"Where are the strategic reserves?" Churchill decided to figure out the situation first.

Since Churchill was in French, both Gammelin and Reynaud were able to figure out what he meant quickly, without having to resort to translation.

Unfortunately, it was Renault's helpless expression that answered Churchill.

"We're probably going to lose." Renault said with his head down.

Then, in Churchill's discrepancies, Gammelin said: "There are no strategic reserves!" Because we sent all the troops we could mobilize to the north of Belgium. ”

In the D-shaped counterattack plan set by Gan Molin, the Triple Alliance was required to exert the maximum strength in northern Belgium and defeat the German surprise attack force in one fell swoop.

At the outset, the feint of German Army Group C in front of the Maginot Line confirmed Ganmalin's first conjecture. This is exactly the same as the plan of the Coalition forces to seize the advance that Reinhardt deliberately released in Belgium.

Then, when he got the appearance of a powerful German army group in northern Belgium that could defeat the 10 main Belgian divisions in an instant, Gammelin could be said to have no doubt that this was the real rear hand of the German army.

The feint attack of Army Group C was naturally fake. Gan Molin is not an idiot either, and after a little thought, he can see that this is a feint. And the assault of the German army in the second direction in northern Belgium also confirmed the idea of Gammelin.

Now that you have seen through the feint and main attack strategy of the German army, you must boldly meet it!

Can defeat 10 Belgian divisions in one fell swoop, what is it if it is not the main force of the German army? And in order to cover this main force, the Germans had already launched a feint attack on the front of the Maginot Line with an army group. All phenomena point to their own inferences, and it would be foolish not to give it a go at this time.

As a result, the self-confident Gammerin arrogantly demanded that the coalition forces use all the troops they could mobilize, and that they must block the main German army in northern Belgium according to Plan D.

For this reason, he also scorned the English general named Montgomery at the battle meeting, and ridiculed him for his cowardice in suggesting that the reserves should be left behind.

But now, knowing that Churchill brought up the matter again, Gammelin realized that this group of Britons was right!

"The Germans were too cunning. In order to deceive us, they devised a near-perfect "Yellow Plan" for us to capture. Gan Molin put his head on one hand and said heavily: "They used an army group to blatantly launch a suicidal attack on the Maginot Line, just to let us see that this is a feint. ”

Churchill knew everything that Gammelin was saying now.

At the beginning, I heard that it was a Belgian officer who salvaged the documents that the Germans tried to destroy from the fire at the cost of burning his hands, so that the coalition forces could finally restore the German offensive plan. The Belgian officer, who had made a "meritorious service", also secretly received a large amount of money from the Allied Forces Command for this.

However, unexpectedly, it was precisely this capture plan that allowed the coalition forces to fall into the trap of the Germans.

"We really didn't expect that the German troops, who could crush ten elite Belgian divisions in one morning, turned out to be only a feint force. Their real backhand is not Army Group in northern Belgium, but the third Army Group that emerged from the Ardennes Forest in southern Belgium! Ganmalin said loudly: "They use armored forces in the forest area!" They show up in the most unlikely positions! ”

In fact, it was only necessary to leave a French division or a British division in the Ardennes Forest to defend against the danger, and it was not difficult to use the geographical defense advantage to stop the German vanguard.

However, Gammelin and everyone in the Allied command believed that since it was completely unsuitable for attack, the German commander should not be foolish enough to take this route that was least suitable for attack. And it is precisely this psychology that caused the coalition forces to not send a reliable force to defend it.

"It's really risky to show up in the least likely places." Churchill was surprised and said, "And they used two army groups as bait to lure us out." Feints after feints and feints, I still feel incredible! ”

Looking at the history of warfare in Europe, it is already good to think of a feint to divert the attention of the enemy. Like "Scythe Harvest Plan", using a feint as a cover for a feint and making the enemy mistake the second feint as the main attack, this is the first time it has appeared!

I have to say that Manstein has surpassed the level of famous generals in the traditional European cognition, and has reached the peak of famous generals who can even calculate ordinary famous players!

"Then where else do we have gathered a lot of manpower and material resources, let's mobilize them quickly." Churchill hurriedly suggested: "Transfer all the troops in the rear that can be transferred to relieve the siege, and there should always be a mobile unit on the back responsible for garrisoning, right?" ”

"Nope!" Gan Malin shook his head and continued to deny: "I have already said it. All the troops that could be deployed were transferred to northern Belgium as soon as possible. ”

Not a single reserve force ?! Churchill simply spoke excitedly. Even if he was not a professional military strategist like Gammelin, he knew that a large army should definitely leave a reserve or reserve force for emergencies. However, Gammelin, a dignified French general and commander-in-chief of the Triple Alliance, did not do so!

"Now the only thing that can save the coalition forces is the British Empire, which still has the strength left." Prime Minister Reynaud hastened back to the topic: "If only the RAF could send one more........ No, send two more brigades of fighters! In that case, we will definitely be able to regain air supremacy. ”

In fact, the fighters sent by the British Royal Air Force to the French battlefield have not had a good record. In less than a week, the Royal Air Force was already in the skies of France, with more than two hundred planes shot down. And that number is still growing........

"I can't agree to that." Churchill refused with some impersonal feelings: "The air force of the British mainland must be maintained at a level sufficient for self-protection, this is our national policy!" ”

Sighing, Churchill shook his head and said, "There's no way to give you more fighters." In fact, the support that exists now is the limit of what I can do for you. ”

Churchill's words undoubtedly cut off the last trace of hope and hope for Gammelin and Renault. However, he did not discourage the two French top executives for long.

"Although the Royal Air Force cannot provide support, the Royal Navy of the British Empire can do the coalition a favor." Churchill squeezed out a smile and encouraged: "The road is cut off, and we will use transport ships to transport the troops in the encirclement from the sea." In this way, you can also achieve the purpose of jumping out of the encirclement! ”