The huge crystal lamp shines the whole hall as day, and the exquisite velvet curtains and exquisite murals by the window are valuable. The most surprising thing is that a set of precious antique furniture, which Wilhelmina has also seen, is the favorite treasure of the Danish king, and with the surrounding silk decorative fabrics, it suddenly makes people feel like they have entered heaven.
"The great head of state really knows how to enjoy it." Willana frowned and sarcastically replied, but at the same time, she couldn’t help sighing in her heart. Without looking at the whole building, she made white marble walls and tiles. The furniture and all kinds of decorations from several royal castles in this hall alone have made people imagine luxury. Willana did not know how to accurately calculate how much it would cost to complete such an art hall that is in harmony with the royal collections of various countries.
Actually, Wilhelmina misunderstood arcado. After all, he didn’t have the energy to ask about the value of some window-dressing furniture and chandeliers. There are still more things to be decided by him.
These artistic treasures from Holland, Belgium and Denmark are all SS and some big noble, and they have been searched from all over the world to please the Fuehrer or simply to "dedicate to the beloved Fuehrer". Although they are priceless outside, they really didn’t spend much energy.
Arcado even admonished Reinhardt and others for these things and told them not to do such urgent things as far as possible. Although to some extent, it prevented them from continuing to plunder other countries’ artistic treasures, arcado himself knew that it could slightly alleviate some of them, but it was possible to prevent such things from happening at the root.
The distinguished guests invited today can be described as five flowers, including the Italian ambassador to Germany, the ambassador of the Republic of China to Germany and various political dignitaries, but these people are not enough in the core interests of the empire compared with the coming big shots.
The big names invited this time include former Dutch Queen Wilhelmina, former Danish King Christian X, former Belgian King Leopold III and, of course, Norwegian King haakon vii who has just been sent to Berlin. Although the Norwegian war is still going on, the German victory is a foregone conclusion.
Of course, in addition to King Leopold, arcado personally praised the deputy commander-in-chief of the Belgian sending army, the former Belgian Major General, and now the third Reich general Grudo, who defected and died in the pit, and the Anglo-French Coalition forces, Belgium’s anti-German division, has now become a pro-German Belgian military representative through propaganda and packaging
In addition to these captured European kings, the most important ally of the rulers of German servant countries is Germany, which has half of the oil resources. Romanian leader "leader" Antons Ku, Germany’s most important ally, Antonescu, has been assigned the position of head of state arcado? Rudolf’s side
Come in with the former Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard Wilhelmina and the Ambassador of the Republic of China to Germany. He couldn’t believe what he saw in front of his eyes. Is it really tangible? Is this luxury and exquisiteness really produced by a country that has just been defeated in the First World War? It seems that the current situation of China, the victorious country in the First World War, is not as good as that of the defeated country.
From the way, the waiter at the Fuehrer’s residence pushed the door, and some small ambassadors and nobles never stopped marveling. Even after they entered the hall, these people were still like a group of hillbillies who had never seen the world. From time to time, they were amazed at a small detail suddenly. In addition to marveling, the only idea in everyone’s mind was to ask each other from which palace something seemingly insignificant was searched for treasures.
A long table facing the gate is covered with exquisite silk, and the tabletop is a crystal cup of the same size. A waiter dressed in costumes is pouring wine into the glass tower, and red wine from France is slowly filling up along the glass tower.
"gentlemen! Ladies! I believe that no one doubts that Germany can sweep France and finally win the war as it did in the past. Most of you are already part of the German Third Reich. This honor belongs to everyone! " Arcado raised his glass and made a toast. "The empire will be invincible, and you will also witness the rise of the empire, new noble!"
"Fuehrer! Cheers! " One side Krupp raised his glass and laughed and said, "I wish our Fuhrer good health!"
"Fuehrer! Cheers! " Everyone has to raise their glasses. Here, they either want the German ambassador or rely on the German servant country, and then they will die. Who dares not give this prosperous head of state a face?
"thank you! Distinguished guests! " Arcado raised his glass and echoed, "Today is a memorable day. The Third Reich in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxemburg and other regions reached an agreement to merge into a sacred German Third Reich. From today’s empire, the world’s first power will strive for its own goals, and it will turn the enemy in our hands."
"Long live the head of state! Long live the Holy Great German Third Reich! " All the leading figures of the Third Reich stood up and raised their right hands to stand at attention and salute. Among them were Bos and Krupp, the business leaders, Marshal Brauchich, General Gubo, and Reinhardt, the head of the devil SS formed by outsiders, as well as the diehard head of state, Jelinek and Foreign Minister Merkel.
