The journey starts from the Titanic

Chapter 2 Going south or going north?Chinese Alliance!

After Germany destroyed Poland, it did not continue to attack the Soviet Union eastward.

Hitler, the most reactionary anti-communist, actually gave a false shot at the last moment and turned his gun south to attack France.

The situation in Europe changed so rapidly that it was beyond the expectations of Britain and France. At this moment, the British regretted that they should not indulge in the Nazis and attempted to lead the Nazis to the Soviet Union. This strategy was unsuccessful. Chamberlain stepped down sadly, and hard-line Churchill was in power.

The German troops were divided into three groups, from west to east, attacking Army Group B in the Netherlands and Belgium, Army Group A in the Ardennes Forest, and Army Group C in the Maginot Line.

The Ardennes Forest is located at the junction of Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. It has a hilly terrain, dense forests, and sparsely populated. Before the attack, German engineers sneaked into the Ardennes Forest and sawed half of the trees along the attack.

On the surface, the Ardennes forest is densely wooded, and the trees along the way are just standing dominoes. German tanks easily knocked down the trees and ran out of the forest. Hundreds of thousands of troops continuously passed through the Ardennes forest and appeared in the French hinterland. .

The French did not expect that German tanks rushed out of the forest, and the Germans suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Maas River. The Maas River defense line was very weak.

Guderian commanded the 19th Armored Corps, and three armored divisions easily captured the French fortress city-Sedan!

Sedan, the strategic point, seems to have always been a treasure for the Germans. In the Franco-Prussian War a hundred years ago, the Germans defeated France in the Battle of Sedan and built the Second German Empire on the corpse of the French Empire.

This time is no exception.

Forcibly crossing the Maas River is the key to the plan. German planes bombarded the Maas River defense line indiscriminately. German heavy artillery fired on the opposite bank. The French army on the south bank of the Maas River almost collapsed. Guderian ordered the engineers to stay overnight without rest in the city. At Tower Bridge, the German tank troops rushed across the Maas River early the next morning, facing a French infantry division that had come in reinforcements, and defeated them.

Next, the German army and the French army fought a tank battle. As a result, the German army won a big victory. Guderian had no time to celebrate the victory, so he marched against the clock to copy the British and French forces.

In the Battle of the Maas River, only one dissatisfied French Infantry Group was unable to parry. At this time, the main force of the French army was either hiding behind the Maginot Line or in Belgium, fighting with the British against the German Group B.

The Maas River defense line was pierced, and the death sickle came. Whether it was the Maginot defense line or the French army in Belgium, they were facing the danger of being attacked on their backs and backs. They were about to lose!

But the situation later on was like that, and France was defeated.

Hitler was ecstatic, but Churchill wanted to save the British Expeditionary Force trapped in Dunkirk Harbor at all costs and implement the famous engine plan later.

(But if you lose the war, the engine plan seems to be meaningless.)

In one and a half months, only one and a half months, France perished, and the German soldiers marched into Paris without any blood.

The Nazi cavalry swept across Europe and taught countries around the world a lesson. It turns out that wars can be fought like this. The French are not weak in military strength, and the equipment is even more advanced. If you lose, you lose in terms of concepts. They are too conservative.

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"Wonderful! The Germans explained to us what it means to be unexpected and attack the failure, and gave us a good lesson."

"Another inspirational story."

Wuhan, the Military Commission, Li, Bai, Situ Yong, Deng Keng, Absinthe and other bigwigs discuss the war in Europe.Not only are they concerned about the European battlefield, but the Prime Minister's Office is also always concerned.

This is true of Wuhan, Tokyo, South China, Moscow and Washington.

People once again saw the power of the blitz, and were even frightened by the strength of the German army-the German army killed the world's first army in a second!

The Germans’ victory inspired the Military Commission. They firmly believed that they were taking the right path and demanded that the Chancellery agree to a new round of military expansion plans.

"Expand the army by 5 million? No! I won't agree! It's not that necessary."

Song Ziwen stopped doing it as soon as he heard it. The military actually proposed to expand the army by 5 million. He was surprised, and then asked, "Who is going to war against?"

Who to fight against?

There are three answers: Britain and France, the Soviet Union and Japan.

