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"Lieutenant General, do you understand what a mechanized war is?"

"Mr. Prime Minister, I know that it is the theory proposed by John Frederick Fuller. He believes that after the emergence of tanks, the mechanization of the army is an inevitable development trend, and war will be a purely mechanized activity. Ninety-nine percent of the victory or defeat of the war lies in completeness. The side with a large number of tanks on the battlefield also has many opportunities to win. He also believes that: the cavalry will withdraw from the battlefield, the infantry will be reduced to the auxiliary troops, and the artillery needs to improve its mobility. In addition, Fuller also advocates: When fighting, first use tanks to unexpectedly break into the depth of the enemy, destroy its head's opportunity, and at the same time bombard its transportation hub and supply system with aircraft, then use motorized infantry and artillery to expand the results, chase and annihilate the fugitive enemy, and win the victory of the war in one battle..."

It was not Guderian, the commander-in-chief of the "Blue Army" who explained the mechanized war to Adolf Hitler and William II in the castle of Riga, but Lieutenant General Falkenhausen, who served as the commander-in-chief of the "Red Army".

He came to report on the defense plan of the "Red Army". Before the official report, Hitler suddenly asked about the mechanized war.

Hitler read his military adjutant William Kettle. Kettle nodded slightly and agreed with Farkenhausen's explanation. Fuller, Charles de Gaulle and Eymansberger (Austrian military theorist) books on mechanized wars are not easy to sell in Britain and France, but most of the German officers have read their masterpieces, but reading them does not mean agreeing.

William II, wearing an old German uniform, asked at this time: "Lieutenant General, you are talking about other people's theories. How do you think of this problem yourself?"

"Your Majesty, I just partially agree with Fuller's view," Farkenhausen said. "The primary factor in determining the outcome of the war is people, followed by weapons, terrain, logistics, etc. If Germany provided all the weapons and equipment of several armored divisions to the CPPCC, which I had served as military adviser, they would not be able to defeat the potential enemy, the Japanese Army, with tanks."

"Oh, the Chinese can't help but fight?" Emperor William asked.

"No, they don't have enough technicians to run an armored force!" Farkenhausen supported himself with a gold-rimmed glasses. He said in a tone that seemed to be a scholar, "Your Majesty, although I have been responsible for training an Eastern army whose equipment level is not yet at the level of the Turkish Army in the first World War. However, mechanized war has always been an important topic of my research, because the main imaginary enemy faced by the Chinese team (the National Revolutionary Army of the Southern China) is the Japanese Army that is mechanized."

Is it mechanized to burn horse manure? Hessman, who was listening to the report on the side, said in a nutshell, but compared with the current Chinese team, the Japanese army can also be considered "mechanized", at least the "Little Bean Tank" is about to be equipped with troops.

"So have you found a way to deal with mechanized forces?" Hitler asked with interest.

"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister," Farkenhausen replied. "Increase the depth of the defense line, and attach a reserve team that can be quickly mobilized, and at the same time strengthen anti-tank training for infantry, and targeted defense fortifications."

Hitler thought for a while and asked again: "So in the exercise that will begin tomorrow, are you confident of defeating your opponent's attack?"

"Yes!" Farkenhausen narrowed his eyes and glanced at the Infantry General Hessman who was sitting beside Hitler.

He knew that the large-scale exercise was initiated by Hessman. The ostensible reason was to "test the tactical level of mechanized forces."

However, with Farkenhausen's understanding of the strategic thinking of the German Wehrmacht, it is easy to guess that this exercise is actually a preview of an aggressive war against Poland or Czechoslovakia!

In Falkenhausen's opinion, the attack on Poland and Czechoslovakia was undoubtedly a greater risky act than the last World War. It was simply a desperate bet and no consequences.

Because today, Germany is surrounded by enemies such as France, Belgium, Poland and Czechoslovakia.

Not to mention the British Empire, these four opponents alone have a population of nearly 110 million, far exceeding the 70 million German and Boros. Moreover, their industrial strength is not much different from Germany. They also have the weapons that Germany can possess, even if they are slightly inferior in quality and quantity. However, they can still withstand Germany's offensive.

Like the previous war, it is impossible to win quickly in such a close-kick war. Germany is likely to face a long war that lasted for several years. Farkenhausen knew some preparations, and the General Staff began to prepare as early as the early 1920s. As if learning from the lessons of insufficient preparation for the last war, the General Staff expects the next world war to last for at least five years.

