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On the left wing of the battle line, that is, when the Chinese First Armored Division was attacking the right wing of the British and French allied forces, the tanks ran over landmines that were planted at an unknown time!Dozens of No. 47 tanks rushing forward exploded and lost, and then they were hit by direct fire from the 17mm anti-tank guns and [-]-pound field guns that had been waiting there.However, they did not encounter many attacks from British and French tanks!

The British and French allied forces seem to have deployed a line of defense consisting of infantry, anti-tank guns, mines, and a small number of tanks on their right flank!Although there are no large anti-tank trenches and strong fortifications, the British and French infantry who stick here are extremely tenacious.When the Chinese tank fell into the minefield, about one regiment of French infantry launched a desperate attack on the trapped tank!While facing the fire of Chinese tanks and infantry, they threw Molotov cocktails and anti-tank grenades, while laying mines in front of Chinese tank groups.This life-threatening style of play surprised the officers and soldiers of China's First Armored Division, and at the same time slowed down the pace of attack.

On the right wing of the front, the situation of the German 380th Armored Division commanded by Major General Hans Friedher von Finck was even worse. They seemed to have crashed into the "sea of ​​tanks" of the British and French allied forces at once!Appearing in front of more than 60 tanks (including [-] No. [-] heavy tanks) of the Seventh Armored Division were thousands of Anglo-French coalition tanks!

It turns out that this is the real killer move of the British and French allied forces!De Gaulle's method of dealing with the Sino-German coalition forces is very simple, that is, to concentrate superior forces and break one of its wings.He first played tricks in the center of the front to attract opponents to attack, and he did not hesitate to lose a large number of G1R battle tanks to firmly tie the three armored divisions of the Sino-German coalition forces.On the right, his approach was to invest in the British 1rd Infantry Division and the French 35th Motorized Infantry Division to entangle the Chinese [-]st Armored Division.The two light mechanized divisions and two armored divisions of the French army (which have already transferred G[-]R tanks to the central front and at the same time transferred a large number of S[-] tanks) were all assigned to the left wing of the British and French coalition front!

In other words, the British and French allied forces concentrated nearly 8 tanks from 1100 tank regiments on their left flank!Most of them are S47 medium tanks equipped with 35mm tank guns, and there are two regiments of R35 light tanks.Although these tanks cannot be compared with the No. [-] and No. [-] equipped by the German army in terms of quality, the huge advantage in quantity still makes Major General Fink's [-]th Armored Division fall into a hard fight.

Nearly 1100 tanks were divided into two groups by Charles de Gaulle. The S35 medium tanks of four regiments formed a wedge formation about 5000 meters in front of the German Seventh Armored Division. Launched a frontal charge.The other four tank regiments went around to the right flank of the German army, trying to attack the weak flank of the German tanks.

However, De Gaulle and Tasini still underestimated the power of the No. 56 tank jointly developed by China and Germany!This tank has a body similar to the previous Panther tank, but it is equipped with a 88-caliber 1943mm tank gun of the Tiger tank.If this kind of tank appeared in the Soviet-German War in 1944 and 1939 in history, it may not be able to turn things around.But in this time and space of 35, the efficiency of dealing with S35 and R507 tanks was beyond imagination.After Major General Fink discovered the attempt of the British and French allied forces, he immediately sent his 60 heavy tank battalion to the front line, and 35 No. 88 tanks were deployed in front of the four French tank regiments equipped with S145 tanks responsible for the frontal attack. , Shooting wildly with their 35mm guns, 507 S[-] tanks were destroyed by the [-]th Heavy Tank Battalion in just half an hour, almost half of them lost!

而在第七装甲师的左翼，则是整整一个团的三号坦克同四个团的S35和R35坦克之间的搏斗。拥有48倍口径75mm坦克炮和70mm成斜角布置的正面装甲的三号坦克，在四号坦克出现之前可是这个时代最优秀的坦克！半个小时的交火中，同样也摧毁了超过150辆S35和R35坦克。

The French tanks that suffered heavy losses did not flee in panic, but rushed towards the German tank group without hesitation, and finally dragged the battle into a melee that was beneficial to the French army.In almost zero-range combat, the weak side armor of German tanks could not resist the attack of 47mm or even 37mm tank guns, while the powerful 75mm and 88mm guns were not as flexible as 47mm and 37mm guns in close combat.The exchange ratio between the two sides also suddenly narrowed from ten to one, nine to one to two to one, three to one.However, such an exchange ratio still cannot allow the French army to win today's battle!

