I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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As we all know, the KMT’s ruling system at this time was a one-party dictatorship, but in fact, the KMT’s control over China was not “deep”, because the KMT’s branches, party members and other forces hardly penetrated into the counties and towns and villages below the county level. The control and influence in the grassroots society is very shallow (this is also the reason why the Kuomintang eventually lost to the CCP, because the CCP followed the route of "encircling the cities from the countryside" and developed the largest number and most extensive ones controlled and influenced by the Kuomintang low-level peasants and other grassroots people), because of this, as long as the New Life Movement is carried out in a limited number of a dozen big cities, it does not go deep into the grassroots at all, let alone the vast rural areas, and even small and medium-sized cities There are not many shadows.

The largest and largest proportion of China's population is peasants, the rural population. How can the New Life Movement, which excludes the largest rural population who needs ideological improvement the most, really improve the spiritual quality of the people?

Sixth, the movement only calls, appeals, and encourages, but there are no relevant, effective, and correct regulations on punitive measures.

To put it bluntly, if people are poor, they will not be able to receive education. If they do not receive education, their thinking will naturally be ignorant, dark, and narrow-minded. On the one hand, there are also various shortcomings, which can even be said to be inferior, such as: like infighting, disunity, desperate for face, refusing to admit mistakes, selfishness, disobedience to order, lack of responsibility and responsibility, dirty, messy , Noisy, like to talk big words, empty words, lies, venomous tongue, bully the weak and fear the hard, love leisure and hate work, like to break the rules, pretend to be smart, regard small cleverness as wisdom for making a living, cunning, rely on the old to sell the old, do not seek to make progress, envy the virtuous and capable, cowardly, self-deprecating, self-deprecating, keen on Getting something for nothing, enjoying what you get, self-beautification, patriarchy, bullying, worshiping power, lack of backbone, greedy for petty gain, unscrupulous, dishonest, lack of shame, like to tell tales... so much that the Chinese themselves would be ashamed .

The ancients said, "If the warehouse is solid, you will know the etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace", which means that people will have a moral level only when they meet their material needs. "Food and clothing are the prerequisites for morality. However, the two are not causal. If ordinary people suffer from hunger, cold, and hardship, they will naturally not pay attention to morality. However, even if an immoral person lives a prosperous life, they will still no morals.

If you want the common people to have a high moral awareness, the first step is to let the common people have enough food and clothing, and the second step is to take practical and effective measures to make the common people consciously abide by the moral code. Or morally low.

Jiang Weiguo has now provided most of the Chinese people with enough food and clothing. He is now going to start the second step. There are two methods for the second step. One is to educate. It is foolish people, because they have not received a good education and have not broadened their horizons, so they are ignorant, cunning, and unethical. Education is naturally the best way. Education is good, and people's wisdom will naturally be enlightened. Well, education and enlightenment are one, that is, "education"; the second is whipping, and the so-called "whipping" literally means whipping those who are immoral and breaking social rules. It is an illiterate ignorant and troublesome people who also know that they must abide by the moral code.

Obviously, the first method is gentle and civilized, while the second method is coercive and brutal.

Jiang Weiguo intends to take a two-pronged approach and complement each other.

There are two reasons why Jiang Weiguo intends to use both enlightenment and encouragement methods. One is that it will take a long time to fully popularize education for the nearly 5000 million people in China. It is a very long process, although education must continue to be popularized. , but take your time. There will definitely be more and more educated people in China, accounting for an increasing proportion of the total population of China. However, you can imagine such a situation: 5000 million Chinese, 5000 million educated, The 5000 million people are still the original fools and troublemakers who also live in China. Then, is the 5000 million "bringing good" 5000 million or the [-] million "bringing bad" [-] million?The result of this idea does not need to be spoken out, but it is enough to be known to the heart. Therefore, the work that was not completed in time for enlightenment must be made up for by spurs; the second reason is this: Jiang Weiguo once heard such a story. When the big powers invaded, they plundered Chinese territory one after another, and established many concessions. The Chinese in the concessions were as immoral as the Chinese outside the concessions (not knowingly, but they really didn’t have this awareness), and they didn’t queue up when buying tickets. At this time, the foreign police who maintain order in the concession will not reason with the Chinese who are not queuing up, and slowly educate the Chinese, but will directly whip the whip and beat those who are not queuing. No matter whether the person who was beaten was begging for mercy or swearing, after a whipping, all the Chinese in the concession knew that they had to queue up to buy things, and even if they didn't know why they did it, they consciously obeyed it.

