This time about Grul's promotion, it was also the result of Allied operations, at least in Britain, there were some people who were very familiar with this Colonel Grul, this person was Churchill, the Admiral who got Smith Wenjiàn. Under his leadership, the British used some of their influence in Belgium to promote Colonel Groul to commander of the Brussels garrison.

The reason is actually very simple, when Gruhl was a member of the Allied Arms Control Committee in Germany, he was an officer who was conspicuously hostile to the Wehrmacht. And under his leadership, the Allied Arms Control Committee conducted a number of surprise inspections of the Wehrmacht, which contributed to the containment of the rearmament of the German army.

The Belgian officer, who had this achievement, was in the eyes of the British and French as a qualified anti-German person, worthy of being entrusted with a heavy duty at a critical moment. Therefore, it is reassuring to entrust the defense of Brussels to such a German-hating Belgian soldier who will never surrender to Germany.

The British took great pains to make this retreat plan, and they chose Grull to hold on to the Belgian capital of Brussels, turning the city into a natural fortress, so that they could buy the coalition forces at least a week or more. In this way, they could calmly flank Rommel's German 7th Panzer Army and eliminate the threat from the rear.

As for the war losses suffered by Belgium...... How can there be a war that will not be lost? Are you right?

On the car back, the commander of the Anglo-French forces, Gammelin, asked the British commander Gott with some anxiety: "You said that this Gruul will not do anything irrational, right?"

"I don't think so, this man had a very prominent anti-German tendency when he was on a mission in Germany. His own ability is also very outstanding, and he is a rare talent in the Belgian army. "Goth has obviously read the analysis of this Colonel Gruul sent from China, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he is the first to say.

He smiled and assured Gan Malin: "When Germany was an officer in the Allied Arms Control Committee, he took the lead in seizing several German military factories, and the means were very good. Moreover, he had been working to weaken Germany, and much of the information we now have was led by him in organizing the investigation. ”

"If, I mean, if...... What if we leave some weapons and equipment for the Belgian allies? Wouldn't it be more effective?" Ganmalin thought for a moment and asked: "After all, if our main force goes south, it will be much stronger than the German army. ”

"Personally, I don't think it's a good idea. Goth waved his hand and said: "We went south to deal with the German armored forces, and Belgium asked for weapons and equipment to deal with the German armored forces, but if you think about it carefully, it is obvious that we need these weapons and equipment more." ”

He told Gan Malin: "In the known directions, the threat to Belgium is none other than the German 2nd and 6th Panzer Corps, which are also divided into north and south. And the German forces that we need to counterattack are known to have the German 1st and 7th Panzer Corps, which have been proven to be the main German Panzer Corps in Poland, plus a 5th Panzer Corps - these forces are used intensively and quite densely. ”

"Okay! You don't have to say it! I know that. Gan Molin sighed, as if he had accepted his fate, and said helplessly: "Just follow your pre-planned battle plan, I estimate that the decision to abandon Belgium will be passed back to China, and I, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, will be the end." ”

Got secretly glanced at Gan Molin, pursed his lips secretly, and said in his heart: Just because of your deployment, we have become passive like this, and finally made a disgraceful act of betraying our allies, and you are still thinking about the chair under your ass? Do you know that if you put it in this position two hundred years ago, even whether your life can be saved depends on the mood of others!

But it's all a crow standing on a coal pile - no one can say who is black. Gort's abandonment of Belgium and the retreat of his troops to southern Belgium was definitely not a clever strategy, but a shameless breakthrough that most people would not dare to think of.

The car drove forward slowly, and once again he could not suppress the uneasiness in his heart, and consulted with Goth: "Why don't we each leave a division of troops to help Belgium defend Brussels? ”

This idea is honestly not bad, it can not only play a role in stabilizing the mood of the allies, but also monitor the Belgian army to continue to work for the coalition forces, and of course, it can really go up and help fight a dozen at a critical moment, killing three birds with one stone.