At 4:30 am on April 9, the three-hour tank battle finally came to an end.After persisting on the battlefield for nearly 30 hours, the fighter jets of 3 squadrons of the British and French allied forces were finally wiped out by German fighter jets that outnumbered them!Once again the skies are the domain of the German Iron Cross. At 3:25, more than 9 Stuka dive bombers finally emerged from the thick clouds and appeared over the Jean-Bloux battlefield, and then screamed and began to dive and drop bombs on the positions of the British and French coalition forces.

At this time, the right wing of the Anglo-French allied forces, the line of defense composed of two infantry divisions, was finally destroyed by the Chinese First Armored Division.After breaking through, the Chinese tanks immediately began to sweep towards the flanks and artillery positions of the French central group.The central group of the French army has suffered heavy losses after persisting for 3 hours. Of the 1200 G1R, S35 and Matilda 2 tanks, there are less than 500 left at this time, and the entire battlefield is covered with The wreckage of the Anglo-French coalition tank that is emitting thick black smoke!The nearly 500 tanks that survived are now under siege by China's first and second armored divisions, the first and second armored divisions of the German SS, and more than 200 Stuka dive bombers.The battle on the central front was also quickly decided.

At around 10:10 in the morning, the central front of the British and French allied forces collapsed, and the surviving officers and soldiers left the smoking tanks and artillery and fled in embarrassment.However, under the indiscriminate bombing and frenzied strafing of the Luftwaffe, this escape route will inevitably be close to death.

On the right wing of the German army where the two armies were fighting, the French army finally lost their fighting spirit. After paying a heavy price for the damage of nearly 600 tanks, the four armored divisions and light mechanized divisions only destroyed more than 120 German tanks!Among them, there are only 28 Panzer IV tanks!Moreover, there were only 8 vehicles that were completely destroyed and could not be repaired... After the complete collapse of the center and right wings of one's own side, Major General Charles de Gaulle, chief of staff of the Second Armored Army, who was in charge of commanding the four divisions of the left wing of the French army, finally realized the fate of France It is irreparable!

The desperate French hero knew that it was time to fulfill his promise and responsibility!After giving the order to retreat to his subordinates, the great hero who rebuilt France in history walked towards a newly restored R35 light tank.Then, one person drove this tank to launch a desperate attack on the surging German tank group!According to the memories of witnesses afterwards, this R35 light tank hit nearly 2000 meters on the battlefield before being hit by a 57mm recoilless gun mounted on a half-track armored vehicle...

And on this day, Charles de Gaulle was not the only senior general who also performed his military duties with his own life.Major General Montgomery, commander of the British Third Division, also refused to join the retreating crowd.He and dozens of guards and staff members of the Third Division chose to stick to their positions, and in the end they all died for the country, and their names will go down in history!

Perhaps the British and French officers and soldiers who participated in the war have realized that this battle of Jean Blu is likely to be the last resistance!Once it fails, the fate of the two empires will be irretrievable, and Hitler's tyranny will rule the whole of Europe!Therefore, in this day's battle, the British and French allied forces showed unprecedented courage and will. After the organized battle was completely smashed by the tanks and planes of the Chinese and German allied forces, a large number of officers and soldiers who were unwilling to give up launched a final resistance .Therefore, it also caused a lot of trouble for the subsequent pursuit of the Sino-German coalition forces.The sound of guns and guns on the line of Jean Bluble continued until the early morning of the next day before it gradually subsided.The Battle of Jean-Bloux, which is almost named after the Battle of Waterloo in the history of Western Europe in the future, is also considered to be the final end.With this battle came to an end the last dreams of two world empires.

Chapter 0870 The ideal of perishing Japan

In the early morning of May 1939, 5, Guangzhou.

The spring rain fell with a patter, and this rain was a bit like the torrential rain that is common in Guangdong in summer, and it came hard and heavy.In a blink of an eye, the entire city of Guangzhou was submerged in a curtain of rain. Looking from a distance, the streets were vast, and people could not be seen clearly from tens of meters away. Everything seemed to be covered under this white, foggy rainstorm. bingo.

In a hall of Sun Yat-sen's former residence on Yuexiu Mountain, Luo Yaoguo sat in front of the window, gazing at the Guangzhou city covered by heavy rain outside, with distant eyes, as if he wanted to see the future China and the world through this vast expanse.

