Chapter 301: Coalition disagreement

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Anyone who knows Rommel knows that this person is a natural adventurer, and the so-called all-around leaders seem to be worthless in front of him. The general Rommel likes to get into the tank himself and attack with his troops; the general Rommel likes to sit on a light aircraft and leans out of the plane to take pictures of his own troops; this is a little bit rash The most dangerous experience for the general is that the bullet hit the staff officer who was less than two steps away from him.
Of course, if you are familiar with the real history of the French war in World War II and the history of the African Army, you will find a tragic thing. This general called Rommel is a commander who likes disobedience on the battlefield. Once he finds an opportunity-whether it is true or false, as long as he judges it as an opportunity, he will attack.
This won him the reputation of the desert fox, and also laid the root of his defeat. And now he has a "holy family" more prosperous than in another time and space-compared to Hitler's love, this time Rommel was a general who was pulled up by Akado, and in private he even claimed himself as the head of the army. So in Lisley, he and Guderian made almost identical decisions.
He patiently arranged the headquarters in Lisley, then he left the staff and the entourage, climbed into a leopard tank, and as his "reconnaissance unit" continued to move forward, launched a fight for everyone The "general investigation" that made everyone cry.
This time, the limited reconnaissance operation went to the French town of Marle in one breath. After Rommel came to the periphery of Marle and learned in a unique way that the French defenders had nothing to do, he decided to let him hand There was not much force in the attack.
His unique method of reconnaissance is to sit in a tank, pass through the city at the fastest speed, and listen to the gunshots on the tank to judge the number of French defenders. This approach sounds a bit risky, but after the outer temptation, Rommel found that the French did not have the intention to guard here, so his adventurous spirit or zuo dead spirit appeared, and this risk factor was made 9 . 9 crazy moves.
The French did not expect that there would be such a tank that would not be afraid of death and traverse the city. When they recovered, the tank had already passed through the city. Of course, this also proves the lack of preparation of the French army and the weakness of anti-tank weapons. Soon a tank regiment and a motorized infantry regiment of the 7th Armored Corps caught up with their commanders and drove the French army out of Marl.
Victory at Marle gave Rommel, who was self-confident, found a reason to continue to "investigate" northwest. He was determined to order his troops to continue to attack their originally expected target. They would storm the French and capture Le Cattle. .
The loss of Marlé completely defeated the French army. It was originally judged that the German army captured Stone was the French commander who was preparing to go south. Gammelin only discovered that the real goal of the German army was to encircle his main force in Belgium, so he hurried He ordered the troops in France to counterattack, but he received the news that Charles de Gaulle had been defeated in Stone.
Guderian's cooperation made Rommel very comfortable. When he learned that the 1st armored army in Guderian's hand had passed Lisley, stormed Leon and occupied it, he used the word "Heart grasping" To describe his wing partner. The news of winning Leon also made him more confidently and boldly move towards his goal.
His troops carried rubber tubes along the way to search for discarded French gasoline and civilian gasoline, which were used to make up for the embarrassing situation without supplies. Guderian ’s 1st Armored Division is slightly more limited and needs to be sourced from time to time. The two generals, like the two bandits, beat their homes to complete their pre-planned combat missions.
Of course, in the north of Rommel ’s army, the 5th Light Armored Army under Lundstadt ’s army had to reluctantly be dragged to continue to move forward in order to avoid Rommel ’s 7th Armored Force being too prominent, although not so active. Active, but the defense of the Anglo-French forces they faced is weaker, so they have unconsciously also hit Lecatello, the northern city of Lecatre.
When the 5th Light Armored Army arrived in Lekateo, the French team here had already left. They were threatened by Rommel ’s offensive and flanked by the attack. They gave up this important city to the 5th Light Armored Army. There is also a hospital full of wounded soldiers.
The Germans ’speed of advance obviously frightened the French commanders completely, and their line of defense in Belgium made their situation very embarrassing: if they retreated, then the interests of their Belgian allies they had always insisted on would be gone; if they Continue to stick to it, then they will face the risk of being enclosed in Belgium.
