The Third Reich in Desperation

Quisling was pro-German and Nicholswall was pro-British, but Olaf was a purely neutral general and the son of the King of Norway.

How can a son cheat on Lao Tzu?At least, Haakon VII thought so.

"I think the most urgent task now is to mobilize the people to jointly resist foreign invaders. As for who the real enemy is, it won't be long before I think it will be completely clear." Olaf made a concise suggestion: "First order the guards of Narvik Hill The army resisted desperately and bought time. Then we will gather the scattered small troops in the rear and support the front line as soon as possible."

"The matter of mobilizing the people," Quisling said with a smile, "I think I can do it for you."

Thousands of members of Quisling's Norwegian stormtroopers had already printed thousands of agitational newspapers in advance in accordance with Reinhardt's instructions.

At this moment, they are branching out in major cities in Norway, and they can rush to the streets and alleys at any time, distributing signs that read "British troops brutally invaded northern Norway, Narvik is in a hurry, the Fifth Infantry Division is desperately resisting the invaders, Major Sundroh led The Ministry of Hardship and Perseverance" newspaper.

"It's up to you to handle this matter." Haakon VII waved his hand, approving Quisling who volunteered.

Before that, he actually didn't like Quisling, a mercenary guy.In the eyes of Haakon VII, Quisling has always been like a puppy wagging its tail at the German government, a clown without patriotism.

But now, at this critical moment when the British army is coming.Haakon VII suddenly discovered that the only person who could bring hope to Norway was Quisling, a Norwegian who had made it clear early on that he would seek refuge in Germany.

The former Nordic alliance of four countries no longer has any role.Among the four countries, Denmark has become a satellite country of Germany, and Finland has just been severely injured by the Soviet Union.And the leader of the Nordic countries, Sweden, can be said to have lost all face and lost all prestige in the Finnish battlefield.

If anyone here is still counting on anyone in the Nordic countries to save Norway, then he is simply dreaming!

If it wasn't for Quisling, who had long been on the list of the German Third Reich, which was at odds with the Empire on which the sun never sets, and if it wasn't for Germany's continuous expression of goodwill towards the Norwegian government some time ago, Haakon VII might not even be able to fight against the British Empire. I have no confidence.

After a moment of silence, Haakon VII slowly said: "Do everything possible to support the troops at Narvik Hill as soon as possible. Once the British troops break through their interception and successfully stand on our land Keep your feet on the ground, and it will be difficult to drive them into the sea."

"Minister Quisling," Haakon VII then looked at Quisling who had raised the corners of his mouth long ago, waiting for him to speak: "It depends on you to contact foreign aid. Whether we can get aid from Germany will determine whether we can attack The key to withdrawing the British invaders."

"Long waiting!" Quisling replied with satisfaction.He has waited too long for this request from the king......

Strike while the iron is hot!Quisling, who is good at speculating, immediately seized the opportunity to make a final statement: "Your Majesty, since it is the British army that invaded us, shouldn't Prime Minister Nicholswall, who has always maintained close ties with the UK..."

"Because of his previous remarks, Nicholswall is no longer suitable to serve as the domestic prime minister during the rebellion..." From the words of Haakon VII, Quisling squeezed out his old man as he wished. opposite.

Main text Chapter 293 must contribute

On April 4th, the British and French allied forces simultaneously launched landing operations near Narvik in northern Norway and Trondheim in central Norway, and used their powerful Royal Navy to destroy the warships in the Norwegian naval port in the first place.

The Norwegian fort in Trondheim in the central part had no time to fire when it discovered the British fleet, so that a British division fighting in the central part landed smoothly at the city dock without any obstruction.

In Narvik in the north, a powerful British fleet with 4 cruisers and 7 destroyers destroyed the two main Norwegian armored ships in Narvik Harbor with only one round of bombardment.A total of 300 Norwegian sailors on the two ships were almost all killed.

The sailors on the other small ships of Narvik Hill abandoned their ships and fled, giving up the option of competing with the British Empire on the water.