What is this? Threaten by force? The army has taken control of these countries, and even the special governor in charge of these occupied areas has sent us prisoners, who don’t agree to sign and merge into the so-called "Holy Great German Third Reich". Why don’t you kill us as an example? A few have to follow up and salute at attention. The king and queen don’t hate to think.
But if you want to think about it, you can’t say it. Even if some parts of these countries still have resistance points, even if a few parts of these countries are still not occupied by the Germans, but now they are actually sitting here and have to consider their own personal safety-this damn butcher arcado? Rudolph calls himself the head of state when he talks, but he doesn’t care what kind of royal aristocrat you are when he turns against you. If you don’t believe that the former German emperor William II is an example.
Just when everyone pushed a glass for a change, arcado came along with Mercedes and Anna Fanny, three gas fields that were strong enough to make people shy away. When the beauty party and Grudo were laughing and laughing, an SS officer came along.
He went to arcado’s side and whispered in arcado’s ear, "British female spy, we have found one who was killed in the resistance and the other still can’t fall."
Arcado nodded, and then he and Grudo will continue to talk about managing Belgium together. "Mr. Grudo just told me that I decided to arm 20,000 Belgian troops to manage the French region together with the existing troops when the future conditions permit."
Grudo has taken advantage of arcado to consider a report and immediately responded, "I believe that the French region will have a better management and development in the future."
Akado smiled very heartily. He raised his glass again. "Let’s raise our glasses again. The empire has just cracked a British spy case. The first female spy has been killed … and it is still impregnable!"
"cheers!" Everyone is willing or unwilling to raise their glasses.
Chapter 356 Countries
In the dark night, an old British destroyer flashed its lights and quietly approached a dilapidated pier, which was half destroyed. Both sides of the pier were full of craters, but it was also densely covered with anti-aircraft guns.
This is the last dock in Dunkirk where large ships can dock. Allied fighters have lost nine planes to protect this dock. To ensure that this dock is lost, there are more than one anti-aircraft gun, large and small.
The dock was full of panic, helping the British soldiers. Their ammunition had been searched and given to the front-line cover troops, so that their guns had been taken away and sent to the French troops behind the house. After all, French ammunition and British ammunition were poor, and the French troops had to take away a batch of guns.
So, except for those fierce French and British troops in the periphery, most of the core of Dunkirk are poor soldiers who don’t even have guns and ammunition. Once a German team breaks through that fragile peripheral defense line, these British and French troops have an option to surrender.
After the British destroyer docked at the dock, it hurriedly put down its own ladder, so it starved. British soldiers and officers commanded to board the destroyer slowly. This was a British "launching operation" that could mobilize forces to save the blood of the British imperial team.
Sadly, however, during the day, the operation suffered a heavy failure. On the first day of the operation, Britain was sunk by a cruiser, seven destroyers and two transport ships. These poor warships were sunk by the German naval carrier fleet off the coast of Dunkirk and went to attack the German fleet. Two swordfish torpedo bombers had the idea of going back to let the British break the army and annihilate the German high seas fleet.
Since we came here, we have been scrambling for troops every second. Now we can swallow the night, so the loss is reduced to an tolerable level, but the efficiency is one-third less than before.
If you don’t act at night, it’s not the case in front of an Shao German army. It’s not the case to temper the night bombing level of bomber formations. d217 bomber formations and butcher strategic bomber units often visit Dunkirk at night. Although the bombing accuracy is average, it seriously slows down the speed of British troops withdrawing.
The weather was very bad this evening. There were clouds and some light rain. When the destroyer arrived at night, the German army did not appear in Dunkirk.
"Major General Montgomery, it’s really gratifying that you were promoted this time and transferred back to the commander of the 3rd Army of the British Army." Lord Gott at the dock sighed and said to Montgomery, who is about to leave Dunkirk, "I always have a hunch that this time we are doomed to escape."
The sea breeze blew Montgomery’s face and made him thin. He felt a little cold. Montgomery looked at the dark soldiers who were boarding the ship and preparing to flee to England. Nai said to Lord Gott, "Whether Britain can hold its ground depends on how many soldiers you can retreat back this time. You know, even if the king ordered us to mobilize, we could train so many elites at one time."
"I heard that hurricane fighters are stepping up production, and I hope there will be no more problems this time." Lord Gott was a little self-effacing. Nearly 150,000 troops of the British Empire lost in a mess, and now he has to lose 50,000 people in Dunkirk, which made him feel a little wronged because after all, this battle was not his command, but the defeated French general Gamelin.
