522 aid and reparations
"It's really a hell!" Docked next to the highway and looking at the crowded crowds on the road, Weitman leaned on his tank and sighed helplessly.
Seeing these people who went south to find the Germans to eat, Weitmann felt that the war had changed in this instant.
The war he understood is to control the most powerful war machine and fight hard on the cruel battlefield. The one who survived in the end was the warriors who were glorious.
But now, the German army stood on both sides of the road and guided a group of refugees like beggars on the road, without any smell of war.
"This is not a war, this is a relief to the victims." Weitman said bored to Carl Wegener beside him.
Wegener nodded and agreed: "Since yesterday, this path has basically been like this."
The people above took in a large number of British civilians because of their bribery. These civilians who were basically desperate flocked to the German-occupied area and began to gather in the German-occupied area.
"Recently one-half of ships are replenishing food to the UK. In this case, our advancement is simply a joke," Weitman complained.
Wegner was also frustrated by the recent so-called battle. They recently advanced 30 kilometers but did not encounter a single battle.
Now, Bath is ahead, but the British army did not have any decent resistance at all, leaving all the important cities to the German army.
There were even some places where some British soldiers who were unwilling to leave stayed to maintain order in the city. After the arrival of the German army, they held white handkerchiefs in their hands and took the German troops directly to the place where they stocked up their weapons, even if the handover was completed.
These troops were so calm that they were surprised when they saw the German army. They would say hello and ask local German-speaking people to act as translators.
What is even more depressing is that these people basically ask for food. If the German army is willing to leave cigarettes and candy, the effect will be even better and it will be overwhelming.
Western countries have never had a precedent for defending a city to fight the last soldier. There was no large-scale battle in Paris, France, and even some bridges would not be destroyed.
Including Belgium and the Netherlands, these places suffered very limited wars. The German army advanced rapidly and quickly captured a large amount of land.
The same is true in the UK. Many towns were consciously given up by the defenders, including Stonehenge and other famous sites, which left behind the German sign "Please don't destroy".
I hope that a street battle in London might be possible, but if I hope that every city will resist to the last moment, even Churchill himself would not believe it.
The release of grenades to civilians only occurred in a few areas, and most of these grenades did not have the expected effect.
Most civilians hand over grenades when the Germans attacked, and a few people would not use them easily even if they were left in their hands.
Only a few people used grenades, which posed a minimal threat to the German army. However, some areas used grenades before the German army landed in order to rob the reserved grain in the granary.
The battle has reached this point, and Britain has no reason to persevere. So while Weitmann was staring at the refugee wave in front of him, the Duke of Hamilton, the British envoy in Berlin, Germany, was anxiously waiting in the head of state's reception room.
He regretted why he didn't quickly agree to the German army's request to hand over the two battleships to Germany, at least not letting the British situation fall into such a passive state.
A large part of his confidence in the past came from the arrival of the US aid supplies. But now it seems that he was very wrong at that time.
"May I ask, have you really conveyed the news of my request to the Head of State?" After walking back and forth in the reception room for dozens of walks, Hamilton finally couldn't help but ask the guards guards guarding at the door.
The two guards looked at the British nobleman in front of him with their chins raised, and in the end no one answered his question.
After looking at the guards who seemed to be two mutes, Hamilton sighed and shook his head. He was a guest of honor for the German senior management before, and Hess had known him as brothers.
As a result, just four years later, Germany, which was still a quasi-ally anti-communist alliance during the Berlin Olympics, turned into a ferocious beast.
Just as Duke Hamilton was about to lose all his patience, the door of the reception room was pushed open from outside.
Ribintrop and the head of state came from outside the door, and the two of them were talking and laughing before.
The topic they were talking about was the American fleet turning, and Hamilton could hear it clearly, which made his face even more gray.
"Mr. Duke, are you ready to achieve complete peace with the Third Reich?" After stopping the topic, Li Le asked Duke Hamilton.
