That night, Lin Sen, Yan Zhengqing and others had a very happy conversation with Pao Ye, although Pao Ye did not read much, but his knowledge was not bad. Compared with people like Yan Zhengqing and Lin Sen who focus on heights, Pao Ye's advantage lies in his experience in the rivers and lakes.

Yan Zhengqing, Lin Sen and others often focus on the pattern and strategy. And the focus of the cannon master is how to maximize the benefits of the people. This spirit has been carried out on Ertou Mountain since the beginning of his beard, and he has not changed in any way until now.

Whether it is the three eastern provinces or the imperial capital, most of the military and political officials know Master Pao. But the common people and grassroots officials did not know him, and his low exposure allowed him to walk among the people as an ordinary person.

It includes researching the implementation of policies in various places, the opinions of the people and whether they are effective, which is impossible for Lin Sen and Yan Zhengqing to do. After all, these two are in a high position, there are many things, the exposure rate is too high, and they are unlikely to play in white clothes because of safety reasons.

Pao Ye didn't have this concern, he was originally hanging on to his idle job. Aside from going to the army from time to time, he really didn't have much to do. Secondly, low exposure and strong skills are the support of his ability to do so.

Therefore, in the chat, whenever Lin Sen and Yan Zhengqing talked about a policy, they could tell the implementation of the policy in a few places, the evaluation of the people, and the results achieved.

Many times, Master Pao's words always caused Lin Sen and Yan Zhengqing to ponder. The two sides have different perspectives, so that the conclusions that can be reached by both sides are different.

Several people chatted until late at night, and Lin Sen and Yan Zhengqing said goodbye and left.

Two days later, Mrs. Song, Tu Sanpaillo and her entourage were finally ready to sail towards the Soviet Union under the escort of fighters from the three eastern provinces. They would then make a detour from the Soviet Union to Las Vegas into Canada and finally to the United States.

Three days after Tu Sanpao and Mrs. Song traveled, the situation in Europe finally changed.

The first is that after the outbreak of the European war, Germany felt a serious problem of isolation. At this time. Mussolini and Hiroshi Oshima, who represented the Japanese army in Berlin, threw an olive branch to German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop.

With Hitler's acquiescence, the three sides began negotiations on this. Japan did not occupy the three eastern provinces as it did in history, because in the original history, Japan and Germany did not appear because of some suspicions between Japan and Germany over the Soviet issue.

The negotiations between the three parties went well, and Hitler was very willing to have a few more allies, except that Germany did not approve of Japan's military action in China.

One of the reasons why Germany has made such a choice is that the current coalition government has not made its attitude towards the European war. Second, the direct traditional relationship between the United States and Britain and France also worries Germany.

Hitler and others did not believe that Germany would be able to continue to gain an advantage once the United States intervened in the European war. At the time of World War I, the United States was not an extremely powerful country, but its intervention led to the eventual defeat of Germany.

Right now. The United States is more powerful than it was back then. Hitler and others in Germany did not believe that Germany alone could block the United States' involvement in the European war. Therefore, Hitler needed strong allies, especially those who could threaten the United States on an isolated continent, to resist this risk.

What makes Japan stronger than the three eastern provinces is that they have a strong navy. Italy was not a European power, but at least they had a fleet of warships and sailors. These. It's all Germany needs.

On October 8, 1938, after fierce negotiations, Germany, Italy and Japan signed an agreement in Berlin that once again shocked the world - the Treaty of the Triple Alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan, which became known as the Triple Pact or Triple Pact.

When the United States heard that this treaty was announced, it was shocked! From the map, it is clear that if Britain and France cannot withstand the German attack, then Germany will undoubtedly swallow Europe directly.

If the United States wants to get involved, it will have to guard against Japan shooting from behind. This calculation is not shrewd, and even the United States can clearly see that if Europe is swallowed up by Germany and Italy, who can guarantee that their next target will not be the United States?!

Without waiting for the United States to react, after months of careful preparation, Hitler, unable to bear the pressure, finally began his conquest of France.

Historically. It was Germany's lack of preparation that led to a "fake war" that lasted for several months. After the Polish campaign, it was estimated that it would take 3 months for motorized units to return to combat strength only for the repair of vehicles damaged during the invasion of Poland.

Coupled with the fact that the amount of ammunition in the army's stockpiles was basically very small, although Hitler intended to take France in a matter of weeks, but the reality of the situation did not allow him to do so.

Yes. Hitler could only wait for all the preparations to be made before going to war. The situation is different now, as the Soviet civil war and the deal in the three eastern provinces have made Germany more powerful than it was in history.

