"Everyone, I wish you a Merry Christmas! Recently, everyone has worked hard for the 'Eagle of Empire' plan! My Majesty the Emperor and I have seen everyone's efforts. The Empire is proud of you! Three days later, we will attack the British mainland. This is a great dream of our Germans. Now, we will lead the best soldiers to realize this dream! I suggest that for the victory of the Empire, everyone will drink this cup together!"

Chen Tian raised the wine glass in his hand and took the lead in drinking the red wine inside.

The Army, Navy, the newly formed Air Force officers and pilot representatives who attended the "Christmas Cheerful Generals on the Frontline" were also excited to drink this glass of red wine that blessed victory.

"Please feel free to everyone! Tonight, you can temporarily put down the burden on your shoulders and enjoy the first Christmas since the war started!" In Chen Tian's opinion, this should be the only Christmas in the war, and the British had no chance to drag the war to next year's Christmas.

As Chen Tian said, everyone here is enjoying the moment of ease before the fierce battle. Although they cannot spend this Christmas with their families, no one here has regrets. Strict and hard training, careful and meticulous preparation, and the heavy snow outside will all become forgotten supporting roles on this night.

"Your Highness! The British Lurker sent a secret message. They have successfully completed all the tasks in the first phase, but a unit responsible for blocking lost contact and it is very likely that they will be captured by the British army!" Hoffman came to Chen Tian with a glass of wine and whispered a few times.

This news did not cause any fluctuations to Chen Tian's mood. The soldiers in the assault team had already put their lives and death aside when they set off. They should be very satisfied to be able to complete the task.

"I hope they can have a Christmas too! As for that poor army, as long as we can win, the British will hand them over sooner or later!"

"Your Highness! I wish you a successful first battle to land in Britain and let the world remember you, Germany's successor!" Tirpitz, wearing the Great Cross, seemed very energetic. You should know that in the battle in another world, no naval general won this honor. Two naval generals won this honor at one time, and the German navy was proud.

"Thank you! The victory of the army cannot be separated from the support of the navy, and the country is the same!" Chen Tian and Tirpiz gently touched the cup, then turned to the commander of the High Seas Fleet next to the Navy Minister, Prince Heidrich, Prince of Prussia. When Tirpiz spoke, he kept looking at himself with a firm and supportive look.

To be honest, what Chen Tian admired the most after coming to this world was this Prussian prince who was not outstanding in history. Chen Tian learned a lot from him, and many things that he could not learn in another world. In this world, Hedrich is one of the few people who have always silently supported him.

"Go to fight bravely, I will use cannons to clear the obstacles for you!" Prince Heidrich's plain words contained infinite meaning. It was not touching. Chen Tian felt an inexplicable smell in his heart. He didn't know how much better than William II in terms of character, but character is not an important criterion for becoming an emperor.

After Hedrich drank the wine in his glass, Chen Tian did not forget to perform his duties as the acting crown prince. "By the way, Mr. Navy, please pay my highest respect to all the navy soldiers, especially the soldiers who are standing on the forefront of the warning position!"

Tirpiz raised his glass to express his gratitude to his sailors.

Having had a feast for the head of the Admiralty, Chen Tian naturally could not neglect the Secretary of the Army and Chief of General Staff Falkenhein. This successor of Moltke's little is much more competent in the position of Chief of General Staff than Moltke.

"Good luck! Our Army will always be the strongest whole!"

It seems that everyone's words contain a lot of profound meanings, and Falkenhein is no exception. William II's temper is well known. Once he encounters an unsightly defeat, it is common for the Chief of Staff to be replaced. As for Prince, he behaves worse than his father. For Falkenhein, who was 53 years old and healthy at the time, Germany's future has a lot to do with him.

After Falkenhein, the generals of the army who participated in the landing battle sent their blessings one after another. Most of the blessings of these arrogant German generals were out of the trust and wishes of their comrades. When they were faced with some generals with slightly lower ranks, it was not exactly the case. Chen Tian silently remembered those guys with compliments. Those who were good at bragging about horses were the ones he despised the most, but this kind of contempt would never be written on his face.

When Hindenburg's vicissitudes of face appeared in front of him, many childhood scenes flashed through Chen Tian's mind. However, it was Hindenburg who asked him, a guy who "played wild football", to enter the regular military hall for the first time, and he deserved the title of enlightenment mentor.

"Teacher, I wish you a victory!" Although Hindenburg and the 5th Army were the second wave of landing troops, they did not land in the same area as Chentian's 8th Army. To be precise, after Chentian's troops landed, the transport ship returned to the home port to send the second wave of landing troops to another beach. The subtle difference between the emperor's original two plans was whether the supplies of Chentian's troops were transported before the landing in Hindenburg's troops landed or after the landing. Due to the limited geographical width of the landing sites in various parts of the UK, the

The two armies were successively sent to the same area and were not conducive to the development of the German army, but the British army could surround them from several sides. In addition, the German navy had limited transportation capacity, and could only transport all soldiers of the Chentian Army, including tanks, armored vehicles, light artillery, ammunition, oil, food and other supplies, and heavy artillery, must be transported in batches. The Chentian Army and the Hindenburg Army were sent to the UK, and the transport fleet needed to travel four times at sea and load and unload eight times at both ports.

