The United States was not the only one who wanted to attack the British, and there was no primary option to eliminate Britain in the mustache's strategy. According to Mustache's idea, France was going to be killed, but Mustache really wanted to make peace with the British. His ideal state was to form a vast empire in Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe, unite with Great Britain, and then take out the Soviet Union. Thus occupying the center of the world.

As for China and the United States, they are not yet in the mustache's strategic vision at this time. It's not that the mustache is afraid of these two countries, but that he really can't count these two countries in his immediate strategy. After so many years of cooperation, Germany is well aware of China's military and economic strength. China's leader, Chen Ke, gave the mustache the feeling, "That's a terrible person!" "The mustache was nothing more than saving Germany from the Great Depression, and Chen Ke saved China from the abyss of destruction when it was almost carved up by the great powers.

As for the United States, in World War I, the United States' entry into the war eventually led to the destruction of Germany. Had it not been for the American GIs to stop the German offensive with all their might, perhaps the outcome of the First World War would have been very different. Mustache is also very aware of the industrial strength of the United States, and perhaps the combat effectiveness of the American army is not a deterrent, but Mustache does not want to have a war with the American gang now.

The mustache also wanted to take the Middle East, Germany had been trying to win over Iran, and Goering had come up with a plan to "liberate the Middle East". The mustache of the British trying to create a "continental line of communication" was equally clear. For such a plan, the mustache is welcome from the heart. He wished that all of Britain's navy and army would go into the Indian Ocean to fight, which would be of great benefit to Germany.

However, Mustache had another kind of uneasiness, and no matter how Mustache lobbied China to form a military alliance with Germany, China "politely refused" Germany's request. Mustache has always believed that the Soviet Union "harbors evil intentions" and that the Soviet Union's strategic interests to China are obviously more valuable than those with Germany, and since China is unwilling to reach an alliance with Germany, Mustache has to reconsider the issue of future war with the Soviet Union.

It is true that people who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries, the mustache has been in power for a short time, and Germany's war preparations are still insufficient. Even in cooperation with China, the German Army has a more advanced maintenance concept, but the practical theory makes it very clear that all this must be constantly improved by practice.

During the Polish campaign, German artillery often shelled its own armored vanguard, and the price of this blood made the German army adjust its armored forces. Similarly, after the end of the Polish campaign, even if Germany had the idea of repairing its armored forces, it was still in a hurry in the face of large-scale maintenance of its armored forces. It was thought that the maintenance of the equipment of the whole army could be completed in early 1940, but it was delayed until March 1940.

In addition, Manstein's military plan to attack France, which was reported by Manstein beyond the ranks, was approved by the mustache. Even if the mustache forced the army to adopt Manstein's plans, these plans could not be implemented immediately after everyone saw them. The army should carry out tactical refinement and targeted training. Armored forces also generate considerable attrition in large-scale training. It is indeed a terrible task to maintain and adjust thousands of tanks, planes, and artillery before the war.

By the beginning of April 1940, the German army was finally ready for war to attack France in terms of equipment and personnel. To the disappointment of the mustache, at this stage, no matter what the British shouted, his troops in Europe did not move towards the Indian Ocean. The so-called "mainland communication line" plan is a thunderstorm and a small rainfall. The British used only a small part of the army in India.

What is very incomprehensible to the mustache is that China did not continue to march into India after reaching the border between Burma and India, but only continued to attack British maritime power in the Indian Ocean. The situation in Asia as a whole seems to have stabilized. It was only the arrow that had to be fired, and the German war against France finally began in earnest on April 10, 1940.

Equipped with better tanks and planes, the German offensive was much sharper than it was in history. As in history, the Anglo-French forces of the Netherlands and Belgium opposite German Army Group B, after learning that the Germans had rushed across the Ardennes, crossed the Maas River, and rushed to the coast through the heart of France, the allied forces jumped into cars and trucks and ran towards the English Channel.