There were bursts of whistling wind outside the window, and the sound of the glass window vibrating under the disturbance of the strong wind. It seemed to my ears that I felt a little emotional.Isn't an old world falling apart under a big shock like a violent storm?

Luo Yaoguo came to Guangdong by plane two days ago to see off the Australian Front Command.An Sihua and his headquarters will direct the attack on Australia from Singapore.Together with this command, there is also the Nanyang Fleet including 9 aircraft carriers, 5 heavy cruisers, and a huge fleet composed of more than 250 transport ships, as well as an Army Group Army and A marine division, nearly 20 troops!

As soon as they returned to Guangzhou City after sending off the army, they encountered this heavy rain, which trapped Luo Yaoguo and his party here.Looking at the wind and rain outside, Luo Yaoguo suddenly had a very strange thought, history has changed terribly, and the only thing that won't change because of him is probably the wind and rain, right?And as a time traveler, I don't know anything about the only constant weather in 1939, so what else do I know?

A soft voice sounded in Luo Yaoguo's ear: "Fuwen, the coffee is ready, try it."

As if disturbed by his own thoughts, Luo Yaoguo turned his head suddenly, then smiled, took the coffee cup handed over by a pair of jade hands, took a sip, and praised: "My Natalie The brewed coffee is of course the most fragrant in the world.”

Natalie smiled sweetly: "This coffee is instant coffee just launched by Nestle, Switzerland. I just pour it with boiling water. How come it becomes the most fragrant in the world?"

Luo Yaoguo was taken aback when he heard the words, and hurriedly picked up the coffee cup and took another sip, smacking his lips and pondering: "It really is Nescafé coffee, the taste hasn't changed at all, it hasn't changed... It's just that this era has changed!" Said At this point, his eyes were a little distant, as if he was not looking at Natalie, but somewhere in the distance.

But Natalie took out a large stack of telegrams from somewhere, waved at Luo Yaoguo, and said with a smile: "My chief of staff, stop talking about it, there is a lot of trouble waiting for you Let's cook!"

Luo Yaoguo chuckled, put down the coffee cup, reached out to stop Natalie's slender waist, hugged her into his arms, and took a sip on her smooth and tender face: "Tell me, my beauty, what's the matter?" National affairs are waiting for me to take care of? After the cooking is over, let's have a good love..."

Natalie sneered and said, "It's a lot of age, and we're still impatient like a young boy." But after all, this woman's soft body was nestled in Luo Yaoguo's arms without moving, only a pair of Holding a stack of telegrams in jade hands, he read in a low voice: "Report from the First Panzer Army: Berlin time, from 6:30 a.m. yesterday to around 2:4500 a.m. today, the Sino-German coalition forces joined forces with the British and French forces in the Jean Bloux area of ​​Belgium. The tank battle was launched. The two sides invested a total of nearly 2000 tanks and assault artillery, nearly 25 cannons, nearly 1800 officers and soldiers, and more than 1855 aircraft. It can be called the largest tank battle in history! The allies fought side by side, cooperated closely, and achieved an overwhelming victory. A total of 1038 British and French tanks were destroyed and captured, 26890 cannons were destroyed and seized, 40369 officers and soldiers under Major General Charles de Gaulle, chief of staff of the British and French coalition forces were killed, and [-] were captured... ..."

Luo Yaoguo reached out and stopped Natalie's words: "Okay, I know about this, and I will ask Huang Guyu to report the list of meritorious personnel later, if he should be promoted, he should be given a medal... By the way, you Who did you say you killed?"

"It's Major General Charles de Gaulle." Natalie replied in a low voice.

"I didn't expect it to be him." Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, leaned back on the chair, and muttered: "He is a character, I didn't expect him to die like this... It's a pity, it's a pity, Hitler has less trouble ..."

Having said that, he stopped talking again, half-closed his eyes and waited for the woman in his arms to continue reading the telegram to him.Natalie didn't understand Luo Yaoguo's words, but she didn't talk too much, she just smiled, changed another telegram, and said with a smile: "This is a telegram from Wu Mouxian (Wu Tuohao). He heard a piece of news recently. Mussolini seems to be mediating between Britain, France and Germany, trying to reach a peace agreement, and... Hitler seems to have been tempted!"

"There are such things..." Luo Yaoguo's face changed slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "Do you know the specific conditions?"

