Battle of the Third Reich

"Why not choose here, Rido di Ostia, where there is also a beach suitable for swimming, I have been there. It is only a dozen kilometers from the city of Rome, and there is a road that leads directly to the suburbs. East of the beach There is a large undeveloped forest, which is conducive to the concealment of troops." Manstein asked, pointing to a coast northwest of Anzio.

"We have considered it, it is too close to Rome, which is not conducive to our raid. If we do not consider the possible consequences of prematurely disturbing Rome, this is indeed a more suitable landing place than Anzio." Del used a baton to make a draw between Ostia and Rome.

"The same is true for Anzio. As long as the landing fleet appears in the open sea, it will surely disturb the residents on the coast, and it is impossible to guarantee the concealment of the raid." Manstein previously participated in the initial plan of the British landing, and even personally led The three-headed dog landed in England, although it belongs to the third echelon, but it already has a deep understanding of the landing operation.

"We will send some teams in advance. After the landing, we will cut off the connection between Anzio and Rome, destroy the local radio and telephone lines, and block all external communications in this area. With Anzio's own conditions and The surrounding environment, we can easily do this, but it is obviously unlikely to be placed around Rome, where the transportation network is too complicated." Yodel made a circle on the edge of Anzio.

Although this fishing town is close to Rome, the external communication channel is unexpectedly simple. Two roads and one railway bear all the transportation needs of the town. Yoder is particularly interested in the railway, which can be used for transportation. The German army that raided was still the most important supply channel for the German troops stationed in Rome for a period of time. Yoder didn't really believe in the promises of those Italians, but as long as the port was still in the hands of the Germans, the Italians would never be able to do anything about the logistics of the Germans in the Roman area.

"It seems that you and the staff are thinking very well, and I have no other questions." Manstein smiled with open hands. Talking about this issue in his current position is a bit overpowered. As a commander of the main legion, he only needs to follow the instructions given by the headquarters of the group army, and other issues have nothing to do with him at all.

"I know you will understand, General. Now let's go to the staff, I believe you will find the answer you want there." Yodel is really happy to reach a consensus with Manstein, he is very Knowing the current status of this lieutenant general in the heart of the empire's head, this person must be flying to the top. Yoder began to pay attention to the relationship between the two sides, and often asked Manstein's opinions when formulating a combat plan.

Although Manstein is a little proud, but which one in the headquarters is fuel-efficient, and can get the attention of Yoder, he is also grateful to the other, because this is a proof of personal ability and value. . Manstein is currently an infantry lieutenant general. There is news that he may get a first-level promotion by the end of the year, but this will not wait until his armored army is officially formed.

Just as Yodel and Manstein contacted each other, a combat application report on Anzio's landing had been placed on Xu Jun's desk.

"Ketter is very supportive of Yoder's suggestion. My head of state, remember that the headquarter also seemed to have discussed similar plans before." Brauchic's appearance has been very good in recent times, and the German results have greatly exceeded his expectations. War In the first four days, more than one-third of the Italian territory has fallen under the control of the National Defense Forces.

"My head of state, it seems that during an combat meeting in August, you proposed that if you need to occupy Rome, you can land from Anzio beach. I remember you also sketched a battle sketch at the time, and Yoder was also present. It seems that he has done some research afterwards." Weierle stood behind Xu Jun reminded.

"We have enough sea transportation capacity, do we need to mobilize some supplies and soldiers from the local area?" Xu Jun held the edge of the huge sand table in the middle of the command room and watched the staffs insert a small flag representing the German troops. Full of half of the mountains.

"The previous landings in Sicily were not resisted, and the loss of landing equipment was small, enough to transport two infantry divisions at once. The current ammunition on the troops is also sufficient, and Sardinia and **** are available at any time. **Material support in the direction." Brauchic reported.

"It will be a problem to hand over Sicily to the French guards. Now the Italians on the island are more friendly to us, but they hate the French extremely." Marshal Bock stood on his back and stood across from Xu Jun.

"Not as serious as you said, Marshal, they are just a habitual hatred of the French, but now they hate Mussolini even more. Your suggestion also makes sense, we can tune up some British people, this island is no longer there Resistance exists, and those Italians are fully capable of maintaining local law and order on their own." Xu Jun picked up the extinguished cigar from the ashtray and lit a match to relight it.

"Mafia? I don't quite agree to cooperate with these gangsters. My head, we are the glorious National Defense Army," Marshal Bock said with his head raised.

"I don't want to occupy Italy, so I don't want to control their law and order. These people are currently useful to us, and I don't care about their reputation for being not very good." Xu Jun spit out smoke and then pointed to the sand table. Sophisticated Sicilian model.

"This island must be returned to Italy after the war. This is part of the deal with Badoglio. I don’t want to tear up the agreement I signed. The French showed a strong interest in this island, but I would not Sicily gave it to them, because in that case, the power of the entire western Mediterranean will be out of balance. I don’t want it to become the sea of ​​Italy, and I also don’t want to see it become the sea of ​​the French.” Xu Jun looked serious. Answered.

"I'm glad you have taken this into consideration, my head of state, and this is what I have always been worried about." Boke's respectful slightly bowed.

"The value of Italy lies in its geographical location. This peninsula lacks mineral resources and cannot even be self-sufficient in food. At present, the only thing Italy can provide us is his huge human resources. Once the war between Germany and the Soviet Union broke out, Imso Rini’s character, he will definitely take the opportunity to threaten Germany, and then do everything possible to drag our hind legs. So your decision to deal with Italy early is absolutely correct, my head, we can’t be in contact with the red monster During the **** battle, such a hidden danger remained in the fragile waist and abdomen." Weierle complimented the side.

"Now it's time to completely solve this trouble. I basically agree with Yoder's plan, but is the three-day preparation time enough? This landing operation must not be forced to perform. If the preparation is insufficient, I would rather give up this operation. ."

"The ships and the personnel are ready-made at the moment. We still have the charts drawn by the Italians. And I believe that General Yoder's ability, he can fully prepare for battle within three days." Blauchic reported .

"A joint meeting of the three armed forces will be held in the evening. Marshal Brauchich, you will arrange it. Marshal Bock, please join us at that time." Xu Jun looked at the two marshals and the other nodded in a hurry.

ps: The first chapter is served. After eating, continue to the second chapter, which will be updated at about 10 o'clock in the evening. (To be continued.)

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