The Third Reich in Desperation

Soon, the news spread to the grassroots of the expeditionary force.The soldiers did not show resistance to this seemingly shameful news. On the contrary, they may have lost confidence in the government and the country after facing this kind of helpless despair, and gave up their last resistance. The young soldier even showed a happy smile. This kind of smile is not shameful or greedy for life, but a person who regained hope after being helpless in despair or lost after a desperate life. Fortunately.

Chris, a young major in the expeditionary force, came to France full of enthusiasm and the mentality of swearing to serve the country, so at this moment, he still doesn't accept the decision made by his chief.

"What? Surrender! Why don't we fight the Germans to the end? I would rather die in battle than surrender!!" After he finished speaking, he turned to his soldiers and said, "Among you, are you willing to surrender and want to stay?" Join me in an honorable fight to the death!"

There was no expected response among the soldiers, but a dead silence.

Chris asked again, "What's the matter, the soldiers of the British Empire, no one dares to stay and fight the Germans with me?"

For a person like Chris, fighting to death naturally has no worries. After all, he grew up in an orphanage and has no parents or children. He even has few friends because of his introverted personality, let alone girlfriend.

So he didn't talk about marriage, and he didn't have a wife, children and parents, so naturally he wouldn't think so much.

However, not all soldiers are like him. Most of them still want to go home to meet their wives and children after the war, and go back to support their parents. They don’t want their children to be fatherless since childhood. Love, don't want them to be ridiculed by classmates at school because they don't have a father, and don't want their wives to stay alone in the empty house.

Looking at the drooping heads of the soldiers, Chris nodded his head half-understanding and said, "Forget it, forget it! I understand, from now on, there will be no British Expeditionary Force on the European continent." After that, he was in pain Looking up to the sky and weeping.

Continental balance of power, from today, will become a thing of the past.The empire on which the sun never sets can no longer control the situation in the European continent with an expeditionary force, and even has no chance to send an expeditionary force.

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On the other side, at the German command headquarters, Guderian was discussing the next battle plan with several staff officers. An officer walked up to them and reported: "General Guderian, the British Expeditionary Force has sent a liaison officer and asked to see you , he said they were willing to surrender."

Hearing this news, Guderian smiled knowingly, and thought to himself: "Looking at the British's ability, they should also surrender. Wait until the 20 elites are gone, and see what the British use to guard Great Britain. Created good conditions for Germany to attack Britain in the future."

In fact, Guderian was right. The annihilation of the British Expeditionary Force meant that Germany would face a maximum of 80 troops in the UK in the future, including their local armed militia and temporary recruits. Strong men, and in the British mainland in the mid-40s, there were no more than 10 regular troops with experience and combat capabilities.This is an extremely important step for Germany's strategy of taking Britain to attack the Soviet Union!

It can be said that Germany won the 20 elite British troops, so there will be no wars in the future Western European battlefields except the British mainland.

"Bring him in, I want to see him in person!" Guderian said with a happy smile on his face.

"Also, ask for an interpreter. Also, send a telegram to Head of State Reinhardt, explain the situation to him, and ask him for instructions on the biggest concessions we can make on the terms of our negotiations." While speaking, Guderian looked at Outside the window, he seemed to have seen the vast sea of ​​the English Channel.Because he understands that the next target of the Third Reich is the British Empire across the English Channel!

The sudden surrender of the expeditionary force put Guderian in a good mood. If Alexander was willing to surrender, he would not mind giving the other party a decent surrender ceremony.

Because as long as he can prevent the 20 people of the expeditionary force from returning to the UK, then he can definitely be regarded as a great achievement.Then the German landing force will basically not encounter any resistance in the early stage of attacking the United Kingdom, and may even reach the British capital London near the south unimpeded, and then control the entire territory of the United Kingdom.

"Head of Reinhardt is here to report, and I will hand over all the negotiation rights to you, General Guderian." An officer reported.

"Okay, now let's go meet the British and see what conditions they offer." After that, Guderian brought several staff officers and several other officers to a temporarily requisitioned space. The reception room on the first floor, ready to "greet" the negotiating officers of the British Expeditionary Force.

