Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 206: Rose Talks
The dinner was eaten in the hotel suite, and the head of state did not invite others to dine together. The hotel’s chefs are skilled and cooked a rich Arabian-style meal. The menu includes grilled lamb, fried fish and Turkish stew. At the table were Bern Fett and Disenhofen. It is said that the Führer's appetite was quite good, and all the meals were swept away.
Xu Jun was still taking a walk in the yard after the meal. The commander of the British Mediterranean Theater Commander General Wavell visited as scheduled, and the two people discussed in a reception room of the hotel for half the night. Wavell did not leave the hotel until two midnight, and early the next morning, the convoy of the imperial heads of state appeared by the runway of the airport outside Cairo.
"General Wavell specially asked me to send it. It is a pity that the general cannot come to the airport to see you off in person. He asked me to tell you that everything will proceed according to your wishes and wish you a safe journey." Sir Yi made a gesture, and Secretary Blair quickly raised the gift basket in his hand.
The basket contains two bottles of Scotch whiskey, some cheese from Egypt, a box of premium cigars and a few cans of fine sardines.
"I said goodbye to the general last night. I didn't expect him to be so polite. Please convey my gratitude to the general for me." Xu Jun waved his hand, and Disenhofen stepped forward and took the gift basket.
"Sir, my previous proposal is still valid. If there is a chance, I hope to see you in Berlin again." Xu Jun shook hands with Faye.
"I'll think about it seriously. A safe journey, Your Excellency." Faye bowed his head respectfully.
The "Imperial One" had been ready for a long time, and the flight attendants stood by the gangway, waiting for the head of state and his entourage to board the plane. This FW200 heads-of-state plane finally waited for its original owner after traveling tens of thousands of kilometers. The specially modified folding suspension ladder at the door of the cabin replaced the original straight steel pipe ladder. After all, no one wanted to see the head of the Führer smash his mouth and gnaw at the mud. Xu Jun turned around before stepping into the cabin door, facing the stop In the direction of Ping, he raised his right arm in a salute.
"Hi! Reinhardt!" The German soldiers who came to see off on the tarmac shouted thunderously, and they all set up a jungle of arms.
"I asked the captain. The flight time is about two hours. You can take a short break during this time. Disenhofen said you didn't sleep well last night." Sit in your seat. After getting down, Weierle suggested to Xu Jun.
"Don't listen to Eric, I still slept for a while." Xu Jun rubbed his eyebrows and answered with a smile.
"I'm not talking nonsense, my head of state, the light in your bedroom has been on all night." Disenhofen complained all over his face.
"No way, there are so many questions to think about." The head of state had to admit the testimony of the adjutant.
"Didn’t the talk with Wavell go smoothly? My head of state." Weierle did not participate in the meeting last night, because there are some sensitive issues, it is not easy to talk with a third person, and others are missing. Audiences do not have to worry about someone divulging the content of the meeting.
However, Wavell never thought that this meeting had been recorded by the Germans. The Germans did not intend to use it for any purpose, but had other uses. Weierle had not listened to the recording at this time, because it had to be approved by Xu Jun himself, so he didn't know how the two people were talking, so he asked this question.
"The talk went well, he agreed to most of my requests, but..." Xu Jun picked up the teacup on the table.
"Wavill's power is limited. Some things must be approved by the British cabinet. I plan to send Ribbentrop to go to London in person." The head of the empire said depressedly that the British Empire had its own at this time. It is useless for outsiders to worry about the conditions of the country.
"Wavill agreed to follow the follow-up plan proposed by us. However, the forces he can mobilize at present are very limited. The interiors of Sudan and Egypt are somewhat unstable. Before the British can solve the problem, the troops stationed in the two countries The troops can't be mobilized casually." Xu Jun took a sip of tea after speaking.
At that time, Wavell told Xu Jun with a heavy face that the situation in the North African colonies of the British Empire was already at stake.
