Chapter 91 Sensitive Times
Can countries with different ideologies coexist like races with different beliefs?
If the Soviet Union cannot be defeated, where will it go in the future?
If the Soviet Union had not mastered atomic technology, the real nuclear enemy would be half present in front of the world and half hidden in the dark. This enemy could use any means to launch nuclear counterattacks on allies at any time. How should the direction of the war be adjusted?
This kind of problem is not an essay written on the draft paper when Lynn thought about it from the past. Since the announcement of the "Northern Scandinavian Liberty Empire", several conquests by the joint forces of the United States, Britain and France, such as Norway, the strength of the Free Emperor has triggered a comprehensive speculation from the outside world, especially in the United States. Public opinion is divided into several factions, and comprehensive discussions and fierce debates are carried out around the prospects of the war in newspapers, radio stations and even official occasions. Unconsciously, it has been almost two years since the allies declared war on the Soviet Union, even though the politicians have reached their own ones.
In terms of expectations, arms dealers and large consortiums also made a fortune. Even though the United States has strong national strength and the stimulus of war greatly eliminated unemployment and poverty. The entire country is like an efficient machine to run rapidly, and the anti-war voice is still becoming stronger and stronger. People are tired of endless military reports, numb to day-to-day war control, and are even more afraid and desperate about the death notices that may come at any time. Under the joint impact of the people's hearts and the unfavorable warfare, the number one winner of the two world wars, the most powerful superpower, has finally been shaken!
On the other side of the ocean, Britain, another pillar country of Western allies, also faces similar troubles to the United States. The difference is that the economic and social situation of Britain is worse. Two consecutive wars greatly consumed the wealth accumulated by the Empire in the past hundred years, and the living conditions of the people are getting worse. People increasingly feel that this is a meaningless war. In addition to sending hundreds of thousands of British soldiers into military cemeteries and turning a heavy bomber into scrap iron, Great Britain has no commendable gains in the past two years, but instead has caused the army generals and officers and soldiers to lose confidence and dignity. Whether the Nordic Empire inherited the dark power of the Third Reich did not attract the sharp attention of the British people - even if these stubborn and evil guys retake the German regime again. Rebuilding a navy that threatens Britain would have spent their time in the previous generation.
Offense and defense, bombing and being bombed, large-scale wars have already caused the Poles to fall into a state of extreme physical and mental exhaustion. In addition, France, a less reliable ally, the domestic political turmoil, and the situation of the allies' camp seems to be worse than the opponents on the other end of the front. Just looking at the news and comments of mainstream newspapers and magazines in various countries, the war seems to end soon in a fruitless way. Based on similar judgments, the generals of the German Defense Forces generally hold a passive waiting mentality. As long as the Eastern and Western camps end the battlefield peacefully, the millions of German soldiers deployed on the Eastern European front can return to Germany smoothly, and most of them will retire from active service and return to civilian life. The future German team will reduce the European pattern to an appropriate scale, and focus their main energy on the quality of weapons and the quality of soldiers.
In Lynn's view, these ideas from his colleagues are like a child's plan for tomorrow's life, ignorant, naive, and naive. What's more important is that once the Western allies and the Soviet Union calm the war, the international situation is extremely unfavorable to the survival of the Nordic Empire. What you need to cross after returning to Germany will not only be the turbulent North Sea, but also the joint strangulation of new and old hatreds!
Without extraordinary personal charm, Lynn's wish was not enough to persuade the generals with military power through verbal communication. In this way, he had to use the 7th dispatch team to create a "motivation". Soon after, several ships transporting military supplies from Germany to the Polish front sank at sea, and German fishing boats and Norwegian freighters observed submarines in the northern German waters. Under the induced sensation of media and public opinion, the German people mistakenly thought that their ships were all sunk by Soviet attack submarines. Then there were rumors that a troop transport ship full of Germans was attacked and sunk, and hundreds of officers and soldiers survived. The German government and the Ministry of Defense spent a lot of effort to barely calm the storm, but the bad news was like waves one after another, and the German team was short of supplies from the Polish front.
The rumors that non-combat reductions were caused by various discrimination on the Allied Front, and the German troops were once again amplified by artificially magnifying the self-esteem of the German people. Under the secret operation of the Baath Party, waves of protest broke out in eastern and southern Germany. Although the cabinet and the army deliberately adopted a strategy of gentleness, those who were good at fanning the flames took the opportunity to expand the conflict between the German people and the garrisons of the Allied. A series of man-made conflicts and even casualties intensified the anger of the people. The top leaders of the allied countries finally lost their patience. They ordered Germany to calm the situation within a limited time, otherwise they would forcibly dissolve the German government and resume full-scale military occupation - this irrational threat made a considerable number of German generals unbearable. At this time, when Lynn once again lobbying privately, the mentality of the generals had changed a lot.
