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    On April 20, 1940, the Netherlands, the windmill kingdom, was the first to be awakened by the rumble of engines. When the Dutch woke up from their sleep, angrily cursing that they could not sleep well during the holiday, white umbrella flowers had already covered the sky above the city.  This is not the first airborne battle in human history. Compared with the two divisions invested in the East Kazakh War to open a gap, the German army only invested a total of half an airborne division. However, the Dutch were frightened by the German troops falling from the sky. Large numbers of soldiers dropped their weapons.  He disappeared into the vast sea of ??people on his bicycle for just one morning. The Dutch Prime Minister boasted that he could wipe out hundreds of thousands of intruders by just making a phone call and pressing a button at the dining table. The "flood defense line" was destroyed without even finding the button.  partition neck

    At the same time, the German glider, instructed by Hannah Leitch, also landed on the flat roof of the Eben Emaar Fortress, known as the strongest fortress in the world. A mere 700 "Granite" commando soldiers plunged Belgium into disaster.  In this way, the two key strategic nodes blocking Army Group B were breached on the first day of the war. It was so easy that even the Germans themselves could not believe it. However, the Germans were still frightened and cautious. Just like Hitler's pre-war depression, he was always worried about what was behind the two countries.  That majestic French golden rooster

    Yue Peng had no idea about all this

    And what¡¯s strange is that when Yang Qiu got the news two hours after the war started, he didn¡¯t have anyone forward it to Yue Peng, who was flying over the Mediterranean.

    When the Yunba landed at the Paris airport, six hours had passed since the war, so Yue Peng, who knew nothing about it, found out after getting off the plane that there were only a few fighter jets in the entire Paris airport. Compared with the world's aviation powers, France was at the Maginot Line due to the  Too much investment in the air force and the army has resulted in a serious lack of investment in the air force. Coupled with the political chaos and rigid tactics, it completely ignored the reality of the Balikpapan bombing and the air-land battle in the Battle of Ahvaz. So far, there are only 1,500 military aircraft. These are also European countries.  Germany has been able to organize a force of 4,000 fighter aircraft. Even the United Kingdom purchased aircraft from China early due to the outbreak of the war. It has a scale of 2,900 aircraft. China and the Soviet Union, not to mention, both maintain the largest air force in the world. The former even has technology.  Behind, but still, using wood to piece together at least 30 aircraft a day to supplement the front line. The United States already has 870 B17s alone. Even Japan, stimulated by China, has been manufacturing what is known as the world's most advanced Zero fighter jet at a rate of 10 a day since the end of last year.

    Although it¡¯s not enough, you shouldn¡¯t not be able to see even one brigade of fighters, right?

    This is Paris!

    With doubts, Yue Peng walked down the gangway to greet him. In addition to Daladier, the supreme commander of the French army, there was also his old comrade-in-arms Marshal P¨¦tain. However, this old man was quite pitiful and was kicked out of the front line after the European War. Later, he was  He was kicked out to Spain for retirement. It is estimated that he was temporarily transferred back this time because of Yue Peng's relationship.

    "Commander Daladier, it's a pleasure to meet you, your respected Marshal P¨¦tain. We haven't had tea together for a long time." Yue Peng shook hands with everyone enthusiastically. His free and easy style of winning over each other unintentionally made the people accompanying him on the trip very popular.  Gu Yuwen finally understood what a famous general was. But what surprised the entourage was that before Zeng Qi, the ambassador to France, came up to say hello, Petain hurriedly pulled him into the car. What's wrong with this old man?  After Gu Yuwen muttered and followed him into the car, Yue Peng asked in surprise: "Marshal Petain, what are you doing?"

    "The war has broken out! The war has broken out! Yue, the war has broken out!" Petain danced and yelled, his face turned red, and he even used the nickname he gave Yue Peng after the Battle of Renivere.

    "What broke out?" Yue Peng learned French during two years of fighting in France. He was in a hurry and couldn't understand what the old man was saying. He clenched his fists until the translator reminded him: "The Germans are attacking.  ?¡±

    "Both the Netherlands and Belgium have been attacked. They hope to open the revolving door like last time. Don't you think it's ridiculous? The Germans never seem to know where their mistakes are." P¨¦tain smiled, and all the French military leaders were as dissatisfied with Germany as they were.  It feels ridiculous to implement the Schlieffen Plan again

    But Yue Peng didn't find it funny at all. He finally understood why Yang Qiu warned not to intervene because the two of them had studied the advantages and disadvantages of the Maginot Line in detail after it was repaired. At that time, Yang Qiu even said with a smile that France had no  He had no money, so he could not continue to build the section from Belgium to the sea, and he jokingly called the large gap in the Ardennes Forest the appendix. At that time, Yue Peng did not agree with this view, because the complex terrain of the Ardennes Forest was not suitable for large troops to break through.  As long as a few infantry divisions are deployed, it is enough to defeat several times the enemy's army. However, with the increase in armored armor of the army and the enhancement of the cross-country capabilities of tanks, this appendix is ??enough to be fatal!

