Chapter 302

This time, gruel's promotion was also the result of allied operations. At least in Britain, some people are very familiar with this colonel. This person is the naval Secretary Churchill who got the Smith documents. At his suggestion, Britain used some influence in Belgium and promoted Col. gruel to the post of commander of the Brussels garrison.

In fact, the reason is very simple. When he was a member of the Allied arms control committee in Germany, gruel was an outstanding officer who was hostile to the German defense forces. Moreover, under his leadership, the joint arms control commission conducted several surprise inspections on the German defense forces, which contributed to the containment of the rearmament of the German forces.

In the eyes of the British and the French, a Belgian officer with such achievements is a qualified anti German, worthy of being entrusted with important tasks at a critical moment. Therefore, it is safe to hand over the defense of Brussels to such a hostile Belgian soldier who will never surrender to Germany.

The British took great pains for this retreat plan. They chose gruel to stick to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and turned the city into a natural fortress. In this way, they could buy more than a week for the coalition forces. In this way, they will be able to attack Rommel's German seventh armored force calmly and eliminate the threat from the rear.

As for the war losses suffered by Belgium... How can there be no loss in war? Are you right?

On the bus back home, the commander of the British and French forces, kammerlin, asked the commander of the British forces, GERT, uneasily and said, "you said that gruel would not do anything irrational, would you?"

"I don't think so. When he was on a mission in Germany, he had a very prominent anti German tendency. Their own abilities are also very outstanding. They are rare talents in the Belgian army. " Goth obviously read the analysis document about this Colonel gruel sent from China, and he said it very clearly as soon as he opened his mouth.

With a smile, he assured kammerlin: "when Germany was an officer of the Allied arms control commission, he took the lead in sealing up several German * factories, which was very effective. Moreover, he has been committed to weakening the work of Germany, and he led the investigation of a lot of intelligence in our hands at that time. "

"What if, I mean, what if... We leave some weapons and equipment for our Belgian allies? Can the effect be better? " Gan Mulin thought and asked: "after all, if our main force goes south, it will surpass the German forces in strength."

"Personally, I don't think that's a good idea." Goth waved his hand and said, "we went south to deal with the German armored forces. Belgium also wanted 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 advised kammerlin: "in the known direction, the only threat to Belgium is the German 2nd and 6th armored forces, which are also divided into North and south parts. The German forces we need to counterattack are known as the first and the seventh armored forces of the German army, which has been proved to be the main armored force of Germany in Poland, plus a fifth armored force - these forces are used intensively and the density is quite large. "

"All right! You don't have to say it! I know that. " Gan Mulin sighed, as if he had accepted his life, and said helplessly: "just do it according to your planned combat plan. I guess I will give up the decision of Belgium and pass it back to China, even if I am the commander-in-chief of the coalition."

Goth secretly glanced at kammerlin with disdain, then turned his lips secretly, and said in his heart: because of your deployment, we are passive like this, and finally made an ignominious act of betraying our allies. Are you still thinking about the chair under your butt? Do you know if you put it 200 years ago, don't mention this position, even if you can save your life, it depends on people's mood!

But it's all crows standing on the coal - never mind who's black. Goth gave up Belgium and led his troops back to the southern part of Belgium. This is not a clever strategy. It's just a shameless breakthrough that most people dare not think of.

As the car drove slowly forward, kammerlin could not help feeling uneasy again. He said to Gott, "why don't we leave a division of troops to help Belgium defend Brussels? It's safer. "

It's a good idea to tell the truth. It can not only stabilize the mood of allies, but also monitor the Belgian army to continue to work for the coalition. Of course, it can also help fight at the critical moment, killing three birds with one stone.

However, Goth did not intend to consume the strength of the British army in this way any more. He continued to shake his head and deny: "we will not put in our troops aimlessly any more. The number of British Expeditionary Forces is small. If they are used separately, the effect will be worse. Of course, if you are willing to leave a French division in Brussels, general kammerlin, that would be great. "

"The 17th infantry division is just retreating to Brussels. Let them stay there." Gan Mulin closed his eyes and sighed again. He suddenly felt that the number of sighs in his life was not as many as one day today. Then he continued: "calm down the heart of the Belgian defenders and make a statement with this action to tell them that we will definitely fight back."

