Chapter 282 Honest and Trustworthy Germany
On September 1, British Prime Minister Attley officially apologized to Germany through BBC Radio.↖
In the apology statement, Attley said that Britain assumed full responsibility for the war between the two countries and paid his sincerest condolences to the families of German soldiers who died and injured in the British bombing.
After the broadcast, Attley's apology statement was also published in mainstream British newspapers such as the Times. At the same time, the British government paid the German government the first batch of war reparations worth 300 million imperial marks of gold, and used practical actions to show Germany's determination to truce.
On the third day after Attley issued the apology statement, Hitler responded to Attley's apology statement through the radio and newspapers.
"...Peace and development are the themes of today's society. May Germany and Britain never fight again."
On the day Hitler's reply, 30,000 British prisoners of war set off from Germany and took a train to Wilhelmshaven.
There, they will return to England by boat.
For the next two days, Wilhelmshaven's train station and docks were filled with British soldiers in tanned military uniforms, as well as journalists from all over the world.
The reporters used their cameras and cameras to record the smiles of British soldiers full of happiness and longing before returning home.
However, soon, with their outstanding professional qualities and vicious observation, the reporters quickly realized that there was no officer in the released British army, only soldiers and non-commissioned officers, and non-commissioned officers.
The reporters questioned the German officers and soldiers who maintained order on the scene with questions and received only one reply, and there was no way to tell.
The reporters asked from multiple sources but did not get answers. They had to post the questions to various media.
Attley, No. 10 Downing Street, London, smiled bitterly when he saw the questions in the newspaper.
At the Prime Minister's Office at No. 4 Worth Street, Berlin, Hitler laughed loudly when he heard similar inquiries.
"Heinz, if you tell the British what we really think, I think the British on the British Isles will definitely be united and collectively demand war on Germany."
Chen Dao said innocently: "I'm right, there's never a lower limit for British people to do things. I have always measured the moral standards of British people by the greatest malicious intention. When dealing with British people, we must always keep a hand and leave officers as the last hostages. To prevent any conspiracy behind the British are necessary precautions."
Goring first sprayed two long rays of white smoke from his nose, and then said with a smile: "For every 100 million war reparations Britain paid, we released 10,000 prisoners of war. Is it also your precautionary measure?"
"When dealing with the British, you should be gentle and stick in your hands. You should not relax at all times, otherwise you will give them a little chance. They will use conspiracies and tricks, and you must not be unpredictable." Chen Dao said.
"Let those reporters slowly guess what we mean, and we should continue our work," said Hitler.
Upon hearing this, Chen Dao sat upright on the sofa and gave Hitler a verbal report.
Chen Dao is very experienced in making reports and knows that it should be detailed and appropriate, rather than reporting all trivial matters to Lao Xi.
For example, the acquisition of Polish banks and the acquisition of factories by companies such as Adidas, Puma and Fanda in Poland are all meaningless and are not worth wasting the precious time of the great head of state. Chen Dao was very understanding and never mentioned it, but focused his performance on topics such as Poland's livelihood, infrastructure projects and the extermination of guerrillas.
Hitler interrupted Chen Dao's story from time to time and asked for some details.
Listening to Chen Dao's complete report, Hitler said with approval: "I am very satisfied with the first time I went to the occupied area to govern. I will do this. Remember to continue to work hard. Remember, Poland is the most important logistics hub for our attack on Russia. Before the war breaks out, it is the focus of your governance to maximize the railway and road transport capabilities of Poland. You should pay more attention to this issue."
Seeing Chen Dao nodding to show his understanding, Hitler continued: "You have solved the Jewish problem very well. You don't need to waste a mark on the empire to solve the Jews, and you can also bring a significant financial income to the empire. You are really economically savvy."
Chen Dao glanced at Golin from the corner of his eyes, and saw Golin crossing his legs, holding a cigar in his right hand, facing up to the sky, and his face was full of satisfaction.