    P¨¦tain thought he was stunned by the German attack, and consoled him: "Yue, don't worry, General Gamelin and the British Expeditionary Force have already moved closer to Belgium. The Germans will pay the price again for their stupidity."

    "That's great. I wonder how many troops they invested in the first batch?" Yue Peng carefully verified.

    "According to the current intelligence, there should be between 20 divisions, and the main force is still there?Facing it, there are still 20 divisions blocked by Maginot. This line of defense is perfect, it will immobilize the damn Germans."

    20 divisions?  Perfect?  Yue Peng sneered. If Petain's information is accurate, this must be the auxiliary offensive force of the German army. You must know that the Netherlands and Belgium alone have more than 40 divisions, not to mention Gamelin's main French army and 11 British expeditionary divisions behind them.  (Britain and Japan declared war earlier and Britain mobilized earlier and armed several more divisions than in history.) In other words, if the appendix predicted by Yang Qiu is really used, then the main force of Britain and France will be cut off by the main force of the German army rushing out of the Ardennes!

    So is the French army really hopeless?  Of course not. As long as someone points out the loopholes in the Ardennes and allows the Ninth Army on the Meuse River to press forward, and then transfers troops from Maginot to use the developed railway network, it will be enough to drag the war into the last stalemate. But Yang  Qiu's warning was still in his ears. He couldn't take action despite his abilities, so he changed the topic and deliberately sighed: "It's really too bad. I'm still late."

    "You're late? Why?"

    Since the war had broken out, Yue Peng did not want to delay, so he took out the forged secret contract and handed it to Petain: "Marshal, can you understand Russian?"

    "Can understand a little bit" Seeing him being serious, Petain also realized that this document was extremely important. Although his Russian was not very good, when those rules and regulations on the division of forces and complementary supplies appeared in front of him,  , or his eyes suddenly widened in surprise: "Yue, are you kidding? This is impossible! How is it possible? The German Nazis and Moscow have been hostile to each other for many years."

    Yue Peng knew that he didn't believe it and didn't intend to persuade him because the purpose of coming was to tell Britain and France that China had mastered this information. As for whether it is true or false, you can tell it for yourself. And the way to tell is very simple, because the secret agreement clearly states that if Germany attacks France  , Stalin will mobilize the French GC International to actively cooperate and support it. Although the French government has serious internal conflicts, it is not an idiot. In fact, they have been secretly monitoring the GC International Organization, so they have enough ability to understand and let the truth come out. Now his  All his mind was attracted to the Ardennes, so he said perfunctorily: "Marshal, I don't believe it either, so I came to Paris to verify what Mr. Ivanmir said when he provided this secret agreement. If Germany attacks you, everything will be revealed."

    "Ivan Mir?! Is he the former Soviet Cheka minister who announced the massacre?" No matter how old he was, P¨¦tain knew how to cause a fuss, causing Britain and France to alienate themselves from the Soviet Union, leading to a bleak alliance prospect. This name reminds me of the Poles' release of images of the massacre.  With a detailed list and other evidence, I became really nervous for a moment and immediately asked the driver to speed up to the Elysee Palace.

    After returning to the luxurious Elys¨¦e Palace, Yue Peng recalled the scene where he questioned Nivelle and Mangran, gained independent command, and finally fought the Battle of Rinivert, which was hailed as the Roar of the Dragon in Europe. More than 20 years later,  In 2008, the growing National Defense Force no longer needed him to command specific battles, but when he saw the familiar scenery again, his chest gradually became hot.

    The large military conference room used in the last European War has been reused. President Albert has entered the rhythm of war. Apart from him, the conference room is filled with familiar high-level French military officials. Even the naval commander Darlan, who has never been seen very often, is sitting next to him.  After handing the secret agreement to Albert, he immediately asked the translator to read it carefully. The sound of the reading slowly made the faces of the French senior officials present slowly change. Not to mention whether it was true or false, the fact that Germany attacked France had already become a reality.

