of the main fleet by the British Navy authorities and served some auxiliary tasks. They have been serving in the British local area.

Xu Yang nodded and signaled Beta to continue reading.

"Sinking the British Navy warship guard group London-class Sussex heavy cruiser, Dorset-class Norfolk heavy cruiser. Severely injured the British Navy bold-class Danae, and the Dragon light cruiser."

"Most enemy naval destroyers sank."

Xu Yang was stunned, Manstein was also stunned, and Goebbels was even more stupid. They couldn't believe that a raid crippled the British Navy's local fleet.

"According to incomplete statistics, the number of ships recruited by the British people who were probably the news finally reacted, and their faces were surprised. But a question immediately rose, why did the British Navy not dispatch more light cruisers?

"Weather is the cause of the weather. The report of the British National Meteorological Service directly led to this phenomenon. In fact, in bad weather, the air force was unable to be dispatched at all."

Xu Yang asked calmly: "The losses of our navy?"

Beta took out another document: "Our army..." He seemed to have never read the war damage report. Seeing the data on the document page, his mouth slowly opened and when he reacted, his expression became very excited: "Sir, here is a report added by the submarine force."

Xu Yang and others: "..."

Beta's voice was very loud: "The British Navy's Ark Royal aircraft carrier was hit by a torpedo launched by our submarine force in the western waters of the North Sea and sank to the British mainland during the period of tow. The other submarine also sank the British Navy's Kent-class Berwick heavy cruiser in the western waters of the North Sea. During the pursuit, the British Navy's shallow water heavy gunboat Dark Realm was sunk in the waters of Aberdeen."

Xu Yang was a little confused. The surprise given to him by the Admiralty this time was so great that he couldn't believe it.

Manstein looked around with a blush on his face. He was too excited. The British Navy suffered a significant loss. This means that the resistance he had to plan to land in Britain would become very small.

As for Goebbels, he was too lazy to talk. At this moment, propaganda manuscripts were brewing in his head. He was confident that the propaganda manuscripts he wrote would move all Germans and shock the whole world.

"Our army's loss report..." Beta's voice attracted everyone: "The battle cruiser Gneisenau is sinking..."

The first bell rang in everyone's hearts.

"The Bismarck-class battleship Bismarck sank..."

This is the second bell.

"Admiral Speer attack ship, battleship Hindenburg, Admiral Hippel heavy cruiser. Battlecruiser Schanehorst, aircraft carrier Graf Zeppel. All..."

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At this time, the clock on the wall suddenly rang, and the hand pointed to 9 a.m. It also interrupted Beta's report.

Everyone in the room had a dead gray face, like a group of death-sentenced prisoners waiting for the judge to pronounce the death sentence, and they were waiting for Beta to read the next words.

Beta's nerves seemed a little dull. He found that the room was terrifyingly quiet, and quickly looked up at Xu Yang with a strange look, and asked with a smile: "Why roar: "Read on!"

"Yes! Your Excellency Leader!" Beta was so scared that he stood at attention and said quickly: "All the above warships were injured and were dragged back to the Belgium's Rotterdam Harbour. They could not recover their combat effectiveness in a short period of time. In addition, 14 new sinkings and 8 auxiliary ships were damaged, but the damage was not large. They could be repaired in the near future. 12 ammunition supply ships were damaged, and 7 were sunk. Destroyers were sunk 8. 4 surface planes crashed during the ejection. Major General Adolf Venier, the commander of the Second Squadron, was killed. He was the captain of the Schonhorst."

"Hu..." The exhalation sounds in the office fluctuated and fell, and everyone's mood finally calmed down.

Xu Yang asked: "Is there any more?"

Beta was frightened. He looked at Xu Yang in fear, took a step back unconsciously, and replied: "The report is completed!"

"Oh..., Mr. Major General, I hope you will not interrupt again when you give a report in the future." Xu Yang turned to the next person, who was a SS colonel, and an acquaintance. He was Xu Yang's partner in the military academy.

Dansu has been baptized by many wars and now looks much more stable. During a military operation, Dansu was cut by grenades, so that a centipede-shaped scar appeared on his face, which made him even more taciturn.

Xu Yang looked at Dansu deeply, stood up and walked over, hugged Dansu with a bear: "My brother, long time no see you

When Dan Su smiled, the centipede scar on her face twisted, looking very scary. He lowered his voice and joked: "You seem to be living a very comfortable life now?"

"It's like a needle and needle!" Xu Yangsong smiled and asked seriously: "Col. What's the matter?"