Lynn's efforts were of great significance, but what ultimately prompted the German government and the army to change the general direction of the strategic direction was the changes in the external situation. In Northern Scandinavia, the Allied offensive still struggled with the bad weather and the joint defense of powerful opponents. However, as the battle accumulates, they still captured a group of soldiers loyal to the Free Empire, including middle and senior officers at the level of school officials. Although these people's will was unexpectedly firm, the harsh interrogation methods still pry open the mouths of some people. With the verification of personal identity information, the Allied countries have obtained a lot of evidence about the real situation of the Free Empire. After discussion alone, the senior leaders of the United States and Britain decided to announce this discovery to the public in the official name, and call on the whole.
The world jointly resisted and strangled this extremely dangerous fascist force. If it were before the Eastern and Western camps fought in 1946, such a call would definitely receive widespread support. However, this continued huge war had greatly changed people's understanding of justice. The shocking casualties caused by atomic bomb weapons made many people afraid of the destruction, fearing that the destruction operation would bring terrible revenge. As a result, the United States and Britain heard only an uproar. Only France, Poland, the Netherlands, and Norway, these European countries that were deeply oppressed during World War II supported a once-and-for-all military solution, but they had sent troops to participate in the northern combat operations. Simple support or partial increase in troops was not helpful to the changes in the war situation.
The top leaders of the United States and Britain may not have expected that their revelations made the "Northern Scandinavian Free Empire" abandon the moral burden and also saw the situation through the plain reaction of world public opinion. Tromso issued a global telegram, announcing that the current armed forces of the former Third Reich were indeed the former Third Reich, but they were not seeking the lost territory in the past, but seeking a free way to survive. On the sensitive and subtle issue of the head of the empire, the United States and Britain did not reveal it, and the Free Empire did not mention it in the power. Even so, the official speeches of the warring sides within a few days were enough to cause a sensation in some areas - Germany was the first to bear the brunt, and after a brief collective sinking
The government, the army and the people responded completely differently. After urgent consultation, the new German cabinet issued an announcement announcing that the former Third Reich fled overseas were listed on the list of deaths or missing in the war, and the rights of citizenship had naturally disappeared, so their behavior had nothing to do with the German government. Germany's democratic system and concepts would not change, and German soldiers and civilians were not allowed to have any form of contact or contact with them. The joint announcement of the Ministry of Defense and the Defense Army Command was monotonous and stereotyped: German active-duty soldiers took it as their responsibility to defend the security of the country and the people, and had completely eliminated the wrong ideas and pursuits of the Third Reich period. Every officer and soldier swore to break away from all relations with the former Third Reich.
In comparison, the reaction of the German people is the most complex and contradictory. It has been nearly three years since the end of World War II. The Germans once again suffered the bitter fruit of failure: the country is almost divided, the territory has shrunk significantly, and dignity has disappeared. Many people have lost their relatives in the face of hunger and cold, many people have shed tears in the face of the bullying of the occupying army, and many people are disappointed and painful in the turbulent situation, and are confused and have nowhere to go. After the transition of the provisional government, the universal suffrage and the establishment of a new cabinet has finally made people see hope for stability. However, democracy has the disadvantage of democracy. Today's Berlin is not generalized with Berlin, which was arrogant and decisive in the past, and the government's
The vague attitude makes the Allied forces still far away. Millions of soldiers on the front line can't accept the drive of the Allied forces, and the public grievances come one after another, and the country is in a very awkward situation. In this complex period, a complex situation occurs, and the tendency of the people also differs by region, age and consciousness. Some people expect the return of imperial power, fearing dictatorship, and excessive conquests, but the majority of the people hold a neutrality of obedience to the fate of appointments - they find it difficult to judge which one is better or worse, and they are unable to influence the historical trend. They are both looking forward to change and are afraid of the risks they take, and they will accept it silently regardless of the final outcome.
The German government and the army clearly stated that they had cleared their ties with the power of the empire. The Baaking Party's recruitment of volunteers to Nordic Europe was explicitly banned. This is not counting. The political opponents have found out that the real destination of these volunteers was the "Northern Scandinavian Free Empire". With the handle, they impeached the Baaking Party, which is on the rise. The nature of this matter is so bad that it is difficult to cover up the power of the United Cabinet, but the conviction must be treated first.
However, the witnesses obtained by the impeacher died suddenly overnight, and the investigators secretly sent by the Special Investigation Committee also went but did not return. What made people even more frightened is that the heads and backbone of the political party who proposed the impeachment died in various accidents and assassinations. Due to legal procedures, neither the cabinet nor the Congress could make any punishment decisions for the Baak Party, nor forcibly expel its representative members from the Congress. The matter was dragged again and again until the ice and snow melted and the spring breeze fell.
Chapter completed!