The first plan was that Chentian and the 8th Army landed at the landing site No. 1, and then the transport fleet returned to ship to Hindenburg and the 5th Army, and then landed at the landing site No. 2. During this period, Chentian's troops encountered the most fierce counterattack of the British army. After the successful landing of Hindenburg, the transport fleet then transported Chentian's troops to the landing site No. 1.

The second plan is to return after Chentian’s troops landed, and then transport the ammunition supply directly to the No. 1 login location, and then transport the Hindenburg’s troops to the No. 2 login location.

As Prince Heidrich said, these two plans seem to be not much different, but the details are very fatal. There is naturally no problem with transporting Chentian's troops to land, but during the return, shipment, and transportation process, the first plan is to make Chentian and his 200,000 soldiers wait for two days. More than one million British troops are stationed on the small British islands, and a large number of British troops will soon gather in front of Chentian. If someone delays the supply and transportation time, even if Chentian and his machine gun tanks are strong, they will not be able to stop the British crowd without ammunition. If the ammunition is supplemented first, the Chentian Group's firepower advantage will be enough to support the Hindenburg Group's landing from another direction, and no matter which plan, the Hindenburg Group's pressure will be much smaller.

I believe Hindenburg also saw this, "Your Highness, you can attack with confidence this time! When our army landed, the British were out of sight. However, although your troops have strong vitality, it is better to be careful everywhere in battle! Especially when consolidating the beachhead and advancing inland, the weather in the UK is a factor that must be considered, which may limit the performance of armored forces!"

"I've learned!" Winter is not the best time to attack Britain, but from the perspective of "one rises, then declines, and three-exhaust", Chen Tian felt that he could attack Britain with his remaining power and high morale to defeat France. If he waited like this, the British could not only make more preparations, but the international situation was also unpredictable. Once Japan and the United States joined forces to support Britain, even if Germany attacked Britain, the cost would inevitably increase a lot.

"Your Highness, the Air Force will become your strongest supporter!" Although he was the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Zeckett still showed an excellent overall view and organizational ability. The Air Force's direct air force's air force has clear responsibilities and clear tasks under the management of him and Hoffman. The transport aircraft and airships that are responsible for the airborne mission have been deployed at the most verified position from the airdrop point. It is no exaggeration to say that even if you start attacking the UK now, the Air Force can complete the scheduled mission well.

"Oh, it turns out that it is my Chief of Staff. Thank you so much! How about you, are you still satisfied with your current job!" Chen Tian raised his glass and clinked Zeket. After Hoffman landed with the 8th Army, it was the time to really test Zeket.

Zeckett seemed very modest, "I was very unfamiliar at the beginning, but now I'm much better! Thanks to General Hoffman during this period, he not only had to help with the matters of the Air Force, but also had to arrange the affairs of the 8th Army from time to time."

Chen Tian thought about Hoffman's performance. He had decided to help Hoffman's medal win an oak leaf after the end of the Battle of England. Seeing the historical figures who had risen at different times shine unconcealed at this time, Chen Tian felt a strong sense of satisfaction in his heart.

As for the other two "characters", Manstein and Rommel, were also celebrating this wonderful Christmas on their respective battlefields.

Manstein and his armored forces have become an important arrow for the Allied coalition forces on the eastern Italian line. There are groups of tanks and armored vehicles opposite. The Italians seem to have few ways. Many times they can only rely on a small number of anti-tank guns and bundles of grenades, dense artillery shooting and traps to threaten Manstein's steel beasts. However, with the support of the coalition infantry, it is difficult for the Italians to achieve a decent harvest. Since the war on the Italian battlefield started, the Italian army has only destroyed 11 German tanks and armored vehicles and injured 25. The combat effectiveness loss of most German armored forces still comes from their own failures.

Faced with the Italian army with weak combat effectiveness, Manstein successfully implemented the armored troops' breakthrough tactics for trench positions again and again, and divided the motorcycle troops and tank armored vehicles well combined. As long as the fuel is not exhausted and the machinery does not fail, his troops will always continue to attack forward. As Chen Tian planned, Manstein has gradually accumulated his military achievements in Italy.

The coalition forces on the Italian Eastern Front battlefield were advancing unstoppable with a destructive momentum. Since the war on the 22nd, they have successfully repelled the Italian troops who were trying to defend the border in the Italian border battle. By the day before Christmas, they had already advanced nearly 50 kilometers to the Italian inland. The German 3rd Army, which attacked Italy from the French-Italy border, adopted a relatively stable and slow advancement method. The attack on this side was mainly to restrain a certain number of Italian troops. Before Christmas, the German army had only advanced less than 10 kilometers, and the Italian defenders retreated step by step in an orderly and slowly.

