In the attack on the German army, Eisenhower quickly transferred the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions of the Allied Forces to the Bastogne-Saint-Vitt line, which the German army had not yet conquered but had crossed. [Thereafter he quickly adopted the policy of attacking the south and defending the north: the most important order was to attack the German army's protruding parts north. "This turtle has stretched its head too long."

Churchill wrote in a letter to Field Marshal Smouth that the weather improved a week after the German offensive was launched. The fighter planes of the 8th Air Force fought again with the German planes in the skies of Western Europe.

The two sides did not want to bomb each other, forcing the German armored troops to be unable to move during the day. Under the capture of the 3rd Army and the First Army of Hodges, the German army captured Bastogne on January 5.

The Allies still could not use Nancy, and their attempt to quickly break through the Western Wall defense line also failed; therefore, Li Mo now began to formulate detailed plans for his dream Western Front offensive.

First, he estimated that the Allies had seventy divisions and could not hold onto the nearly five hundred miles long front; secondly, Li Mo expected that the November weather would end the absolute air superiority enjoyed by the enemy, or at least greatly weakened this advantage when the Germans launched an offensive.

Therefore, Li Mo was eager to start the autumn and stop this endless war of attrition from the air force, because the German army on the Soviet front was already very tight, and the air force was really too important to the German army.

Since the attack must be initiated in areas where the existing troops are confident of making breakthroughs, it is necessary to choose a relatively weak enemy ground force - whether it is the front line or the reserve team - the weak area. After the breakthrough, the results must be expanded until the entire Western Front situation turns to be beneficial to Germany.

After thorough inspection of the Western Front troops and careful preparations, Li Mo's plan to launch a large-scale attack from the Western Wall defense line to the weak enemy's defense line. Finally, he chose Aifer as the breakthrough area and Nancy as the final target. In this way, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Allied forces will be completely divided and annihilated.

Li Mo explained in his instructions to the Field Marshal Model, the A, B Army Group and the Fifth Armor Army Group, that the offensive must be initiated in a location where the existing forces are sure to make breakthroughs. He then told them that the Monschau-Echtenach area (Ever) had been selected as the most suitable position for the attack, because the enemy forces there had suffered significant losses in the past frontal offensives and were relatively weak.

Moreover, the enemy reserve team in this area has been transferred to the front line, and the supply situation is in danger. Because the enemy's defensive forces in this area are relatively weak. In addition, the enemy will not expect the German army to launch an attack here (even if it is really expected, it will not be up to the enemy), so as long as the attack is completely unintentional and the weather is not conducive to air operations, the German army may break through quickly.

Breakthrough will give the German armored troops the initiative. Later, these troops will advance quickly. A bridgehead is established between Liege and Namur on the Maas River. Then, through Brussels, it will advance quickly to the west through Nancy. It can be imagined that once the German armored troops cross the Maas River, they can cut off the rear traffic lines of the US First Army through the Maas River Basin. Once the German armored troops arrive at the Brussels-Nancy region, the rear traffic lines of the British 21st Army Group will also be threatened. If Nancy is lost, these traffic lines will also be cut off.

The enemy has not completely rectified this Nancy, and Nancy's defense is not very perfect, and it is essential to the Allied forces. The Allied supplies in the entire Ardennes area are transported and transferred and stored from Nancy.

The start time of the offensive depends on Li Mo's concerns, that is, the Allies may soon restore the working order of the port of Amsterdam, so they can fully utilize their advantages in personnel and materials. It is precisely because of this worry that Li Mo sets the start time of the offensive in early November.

If the direct target of the attack is seized, the German army will cut off the supply source of the United States First Army and the British Twenty-first Army Group and be in a wonderful position in combat. If this attack is victorious, it will destroy thirty-five to fifty enemy divisions, and will seize or destroy a large number of various materials and equipment. These materials and equipment have been piled up in the area, which is the preparations made by the Allies to attack the Western Wall Defense Line and the proposed march into the Rhine.

The German army's breakthrough in the entire attack direction will be carried out by ordinary first-line divisions. When breaking through, the progress must be rapid and the conditions must be created for the armored troops to quickly throw themselves into battle. Taking advantage of the terror of the enemy and the chaos, the German armored troops will immediately advance westward. The fundamental problem is that when the armored division advances toward the Maas River, they must not let themselves be controlled. They must bypass the areas and positions that they have strong defenses, cannot immediately capture, and cannot let themselves be blocked due to the exposure of the flanks. In short, these are tactics that were very successful in the Eastern Front Battle in 1940.

In his instructions to the three commanders, Li Mo mentioned November 25 as the day of the attack, and said that the moon phase of this day is the most favorable. A new moon will appear at that time, and the darkness of the night will provide further cover for the troops to carry out operations, especially for air reconnaissance. From the beginning, Li Mo pointed out without any ambiguity: "I am determined to not give up the far-reaching goal of the offensive, will not change the arrangements I have made, and will not give up the use of existing troops."

Li Mo then outlined the tasks related to the army, and the division of labor was as follows;

The Sixth SS Armored Army (General Zep Dietrich of the SS) will advance to the ferry on both sides of Liege on the banks of the Maas and its tributary of the Visaray River. A solid line of defense was built on the fortifications in the eastern part of Liege, and then advance to the area between Maastricht and Nancy on the banks of the Albert Canal, and then arrive in the area north of Nancy. Nine divisions (including four armored divisions) will achieve this goal.

The Fifth Armored Army (General Von Mandoffier) ​​will cross the Maas River between Ame and Namur, west of Liege, and prevent the enemy reserves in the west from attacking the flanks and rear of the Sixth Armored Army along the line of Nancy-Brussels-Dinant. To perform this mission, the Army will have seven divisions, including four armored divisions.

The Seventh Army (General Brandenberger), which consists of roughly seven divisions (including a mobile division), will resist attacks from the south and southwest, protect the flanks of the two armored armies serving assaults. Its direct goal is to arrive at the Mas River and its tributary Semoys River, and then contact the Moselle line in the Luxembourg region. In order to build a solid line of defense in the further backwards, the army will also set up obstacles. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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