The car is still shaking, far away is being chased by the German army, the French 17th infantry division retreating to Brussels is still unknown, their fate has been cruelly decided in a small car. Of course, the German troops on both fronts were not complacent because of the passive retreat of the coalition forces. They maintained a very high quality of front-line operations and played their own level of ability. In the north, the group B army chased the Allied forces of Britain, France and Belgium all the way south. It made great strides in the city strategy and knocked down one third of the 17th French infantry division that gammerlin wanted to leave to the Belgian garrison. Except for some logistic forces, all the forces under Keitel entered Belgium and completed the occupation of the Netherlands. Rommel continues to drive in the north of France. He has always been very talented in bluffing. This time he came up with a plan to intimidate the French. On a main road, he lined up his tanks, and then "lined up like the Navy and fired on both sides.". The French troops were deterred by the barrage of guns and guns of his armored forces. They gave up their plan to attack the forward troops of Rommel and retreated in the direction of Cambre. The main force of the coalition forces in Belgium retreated to the southwest, and Brussels also ushered in the last reinforcements - the semi disabled French 17th infantry division. In the vicinity of the capital city, Belgium deployed five defensive divisions to cooperate with a dissatisfied French division. They hoped to rely on the city to withstand the German attack for half a month. In order to strengthen the defense belief of the Belgian garrison, in the last hour of the retreat, gammerlin hastily promoted Col. gruer to deputy commander of the coalition forces and promoted him to the rank of Belgian major general. This reward, similar to the honor of mourning after death, was given to gruel in the hope that he would make every effort to complete the mission of Queen. According to thousands of calculations, Smith of England, Churchill and even Lord Goth of the front line all missed an important variable, that is, the new major general gruel, the commander-in-chief of the Brussels garrison. On the issue of weakening Germany, gruel is a pioneer in front of many people. He is also a backbone officer in the coalition arms control committee. However, as a commander of the garrison, he lacks qualifications and experience. This man is a qualified civilian officer, but not a general like Rommel and goodrian. On the other hand, his opposition to German rearmament is undeniable, but it is based on the hope that his motherland Belgium will not be hurt. He weakened Germany's hostility to the IDF not because of his bitter hatred with the German army, but because of his extreme patriotism. At this moment, the Belgian officer was staring at the French 17th infantry division not far away without saying a word. Obviously, the atmosphere is not a state of alliance. The French division commander was pressed on his desk. In his office, documents were piled up on the ground. Other places where people could stand were full of Belgian soldiers with guns“ Major general gruel! You're betraying the coalition! You are trampling on the alliance treaty between us Pressed on the ground, the French teacher yelled and struggled desperately: "you let me go now, I can think that nothing has happened."“ Nothing happened? How can we assume that nothing has happened? " Gruel stared at the French teacher on the ground and said coldly, "you are going to make my country a ruin and buy time for the so-called victory of your two countries. What are we going to do with this kind of ally? Why should we fight this kind of war? "“ But have you ever thought about it? Even if the Germans win the war, they will lose it in the end! Belgium will be buried with Germany! You will all be buried with Germany! " The French division commander took out his last mace to intimidate these Belgian soldiers who deeply love this land“ Belgium will not be buried! All these are my personal actions. In the end, only I, a traitor, will be tried. It has nothing to do with others. " Gruel walked into the room and laughed for the first time. He was so handsome and beautiful: "and I have made this awakening."“ Beg you! Let me go Negotiations and threats have no effect, the teacher had to change an attitude, began to beg“ I'm sorry, in order to give the Germans a meeting gift, we will keep the surrender secret for a few days until the German army gains the advantage. " With a wave of his hand, gruel motioned to the soldiers to drag the French division commander out: "this is a small gift for you to betray us! I believe there will be a surprise for kammerlin and Goth at that time! "