The Third Reich in Desperation

At the beginning, I heard that it was a Belgian officer who rescued the documents that the German army tried to destroy from the fire at the cost of his burned hands, allowing the coalition forces to finally recover the German attack plan.The Belgian officer who "made meritorious service" also secretly received a large sum of bonuses from the Allied Forces Command for this.

However, I did not expect that it was this seized plan that made the coalition forces fall into the trap of the Germans.

"We really didn't expect that the German army that was able to defeat ten elite Belgian divisions in one morning turned out to be just a feigned attacking force. Their real backhand is not the army group in northern Belgium, but the Ardennes forest in southern Belgium. The third army group!" Gan Molin said loudly: "They use armored forces in forest areas! They appear in the most unlikely positions!"

In fact, it is only necessary to leave a French division or a British division in the Ardennes Forest to defend against danger, and it is not difficult to stop the German vanguard by taking advantage of the geographical defense.

However, Gan Molin and everyone in the coalition headquarters believed that since the place was completely unsuitable for attack, the German commander should not be so stupid as to take this most unsuitable route for attack.And it was this kind of mentality that caused the coalition forces to fail to send a reliable force to defend.

"It's really risky to appear in the most unlikely place." Churchill said in surprise: "And they used two army groups as bait to lure us to dispatch. I still feel unbelievable that there is still a feint after a feint!"

Looking at the history of European warfare, it is considered pretty good to think of using a feint to divert the enemy's attention.Like "Scythe Harvest Project", it is the first time that a feint attack is used as a cover for a feint attack, so that the enemy mistakenly regards the second feint attack as the main attack!

It has to be said that Manstein has surpassed the level of famous generals in European traditional cognition, and has reached the height of a peak famous general who can even count ordinary famous generals!

"Then where else can we gather a large amount of manpower and material resources? Let's mobilize quickly." Churchill hastily suggested: "Move all the troops that can be transferred to the rear to relieve the siege. There should be a reserve mobile force responsible for the garrison?"

"No!" Gan Molin shook his head and continued to deny: "I have already said that. All the troops that can be dispatched have been dispatched to northern Belgium as soon as possible."

Not even a reserve force? !Churchill spoke out excitedly.Even if he is not a professional military strategist like Gan Malin, he also knows that a large army should definitely leave a reserve or reserve force for emergency.However, Gan Molin, the dignified French general and commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, did not do this!

"The only thing that can save the coalition now is the British Empire, which still has enough strength." Prime Minister Renault quickly brought the topic back to the topic: "If the Royal Air Force can send one more... no , Send two more brigades of fighter planes! In that case, we will definitely be able to regain the air supremacy."

In fact, the fighters sent by the Royal Air Force to the French battlefield have not always had a good record.In less than a week, the Royal Air Force was already in the sky of France, and more than [-] aircraft were shot down.And that number is still growing.....

"I can't agree to this." Churchill refused with some inhumanity: "The air force of the British mainland must be maintained at a level sufficient to protect itself. This is our national policy!"

Sighing, Churchill shook his head and said: "There is no way to give you more fighters. In fact, the support that exists now is the limit I can win for you."

Churchill's words undoubtedly cut off the last thoughts and hopes of Gan Malin and Lei Nuo.However, he did not discourage the two senior French leaders for too long.

"Although the Royal Air Force can't provide support, the Royal Navy of the British Empire can help the coalition forces." Churchill squeezed out a smiling face and encouraged: "The road is cut off, so we will use transport ships to transport the troops in the encirclement." Transport it away from the sea. In this way, the purpose of jumping out of the encirclement can also be achieved!"

Text Chapter 333 Belgian 13th Infantry Division

The 13th Belgian Infantry Division, a standard second-rate Belgian infantry division.

作为比利时陆军的后备步兵师，也就是通常意义所说的预备役步兵师，比利时第13步兵师编制倒还算完整。13师下辖第32、第33、第34步兵团，以及一个装备了75毫米口径野战炮的第21炮兵团。另外该师直属的第13自行车侦察营被比利时统帅部剥离该师，用于指引英法盟军进入比利时。

It can be said that the remaining troops still have a certain combat effectiveness in terms of organization and equipment.

It is also because of this that this second-rate division, when the Belgian Army lost all first-rate divisions, suddenly turned from a pheasant into a phoenix, becoming one of the few units that the Belgian military can still sell.

Leading the last quintessence of the country's armed forces, this should be a blood-spitting, critical task.

But the commander of the 13th Infantry Division, Belgian Major General Lukaku, was not at all excited about his current position.

Yes, with the Belgian 13th Infantry Division in his hands, it is enough to make him, the division commander, a general of the Belgian Army today.Looking at the less than 13 remnants and defeated soldiers left in Belgium, there are not many troops like the [-]th Infantry Division that have been organized and retained.

In addition to the engineering regiment, the transport regiment, and the medical regiment directly under the Belgian Supreme Command, there are only some battalion-level troops that still have organizational systems.

诸如第5第10第14之类的常备步兵师，早就在边境被打空了。而与第3步兵师一样，同样作为预备役步兵师的第17步兵师以及第2阿登猎兵师，如今也已经被德军的接连攻势给打废了。

It has become an organizational system, and the scale is still considerable, only the 13th Infantry Division of Major General Lukaku!

"Master, an order from the Allied Forces Command requires us to move eastward as soon as possible to meet the 3rd Division of the British Expeditionary Force retreating under the command of Major General Montgomery." The lieutenant colonel's staff handed over a telegram.