The German Army Group B did not have any tanks and trucks, and Army Group B did not expect such a decisive decision of the Anglo-French army. The commander of Army Group B and the commander of the front were still wondering if the Anglo-French forces had laid some kind of trap and were ready to take advantage of the German pursuit. In the midst of this hesitation, the Anglo-French forces had disappeared without a trace. When Army Group B received the order to pursue the British and French forces quickly, the commander of Army Group B was still worried.

In theory and in practice, neither the pursuing side nor the pursuing side will be more powerful than the fleeing side. But the problem now is that Army Group B, with a total of less than ten divisions, has to occupy Belgium and the Netherlands, and also pursue the Anglo-French forces.

The Anglo-French forces, together with the defeated Dutch army, totaled more than 300,000. These 300,000 troops carried hundreds of tanks, tens of thousands of trucks, and thousands of artillery pieces. As long as the commander can recover a little bit of panic, he can organize a powerful infantry artillery and tank counterattack at any time. The Dunkirk area, to which the Anglo-French troops withdrew, was a canal zone with rivers and canals, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and were extremely unsuitable for armored forces.

The number of infantry of the German Army Group B was already small, and two legs could not run on four wheels. Is there anything more nonsense than to let a group of infantry who are tired of fighting to the death after the march carry rifles and attack an area of more than 20 square kilometers defended by hundreds of thousands ......of people and thousands of artillery?

Even so, Army Group B spread its feet and chased after it. The brave German infantry marched through the night in an effort to fight the Anglo-French forces one day earlier.

At this time, more than 60% of the tanks and armored vehicles of the German armored forces had been seriously damaged and completely lost their combat effectiveness. Both the mustache and the German General Staff Headquarters believed that the armored units should not be allowed to hit the wall with their heads. The German armored forces also made an attempt to attack, and the defensive positions of 50,000 French men caused the German armored forces to suffer a lot of damage in the traditional positional warfare.

The armor of the German tanks could not withstand the intensive fire of those guns of caliber above 75 on Dunkirk. German tanks with less than 50 caliber guns were also helpless against the defensive positions in Dunkirk. If you want to eat the Anglo-French army, you can only wait for the German infantry to arrive with artillery to participate in the siege.

This is a race against time, and in the end, did the German large-caliber siege guns arrive first? Or will Britain be able to evacuate these personnel from Dunkirk by sea? It is clear that fate at this time is not in favor of either side.

Air Force Commander Goering commanded the Luftwaffe to storm the beaches of Dunkirk, but Germany did not have strategic bombers, and the lethality was greatly reduced after the bombs fell on the beach and blew up a puddle of sand. The Anglo-French forces were also able to form a dense network of anti-aircraft fire with all kinds of artillery, and the Luftwaffe dive bombers rushed into it to die. Goering didn't have a good idea.

At this time, Manstein, who had made the military plan, was punished for his overstepping of the report, and squatted in Poland as an infantry commander. As a matter of fact, the General Staff Headquarters did not fail to seriously study the battle plan submitted by Manstein, and the General Staff Headquarters conducted detailed studies on three occasions. But at that time, no one believed that German armoured forces would be able to cross the Ardennes Mountains and reach the English Channel. The plan was too risky, and any mistake would have led to the total annihilation of the German armored forces.

In the matter of punishing Manstein, the General Staff Headquarters was already very kind. They only sent Manstein to Poland as an infantry commander, but they did not put Manstein in a separate book. If Manstein had been allowed to participate in the French campaign, if this plan had been successful, Manstein would have been a success. But the young generals below have learned the same, and whoever has their own plan in the future will skip the level and report it, should this military discipline be observed? If the battle plan fails, is there any other way out for Manstein than to commit suicide?

Manstein's was von Livinsky, the tenth child of an artillery general. Von Livinsky was the brother-in-law of the artillery general, and the infantry general von Manstein had no children, so he passed Manstein to his own uncle. Manstein's two grandfathers were both German generals, and Manstein's other brother-in-law was Field Marshal Hindenburg. No matter what Manstein did, the German General Staff Headquarters still cared for his own family, who was very capable and promising.