Natalie nodded slightly, changed another telegram, and said: "This is a telegram from the Russian Empress Anastasia. She has many friends in the circle of the European royal family and is very well informed. She never He also inquired about some news from the Italian king who participated in the mediation (in fact, Mussolini tested Luo Yaoguo's attitude through the Russian empress). After secretly communicating with Hitler, Mussolini proposed a peace agreement: in which Britain would Abandon all colonies except the Dominion of Canada, the eastern part of the Dominion of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Dominion of South Africa, and the British Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. And pay a large amount of reparations in exchange for peace.

The colonies abandoned by Britain will be divided among China, Japan and Germany, including all British colonies in Southeast Asia; Ceylon Island, the Maldives Islands, and the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean; Palestine in the Middle East (Iraq and Saudi Arabia are theoretically independent countries), Kuwait, Maldives The Sultanate of Skat, the Patriarchate of Oman, South Yemen and other countries; the Australian Dominion west of 130 degrees east longitude and other places are all owned by China.

Germany can get all the British African colonies except the Dominion of South Africa; nine emirates in the Middle East, including Jordan, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Qatar, and Gibraltar in Europe.

Japan can get the Bismarck Islands, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Fiji, Vanuatu (British-French joint management) and other places.

In addition, Britain also needs to use the gold mines in South Africa as collateral to pay compensation to China, Japan and Germany. Among them, China and Germany can each get 2000 tons of gold, and Japan can get 100 tons of gold.China can also take back all cultural relics lost from China that are housed in the British Museum.

Finally, after receiving all the colonies ceded by Britain, China, Japan and Germany must make a written guarantee not to invade the remaining colonies of Britain, nor to invade the British mainland.Britain, on the other hand, pledged to remain neutral in the event of future wars between China, Japan and Germany and other countries.

France needs to give up all of its African and Asian colonies. French North Africa, French West Africa, Madagascar and French Morocco belong to Germany, and French Indochina belongs to China.Ceded Alsace and Lorraine to Germany.Compensate China for 1500 tons of gold, return cultural relics, and compensate Germany for 5000 tons of gold (including returning to Germany for World War I compensation).Among them, the 1500 tons of gold for compensation to China were paid off immediately, and the gold for compensation to Germany needed to be repaid in 10 years with the French fleet as collateral.In addition, there is a secret treaty between Germany, France, Italy... the content is not clear, but it is certainly not aimed at China.

In addition, Belgium and the Netherlands also need to sign peace treaties with China, Japan and Germany.Belgium compensated China with 100 tons of gold and Germany with 500 tons of gold. The Netherlands ceded Sumatra and South Borneo to China and the rest of Lanyin to Japan.Germany gave up the right to claim compensation from the Netherlands (the relationship between Holland and Germany has always been good, and the former German emperor also took refuge in the Netherlands, Hitler did not look at the face of the monk but also at the face of William II), and the Netherlands did not need to pay compensation to China and Japan. "

After Natalie finished reading this, she turned her head and stared at Luo Yaoguo with a pair of bright eyes, she smiled and said nothing, as if she was waiting for him to cheer for victory.Luo Yaoguo naturally understands what this woman is thinking. From the perspective of most people, China has gained very richly from this armistice treaty. Not only can it obtain the ownership of all the occupied territories, but it can also obtain the unoccupied French territories. Indochina, half of Australia, part of the Middle East territory... In addition, a total of 3600 tons of gold compensation can be claimed from Britain, France and Belgium!It can be said that he got rich overnight.But Natalie waited for a long time, but she didn't see Luo Yaoguo cheering. Instead, she gradually frowned, as if she had encountered some difficult decision.

Natalie looked at Luo Yaoguo quietly for a while, then asked softly, "Fuwen, are you not satisfied with these conditions?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled wryly, pointed to his head and said, "It doesn't matter if I'm dissatisfied, I'm afraid these conditions have already surpassed the price in the hearts of the people in the world. If this news is announced, the whole country will 3000% rejoice!" His tone was somewhat The meaning of ridicule, "We Chinese are used to suffering and being poor. Suddenly we got such a large piece of real estate and more than 3600 tons of gold... Isn't it fun to go up and down? And our finances have been burdened in the past two years. Such a large military expenditure, the newly captured colonies also require a large amount of investment to resettle immigrants, and the domestic land reform will continue. It started to rise, and printing money will not work. So these [-] tons of gold are very important to our domestic economy. Only when the economy is stable can the interior be stable, and I will be able to continue to deal with external threats. So Well, these conditions put forward by Mussolini will get the support of most people, and I must support them too. Otherwise, I will be scolded by the people as militaristic!"