The officers sent by the British Expeditionary Force were not neatly dressed. He led these soldiers waving white flags all the way to the German Army Command. It was inevitable that they would be questioned and disturbed by some German soldiers. Naturally, they could not care about their clothes. tidy.

In fact, the British troops were so discomfited that they had no time to adjust their uniforms, which is a common problem with any defeated army.

The German army can use several times the enemy's strength to take turns attacking it, but the British Expeditionary Force does not have this time. They have to keep defending and defending.

The number of the British army has now fallen into an absolute disadvantage, and most of the remaining people have no desire to resist, so there is no need to continue the war.

"As long as you agree to exempt us from hard labor and receive due treatment in the prisoner-of-war camp, we are willing to hand over our weapons and allow us to appear in the garrisoned defense zone." As soon as we met, the British officer who came to surrender explained his intention.His request is not high, because there are not many chips left in their hands.

The German army can already feel the end of the road for the opponent, and it is useless to be smart.So after hearing this request, Guderian nodded slightly.He understood that the other party had surrendered in good faith and was not here to delay, so there was no need to bargain.

Guderian has always been a very straightforward person, and he is the same to friends and enemies.Otherwise, he wouldn't have put down the famous saying "Get out of the way, I don't have time to capture you".

Judging from the demands of the other party, the remaining troops of the expeditionary force were no longer tenacious in resisting.They lack ammunition and food, and their own navy has betrayed them outside the country, so there is no need for Yu Gongyu to persist.

"If you surrender, are you willing to provide more information, such as the number and distribution of the British army in the mainland, the location where food and ammunition are stored, and the equipment configuration of the troops." Guderian thought for a while, and opened his mouth Ask about topics you are interested in.

"Of course, as long as we know the information, we can provide it to you." The British officer replied without hesitation.

For him, the decision to go to the German command to discuss surrender meant that he had no intention of serving Britain anymore.In other words, only if Germany wins can he return to the motherland sooner.

"Okay! I accept your surrender, the signal and password, the handover work, and all the specific matters. We can discuss in detail." Guderian replied with a smile on his face.

Text Chapter 400 Weygand's Line of Defense (ask for votes, ask for rewards)

"It seems that we need to consider the worst-case scenario. The British surrendered in Dunkirk without a fight, allowing the Germans to liberate an elite armored army, and this armored army took half a day to defeat The 19th Panzer Corps of ten main Belgian divisions."

After Wei Gang was silent in the headquarters for a while, the silence was broken by the newly promoted Lieutenant General Berente. The commander who had just taken over the command of an army from the troops transferred from the Maginot Line sighed. Pointing to the large-scale map next to the wall, he said: "As we all know, the commander of the German 19th Panzer Army is Guderian. Judging from this man's command style, he may lead the troops southward for an assault soon."

Berente pointed at the line of the Somme, Oise and Aisne rivers on the map with a telescoping pole, and said to everyone: "As you can see, the last line of defense that our army can rely on at the moment can only be Wei. This area was set by the general just now. Obviously, the German army can also find this point, and in addition, the commander Guderian has always been vigorous and resolute, and he is good at raiding, so he will definitely launch an attack when our army's foothold is not stable."

Although he was only a lieutenant general, Belante was a subordinate of General Pétain back then, and he had gained his experience. Therefore, Wei Gang paid more attention to the use of Belaante than ordinary army commanders.Now, the situation that Berente analyzed was actually all nodded by Admiral Wei Gang.

"From Dunkirk to the Somme, Oise and Aisne rivers, we don't have enough strategic depth. And considering the rapid attack capability of the German armored forces, it makes us even more short of preparation time." Bei The telescopic rod in Langte's hand moved to the mark where Dunkirk was located on the map.Since only a slight movement on the map is required, this distance is extremely short.

Berente's telescoping pole finally stopped at the blue marked Dunkirk: "Here, nearly 10 troops of our army surrendered one after another under the influence of the British Expeditionary Force. The strength suddenly disappeared. Originally, our 20 people plus nearly 19 British troops could completely stop the German [-]th Panzer Army. Blocking the German armored troops in the north, we had to deal with the few armored troops left by the Germans in front of our line of defense The division is relatively easy. But now it seems that our new line of defense must compete head-on with all German armored divisions."