To make an inappropriate analogy, people with ignorant thoughts are actually similar to animals. They are muddled and walking dead, and they cannot communicate with them, because the three views have nothing in common. If they want to communicate with them, it takes a long time and a lot of hard work to transform them. His thoughts, at this time, the farmer wants to let the animals work, what should the animals do if they are disobedient?Is it useful to reason with it?Get down with a whip, and promise to be honest.

Singapore in later generations is a developed and civilized country, but Singapore’s political system is close to dictatorship. However, Singapore is not as closed and backward as a country in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, and it still retains whipping. In fact, the people of Singapore It is supported, because the criminal law can treat the top and the bottom, internal and external, equally, which is convincing.

The Kuomintang's China is also a dictatorship. In this case, Jiang Weiguo can only work hard to gradually transform it into an "enlightened power state."

For uncivilized behavior, in addition to moral condemnation, it must also be governed by law, because punishment is more effective than persuasion.

Jiang Weiguo never thought of being a dictator like Chiang Kai-shek, he only hoped that he could become a "strong man who can change China".

Jiang Weiguo's "New Life Movement Amendment Regulations" document that is being drafted keeps writing:

"Men and women must be equal. Girls must go to school like boys. Girls' schools can be set up. Female workers and male workers must be treated the same. Hospitals must set up gynecology departments to train female gynecologists. Those who spread rumors and slander will be whipped!"

"Children of school age must go to school. Even if their parents and relatives are unwilling, they must be sent to school. All the expenses will be borne by the government. Those who obstruct, sabotage, and provoke will all be whipped!"

"It is strictly forbidden to favor sons over girls, and it is strictly forbidden to kill babies in any way (too many Chinese baby girls are drowned by their families because of patriarchy), and offenders, even the parents and grandparents of the babies, will be punished as homicide. Local officials Sentenced to whipping, the families of those who have committed this vicious incident will be deprived of their children’s custody rights, and their children will be forcibly handed over to the state for custody!”

"Abortion and intentional abortion are strictly prohibited, and offenders will be severely punished and punished with caning!"

"Whoever molests a child, harms a child, or disrespects his parents shall be punished with whipping!"

"Populated places must set up a trash can every 100 meters or every 100 people. The garbage is concentrated at a fixed point and disposed of regularly. Anyone who litters in public places, dumps dirty water, or spits on the ground shall be punished with whips! "

"Those who make loud noises in public, those who pick their noses and blow their noses in public, those who do not flush and clean the toilet after defecation, those who defecate indiscriminately, those who sneeze without covering their mouths, and those who smoke in public, shall be punished with whipping!"

"Those who enter public places with dirty bodies and odors due to not washing hands, bathing, or changing clothes, those who trample on flowers and plants in public places, those who damage public facilities, those who do not line up and those who jump in line, shall be punished with whipping!"

"Those who swear at others, those who sneer at others, those who tell stories and slander others, and those who beat others violently, shall be punished with whipping!"

"Those who engage in feudal superstition activities, those who engage in lynching, and those who prevent others from going to the hospital for medical treatment after getting sick shall be punished with whipping!"

"Those who walk and drive without keeping to the right, those who run red lights, and those who do not obey traffic rules shall be punished with caning!"

"Drunk and troublemakers shall be punished with whips!"...

Jiang Weiguo wrote like a snake. The rules and regulations that have been written are several large volumes, densely packed and all-encompassing. Of course, he is not alone in this big job. ", specifically to collect all kinds of bad habits and bad habits, and then hand them over to Jiang Weiguo to decide on the severity of punishment.

Among them, what Jiang Weiguo hates the most is the patriarchal thought that is deeply rooted in the minds of most Chinese people at this time, because this cult-like thought has poisoned too many Chinese women, including countless who have not yet come to the world or have just come to the world A girl whose life was brutally taken from birth must make up her mind and impose a severe punishment. Anyone who dares to kill a newborn baby girl will be sentenced to death. She) would never dare to do that again in her life.

Jiang Weiguo knew that if he was so "ruthless", countless people would scold him for being a "cruel official" and "contemporary merchants who enact evil laws", but Jiang Weiguo didn't care, he didn't care about being scolded, and more importantly, he didn't have time to follow Those people slowly reasoned and educated their heads like rocks. China has a population of nearly 5000 million. How many people have patriarchal thoughts?Even if it is half, how many girls will be killed by [-] million patriarchal fools and foolish women in a year?I'm afraid it's an appalling number.