Dansu is now serving in the Third Skeleton Division and is currently the deputy chief of staff of the Skeleton Division. Since the commander of the Third Skeleton Division is the commander of the SS First Army, naturally, the division headquarters of the Third Skeleton Division has also become the command center of the SS First Army. Correspondingly, Dansu has also begun to be responsible for the contact between the headquarters and the SS Front Command (commonly known as the Front Base).

"My leader. On behalf of Ai Kai, the commander of the First Army of the Party Committee Army, I come to report some special circumstances to you!"

After the third wave of the SS attack began, the Army Command of the Group has been changing as the front line advances. Due to confidentiality regulations, all wireless contact information has been cancelled. When the Army Command has not established a wired communication network, the Command will generally send important staff members to report the situation in person. There are also some more special information, and the Command generally does not choose to use remote contact information.

The special situation Dansu mentioned refers to the large number of wounded soldiers left when the Allies retreated tactically. Ai Kai felt that he could not handle it, so he sent Dansu to ask. Here you can also see Ai Kai's handling attitude.

"Our army advances too fast and does not have enough medicine to rescue the abandoned Allied wounded soldiers."

This is the truth. The SS's mobilization was too hasty, and he received an offensive order as soon as he arrived at the front line. In addition to the necessary strategic materials, all other things were loaded onto the train on the back line to be transported to the front line.

Xu Yang looked at Joseph and asked, "How much reserve materials are left for the 15th Army?"

Joseph's answer was concise and powerful: "No!"

Joseph was unwilling to waste German military supplies that were already scarce to rescue the enemy. Germany had no obligation to rescue half-dead Allied soldiers on the battlefield.

Xu Yang, who delegated command, was very leisurely. He didn't even have to specifically understand the development of the war, but this did not mean that he didn't know anything.

Xu Yang asked again: "How many wounded people can be collected by the three field hospitals of the 15th Group?"

Joseph jumped and shook his head: "All full!"

Xu Yang was stunned now...

Manstein couldn't hold it in, so he turned around, his shoulders trembled, and then laughed "haha". It was the first time he heard the word "Keman" in the army.

When Manstein smiled, Xu Yang also laughed. Everyone in the office laughed cheerfully. The success of the war made these soldiers feel joy.

Xu Yang looked at Joseph again and asked with a smile: "Come on a discussion?"

It's hard to imagine what the original Austro-Hungarian royal family was in. He always seemed so rigid and meticulous in dealing with things. Facing Xu Yang's smile, he still shook his head and shook his head very directly.

"Is this deal worth using a bed for one hundred French people? " The husband nodded hesitantly. He was not a stupid person. After Xu Yang's reminder, he understood the key to the matter: "Maybe I can provide 420,000 beds?"

Everyone burst into laughter again. The current population of France is about 42 million, and the 420,000 beds can be exchanged for the support of all French people for Germany.

Xu Yang smiled and said, "Very good, Joseph is responsible for gathering the wounded soldiers of the Allied Army. You can second the staff of the 15th Army to assist."

Rick couldn't help but quip it by the side: "Maybe Joseph is the next Minister of Health of the Empire?"

Ai Kai, who was on the front line, couldn't laugh now. He encountered a lot of trouble. The rainy weather made the road muddy, and the armored troops on the field offensive route were greatly reduced. Fortunately, France had paid attention to building transportation roads, so Ai Kai did not give up on the offensive due to weather reasons. However, this did affect the overall offensive rhythm. The armored troops that could not keep up with the offensive speed were equivalent to giving up a line of fire, which gave the surrounded Allies a chance to breathe.

In order to make up for those loopholes, Ai Kai could only transfer more infantry flag teams to the front line. However, the situation of the infantry was also very bad. Thousands of infantry were moving forward in the mud, and they also had to deal with the harassment of small groups of allies. Sometimes the harassment would turn into an encounter. Soldiers on both sides confronted each other in the fields, and thousands of soldiers from different camps lay in the mud and launched meaningless shooting.

The impact of heavy rain is not only this. The heavy rain makes the surface softer. The long-range firepower of the SS artillery troops is indirectly reduced. Often, the shells hit the surface, and a single piece of it is stirred by the soil with moisture, which cannot form an effective way of killing, and an explosive jet can only lift up pieces of soil.

Ai Kai had no choice but to ask the General Command for permission to temporarily stop the attack, but the reply he received was that he was ordered to issue a notice of persuading surrender to the Allied Commander...

Depressed! I thought about the title of a chapter for five minutes before I decided which one to use! I hate the title of a chapter!
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