But it was not until that night that the British and French landing forces in the north finally defeated Sundro's Norwegian 5th Division and Alfred's Volunteer Reinforcement Battalion after investing in the French regiment as a trump card.

Although they landed on Norwegian land and built a temporary attack position, the northern coalition forces with only one British division and one French regiment were unable to continue their deep pursuit.

After night fell completely, if the British and French allied forces who were not familiar with the terrain recklessly went deep, they would most likely be ambushed by Norwegian troops using the geographical advantage, resulting in irreparable consequences.

The invaders who did not dare to act rashly chose to continue to expand the occupied area at dawn the next day.And this move indirectly won the Norwegian government a night's respite.

"The command ordered us to stay and set up a sniper position. We must stop and build trenches now!" Alfred, whose head was still bandaged, waved his fists and said excitedly, "This village is on the cusp of the British army going south." Near the passing road, we can establish a defensive position here."

I have to say that Alfred is indeed the bravest of the several Norwegian commanders present.Perhaps the fighting at Narvik Heights would have continued by now had he not been the first in the afternoon's action, stunned by a shell that landed not far away.

But after Alfred was stunned, his adjutant Marvin immediately discussed the "transition" strategy with Colonel Sundro.And the two officers from the same camp hit it off and quickly issued an order to move in.

After fighting during the day, they had less than 2000 troops who could continue to fight.The Anglo-French allied forces that came to invade were not only supported by naval guns, but also had excellent weapons, and their numbers were not less than tens of thousands.

It can be said that except for Alfred, who is passionate and wants to kill himself, neither of these two commanders wants to die so vaguely.

Anyway, Quisling had told them to defend if they could, and run if they couldn't.It won't be long before the German army will come to support Norway, and there is no need to stick to it at the beginning of the war.

Even if you want to go head-to-head with the British and French allied forces, you have to wait for the allied forces on your side to arrive together to have a better chance of winning.

"Alfred, it's impossible for us to block the intruders. You didn't see it. After you passed out, the flag of the French army appeared on the opposite side. Even if we can fight, we can't fight Overcome the strongest French army in the world." As Alfred's adjutant, Marvin was inconvenient to force him to obey him directly, so he could only be persuasive.

On the other side, after receiving a look from Marvin, Sun Deluo also answered: "Major Alfred, I just received news that Trondheim in the central part fell in the afternoon. That is to say Even if we successfully block the British and French coalition forces in the north, the threat of Oslo still exists. Therefore, we might as well withdraw to the rear, collect nearby squads or militias along the way, and accumulate strength for a decisive battle.”

After all, Sun Deluo is Alfred's superior. Although he is not directly under the relationship, he still has a lot of weight when he speaks.

After listening to Sun Deluo's two words, Alfred obviously loosened his attitude.

"Yes, yes, no matter what, this is our territory in Norway. The British and French allied forces traveled long distances and came from afar. The deeper they go, the longer the supply line will be. When they are exhausted, it will be easier for us to fight back." See Alfred was slightly persuaded, and Marvin also listed some benefits of retreating.

And the most important reason, these two people have not told Alfred for a long time.After all, Alfred was not on Quisling's side, and the German army secretly issued a troop guarantee to Quisling, and he could not tell him yet.

Although they belonged to the same country, Haakon VII also issued instructions to seek help from Germany, but the members of Quisling's faction understood that there were some things that could be said.There are some things that cannot be said!

The secret communication with the German government, if it is said, will be denounced by thousands of people.Even so, it would give everyone peace of mind for the time being.But after peace of mind, it's hard to say that there will be no settlement after autumn.

If you keep your mouth shut, don't say anything.After the arrival of the German army, there will be everything that should be there.At that time, members of his own faction might be regarded as being ordered to call in German reinforcements in time to save the Kingdom of Norway at a critical moment, and finally to repel the British and French invaders together with the German allies.

"Losing Narvik is equivalent to losing a gate. It's not terrible to lose the gate. As long as the things in the house are still there, you can grab the gate back later." Sun Deluo concluded: "The army! The most important thing now The most important thing is to preserve the troops and wait for the opportunity to expand the troops! The troops are the most important thing in our house, with it, we can take back the door at any time."