The content of the telegram can be summed up in one sentence. The British Expeditionary Force is going to retreat, so the coalition command decided to use the last Belgian division-level troops to cover the rear and use it as cannon fodder.

The decision of the coalition headquarters may be reasonable for the overall situation.After all, they used the 13th Division, which is still second-rate in the Belgian Army, in exchange for the safe retreat of the 3rd Division, the main force in the top-ranked British Expeditionary Force.Sacrificing weak troops and reporting to strong troops is a reasonable choice for the coalition command.

However, this is not the best choice for the Belgians.As far as the army of this country is concerned, they can no longer afford to lose the last well-organized division.This is the last remaining foundation of the Belgian Army!

"The Allied Forces Command is trying to squeeze out the last bit of use value of the Belgian Army..." Lukaku said leisurely.

Seeing that the division commander seemed to have some opinions, the lieutenant colonel who handed over the telegram reminded: "Master, this is an order from the coalition headquarters, and we have no right to refuse."

In order to obtain the big backer of France, the Belgian government has completely handed over the leadership of the army to the Allied Command in Paris.The Belgian government hopes that in this way, it can obtain the return of the French army's entry support.

Of course, if the French want it, the Belgian government will certainly not mind handing over the full strength of the general command of the armed forces to the hands of the French backer.It's just that their air force fighter planes are all obsolete and outdated waste, and the navy is also a small ship that doesn't even have a single destroyer.

The only thing worth mentioning is the Belgian army of 22.This is a truly impressive force!

And if Belgium falls, the Belgian Army leadership handed over to France will be meaningless.After all, the Belgian army will not let their country fail to defend, and run to the French border as cannon fodder. Even if they are cannon fodder, they will only be fooled on their own land.

Therefore, the French High Command, who understood this, followed the wishes of the Belgian government and formulated the "Plan D" for the British and French allied forces to enter Belgium to support Belgium.

But now, although all the main forces of the coalition forces have arrived in Belgium, they are still beaten by the Germans.This point was never thought of by the Belgian government and the Belgian command before.

"The Allied Command?" Lukaku snorted coldly: "At this time, do we still need to obey the words of the Allied Command!"

"Teacher, you mean..." The lieutenant colonel's staff looked at Lukaku in disbelief.

On the side, Lucas' adjutant and several combat staff officers with good ears also approached inadvertently.

Looking around, seeing more and more people approaching, Lukaku did not hide anything, and said bluntly with amplified volume: "The French in the coalition headquarters are already in danger. It is to use us as scapegoats to block the German army, so that they can escape further from the British troops."

"The coalition has no plans to fight back, and they won't save us, so we don't need to count on the coalition." Lukaku said with a serious expression: "Now pull our division to the front line, and we can't be defeated. What can we do?" Benefit? Let the British and French run farther, slip out of our front, and then leave the Belgian army with no resistance at all, and be easily wiped out by the German army?!"

Now is the time when the Allied Forces were defeated. From the emergence of the German Third Army Group in the Ardennes Mountains, the failure of the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms has become inevitable.

Everyone can see that the coalition command has been powerless, and everyone knows that the German army has surrounded all the forces that the coalition can produce.Today's coalition forces can't even come up with troops to clear the siege, let alone the chances of winning.

Although they are also in the encirclement, Lukaku's 13th Division is still relatively inward, and will not be able to contact the vanguard of the German army for a while, so it is safe for the time being.

But now if it is sent up to fight the German army face to face, it is estimated that the last divisional force in Belgium will be scrapped immediately.At that time, the troops that the Belgian High Command could command, at most, were some battalion-level troops, and they couldn't even stop the Germans.

Although the 13th Division's combat effectiveness is not high, it can still be regarded as a reorganized division after all. In such a large-scale war, it can still be used to some extent.If fighting in battalions and regiments, the Belgian army would really be useless.

"Our division must not be left here meaninglessly," Lukaku said loudly: "As the last available division force in Belgium, we must first ensure our own existence. As long as we still exist, the Belgian Army There is still a force that can be seen by the coalition command. And once we are wiped out, the coalition command will completely abandon Belgium, which is no longer worth using!"

Text Chapter 334 It's Our Turn

Because the attack plan on the Netherlands was removed, the Third Reich saved an armored division and an airborne division to be used in the Netherlands in the original "Yellow Plan" plan.

The saved armored divisions were assigned to Army Group A in Rundstede to break through the Ardennes Forest.The saved airborne division was assigned to Bock's Army Group B to occupy fortresses and some bridges in Belgium.

In fact, the Third Reich now has 3 paratrooper divisions.It's just that the other two newly-built airborne divisions have not yet formed combat effectiveness, so in the "Sickle Harvest Plan", only the first airborne division is used for the time being, and the second and third paratrooper divisions that are still in training are not counted. .

Of course, this can also be regarded as leaving 2 paratrooper divisions for the German army as a reserve team for future emergency use.

And now, the last paratrooper battalion of the [-]st Paratrooper Division that has not participated in combat has also ushered in their first combat mission-to capture the three bridges on the canal in Belgium.

"Get ready to board the plane!" Following the battalion commander's command, groups of German paratroopers carried parachute bags, tactical vests, grenades, bayonets, and ammunition bags.Under their tactical vests, there are also compressed biscuits and filled water bottles to improve the survivability of the paratroopers.

These are the standard equipment of the paratroopers of the Third Reich, all of which are ideal arrangements proposed by Reinhardt according to his own impression.

In terms of weapons, paratroopers cannot be equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery, the weight of which can limit the possibility of airdrops.However, their firepower is not as weak as ordinary infantry.