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Chapter 2138 Fake imperial decree (7000 words for subscription)

Erich von Manstein, Rommel and Guderian are also known as the three famous German generals of World War II.

Manstein had a keen strategic vision. The original "Yelou Plan" was very similar to the Schlieffen Plan when Germany attacked France during World War I. Manstein did not approve of it.

Manstein proposed his strategic concept to the Army Headquarters through von Rundstedt, commander of Army Group A: The main spearhead of the German offensive should be placed on the left wing, not the right wing.

With a powerful armored force, the armored group that will serve as the main assault force skillfully passes through the Ardennes Mountains where the terrain is steep and it is generally believed that the armored force cannot march.

In this way, it bypassed the heavily defended "Maginot Line of Defense" and went straight to the weak defensive area of ​​the Allied forces.

In this way, the German army can cut off the connection between the northern and southern allied forces, divide and surround the British and French allied forces, and quickly destroy France.

This plan was rejected by Walter von Brausch, then Commander-in-Chief of the German Army.

Brauchic did not continue to report Manstein's plan, and transferred Manstein to the 38th Infantry Army as the commander.

Manstein took advantage of Moustache's opportunity to meet the army commander, and presented the tactics he had designed to Moustache face to face.

Mustache "understands very quickly like an elf".

So Halder, Chief of the Army General Staff, was ordered to re-formulate the combat plan according to Manstein's suggestion.

This is the third version of the "Yelou Project", the "Sickle Project".

Guderian, who was then commander of the German 19th Panzer Army, said that except for Mustache, Manstein and Guderian himself, almost no one had confidence in this plan.

On May 1940, 5, just after dawn, the German army dispatched Ju10 Stuka dive bombers to suddenly bombard airports, railway junctions, heavily assembled areas and cities in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

At 5:30, on the more than 300-kilometer front from the North Sea to the Maginot Line, the German ground forces launched a large-scale attack on the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, which opened the prelude to the invasion of France.

At this time, the British and French allied forces hid behind the solid Maginot Line and knew nothing.

Manstein's "Sickle Plan" completely bypassed the Maginot Line and chose the weakly defended areas in the Ardennes Forest Mountains to focus on assaults.

Unlike the last World War, the German army, equipped with a large number of aircraft and tanks, acted quickly, and the airborne troops once again played an important role, serving as an assist and attracting the main force of the British and French troops. and fortress facilities to carry out raids.

This sudden blow immediately caused panic in the Dutch and Belgian armies. Immediately afterwards, the armored troops of Army Group B took advantage of the chaos to attack, and the Dutch and Belgian troops quickly collapsed.

Army Group B was progressing smoothly, and the main force of the Anglo-French coalition forces assembled in northern France quickly crossed the French-Belgian border for reinforcements.

It is said that when the German army launched the attack, Mustache was restlessly waiting for news from the front line at the underground command post.

When Xiao Huzi knew that the main force of the British and French allied forces was dispatched, Xiao Huzi "was so excited that he almost cried". He excitedly said to the staff around him: They have fallen into our trap!I just want them to believe that we are still carrying out the original "industrial building plan" and still respecting Schlieffen's proposition-they have been fooled, just wait and see, the good show is yet to come.

It was indeed a good show.

When the main force of the Anglo-French Allied Forces was reinforcing the Netherlands and Belgium, Loeb's Army Group C also launched a feint attack on the Maginot Line, which played an important role in interfering with Kammering's judgment.

Gan Molin had already realized that something was wrong at this time, but he had not yet discovered the real purpose of the German army.

Also in the early morning of May 5, Army Group A, which was the main attacker, launched an attack on the Ardennes Forest.

Army Group A is all composed of well-trained German Wehrmacht. There are 45 divisions in total, including 7 armored divisions. The "Sickle Project" has no official name. Fully embodies the characteristics of the A group army group.

Compared with the auxiliary attacking army group B and the false attacking army group C, the army group A is progressing smoothly.