Montgomery nodded in agreement and said, "I know that once France is defeated, the bombing route of the German army will be shortened by 100 kilometers. Whether it can hold British territory depends on whether the army can hold the sky."
"Nelson’s spirit tells us not to be too pessimistic in everything! The British Empire has not passed the hurdle! " Lord Gott said, "I will stick to Dunkirk until the last second and hope that the navy can win this war like a man."
"I can’t manage these things," Montgomery said. "I’m more worried about whether the Italian troops in North Africa will lose the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal if there is a problem in France."
"If we lose the Suez Canal, it will be difficult for the next day." Gott’s mood became complicated when Montgomery said this. Once Germany and its quasi-ally Italy started to think about the Mediterranean, the British transportation line would be cut off in half. This kind of situation is not far from Britain.
Germany also has a pathetic Romania to stabilize oil. If Britain loses the Suez Canal, Middle East oil and Indian raw materials, even rubber and other materials in the Far East, can bypass the Cape of Good Hope. If France falls, even if it goes to the South Atlantic, it will not be uneasy.
In this way, Britain will fall from a blockaded country, which is a small island. The ability of the British Empire to resist blockade is not as good as that of the mainland country Germany. Once Germany has achieved this strategic goal, Britain will be more passive than ever.
"This German head of state is really a master of strategy worthy of the name." Gott sighed again. He suddenly felt that he had not sighed more in his life than in this month. It seems that bad luck has never left him since he led the British army of 150,000 to correct his arrogance and stepped into Belgium.
Thousands of brand-new tanks have been discarded all the way. Now there are less than two tanks left, and both tanks will be lost here. None of them can be transported back to China. Even the cannons and cars have been completely lost, and even tents and medicines have been given to the Germans all the way.
Gott felt a bit like a German transport captain. What did the Germans lack? He went all the way to give it to the Germans. Now the Germans are short of tens of thousands of cheap labor. Gott knew that through the continuous efforts of Gamelin and himself, they watched and filled the hole for the Germans.
If arcado can stand up to Gott’s evaluation, he may be elated. He has repeatedly studied German strategy and tactics in World War II in his previous life and concluded that this world has actually practiced a seemingly good effect, which can make the original win and lose to Britain.
"On the contrary, I am more worried that Germany will play harder," Montgomery said. "In case these Germans win over the Turks and directly threaten the oil fields in the Middle East, this is the most deadly thing. If Turkey deploys a long-range army, we will have to wait 20 years if we want to get less oil from the Middle East."
"Can’t you? Then didn’t Germany offend all those countries in the Middle East? Will arcado, the German head of state, make such a dizzy move? " Gott some don’t believe asks.
"If he did this, it would be really biting to the extreme," Montgomery said with a frown. "He is not afraid of fighting against the British Empire and France, but also afraid of offending those local strongmen in the Middle East? If he destroys the oil field, even if that place in the Middle East turns to us and turns against Germany completely, what can support us? Maybe we have to supplement some things. "
"Then I’ll send a newspaper to Prime Minister Churchill. Let him hold Italy steady and win over Turkey to see if there is any hope … to maintain the present situation …" Lord Gott saw a crew member coming to urge Montgomery to board the ship, so he walked back with his adjutant and staff.
Looking at his back, Montgomery found that Lord Gott’s back seemed to be a little hunched. He followed two crew members who came to pick him up and went to the opposite place to meet the sea breeze and boarded the destroyer and returned to England.
Ironically, this British destroyer is actually rented from the United States. Compared with the new German destroyers, these American destroyers don’t even seem to take advantage of artillery battles, let alone their capabilities. Because of the need to maintain the number of navies, Britain has to exchange overseas military bases for these loose woman.
Montgomery, the bow of the boat, couldn’t help feeling deeply. When did the British Empire become so weak? In order to suppress the development and growth of a Germany, it has been unable to do so. When the war came, it seemed stronger than the Anglo-French alliance, and it was less than a month before the victory was handed over to the original weak Germany. What happened to the world? Did you not wake up in your dream?
The sea was dark, like a beast with its jaws open, which seemed to devour everything. The destroyer was dark and slowly sailed to the wide sea under the blackout. It once stopped several invaders, even Tianjiao Napoleon, and now the English Channel is a desperate situation for the British and French Coalition forces to retreat.
