In the air, the Luftwaffe still concentrated on attacking airports and transportation hubs, and the main force concentrated on attacking the Netherlands. In the direction of Ardennes, it was kept quiet so as not to reveal its intentions. German aircraft also played a major role in helping the marching of German armored forces, and they could quickly detect traffic jams. The French Air Force still did not launch any attacks. The only attack on the German army in the direction of Ardennes was launched by the British Air Force, and violently anti-fire firepower shot down 7 of the eight aircraft.

15 Belgian bombers tried to destroy the bridge on the Alpote Canal captured by German glider troops, and 10 were shot down, but the bridge was not damaged at all. At 4:30 pm, Ganmolin instructed the concentration of the air force in the direction of Belgium, and was obviously still confused by the German feint attack.

The Allied forces advancing into Belgium were at the northernmost point of the front line and the farthest distance. The French 7th Army rushing towards Breda was successfully marched all the way, which made people wonder. A few dozen kilometers away, the Luftwaffe was blowing up the Dutch people, so why did they let them go? The French army's march was also smooth and was not disturbed by the Luftwaffe. (Obviously the Luftwaffe did not want to stop them from falling into the trap), while ordinary British soldiers were very motivated. That night, the French army had basically arrived at the designated Belgian border line and began to deploy defenses.

The French 1st Army was not so smooth. Along the way, they encountered a tide of Belgian refugees, a pessimistic scene. The cavalry army of its vanguard General Prios had arrived at the designated position. They were shocked to find that the fortifications that Belgium promised to repair in advance did not exist at all. Immediately afterwards, news that the German team had already broken through the Albert Canal defense line in Belgium came, and the Emar Fortress was also lost.

General Prios estimated that the German army would soon attack his cavalry and would not have time to prepare positions. Therefore, he suggested to General Billoth, the commander of the 1st Army Group, to withdraw the cavalry back to the front line of the Sulde River, which was actually equivalent to abandoning the Breda plan of Ganmolin. Back to the original Sulde River plan, Billoth was shocked and hurried to see General Prios and told him that the Breda plan was no longer possible. He would speed up the 1st Army marching timeline and demand the cavalry to defend until June 14.

In the Netherlands, the resistance was collapsing at a terrifying speed. The German Ninth Armored Division passed the Maas River in Belgium on the bridge captured by Brandenburg troops. The Dutch had to shrink its defense line to cover the Netherlands' hinterland and Rotterdam. In this way, when the French 7th Army arrived at Breda to try to contact the Dutch, the Dutch troops had already withdrawn. At noon, the 7th Army and the German Ninth Armored Division met near Tyrburg. This time, the Luftwaffe really began to bombard the airstrikes and the sudden encounter of the enemy planes were caught off guard and retreated in the direction of Antwerp. So far, it can be said that Ganmolin's Breda plan has basically failed.

News from New York newspapers on the same day: Germany claimed to have seized an important fortress. Even if this is true, the fortress was not important, because only one captain received the medal.

The Allied newspapers on that day gave people the impression that Germany's offensive had been blocked by the Netherlands and Belgium. This was the cornerstone of the Ganmolin plan. But in fact, the situation in the Netherlands was almost desperate. In the northern and central Netherlands, the German team, with the help of paratroopers (the paratroopers had seized Arnham on the first day), had broken through the Dutch defense line and threatened the heart of the Netherlands. In the southern Netherlands, the 9th Armored Division killed Murdik, where the paratroopers were still guarding the bridge through the Maas River. By this night, Murdik had fallen into the hands of the German army, and all hopes of the 7th French Army and the Dutch army gathered completely disappeared.

At this time, the Dutch army could only retreat to the sea and cover Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and The Hague in the mainland of the Netherlands. The Dutch Air Force only had one aircraft left. The situation of the French 7th Army was also extremely bad. They were constantly attacked by the Luftwaffe, and most of the tanks were still transporting forward on the railway. Their right wing was seriously threatened by the 9th Armored Division. In this case, General Tillard decided to retreat to cover Antwerp.

In front of the 1st French Army, the Belgian army was retreating completely and trying to occupy the line of Antwerp-Messilin-Ruven (i.e. between the 7th French Army and the British Expeditionary Force). In this way, the cavalry army of General Prios, the vanguard of the 1st French Army, lost the barrier. General Bill Ott, the commander of the 1st Army Group, had realized this yesterday and ordered other troops of the 1st Army to arrive at the pre-determined position 24 hours in advance. For this reason, the French army had to march during the day and landed most of the artillery behind. The Luftwaffe bombed the French marching columns all the way.

General Prios's cavalry army had already fought with General Hopner's 14th German Armored Army. The cavalry army showed bravery and basically defended the defense line. Although the battle could be said to be undecided, it showed that under the same conditions, the French armored forces were able to compete with the German armored forces.

However, this is probably the first time that the French armored forces fought against the last time under equal conditions in this battle. By night, only a portion of the infantry of the 1st French Army arrived on the Dell line. Tomorrow, General Prios's cavalry army would have to deal with the main forces of General Hopner's two armored divisions alone.

The Allied command system also began to be chaotic. Although Ganmolin was still unsatisfied, due to the situation, he had to agree to General George's arrangements to coordinate with the Belgian army. This made General Bill's work very heavy. He commanded five armies and Belgian army. The busy tasks made him not give any instructions to the British Expeditionary Force for several days.

In the air, the main force of the Allied forces was still concentrated on dealing with Bauk's feint attack. The Allied forces still did not realize that there was a huge armored force under the Ardennes forest. A few days ago, many French air forces moved the base forward, and the elite i/54 ground attack brigade had not received necessary equipment until noon on the 1st. Therefore, most of the attack missions on the 12th were carried out by the Royal Air Force. It mainly targeted bridges on the Holland Maas River. Seven of the nine Breham bombers attacking the Holland Maas River bridge were shot down.

At noon on the 12th, the i/54 battalion was finally ready. In the low-altitude attack on targets in the Netherlands, 8 of the 18 aircraft were shot down. The losses of other attacks were roughly the same. The large number of 20mm and 37mm of German armored forces and infantry proved extremely effective in dealing with low-altitude aircraft. It must be noted that the waste of power in this direction of the Allied Air Force will seriously affect the critical stage of the battle.

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The French Air Force's reconnaissance report that day showed a powerful German column passing through the Ardennes Forest and found that the German troops were carrying a large number of bridge-building tools. General George expressed his hope to turn the focus of the Air Force to the Ardennes direction at 4 pm (To be continued)

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