Chapter 357: Eisenhower

Because of Qin Wei's nonsense, the name of Myanmar caused a little bit of waves in the historical process of the Second World War. Qin Wei's views on the course of the war in Europe in Yangon were often published in European newspapers the next day. This was extremely fast at the time, and it also reflected people's perception of the situation in Europe.

However, Qin Wei's views are always in opposition to some "mainstream" views, and it seems that he is specifically going to "disgust" some people.

Guderian crossed the Maginot Line and surrounded nearly 400,000 Anglo-French troops at Dunkirk. Renault declared that he would persist in resisting the Germans and would eventually fight to the end. However, Qin Wei then expressed his opinion in Yangon, arguing that Maurice, who was the commander-in-chief of the French army at the time. Gustave. Although he seems to have some wisdom, he does not understand "modern warfare" at all, and his tactical thinking is actually conservative and old-fashioned, and he is basically fighting World War II in the way of World War I...... As a result, a few days after this idea was published, Paul. Reynaud ordered the removal of the Gummarin in favor of Maxim. Weygand was the new commander-in-chief of the French army.

Maxim. Weygand took over, just days after the Dunkirk retreat. Although the British and French governments accomplished this "great feat of defeat" with the active assistance of the common people on both sides, it was impossible for the hundreds of thousands of allied troops who had just withdrawn to Britain to fight again. Moreover, when they retreated, they mainly transported soldiers, almost all the heavy weapons of the coalition forces were abandoned, and they could not be replenished at all in a short time. Therefore, in the face of the surging German corps, Weigand could only rely on the remaining forces to establish the so-called "Weigand Line" along the Somme to the Aisne River. As a result, Qin Wei published an article again, arguing that the Wei Gang defense line did not play a role at all. Because by this time the elite divisions of the French army had suffered heavy setbacks, and the remaining 71 divisions were poorly equipped and had no air support. It was almost impossible to withstand the onslaught of more than 100 German divisions, and most importantly, the French army was "physically and mentally defeated", and Germany had an ally who was good at taking advantage of the fire.

As a result, as if to confirm Qin Wei's words, on June 3, the Luftwaffe carried out intensive assaults on French airfields and rear, destroying about 900 French planes and seizing air supremacy. Dawn on June 5. With 143 divisions, the Germans launched a large-scale offensive on the "Weygand Line". Within a few days, the Weygand line had been breached, and the Germans had swept across the coast, advancing to Paris. And at this very time. Italy, which had always called itself a "non-belligerent", took advantage of the fire and sent 32 divisions on June 10. Crossing the Alps and invading the realm. Gave France a stab in the back. However, in the face of the dangerous situation, the French government did not call on and organize the people to rise up and resist. On June 11, the French government moved to Tours and declared Paris an "undefended city", two days later, on June 13. The Renault government formally requested an armistice from Germany.

On June 14, exactly one month after Qin Wei's bet with Mountbatten, the Germans occupied Paris without bloodshed, and the "swastika" flag of fascist Germany was hung on the Eiffel Tower. Same. The Maginot Line was broken by the Germans, and the Renault government moved from Tours to Bordeaux. On June 17, the German army advanced to the Rhine River on the German-French border and captured Strasbourg, where nearly 500,000 French troops were besieged and annihilated, except for a small group that fled to Switzerland.

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"Look, look at all...... Now they've blown that kid into the sky. What has become of him? China's No. 1 military strategist? ”

Qin Wei's "wonderful performance" in Burma caused a great sensation, and even Europeans knew that there was such a great young general in the East, and they were naturally even more excited Chinese themselves...... Newspapers everywhere reported on Qin Wei's deeds, and the Chongqing press was even more so. And this also made many people very dissatisfied, especially Bai Zhengxi, who has always been arrogant and arrogant. What kind of thing is Qin Wei, he still doesn't know what to do? Militarist? Give that kid a regiment, he can't beat a platoon.

"What is China's No. 1 military strategist?" He Yingqin handed him the newspaper in his hand, "Some people have already accused me of being a vegetarian meal, and even losing my power and humiliating the country." He almost asked me to abdicate and give way to the Great Governor of Qin. ”

"Okay, Qin Wei just said a few words casually, disgusting foreign devils, why are you in a hurry?" Zhang Zhizhong sat opposite He Yingqin and coughed dryly twice and said.

"That's not disgusting, at least I don't see the French losing so quickly...... N, if you don't even hit it, Paris won't want it. If this is placed in China, the French government will be scolded as a traitor! A few people went up, and Feng Yuxiang, who was tall and strong, said with a big belly.

"Brother Huanzhang, Europe is different from us in Asia, and France is not the same as China." He Yingqin glanced at Feng Yuxiang and scolded in his heart. This guy is simply talking cool things, scolding him and Lao Jiang for losing power and humiliating the country, losing Beijing and Nanjing, not much better than a traitor. But is that what they're willing to lose? You Feng Yuxiang are so powerful, why can't you even beat us? Now I feel that it is none of my business, I can scold if I want to, and if you have the ability, you will fight the Japanese?