The head of state seemed to be proud, and he had absolutely reason to be proud. The German army was unstoppable on the British land. No matter how bizarre the process was, the result was unquestionable.
It seems that Britain lost the Cornwall Peninsula, so even the passiveness of Britain can be seen by the blind.
"This time we have a little too many requests, so I brought my Foreign Minister, you must be very familiar with each other. Right? Ribin Tropp." Li Le introduced to each other out of politeness.
Hamilton smiled bitterly. This time he had to pay more money to get the peace treaty that was easier to get.
"We are willing to hand over two intact battleships... We are full of sincerity, but I want to hear first what other conditions the head of state wants to get from Britain." Hamilton asked with a tough bullet.
God knows that when he talked about the two intact battleships, his heart was bleeding. That was the last little dignity of the British Empire, and now it has been set on the table and become a bargaining chip.
Back then, when the French genius emperor Napoleon swept Europe, Britain never suffered such humiliation.
Li Le glanced at Ribintrop beside him, and said to Duke Hamilton with a smile: "South of London, including London, must become a German jurisdiction. This is our requirement."
"This is impossible! If we were to hand over London, we might as well fight to the last moment..." Hamilton frowned and denies it.
"Mr. Duke, nothing is impossible. Paris, France, is under the rule of Germany. This requirement has a precedent." Ribintrop interrupted the Duke of Hamilton.
Then he continued: "If we do not follow French precedents, our ally France may have more opinions."
Now, the hatred between France and Germany is almost the same as the hatred between France and Britain. It is almost inevitable that Britain will be defeated by Germany and France will take the blame.
After hearing Ribin Tropp say this, the Duke of Hamilton knew that there really wasn't much bottom line he could stick to today.
To his dismay, he was probably the signator of the most humiliating treaty signed by Britain in a century. This name is enough for him to be infamous for thousands of years, and he had to agree to such a contract.
Just a few hours ago, His Majesty the King authorized him to end the war at any cost. He had already known the news that Prime Minister Churchill fainted, and even the fact that the British Army was unable to fight back.
Under such circumstances, the future of Britain can be said to be completely in his hands. Now he can only grit his teeth and persevere, and stick to everything he must persist.
"We are unwilling to give up London, if we can, we are willing to give up the entire Cornwall Peninsula." As he squeezed out such a sentence from his teeth, Duke Hamilton felt his power being rapidly lost.
"If we don't pinch something important enough, Britain's surrender makes no sense to us," Ribin Troop replied.
He looked at Duke Hamilton and explained: "Europe is about to face the attack of the entire Red Soviet Union. If you go back on your word, we will have no choice but to do anything to you."
Having said this, he paused for a moment before continuing to insist: "So, we want London, Liverpool, and to prevent Britain from turning against the United States' interference, so that we can safely recognize the peace treaty!"
"After all! You have a criminal record. You have used peace talks to delay time, which has caused us to waste a lot of feelings." The head of state spoke at this time and made a God-like knife aside.
"And what? Your country is still asking our fleet to belong to Germany as before?" Duke Hamilton felt dizzy. He didn't know if he was about to faint.
"Of course, if Britain wants to keep a battleship, or some cruisers and destroyers, we are willing to give in." Ribin Troop said in a dilemma.
Before coming here, the Duke of Hamilton knew that this would be a very passive negotiation, but he did not expect the Germans to be so difficult, and he really seized the weakness of Britain and cut every knife.
Britain, which lost its navy, would have no capital to continue to entangle with the German army. London was occupied by Germany, so Britain would have lost the courage to continue to resist.
In this way, Britain will become a poor servant like Vichy France. Through control, the German army will completely make Britain a part of its Atlantic barrier.
"If, I mean, if, I will sign the treaty now, when will the German army stop the attack and provide assistance to Britain?" Duke Hamilton almost used his last strength and asked this question.
Chapter completed!