The General Staff Department is in charge of the Strategic Material Reserve Bureau (formerly the Industrial Promotion Committee) and is now working to reserve enough oil, food and various non-ferrous metals to cope with the five years of wartime demand.

But there are still many senior officers in the army who have questions about future wars, and Alexander von Farkenhausen is one of them.

The existence of these "anti-war figures" is also one of the reasons why Hessmann and Schletcher decided to conduct this large-scale military exercise. With the rise of Germany step by step, military pressure from Britain, France and other countries will only increase.

If Germany does not give up on its policy of breaking the balance of power in Europe, seeking the unity of the German nation is to break the balance of power, then a new European war is probably difficult to avoid.

Therefore, Germany's annexation of the Baltic Republic, the Austrian Republic, the Czechoslovak Republic and the regaining lost territory in the East were all "marginal policies" and were very likely to trigger a war.

Under such circumstances, it is very important to unify the ideas of the German army and establish the concept of victory.

Farkenhausen saluted Hitler, the German Emperor and Hessmann: "I will do my best to stop the Blue Army, just like the most tenacious opponent the German Army will encounter in future wars, and the enemy is always more tenacious than we think!"

Hessman nodded slightly and smiled at Farkenhausen, "Lieutenant General, do your best, this is a very valuable exercise.

This exercise will prove the fact that unless the equipment is fully upgraded and the infantry is motorized, it is impossible to withstand the powerful offensive of the German armored forces at the current level of infantry equipment on relatively flat terrain without fortifications to rely on."

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"Your Majesty, Mr. Prime Minister, I have no doubt about the results of this exercise: the armored forces will surely complete the mission successfully, and it will not take 10 days. The exercise will end tomorrow afternoon with an overwhelming victory of the armored assault cluster."

Shortly after Lieutenant General Falkenhausen left Riga Castle, Heinz Guderry's Armour also began to report.

Guderian's combat plan sounds much simpler than Farkenhausen's plan, which is to concentrate strength and attack a little. In order to achieve suddenness, the pre-attack preparation time will be reduced to 45 minutes.

Moreover, after the armored troops successfully achieved their first breakthrough, Guderian would immediately launch a second and third armored assault until they penetrated the enemy's defense depth and divided the opponents who exceeded one twice their own into two parts, thereby achieving the final victory of the exercise.

The condition for victory in the exercise is nothing more than a breakthrough and advancement of more than 20 kilometers. In the last World War, achieving such a breakthrough often took several weeks and unimaginable casualties.

But Guderian, who had been exploring mechanized wars since the mid-20s, knew very well that a breakthrough of just 20 kilometers would only take several hours for mechanized troops.

"The exercise will end tomorrow afternoon?" Adolf Hitler looked at Goodrian in disbelief.

More than 100,000 people have been busy with this exercise for two months. The long-distance transport and deployment of mechanized troops is actually a drill that will be completed after half a day of implementation. Is it possible?

"Tomorrow afternoon!" The expression on Guderian's face looked extremely serious. "Mr. Prime Minister, the combat effectiveness of mechanized troops is geometrically improved compared to the old-style army. So whoever can master this war model first will have the power to completely change the situation in Europe."

Guderian is one of the few German troops, just like Hessman, and firmly believes that technological progress has completely changed the balance of power in Europe. The German nation will have several times the advantage of the static war era in the era of mechanized war!

Because mechanized war is almost a victory model tailored for Germany, the "industrial nation". In the eyes of Hessman and Guderian, the army used to carry out mechanized war is a huge modern factory.

The various armored vehicles, wheeled or crawlers, semi-tracked vehicles, and various modern weapons owned by an armored force are like very complex machines and equipment. They must be operated by technical workers and engineers with very high professional standards. In countries with relatively backward industries, there is no way to find the "technical workers" and "engineers" owned by an armored force, let alone design and manufacture these advanced weapons.

Therefore, in today's Europe, except for the four industrial countries that truly have advantages in scale, Germany, Britain, France and the Soviet Union, other countries cannot afford mechanized wars at all.

Moreover, organizing and implementing mechanized wars is a very complex and precise task. It is difficult for nations who do things more carelessly and hard to master this war model in a short period of time. The Germans, who have always been famous for their seriousness, rigor, discipline and rules, are obviously nations that are naturally suitable for mechanized wars. They will definitely learn this war model in an era when others have not mastered mechanized.

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