Enlightenment takes a long time, and it may not be possible to fully popularize education and enlightenment in more than ten years. Jiang Weiguo has no choice. If he increases investment and sends countless enlightenment workers to the vast and almost endless grassroots of China, he will use his words to correct those stupid people. Women's thinking, accumulated over time, will definitely have an effect, but it will take a long time. This is a slow process. Since it is slow, how many girls will still die?It was as if a hundred people were killing people, and Jiang Weiguo slowly educated them. It took a day to persuade ten of them to stop killing people, but didn't the remaining ninety people still kill people within this day?If Jiang Weiguo received such a report, "Last year, 100 million girls and girls were killed across the country. After the education work, this year it has been reduced to 50." Jiang Weiguo would definitely not be happy. To save the 50, he needs to reduce it to 50 at once. Save the people first, and then reason. As for the means, the more effective the better, the time cannot be delayed. Therefore, it is better to send countless burly men like wolves and tigers to whip their whips "Go deep into the masses", don't be verbose, don't waste a little time, hit directly, stop it across the board, use vigorous and iron methods to put an end to this vicious thought and its serious consequences, and save countless Chinese girls who have died.

There was a knock on the door, and Xiao Yao pushed the door open and entered.

"Germany and Britain are at war, and France has declared war on Germany!" Xiao Yao reported to Jiang Weiguohui.

Jiang Weiguo put down the pen in his hand, his tone and mood were very calm: "I see!"

Chapter 598 Germany Fights Again (3)

On November 1941, 11, the 11rd year after the end of the First World War and the 23rd year since Germany (German Empire) surrendered, the flames of war in Western Europe that had been extinguished for 23 years were once again raging. France declares war.

When the news came, the whole world was shocked.

There were thunderous cheers from the Tokyo side, and the high-ranking Japanese who had been waiting for this day with long necks stretched their necks long ago, all cheered and celebrated, and the Japanese military was even more ecstatic and elated.

Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro said happily: "Looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, and finally looking forward to this day! The national fortune of the empire is about to rise to a higher level! The empire will soon have a southern state that is better than the northern state!"

Compared with the New Year's Eve joy in Tokyo, Wuhan was very calm and did not cause much disturbance.

At this time, the national government and the Chinese army had produced more and more "hawks" with the upside-down of China's national situation. Therefore, a kind of "special excitement" still permeated the government and the national army. More is still the calmness of the top.

Japan's high-level leaders are full of "reckless, fanatical and excited" war-seeking emotions, while China's high-level leaders appear to be more rational and cautious.

When he fought against the Soviet Union, Chiang Kai-shek looked forward and backward at the beginning, and his will was weak. It was not until he saw that the overall situation was settled and the United States, Britain and France did not interfere, so he became tough and bold. , and to a greater extent than the Soviet Union, because Chiang Kai-shek knew that Britain and France may be stronger than the Soviet Union, not to mention that there is a super powerful United States standing behind Britain and France. This is what Chiang Kai-shek fears, worries, and even fears the most. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek was not excited, but vacillating. As for Jiang Weiguo, he was also worried about a war between China and the United States, but he was much more courageous than Chiang Kai-shek.

"It seems that Germany will not stop!" At the high-level meeting of the Military Commission, He Yingqin was full of emotion, and his tone was more worried than happy. Desperate! Commissar, I think we should adjust our policy towards Germany a little bit.

In the past, we were closely related to Germany, and our interests were completely integrated, but now, do we have to keep a little distance from Germany?In the past, we were too weak to stand on our own and had to rely heavily on Germany. Now that we are strong and stand on our own in the east of the world, we no longer need to rely too much on Germany as before, not to mention that Germany has provoked a new war now , it is very likely to play with fire and set ourselves on fire, we can't get too close to avoid burning ourselves!"

"What is Mr. He talking about?" Yang Jie retorted, "We can go from being weak to being strong step by step. We cannot do without the support and assistance of Germany. How can we break our promises now? In addition, I I also don't think that Germany's war against Britain and France is playing with fire and self-immolation, Mr. He's remarks are simply alarmist!"

In the war against Britain and France (and the United States), the senior officials of the national government and the national army are divided into three factions.

