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The alarm began to sound over Limburg Airport in Heinsberg County, which was a signal for the pilot to go on a battle.

Lieutenant Heinz Barr heard the sound and immediately knocked out the cigarette in the ashtray, then stood up and shouted: "All the 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Battalion are dispatched!"

At the same time, several other squadron leaders of the 3rd Brigade also issued the same order.

When the pilots heard the order to attack, they all stood up from the chair. Hessman's eldest son Rudolph Hessman jumped out of the chair, his face full of nervousness and excitement, and ran out as if flying. His good friend Novotney and the new prince also looked similar to him, as if two wolves eager to catch their prey, rushed out screaming.

Lieutenant Heinz Barr and the "old birds" in the 3rd Battalion laughed when they saw the performance of these newcomers. Today's mission is to escort and air cover for hundreds of ju52 transport planes and *******, and then the battlefield airline. And they can't fly very far. Just fly dozens of kilometers away and hover in the air near the Eben-Emmel Fortress for a few hours. Don't let the Belgians and British and French planes get close to you.

In the eyes of the "Old Birds", such a mission is not good or bad at all. The Belgian Air Force is not large in size and has been attacked suddenly. Even a few good planes were mostly blown up at the airport. As for the planes of the French and British, their airports are 2-300 kilometers away recently, and their "firebreathing" legs are short. It is time to go home after showing their face to the Fortress of Eben-Emel. It is useless.

As for ms.406 and Hurricane, it will be a death if it comes! Today, there are more than one brigade of Folk Zero, which is responsible for escort and air cover missions, and there are the same number of BF-109 fighters!

...

"Mr. Prime Minister, Prime Minister!"

Paul Reno was dazed at a blank piece of letter paper, wondering if he should write something to the Soviet father-in-law Stalin to express that France was unintentionally invading Soviet territory. One of his secretary suddenly pushed open the door of the office and rushed in.

"François," Paul Renault looked at his secretly calm who had encountered something, "What happened?"

"Belgium!" said the secretary named François in a trembling voice, "The Germans declared war on Belgium just one hour ago! In addition, they also issued an ultimatum to Luxembourg!"

"Damn!" Paul Renault whispered, "The German guy is really going to fight hard now!"

He stood up suddenly, suddenly felt a headache in his head, and his body shook. François hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"Prime Minister, are you okay?"

Paul Renault waved his hand, "It's okay...I'm fine, I'm just a little tired."

At this time, he vaguely heard the sound of "Internationale" again, and the protest outside the Martinion palace continued!

"François, tell Daraday and Bloom (Big Left Pai) the news that Germany declared war on Belgium and Luxembourg." Paul Renault waved his hand and asked his secretary to leave, then sat back on his chair, his eyes closed.

After a while, he opened his eyes again, then picked up the phone on his desk, dialed the General Command of Wansen. Soon, the hoarse voice of 72-year-old General Gan Molin came from the receiver.

"Is it Mr. Prime Minister?"

"The Germans declared war on Belgium and Luxembourg," Renault said. "It seems to be a replica of the last war."

"This was long before we expected it." Gan Molin said in a relaxed tone. "Our 'Dale River' plan is to deal with this situation."

"Then it will be implemented as soon as possible," said Paul Renault. "I will summon the ambassadors of Belgium and Luxembourg immediately. I think Belgium will invite us in this morning. When can the 1st Army Group be dispatched?"

Britain and France had a secret agreement with the Belgian government that once Germany invaded, Belgium would immediately invite the main force of the British and French coalition forces to enter. Moreover, the Belgian army had already launched targeted defense deployments as early as the early days when Germany resumed its military facilities, deployed defenses along the Albert Canal and the Dell River, built a large number of strong fortresses and permanent fortifications, and formed an elite army with 22 divisions.

According to the secret agreement between Britain and France and Belgium, the Belgians would rely on this line of defense built before the war to delay Germany on the line of the Dell River, thereby saving the most important part of their country. More than 30 divisions of the British and French coalition would immediately advance into Belgium after the Germans attacked and fight side by side with the Belgian army.

"Except for the 9th Army, the rest of the troops can be dispatched immediately." Gan Molin's tone felt a little excited. "I will strengthen the 1st Armored Division to the 1st Army Group, so that the 1st Group will have enough armored forces to fight against the Germans."

