The Third Reich in Desperation

Delay the progress of the attack, let the future enemy help keep the gold, and leave the army to move the capital again and again...  

The republican government is ready to pay the price for their so-called dignity, but instead of letting themselves bear it, it throws this heavy burden on to the army, and asks the soldiers to pay for their ideals with their lives.

Indeed, this ideal is lofty.

At first, the republicans declared freedom of religion, passed a new "Constitution", and embarked on reforms and legislation in areas such as agriculture, education, and regional autonomy.Strive to build a prosperous and powerful republic.

But later, the republican government disregarded the opposition of the rightists and excessively oppressed the rightists, which led to the rightists' resistance and even a coup d'état.

After that, the Republican government showed insufficient awareness and cowardice in the war.Repeatedly made wrong decisions and strategies, resulting in heavy casualties of the CCP in the Civil War.

If the ideal of republican government had not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it would have been impossible for Francisco to support this stupid government.Just relying on the ridiculous "to find Germany to keep the gold and hand over the deposit.", Francisco had the urge to take a gun and destroy all the officials of the Republic.

In the end, Lieutenant General Dex, who was in charge of capturing La Palma, broke the confrontation between Francisco and the politicians.Trying to ease the atmosphere, he comforted: "From the current situation, we control Mecano Island and La Palma Island. It is equivalent to a population of more than [-] and a strategic depth of about [-] square kilometers. "

Lieutenant General Dex pointed to the map of the sea area that had been hung on the wall of the hotel's temporary meeting room for a long time and analyzed: "Take La Palma Island, where the provisional government is located, as an example. Agriculture can also produce bananas, tobacco leaves, vegetables, sugar cane, fruits, grains, grapes, etc. In addition, there are also wine, sugar, flour and other factories on La Palma Island, which can completely achieve self-sufficiency in living materials. "

A republican naval officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel also took up the conversation at this time: "? In addition, in La Palma Santa Cruz Port on La Palma Island, our naval fleet can completely carry out simple military operations. Repair and maintenance, combat effectiveness can also be guaranteed.”

The navy that the lieutenant colonel is talking about is the only 3 gunboats and 15 armed merchant ships that the Republican government currently has.Such a fleet could never be called a fleet elsewhere, but in the eyes of the Republican Army, this is indeed all their existing naval possessions.

And the lieutenant colonel who spoke is the current commander in chief of the navy of the republic army.That's right, a lieutenant colonel as commander in chief of the navy!This can be regarded as a major feature in a tragic war.

Francisco sighed, and said helplessly: "In this case, please ensure that our navy with combat effectiveness prevents the enemy from landing as much as possible. I will wait for your good news."

"You..." The little lieutenant colonel, who was the commander in chief of the navy, was obviously very unhappy, but he didn't dare to refute Francisco's words.Of course, even if he claims that his navy can stop the National Army with 17 destroyers, few people may believe it.He knows exactly how valuable he is as the commander-in-chief of the navy.

Looking at the lieutenant colonel who had stopped predicting, Francisco shook his head and ignored him.After paying a perfunctory military salute to a group of politicians who only knew how to shout slogans, Francisco left the meeting room without looking back.

He doesn't want to waste time in this place where there are only vague ideals, not for a moment!

"General." After a while, Lieutenant General Dex, who had just smoothed things over in the conference room, also left the conference room and found Francisco who was smoking silently by the sea.

"What?" Francisco exhaled a puff of smoke ring and said with a contemptuous smile, "Are you trying to tell me your self-deceiving theories again? Or do you really think that these two small islands can make us The Republican Army came back?"

After listening to Francisco's complaint without saying a word, Lieutenant General Dex just slowly saluted him with a standard military salute, and then said with a serious expression: "Your Excellency, General, I didn't say that because I believed that 2 What kind of storms can a small island cause, but because as a soldier, I have no choice at this moment."

Looking at Francisco who was silent after listening, Dex continued: "It is true that we lost, and the loss was ugly. However, since we have chosen to follow the ideals of the Republicans, we soldiers can only do our best. The ability to think about how to fight. Even if you know you will lose!"

"Just now at the meeting, you said that the necessities of life can be self-sufficient, what about weapons and ammunition?" The silent Francisco asked Dex abruptly.

"It's a pity." Dex said in a deep voice with a desolate look: "The weapons and ammunition can't be replenished at all, and the inventory on the island is only a small amount of what I brought with me. Each army still has about 2 standard base ammunition. "

"Then there's no need to continue the fight!" After listening to Dex's words, Francisco roared even more emotionally: "Is it satisfied that everyone dies here, at the hands of their own people!? "

"General!" De Sica, who has become a lieutenant general, grasped Francisco's hands like a boy, and said in a solemn voice: "Even if the entire army is wiped out, we should fight hard. At least let the whole The world sees the strength of our Republicans! Let our ideals impress them even more!"

It's a pity that Francisco was not influenced by Dex, and he shook off his hand and said firmly: "This is an ideal with blood! If you have not experienced those large-scale battles, you will naturally not understand that this ideal must be realized. How cruel."

Francisco looked into Dex's eyes with a solemn expression, and said coldly, "Don't keep thinking that you have to fight for something that is ideal. When you hear this kind of question, your blood boils, and you want to fight a big battle. You can't wait to fight immediately." Just go to the front line, bloody battles, shrouded in horse leather. As a general, you have to think about your soldiers before you do this. Will you be the one who died in the battle, will you be the one who lost their families, and those families who lost their families, will they Is it your family?! War is bloody, and it takes lives to fill it out. Thousands of troops go, and a few people return alone. This is not a game. If you lose, you can come back. Besides, we have already lost, so why bother? Pay more blood!?"

