, the Ardennes offensive of 8741939 IX leads to the gates of Paris

April 28, 1939 was an endless nightmare for the Anglo-French forces, as an armored division commanded by Charles de Gaulle was introduced into an ambush circle of anti-tank guns by the Chinese with heavy tanks. Finally ran to the Somme. Lez, before he had time to catch his breath, the remaining more than 600 No. 2 and No. 3 tanks in the French Chapter 868 group actually played the role of field guns, using their 40 times the caliber and 48 times the caliber 75mm tank guns to fire high-explosive shells, bombarding the woods and towns behind the British tanks. Beat the British infantry positions and anti-tank gun positions hidden there to a pulp! Scattered all over the place were dead bodies and mutilated cannons.

After dealing with the ambush of the British army, the two Chinese armored divisions also divided two regiments of No. 3 tank and two panzergrenadier regiments to break through the British Chapter 868 regimental army from both sides of the town of Clavier. If the Maas River is broken through by the Sino-German coalition forces, then the main force of Belgium's 2 million British and French troops will face the danger of annihilation!

At this time, the retreat of the main force of the British and French forces in Belgium also began in a panic! The haste of preparations, coupled with the unexpected defeat on the south bank of the Maas River, caused panic everywhere in the coalition forces, and the troops who received the order to retreat fled westward along the Belgian kilometer and railway. The troops who were ordered to hold their positions and act as the temple army were even more panicked, and at the slightest attack by the Germans, they kept asking to retreat. The abandoned Belgian troops soon discovered the "rout" of the British and French forces, and these Belgian troops who had "no way to retreat" no longer obeyed any orders from the Allied General Headquarters, and spontaneously retreated to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. At this moment, the German planes that covered the sky returned to the Belgian skies and dropped a string of bombs on the retreating coalition forces...... The main force of the Anglo-French army in Belgium fell into the greatest crisis almost overnight.

In the face of this sudden retreat, the British and French forces were completely panicked. The General Headquarters of the Anglo-French Army, from Marshal Gan Molin down, was all in a hurry. While desperately mobilizing the air force to try to disperse the German planes over Belgium, trying to ensure that the retreat of the coalition forces was unblocked. On the other hand, he ordered the 868th Regiment of the French Army, which had already suffered heavy losses, to launch a counterattack against the armored forces of the Sino-German coalition army that were advancing towards the Maas River, not seeking to repel them, even if it was to delay the other side for a moment. On the one hand, he was planning a campaign to defend Paris and defend northeastern France, desperately searching for reserves, and at the same time asking for help from the United States on the other side of the ocean, hoping that they could provide enough weapons to equip more Anglo-French troops. In addition, the French side also asked Britain to send more expeditionary forces to France, and also wanted the British to try to launch a landing battle in Norway to relieve some of the frontal pressure on the French coalition forces.

At this time, there were even rumors that Britain and France had secretly entrusted the Italian leader Mussolini to intervene and mediate peace! France was willing to cede Alsace, Lorraine and French North Africa, French Morocco, and French Madagascar to Germany, and French Indochina to end the war with China! The UK, on the other hand, only wants to keep Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and gold-rich South Africa...... Of course, the British and French governments are in Chapter 868 when can the regimental army group start the pursuit, and when can the B army group complete the outflanking...... Later, Hitler simply rushed to the General Staff in Tsosen by car, and shouted in the operational command center: "Pursuit!" Encircle! Destroy! "It seems that with just a few orders from him, millions of German ** teams can immediately put on wings and fly to the battlefield.

Admiral Keitel had to deal with the various telegrams of reports or requests for instructions that flew like snowflakes. On the one hand, he had to deal with this somewhat neurotic Führer, and tried his best to explain to him that because the rout of the Anglo-French army came too suddenly, not all German ** troops were ready to pursue. All the Germans could do now was to use their air forces to kill and delay the Anglo-French forces as much as possible, and at the same time send ground troops to force their way across the Maas River from the front and break through the Liège Line, which was already defended by few men...... This process will take 24 hours, after all, all the bridges on the Maas River have been completely destroyed, and the German army can only build pontoon bridges if they want to pass, and this project will take a lot of time. In addition, it will take time to gather troops, force the crossing of the Maas River, and seize various points on the Liège line.

As for the outflanking of Army Group B, it was not so easy to carry out in practice. The original plan to cross the Ardennes Forest, break through the line of Sedan in eastern France, and then go all the way north to cut off the main force of the Anglo-French army in Belgium from the French mainland. Because, at present, only one Chinese 8th Panzer Division has reached the east bank of the Maas River, and the rest of the troops have been transferred to the battlefield north of the Ardennes Forest and on the south bank of the Maas River.

The only feasible outflanking option now is to use the armored cluster of the Sino-German coalition that had just defeated the French Army's Chapter 868 regiment in the Battle of the Ardennes Forest, break through to the north, force the Maas River near Namur, and insert only the Belgian capital Brussels. Even if Brussels is not taken in the end, it can greatly delay the pace of retreat of the main forces of the Anglo-French alliance. As long as they are held back for more than 24 hours, at least seven to eighty percent of the main force of the 2 million Anglo-French coalition troops will not be able to return to France.

