Battle of the Third Reich
v5 Chapter 222: Surrender (2)
By ordering Britain to surrender unconditionally, the German head of state can only think about it in his dreams. Weierler is now showing the toughness just to send a signal to the other side. Germany cannot be as easy as the British thought.
Before Weierle set off, Xu Jun just spent a lot of effort to calm down the hot heads of the German seniors. His Excellency the Head of State had his own unique insights, and he was working hard to communicate with the top Nazi Party in Germany, trying to achieve some basics Consensus. In Weierle's view, the head of state still underestimated his influence on the German people. With his current power and achievements, none of his opinions dared to be rebellious.
From a purely military point of view, the Germans have taken over an absolute advantage. The remaining armed forces in Britain have been unable to prevent the Germans from continuing their offensive. The occupation of the entire territory is already a matter of rigid determination. Also in the eyes of most Europeans and even Americans, the once powerful monster of the British Empire is destined to become fish on the cutting board of the Germans. Many people are waiting for the Germans to cut the throat of this giant monster. When the time comes, even if you can't eat the fattest loin, you can at least steal one or two ribs to get greedy.
However, the German head of state knew very well that the problem was not so simple. The vast background of the sunless empire would not be understood by ordinary people. If you want to completely conquer this ancient beast by the power of Germany, you can only be Some people's wishful thinking.
The territory of the Sunless Empire is not only the British Isles, but also a large number of overseas colonies and affiliated countries. This is a huge system that the British have spent hundreds of years to build, including the efforts of countless outstanding politicians and generals in the British Empire. The result is the crystallization of British wisdom.
In this huge global colonial system, each node has its own connection with each other, restricting each other and complementing each other, which ultimately constitutes a huge complex involving business, military, finance, production, raw material supply and demand, etc. network system. This network not only depends on industry and interest chains to be closely linked, but the most important thing is the national characteristics of this system. Most of the people in power are Anglo-Saxons who believe in Protestantism.
Relying on this huge colonial network system, the British have accumulated a lot of money, and in a short period of half a century has created a powerful empire that never fades. At the same time, the huge power displayed by the overseas colonial network also made the British rulers feel threatened. They may not understand the truth of carrying the boat to the boat, but these old nobles have seen a lot of troubles in raising tigers. Precedent.
The high-ranking dignitaries of London wanted to put a sturdy chain around the neck of this monster. The British royal family became the most important part of the collar. All colonial governments and residents must express their loyalty to the royal family. A governor replacement must openly declare the oath of loyalty to the king or queen. Although most of the British vows can only be heard even on weekdays, such vows involving the royal power are the most sacred and inviolable, and all those who betray the vows will be very miserable.
Xu Jun is also out of consideration in this regard. He would agree with Weiller and let him have an unofficial meeting with George VI without outsiders present.
If the forces of various factions in London are like a messy spider web, Weierle, who has a lot of intelligence resources and communication channels, is the strongest spider, entrenched in the center of the spider web. On the night he arrived in the UK, he received dozens of requests for interviews. The identities of the requesters were varied. The military, police, soldiers, agriculture, industry, and business were almost all together. There were a lot of tempting ones sent together with the request letter. Cast your name.
Although Weierle knew that the relationship between these people was not as close as expected, he did not expect that these guys had begun to dismantle each other before they officially started negotiations. In addition to flattering the German army, they also carried a pile of black materials that were exposed to each other, which made Weierle have to say a persuasion to these British politicians, if he had not seen the dross of the Nazi party. To another German general. They will really be led by the other party, and they will be turned around in a mess.
Weierle suddenly felt that George VI, who was sitting opposite him, was a little pitiful. This noble man may not even know that he was actually betrayed by his loyal courtiers. If the life of King George VI is five hundred years ago. Shakespeare will definitely write a drama. This introverted gentle gentleman who was easily shy was forced to sit on the throne by British politicians.
Before that, he had no systematic training on how to be a king. He even said bad things. So that in the early days of ascending the throne, most of the ceremonial rituals that required the king’s presence were pushed away by him for various reasons. He was afraid of exposing himself to the shortcomings of outsiders, afraid of being ridiculed by others, and even more afraid that someone would question him on this ground. Qualification to sit on the throne of the king. Fortunately, he inherited part of his father's character, strong and resilient, understood his responsibilities, and was willing to make all efforts for it. From a king's point of view, he did more than his brother. outstanding.
But now, this man is facing the most difficult choice in his life. His destiny is actually destined to be recorded in the history of Britain as a defeated king. Not only did he have to take on the responsibility that he must bear as a king, his second half of his life will also be spent in the accusations and abuses of the British. Even after his death, future generations will portray him as a stupid harlequin. Weiller sympathized with the man, and the crown on his head was his only guilt.
Sympathy is attributed to sympathy, and the task still has to be completed. The purpose of Weiler’s trip is not to want the King of England to sign an agreement, but to find out the other party’s bottom line and reach some important consensus with the king. This plays a decisive role in Xu Jun's success.