Under the influence of this marshal, Heinz finally achieved success in his studies and could already stand alone, achievement, achievement!
"Behind the war is politics, behind the politics is economy. This is my understanding of the importance of the economy." Chen Dao said.
Hitler stood up and walked to the wall behind the office chair, pointing to the world map on the wall and said, "The Gestapo recently reported to me that there are rumors circulating internationally, especially in the Middle East, that we will not keep our promises and withdraw troops from Iraq, but will turn the Middle East into a colony. There are similar rumors in Spain, saying that we will not return the Gibraltar Peninsula to Spain."
Chen Dong noticed a feeling of unwillingness to Hitler, and then asked tentatively: "First of the People, what are your thoughts?"
"I... I asked Ribbentrop, Goebbels, Hess and Himmler. Their opinion is that our army conquered blood and life, both in the Middle East and Gibraltar. We cannot give up. It's just that their political talents are not as good as you and Hermann, so I still want to hear your suggestions." Hitler said.
"My advice is simple. As a great power, we must be honest and we must fulfill our commitments. In the present world, colonialism has reached its end, and we can no longer use the thinking of the colonial era to deal with the current international politics.
Moreover, there is a misunderstanding in Minister Ribbintrov and others' thinking: We have not conquered the Middle East and Gibraltar, we are liberating them, and we must understand the difference between the two before we can be qualified to talk about this issue."
Hitler sighed and said unwillingly: "I knew you would persuade me to withdraw."
"The withdrawal of troops has the benefits of withdrawing troops. If we do not withdraw, the friendship between us and our comrades-in-arms has been hard-working in our army will be gone. After all, Gibraltar is a territory that the Spanish dream of reclaiming. As for the Middle East, the cost of maintaining garrison there is too high. Maintaining an armour army there requires consuming the transportation of an army group. We cannot afford it. If we break our oath as shamelessly as the British and break the good image we have worked hard to build in the minds of Iraqis, that is irresponsible to the fallen soldiers." Chen Dao said.
"There are many ways to control a region, and there are many ways to garrison troops in Iraq. If you don't keep your promise, forcibly garrison troops in Iraq is the lowest cost-effective one." Goring said.
Hitler waved his arm and pounded on the map, frowned and said, "Okay. Our living space is in the East, we can't consume too much strength in the Middle East. It's OK to control it indirectly, for example, our lovely Italian friends."
September 1941 was also an extraordinary month for the world.
The German government and the Spanish government first issued a joint announcement that all German troops in Spain will be withdrawn before the end of September.
With the German team leaving in batches, a large number of tourist groups were flooded with German bankers, engineers and various workers.
The bank led by Hepburn Roston Bank was responsible for providing low-interest loans to the Spanish government. The first batch of credits was 50 million imperial marks. The Spanish government immediately used this batch of loans to purchase various facilities and equipment for the construction of heavy industry from German companies in accordance with the contract.
German engineers, accompanied by the arrival of facilities and equipment, are responsible for providing technical support.
Investment in heavy industrial projects takes time to get returns, and the influx of large numbers of tourist groups brings "cash flow" to Spain.
Tourist groups can stay, eat, watch various programs and perform, and purchase souvenirs, bringing hundreds of thousands of cash income to major tourist cities in Spain.
The German team returned to the Gibraltar Peninsula. Since the evacuation of Spain, the Spanish, especially those who are interested in politics have increased their favor. Now they have used practical actions to provide money and plans to help Spain rebuild. This has aroused favor from all classes in Spain.
Under the deliberate propaganda of the German and Spanish governments, the friendship between Germany and Spain has been upgraded to being as deep as a comrade and brotherly...
In the Middle East, Rommel received an order and immediately led his troops to retreat from Tehran, the capital of Iran, to Iraq. Then, he went north and north with the Iraqi people, retreating to Palestine and Syria.
Before Rommel withdrew his troops, the Soviet Red Army troops stationed in Tehran held a grand farewell ceremony for him.
