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On April 20, 1940, the windmill kingdom of the Netherlands was the first to be woken up by the rumbling sound of engines. When the Dutch wake up from their sleep and curse angrily that they can't sleep well on vacation, white umbrella flowers have spread over the city. This was not the first airborne operation in human history, and the Germans only invested half an airborne division in total, compared to the East Kazakh campaign, which opened the gap with two divisions. But the Dutch were frightened by the German troops descending from the sky, and a large number of soldiers dropped their weapons and disappeared into the vast sea of people on bicycles. In just one morning, the Dutch prime minister boasted that the "flood line" that could wipe out hundreds of thousands of invaders with just a phone call at the dinner table and the push of a button was cut off before the button was found.

At the same time, the German gliders ordered by Hannahletch also landed on the flat roof of the Eemar Fortress, known as the strongest fortress in the world, and a mere 700 "Granite" commando soldiers plunged Belgium into disaster. In this way, the two key strategic nodes blocking Army Group B on the first day of the war were breached, and it was easy that even the Germans themselves could not believe it. But the Germans were still terrified, like Hitler's pre-war depression, always worried about the high-spirited French rooster behind the two countries.

Yue Peng didn't know anything about all this.

And the strange thing is that when Yang Qiu got the news two hours after the start of the battle, he didn't let anyone forward it to Yue Peng, who was flying over the Mediterranean.

By the time the Y-8 landed at the Paris airport, six hours had passed since the war. So after Yue Peng, who didn't know anything, got off the plane, he found that there were only a few fighter jets in the entire Paris airport. Compared with the world's aviation powers, France has invested too much in the Maginot Line and the army, resulting in a serious lack of investment in the air force, coupled with political chaos and tactical rigidity, completely ignoring the reality of the Balikpapan bombing and the battle of Ahvaz. So far, there are only 1,500 military aircraft. Also in European countries, Germany has been able to organize a force of 4,000 fighters, and even Britain has purchased 2,900 planes from China because of the outbreak of the war. Not to mention the fact that China and the Soviet Union have maintained the largest air force in the world at present, and even if the former is technologically backward, it still uses wood to assemble at least 30 planes a day to supplement the front line. The United States already has 870 B17 fighters alone, and even Japan, which is stimulated by China, has been producing the world's most advanced Zero fighter at a rate of 10 fighters per day since the end of last year.

Although insufficient. But you shouldn't not even see a brigade of fighters, right?

This is Paris!

With doubts, Yue Peng walked down the gangway. In addition to the Supreme Commander of the French Army, Daladier, he was greeted by his old comrade-in-arms, Marshal Petain. However, this old man is quite pitiful, he was kicked out of the front line after the European competition, and later he was kicked to Spain for retirement. It is estimated that this time it was temporarily transferred back in consideration of Yue Peng's relationship.

"Commander Daladier, it's a pleasure to meet you. Respectfully Marshal Petain, we haven't had tea together for a long time. Yue Peng warmly shook hands with everyone, and the kind of demeanor that swayed freely and inadvertently enveloped each other made Gu Yu, who accompanied the visit, finally understand what a famous general is. But to the surprise of the entourage, without waiting for Zeng Qi, the ambassador to France, to come up to say hello, Petain hurriedly pulled him into the car. This old man. What's wrong? After Gu Yu muttered and got into the car, Yue Peng asked in surprise: "Marshal Petain, who are you?" ”

"War has broken out! The war has broken out! Yue, war has broken out! Petain shouted with his hands dancing and roaring. The old face turned red, and he even used the nickname he gave to Yue Peng after the Battle of Rainywell.

"What broke out?" Yue Peng's French was learned when he was in the French army for two years, and he hurriedly couldn't understand what the old man said, and only after the translator reminded him that he clenched his fists violently: "The Germans attacked?" ”

"Both the Netherlands and Belgium were attacked. They want to push open the revolving door like they did last time. Yue, don't you think it's ridiculous? The Germans never seem to know where the mistakes are. Pétain laughed. Like all the top echelons of the French army, it was ridiculous that Germany was "again" implementing the Schlieffen Plan.