He Yingqin is the main representative of the peace faction. They believe that China has "earned enough" and should accept it as soon as it is good. It should not be insatiable, lest the light ones will waste their previous efforts and the serious ones will perish themselves; Yang Jie is the main representative of the main war faction. , They believe that the current world situation is a rare "global chaos" in hundreds of years. be bigger", actively and courageously participate in this "global competition", obtain the maximum benefits, and become one of the major new powers that dominate the new global order after the troubled times; Chen Cheng and Xu Yongchang are the main representatives of the centrists. They believe that China can neither underestimate itself nor be too ambitious. The great cause of rejuvenating China needs to be carried out steadily and play by ear.

As for Chiang Kai-shek, he seems to be a "centrist", but he tends to be a "peacemaker".

He Yingqin raised his face: "Did Vice-Chancellor Yang be overwhelmed by the previous victories of our country, Germany, and the Allied Powers? Is the United States, Britain, and France comparable to the Soviet Union? A war with Britain and France is almost equal to a war with the United States, Britain, and France. How dangerous is that?" Look, Finland has sent a note to the headquarters of the Confederate States, requesting to withdraw from the Confederate States! The Finns are so sober, how can we be so confused?"

"Finland is going to withdraw from the Union?" Chen Cheng and Xu Yongchang were taken aback, and Chiang Kai-shek's face became more and more gloomy.

Although Finland is not the core and main power of the Union, its withdrawal is likely to bring about "a beginning" and become the beginning of the disintegration of the Union.

According to the meaning of the Finnish government, Finland will no longer be a "member state" of the Allied Powers, but a "country friendly to the Allied Powers" that will cooperate with the Allied Powers. Things will be done that harm the interests of the Confederate States, but no armed forces will be dispatched to fight side by side with the Confederate forces.

Although Finland is not a big or powerful country, it is a very tough country. Because of the serious threat of the Soviet Union, Finland was very pro-German and actively participated in the Allied War against the Soviet Union. Although the Finnish army was small, However, when fighting the Soviet army, it was extremely brave and tenacious, which made the German army and other allies look at it with admiration. Germany is also "worthy" of Finland. The entire area north of St. Petersburg was given to Finland, totaling more than 26 square kilometers, which increased the territory of Finland to about 70 square kilometers, an increase of 77%.

Finland is naturally grateful for Germany's "great grace", but the top Finnish leaders, headed by the commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defense Forces, Karl Gustav Mannerheim, do not intend to go all the way with Germany. Germany, grateful to Germany, but at the same time unswervingly take Finland's own interests as the national policy criterion.

In fact, Finland only wants to be an equal friend with Germany, not a vassal state of Germany.

Finland did not submit to the Soviet Union, nor did it obey Germany.

The Soviet war made Finland a lot of money. The Finnish high-level leaders are already satisfied with this. They are not keen on continuing to expand their territories. Finland, therefore, opted to withdraw from the Confederacy "without hurting it".

If Germany and Finland were like a pair of lovers before, then the two countries now "peacefully broke up" and "continued to be friends after the breakup" (in the past, Finland fought side by side with Germany and rejected the Soviet Union, and the relationship was very close, but When Germany showed signs of defeat, Finland resolutely and politely expelled all the German troops in the territory, thus drawing a clear line with Germany and preventing Finland from being buried with Germany.

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Finland "broke up" with Germany at this time. The reason is obvious: Finland believes that Germany is not an opponent of Britain, France or Britain, France and the United States, so it jumped off the German chariot ahead of time.

Finland's move has caused certain "negative" influences on He Yingqin and others in China's top management, including Chiang Kai-shek.

Yang Jie immediately retorted righteously: "Finland is Finland, and China is China. How can China's national strength and military strength be compared with Finland? Finland is a small and weak country, so its confidence is low and its appetite is small. The high-level lacks boldness, strategy, and courage. We are a big and powerful country. How can we be like Finland who only knows how to protect itself, but is content with the status quo and does not think about making progress? In this world where the weak eat the strong and the survival of the fittest, small countries have their own small countries How can a big country have its own way of survival, and a big country has its own way to strive for hegemony? As a big country, we adopt the national policy of a small country and apply it mechanically to ourselves. He said, "Finland is like a wolf, who is satisfied after eating ten catties of meat, but we are tigers, can we be satisfied after eating ten catties of meat like wolves? Wolves have the appetite of wolves, and tigers have the appetite of tigers! Downgrade!"