Informed of the situation in Dunkirk, Manstein was anxious. He did another thing, privately appointed someone to contact the military attache of the Chinese embassy in Germany, who was a classmate of Manstein when he was studying in the Chinese armored forces. Manstein already knew that the Chinese had used a powerful bomb in the Southward Campaign, which, if he could obtain, would easily sweep away the defenders of Dunkirk. Manstein's efforts can be regarded as a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and he does his best. When he formulated this plan, he also hoped to get this terrible weapon from China, but the Chinese side did not respond to this at all.

Manstein's classmates in China were quick to respond to Manstein, and the Chinese military attaché did not talk about the cloudburst bombs, but suggested that the Germans use the air force as a guide during the day to shoot at ships in the Dunkirk channel using the large-caliber guns captured in France. At night, on-duty fire is carried out.

This idea was immediately reported by Manstein to the General Staff Headquarters, which would not ignore such valid advice, even if it was annoyed that Manstein had submitted military plans directly to Hitler. This time, without hesitation, the General Staff Headquarters sent this proposal to the German Army besieging Dunkirk.

The German Army was also dazed, and all it was thinking about was how to solve the Anglo-French alliance through frontal combat. Immediately after being alerted, captured large-caliber artillery was organized. These guns may not be able to penetrate the Allied defensive positions at Dunkirk, but they can effectively pose a great threat to the British ships used to evacuate.

As soon as the Germans came to their senses, the British suffered. On the retreating route, a wave of large-caliber shells flew at intervals, although the number and density were not high, but after one shot, the small boat was immediately sunk along with the people and the boat, and the large ship full of retreating people was full of flesh and blood. During the day, the Luftwaffe implemented fire guidance, and the accuracy was very good. At night, the British fleet could only sail along relatively fixed channels, and the power of the shelling was not bad. The retreating flotilla suffered heavy losses.

Qiu Fatpang's painstaking retreat plan only evacuated 180,000 people, and more than 600 ships of various types were lost in the process of retreating. All the light and heavy equipment of the Anglo-French army was thrown on the beaches of Dunkirk for the Germans to capture.

To add to Britain's desolation, Germany and the Soviet Union joined forces to carve up Poland, which was the first ally against China, and the country was completely destroyed, with the Polish government-in-exile in London. The Netherlands is now also occupied by Germany, and the Queen of the Netherlands has fled with her family to Canada into exile. France, the ally that was later co-opted against Germany, is now also extinct. No sooner had the Dunkirk retreat ended, the corrected German armoured forces moved south, and France was quickly wiped out.

Marshal Pétain surrendered with France, and the Vichy government was established in the south of France. Because the British immediately sent a fleet to attack the French fleet, which completely made the French hostile to the British. The French, who stood with the British, were now left with only "Free France" in London, led by a division commander named Charles de Gaulle.

Britain's former allies have fallen to the point of annihilation, and this cannot but make Britain feel terrified.

It was not only Britain that was panicking, but the United States was also frightened by Germany. Poland was conquered in 27 days, Denmark in 1 day, Norway in 23 days, the Netherlands in 5 days, Belgium in 18 days, and France in 39 days.

During the war in Europe, maps of the world and pins with small flags that could be inserted on the map were sold in the United States. Most Americans don't know much about geography, so this time it's a matter of watching the war in Europe and learning about European geography.

The war between China and Britain may be considered by the United States as a war waged in the wild and backward western Pacific. The war in Western Europe, then, made the United States deeply realize that the world had changed. Now the United States has only 100,000 troops and 300 tanks. With the addition of the navy and air force, the total number of regular troops does not exceed 300,000.

In the face of China across the Pacific Ocean, the United States can still laugh and think that it is impossible for China to cross the vast Pacific Ocean to attack the United States. But the Atlantic does not exist in modern military "tyranny of distance" that is difficult to overcome. In the face of the millions of troops, thousands of tanks, and tens of thousands of planes possessed by fascist Germany, the United States was really frightened when the possibility of the United States could destroy the country in reality. With the current military strength of the United States, they could not resist the German army.

From May 1940, the United States began a major military expansion.