Battle of the Third Reich

"How is the situation in Paris? I want to hear your report, General Bock."

Xu Jun said that he pulled out several documents from the file shelf near the desk.

"Although the written report of the Group Army Group Command is written in great detail, but..."

Xu Jun opened one of them.

"I think you should still listen to your personal report and suggestions on this. General Bock?" Xu Jun raised his head and looked at Bock.

The group army commander seemed to have anticipated this point. He cleared his throat and owed a little forward, then said unhurriedly: "For the situation in Paris, basically in my report The description is very comprehensive. Since the head of state wants to know more details, I am very happy to be able to give you a more detailed report."

Feng. Bock got back to his body and began to introduce Xu Jun and his colleagues to what the Germans did and what happened in Paris during the dozens of days and nights that surrounded Paris.

Most of the things that happened in the first two weeks of Paris are trivial things, at least for Xu Jun and several generals, so most of them can be passed by.

Feng. Bock is also very aware of this. He knows what is really interesting to the head of state and the commander-in-chief of the army. This may also be the real reason for his summoning. The head of state wants to know what happened after the seventeenth day of the siege, that is What happened after his command received a clear command from the headquarters.

As a matter of fact, as early as the tenth day of the siege, Paris was already intolerant. They had made several tentative contacts with the Germans.

The French believe that as long as they are in contact with the Germans, they can talk about the conditions and start their best offense, and in their eyes, those stupid Germans will eventually agree to their own requirements, so that they can be decent without losing interest. Surrender.

But things are not as simple as they think, their wishful thinking can't be beaten from the beginning.

On that day, a neatly aligned French team appeared in the direction of Paris. The headed officer was wearing a bright military dress and was carrying an exaggerated saber.

Those stubborn French people are reluctant to abandon their arrogant gesture at any time. Their hobby for this gesture is almost paranoid.

The unit stopped outside the range of light weapons at the German position, without showing any intentions without playing the white flag.

Then the tall, high-ranking French military officer began to hold an iron horn and almost commanded to meet the highest German commander.

Looking at the proud French officer who was like a marshal and the French soldiers who were all armed and staring at the German positions, the German front commander could not really figure out what these French people are singing today. Out.

Based on their domineering stance, I really don't know if they came to surrender or persuade.

The frontier commander, who was a bit inaccurate, quickly reported this situation to his superiors and asked how to deal with it. The answer was that it was forbidden to contact him without the command of the headquarters, and if the French army continued to advance toward the German position, it would issue a fine. Report, if you ignore the warning and open fire on our army, you will be annihilated.

So Paris’ first attempt at Germany turned into an armed confrontation between the two sides.

If it were not for the strict order issued by the headquarters to prohibit the Germans from firing first, it would be difficult to guarantee that a few of the proud Frenchmen could alive leave the frontier position.

Hearing this, Xu Jun and several marshal generals couldn’t help but smile. This is really what Gaul roosters can do. The French are best at confusing the situation and wantonly squandering their strong sense of honor and strategy. Pride of devaluation.

After a few laughs with Xu Jun and several colleagues, Feng. Bok continued his report.

In the next few days, the French tried to get in touch with the Germans, but they were pushed back by the Germans every time. This was a depressing thing for both parties.

In one of them, the French sent a team of Parisian civic representatives. Because those Parisian civic representatives finally carried a white flag and were civilians, the German frontier commanders received them helplessly.

After asking the superior again, the forward commander politely sent them back before they were ready to make a negotiation request. In fact, the **** was more precise.

The reason why the Germans refused to negotiate was that they were only citizens’ representatives and could not represent the Paris government and the military, so they were not qualified to negotiate with the Germans. The German side finally warned them that if they approached the German position again, they would be arrested whether they were civilians or not, even if they carried a white flag, and the Paris Supreme Commander they carried to Feng, Bock’s personal letter was not even demolished. They opened it and took it back intact.

The state of affairs has reached this point. For all of the parties, let alone encountering it, they have never even thought of it, and even this absurd situation has not occurred in the history of the world.

At this time, the relationship between Germany and Paris can be used as a joke. The Paris side has changed from just beginning to stand for fair and equal negotiations, and has become a hard request for the Germans to accept their unconditional surrender anyway. In addition, the words are warm, the attitude is humble, and the will is firm. There is a lot of taste that they will prepare to hang up the whole city without accepting surrender.

