The war in the Netherlands ended when German paratroopers unexpectedly saved the occupied airport. The Netherlands was unable to recapture the airport and at the same time a steady stream of support troops was sent to the Netherlands.

The Battle of the Netherlands, which originally lasted three days of stalemate, ended in two days. Germany did not bomb Rotterdam into rubble as it had done in history. Instead, it transported troops through the airport on the one hand and General Schmidt led the other.

The ground forces: the 9th Armored Division and Adolf Hitler's Guards directly broke through the defense line.

In order to avoid greater losses, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, after full communication with various ministries, and the commander Baron Jan. Joseph Hodfried represented the Netherlands to the German Army Central Committee to publicize the decision to surrender.

At the same time, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands led others to form the Dutch government in exile and went to England.

The Belgian army, which originally entered the Netherlands with the intention of resisting the German attack with the Netherlands, ultimately had no choice but to leave the Netherlands and return to Belgium.

At this time, Belgium was also at war with Germany, and the war situation was not good.

The most critical Eben Emel Fortress between Belgium and Germany has been occupied by German paratroopers. At the same time, in addition to Belgium's own army, there are also troops from allied countries such as France and the United Kingdom preparing to resist the German attack in Belgium.

"This is the current situation. Everyone, what I want to know is what should be done next?!" In Brussels, King Leopold III of Belgium looked at the generals in front of him and said in a deep voice.

In front of him were Maurice Gamelin, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army and Commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Maxime Weygand, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Syria and Lebanon, and John, the 6th Viscount Gott, Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force.

Verrick and the exiled Dutch commander-in-chief Henry Winckelmann.

"We have lost the Eben Emmel Fortress. There is no doubt that the Germans will launch a large-scale attack next. I have no confidence that we can resist their attack, even if you are all here."

Leopold III hummed to several people unceremoniously: "I have warned you! Germany may adopt the Manstein Plan to invade, and Plan D will not only pose a danger to Belgium's strategic position. It may even

The entire left flank of the Allied front is also in danger! But you never listened to us!"

Long before Germany launched its offensive, the Belgian High Command had warned Britain, France, and Germany that they might adopt the Manstein Plan for invasion.

Leopold III and Raoul Van of Belgium warned Gamelin and the French Army Command that Plan D would not only pose a danger to Belgium's strategic position, but even the left wing of the entire Allied front. But their warnings

It was ignored by the French side.

"Your Majesty the King, now is no longer the time to pursue these matters." Gamelin became a little angry, and he had to admit that he had made a mistake in judgment in this regard.

But admitting this in front of so many people would undoubtedly make him extremely embarrassed. Therefore, he would definitely not admit it. What he chose was to change the topic.

"What we need to do is to consider how to resist the German attack. They have already captured the Netherlands, and I believe their troops will encircle Belgium soon! By then..."

"Belgian soldiers will fight to the death to protect their motherland. There is no doubt about this! But what you can do, that is what I care about!" Leopold III interrupted Maurice Gamelin's chatter angrily,

Loudly said: "If you want the truth, then I will tell you: I don't trust you at all!"

Maurice Gamelin's face turned red. He knew that his error in judgment had led to the French sending Maxime Weygand, the commander-in-chief of the French forces in Syria and Lebanon.

The purpose is to let Wei Gang judge whether he is suitable to stay as commander-in-chief of the French Army. If he is not suitable, Wei Gang will replace him.

Weygand was the chief of staff of French Supreme Commander Ferdinand Foch during World War I, with the rank of general. From 1920 to 1922, he served as the head of the French military mission in Poland, helping Joseph Piłsudski reorganize the army and defeat the enemy.

The Western Front of the Soviet Red Army commanded by Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky.

Originally retired in 1935, he was remembered again by the French. He was reactivated and sent to Belgium, ready to take over Maurice Gamelin's position at any time.

"Your Majesty the King. Whether you trust Gamelin or not, the war will not stop because of you." Finally, Wei Gang said his first words when he arrived in Belgium.

"Our task now is to resist the German attack. And there is no doubt that we are your and Belgium's allies. Otherwise, the commander of the expeditionary force and I would not be here. Neither would our soldiers."

Weigang's words finally made Leopold III look good. This was also based on Weigang's outstanding achievements in the First World War. This face should still be given.