"The staff officers of the headquarters have already used the sand table to deduce in detail." Berante glanced at Wey Gang, and after receiving a nod from the other party, he continued: "The German army has too many armored troops, which is completely enough to support them to deploy from Somme. To put it bluntly, their tanks alone can almost crush our hard-earned defense line. There are too many places on this long defense line that may be broken by the German army. Moreover, the German army’s Motorized infantry divisions can also quickly reach the front line as a follow-up force to support its offensive..."

Berante's words caused the generals present to exclaim.Although the deduction made by the staff officers of the headquarters, they have also watched it.With the 61 poorly equipped third-rate divisions left in the French army, even if the 8 second-rate divisions withdrawn from the Maginot Line are added, they can only hold off the German army for a while at most.

After all, neither the third-rate garrisons remaining on the second line nor the second-rate fortress divisions in the Maginot Line that lacked mobility weapons did not have sufficient anti-tank weapons.When encountering German tanks, they are almost powerless to resist.

Perhaps, relying on the solid fortifications and large-caliber fortress guns on the Maginot Line, the 8 divisions on the Maginot Line can easily fight against the German armored forces.

But leaving the Maginot Line, there are only 8 "pure" infantry divisions, and pure companies with armored vehicles, transport vehicles, and artillery are scarce.After all, they were originally only fortress troops, and did not need to be equipped with armored vehicles, transport vehicles and other field troops.As for the artillery, with the fortress artillery fixed on the defense line, what field artillery do they need?

But even so, Wei Gang still drew these 8 divisions to the new line of defense.

The reason is very simple. Even the 8 fortress divisions have much better training and combat capabilities than the 61 third-rate divisions in his hands.Wei Gang needed these 8 divisions to come back as the main force and pillar of the new defense line.Stabilize the overall situation.

It sounds a bit pitiful to use a second-rate division with poor equipment as the main force. However, this is the current situation of the French army. The situation we are facing at this moment.

"This is the urgent task we are facing!" Berente said solemnly and loudly: "The enemy we are going to face is not only not a new armed force as everyone thought before the war, but on the contrary, they are very strong. Stronger than we are now!"

"However, we are not without a chance of winning." Berente frowned, and then quickly said: "At least for now, our army is under the command of the experienced General Wei Gang, not Gan Molin. A layman can give orders. As long as the hundreds of thousands of troops of the French Third Republic can be commanded, relying on the geographical advantages of the Somme, Oise and Aisne rivers, it is completely feasible to stop the German army!"

Speaking of which, since the establishment of the French Third Republic, it has been full of disasters.

In its 70-year history, it has experienced crises ranging from the collapse of governments to the appointment of mentally ill presidents.Moreover, it caught up with the World War twice, and was also severely beaten by Germany.

However, in the last world war, with the help of the British and American troops, they barely repelled Kaiser Wilhelm's army.But this time, the United States has wisely protected itself across the Atlantic Ocean and has not yet joined the war.Britain has been defeated in the North Sea, and the expeditionary force has surrendered in an all-round way.Allies who could help France no longer exist.

Oh, I missed one, what about the Belgian allies?

However, their sense of presence this time was too low. They lost their main force on the first day of the war, and then paddled all the way until they formally surrendered four days ago.The 22 divisions of the Belgian Army did not play any role in almost the whole process, as if they did not exist like air.

Well, anyway, there are no allies to rely on, so at this time, you can only ask for blessings.The officers present could also figure this out, so they didn't interrupt Berante's policy of dealing with the enemy alone.

Of course, the French army at this time can only respond to the enemy alone.

"Rely on the river to place troops, even at the expense of blowing up bridges. In short, we must first deploy the defense line as soon as possible." At the end of the meeting, Wei Gang, the commander-in-chief, concluded: "Lieutenant General Berente has made it very clear. , Reasonable command, this is our only strategy, and it is absolutely feasible!"

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