Chapter 454: Gan Molin's Judgment
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On one side were the tank units with high morale, while on the other side there were just some panicked cavalry units, which had not yet been fought, and the victory and defeat had actually been decided.
The 2nd Cavalry Division, in half an hour, ceased to exist, in fact, it was only a small unit that was crushed, not even a fifth, but, in the dark, they shamefully retreated, collapsed, and the establishment of the 2nd Cavalry Division was gone.
At the same time, the 2nd Cavalry Division began to report quickly to the top.
At this time, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
By the time the news reached Paris, it was already past four o'clock, and Gammelin, who was asleep, was hurriedly woken up by the adjutant, who had not rested much since the beginning of the war.
When he rubbed his red eyes and came to the command room, he saw the grandeur on the faces of his subordinates.
"What's wrong?" Gan Malin asked.
"An hour ago, our 2nd Cavalry Division, in the western part of the Ardennes Forest, encountered a German tank force, and we suspect that the Germans may have broken through the Ardennes Forest and will bring a great shock to our present front."
The head of the British Expeditionary Force, who was present, looked at the map with a worried face.
All your troops were sent to the north of Belgium to stop the Germans, and if the Germans suddenly came out of the Ardennes Forest, their own back would be attacked, and the situation would be very dangerous!
The situation on the entire battlefield will fall into a huge passivity, and there is even a risk that one's own side will be divided and surrounded, and this importance cannot be overstated.
Now, looking at the battle line, this place in the Ardennes Forest is the biggest weakness of your side!
Gan Molin's brain thought for a moment, and then immediately shook his head: "This is a false information. ”
Gan Molin's judgment was quite swift, so swift that the British commander could not react at all: "How can it be false information?" ”
A whole French cavalry division is gone, can it still be said that it is false intelligence?
"In the midst of towering woods everywhere, a tank unit suddenly came out and killed one of our cavalry divisions?" Gan Molin said in a rhetorical tone: "Do you believe it?" Your own armored forces, walking through the primeval forest? ”
Gammelin, who had not been to the Ardennes, however, did not prevent him from making a judgment, as a French veteran he had studied all the terrain of France, the terrain of all the countries around him.
The Ardennes region, that one, is a primeval forest, it can be said that it is not easy for even cavalry to pass, let alone tank troops, this is simply a joke!
This is even more unacceptable than the statement that Hitler faked his death, a big joke!
As a commander-in-chief, you must have the ability to judge. Moreover, Gammel had already found some geographers and went to inspect the Ardennes region, and they came to the same conclusion, as Ganmarin, that it was absolutely impossible for a large army to pass there!
Tanks, they have to burn oil, they have to consume ammunition, even if their tanks can come, how many can they come? At best, it's just harassment!
It is even conceivable that these tanks, in fact, did not come through the Ardennes Forest at all, and it is possible that other means, such as gliders, did the impossible by force, just like the Germans attacked the Belgian fortress.
The Germans took the Belgian fortress with just a glider, which surprised everyone and said a thing.
The Germans must have taken Belgium as the main direction of attack.
Otherwise, what are the Germans doing with so much effort?
Therefore, the side should also regard Belgium as a key defensive object, as long as the Germans are blocked in Belgium, the battle will turn into a stalemate, and then a counteroffensive.
This anomaly in the Ardennes shows that the Germans are afraid.
If all their own troops pressed up, the Germans would not be able to fight at all, so the Germans whimsically used gliders to drop tanks into this inconspicuous position in a vain attempt to attract the attention of the French army.
If you find out about the seriousness of this place and mobilize a large number of troops to go over, you will have fallen for the tricks of the Germans!
It was just in an instant that Gan Malin made this judgment, and now, with the deepening of his thinking, these truths have been explained.
Germans, it's a fake!
Thinking of this, Gammelin was angry, as a French soldier, how could he be cowardly?
If the 2nd Cavalry Division could discover the size of the other side, it would only take a firm and resolute encirclement to kill the Germans, but unfortunately, they were frightened by a few German tanks, and they scattered with urine, and in order to prevent accusations of dereliction of duty in a military court, they actually lied about the military situation!
"Escort the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division to Paris!" Gammel continued.
Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Gan Molin wanted to go back and squint.
"General, then don't we move our troops and encircle this German force?" Seeing that Gan Malin was leaving, the person on the side hurriedly asked.
After all, it was the tank units of the Germans, so let them in like that?
"Which troops are nearby?" Ganmalin said.
"The tank units of the Fifth Army, just around the corner."
"Okay, then let them pass, and destroy this German force by the way, be careful, you can't delay time, you must rush to the main battlefield of Belgium and Holland as soon as possible." After Gan Molin finished speaking, he patted his mouth and yawned.
It's still a little bit before dawn, so I'm going to squint for a while.
Gan Malin went back, ignoring the crowd of people present, as the commander, he must ensure enough sleep before he has the energy to deal with other things.
Unbeknownst to him, this judgment of his completely destroyed the hope of victory and completely allowed France to fall.
Ardennes Forest, it is impossible to pass the armored troops, this is the judgment, is the greatest confidence of Ganmalin, he doesn't know, on the other end, a person has made a judgment loudly, the Ardennes Forest, can pass his own armored forces!
This person is Guderian, during the First World War, Guderian fought in the Ardennes region, and it was he who cheered Manstein to have his current action.
And with the order of Gammelin, another French man ushered in the most brilliant and tragic battle of his life.
By the time the order reached the tank units of the Fifth Army, it was almost five o'clock, the eastern sky was already white, and the tall and thin Frenchman, wearing an eye patch, began his day.
"Quick, get ready to go, we're running out of time!" De Gaulle had already gotten up and was urging his men.