But Yue Peng didn't feel funny at all, he finally understood why Yang Qiu warned him not to interfere. Because the two of them had studied the advantages and disadvantages in detail as early as after the Maginot Line was repaired. At that time, Yang Qiu also joked that France had no money, so it could not continue to repair the section of Belgium leading to the sea, and also joked that the big gap in the Ardennes Forest was called the cecum. At that time, Yue Peng did not agree with this point of view, because the terrain of the Ardennes Forest was not suitable for a large force to break through, and only a few infantry divisions were enough to defeat several times the enemy army, but with the enhancement of the army's armor and tank's cross-country ability, this cecum was enough to kill!

Petain thought that he was stunned by the German attack, and comforted: "Yue, don't worry. General Gammerin and the British Expeditionary Force had already advanced to Belgium, and the Germans would have paid for their stupidity again. ”

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

"According to the current intelligence, it should be between 20 divisions, and the main force is still behind. By the way, there were still 20 divisions blocked by Maginot. This line of defense was perfect, it would have made it impossible for the damned Germans to move. ”

20 divisions? Perfect? The corner of Yue Peng's mouth sneered. If Petain's intelligence is accurate, this must have been an auxiliary attack force of the German army. You must know that there are more than 40 divisions in the Netherlands and Belgium alone, not to mention the main French army of Gammelin and 11 divisions of the British Expeditionary Force (Britain and Japan declared war and mobilized earlier, and they were armed with several more divisions than history). In other words, if the cecum 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 Ardennes loophole and lets the Ninth Army on the banks of the Maas River press forward, and then from the Shaolin abbot after the 80s, it is enough to drag the war into the stalemate of the last time. But Yang Qiu's advice was still in his ears, and he couldn't do anything about it, so he changed the topic and deliberately sighed: "It's really bad, I'm still late." ”

"Late? Why? ”

Now that the war has broken out, Yue Peng didn't want to delay, so he took out the forged secret treaty and handed it to Petain: "Marshal, can you understand Russian?" ”

"I can understand something." Seeing him solemn, Pétain also realized that this was something of great importance. Although his Russian is not very good, when those rules and regulations such as the division of power and the complementarity of materials appear, etc., appear in front of him. Still stunned, his eyes widened suddenly: "Yue, are you kidding?" That's impossible! How is that 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 he didn't intend to convince him. Because the purpose of coming is to tell Britain and France that China has this information, and you can tell for yourself whether it is true or false. And the way to distinguish is very simple, because it is clearly written in the secret treaty that if Germany attacks France, Stalin will mobilize the French GC International to actively cooperate and support. The French government, although it has serious internal friction, is not an idiot, in fact they have been secretly spying on the GC international organization, so they have enough ability to understand. Let the truth come out. Now all his mind was attracted by Ardennes, so he said perfunctorily: "Marshal, I don't believe it either, so I specially came to Paris to ask for verification." Mr. Ivanmeyr made a special statement when he provided this secret treaty, if Germany attacked you. Then everything will be revealed. ”

"Ivanmir?! Was it the former Soviet Cheka minister who published the massacre? "No matter how old Petain is, he also knows the name that caused Britain and France to alienate themselves from the Soviet Union, which has bleak the prospects for an alliance. Thinking of the evidence such as the images and detailed lists of the massacres released by the Poles before, he was really nervous for a while, and immediately asked the driver to speed up to the Elysee Palace.

After returning to the luxurious Elysee Palace, Yue Peng remembered that he had questioned Nivelle and Mangran here and obtained independent command. And finally played the scene of the Battle of Rainivale, which was hailed by Europe as the roar of the dragon. After more than 20 years, the growing Wehrmacht no longer needed him to command the battle, but when he saw the familiar scenery again, his chest slowly became hot.

The large military conference room from the last European war was reactivated. President Albert has entered the rhythm of war. In addition to him, the conference room was filled with well-known high-ranking members of the legal realm, and even the naval commander Dar Lang, who had never shown up much, was sitting next to him. As soon as Pétain handed Albert the secret treaty, he asked the interpreter to read it carefully. The sound of reading aloud. Let the faces of the French high-level people present slowly change, and they will not say whether it is true or false. The fact that Germany attacked France alone was already a reality.

