The Third Reich: The Return of the King

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“Führer, the British side has just contacted us through a third party!” On

May 12, 1928, International Nurses Day, Foreign Minister Ribbentrop found Mainz and reported to him a rather strange thing.

“”Oh? What did they say?”

Mainz was reading a battle report sent back from the front. Starting from the night of May 11, the British army tried to launch a tentative attack on the German army on the southern front.

This attack did not last long, but it aroused Guderian’s vigilance, because since the failure of the last active attack, the British have become quite honest. They have not taken the initiative to jump out and make trouble for a while, so this time they launched a tentative attack, which made Guderian feel a little unusual.

He was worried that the British army had some conspiracy?

Could it be that the British army felt that there was no hope of winning, so they planned to fight to the death with the German army?

If the British army really did this, As the weaker side, the German army in the south would undoubtedly be more likely to be attacked.

Moreover, the German army in the north had already occupied half of the land where the sun never sets. Even if the British attacked them, they could only repel them at most. As long as they could not achieve a decisive victory, they could not threaten the safety of the German army in the north.

But it was different in the south. The territory controlled by the German army in the south was limited. If the British army launched a crazy attack, it was theoretically possible to drive the German army into the sea to feed the fish!

So Guderian mentioned this in his telegram to Mainz. Although the possibility was not very high, it was better to consider defeat before victory. In line with the army With a serious and responsible attitude, Guderian took all possibilities into consideration and seriously put forward his own suggestions. He suggested that the Air Force dispatch more reconnaissance planes to monitor the British army’s every move. The total strength of the German army in the southern region is close to 800,000!

If the other side wants to launch an attack and wants to defeat the German army, the number of troops dispatched will definitely not be less than 3 million!

Below this number, they want to defeat the German army is just dreaming, as many as Guderian can eat, he is very confident in his army, his troops are not the sun never sets, these backward equipment, no combat experience of the recruits can compare, so even if the number is at a disadvantage, he is not very Worried!

After Mainz received Guderian’s telegram, he also had the same idea as Guderian that the British were going to fight to the death.

This idea made him feel a little strange. When did the British become so crazy?

His impression of the British has always been that the British are very good at making choices.

Their business qualities allow them to make reasonable judgments based on the benefits.

For example, when they let the United States become independent, the British felt that it was not that they could not beat the militia of the United States, but that they were facing strong pressure from Gaul in Europe.

Under the threat of Gaul, it was a bit unreasonable to send the elite lobster soldiers of their own country to North America.

Even if they suppressed the militia uprising in North America this time, the fire of the North has been ignited, and there is still a possibility that they will stand up and continue to resist them in the future. They will inevitably have to increase their troops. Either they need to maintain a large-scale army in North America, or they will have to send troops to the United States again and again.

If you calculate it this way, it doesn’t feel cost-effective, so the British decisively gave up North America and let the British independence.

In fact, the real main force in the British War of Independence was not the British troops themselves, but the Gauls. The Gaul army and navy were the main forces in the British War of Independence. If Louis XVI hadn’t sold his pots and sold iron to support the British, the British would definitely not be able to beat the British.

This has already been reflected in the War of 1812. At that time, the British, who had been independent for decades, took the initiative to provoke the Maple Leaf Country, which had few troops, but was beaten into the capital by the other side, and even set a fire to burn the White House. It was a shame!

In this war, the two warring parties were completely the British Empire and the British Empire. The Gauls were on an expedition to Moscow under the leadership of Napoleon!

As a result, without the support of Gaul, the British Empire was defeated, and was beaten into the capital and burned the White House, losing face in front of all countries. It can be seen that during the British Empire War of Independence, the British army was not unable to beat the other side, but felt that it was not cost-effective to continue fighting, so with a businessman’s mindset, they felt that there was no need to continue fighting!

And the British Empire with such a businessman’s mindset is unlikely to make such a crazy move.

So Mainz felt strange in his heart, wondering what the British Empire was doing.

However, after hearing Ribbentrop’s words at this time, he understood!

The British Empire was testing Hans’ reaction and preparing to negotiate with Hans by the way!

If you negotiate directly with Hans, it would be no different from surrendering.

If you send troops directly to the battlefield, it would be a provocation. The German army might retaliate against them or even launch a general offensive in advance, which the British Empire could not bear.

So they assembled their troops and took an offensive posture, but also carried out limited tentative attacks, so that the German army would be afraid and realize the threat posed by their military strength. In this way, they would not be completely passive at the negotiation table and would not be able to bargain with Hans!

It must be said that this political tactic was quite clever. The British Empire had been the world hegemon for so many years, and many of its political operations were still leading the world. Hans was naturally far inferior to them in this regard. After all, the Germans were born to be more rigid and not suitable for such political intrigues.

“They said that the British Empire seemed to be interested in holding peace talks with us to discuss solutions to the current situation in the British Empire and restore peace between the two countries as soon as possible!”

When Ribbentrop said this, he had a smile on his face.

Obviously, the high-sounding words of the British Empire succeeded in making him laugh.

As for the current British Empire, what qualifications does it have to discuss these issues with Hans?

Their fate is completely in the hands of Hans. They can only surrender now and accept Hans’ arrangements. There is no other choice!

“What is your attitude? Will you accept their overtures?”

Mainz was not very interested in negotiations, but if the issue of the Sun Never Sets could be resolved peacefully and the Sun Never Sets could be taken down without firing a single shot, that would be a good result.

After all, whether now or in the future, he needs to support puppets on the Sun Never Sets’ homeland to help him manage this small piece of land. He can’t let the Sun Never Sets bridgehead be completely abandoned, right?