Chapter 2019: British aid
"Your Excellency, this is a report sent by the French. From this report, they are in a very bad situation." The British Sixth Army Staff Lieutenant Colonel Montgomery sent a report to the British Royal Expeditionary Army Sixth Army. In the hands of Lord Hamilton, the commander.
The commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Marshal Haig, specially gave the British Army that assisted the French an independent group army designation. This is not only good-looking, but more importantly, he has obtained a complete set of independent systems from the heavy artillery force, the logistics support and the aviation force. They can fight without relying on the materials and support of the French. From this point of view, Marshal Haig still values Lord Hamilton very much.
"Very good, this is the information collected by our people. You sit down and take a look. I will read the French report. Then we will discuss." Lord Hamilton said, and Lord Hamilton, who was born in a hereditary aristocracy, told him The staff of the pastor's family likes it very much, because in him, Hamilton can always find agility and brilliance that other British officers do not have. As a staff officer, the other party can also keep to his own responsibilities, do his own thing well, and at the same time check the missing parts for the commander.
"Tell me about your thoughts, about the German army or the French army." Lord Hamilton said after closing the document.
"The German offense is much tougher 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. After the Lord on the opposite side nodded for him to continue speaking, Montgomery continued to speak.
"The German army has strengthened. This is what everyone expected. After all, the Crown Prince of Bavaria has two armies of Bavaria and Bohemia, and has also received support from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but I always feel that the increase is not enough. !"
"Your Excellency Commander, if you think about it, the Germans on the Western Front had about 3 million troops before, while the Bavarian Army’s reinforcements were about 700,000. Together with the Austro-Hungarian Army and subsequent supplementary troops, the Allied Powers had a total of on the Western Front. About 4 million troops, this number is even more than that of the United Kingdom and France combined, but what about this attack? How many troops have been mobilized? From the intelligence point of view, there are only 4 to 5 group armies, 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 not commensurate with the German superiority!" 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 outsiders or have other plans?" Lord Hamilton frowned slightly.
"I'm not sure about this. I tend to have more power from the Germans, but they should not attack on another front at the same time." Montgomery said.
"This seems to be a contradiction," said Lord Hamilton.
"Although the ground forces don’t have much input, the air force has come out in full force. The Bavarian Army and the Prussian Army have completely different fighting styles. The Bavarian Army emphasizes the advantages of technology and equipment. They will gather a large number of armored units and air forces. Then, like an indestructible siege hammer, it smashes the opponent’s defense line, 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 the casualties. The disadvantage is that only one is not wide. The Prussian Army is more inclined to carry out flat push operations on a relatively wide front. Although the penetration is limited, the attack surface is very wide, which makes it easy for people to ignore the other." Montgomery analyzed.
"It makes sense. At least before, the Germans would not have concentrated millions of troops but only spread out in front of only 40 kilometers." Lord Hamilton said. "So, what do you do?"
"We are at an overall disadvantage, but as long as we can hit the opponent's armored spearhead, we may not be able to contain the opponent's offensive! We have to take the initiative! We will be caught off guard before the Germans cross the defensive zone before deploying! Of course, we need to. Air force and more cannons." Montgomery said.
"Your thoughts are the same as those of the French. However, they are very different from those of Marshal Haig. Your 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 had 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 good, what should I do now? Lord Hamilton is also very entangled!
"The active attack means that we have to collide with the Germans' most elite armored clusters. According to intelligence, the Germans have mobilized at least 800 wolf tanks, and there are at least thousands of aircraft hovering above us! Our logistics Transportation lines and artillery troops are always threatened by the other side. You have no experience of fighting head-on with German armored troops~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You don't know how terrible German tanks are." Lord Hamilton said.
"Actually, in the Eastern Mediterranean Theater, the French were mainly responsible for the pressure of the German Army. They knew the strength of the German armor better than us, but the French chose to attack head-on." Montgomery took a deep breath and said. .
"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 line we have built on the Western Front for 2 years will be broken by the Bavarian Army in a few days. How many days can the defense line deployed hurriedly in the next month be able to support? And as long as the Bavarian armored forces are not greatly damaged, then relying on their huge forces, they can continue to attack until the French can't bear the blow and finally Collapse. Maybe the crown prince chose to defeat France through constant offensives and then deal with us?"
I have to say that although the current Montgomery can’t talk about the general situation, he still has some talent as a British marshal who can become famous in the Second World War. At least this time, he sees many problems, such as Bavaria. The tactical characteristics of the Legion’s offensive, as well as the situation where the Germans on the western front did not do their best, and the opinions put forward also have certain truths. Pure defense does not have a future. Only offensive has a ray of life. This is also true of the French. However, if the general direction is right, it does not mean that the result is correct. After all, he has missed a lot. For example, what is the current state of the French army, a certain deal between Germany and France, and the actual combat effectiveness of the German army?
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