But Goth didn't intend to consume the strength of the British army like this anymore, he continued to shake his head and deny: "We won't invest our troops so aimlessly, the British expeditionary force is not many in number, and if it is used in a scattered way, the effect will be even worse." Of course, it would be better if General Gammelin you were willing to leave a French division in Brussels. ”

"The 17th Infantry Division is retreating towards Brussels, let them stay there. Gan Molin closed his eyes and sighed again, he suddenly felt that the number of sighs in this life was not as good as today's day. Then he continued: "Calm the hearts of the Belgian defenders, and also make a statement with this action, and tell them that we will definitely fight back." ”

The cars were still shaking, and the French 17th Infantry Division, which was being chased by the Germans in the distance, retreated to Brussels, and now did not know that their fate had been brutally decided in a cramped car.

Of course, the German troops on both fronts were not complacent because of the passive retreat of the allied forces, they maintained a very high level of front-line combat quality, and played at the level of their own ability.

Army Group B in the north pursued the British, French and Belgian forces all the way south, attacking the city and defeating a third of the French 17th Infantry Division, which Gammelin wanted to leave to the Belgian defenders. Keitel's troops, with the exception of some logistical units, entered Belgian territory and completed the complete occupation of the Dutch region.

Rommel continued his wild run in northern France, and he has always had a talent for bluffing. This time he came up with a ploy to intimidate the French, and on a major highway he lined up his tank units and then "lined up like a navy to fire on both sides." The volley of guns from his armoured forces deterred the French troops, who abandoned their intention to flank Rommel's forward troops and retreated in the direction of Cambrai.

The main Allied forces in Belgium retreated to the southwest, and Brussels welcomed the last reinforcements, the half-crippled French 17th Infantry Division. In the vicinity of the capital city, Belgium deployed five divisions of defensive troops, together with an understaffed French division, hoping that the city could withstand the German onslaught for half a month.

In order to strengthen the defensive faith of the Belgian defenders, in the last hour of the retreat, Colonel Grüll was hastily promoted to the rank of deputy commander of the coalition forces, and promoted to the rank of major general of Belgium. This reward, similar to the mourning after death, was given to Gruul in the hope that he would do his best to complete the mission of the palace.

Thousands of calculations, British Smith and Churchill and even Lord Gott on the front line, they have missed an important variable, that is, the new Major General Grul, the commander-in-chief of the Brussels garrison.

Although Gruhl was a pioneer in the weakening of Germany, and he was also a prominent key officer in the Allied Arms Control Commission, he lacked seniority and experience as a garrison commander. This man was a qualified civilian officer, but not a general like Rommel and Guderian.

On the other hand, his opposition to German rearmament is undeniable, but it is based on the hope that his native Belgium will not be harmed. His weakening of Germany's hostile Wehrmacht was not because of his bitter enmity with the German army, but rather because of his extreme patriotism.

At this moment, the Belgian officer was staring at the commander of the French 17th Infantry Division not far away with a frosty face, without saying a word.

Obviously, the atmosphere was not the state of affairs among the allies, the French division commander was pressed to his desk, and in his office, the floor was messily stacked with papers gathered from all over the place, and other places where people could stand were full of Belgian soldiers with guns.

"Major General Gruul, you are blatantly betraying the coalition forces by doing this, you are trampling on the alliance treaty between us!" Pressed to the ground, the French division commander screamed, struggling desperately: "You let me go now, I can act as if nothing has happened." ”

"Nothing has happened? How can you pretend that nothing has happened?" Grul stared at the French division commander on the ground and said coldly: "You plan to leave my country in ruins and buy time for the so-called victory of your two countries. What are we going to do with these kinds of allies, and why are we going to fight this kind of war?"

"But have you thought about it? Even if the Germans win this battle, they will still lose the war after all! Belgium will give Germany a funeral! You will all give Germany a funeral!" The French division commander took out the last killer weapon to intimidate these Belgian soldiers who loved this land deeply.

"Belgium will not be buried! This qiē is all my personal act of Grul, and in the end, I am the only traitor who will be tried, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. Grull smiled for the first time since he walked into the room, and his smile was so handsome and beautiful: "And I'm ready for it." ”

"Please, let me go!" Negotiation and intimidation were useless, and the division commander had no choice but to change his attitude and began to plead bitterly.

"I'm sorry, but in order to give the Germans a greeting gift, we will keep the surrender secret for a few days until the Germans have gained the upper hand. With a wave of his hand, Grull motioned for the soldiers to drag the French division commander out: "This can be regarded as a small reward for your betrayal of us!