Facing the powerful German armored forces, Luxembourg 30, with a population of only 10, surrendered without a fight that day.

The 19th Panzer Army commanded by Guderian easily broke through the loose resistance of the Belgian army, and it took only two days to cross the 110-kilometer-long canyon of the Ardennes into the French realm.

By the afternoon of May 5, Guderian's three armored divisions had reached the north bank of the Maas River and captured the famous French fortress city-Sedan.

At the same time that Guderian was crossing the Meuse River, the 15th Armored Division under the 7th Armored Army also crossed the Meuse River near Nantes, 40 miles to the west. Rommel.

So far, the three major generals of the German army have all appeared on the stage.

On the day Germany launched its offensive, the British House of Commons launched a motion to impeach Neville.

Since Germany's annexation of Austria, dissatisfaction with Neville in the UK has begun to accumulate.

When Germany annexed Czechoslovakia, the policy of appeasement reached its peak. When Neville returned to London from Munich, he excitedly waved a document signed by a mustache at the London airport, and proudly declared to the British that he would "bring a whole generation of peace to Britain." ", became a stain that Neville could not erase.

What happened next caught Neville by surprise.

Before the ink was dry on the Munich Agreement, Germany annexed Czechoslovakia outright.

Then Germany and Russia partitioned Poland.

Germany launches the Norwegian Campaign.

Germany launches an attack on France—

Only then did Neville realize that the situation was completely out of control.

On May 5, the House of Commons passed the impeachment of Neville, and the cabinet of the coalition government resigned collectively. Edward VIII summoned Winston and ordered Winston to form an emergency cabinet.

Winston is once again a firefighter for the British Empire.

The situation facing Winston now was more dangerous than the last world war.

By the time Edward VIII summoned Winston, Luxembourg had surrendered.

On May 5, Winston received a call from French Prime Minister Paul Renault before his cabinet formation was completed.

Paul Reynolds said to Winston in frustration on the phone: I am afraid we will lose this battle.

On the 16th, Winston flew to Paris.

When Winston meets Paul Reynolds and Gamelin, Winston realizes that the situation is worse than he understood.

Both Paul Reynolds and Gan Molin looked dingy.

Winston asked Gamelin: Where is our reserve team?
Gan Molin shrugged and spread his hands: There is no reserve team!

On the night of the 16th, Rock received a call from Winston.

Kamaling has no reserves.

Winston has.

The Southern African Defense Force was Winston's reserve force.

Winston said frankly to Rock on the phone that the failure of the British and French coalition forces is imminent, and the British Expeditionary Force is about to return to the British mainland and stick to it.

Winston strongly stated that in any case, Britain will not surrender and will fight the Germans to the end.

What Winston worried about was that if France was defeated, then the whole of Europe, Britain would lose its last ally and face Germany's attack alone.

Rock had anticipated Winston's plight.

What makes Roque have mixed feelings is that in the last world war, Roque received orders from Kitchener and Winston many times. Once the war is unfavorable, Roque should bring as many British expeditionary forces back to the UK as possible. .

In the last world war, even when the situation was at its most difficult, retreat was not an option for Rock, never—

Now this situation has finally become a reality.

Before Rock could say goodbye to Winston, the call was cut off.

On May 5, the Germans bombed Paris.

Two days before the time, on May 5, the Anglo-French Allied Air Forces and the Luftwaffe conducted the most intense air battle in human history.

Germany broke through the Maas River, and the British and French allied forces finally woke up and knew that they had been tricked.

Annoyed and furious, Gan Malin dispatched planes to bomb the German troops who were crossing the Maas River.

The German fighter jets took off to fight, and the two sides invested more than a thousand aircraft, and they fought fiercely over the Meuse River.

At this time, the ground forces of the British and French allied forces had been defeated across the board. The German Air Force had the support of ground firepower. The British and French allied forces suffered heavy casualties. Hundreds of aircraft were shot down.