"The French surrender is imminent, and the British are in trouble." Sitting at the head of Bai Zhengxi is the commander-in-chief of the navy Chen Shaokuan, that is, the one played by Jet Li in the later "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", seeing that He Yingqin and Feng Yuxiang had a quarrel, he hurriedly diverted the topic.

"You say, what will we do if France does surrender?" Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang came face to face, and suddenly "hehe" laughed dryly, "Guangxi's Fifth Army has been staring at the land north of the Red River in Vietnam......

"Brother Baichuan thinks we can swallow that land?" Li Zongren, who was leaning against Bai Zhenxi, asked.

"Hahaha, of course it's best if you can swallow it. When Ming Chengzu was the emperor, Vietnam was our territory, but we couldn't occupy it later. Yan Xishan said with a smile.

"Even if France really surrenders, Vietnam is not something we can touch, right?" Cheng Qian asked.

"Why can't you get it?" Bai Zhenxi snorted coldly, "If France surrenders, Vietnam will be equivalent to Germany's territory, and now the Germans are colluding with Japan...... It's our most important line of communication with the outside world. If you don't take it quickly, will it be possible to wait for the French to cooperate with the Japanese and cut off the road? ”

"That's not what I said," Cheng Qian shook his head, "We're taking care of ourselves now, and we're going to provoke the French again...... Even if they can't, as long as they surrender, this total strength will still be there. When the time comes, we will be in a hurry, and we will really send troops to Vietnam, what should we do? ”

"Think beautifully. Can the Germans let them send troops when they say they want to send them? Feng Yuxiang snorted coldly.

"That's right." Li Zongren also smiled and said, "This is like the Japanese to Wang Zhaoming, if Wang Zhaoming wants to mobilize a few troops under the noses of the Japanese, it is fine, but if he dares to send troops to Beijing, Inner Mongolia, and Shanxi, the Japanese will definitely not agree." ”

"What's the point of saying that?" Li Ji, who had been just watching from the sidelines, glanced at everyone, "The Japanese haven't been beaten away yet." ”

"The few provinces we are now relying on for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, except for Sichuan, which is relatively rich, the rest are all barren land. If you don't find time to occupy a few more pieces, how will you live in the future? He Yingqin also gave Li Jishen a blank look. All of those present were members of the Central Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, and except for him and Zhang Zhizhong, the rest could be said to have been the opponents of Lao Chiang. And among these people, Li Jishen has the most old grievances with Lao Jiang. Before the official outbreak of the Direct War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Jishen was still openly opposing Chiang Kai-shek, and he himself was twice "permanently expelled from the party" by Lao Chiang. Although everyone has reluctantly come together for the War of Resistance now, Li Jishen still has a nose and an eye against Lao Jiang and them, and his eyes are not eyes, as long as he finds an opportunity, he will provoke him. Therefore, Lao Jiang even became the deputy chief of general staff of the National Revolutionary Army, but Li Jishen had nothing but the title of a member of the Military Commission. As for Li Jishen, he preferred to hand over some of the local armed forces of the "Chinese National Revolutionary League" that he had organized earlier to the New Fourth Army rather than to Lao Chiang, with the result that the resentment between the two sides deepened.

"It's true that the provinces under the government are not rich, but they can always develop. As long as those corrupt officials and corrupt officials are dealt with, I think at least more than half of the administrative expenses can be saved, and the common people can live a richer life. But some people want to provoke another enemy...... The French are far away, but let's not forget that we are not Germans either. Li Ji snorted coldly.

"Brother Ren Chao is right, but what we are facing cannot be regarded as the whole of France, Vietnam ...... after all"

"The chairman has arrived!"

Bai Zhengxi is quite contemptuous of northern Vietnam. When Qin Wei proposed to prepare for this, he was one of those who supported it. At that time, Britain and France had not officially started a war with Germany, and he dared to think about it, and now that France was defeated, he was even more itchy...... In his opinion, if he really wants to capture northern Vietnam, he will not need Du Yuming's elite Fifth Army at all, and one division is more than enough. The difficulty now is that the relationship between the Chinese government and the German government is quite good, and before the Germans have formally formed an alliance with Japan, they will not be able to ignore the feelings of the Germans and go to France to attack them, which has just surrendered to them. As for the Frenchman, one of the direct parties...... Bai Zhenxi really looks down on them a little. The legendary first land power in Europe actually performed worse than China in this war, how rotten is this country? But when he was about to refute Li Jishen, Chiang Kai-shek arrived. In desperation, he had to keep his mouth shut, and then stood up slowly with everyone.

"I'll introduce you to someone."

Lao Jiang didn't arrive alone, followed by Dai Li, who had a tense face, and another was a foreign devil, Ighiro was old, with a gentle expression, but the American military uniform on his body gave him a little bit of military toughness.

"This is the newly arrived head of the U.S. Military Observer Mission, Dwight Brown. Colonel Eisenhower! (To be continued......)