Could the Western Campaign of Dunkirk retreat?

  (In the last section I got something wrong, Rundstedt was the commander of the German Army Group A at that time.)

  Zhou Tianlei jumped up excitedly after hearing the latest battle report of the French campaign at the Navy Command.

  "Erwin! Rommel, you're the best!" Luckily Rommel wasn't in front of him. Otherwise he would definitely go up and hug him with a kiss.

  Chow Tianlei knew that he had once again changed the course of the war, but would the current war situation go according to his own plan? Was Hitler as judged by mainstream historians: he let the British and French armies at Dunkirk go because he liked the British and wanted to force them to surrender without making things too absolute. Or was it like a few people said that he was scared off by the Arras counterattack, fearing heavy casualties if his armored forces were deployed, and the area around Dunkirk was not suitable for armored operations due to the presence of numerous rivers and swamps. If the armored forces suffered severe losses there, it would seriously affect his subsequent plans. Whatever the reason, G?ring's boastful words played an important role in his decision. G?ring said that his air force could single-handedly take on the task of eliminating the British army. But history has proven that to be mere bragging. How could he stop G?ring from making such irresponsible boasts?

  He thought and thought, but couldn't think of a good solution. After all, he was just a naval captain. He didn't have the qualifications to attend high-level meetings like that. So he decided to go find D?nitz, wanting him to stop G?ring. But what reason could he use to persuade D?nitz? After all, both he and D?nitz were from the navy, and historically this matter had nothing to do with the navy. He felt his head was going to explode. So he decided to take a rest first.

  After lying on his own bed, he went through what he had done after coming to this era and only then did he realize that he had already consciously or unconsciously driven history away from its original track. Now history can only roughly follow the previous trajectory, but many places have been changed. At this time, a sentence floated in his mind: quantitative change will lead to qualitative change when it reaches a certain degree. This is the opportunity for qualitative change. If he doesn't do something, maybe history will return to its original track again. History still wants to return to its original track with its huge inertia. If the British are allowed to return to Britain, these troops will be thrown into North Africa, where Hitler's plan to turn the Mediterranean into a domestic lake will be thoroughly shattered. Moreover, it will also make his good friend Rommel suffer a major defeat there. And Britain will receive massive conditional support from the United States and hold on in the war. At that time, if he doesn't die in the war, his fate won't be better than D?nitz's, especially since the British will definitely hate him to death. If they find an opportunity, he won't even have any bones left. So, whether it is for himself or this body belonging to Germany and his own country that has suffered many disasters in modern history, he cannot let history return to its original track again. Since history can be changed, why should his thinking still be bound by history? If those 330,000 people can't return to Britain, Britain will not have a large number of young men to defend British soil for a period of time. The United States is also unlikely to support Britain so openly. If Germany does well, it may be possible to overthrow Churchill, and if Churchill falls, Britain will likely surrender to Germany. Why didn't he think about the problem from this angle? Zhou Tianlei felt that infinite light suddenly appeared in front of him.

  But how to get Churchill out of office? Of course, it's about making those 330,000 people unable to return to Britain. But how to capture them? It is not possible to expect the army to do this thing. The army can only put pressure on itself for the British and French armies. A considerable number of high-ranking military officers in history at this time believed that their armored units had completed their tasks. Although some commanders at the division level raised objections, it was ineffective. Those officers wanted to send infantry to complete the task of annihilating the British and French armies. However, history has proven that the German infantry failed to accomplish this task, and by the time Hitler discovered his mistake, it was too late to recover. Moreover, G?ring's boastful words at the time made Hitler very interested in suggestions that could reduce the army's possible heavy casualties.

  Zhou Tianlei thought carefully in his mind. Suddenly, he remembered that this task could be handed over to the German Navy to complete, and let the German Air Force and Army cooperate with the Navy. But how can the Navy do it? The strength of the British Home Fleet and Air Force is evident, although the British Navy suffered a big loss in Norway, but if the German Navy wants to thoroughly defeat the British Navy alone on the ocean, as well as the stronger US Navy behind, they must wait until after taking over the French Navy's strength. Therefore, it is impossible for them to see their own army brothers being surrounded and annihilated by the German Navy without taking any action. They will definitely come to support. Moreover, now the British Navy dreams of thoroughly eliminating the German ocean fleet through a sea battle like the Battle of Jutland in World War I, so that they can carry out their plans without worrying about the German Navy's attack on their transportation lines. But how can the German Navy execute the blockade of the English Channel and stop the British fleet from coming to support, even if it is possible to make a big profit? If only one task is taken out, Zhou Tianlei believes that the German Navy can complete it with the support of the Air Force, but now he faces two tasks, just like what Lin B said during the decisive battle of the Double-Ten Campaign: "I prepared a table of dishes, but 2 tables of people came, what should I do?"

  Zhou Tianlei recalled that his own country had thousands of years of war experience, especially in cultivating its own army, which had a rich history of warfare and battle examples to draw upon. Like the tactics employed by his country's military, such as surrounding the enemy and cutting off their reinforcements, creating a diversion in the east while attacking in the west - that was indeed the essence of Mao Zedong's military thought. He cursed himself silently, having such rich resources at his disposal yet not knowing how to utilize them was truly stupid. He took out paper and pen, then pulled out a map of Europe and a ruler, beginning to draw on the map.

  He muttered to himself, "I'm so stupid." The British evacuation of Dunkirk was made possible by Admiral Ramsay's collection of civilian boats from all over Britain and dispatching them to Dunkirk. There were not many military ships involved. As a result, G?ring's air force could not destroy the numerous small boats, and the German Navy's main fleet was also unable to enter due to the need to defend against the British fleet. Therefore, only light warships could be sent into the strait. This required the army to use long-range artillery fire to suppress the large-caliber guns carried by the Anglo-French army, in order to prevent them from interfering with the German Navy's operations. The British Air Force needed to be dealt with by the German Air Force, which also had to seize air superiority over a certain area. However, the best approach was still to find a way to divert the attention of the British Home Fleet away from the English Channel. Then, when they discovered they had been deceived and turned back, the German Navy could choose a good ambush location, and with the support of the Air Force, use the tactic of "using the leisurely to await the laborious" against the British army that was far away, thereby effectively making up for the disparity in strength between the German Navy. But how could this be done to divert the attention of the British?

  He looked at the map of Norway and suddenly remembered that Britain's participation in the Norwegian campaign was because they were afraid that the German Navy could send warships from the misty coast of Norway to the Atlantic Ocean, evading British reconnaissance. Now the British Navy has deployed a fleet in Iceland and Sparrow Bay to monitor the actions of the German Navy in Norway, trying to blockade their actions on that line. He can completely imitate Mao Zedong's tactics during the Long March of the Red Army in China, where he used diversionary tactics to deceive the pursuing enemy army and cross the Jinsha River. He thought that the British would definitely fall for it. Specifically, he wanted to make the British believe that the German Navy was trying to take advantage of their focus on the English Channel to retreat to Iceland and Sparrow Bay, and then break through the defensive line set up by the British Navy there. In this way, the British home fleet would definitely go there to reinforce. When they discovered his true target, haha! This time, as long as the German Navy operated properly, it would be impossible not to succeed. Zhou Tianlei couldn't help but smile at this thought.

  Raeder wrote an urgent note on the report to D?nitz, hoping it would reach him as soon as possible. As a result, he received a notification that afternoon asking him to rush to the Naval Command Center. Raeder and D?nitz, Lütjens were waiting for him at the command center to attend the Führer's emergency military meeting together.