"General Weygand, what I'm worried about now is what should we do if the Germans encircle them from the Netherlands?!" Leopold III sighed and said helplessly: "We don't have many cards in our hands now.

To withstand the German attack, we must have a large number of mechanized troops. But none of us have this."

"According to our intelligence, the Germans have at least three hundred tanks. How can we stop their tanks?! Is France sure of this?!"

Leopold III's words were met with silence from Weigang. He did not say a word, which was the best answer. He himself was not sure that he could completely stop the German attack.

"Now our commander is still Gan Molin, we should listen to his opinion." After a long silence, Wei just said in a deep voice.

Everyone turned to look at Gamelin. Although Leopold III disliked Gamelin very much, he had to admit that he was now the supreme commander of France and the supreme commander of the British Expeditionary Force.

"Dong dong dong..." At this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door. Leopold III said with a gloomy face, "Come in," and he could tell from the rapid knock on the door that the visitor had brought something valuable.

Not good news.

"Your Majesty, according to our latest news, the Germans are gathering in Hannut. Our intelligence personnel have received news that the Germans have gathered a large number of tanks. I am afraid they are preparing to launch a large-scale attack in Hannut..."

It was Belgian General Raoul Van who came in. His face was gloomy and he held a telegram in his hand. As he spoke, he handed the telegram to Leopold III.

Leopold III read the telegram and gave it directly to Weigang instead of Gamelin.

"General, I hope to get your answer. How should this battle proceed?!" Leopold III looked very ugly.

Wei Gang hurriedly read the message, then raised his head and said solemnly: "Our tank troops will assemble immediately and march towards Hannut! Please rest assured, His Majesty the King! We will make every effort to protect Belgium."

At the same time, the Belgian army near the Eben Emel Fortress was frantically attacking the Eben Emel Fortress. They were trying to recapture the fortress occupied by German paratroopers. They knew that once the fortress was occupied, the Germans could use

This led directly to the hinterland of Belgium.

"Thud, tut, tut..." The Belgian army that made the surprise attack was too anxious. Not only did they not receive effective artillery support, they even lacked any coordination with each other.

Just swarming towards the fortress, which resulted in the German paratroopers who occupied the fortress being able to repel them with the help of machine guns.

"Boom! Boom..." This is the granite squad of German paratroopers who occupied the fortress detonating a molded gun to destroy the machine gun holes and external observation ports.

The German army was at a numerical disadvantage and was unable to support the entire fortress. Fortunately, they had already obtained the topographic and structural maps of the fortress, which allowed them to understand the structure of the fortress and formulate corresponding defense plans.

After destroying all the gun holes that allowed for external observation or shooting, any counterattack launched by the fortress garrison was hindered by having to pass through a single spiral staircase.

This forced the Belgian army to forcefully attack the only channel occupied by the Germans, thus causing huge casualties and losses.

"Boom...boom!!" These are several smaller forts and Belgian field artillery in the distance, and they are launching artillery bombardments targeting the occupied fortress.

Unfortunately, because there was no coordination, most of their artillery shells hit their own heads. The attacking Belgian soldiers screamed and were knocked down by their own artillery shells.

The German paratroopers could use the cover of bunkers to avoid shelling from small artillery batteries.

"Damn it! Have all these son-of-a-bitch artillerymen surrendered to the Germans?! Those are our own people! Our own people!" A second lieutenant shouted angrily: "Guards! Guards! Go tell those sons of bitches,

They bombed the wrong person!"

"Yes!!" The guard was also very angry that his attacking troops were bombed. He responded loudly and then went to the rear to find trouble with the artillery.

At this time, the 51st Engineer Battalion of the German Wehrmacht began to rush through the Moose River. In the original plan, the Granite Team could be replaced by the 51st Engineer Battalion within a few hours of occupying the fortress.

However, due to the stubborn resistance of the Belgian army and the demolition of several bridges on the Mouse River by the Belgian army, the engineer battalion needed to build new bridges, which greatly delayed the operation.

Until now, they were crossing the bridge one after another and rushing towards the fortress. Behind them was an entire infantry regiment of German troops.

When the Belgian major in charge of the attack saw the German troops coming from a distance, he was desperate. He knew that there was no point in persisting. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!