"We know the role of the royal family in the British polity. Since the collapse of Queen Victoria, the forces of the re-emerging Parliament and the State Church have continuously violated the rights of the royal family. They use various means, even inciting ignorant people, to come Suppress and limit the power of the royal family. Facts have proved that they have done very well, and such a strong and courageous man, His Majesty George V, had to bow his head to those forces." Weierle took a sip of the black tea from the attendant. Looking at George VI's frowning, which seemed to be very touching, Weierle continued.
"Whether it is the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party or the Labor Party. Those nobles or gentry businessmen are unwilling and not allowed to appear another Queen Victoria, a strong enough to crush the supremacy of all of them.
This is normal, they have stolen the benefits that originally belonged to the royal family, and of course they will be afraid of a wise and decisive king like Queen Victoria who will recapture everything. After all, no one wants to spit out the fat they swallowed. meat. I think these kings must have noticed it. "Weiler turned to look at Chester, who was making a record, and then continued.
"Do you think that you can change this situation with your full support? Churchill is indeed full of loyalty to the royal family. This pretentious prime minister is not very popular with the noble class. This person's ability to make enemies is much stronger than his political ability. Very superb political skills. But he cannot change his reputation for being brave and rude. So he chose to be loyal to the royal family, and your majesty you also chose unreserved support and trust. He needs the name of the royal family to suppress him Of enemies, buy up his colleagues, and you will attack the enemies of the royal family through Churchill and recover the lost power.
I admit that this idea is good, but unfortunately, Churchill eventually failed. However, I can reveal to you some of the information we have about your transaction with Churchill. It has been clearly seen by the other party for a long time, on the contrary, it also allows your two opponents to unite, which is not a small force. "
"I admit that you are absolutely right. Mr. Churchill and I are indeed using each other. If this war is won, my plan will be successful." George VI tried his best to slow down the speed of speech, because of stuttering, Most of the time in this meeting he was in the position of an audience. Only when talking about the royal rights and interests, will you speak to express your views.
"Even if the British victory in this war, you and Mr. Churchill will still fail, our information shows. Most members of the Conservative Party in the upper and lower houses of the United Kingdom have united with the Labor Party, and they have also united a large number of opposition Churchill. Liberal MPs. The nobles of the House of Lords have even formulated a plan against Churchill and further suppression of the royal family. Once the war is over, Churchill will surely fail in the next prime ministerial election. You know the means of those people. In order to achieve their goals, they Even willing to deal with the devil." Weierle pushed a document to George VI.
"This is the list we currently have. You should be able to see many familiar names from above, Your Majesty."
"These people..." George VI choked with just one sentence. He believed that the list was real, because the Germans had no reason to deceive themselves with false information, looking at the familiar names, Many of them were his closest advisers and friends, and George VI's eyes began to flush.
"Before I came to the UK, the head of state once confessed to me that he was very worried about the situation of His Majesty and the British royal family. After all, the British royal family is inextricably linked with Germany. No matter what name is converted, it cannot change the British royal family. The fact that Germanic blood is flowing in the blood vessels.
Therefore, the head of state hopes to give some help to the British royal family within his power, but do not have too much extravagance. After all, your head of state is a German leader and must be responsible for the interests of the German people. I think His Majesty the King must be Have the same consciousness. "Weiler picked up another document.
"Before that, we had a lot of problems in matters that required the cooperation of the British royal family. Of course, we will try our best to understand the difficulties of the royal family and will not make you feel too much pressure and trouble."
"I can meet your requirements, but I also have my conditions." George VI was already willing to admit his fate. Unexpectedly, things could still turn, which made him feel very surprised. He carefully made a little temptation.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me to state in advance that if it involves the plan made by the head of state, no one can change it except the head of the head of state. But if there is no conflict with each other...please talk about what is there. The conditions, within the scope of my rights, I can find a solution." Weierle said to George VI with a smile.
"Edward... Duke of Windsor, my brother is now with you. Although Churchill reported that he was missing, I also have my intelligence channel." George VI asked.
"Your Majesty, I can tell you that His Royal Highness the Duke of Windsor is doing well now and is traveling with his wife in northern France."
"My condition is that when everything is over, please allow Edward to return to England and inherit my throne." George VI stared closely at Weiler's eyes, his fists clenched flat on the table, It is obvious from the look of George VI that he is very concerned about the answer given by Weiler.
"Except for my head of state, I rarely admire a person so much. Your majesty, I will report to the head of state about everything in today's talks. I will tell the head of state that I have the honor to see a wise monarch, a great king. "Weirler bowed his head to George VI respectfully.
It's the end of the month. Please vote for the remaining monthly tickets in your hand. The ranking of the first month today is a bit unsatisfactory, but I think I should be able to try it out at the end to see what results can be achieved in the end, and lose to the brush I recognized it, but at least I can do my best.
thanks for your support. (To be continued.)