In just one day, the British and French allied forces lost nearly 60% of their aircraft capable of combat. Since then, they have lost air supremacy and can only dispatch at night.

Since the outbreak of the war, the 19th Panzer Corps commanded by Guderian has performed well.

Guderian's advance speed not only caught the Anglo-French coalition forces by surprise, but even the German High Command began to worry. Army commander Paul von Kleist ordered twice to order Guderian to temporarily stop attacking and wait for other German troops.

Guderian resigned to fight both times, giving full play to the characteristics of the armored forces.

The advance speed of the 19th Panzer Corps was faster than the escape speed of the British and French allied forces.

The 19th Armored Army didn't even have time to accommodate the prisoners of the British and French allied forces. When facing a large group of defeated British and French soldiers, Guderian's armored soldiers shouted with a loudspeaker: We don't have time to capture you. You have to lay down your weapons and leave the road , get out of the way—

On May 5, Guderian urged his three armored divisions to turn westward, with the goal of reaching the Dunkirk area on the east coast of the English Channel.

On the 20th, the 19th Panzer Corps occupied Amiens and reached the English Channel near Abbeville.

This speed is too fast.

It was almost too late for the German High Command to give an order.

It was not until the next day that Guderian received the next combat order from the German High Command: Advance northward from Abbeville, with the goal of occupying the ports in the Strait.

At this time, the 19th Armored Army was less than 100 kilometers away from Dunkirk.

Beyond Dunkirk is Saint Roque.

The rapid progress of the Germans caught Saint Rocco by surprise.

As mentioned earlier, since the outbreak of the European War, Saint-Roch has become the main way for the French to escape from France.

Not all the people who arrived in Saint-Roch will leave Saint-Roch right away, and some people who have illusions about France only stay for a short time. They also imagine that the war will end soon, so that they can go home.

The attack speed of the Germans was simply too fast.

On May 5, Germany launched the "Sickle Project", and Luxembourg surrendered without a fight that day.

The performance of the Dutch was even worse. Luxembourg only had 30 people, not as many troops as Army Group A, so surrendering without a fight was justified.

In 1940, the Netherlands had a population of 920 million, its navy ranked ninth in the world, and its army had a standing army of 6. Although the number was small, the Netherlands had a complete military service system, well-equipped troops, high-quality officers and soldiers, and 27 reserve personnel.

On the second day after Germany invaded Poland, the Netherlands carried out a national mobilization, organizing ten infantry divisions to cooperate with the British and French allied forces to defend against the German attack.

The Dutch knew that they were powerless against the German attack, so they put their hopes on the British and French allied forces. The Dutch strategy was to hold back the German army and wait for the reinforcements of the British and French allied forces.

The fierceness of the German offensive far exceeded the expectations of the Dutch.

On May 5th, 10 paratroopers from the German 7th Air Division parachuted into The Hague and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This area is the core of the Dutch defense.

After the paratroopers took over the airfield, a full airborne division arrived one after another.

On the 11th, the Luftwaffe began to carry out carpet-style indiscriminate bombing of Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands.

On the evening of the 12th, Winkelmann, the commander-in-chief of the Dutch army, informed the Queen of the Netherlands and the cabinet ministers that the Dutch army was no longer able to resist the German attack, and the reinforcements of the British and French allied forces were nowhere in sight.

On the 13th, Queen Wilhelmina and several cabinet ministers boarded a British destroyer and fled to London.

Before leaving, Queen Wilhelmina authorized Winkelmann to act as plenipotentiary to announce the surrender at the appropriate time.

On the 15th, just four days after the German attack, the Netherlands surrendered.

What the Dutch didn't expect was that the Dutch surrendered too quickly, and the Germans were not prepared, so that after the Dutch surrendered, the Luftwaffe failed to get the news in time and bombarded Rotterdam for another ten hours Indiscriminate bombing.