He Yingqin said displeasedly: "This is not a question of appetite, but a question of danger!"

"That's courage and strength!" Yang Jie immediately argued, "The wolf's appetite is incomparable to that of a tiger, and neither is the courage and strength of a wolf to a tiger! When a wolf meets a lion, the wolf will definitely run away, because It is just a wolf, destined not to be able to defeat a lion. It has neither the guts nor the strength to fight a lion, but if it is a tiger, if it encounters a lion, the tiger will run away like a wolf, and claim that 'because when a wolf meets a lion, ran away, so I will also run away', isn't it ridiculous?"

He Yingqin could hear Yang Jie's sarcasm, and immediately became sullen: "So, what is the difference between us and the Japanese? We are overestimated, arrogant, short-sighted, and greedy!"

"Hmph! That's because the Japanese have a small country and weak national strength, but they still want to do stupid things that are greedy and greedy. Naturally, the gain outweighs the loss! Are we the same as the Japanese? Mr. He, you are simply a woman with little feet! "

"I'm a woman with small feet? Then you are a self-righteous nouveau riche!"

The two went from arguing to quarreling.

Xu Yongchang hurriedly smoothed things over: "Chairman He is right, be careful when sailing for thousands of years, Vice Chanzuo Yang is actually right, when it's time to act, you must act.

In fact, although Germany has declared war on each other with Britain and France, we have not been involved in this war, we are still out of it, there is a lot of room for maneuver, we can calmly face the new situation with ease!"

Chen Cheng said: "Yes, although we are allied with Germany, according to the internal treaties of the allied countries, if one of the countries declares war, the remaining member states are not obliged to declare war immediately.

The Germans are fighting with the British and the French. We certainly can't watch the excitement all the time, but we don't need to participate in it right now. Germany has no right to force us to declare war on Britain and France with it. Everyone, we are not so anxious, we can just wait and see Change, respond to all changes with the same, and slowly study the best countermeasures!"

Yang Jie sneered and said: "We don't need to be in a hurry, what about the house next door? The Japanese were already jumping up and down in a hurry. Before Germany started the war with Britain and France, the Japanese were waiting eagerly. Now that the war really broke out, the Japanese didn't want to stop immediately. Hurry up? The Japanese rushed up, how could we not follow suit? Look at the map, the Far East colonies of Britain, France and the Netherlands are all under our noses, and also under the eyes of the Japanese. People have taken it, those colonies are simply piles of treasure without an owner! If we don’t start to seize it, are we going to sit and watch the Japanese go overboard and take advantage of our things?”

He Yingqin also sneered: "It's not so easy for Germany to get rid of the old nest of Britain, France and the Netherlands! In the last world war, the Germans failed to break through the defense line of the British and French allied forces for four years! Now? Even if the Germans only need to spend one year One year can break through the past, but isn’t one year enough for long nights and dreams? How about the Americans joining the war?”

Chiang Kai-shek had a headache when he heard it, so he had to look at Jiang Weiguo: "Wei'er, what do you think?"

Jiang Weiguo must not "booze", he said impartially: "What the officers said is very reasonable, the benefits, we must take them, and the risks, we must avoid or minimize them.

Germany has officially declared war on Britain and France. Let’s wait and see what happens. If Germany quickly defeats Britain and France, we will naturally take advantage of the fire. If we don’t fight, the Japanese will. Steady, most appropriate, and safest!"

Chen Cheng said: "But if we keep watching Germany from the other side, I'm afraid it will be morally unjustifiable!"

Jiang Weiguo shook his head: "Of course we won't watch Germany from the other side. Germany is at war. What do you need for war? An army? Germany now has an army; what Germany needs more is industrial raw materials and strategic materials, such as oil, tung oil, tungsten sand, and bristles. We keep transfusing blood to Germany behind the scenes, selling more oil, tung oil, tungsten sand, bristles and other things that Germany urgently needs to Germany at a lower price. This is not real support and assistance Is it? Anyway, China and Germany already border on land, and the trade between the two countries can be done through the North Asian railway trunk line instead of the sea route controlled by Britain and France!"

Xu Yongchang said: "Where are the Japanese? We have been holding back for a long time, and the Japanese may not be able to hold back?"