President Albert's face became even more serious, even slightly blue, and after the translation was all read, he asked anxiously: "General Yue, can you tell me when and how you got this secret agreement?" ”

"A week ago, Mr. Ivanmir sent it to us. We can't verify the authenticity of the secret treaty, but there are a lot of terms in it that refer to your country, so I have come to ask you to be on guard. It's a pity that it's still late. Yue Peng sighed, in fact, he still had a good impression of this land that he had fought in his heart.

Albert's fingers tapped lightly on the table, it was not that he did not believe in this secret agreement, but he needed time to confirm the authenticity and falsity, and he also needed to discuss it with Churchill, so after thinking about it, he said: "Your Excellency, France is already at war, and I need enough time, so I very much hope that you can stay here for a few days." Of course, if you wish, I would be happy to invite you, as I did last time, the doors of the General Staff are always open to you. ”

Although France is full of confidence, no one knows how long the war will last, maybe months or years, so it is the most desirable thing for the French government to resume the last alliance with China at this time. Of course, Yue Peng couldn't ask for this, and immediately agreed to stay and observe the war.

But he couldn't even believe that this trip was actually for the funeral of the French army.

The war does not stop because of individuals, and the successive bad news from the Netherlands and Belgium made Churchill forget about Norway and ordered the withdrawal of all troops. Faced with the treacherous British, the king of Norway was so angry that he had to go into exile in the United States with 70 tons of gold. Later, he did not keep the money, but was swallowed up by Roosevelt directly in the name of military support.

On the evening of 20 April, Churchill received an emergency plane from Albert. After a short phone call, he decided to take a look and promised to leave Paris in a week. The top brass was not in a hurry, but the Ganmalin below was in a hurry, and in the face of the pleas for help from the two Low Countries, he led a large army deep into central Belgium the next day, and put on a posture of decisive battle with the German army.

At this point in the war, the British were the first to discover Guderian's main force in the Ardennes Forest and informed Ganmalin and the French high command. Since someone found out, Yue Peng also kindly reminded Petain to pay attention to the Ardennes Mountains. But Petain waved his hand very unhappily: "Yue, you don't know Europe. There will be no danger in the Ardennes, the enemy's tanks will not be able to pass, the Germans are just bluffing there. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Guderian appeared in the Maas River with his troops. The French Ninth Army did not even survive for half a day, and was erected by Guderian as a pontoon bridge. Humiliated, Pétain became angry and realized that the Ardennes Forest was the main direction of attack for the Germans. How can you lose face in front of your old friends?! Annoyed, he immediately ordered Daladier to concentrate all his planes on bombing the pontoon. But God was on the side of Germany, and after the Anglo-French Allies lost 150 fighters in a row, they found that the pontoon bridge was still a pontoon bridge, and the only thing that changed was that both sides of the pontoon bridge were full of wreckage of British and French aircraft.

While all the attention of Britain and France was attracted to Guderian, Yue Peng was attracted to another German unit. The German 7th Panzer Division, which broke through from the right flank of the Maas, was the division commander Elrommel. Of course, now he doesn't know this person yet, he is concerned that this force is too fast! When the main force of the German army was still entangled in the Maas River, this division had actually advanced 70 kilometers in depth, and this huge gap in the country was enough to wipe out the armored division!

But it was this unit that could only be regarded as an armored regiment in the country, which first forcibly broke through the Maas River, then routed 2 French cavalry divisions, and then routed thousands of reinforcements that rushed in, and finally appeared behind the 9th Army and could not hold it! In the face of outflanking, the commander of the 9th Army, Kolap, foolishly ordered the whole army to retreat, not only taking the initiative to open the country, but also bringing an unprecedented rout.

Tens of thousands of French and black colonial soldiers rolled westward like headless flies, not only demoralizing their own side, but also bringing terrible rumors that would add more troops to the rout. This scene completely disappointed Yue Peng, who was watching the battle in the Paris Command, and in the face of Petain's eyes asking for help, he gave the only way to save him: "Throw yourself into the reserves!" Immediately! ”

"Reserves? We don't have reserves. ”

"No reserves?" Not to mention Yue Peng now, even Gu Yu was dumbfounded. The first army in Europe, there is no reserve?! God, this is a big joke! You must know that even though more than 100 divisions in China were smashed in Central Asia and 50 divisions were dragged along the coast, a reserve of a total of 25 divisions of the garrison group army was still retained in Beijing and Gansu.

France is finished!

Yue Peng shook his head, now it's up to Churchill