On May 10, 1940, just after dawn, the Belgian master in Berlin was summoned to the German Foreign Office.

Here he was informed by Ribbentrop that the troops of the Third Reich were about to march into their country to ensure from the source that Belgium would not invade Germany again in violation of neutrality, thus safeguarding the interests of the Third Reich.

"It's the second time, it's the second time!" The Belgian Foreign Minister, Paul Henri Spark, also called the German ambassador to Belgium and shouted at the German-speaking language: "This is the second time in 25 years that Germany has invaded a loyal and neutral Belgium." And compared to the invasion of 1914, this time it was even more hateful. There was neither an ultimatum nor a note or any protest to the Belgian Government, and we in Belgium did not know what Germany had done until we were attacked. ”

Paul gushed to the German ambassador: "History will hold Germany responsible, and you will be condemned by future generations........"

Outside the window of "boom, boom........, boom, boom", the whistling sound of German bombers has already sounded. The German ambassador, Thomas, enjoyed listening to the roar of the plane mingling with Paul's voice, and looked coldly at the clown-like Belgian diplomat.

"Enough talk," Thomas said without a hint of warmth, "Shut up and listen to me!" ”

Thomas's toughness made Paul stunned for a moment. He was amazed that this German diplomat could respond to himself with a tougher attitude despite his aggressive momentum.

Thomas straightened his collar, glared at Paul with a sneer, then coughed twice to clear his throat and said loudly: "Since Mr. Foreign Minister still remembers the war in 1914, you will definitely not forget the invasion of the Belgian army into the Ruhr industrial area of Germany in 1923, which is closer to today?" ”

In a rhetorical question, Thomas pushes Paul's Belgium to a moral disadvantage.

If you want to tell me about your historical origins, then I can also find out a lot of your black history. Belgium said that Germany invaded it, and we Germany also said that you Belgium invaded our Ruhr industrial area. It's nothing more than, what country's diplomats can't do this?

Looking at Paul, who had not come up with a response for a while, the German diplomat Thomas took advantage of the victory and said: "Since the war of 1923, Germany has never made any guarantees to Belgium's neutrality. Germany would not be stupid enough to continue to believe the nonsense of a country that had violated its neutrality and openly invaded itself. What we need to do now is to use force to completely solve your two-faced country. ”

Waving his hand, Thomas smiled: "Look at your neighbor Netherlands, did the Third Reich soon recognize and guarantee the inviolability and neutrality of their Dutch territory?" and Norway in the north, even when their neutrality and territory were threatened, they received direct assistance from the Empire. That's what you could have got! ”

Because of the defense of Norway's neutrality and the defeat of the Anglo-French forces that invaded Norway at the beginning, Germany's international reputation can be said to be quite good. Although the Anglo-French-led League of Nations did not recognize Germany's contribution to Norway's aid, many countries privately agreed with Germany's just feat, and international public opinion was also in favor of Germany.

It is worth mentioning that after helping the Norwegians defend their homeland, Reinhardt seemed to be doing more to show goodwill to the Dutch government, openly stating that if any country undermined the neutrality of the Netherlands or violated the territorial sovereignty of the Netherlands, the Third Reich would also act to maintain the neutrality of the Netherlands if the Dutch government wished, just as it helped the Kingdom of Norway.

This guarantee not only clearly put an end to the pretext for the German invasion of the Netherlands, but also allowed Germany to stand in the world as the defender of Dutch neutrality. Thanks to this guarantee, the Dutch government explicitly rejected the proposal to join the Anglo-French-Belgian coalition from the outset, and strictly maintained its image of neutrality.

Germany gave the Dutch government weighty assurances, but was stingy not to mention a single word to Belgium. Since Reinhardt came to power, the Belgian government has not had friendly exchanges with the German government for more than a decade. All this, Paul, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, knows all too well.

Clenching his fists, Paul squinted at Thomas with half-squinted eyes and said, "So, the German government is clearly going to invade Belgium?" ”

"Invasion? No, no, no! Thomas laughed: "We're just avenging the feud we had with Belgium 17 years ago." What the Germans are doing now, didn't you Belgium do 17 years ago? At the end of the day, we're just repeating what you did. ”

Thomas snorted heavily and said to the Belgian foreign minister, whose face was already very ugly: "As for whether history will condemn us, I don't think you have to worry about this issue. In such a matter as arguing for right and wrong, our Führer is a genius. Even if it is wrong, the Führer can say that it is right. A black thing, he can also depict white. What's more, there is still the Ruhr crisis as an excuse now, and I believe that what will eventually appear in history textbooks must be the text of the German army's successful revenge. ”

"Are you sure you're going to win? Aren't you afraid that in the end, you will end up with a broken country and a weak people? Paul said weakly: "Do not think that every time Germany can get such a tender treaty as the Treaty of Versailles. If you face defeat again this time, we will not give you a chance to turn the tables around. ”

Yes, if it loses another world war, Germany may be in a state of collapse. Thomas was deeply impressed, but very dismissive.

After thinking about it for a few seconds and organizing the language, Thomas continued: "The Treaty of Versailles is not gentle, but we cleverly did not seriously abide by it under the leadership of the Führer. ”

"But if you Belgium lose the war this time," Thomas said to Paul with a hideous expression, "we will definitely leave you a treaty that is less gentle than the Treaty of Versailles, and then send someone to seriously supervise your implementation." ”

Because the conspirators Gotailer and others, who originally gave Belgium a specific time for informing the German invasion, had already asked Reinhardt to borrow another assassinated bomb and serve it in the Munich tavern. So this time, the Belgian government did not get the date range of the German attack, and it did not make timely psychological preparations.

The panicked Belgian foreign minister, in addition to being quick to speak, could not change the current situation of the Belgian army's combat readiness. Sadly, in front of Thomas, he couldn't even speak as fast as he could. Because he can't say it.......