By the time the Luftwaffe stopped bombing, Rotterdam had been completely bombed into ruins.

Compared with Luxembourg, which surrendered in one day, and the Netherlands, which surrendered in four days, Belgium had better luck.

Thanks to the smoke bombs released by Germany before the war, the Anglo-French coalition forces were convinced of Germany's "Yelou Project". Therefore, after the B Army launched an attack on Belgium, the Anglo-French coalition forces made a mistake in judging the direction of Germany's main attack and sent the main force to Germany. Troops were transferred to Belgium to strengthen its defenses, and Belgium did not surrender quickly.

But it was almost too soon. When Guderian swept north, all the regular Belgian troops had been wiped out, and the countdown to surrender was also entered.

Since the outbreak of the war, the 19th Panzer Army led by Guderian has been the best performing unit of the German army.

After launching its attack northwards, the XIX Panzer Corps continued its momentum, occupying Boulogne and Calais on the morning of the 19rd, and reaching Gravelin in the afternoon of the 23th, only 24 miles from Dunkirk.

arrive--

At this time, the right wing of the German army, the 41st Panzer Corps led by Jorge-Hans Reinhardt, had reached Saint-Roch.

Since the launch of the Sickle Project, more French and Belgians have flocked to Saint-Roch, hoping to escape Europe.

Not only ordinary people, but also the panicked Anglo-French soldiers who poured into Saint Rocco at this time.

Southern Africa had not joined the war at this time. According to the "International Law", Saint Rocco, as the territory of Southern Africa, could temporarily accept refugees, but it could not accept soldiers from the British and French coalition forces.

The officers and soldiers of the British and French allied forces were not stupid. They threw away their weapons and uniforms on the way to escape, and mixed with the real refugee crowd into Saint Rocco.

San Rocco tried to maintain order at first.

But as more and more refugees arrived, it became more and more difficult to maintain order. Luggage and weapons piled up at all the entrances, and the roads were full of abandoned cars and carriages. Already faintly audible.

In the port office building, most of the staff have been evacuated ahead of schedule, all valuables have been transported away, and all the documents that should be destroyed have been destroyed. Lin Zhu, the mayor of St. Rocco, locked the gate of the office building with his own hands, and said to Ben Field, the chief of customs. : "Let's go, I want to be the last one to leave Saint Rocco."

The captains of the navy have a tradition of dying for their ships. As the mayor of San Roque, Lin Zhu has to fight to the last moment.

"Mr. Mayor, there is no need for you to do this." Ben Field looked solemn. Lin Zhu is 32 years old this year. He graduated from Nyasaland University. He has successively worked in Los Angeles City Government, Nyasaland State Government, and the Palace of Justice. .

"No, I am the mayor of St. Roch appointed by the lord himself. I want to repay the trust of the lord." Lin Zhu has a firm attitude. As long as there are southern Africans stranded in St. Roch, Lin Zhu will not leave.

Ben Field looked at Cao Shixiu, the commander of the Sacred Rock Squadron, with pleading eyes.

Cao Shixiu graduated from the Nyasaland Naval Academy and first served in the Indian Ocean Fleet. He started as an ordinary communications officer and served as the captain of frigates, destroyers, and light cruisers. Last year, he was appointed as the "Saint Rocco" The captain of the heavy cruiser, he served as the commander of the San Roque Squadron at the beginning of the year.

"Old Lin, the French are doomed, and Saint Rocco can't hold it. You have a special status. If you are captured by the Germans, it will cause even more trouble for the lord." Cao Shixiu didn't want to see Lin Zhu being captured by the Germans.

As a senior military officer in southern Africa, Cao Shixiu knew very well that once France surrendered, it would not be far from joining the war in southern Africa.

Once France surrendered, the only country in Europe still fighting against Germany was Britain.

Although some French troops will withdraw to the British mainland to continue fighting like the Poles, the British Empire will eventually be alone.