"Emperor, please bless the British Empire through this difficult time!" Montgomery closed his eyes and felt the sea breeze flapping his cheeks. The salty smell made people more awake, but his feet were used to the land. Montgomery was not comfortable.
Once again, the goddess of luck showed her true self because of some people’s sincere prayers. The destroyer Montgomery returned to Britain with a breathtaking journey. After this destroyer, four British transport ships were fully manned and sank by German submarines, causing great losses to more than five people. These soldiers, including crew members, fell into the cold sea, and 19 people were lucky because they could not swim and the cold temperature was cold.
Chapter 357 357 weaknesses
Nowadays, the British Empire has become an old lady, and the Chinese New Year is getting worse every year. The first world war wiped out the bones and blood of this dying hero, and this time arcado fought Britain again and found a terrible fact-they didn’t even have enough money to fight again.
This time, the Royal Navy pieced together almost all its possessions to compete with the German Navy, only to find that it seems that the overall strength of the German Navy has made the British Navy fear three points.
Just one day and two nights after the launch plan, the Royal Navy felt overwhelmed. Although a large number of British civilian ships participated in the rescue of British soldiers, the frightening loss report was a headache for the British government. In 36 hours, Britain lost a cruiser, a destroyer and 27 large transport ships, which did not include all kinds of temporary statistical difficulties. It is conservatively estimated that at least one civilian ship was sunk by Germany with a tonnage ranging from 27 tons to 4 tons.
And such a huge loss only made Britain rush back to less than seven soldiers. According to a preliminary estimate, if we rush back to seven people, we will lose 150,000 tons of ships, and it will be extended to four days. This is almost the limit that the defense line around Dunkirk can hold on to. In other words, Britain can rush back to the soil with a maximum of 15 soldiers this time.
As a result, the next day, that is, the day after Montgomery left Dunkirk, the British took the risk to organize a fleet of 221 ships, hoping to expand the number of people to 20,000. However, this operation, the German army and the German navy cooperated in vain, and after losing 43 civilian ships and 2 destroyers, the British navy was forced to completely stop the stupid action during the day.
There are still 310,000 French troops in Dunkirk and more than 137,000 British troops. These troops are stuck in positions, lack of medical care, lack of medicine and lack of supplies. What is even more desperate is that they have to face the elite infantry of the German army, and there are tens of millions of cannons that have just been pushed to the front by the Germans.
A year before the war and inspired by German arcado, the war against Britain, France and Belgium was launched more quickly. This time, the number and proportion of troops in the encirclement of Dunkirk have changed. This time, the number of British expeditionary forces is less, and the total strength is a little over 170,000, including about 150,000 people who were killed or killed, while France is much more than the original strength. A total of about 310,000 people were surrounded-of course, because Belgium surrendered, there were not many Belgian troops in the encirclement.
The trouble is that arcado is not as good as Hitler, and Catherine, the commander of the army, has not been as influential as Goering in front of the Fuehrer. This time, more troops were mobilized in the middle of the war, and the ground war did not stop. Of course, the German navy was stronger than ever. These factors together affected this time in Dunkirk War.
On this day, another disastrous fact was presented. In front of the British and French allied forces, two 4-millimeter railway guns were seized by the German border, and four other 2-millimeter railway guns were transported to Dunkirk together. These six guns were arranged with effective shooting positions to cover the port area of Dunkirk. On that night, the first fire of two 4-millimeter heavy guns killed almost half of the hundreds of British officers and men preparing to retreat at the dock.
A shell hit the concrete pier, directly blasting the pier out of a pit with a diameter of 3 meters, waiting to retreat. One British battalion, including the battalion commander, was killed. Of course, the second gun was not so lucky and hit the nearby beach. Because the soft beach unloaded most of the force of this heavy shell of more than one ton, it only caused dozens of casualties.
Followed by 2 mm caliber artillery followed the fire and shelled the whole Dunkirk area, and just entered the middle of the night, German bombers also visited the positions of the British and French allied forces with more than three bombers of various types in they nest, throwing more than 12 tons of bombs in one breath, blowing up the whole Dunkirk into a sea of fire, and German submarines attacked the British navy and civilian ships crazily. On this night, 31 ships of different sizes were lost and rushed back to more than 19 people.
"Can’t die like this! No amount of navy and civilian ships can withstand such consumption! " A navy general patted the table and complained
Another general also nodded in agreement and said, "We lost too many troops, which simply added to the German record! German night bombing and shelling are getting more and more accurate, and the loss at night is almost equal to the loss during the day! In this way, our navy will have to sacrifice the English Channel Army! "
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