In a messy Brussels, Colonel Gruul, who had been promoted to commander of the Brussels Defensive Army, stared blankly at the Gamlin and the commander of the British Expeditionary Army, Lord Gott, who was the chief of staff of the British Empire. The two of them came over deliberately to hope that Colonel Gruul could understand the decision they made.
"Colonel Gruul, we must ensure the safety of the entire coalition." Gott said bitterly: "The Germans threatened the safety of the transportation supply line behind us, which made us lose our initiative. We need to shorten the line of defense. Draw a part of the troops to go south and fight back against the Germans ... please understand. "
"So I was temporarily appointed as the defensive commander of Brussels to help you hold back the German offensive?" Gruul stared at Gott and asked.
"Yes, if the Belgian troops can persist in Brussels for two to three weeks, then we will counterattack, and as allies, we will fulfill our obligations." Gan Moulin was also embarrassed on the side, said to help Lord Gott .
In fact, Gott came up with the idea of ​​retreating backwards and giving up part of the Belgian territory, and it was he who contributed to the plan ’s approval at the coalition headquarters. It is easier for Britain to make a decision to give up part of Belgium ’s interests than the ties between France and Belgium. They must give priority to the safety of the British Expeditionary Force before they consider other things.
But even in this case, the British decision to facilitate the withdrawal of the main forces of the British and French coalition forces is very reluctant and highly questioned. At least General Montgomery, the commander of the 3rd Division of the 2nd Army of the Expeditionary Force, strongly disagreed with this betrayal. He suggested to draw out some elite troops, go south to deal with the German armored forces, and most of the defenders continue to stay in place.
It is a pity that his suggestion did not receive Gott ’s attention. The British and French coalition forces finally decided to abandon part of the Belgian control zone to shorten the defense line and move south to ensure the absolute safety of the entire coalition supply line.
But as a result, they abandoned some of Belgium's interests, and were met with resistance from most Belgian military officers. This anger and resistance to the spread of coalition forces has even affected the cooperation between the two sides. For example, in many cases, the Belgian defenders refused to provide fuel to the evacuated British and French coalition forces, and refused to deliver food supplies to these allies.
However, under the effect of pushing and squeezing each other, the slow shrinking speed of the Allied forces has always been unable to get rid of the pursuit of the German b Group Army. The defense line shrinks and shrinks, but it is still unable to mobilize effective troops to support its own fragility. Southern supply line.
Now Brussels in Belgium has become a frontline city that the Germans can directly threaten. The country of Belgium has also reached a critical moment of life and death. Most Belgian defenders have decided to stay with the country. But their idea is still to hope that France and Britain can stop their backward steps and join hands with them to fight a deadly battle, instead of walking on the road of escape with luggage and equipment as they are now.
So it was this embarrassing meeting between the two parties, and the two parties couldn't see each other's decisions, so they had to be so disgraceful to discuss the next issue.
"Colonel Gruul, I know that you are for the motherland, and I hope to be able to stay with you in this city, but we cannot be emotional, and we must make the necessary choices for victory." Lord Gott sighed and persuaded again. Tao: "We must win in the south before we can go back to Brussels with peace of mind."
"We? We must rely on weak troops to defend such a large territory. We must continue for two weeks? Do you think we can do it?" Gruul was almost amused by the common demands of his allies: "We lack heavy weapons and equipment to stop the German 6th Armored Corps in the northern region, and we are unable to counter the German 2nd Armored Corps, which is advancing in our south. What do we use to defend Brussels?"
"This ..." Gott's face was red, and he didn't feel embarrassed.
The commander of the French army, Gammelin, had to daringly come up with their plan: "Belgium concentrates its forces on Brussels, and the German armored forces are not very effective in combat in large cities. It can still be done for two weeks ... The main reason we came to you. "
The feasibility of this plan is higher than other combat plans, but there is a very serious side effect, that is, sticking to Brussels like this will make the city a scorched earth. No matter what the result of the final war, the city of Brussels will Become a synonym for the ruins.
Colonel Gruell glanced at Gan Moulin and didn't speak. He just walked to the door and opened the door of the office, then made a gesture of seeing off the two generals with a higher rank than him. Before he said, "No matter how you plan, the Belgians will use their own way to defend their country."