The current situation is very dangerous. Britain needs a strong ally, not only in strength, but more importantly, to improve the morale of the allies.

France fought the last World War for four years.

It is hard to say whether France can survive the 40 days this time.

After all, in this time and space, the weapons and equipment of the Germans are more advanced than those of the German army in another time and space.

Since the outbreak of the war, Guderian's 19th Armored Army has driven straight in, advancing 400 kilometers within ten days and capturing 25 British and French allied forces. This has never happened in human history.

When the war broke out, the Allies had three million troops on the Western Front.

It has only been half a month now, and nearly a million Allied troops have died in battle or been captured by the German army.

The Maginot Line was indeed indestructible. The 70 British and French allied troops stationed in the Maginot Line were now surrounded by the German army, and it was only a matter of time before they surrendered.

The German army is now encircling the rout of the British and French allied forces. Once the German army completes the encirclement, the 50 Allied troops around Dunkirk will be unable to fly. This is the last remaining force of the Allied forces.

Rock knew about the Dunkirk retreat. The British in another time and space made countless movies, boasting about the Dunkirk retreat. Looking at the Dunkirk retreat from the perspective of God, it is indeed a record in the history of human warfare. Miracle.

But when all this really happens, only when you are in the game will you know that everything has huge uncertainties.

Now even Roque is not sure whether Winston, who has just taken office, has a chance to complete the Dunkirk retreat.

For the British and French allied forces, they need time, and more importantly, great luck.

And confidence in winning the final victory of the war.

Southern Africa has the ability to give the Allies enough confidence.

As long as southern Africa is at war.

"I am the mayor of St. Roch. I am responsible not only to the Lord, but also to the citizens of St. Roch. Southern Africans will not surrender. When the last moment comes, I will use facts to prove the courage and courage of the southern Africans." Determined!" Lin Zhu was ready to die.

"No no no, Lin, you don't need to do this at all. Even if you become a prisoner, the Germans will give you treatment in line with your status." Ben Field looked horrified, not to mention dying for the city, even if he died for the country, Ben Field Field never even considered it.

"Ben, you don't know that in the history of the Chinese, every time the Chinese faced a war, countless people took the initiative to stand up and fight bloody for our country and our ethnic group without fear of sacrifice—" Lin Zhu was indeed a little pedantic.

But it is precisely because there are countless people like Lin Zhu that the Chinese can prosper to this day.

Do not underestimate the power of civilization.

Ben Field frowned, he really couldn't understand why Lin Zhu did this.

Cao Shixiu could understand.

So Cao Shixiu didn't talk nonsense, and quietly exchanged glances with the adjutant beside him.

The adjutant understood and brought back a telegram in a short while.

Cao Shixiu took a look at it and was very satisfied.

"A telegram from the Palace of Justice in Pretoria, Mr. Lin Zhu, you have now been relieved of your duties. The Palace of Justice requires you to return to Pretoria immediately, and you have another appointment." Cao Shixiu was expressionless, mechanically cold like a robot.

"What?" Lin Zhu couldn't believe it, the telegram came by such a coincidence.

normal!

Since the outbreak of the European War, there have been too many coincidences. Some things are just as agreed upon by the two sides. No matter how clever the screenwriter is, they can't write such a plot.

Such as the impending Dunkirk evacuation.

Guderian should be very depressed, because he has just received an order from the German Army Command.

The German command ordered Guderian to stop the offensive, and left the task of destroying the Anglo-French coalition forces in Dunkirk to the air force led by Goering to perform.

This order made Guderian unable to understand.

The 19th Armored Army commanded by Guderian was less than ten kilometers away from Dunkirk at this time. With just a kick of the accelerator, Adrian could surround all 50 British and French allied forces.

Guderian therefore questioned and protested to Kleist, commander of the armored corps.

Kleist's reply was simple: this is an order issued by the head of state himself and must be carried out.

There are different opinions about the order of the mustache in later generations, and it has become an unsolved mystery.