"Can the 1st Army Group move to Belgium under the German airstrike?" Paul Renault asked with some concern.

After several months of consumption, the French Air Force's fighter force is now much worse than before. There are only more than 300 ms.406 and HG75 that can fight, and the excellent performance D.520 has just been put into service, with a small number. In addition, the British fighter jets stationed in France, there are less than 600 advanced fighter jets that can compete with the BF-109 and the Folk Zero. With this, the Air Force cannot deal with the German Air Force, which has an absolute advantage in number.

"Mr. Prime Minister, we have a corresponding plan," said Gan Molin. "The troops will start tonight. In addition, some of the British local Spitfire opportunities will be transferred to the airports in Dunkirk and Calais, so that the troops can enter Belgium safely."

"Okay, that's great." Renault nodded. Spitfire could really fight against the BF-109 and Folk Zero fighters, but the British used the excuse to cover the Royal Navy and refused to transfer a large number of Spitfire aircraft to France. The fighters sent to France were mainly humpless.

Renault asked again, "Has the commander of the 4th Armored Division been selected?"

"Not yet," said Gan Molin, "Prime Minister, do you have any recommendation?"

"Let Charles De Gaulle do it." Renault recommended that De Gaulle was not actually a recommendation, but an order. Because Renault also served as the Minister of Defense and was in charge of the military regime, General Gan Molin was theoretically his chief aide.

"Okay!" said Gan Molin. "He is indeed a suitable candidate. I hope he can lead the 4th Armored Division to achieve merits when we advance to Berlin in a few months!"

...

"It's actually this time!"

Neville Chamberlain also received news that Germany declared war on Belgium and Luxembourg (actually Luxembourg has surrendered) at 4:20 a.m. (Greenwich time). The news was brought to him by Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax, and Churchill also arrived with Viscount Halifax.

Churchill didn't come to No. 10 Downing Street after learning the news. He came to the Prime Minister's residence to discuss with Chamberlain who would take over as Prime Minister.

It turned out that Chamberlain's government was suffering from the distrust case! The cause was the "Baturai Incident" not long ago. Chamberlain cleverly put the UK out of the matter, but some Conservative MPs believed that the government's tricks in the "Baturai Incident" may lose the trust of France. Therefore, they turned against the vote in the distrust case, causing Chamberlain's cabinet to fail to pass the vote.

There are only two options in front of Chamberlain now. One is to dissolve the lower house of parliament and early election; the other is to resign the cabinet.

The exhausted Chamberlain has no intention of remaining as prime minister, so he hopes that Churchill or Viscount Halifax will succeed him. Since the Conservative Party is still the largest party in the lower house of parliament, if the wartime coalition government is formed, the Prime Minister should still be appointed by the Conservatives.

"What do you think?" Chamberlain looked at Viscount Halifax and Churchill.

"We must defend Belgium!" Churchill said without hesitation, "or Germany will have the best stronghold to threaten the empire's homeland and lifeline, and then we will have a very heavy price."

The closest distance between Belgium and the United Kingdom is less than 100 kilometers, and 1,000 kilometers west from Belgium is the Atlantic Ocean!

Viscount Halifax also nodded and agreed to Churchill's opinion.

"What if the coalition forces were defeated in Belgium?" Chamberlain asked, "What should we do?"

His eyes slowly swept across Churchill and Viscount Halifax's faces, "Do we still fight?"

"Of course!" Churchill replied without hesitation, "The empire must fight and must win, because the price of inviolation will be heavy enough for the British Empire to bear!"

Viscount Halifax hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly, "It must be fought."

Chamberlain asked again: "So who will be the prime minister?" He looked at the Viscount Halifax, as if he wanted him to be the prime minister.

But the viscount shook his head and said, "Without the support of the public, as a member of the House of Commons, he cannot successfully manage a wartime cabinet under any circumstances."

Churchill was elected as a member of the lower house, while Viscount Halifax was a member of the upper house (Court of Nobles). However, this was not the main reason why he could not become the prime minister, but just an excuse. The reason why he did not take over as prime minister was that he really didn't know how to lead the British Empire to win.
Chapter completed!