Chapter 433： Plan D

Time has entered May, 39 years, this is not a hot summer.

In Paris, France, an important military conference is being held. The theme of the conference is, of course, how to deal with the German attack!

After World War I, although France was a victorious country, it began to build an unbreakable Maginot line. France didn't want to fight, and France wanted peace. In this way, the defensive Maginot line was the most important.

France invested a lot of time and money to build the Maginot Line unbreakable, but this line only covers the southern border.

In the north of France, France and Belgium are borderline, and the east of Belgium is Germany.

In other words, Belgium is located between Germany and France and is a buffer zone between France and Germany.

Although Belgium is small in size, its strength is not weak, and it can be regarded as one of the top 20 countries in the world.

On the surface, Belgium has always been strictly neutral and declared itself a "permanent neutral country." However, in the war, no neutral country can stand alone.

Before World War I, Belgium and Germany were very close, and after World War I they moved closer to France. Even Belgium followed France to occupy the Ruhr industrial zone in Germany, creating the Ruhr crisis and arousing hatred of the Germans.

However, as Germany became stronger, Belgium began to weigh again. For Germany, Belgium is a small country that is not feared at all.

For the sake of its own security, in order not to stimulate Germany, Belgium refused to cooperate with legal affairs and refused to strengthen its armaments.

Although there is a solid Maginot line on the German-French border, Belgium in the west has only some temporary field fortifications, and the Germans' current strategy is to break through Belgium.

It is definitely too late to build a line of defense in Belgium, so other solutions can only be adopted.

It was General Maurice Cammelin of France who presided over the meeting. He is now an old man with a white beard.

He was born in 1872 and is now almost sixty years old.

Graduated from the Saint Cyr Military Academy in 1893. During the First World War, he was promoted to brigadier general in 1916. After the war, he served as commander of the French army in Syria and chief of the army's general staff. Since 1935, he has been the Vice Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of the Chief of the Army. Since 1938, he has served as Chief of Staff of the French Army.

Historically, he served as the commander-in-chief of the French army on September 3, 1940, and also the commander-in-chief of the British and French coalition forces. At the same time, Wei Gang was urged to actively organize the Eastern Army in an attempt to open a second battlefield in the Balkans.

But now, Gan Malin is the backbone of the current French team. Although the dark clouds of the war are covering the entire Europe, Gan Malin does not have much hesitation and hesitation.

What are you afraid of, the French army is the most powerful in Europe!

Now, Gan Malin is the commander-in-chief of the Anglo-French coalition forces, and he is responsible for formulating the plan of action to stop the German attack.

"We have obtained the yellow plan for the German offensive. At the same time, we have also detected the recent transfer of the German team, which is in line with the yellow plan." Gan Malin said: "Therefore, we must further target the yellow plan. Counterattack."

Up to now, France’s plan of action is still defense. They seem to have never thought of actively attacking. If they attack aggressively from the Maginot Line, they will be able to break through the Germans’ line of defense and even reach Berlin. of.

The other side has already obtained the other side's intelligence, and even if the other side knows that the information has been leaked, they have no choice. Unless they are ready to attack the Maginot line, it is impossible to change.

"Our plan is to deploy our main force to Belgium once war begins." Gan Malin said: "Belgium is now preparing to build a strong line of defense. We want to stop the German armored forces in Belgium. "

"Including our French First Army and Ninth Army and the British Expeditionary Army, forming our First Army Group, we are ready at any time to help Belgium, from Antwerp along the banks of the Dyer and Ins, via Luwen, Namuel and Jiwei went to Mezier to build the main line of defense." Gan Malin pointed to the large-scale map on the wall and said to the officers present.

"But, why don't we deploy the army directly to Belgium now? Once the war begins, I am afraid that Belgium will not be able to insist on our arrival." An officer present said.

Gan Malin glanced at him. Why did this British official ask such a stupid question?

The commander of the 3rd Division, Bernard Law Montgomery, was looking at him with his eyes wide open, his eyes full of expectation.

Montgomery is not as famous as later generations. Now he is just a division commander. As one of the main forces of the British Expeditionary Force, his troops crossed the English Channel and entered France, and also participated in this military meeting.

"Because Belgium is still neutral The German soldiers have not declared war on Belgium." Looking at this guy like an idiot, Gan Malin had to say the answer.

At present, Belgium is still a neutral country, and they still have illusions. In order not to anger Germany, Belgium now does not agree with the entry of British and French troops.

Belgium is also a two-faced party. On the one hand, it promised France to step up construction of fortifications and deploy Belgian troops on the border to deal with possible German invasion. On the other hand, Belgium rejected the proposal of British and French troops to enter Belgian territory to protect them.

"We can only be behind the Belgians." Gan Malin continued: "Belgium, there are two lines of defense, along the Meuse and the Albert Canal, the main force of Belgium is deployed."

"Once Belgium is attacked by Germany, we will immediately advance east. General Bjord will command the First Army Group. Behind the Belgians, set up the Meuse-Louwan-Antwerp defense line. No matter how incompetent the Belgians are, they should be able to hold on to it. We are here."

Gan Malin is quite satisfied with his plan. If the Belgians agree, of course he will enter immediately. But now, they cannot directly enter the Belgian territory. Otherwise, it would be an invasion. Maybe it annoys Belgium. What to do if you fall into the arms of Germany?

Gan Malin was a well-known strategist during the First World War. He came up with the battle plan for the Battle of Mars and achieved success. Now, he is the backbone of the entire French team. He firmly believes that his plan is complete. No problem, it will definitely stop the Germans!

In the meeting room, all the officers agreed with Gan Malin’s plan. Only Montgomery felt that such a plan was a bit too simple. The German army’s rapid offensive left a deep impression on him. Now, they Is there enough time to start this plan?