The performance of the German army has caused a huge increase in the sales of tofu in the international market. The Germans sincerely asked Paris to maintain restraint, giving the German army more time to discuss the specific issues of accepting unconditional surrender in Paris, and very politely request Paris Understanding. . . .

This kind of thing will happen in the world. One side is crying and calling for unconditional surrender, while the other side is full of gentlemanly style demanding that the other party keep restraint and drag the reluctance to accept the other party's surrender.

This kind of unbelievable situation happened even in the Middle Ages when the brain was rigidized by the knight spirit, but this thing really happened in modern Europe, and the party that gave way was the legendary appearance of savage and brutal greed. The Germans really made people have the urge to hit the tree.

The two sides launched a long-lasting football match. You pulled a big foot and I picked it upside down. It was not until the German side received a clear order from Xu Jun that the game showed a turnaround.

The Germans finally agreed to France to start negotiations, but Feng. Bock knows the current affairs very well. He still refuses to accept the surrender of Paris and only agrees to have full contact with Paris, and only official contact.

He knew that the power to accept the surrender of Paris belonged to the headquarters, he did not get any explicit hints from the headquarters, which means that if he privately accepts Paris surrender, the end will be very promising.

But the Paris side has already reached a point of nowhere, they now urgently need the help of the Germans.

Now it doesn't matter to the Germans whether they accept the surrender or not. It's just a written document. It's okay to sign at any time.

What they urgently need now is the Germans to help them maintain the normal operation of Paris, as long as the Germans nod and let them do anything.

Because at this time, Paris has fallen into a crisis of survival.

The city originally stored a lot of living materials, but due to the withdrawal of the French government, most of the materials were transferred to the rear in the name of combat resources, including most of the city's grain reserves.

The food in Paris was originally enough for all the residents of the city to eat for a month. When the French government evacuated, it left only one week of food for the city. After the Germans surrounded Paris, all the food sources in Paris were Completely cut off.

Originally, the Parisians thought that the Germans would enter Paris within two or three days. Unexpectedly, the Germans had been around for half a month.

Finally, when the Germans were advancing rapidly here, one-third of the Parisian citizens fled to the field, and in addition to seeing that the situation was not good, Lieutenant General Danz adjusted the food ration immediately to make Paris stick to the present.

However, Paris is no longer able to persevere, the food reserves have bottomed out, and what is more troublesome is that the municipal reserve materials in the city have also been exhausted, and public facilities cannot be maintained. If you do not replenish supplies from the outside world, Paris may It will fall into unimaginable turmoil. Everyone knows that hungry thugs are more destructive than the army.

Before requesting assistance from the German army, the negotiators in Paris expressed their gratitude to the German army because the German army did not cut off the power and water supply system of Paris when it besieged Paris, although the factories in the suburbs were under German control. in.

They asked the German army to accept Paris' surrender as soon as possible in a humanitarian spirit and restore the supplies of Paris to allow Paris to resume normal operations.

Of course, if the latter purpose can be achieved, the Germans can temporarily refuse to accept the surrender. Paris can sign the **** document anytime and anywhere as required by the Germans.

"So you agreed to the Paris request."

Xu Jun closed the document, and he looked up at Feng. Blog.

"Yes, my head of state, in the spirit of humanitarianism and the honor of the German people, I agreed to the request of Paris, and I transferred a batch of food from the logistics materials of the army group and the French materials seized were sent to Paris. I know that this matter is not within my authority, and I am willing to bear the corresponding responsibility. My head of state." Feng. Bock said with a straight chest.

"My head, this matter von. Bock asked me for the military first, and I and the Kettle chief of staff of the headquarters also agreed to General von. Bock's request."

Brauchit interjected that he could not see Xu Jun's attitude towards the matter, but for him to protect his subordinates is the responsibility of his army commander. .

"You all think of where to go. Do you think I will punish Feng for this merit. General Bock?"

Xu Jun said with a smile: "This is indeed a merit. The decision made by General von Bock made me more happy than the elimination of a French army."

He looked at Brauchitz and continued, "I am very proud to have such a commander as General von Bock. While maintaining the honor of the German army, he has also brought a valuable part to Germany's international reputation. Points. And he also made us really get Paris."