Jiang Weiguo snorted coldly: "If the Japanese want to move, then let them move! But one thing, we have not clearly announced that we will withdraw from the alliance, so those territories that are delineated as belonging to us in the internal treaty are also Even the area north of the equator still belongs to us, but we haven’t taken it for the time being, and the Japanese don’t want to get involved! If the Japanese dare to touch our territory, I will cut off their oil immediately! Let’s see how their army is still fighting! "

"That's right, that's right!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded again and again, "It's so good, it's indeed the safest insurance, well, it's decided like this! Immediately notify the German ambassador to China and ask him to pass it on to Hitler, saying that China is now difficult to immediately Fight side by side with Germany, but we will increase support to Germany in terms of industrial raw materials and strategic materials, sell more and reduce prices to a certain extent, so as to prove our sincere friendship and practical help to Germany!" He paused, Added, "If Germany's progress in Western Europe is slow, we must be prepared to withdraw from the war and withdraw from the Confederate States. If Germany progresses quickly in Western Europe... let's talk about it in due time!"

Jiang Weiguo could hear that Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and others did not think that Germany would quickly defeat Britain and France.

In this regard, Jiang Weiguo has secretly analyzed the comparison between the German army and the allied forces of Britain, France, the Netherlands and the Belgium in all aspects. The premise is that the United States did not participate in the war. The final result convinced Jiang Weiguo that the war situation should be similar to the original history.

The first is the command system. The Anglo-French Allied Forces are composed of the armies of the four countries of Britain, France, the Netherlands and the Netherlands. Although the four countries of Britain, France, the Netherlands and the Netherlands are basically of one mind and one mind in dealing with Germany together, it cannot be said that each has their own ghosts, but the overall planning of the Allied Forces Capability can not be compared with the German army.

The senior leaders of the Allied Forces and the heads of the governments of the four countries held their own opinions on many issues. The more courageous and high-moralized German army launched swift and fierce attacks with clear purpose, unified leadership, and careful deployment;

In terms of strength and combat effectiveness, the German army also has an overwhelming advantage, which goes without saying;

In terms of comprehensive national strength, Germany still holds a great advantage, which goes without saying;

In terms of morale and popular support, Germany still has the advantage.

After the great victory in the Soviet War, the morale of the German army was high. The brilliant victory and rich practical experience made the German army full of high self-confidence of "fighting invincible all over Europe". The German people also enthusiastically supported the Hitler government, national unity and national cohesion. The heart power is unprecedentedly high, "revenge against Britain and France" is not only the desire of the German army but also the desire of the German people. The German soldiers and civilians have not forgotten the great humiliation brought about by the "Treaty of Versailles" imposed on Germany by Britain and France more than 20 years ago; on the other hand, the Allies , the morale of the British people is still so-so, while the French side is completely depressed. The army is war-weary and fearful, and the people are also extremely afraid of war. The construction of the Maginot Line of Defense has already shown that the French army has no courage and determination to take the initiative to attack. Passive defense, stay safe for a while.

The tragedy of the last world war made the French senior officials and the people fear the battle like a tiger, and after seeing the strong combat effectiveness of the German army in the Soviet war, pessimism spread like a plague in France.

It can be said that the French's attitude towards the Germans has changed from the initial disgust, hatred, and contempt to deep-seated fear.

The scale of this war in Western Europe is not even inferior to the Soviet war. Germany has invested more than 300 million troops in the war (mostly veterans who participated in the Soviet war), and the Quadruple Alliance has invested a total of about 350 million troops. Among them, the French army is about 220 million (more than 600 million soldiers can be mobilized across the country, but because France was not ready when the war broke out, the French army went to the front line one after another. In addition, the French army had to prepare exactly the same as Germany Italy and Spain, which were allied with each other, thus being tied down a large number of troops), the British army is about 80 (most of the main force of the British mainland army has crossed the strait and went to France to participate in the war, and the follow-up troops need time to form and train), the Dutch army and the Belgian army combined About 50.

On the surface, the two sides seem to be evenly matched, but the progress of the German army on the battlefields of Western Europe is as incredible as that of the German army in the northern European battlefields.

On November 11, Germany, Britain, and France declared war on each other, and immediately, the three countries officially entered a state of war.

On that day, in order to bypass the French Maginot Line, the attacking German army drove directly into the territory of the three lowland countries that had originally declared neutrality.

The three countries of the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) had to temporarily join the Anglo-French alliance in a panic and rushed to fight.