Chapter 435 Plan D (Plus 2)

Time, has stepped into May of 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 the First World War, although France was a victorious country, it began to build the unbreakable Maginot Line. France did not want to fight, and France wanted peace. In this way, the defensive Maginot Line was the most important.

The French invested a great deal of time and money in making the Maginot Line unbreakable, but this line only covered the southern border.

In the north of France, France and Belgium are borderline, and in 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, declaring itself a "permanent neutral country", but in the war, no neutral country can stand alone.

Before the First World War, Belgium and Germany were very close, and after the First World War, they were closer to France. Even Belgium followed France and occupied the Ruhr industrial zone in Germany, creating the Ruhr crisis and causing hatred among the Germans.

However, as Germany became stronger, Belgium began to weigh again, and for Germany, Belgium was a small country to fear.

For the sake of its own security, in order not to provoke Germany, Belgium refused military cooperation with France and refused to strengthen its armaments.

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

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

The one who presided over the meeting was the French General Maurice Gammelin, who is now an old man with a white beard.

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

In 1893 he graduated from the Saint Cyr Military Academy. In World War I, 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 general staff. Since 1935, he has been vice-chairman of the Supreme Military Council of the Army Director. In 1938, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the French Army.

Historically, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the French army on September 3, 1940, and commander-in-chief of the British and French allied forces. He formulated the D plan and tried to meet the main German army in Belgium. At the same time urged Wei Gang to actively organize the Eastern Army in an attempt to open up the second battlefield in the Balkans.

But now, Cammelin is the backbone of the French army. Although the dark clouds of the war are hanging over the whole of Europe, Cammelin does not have too much hesitation and hesitation.

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

Cammelin was now the commander-in-chief of the Anglo-French coalition, and he set out a plan of action to stop the German attack.

"We have already obtained the yellow plan for the Germans to attack, and at the same time, we have also detected the recent movement of the German troops, which is in line with the yellow plan." Gammelin said: "So, we must further target the yellow plan. counterattack."

Up to now, France's action plan is still defensive. They never seem to think about taking the initiative to attack. If they attack from the Maginot line, they can break through the German line of defense and even hit Berlin. of.

They have already obtained the intelligence of the other party. Even if the other party 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 the war begins." Cammelin said: "Belgium is now preparing to build a strong defense line, and we want to stop the German armored forces in Belgium. "

"These include our French First and Ninth Army Corps and the British Expeditionary Force, forming our First Army Group, ready at any time to assist Belgium, from Antwerp on the banks of the Dyer and the Yings, via Rouven, Namuel and Jiwei went to Mezier to build the main line of defense." Gammelin pointed to the large-scale map on the wall and said to the officers present.

"But why don't we deploy our troops directly to Belgium now? Once the war starts, I'm afraid Belgium won't be able to insist on our arrival," said an officer present.

Cammelin glanced at him, how could this British officer ask such a stupid question?

The commander of the 3rd Division, Bernard Law Montgomery, was looking at him with wide eyes, expectant.

Now 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 conference.

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

Now, Belgium is still a neutral country, and they still have illusions. In order not to provoke Germany, the current Belgium does not agree with the entry of British and French troops.

Belgium, also a two-faced faction, promised France, stepped up the construction of fortifications, and deployed Belgian troops on the border to deal with a possible German invasion, while on the other hand, Belgium rejected the offer of British and French troops to enter Belgian territory to protect them.

"We can only be behind the Belgians." Cammelin continued: "Belgium, there are two lines of defense, along the Meuse and Albert Canal, the main Belgian troops are deployed."

"As soon as Belgium was attacked by Germany, we immediately moved eastward, with General Björt commanding the First Army Group, and behind the Belgians, set up the Meuse-Louis-Antwerp line. our arrival."

Cammelin is quite satisfied with his plan. If the Belgians agree, of course they will enter immediately, but now, they cannot enter Belgian territory directly, otherwise, it will be an invasion. Maybe it will annoy Belgium. What about falling into the arms of Germany?

Cammelin was a well-known strategist during the First World War. He came up with a battle plan for the Battle of Marseille and achieved success; now, he is the backbone of the entire French army, and he firmly believes that his plan is completely No problem, it will definitely stop the Germans!

In the conference room, all the officers agreed with Cammelin's plan. Only Montgomery always felt that such a plan was a bit too simple. The German army's rapid attack left a deep impression on him. Now, they Is there enough time to launch this program?