Xu Jun paused, looking at the thoughtful faces of the generals and continued: "Many senior officers among us think that, according to the current situation, we have already won the final victory over France. However, I would like to ask They, what is the ultimate victory, do they defeat the opponent's army, destroy the opponent's government, and occupy the opponent's territory is the ultimate victory?

If they think this way, it would be a big mistake. If our officers all hold this kind of thinking, I can tell you unreservedly that our career will never succeed, we will fail, and it is the most The fatal failure is not a warning but a prophecy. "

Xu Jun took a sip of tea from the teacup and finally smiled at the subconscious subordinates.

"It seems that you haven't understood what I mean. After you go back, you can think about my words. I don't want to tell you the answer directly now. I think after your thinking, this answer will be more deeply imprinted in your mind."

"Well, you continue to talk, General Bock." Xu Jun said.

Feng. Burke was relieved, he was afraid that the young new head of state was not satisfied with the matter.

He doesn’t know Xu Jun, but what he knows is that if the person on the opposite side is replaced by Hitler, then he will be at least scolded. It is difficult to say whether there will be a heavier punishment. Think about it.

Feng. Bok settled his mind, he now has a new understanding of the new head, but now he can not allow him to continue to think about this, the other party is waiting for his report, so after taking a deep breath, Feng. Bok continued to speak down.

"Paris is very grateful for our help, and they are very satisfied with our generosity."

How could it be dissatisfied that forty trains full of food and living supplies drove into the platform of the Paris train station.

Parisians can now easily return to the three meals a day. The abundance of supplies has returned to the level before the war. They even eat the finest bacon and sardines that even German soldiers rarely eat.

The German ** team maintains the supply of electricity and tap water in Paris, and the scarce municipal supplies in Paris are also in place.

Various electrical equipment and construction materials were transported from the rear of the German army, ranging from cement, wood, to light bulbs, wires, and valuable materials that were originally piled up in the French warehouse to accumulate dust. Now they are finally used again. .

Most Parisians no longer harbor the strong hostility toward the Germans, and of course they will not develop to the level of gratitude, but at least they feel that the Germans are not as bad as the government promotes.

The military cans with the German eagle emblem printed on it were not pig food but just delicious food. On the contrary, the French canned food seemed more in line with the government's descriptions.

Now the Parisians are convinced that these Germans who are besieging themselves are as civilized as they are, at least in terms of generosity. They are now looking forward to the day when the Germans enter Paris. They want to see the real German **What exactly the team looks like.

In fact, they got more than they expected that day, because they could not only see the army that is now full of mystery in their eyes, but also the leader of the army, the head of Germany.

"Okay, I now have a full understanding of the situation in Paris. You have done a good job, General Bock. Well done, I will give you a generous reward." Xu Jun put down the cup in his hand and smiled at Bock. Speaking.

"Thank you very much, my head."

Bock nodded respectfully.

"So, let's talk about you next, General Kesselin."

Xu Jun turned to the commander-in-chief of the 1st Air Force of the German Air Force, Albert, who had not spoken from the beginning until now. Kaiserin.

"I have read the report you gave me, and I am very interested in it. And I can tell you that I actually had the same vision as you, but I have never had the time and energy to implement it.

Now that the war in France is about to end, the Air Force can free up its hands while preparing for later operations. It is really a good opportunity to make this idea a reality. See if there is any problem with this. Xu Jun said kindly.

"Everything follows your will, my head."

Kaiserin answered respectfully.

Although Xu Jun's prestige in the Air Force is not as high as in the Army, his deterrent power in the Air Force far exceeds that of the Army.

Because of the great cleansing of the Goring Party, the Air Force command structure has been cut by more than half by this "non-combat reduction".

For Air Force pilots, this is a good thing. At least no more inexplicable things must be approved by dozens of departments for a fighter squadron-level training flight.

But watching the original bustling offices and barracks become empty overnight, it really made the fearless Empire Eagles feel a bit cold in the back of their heads.

This large-scale cleansing wiped out the protracted and cumbersome bureaucracy and style of the Air Force. Unexpectedly, after losing its powerful background, the Air Force urged it to restore its original sturdy and capable combat effectiveness.

If there are any sequelae in this matter, it is that as long as it is the order issued by the headquarter, the Air Force basically completes the unconditional and unconditional resolute completion quickly, which is better than the order of Goering. Of course, this has a lot to do with the current Air Force Chief of Staff Milch.

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