The war against Britain and France was mainly to reclaim the concessions. When war broke out in Europe, Britain and France had no time to take care of the East. They could also reclaim the concessions without expanding their troops. The concessions were the result of a mature settlement.

So, who else?

Japan or the Soviet Union?

Military generals like Li Bai and Situ Nan have different opinions. The navy and the army have different opinions. The army must go north and the navy must go south.

This strategic choice is not a good choice, north or south?

Each has its own reasons and advantages and disadvantages. The military and the Prime Minister’s Office did not discuss a clear result, but reached a consensus to continue to expand the army. The Prime Minister’s Office agreed to expand the army to 3 million, renamed the National Defense Forces, and the country entered a semi-war state. , Mobilize veterans to join the army, and open positions to women.

After the meeting, Song Ziwen, Lin Yimin, Soong Meiling and Absinthes gathered together to discuss the situation.

Soong Meiling said first: "Let him guess right again, the Germans easily defeated France, so is the world's first army just like this?"

What she calls him is naturally Situ Nan. At the beginning of the war, Situ Nan’s telegram came to Wuhan and New Tangshan. He predicted that Germany would defeat France, and the situation in Europe would change even more in a short time. Wuhan and New Tangshan wanted be prepared.

Soong Meiling didn't believe this, but she didn't expect Situ Nan's words to be fulfilled again. She was victorious and lost a game. She couldn't help but cast her anger on the French, and commented on France bitterly.

Absinthe was silent, and was secretly shocked. In the message Situ Nan sent him, he not only predicted the direction of the war, but also specifically mentioned that the Ardennes Forest was the key to the battle.

This shows what?

If Situ Nan is either extremely strong in predicting or gathering intelligence, he should maintain a consistent attitude towards him-trust him.

Absinthe did not speak out what was in his mind. Seeing Song Meiling looked over, he smiled and shook his head: "Unexpectedly, our ability to collect intelligence in Europe is limited, and our main focus is on Japan and the Soviet Union. According to intelligence, Japan and Germany may sign a secret treaty, and the Japanese cannot sit still."

After speaking, I looked at Song Ziwen.

The Germans most want to form an alliance is China. Whether they are attacking the Soviet Union or attacking Britain and France, the two countries have room for cooperation. Before the war, the two countries had large-scale military and industrial cooperation. Many of the Wehrmacht equipment were similar to the German army. friendly.

Since the Germans can do it, then there is no reason why the Chinese National Defense Force, which has the same origin as the German army, is larger and has war experience, can't do it?

The army and air force are eager to try, but the navy disagrees. They think that the British and French colonies in Southeast Asia are more suitable targets, with rich resources and low combat difficulty. Even without the intervention of the army and air force, the navy can handle Southeast Asia, especially the French Annan.

However, in order to take care of the military friendship, the Navy hopes that the Army will send several mountain divisions and jungle divisions to join the southward operations.

Military aspirations are available, however, Song Ziwen's comparison is not positive, with many concerns, and no consensus has been reached between the two military and political terms.

In the economic world, military industry interest groups and consumer goods interest groups also have different voices. Although they are unanimously exporting various materials to Europe, the voices of businessmen are passed to the Zhi Gong party. This is why Song Ziwen does not advocate immediate participation in the war. .

"Whether going south or north, we must first reach a consensus with South China, and the two sides must form a more reliable alliance." Lin Yimin said.

Song Ziwen nodded and started the war. Petroleum and rubber are what China needs most. Nanhua can provide these two things, especially rubber. Meihua Chemical Company has mastered synthetic rubber technology, but it is not as good as imported in terms of quality and cost. South China Rubber is a good deal.

"What a headache! Let's figure it out first and see how the Japanese move!"

Song Ziwen said with a headache.

It stands to reason that China must first attack Japan and take back Taiwan Island from Japan, but the Japanese navy is so powerful that neither Song Ziwen nor the military wants to fight the Japanese.

Of course, I am not afraid of the Japanese. Once a war is fought, Wuhan will first cut off the supply of materials to Japan. Without the ore and oil from mainland China, the rubber oil in South China may also be lost, and Japan's war potential will be weakened.

Then on the Korean Peninsula, the powerful Chinese Army and Air Force would drive the Japanese off to sea.

"It's okay to wait and see, now both sides are a little bit of a rat avoidance, the Japanese must be more anxious than us." Absinthe smiled.