"Such a good condition is still not met... It's a bit militaristic." Natalie muttered. "But will the Japanese be content with one New Guinea island and a bunch of small islands in the Pacific?"

Natalie's voice was very soft, but Luo Yaoguo could hear it clearly. He pinched Natalie's face and said with a faint smile, "My beauty is really smart. In this peace plan proposed by Mussolini, , the interests of China and Germany are finally taken care of... But Japan is at a big loss, and I don't believe that a small New Guinea can satisfy the appetite of a small Japan! Therefore, the villain who seized East Australia has Japan to do it himself!"

"Then shall we promise to come down?" Natalie asked hesitantly. "What if the Japanese resign themselves to their fate and no longer want East Australia?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled: "If the little Japanese were so resigned to their fate, how would they be in the situation they are in today? Besides, Britain has been defeated this time, how can they still have the strength to defend East Australia? It would be easy to take it with Japan's military strength... And Germany is still eager to unite with Japan to deal with the United States, and will not turn against them because of this incident. If Japan has any concerns about seizing East Australia, it is China! But if we agree to Mussolini's peace plan , which in a disguised form relieved the concerns of the Japanese, at least in their view, so they would invade even more!"

"But we can get domestic support if we seize East Australia from Japan in the future? People won't say you are militaristic?" Natalie frowned and looked at Luo Yaoguo.

Luo Yaoguo sneered coldly: "At that time, it's not that we want to seize Eastern Australia, but Japan wants to seize Western Australia. We have to fight back in self-defense. By the way, we will take Eastern Australia, the Philippines, North Korea, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, India and India. All of Japan has been defeated! As for the country... With the compensation of 3600 tons of gold, the economy and currency can be stabilized, and the lives of ordinary people can be improved. I am afraid that some people will say something different. Is it?"

Natalie showed a rare look of sympathy, and sighed softly, "Those Japanese are really pitiful. They met such a bad neighbor like you, and they are about to perish. I don't know..."

Luo Yaoguo laughed loudly: "I like to hear that. Destroying Japan is the greatest ideal of my life (I didn't have this idea in my previous life), and I must achieve it!"

Just when Luo Yaoguo had a sinister smile on his face and was thinking about the conspiracy to destroy Japan, the phone on the table suddenly rang.Natalie reached out to take the phone and asked. It turned out that it was Wang Jingwei, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who hung up the long-distance call from Wuhan.

"Hello, Brother Zhaoming? I'm Luo Yaoguo." Luo Yaoguo took the receiver and said with a smile, "What can I bother you, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to call me personally?"

"Auxiliary commander, it is like this. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just received a note from the ambassador of the Kingdom of Italy, saying that Mr. Mussolini, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, intends to mediate the war between China, Japan, Germany, Russia and Britain, France and Benelux. Musso Rini wants to hold a peace conference in Rome, and invites you and me to attend it, and the President asked me to come directly to ask for your opinion, do you think we will agree to it?" The voice of Foreign Minister Wang Jingwei was on the other end of the phone. Sure enough, the Ministry has received a formal request from the Italian side to mediate the war.Moreover, Luo Yaoguo was also invited to attend the peace conference in Rome.

"The peace conference in Rome, I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Luo Yaoguo muttered in his heart, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.Although he is the actual controller of the Chinese regime, he does not have the name of president, but is only the chief of the general staff.This peace meeting should normally be attended by the head of government or the foreign minister. How can there be any reason to call the chief of staff to participate?Behind this, I am afraid that Hitler wants to pull China to attack the United States together!Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo replied: "Brother Zhaoming, I am not suitable to participate in the Rome Peace Conference. After all, I am the chief of the general staff. The peace conference should be led by Brother Zhaoming."

"Then should we suspend our military operations against Western Australia? Maybe we can win that territory through negotiation," Wang Jingwei said on the other side of the phone line.

"No, there is no need to suspend the fire." Luo Yaoguo said categorically: "This time the negotiation will not start so soon, and I don't think Hitler will cease the fire soon. He will consider a ceasefire after occupying Paris, so we don't have to stop, no matter what How to land in Western Australia first, so that your foreign ministry can have more bargaining chips."