On June 1, 1944, in view of the fact that the offensives of various attack forces across the entire front were contained by the Allies, Mustache dispatched the last strategic reserve force.

About 4,500 airborne troops landed in the area west of Brussels that night. Their purpose was to cooperate with the two attack forces on the Western Front to encircle the three Allied armies in the Brussels area.

Finally, the Allies were forced to the negotiating table and the Ardennes Counterattack ended.

Due to poor weather conditions that night and interference from Allied ground forces, the 4,500 paratroopers did not completely land at their intended location. Some of them even had no chance to jump out of the cabin and returned to Munich with the transport plane.

In the end, there were less than 4,000 airborne troops fighting hard against the Allies west of Brussels.

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As the war progressed, the problem of insufficient logistical supplies of the German army was gradually exposed, and its impact on the front line was also increasing.

The attacking force of hundreds of thousands of people was unable to obtain sufficient supplies, rendering the attack ineffective.

The Allied forces have gradually completed strategic deployment and tactical adjustments, the chaos has subsided, and all units are engaging the German army in an orderly manner.

Mustache's original plan was to use the Ardennes Counterattack as a replica of the 1940 Blue Plan, using blitzkrieg tactics to achieve the strategic goal within half a month.

But he didn't expect that the National Defense Forces were in such a bad state today. More than 10 days had passed, and the progress was less than half of what was planned.

He began to look a little restless.

"How long will it take for the Fifth Armored Army to annihilate the 101st Airborne Division?"

Mustache asked dissatisfied.

Chief of Staff Keitel sighed in his heart and said slowly:

"The 101st Airborne Division is the elite of the Allied forces. It has rich combat experience, and its officers and soldiers remain calm in the face of danger. They built a large number of defenses in the jungle in a short period of time.

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In addition, the Allied Joint Operations Staff continuously dispatched air forces to provide support and dropped a large amount of supplies. The firepower of the 101st Airborne Division was even stronger than when it was just surrounded.

Head of State, the Fifth Armored Army has less than 500 tanks. These tanks cannot be exposed to Allied fighter planes, otherwise they will be doomed.

The attack is hindered by various obstacles, and it is difficult to completely annihilate it in a short period of time!"

Mustache threw down the magnifying glass angrily and roared:

"I don't want to listen to reasons, I just want results. Results? Do you understand?"

The 101st Airborne Division was too arrogant. Mustache had previously sent a sincere letter of persuasion to surrender, but Brigadier General McAuliffe's answer was only one word, crazy.

Mustache could never forget this humiliation and vowed to take down the 101st Airborne Division to avenge the humiliation.

Keitel took a deep look at the Führer and decided to tell the truth about the battlefield.

"Führer, the Ardennes counterattack is not advancing as fast as expected, but the consumption of materials in all aspects is huge, and we can no longer maintain a strong attack.

The consumption of fuel was more than double the pre-war estimate, and the loss of weapons and ammunition was also more than double.

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As you know, the Allied forces are constantly bombing the Empire's mainland. Military factories in various places cannot produce seriously, their production capacity has dropped, and their output has decreased.

After losing the Romanian oil fields, our oil reserves are stretched thin.

After this Ardennes counterattack, I am afraid that there will be very little oil reserves left, and we will no longer be able to launch large-scale battles."

In order to implement Mustache's will, the strategic reserves of the Third Reich were continuously invested in the Ardennes Counterattack.

The Ardennes Forest seems to be a bottomless pit, and no matter how much money is invested, it seems that it can't make waves, which makes Chief of General Staff Keitel worried.

Mustache's face became colder and colder, and Goering continued:

"Our air power has also suffered huge losses, with less than 500 aircraft capable of combat."

Göring did not dare to tell the truth. In fact, there were only at most 250 aircraft capable of taking off for combat.

These 250 aircraft must also be invested in the Ardennes Counterattack. Once they are completely lost, the skies of the Third Reich will be open to the Allies.

Gestapo leader Himmler couldn't bear to see the Führer dejected, so he racked his brains to report a piece of good news.

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"Since the launch of Operation Griffin, the Imperial Special Forces have continuously carried out sabotage operations behind the US military's rear.

They disguised themselves as soldiers from the U.S. military, conveyed wrong orders, attacked passing convoys, etc., causing chaos in the Allied rear and causing panic.

In order to carry out the operation better, the special forces commander even sent the injured team members to American hospitals without the other side noticing.

It can be seen that the commanders at all levels of the special forces were brave and careful and completed Operation Griffin perfectly."

The mustache glanced at Himmler in surprise, and the dejection in his eyes dissipated slightly.

In his mind, he imagined the special forces team wreaking havoc behind enemy lines, which gave Eisenhower a very headache.

My mood has indeed improved and I am no longer angry.

After the Führer calmed down, Keitel then reported on the location and offensive of Pipe's armored task force.

Because Panther tanks and Tiger tanks are too bulky, and there are many rivers outside the Ardennes Forest, the Pipe Armored Task Force has been competing with the Allies for a bridge that can pass the Tiger tanks.

Ordinary bridges cannot bear the weight of Tiger tanks, nor can the temporary bridges built by engineers.

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As a result, the advancement speed of the Pipe Armored Task Force was greatly reduced. The Allied 82nd Airborne Division appeared around the task force and continuously attacked the fuel supply trucks, making the oil tigers unable to eat and even more weak.

Other units, such as the 6th Panzer Army, the 1st SS Panzer Division, etc., are also facing similar situations.

Keitel's final proposal was to abandon the plan to encircle Brussels and concentrate on annihilating the 101st Airborne Division and other troops on the southern front.

Choosing one direction as the focus can at least achieve some results and prevent the Ardennes counterattack from completely failing.

After hearing this, Mustache shook his head repeatedly. He couldn't change his orders overnight, and the goals he set must be achieved.

If Marshal Rundstedt, the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, could not complete his mission, then there was no need for him to continue to stay in that position.

Keitel lamented in his heart:

'Head of State, Head of State, generals who are good at fighting have either been captured by the enemy, or have been executed by your own order. How can there be any useful people now?'

Keitel did not give up and also informed Mustache of the crisis on the Eastern Front.

The Bolsheviks are working hard. Based on the intelligence they have received so far, they will invest more than 4 million troops in the next attack. This is something that the Eastern Front Army Group commanded by Marshal Model cannot stop.

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"ah!!!"

The mustache angrily swept the things on the table to the floor, his body kept shaking, and he roared unwillingly in his throat, like a furious lion, his teeth clenching.

Keitel, Himmler, Goering and others subconsciously took a step back, not daring to speak any more.

After being furious, Mustache still compromised,

"For half a month, after half a month of all-out attack, if we still cannot achieve the strategic goal of the Ardennes counterattack, then we will retreat to the mainland as you requested."

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