On the day of the war, the Italian Navy and the coalition fleet fought a fierce naval battle with little results. The shells on both sides came back and forth, but as the main battleships on both sides were injured and launched into the battlefield, the naval battle ended at noon. For the coalition fleet, it was the best strategy to use the army with absolute advantage to win. After Italy could not resist the powerful attack of the coalition forces and chose to surrender, the Italian fleet could not escape the fate of being divided by the allies. The Turkish and Russian navies had even left a place for the Italian warships they would be assigned after private discussions in the harbor.

On Christmas Day, the coalition forces on the offensive and the Italian troops on the defensive chose to stop fighting, and the Apennine Peninsula was able to enjoy a day without war.

As for the Christmas of another armored genius, Rommel, he spent his Christmas with his armored German soldiers and Turkish Allies in southern Sudan. After the fall of Egypt and the British mainland facing German attacks, Britain's power in Africa was already very weak, and the Sudan, which was jointly managed by the British and Egyptians, also became an "English-English-door" zone. After quickly occupying most of Sudan, Rommel's German-Turkey African Expeditionary Force, targeted the next target of British Uganda and Belgium (Belgium) Congo.

In addition, another mission of the Expeditionary Force is to fully accept the French colonies. After the war of Britain ended, this expeditionary force composed of German and Turkish troops will also expand the power of the allies to Asia through Afghanistan and Pakistan. British India will be their biggest target.

On the flagship of the Japanese Joint Fleet, the Japanese side specially held a grand Christmas dinner for the German special delegation on Tahiti, who had surrendered to Germany and had not returned to France yet. Everything here was arranged in Western style, and even all the food was cooked by European chefs invited from Japan. However, the Japanese had already made sufficient preparations for entering the port of Tahiti.

"Let us welcome our most sincere German partners and respected French friends with the purest red wine!" The old but godly Marshal Hirahachiro Togo raised the wine glass in his hand, and the Japanese, German and French all raised their wine glasses.

"Today is the Christmas Eve of the West! This is a festival that most of the world is celebrating! I suggest that in order to align with world culture, we Japanese should also add this festival to our calendar! When Europe is still under war, let us international friends who are not distinguished from each other cheer here to cheer for a better tomorrow!" When Marshal Togo poured red wine into his throat, he knew very well what his fleet brought to the Pacific region, especially the central and eastern Pacific. The shadow of war has quietly descended on these peaceful islands with the night sky. Soon, many islands here will become the forefront of the Japanese Empire in the Pacific. Once a conflict occurs between Japan and the United States, it will become the forefront of the war.

"Thanks to our loyal Japanese partners for being able to send such a large and mighty fleet here in time according to our agreement to relieve our Germany's worries in the Pacific region. May our friendship last forever!" In front of the former French Governor, the German envoy did not avoid the topic of the secret covenant between Germany and Japan. After the war before Germany and France, it may take a long time to restore France's former strength with the French character. Perhaps the Gaul rooster will never recover from it.

"Thank God, the war has gone far away from us!" The former French governor had to say this sadly. In fact, for them, the foreign war was indeed over, but with the deliberate arrangement of some people, the French civil war may be inevitable in the near future. Germany's promise to no longer take the initiative to attack southern France does not mean that they will not establish a puppet government in northern France and take action on the southern part. Most French people did not see this.

Soon after, fireworks bloomed over the Japanese fleet. Under the flashing light, the flags of Germany and Japan were flying everywhere on Tahiti, and the sun flags of Japan seemed to be much higher. According to the Japanese government's plan, tens of thousands of Japanese people would move to the Polynesian Islands one after another, fundamentally occupying this nominally German colony.

Compared with the European banquets prepared by the Japanese, high-end red wine and fireworks, Churchill's special fleet's Christmas Eve was much more dull. The officers of each ship only held a simple dinner. The festive atmosphere was not strong, and the ordinary sailors in the fleet could not enjoy the low-end red wine. Everyone only got an extra slice of ham when they were having a meal.

As for the Hippel raid fleet, eagerly waiting for Churchill's fleet, it also spent a simple Christmas Eve in the Atlantic wind and snow. The two fleets celebrated strikingly similarities, with the officers enjoying a not-so-pleasant dinner, and the sailors received additional food. Compared to the mixed sailors of the British Special Fleet, the German sailors were grateful that they received limited-source red wine, which was seized from an American cargo ship not long ago.

Compared with sailors sailing on the sea, the officers and soldiers of the British army were more comfortable on both sides of the English Channel, preparing to attack and defend. Most of the British army on duty could enjoy a moment of leisure time, while the German army on the other side did not have the worries of being attacked. The heavy snow added a lot of festive atmosphere to their Christmas. Many people seemed to see Santa Claus flying by in the white night sky, and most soldiers did not forget to hang their stockings on the bed frame.
Chapter completed!