Chapter 2019 British Reinforcement One

"Your Excellency, this is a battle report from the French. Judging from this battle report, their situation is very bad." Lieutenant Colonel Montgomery, the staff officer of the British Sixth Army, sent a battle report to the Sixth Army of the British Royal Expeditionary Force. Commander Lord Hamilton.

Marshal Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, specially gave the British Legion to assist the French an independent group army designation. They can fight without relying on the supplies and support of the French. From this perspective, Marshal Haig still values ​​Lord Hamilton very much.

"Very good, this is the information collected by our people. You sit by and take a look first. I'll read the French battle report. Then we'll discuss it." Lord Hamilton said. The staff members of the pastor's family liked him very much, because in him, Hamilton could always find agility and flashes that other British officers did not have. As a staff officer, the other party can also abide by his responsibilities, do the things at hand well, and at the same time check for leaks and fill vacancies for the commander.

"Tell me what you think, it can be about the German army or the French army." Lord Hamilton said after closing the document.

"The Germans' offense is much stronger than before. Their offense is methodical, step by step, and progress is very fast. But I always feel that the Germans are not doing their best." Montgomery hesitated, and said his true thoughts, and After the Lord on the opposite side nodded to signal him to continue, Montgomery continued to speak.

"The German army has been strengthened, which is expected by everyone. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Bavaria has two army groups of Bavaria and Bohemia, and has also received support from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but I always feel that the enhancement is not enough. !"

"Your Excellency, if you think about it, the German army on the western front had about 3 million troops, while the reinforcements of the Bavarian Army were about 700,000. In addition to the Austro-Hungarian Army and subsequent supplementary troops, the Allied Powers had a total of 3 million troops on the western front." There are about 4 million troops, which is even more than Britain and France combined, but what about this attack? How many troops were mobilized? According to intelligence, there are only 4 to 5 army groups, about 1.2 million! The remaining 3 million German troops Are you all sleeping? The scale of this offensive force is not even much larger than the previous German offensive scale, which is very disproportionate to the superiority of the Germans!" Montgomery pointed out the crux of the problem.

"Then what do you want to say? Do you want to say that the Germans are strong outside but have other plans?" Lord Hamilton said with a slight frown.

"I'm not sure about this. I'm inclined that the Germans still have strength, but they shouldn't attack on another front at the same time," Montgomery said.

"This seems to be a contradiction in terms." Lord Hamilton said.

"Although the ground troops did not invest a lot of troops, the air force came out in full force. The combat styles of the Bavarian Legion and the Prussian Legion are completely different. The Bavarian Legion emphasizes the advantages of technology and equipment. They will gather a large number of armored forces and air force. Then smash the opponent's defense line like an invincible battering ram, and then a large number of infantry units enter the battlefield to expand the results. The advantage of this is that it can strengthen the breakthrough ability and minimize casualties. The front line! The Prussian Legion is more inclined to carry out flat-push operations on a relatively wide front, although the penetration is limited, but the attack surface is very wide, making it easy for people to lose sight of one.” Montgomery analyzed.

"It makes sense. At least before the Germans would not concentrate millions of troops but only spread out on the front of less than 40 kilometers.

said Lord Hamilton. "So, what is your disposition?" "

"We are at an overall disadvantage, but as long as we can severely damage the opponent's armored spearhead, we may not be able to contain the opponent's offensive! We must take the initiative! Before the Germans cross the line of defense, they will be caught off guard! Of course, we need Air Force and more cannon," Montgomery said.

"You have the same ideas as the French. However, you have very different ideas from Marshal Haig. Our Commander thinks that we should build a position and wait for the Germans to attack." Lord Hamilton hesitated. It stands to reason that Marshal Haig put He is assigned to the French army, so he should cooperate with the French army, but Marshal Haig is the commander of the British Expeditionary Force after all, and the latter's orders are quite conservative.... So all right, now what the hell do we do? Lord Hamilton is also very tangled!

"Active attack means that we will collide with the most elite armored cluster of the Germans. According to intelligence, the Germans have mobilized at least 800 Wolf tanks, and there are at least a thousand planes hovering above our heads! Our logistics The transportation lines and artillery units are always threatened by the other side. You have no experience of confronting the German armored units, and you don’t know how terrible the German tanks are.” Lord Hamilton said.

"Actually, in the Eastern Mediterranean Theater, the French are mainly bearing the pressure of the German Army. They know better than us the strength of the German armor, but the French chose to attack head-on." Montgomery said after taking a deep breath. .

"They are very aware of the strength and tactics of the Bavarian Army. The fundamental reason why they still choose to attack is that the defense has no future. The defense we have built on the Western Front for two years will be broken by the Bavarian Army within a few days. How many days can the defense line that was hastily deployed in the rear last for a few months? And as long as the Bavarian armored forces do not suffer major damage, then relying on their huge strength, they can continue to attack until the French cannot bear the blow and finally Crash. Perhaps the crown prince chose to defeat France through constant attack and then deal with us?"

It has to be said that although the current Montgomery is not yet a general, but as a British marshal who can become famous in World War II, he still has some talents. At least this time, he has seen many problems clearly, such as Bavaria The tactical characteristics of the Legion’s offensive and the fact that the Germans on the western front did not do their best, and the opinions put forward are also reasonable. Pure defense really has no future, only offense can have a chance of survival. This is also true of the French. However, if the general direction is correct, it does not mean that the result is correct. After all, he has missed a lot of calculations. For example, the current state of the French army, a possible deal between Germany and France, and the actual combat effectiveness of the German army?

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