And the main force of the Anglo-French alliance in Belgium is the essence of the armies of these two countries, with the most complete equipment and training, the largest number of active officers, and at least 10 armored divisions, as well as an unknown number of light mechanized divisions! If these forces were lost, then at least France would have lost the war ironcladly. Without the French army, the British navy, which had only a few remnants of the defeated generals, would certainly not be able to continue to sustain itself. Then the time has come for Germany to dominate the Western world! It's just that to achieve this goal, it seems that we have to rely on the strength of the Chinese, an ally who is already at odds with Germany.

"Why is this happening! Why! Hitler paced back and forth beside the huge electric sand table, swung his fists vigorously, and roared: "Am I going to watch this best chance of defeating France slip out of my hands?" ”

"No, my Führer," Keitel explained, frowning bitterly, "the French have actually been defeated, and even if we and the Chinese's 9 divisions cannot break through the Maas River within 24 hours, the Anglo-French forces will still lose at least 50% of their troops, as well as most of their heavy weapons." Even if the remaining half returned to Paris, they would certainly not be able to withstand our attack...... It will take three months at most for us to defeat the old enemy of France, and this has been achieved under the wise leadership of you, the Führer. ”

Hitler glanced at Keitel when he heard this, his toothbrush-like mustache moved slightly, revealing a wry smile: "Yes, we defeated France, maybe it will take a few more months to defeat Britain, but what about the United States?" What about the United States? Then the United States may be fully armed, and that Oriental man is not willing to fight alongside me! At this point, the Führer suddenly raised his voice and waved his hands as if out of control. If the United States is not defeated! There was no way for the German Empire to become the leader of the Western world! There is no way to dominate the whole world...... Then the empire I have built will probably not be able to survive for more than 100 years, or it will fall apart after my death, and all the efforts and efforts of our generation will be in vain! It's all in vain! When the time comes, it will be the Asians of the East who will dominate the world! It's Asian! Do you understand? ”

Keitel had a pained look on his face, and he didn't know how to explain to the Führer that the war had gone on so far, and the mood of everyone in this general staff could only be described as ecstasy. But Hitler was not satisfied...... When will this senior soldier understand the truth of winning sixty percent of the war. There are never many 100-point victories in this world, especially when the strength of the two sides is not much different, such as this "Battle of Belgium" can be fought like this.

"My Führer." The commander-in-chief of the army, Brauchitsch, then put down his work and joined the conversation between Hitler and Keitel, who cautiously reminded: "Can you consider Mussolini's proposal?" Perhaps we can negotiate an end to the war with Britain and France, so that we will have enough time to go to war with the United States. ”

"Make peace now?" Hitler muttered softly, paced the operational command center with his hands behind his back, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, as if he was calculating the gains and losses in his heart.

At this time, the sound of leather boots hitting the granite floor sounded at the door of the combat command center. Brückner walked in. "Hey! Hitler! Brückner walked up to Hitler, gave a salute, and then said: "Führer, the Italian leader Benito Mussolini has just sent you a telegram that he hopes to visit Berlin in the next few days and discuss with you the restoration of peace in Europe." ”

"Oh?" Hitler stopped, reached out and took the copy of the telegram from Brückner's hand, glanced at it a few times, and muttered: "Call back to Mussolini and say that I welcome him to Berlin and that I am willing to discuss with him the question of peace in Europe." Also, send a telegram to Chinese and tell them that Mussolini wants to mediate the war between us and England and France...... Ask again what they are asking for Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium. Having sent Brückner away, Hitler said to Brauchitsch Keitel:

"Now, gentlemen, the war is not over! The military forces of Britain and France had to be completely weakened, preferably to the point where they had to rely on German protection before peace could be reached. Only in this way could the absolute leadership of the German Empire over Europe be ensured. ”

"In addition, the Imperial General Staff should also begin to prepare a plan for operations against the United States. I don't think Chinese will be with us against the United States...... They wanted to maintain the balance of power between China, the United States and Germany. And this is exactly what I want to break, because such a balance of power is not good for the Third Reich and the Western world as a whole, and even for the United States itself! ”

This was the first time that Brauchitsch and Keitel had officially received an order from Hitler to fight against the United States, and their faces showed hesitation on their faces at the same time, and they looked at each other, and Brauchitsch spoke: "Führer, if China does not stand with us, will the Japanese follow us to invade the United States?" ”

Hitler walked up to a huge map of the world hanging in the operational command center, stared at it for a moment with his arms crossed, sighed softly, and whispered to himself: "China and Japan are like the relations between Germany and Great Britain that rule Europe...... We absolutely cannot tolerate a strong Britain, and the Chinese will not allow a strong Japan to exist! This is the reason why Japan is desperately clinging to Germany's thighs, so I guess Japan will follow us in invading the United States, but the attitude of Chinese is still very crucial, in case they ......" Speaking of this, Hitler sighed again, turned to Brauchitsch and Keitel, and said: "Give you a month to take Paris, I need to exchange that city for the French naval fleet." ”

"A month?" Brauchitsch subconsciously wanted to shake his head when he heard this timetable, but at this moment, a staff officer suddenly shoved a copy of the telegram into his hand. Brauchitsch looked down, and suddenly an expression of ecstasy appeared on his face, and said loudly to Hitler: "Führer, it's Guderian's telegram,' Adolf. The power search battalion of Hitler's Panzer Division had seized a road bridge over the Maas River half an hour earlier! In the vicinity of Namur! The French, who were in a hurry, did not blow up the bridge, what a ...... What a miracle! My Führer, the door to Paris has been opened to you! ”

!#

，