Paris, France.

"Mr. President, the 2nd Infantry Corps and the 11th Armored Division have been assembled as planned." The secretary said respectfully to Daladier, "We can carry out 'prevention' actions at any time. ”

"Very well, let the 2nd Infantry Corps and the 11th Panzer Division cross the border and advance towards Stuttgart according to the predetermined plan!" Daladier stood by the window with his hands behind his back and said lightly, "Since the Germans are too arrogant, then let's teach them a good lesson and let them know the consequences of kicking their noses in the face." ”

"Mr. President! Urgent message from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. Just as Daladier was giving orders to his secretary, an officer pushed open the door to his office, walked briskly over to Daladier, and delivered him a telegram.

"Humph!" After reading the message, Daladier snorted coldly with a gloomy face, and said, "Chamberlain is still oriented towards the Germans!" Want me to withdraw? No way! ”

"Ringing ringing!" A hurried phone rang, interrupting Daladier's complaints.

"Hello?" The secretary picked up the phone, "This is the French presidential palace, are you?" ”

"Hello! Mr. Chamberlain, well, okay! After listening for a while, the secretary handed the phone to Daladier, "Mr. Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, looking for you." ”

When Daladier heard this, he thought to himself, this Chamberlain, one telegram is not enough, he actually called directly, I have to think of a way to get Britain not to intervene in this operation.

After pondering for a while, he took the phone and said to the other end, "Mr. Chamberlain? I'm Daladier! ”

"What are you doing here, Mr. Daladier?" The first thing Chamberlain said was to ask, "Do you want to provoke a war?" Hurry up and get your troops out of the Franco-German border! ”

"Mr. Chamberlain, I'm afraid this will not work." Daladier refused, "You have seen the Germans tear up the treaty and march their troops into the Rhine demilitarized zone. ”

"After all, the Rhine belongs to Germany, and we should understand their request to garrison troops." Chamberlain said bitterly, "We have done so much for peace and stability, if you do it now, then our previous efforts will be in vain!" ”

"But they don't know how to be grateful!" Daladier said angrily, "Czechoslovakia, Austria, for the sake of peace and stability, we have given them all!" In exchange for what? In exchange for the expansion of the army, it is a new and more excessive demand! Yes, the Rhine is their territory, and it doesn't matter at all for them to restore the right to garrison, but then what? And then what is their next goal? Paris? Or you London?! ”

Hearing this, Chamberlain on the other end of the phone was silent.

"Mr. Chamberlain! The wolves are not fed, and only when they are beaten and scared will they be honest and obedient. Daladier slowed his tone, "Peace is what we all want, but peace doesn't come to us on its own initiative." ”

After a long time, Chamberlain on the other end of the phone spoke:

"Mr. Daladier, I think you have a point. But, you know, my term is coming to an end, and I don't want a major conflict to break out in the last days of my term. So I can support you in taking measures by force, but the time for the action must be limited to five days, and the army cannot be 'sent' by France, do you understand? ”

"I think I understand you, man! There will definitely be no large-scale conflict. Daladier said happily that having the understanding and support of Britain would make the operation much less uncertain, "The French side did not send troops, and those were people who voluntarily went to the Rhine demilitarized zone to resist Germany's shameless acts." ”

"Thank you for your understanding." Chamberlain, who had received Daladier's assurances, was also relieved that he was the prime minister who had "single-handedly defused the crisis of war several times", and if a large-scale conflict broke out between Germany and France at the end of his term, it would obviously smear his "very bright" career.

"It's nothing, after all, we are allies." Daladier smiled, then hung up.

"What a bullshit ally!" As soon as he put the phone down, Daladier put away his smile and couldn't wait to roar, "The British cabinet is a bunch of fools!" Especially Chamberlain! If he hadn't pursued a policy of appeasement, where would we have sent troops to the Rhine to teach the Germans a lesson? ”

Didn't you also support appeasement in the first place? When the secretary heard this, he couldn't help but scold, but he only thought about it in his heart.

"Alright, go and pass the order, tell them that they only have five days to beat the Germans, and make the most of those five days." Daladier waved his hand, "Let's do a good job of our boys, there aren't many opportunities to teach the Germans a lesson!" ”

The secretary nodded, left the presidential palace, and drove to the headquarters of the French Army, which was responsible for directing the operation, through which he was to convey to the front-line troops the results of the latest discussions.

The capital of the Führer in Berlin, Germany.

The entire Führer's Mansion was extremely lively at the moment, and a large group of officers were nervously sorting out information and dispatching their own troops in the Führer's Mansion.

"Oh? Did the French send an infantry corps plus an armored division for a total of 75000 men? Leon looked at the "freshly baked" information in his hand and said with a smile, "The operation is not more than five days, hehe, are we really a bunch of watermelon and cabbage?" ”

"The Führer, the reconnaissance unit of the Air Force reported that the French troops on the border had begun to cross the border and move deeper into Stuttgart." An officer in charge of transmitting Air Force intelligence walked quickly to Lyon's side, reporting the latest developments.

"What about our troops?" Leon asked, "Did they get into their intended position?" Which unit was closest to the French? ”

Hearing this, the officer quickly checked the information in his hand and replied: "Führer, most of our troops have already entered the predetermined positions. The closest to the French should be the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, which is now on the line from Biel to Oberkich. ”

Leon stood up and found the location of SS17 on the huge map behind him.

"The terrain is not plain, but it is not hilly either." Leon looked at the map and said, "It's still good for Panzergrenadiers, I think our boys will surprise the French." ”

Meanwhile, on the east bank of the Rhine, Ahern.

"Company commander? Didn't you say we went to Strasbourg? Why are you here? The squad leader looked at his position on the map, frowned and asked his company commander, "Ahearn?" It's a bit far from Strasbourg, right? ”

"Because the French are starting to cross the border, we don't have time to go to Strasbourg." The company commander looked at the military map and said without raising his head, "I know you have a story with that place in Strasbourg, but where to beat the French is not to beat?" ”

"Okay." The squad leader shrugged helplessly.

"Our entire division is spread over the line from Biel to Oberkich, and is the closest to the French of all five divisions." The company commander reached out and patted him on the shoulder, then pointed to Ahearn's location on the map, "And Ahearn, where our regiment is located, is the most advanced position on the line from Biel to Oberkich, and it is the closest to the French army in the entire division." So don't worry, man, soon we'll be able to teach the Gallic chickens a good lesson! ”