"Is this the reason you avoided the battle?" Dex tried to argue unwillingly.

"Half of Spain is dead, and it died at the hands of the other half of Spain. The rest of Spain cannot continue to bleed..." Without answering Dex's question, Francisco left a meaningful sentence and walked along The coastline goes far alone.

Dex is left alone, torn between his bloody ideals and brutal reality.

Text Chapter 122 Choose Peace

In the middle of the night, a well-equipped detachment in the urban area of ​​Lapal, where the remnant government of the Spanish Republic is located, was quietly marching on the way to the temporary government building.

This small combat unit of 150 people is equipped with all Spanish FR-8 bolt-action rifles. Although it is not powerful in firepower, it is also an important force of the Republican Army on La Palma Island.

However, it was such a guard company that was transferred from Francisco to La Palma Island, but at the same time, it lost the security work of La Palma, the temporary capital of the Spanish Republic.

The irony is that this guard force, which was supposed to protect the provisional government, is now tasked with overthrowing the lingering government, launching a coup, and then surrendering to Franco's National Army.

"Captain Fursey, what's going on? Why did you let the army gather and march into the urban area at such a late hour?" A leader of the People's Guard, who was arranged by the government to maintain law and order in the urban area, led more than 30 people The Civil Guard militia stopped the advancing Fulsi combat unit and asked.

"We are under the order of General Francisco to impose martial law in the urban area of ​​La Palma immediately." The captain Fulsi, who knew each other with the captain of the People's Guard, signaled his men not to be impulsive, and ordered two steps forward to the captain: "Quickly let Come on, you don't need to worry about this at your level."

The People's Guard on La Palma was temporarily recruited from among the island's 7 aborigines.They received neither military training nor were issued guns and weapons.At the moment when the front-line troops lack weapons, the more than 2 members of the People's Guard on the island have finally received "weapons" such as sticks issued by the provisional government.

Among them, the 130 members of the People's Guard who were arranged in La Palma had no combat effectiveness at all.The government of the republic that formed this kind of troops may be trying to comfort them, hoping to use them to maintain law and order or something.

After all, the current People's Guard is very different from the quasi-military force a year ago.To say that relying on this group of teams to go to the front line, no one even believes that they can last for 10 minutes.

Taking the current situation as an example, as long as Fulsi gives the order, his commando only needs one round of shooting to break up all the People's Guards in the entire city of La Palma.

However, Francisco had an order first and asked the guard company to avoid unnecessary casualties as much as possible.In addition, the team leader and Fursey were fairly familiar, so he patiently "one more word of persuasion".

It's a pity that the small captain of the People's Guard obviously didn't appreciate it, and said stubbornly: "I'm sorry, we are not under the command of General Francisco. If you want to enter the city, you must first let me get the history Instructions from Mayor Star." After saying this, the team leader immediately turned and left and said, "Please wait a moment, I will call Mayor Star to confirm now."

"No need!" Fursey grabbed the captain's arm and held on, saying, "After tonight, the Mr. Star you mentioned may no longer be the mayor of La Palma."

"You are!" The team leader was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise, "What are you going to do? Mobilizing troops without authorization is a serious crime of treason!"

"Treason?" Fulsi laughed disdainfully and said, "General Franco has issued an order to punish all the soldiers who defected to the Republican Army on La Palma Island, and promised us to join the new government formed by the National Army. The Republic is over. Do you expect to shed more blood for it?"

The squad leader, who had a firm belief in the Republic, was extremely angry after hearing these words. For such a blatant betrayer, he wished he could shoot him in the head.

However, the squad leader still failed to blow Fursey's head.Because he has neither a gun nor bullets in his hand, only a long wooden stick with rough workmanship.Under the threat of 150 FR-8 bolt-action rifles on the opposite side, more than 10 members of the People's Guard, including the team leader, collectively chose to give up resistance.

"Congratulations." Fursey looked at the old acquaintance with a smile and said, "You made the right choice."

Half an hour later, the peaceful appearance of several quiet and ordinary apartments in downtown La Palma was broken by the noise of ping-pong-pong.Team after coup strike team visited the apartments of the interim government officials.

"Dong dong dong..." There was a rapid and nervous knock on the door.

"Who is still looking for me at such a late hour? Doesn't this have any common sense?" Star, the mayor of the new capital of the Republic, who had already gone to bed, said angrily.

"Bang bang bang!" The soldiers outside the door obviously had no patience to wait any longer, and led by the leader, they fired several shots at the door lock.

Then, the leading soldier raised the butt of his gun and smashed open the door of Star's house with all his strength.

After more than 10 soldiers neatly dressed in the brown military uniforms of the Spanish Republican Army broke into the door with FR-8 bolt-action rifles.Only then did Sta finally wake up from his dazed state.

Under the muzzle of the black hole, the mayor of the capital of the Republic raised his noble hands without hesitation.

To put it mildly, he chose a peaceful solution.To put it bluntly, it is that this high-ranking official is not psychologically prepared to sacrifice for the ideal of the republic.

Throughout the night, Fulsi's commandos captured more than 20 key officials of the Provisional Government of the Spanish Republic.Among them, no one made a strong resistance, and all the arrested people easily chose to surrender to survive.

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"This is your choice?" After receiving the news of the coup, Dex, the commander of the Republican Coastal Defense Division, who was more than 40 kilometers away from La Palma, immediately drove back to the capital to meet the coup organizer Francisco.

"That's right, that's my choice. Rather than failing until the end of the day, I choose to resolve this last battle peacefully." Francisco, who was sitting at the coup headquarters on the west side of the city, replied very calmly Dex questioned.