The more Sun Deluo said, the more excited he became: "From here, all the way to Oslo. We can recruit young and middle-aged men from every village along the way, gather security camps in each city, and when we arrive in Oslo, distribute the weapons in stock to the recruits. Maybe we can become Become a real reorganized division, a main force with tens of thousands of troops!"

"Tens of thousands of troops?!" Alfred was shocked by Sundro's ambition: "That's the total strength of our five divisions of the Norwegian Defense Forces. Do you want to form a new Norwegian Defense Force!?"

No wonder Alfred was surprised.After all, the total strength of Norway before the war was only in the early [-]s. After today's two-way attack by the British and French allied forces, the remaining troops may be less than [-].

At this time, if Sun Delo can re-raise an army of more than 1 people, there is no doubt that he will become Norway's new army commander-in-chief in the actual sense!

"After this battle, what do you think the Norwegian Defense Forces will have left?" Sun Delo snorted coldly: "I guess, even the general ones will not be left. If I don't want to find a way to pull back a main force, what will I do in the future?" The Germans counterattacked? We can’t just rely on the German army to drive out the invaders for us, we have to do something ourselves!”

Text Chapter 294: Germany's Shot

"We made the materials that Quisling deliberately dropped on Narvik Hill work, and now the British fleet is using the parts left by the Norwegians on Narvik Hill to repair the warship!" Reinhardt's temporary command in Denmark The department laughed and said, "Since they won't leave tonight, we can keep them forever tomorrow morning."

Due to the German aircraft carrier, it does not yet have the ability to fight at night.Although Reinhardt has been allocating funds to this area, with the technology at this stage, it really can't reach the level he wants.

Therefore, in order to allow the British fleet escorting the troops to land before leaving until the next morning, Reinhardt specifically reminded Quisling to let his people be transferred to the battleship repair parts and maintenance equipment in Narvik Hill, so that the British The fleet contentedly used these "trophies" to perform some simple maintenance on the battleship at night, and then left after a night of repairs.

It seems that the British fleet took a small advantage and used the seized materials to repair the warship and restore some of the damage caused by coastal artillery, fortress artillery, and Norwegian warships.But in fact, this British squadron will sink into the trap carefully prepared for them by Reinhardt, and pay a heavy price!

According to Reinhardt's request, the Imperial Navy has made an offensive plan code-named "Awakening Plan".This is the first time that the German Navy has taken the initiative to attack with a new attitude and a brand new warship after 20 years of humiliation since the silence of Operation Rainbow!

The two large Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers, "Tirpitz" and "Sickert" commanded by Lütjens, set out from the North Sea and headed north. They planned to make a surprise attack at the dawn of the morning and annihilate the British army remaining in Narvik Hill. The squadron in the mouth took the opportunity to weaken the strength of the British Royal Navy.

Admiral Raeder will lead two large Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers, the "Spleen Bismarck" and "Ebert", followed by 8 small flying fish-class aircraft carriers with slower speeds.

If the British army dispatched reinforcements from nearby to rescue the squadron at Narvik Hill, the main fleet led by Raeder would quickly intercept and attack the support army.If the battle situation in Lütjens is fierce and reinforcements are needed, Raeder can also leave only the "Ebert" Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier as the flagship, and take 8 flying fish-class aircraft carriers to wait in the surrounding waters. A faster "Bismarck" aircraft carrier went to support.

Raeder's squadron and Lütjens' squadron are the essence of the German High Seas Fleet.This time, the whole team was dispatched in order to win with one blow.

Using all the main force on his side to annihilate a British squadron, this is Reinhardt's first foreshadowing for the future decisive battle at sea.

The lion fights the rabbit, and we do our best!Winning this battle by using local advantages can wipe out a squadron of the British army with considerable combat power.Although the loss of a small and medium-sized squadron is not an unbearable damage to the majestic British Empire, it is a crucial step to narrow the gap between the two sides to the Third Reich whose naval strength is obviously inferior to that of the United Kingdom!