One theory is that Mustache deliberately let the British go, and he wanted to leave a way out for future peace talks.

This statement sounds a bit ridiculous, but in fact it is very likely.

After Germany and Russia partitioned Poland, Mustache once proposed a peace plan, hoping to end the hostility between Britain, France and Germany.

With the lessons learned from the "Munich Agreement", Neville no longer believed in Mustache's sincerity, and the hope of peace eventually came to naught.

This can't be blamed on Neville. Mustache has backtracked many times. Neville has enough reasons to believe that Mustache's proposal for peace is another tactic to delay the attack.

Another theory is that Mustache was disturbed by the abnormally rapid advance of his armored forces. He was worried that the armored forces would be surrounded by the British and French forces, so he ordered Guderian and Reinhardt to temporarily stop the attack.

So Winston had the opportunity to implement his "generator plan".

"Your post has been relieved. From now on, you have nothing to do with the city of St. Rocco. I am now informing you in the name of the commander of the S.R.C. Squadron that St. Rocco is already under military control. All unrelated personnel must Evacuate, and you too, former mayor!" Cao Shixiu waved the telegram triumphantly.

The former mayor, who was already mentally prepared to kill himself, was dumbfounded.

Nima, the script shouldn't be like this.

Shouldn't it be the mayor who died in the city, stirring up the collective anger of southern Africans, uniting against evil, and doing justice?
Now inexplicably become the former mayor!

Could this telegram be fake?

"Take it, this is a telegram for you. Are you going to disobey orders?" Cao Shixiu had a fierce look on his face. Just now, you swore that you would be worthy of the Lord's trust.

Now the Lord's latest order comes, to accept or not to accept?

"Shouldn't the telegram to me be sent to the San Roque City Government?" Lin Zhu still wanted to resist.

"Hehe, after you return to Pretoria, you can ask your lord face to face!" Cao Shixiu was too lazy to talk nonsense with Lin Zhu, and with a wave of his hand, the adjutant immediately walked towards Lin Zhu with two sailors.

"Wait, what are you going to do?" Lin Zhu's head was in a mess like a muddle.

"Mr. Lin Zhu, please hand over your sidearms. According to the regulations of the San Roque Squadron, you cannot carry weapons on board the warships of the Southern African Navy." The adjutant followed the regulations and there was no possibility of flexibility.

"It's my right to carry weapons with me!" Lin Zhu didn't want to hand over his guns, whether it was to the Germans or to the Southern African Navy.

Cao Shixiu didn't talk nonsense, and gave the adjutant another look.

The adjutant suddenly gave Lin Zhu a smile.

Before Lin Zhu could react, his arms were firmly controlled by two sailors, and then he watched helplessly as the adjutant took away the pistol Lin Zhu was carrying.

Tsk tsk tsk, it’s still a gorgeously decorated craft pistol——

Don't doubt, craft pistols can also kill people.

"This gun is not cheap, I will save it for you for the time being, and I will give it to you when I return to southern Africa—" Cao Shixiu held Lin Zhu's pistol triumphantly. The handcrafted pistol is not cheap, and the price is very expensive.

It is said that the salary of the mayor is not low, and he must be able to afford it. There is no gray income.

"Cao Shixiu, you bastard, you falsely delivered the imperial decree—" Lin Zhu now finally realized that Cao Shixiu could do such a thing.

"Hehehe, if you have the ability, go to the Palace of Justice and ask the Lord to sue me—" Cao Shixiu laughed loudly, the scholar rebelled, and it would take ten years to fail.

Ben Field, who witnessed the whole process, was stunned.

This--

This is what Lin Zhu just said about fighting bloody battles without fear of sacrifice?
ps: For Yutou, the 7000-word chapter is definitely a big chapter-today I will go back to my hometown to worship the ancestors, and there is only the morning chapter. Counting the morning chapter, today it really exceeds [-] words, which is enough conscience.

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