    President Albert¡¯s face became more serious and even had a slight cyan color. After the translator finished reading, he anxiously asked: ¡°General Yue, can you tell me when and how you obtained this secret agreement?¡±

    "A week ago, Mr. Ivan Mir entrusted someone to send us the secret agreement. We can't verify the authenticity of it, but it contains a lot of clauses involving your country, so I came here hoping that you would be prepared. Unfortunately, I came too late.  "Yue Peng sighed. In fact, he still had a good impression of this land where he had fought.

    Albert tapped his fingers lightly on the table. It wasn't that he didn't believe the secret agreement, but he needed time to verify the authenticity and discuss it with Churchill. So after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Your Excellency, France is already at war."  "I also need enough time, so I very much hope that you can stay here for a few days. Of course, if you are willing, I will be happy to invite you like last time. The door of the staff is always open to you."

    This sentence is equivalent to an invitation to form an alliance. Although France is full of confidence, no one knows how long the war will last, maybe a few months or a few years. Therefore, the French government hopes most to win over China at this time to restore the last alliance.  Of course, Yue Peng wanted to see what he saw and immediately agreed to stay and observe the war.

    But he couldn¡¯t even believe it himself that this trip was actually a funeral for the French army.

    The war will not stop because of individuals. The successive bad news coming from the Netherlands and Belgium made Churchill forget it directly.??Norway also ordered the withdrawal of all troops. Facing the treacherous British, the Norwegian king was so angry that he had to flee to the United States with 70 tons of gold. Later, he did not keep the money, but was directly swallowed by Roosevelt in the name of military support.  Got it

    On the evening of April 20, Churchill received a copy of the secret agreement sent by Albert on an urgent plane. After a brief phone call, he decided to take a look first and promised to go to Paris in a week. The top brass was not in a hurry, but Gamelin below was not in a hurry.  He was so anxious that he led his army deep into central Belgium the next day in the face of requests for help from the two Low Countries, and assumed a decisive battle stance with the Germans.

    The war reached a turning point at this time. The British took the lead in discovering Guderian's main force in the Ardennes Forest and informed Gamelin and the French High Command that since someone had discovered it, Yue Peng also kindly reminded Petain to pay attention to the Ardennes area.  Dang waved his hands very unhappily: "Yue, you don't understand that there is no danger in the Ardennes region of Europe. The enemy's tanks cannot pass through. The Germans are just bluffing there."

    As soon as he finished speaking, Guderian led his troops to appear at the Meuse River. The French Ninth Army did not even last for half a day, and Guderian built a pontoon bridge. Petain was humiliated and became furious. He realized that the Ardennes Forest belonged to the German army.  How can the main attack direction be embarrassed in front of old friends?  !  Angry, he immediately asked Dalati to concentrate all the planes to bomb the pontoon bridge. But God was on the side of Germany. After the British and French Allied forces lost 150 fighter planes in a row, they discovered that the pontoon bridge was still a pontoon bridge. The only thing that changed was that both sides of the pontoon bridge were filled with British and French aircraft.  the wreckage

    While all the attention of Britain and France was attracted by Guderian, Yue Peng was attracted by another German force. The German 7th Armored Division broke through from the right wing of the Maas River. Division Commander Erwin Rommel. Of course, he doesn't know this yet.  Man, his concern is that this unit is too fast!  When the main force of the German army was still entangled in the Maas River, the division had actually advanced 70 kilometers in depth. This huge gap in the country was enough to annihilate the entire armored division!

    But this unit, which can only be regarded as an armored regiment in China, first forced its way through the Meuse River, then defeated two French cavalry divisions, and then defeated thousands of reinforcements. Finally, it appeared behind the 9th Army and could not hold it.  !  Faced with the encirclement, the commander of the 9th Army, Collap, confused his position and foolishly ordered the entire army to retreat. Not only did he take the initiative to open the country, but it also brought about an unprecedented rout.

    Tens of thousands of French soldiers and colonial black soldiers rolled westward like headless flies. They not only damaged their own morale, but also brought terrible rumors, causing more troops to join the prelude to the rout. This scene caused great confusion within the Paris High Command.  Yue Peng, who was watching the battle, was completely disappointed. Faced with Petain's pleading look, he gave the only solution: "Enter the reserve team! Immediately!"

    "Reserve team? We don't have a reserve team"

    "There is no reserve team?" Not to mention Yue Peng, even Gu Yuwen was dumbfounded that the No. 1 Army in Europe actually had no reserve team?  !  God, this is such a big joke!  You know, even though more than 100 domestic divisions were attacked in Central Asia and another 50 divisions were held up along the coast, a total of 25 divisions of the garrison group army were still retained in reserve in Beijing and Gansu.

    France is finished!

    Yue Peng shook his head, now it depends on Churchill (To be continued)
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