After Rommel withdrew his troops, the Soviet Red Army drove into the Iranian territory that the Germans withdrew and accepted all Iranian territory.
In the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, with the strong support of Germany, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman successively declared independence. After participating in the independence ceremonies of various countries, the left-behind German troops set off one after another, retreated to Palestine by sea, and joined the main force of the Middle East Army led by Rommel.
Similar to the situation in Spain, the German team evacuated, but then they entered the Middle East countries were German bankers and engineers.
The slightly different thing is that there are no tourist groups, and instead are German instructors.
They entered under the strong invitation of governments in the Middle East to assist countries in building industries, developing economies and organizing military forces.
Germany first worked with other countries to drive away the evil British colonists, and then adhered to its promise to withdraw its troops, support countries to achieve true independence, and sincerely assisted countries in the Middle East to develop their economies.
Germany's words and deeds are in sharp contrast with Britain.
Under the guidance of Germany and the Middle East governments that suffered enough Britain, honesty and trustworthiness became the label of the Germans, while shamelessness and cunning became synonymous with the British.
On September 5, the first batch of twelve British merchant ships passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea under the escort of the fleet. They arrived at Alexandria through the Island of Malta for resupply, and then entered the Red Sea through the Suez Canal.
Before entering the Suez Canal, a transport ship named Hawk left the fleet and headed towards the Haifa Port in Palestine.
The Hawk was loaded with more than 1,500 Jewish immigrants, as well as Ben Gurion who was on board.
Along the way, Gurion sighed when he saw the Spanish flag on the Port of Gibraltar, the Italian flag on the Island of Malta and Alexandria.
After France surrendered, in just one year, all these strategic places controlled by the British Empire changed hands, and the home that he and his comrades dreamed of had also changed their owners.
Under the control of the Axis powers, what kind of future is waiting for their own country? Guri'an was worried.
Guri'an was worried, and Edley, who was far away in London, was also in his heart.
Attlee's nervousness came from a letter sent by the German Foreign Ministry, written by Hitler. In the letter, Hitler sincerely asked him whether he needed Germany to mediate the war between Britain and Japan and allow the British people to restore peace as soon as possible.
Attlee hesitated and revised it repeatedly for seventeen times before finally writing a reply letter that he was most satisfied with. In the letter, he politely rejected Hitler's kindness and expressed his desire to carry out the war with Japan to the end.
Because of Churchill's past lessons, Attley had to be cautious. After all, Japan declared war on Britain on the grounds that Britain refused to mediate and insulted the Japanese emperor, which made the war situation that was originally unfavorable to Britain even worse.
Now, when Germany comes to mediate the war between Britain and Japan, Attley's first instinct is whether there will be any conspiracy? Is Germany going to use the same means to provoke Britain?
After writing the reply, Attlee was very nervous for a few days, and his mood was not calmed down after receiving Hitler's second letter.
In the second letter, Hitler expressed regret for Attlee's rejection of his kindness, and then he hoped that Britain and Japan would end the war as soon as possible.
When Attlee received the letter, Hitler was standing side by side with Gorene in the Prime Minister's Office, staring at East and Southeast Asia.
"What do they want to do when the Japanese suddenly changed their minds and refused to implement the original plan of peace talks with the UK?"
"I think they want to postpone the war with the United States, and want to seize more interests from the British when they are weakest, such as occupying Australia or entering India," said Gorene.
Hitler stared at the map with his arms in his arms, and he was speechless until Gorene asked him.
"I have a gut feeling that our Japanese friends seem to want to do something big that shocks the world. My gut feeling has always been right. They must be planning to do something big, and I believe my gut feeling."
Hitler's intuition was very accurate.
On September 25, Chen Dao suddenly received a call from Gorene asking him to have a meeting in Berlin.
Chen Dao walked out of the Berlin Railway Station and just got into the car with Gorin who came to pick up the station in person. Gorin couldn't wait to say, "Matsuoka Yo is here."
"What are he here to do?" Chen Dao asked.
Chapter completed!