After the Polish campaign, the advantages of Germany's strong industrial base showed its effects. In the roar of the machine, countless equipment, ordnance from the factory

was produced and entered the troops.

After the signing of the Treaty of the Triple Alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan. Hitler, who had no worries, immediately launched a final war against France. At this time, Germany had already occupied Norway and Denmark through the "Exercise Wither", and the next step was to attack France directly!

"Buzz Buzz ......" October 15, 1938. The inhabitants of The Hague, Netherlands, are awakened from their sleep! When everyone walked out of their homes, they saw a swarm of planes in the sky.

The crowd panicked, and government officials began to report to the army what was happening in The Hague. At this time, umbrella flowers spread out in the sky - this is the Airborne Forces!

"Damn it! We were attacked! Fast! Tell the army that we are being attacked! The government officials, who had discovered that something was wrong, screamed in horror.

"Buzz...... Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom ......" At this time, German bombers began to appear. They began bombing and strafing airfields and important facilities in The Hague.

The machine guns carried by the "Tutu Tu ......" planes were constantly clearing the areas where there might be resistance, and the 3,000 paratroopers parachuted down from the planes arrived on the land of The Hague one after another.

They quickly retracted their parachutes and gathered to determine their position while attacking their intended destination.

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom ......" near the Ippenburg airport in The Hague, fighting is raging. The Germans did not expect that the resistance of the Dutch would be so fierce without preparation.

So much so that after bombing, strafing, and landing, they were unable to defeat the defenders for a while. The Dutch soldiers who survived the bombing began to use the fortifications of the airfield to launch a counterattack against the Germans.

At this time, the Dutch force in The Hague had three divisions totaling more than 11,000 men. The German paratroopers numbered just over 3,000 men, but Germany's strength was in their fighter and bomber forces.

Numerous German warplanes and bombers began to pour into the battlefield to strike at the Dutch troops in their positions. The airborne paratroopers did not carry much heavy weapons, which led to the fact that they did not have enough firepower.

On the other hand, the Dutch side has two armored fleets at their disposal. This made it difficult for the German paratroopers to fight, and they had to rely on fighter and bomber forces to provide advantageous support.

Around the same time, German paratroopers were also airdropped to the Okenburg airfield. There, the resistance was much weaker.

The guards at Aukenburg were unable to prevent the Germans from taking control of the airfield, but they succeeded in delaying the German advance until the Dutch infantry arrived to prevent the German paratroopers from entering The Hague.

"Damn it! These Germans who deserve hell! How can they attack us?! How can they attack a neutral country?! "Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch Army, Henry. Winckelmann yelled at the command.

No one expected that Germany would take action against the Netherlands, although it had been prepared for it. However, the Netherlands believed that Germany's main target was France, and that the Netherlands, as a neutral country, would not pose a threat to Germany and should not be among the German attacks.

Unexpectedly, Germany still chose to attack the Netherlands.

"Order everyone to attack at once at the airfields of Fort Ipen, Fort Oken and Fort Vulcan, and the Air Force will be dispatched at once! It was necessary to destroy the German transport planes and prevent the Germans from using them to support the ground forces. ”

"Yes! Checkmate! The adjutant replied loudly, took note of the order, and then turned and went out to give the order.

After a while, the adjutant returned to face Henry. Winckelmann said in a deep voice: "General, the queen is calling!" ”

Henry. Winckelmann nodded, walked to his office with a calm face, and picked up the phone.

"Your Majesty, I am Henry. Winckelmann. "Take a deep breath, Henry. Winckelmann whispered to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on the other end of the phone.

"Henry, my general! I never doubted your courage, but I need to know how confident you are in this war?! What price are we likely to pay?! ”

On the other end of the phone, came the voice of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The queen is nearly sixty years old and has lived through the First World War, and she knows better than anyone how terrible war can be.

The first thing she wants to know is, can this war be won?! What price will the Netherlands pay.

"Your Majesty, I can't guarantee that we will win. What I can guarantee is that I and all the soldiers will do our best to defend our country. As for the price...... "Henry. Winckelmann sighed deeply and said, "Please also ask Her Majesty to prepare for the worst......"

"I know, then I'll leave everything to you! My general! ”

"I will do my best to live up to Her Majesty's trust!" Henry. Winckelmann said in a deep voice to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on the other end of the phone: "For my homeland - the Netherlands!" ”

ps: Chapter 1 ~ I said two chapters in the group, and I will not break my word!