After the defeat of the United Kingdom, the Waffle Disabled Party in Egypt began to move around again. In this transnational drug trafficking network case, British intelligence agencies found traces of activities of many local anti-British nationalist organizations in Egypt. All evidence shows these organizations. Is anxious to accumulate funds, as for the purpose of course is self-evident. The intelligence agency judged that these people wanted to take advantage of Britain's weakest period to challenge the British colonial rule in Egypt.
The problem on the Sudan side is even more serious. At this time, less than half a century before the vigorous Mahdi uprising in history, the remnants of Mahdi went underground. After more than 40 years of development, it has evolved. Became a sect. The descendants of the insurgents have grown up. They have the same ideas as their ancestors to save this nation, purify this religion, and save the people of Sudan from suffering.
The British Border Police stationed in Sudan has intercepted more than a dozen smuggling caravans this month, and seized a large amount of medicines, ammunition and military-standard weapons in their smuggled goods. What worries the British army is that these may be only a small part of the smuggled goods. They cannot estimate how many similar caravans crossed the border and how many weapons have fallen into the hands of local armed forces.
Sir Thomas Green, who was the governor of the Sudan at the time, believed that the man behind all this was probably the Saudi king. He deliberately wanted to instigate an uprising in the British African colonies in order to weaken the British Empire’s military presence in the Arabian Peninsula. Because once there are problems in Sudan and Egypt, the only reinforcements that the British can mobilize are the troops stationed in the Arabian Peninsula. Once these troops leave the protected countries, the Saudi nomadic cavalry can cross the border without any scruples and enter Ibn. The rich land that Saudi Arabia has long coveted.
Saudi Arabia’s primary targets are Iraq and Kuwait. Although these two countries are rich, their populations are small and their military strength is not very strong. The number of troops that Saudi Arabia has at this time surpasses that of any Middle Eastern country. The land area and population base are placed there, just like Ibn Saudi’s boasting, as long as he wants to, he can pull one hundred thousand at any time. Human nomadic armed forces.
In the war with Yemen six years ago, Saudi Arabia even assembled an army of 200,000, which can be called a formidable and invincible force in the Arab world. But because of armed intervention by Britain and Italy, Ibn Saud’s attempt to annex Yemen eventually went bankrupt.
In that war, Saudi Arabia even used light tanks and armored vehicles purchased from the United Kingdom. However, in the endless mountain environment of Yemen, these advanced weapons not only failed to play their due role, but were often Yemeni army, familiar with mountain warfare, ambushes and beats. In the original time and space, this scene reappears on the battlefield in Yemen in the 21st century. The custom of remembering what to eat or not to fight can be said to have a long history.
Although the United Kingdom has identified the behind-the-scenes, but because it was too late, the opponent’s goal has been half achieved. Although it failed to mobilize troops stationed in the Arabian Peninsula, it successfully stationed the British troops in Egypt and Sudan. Firmly nailed to the colony.
Under such circumstances, London will of course not easily mobilize these troops, and even send troops from other regions to support. Wavell told Xu Jun that South Africa is now gathering a powerful force, which will be shipped to Sudan by sea, and believes that the local situation can be stabilized in a short time. As for Egypt, Wavell proudly claims to have mastered most of the Waffle Disabled Party’s network of activities. It only takes a moment for the British Army to resolve the hidden dangers.
Xu Jun expressed his understanding and concern about Wei Weian’s difficulties, and immediately responded to him. He would not leave so much time for the other party. The war will end in a few weeks. If the British cannot fulfill the German requirements , Then it can be done in a more capable country. Of course, when the final profit is divided, the UK can only get the share corresponding to what they have paid. This is the rule of this business, and London should understand it.
The head of state's hint is very obvious. If you can't help, then I want you to be a corrupt country. Germany can go to other people to cooperate. For example, France looks very good. Their foreign legions are very effective, and they are very familiar with desert operations. In addition, their uniforms look very handsome.
Wavell was almost scared to pee when he heard it. He just wanted to complain and bargain with the head of state, but he didn't expect that the other party would just set up the table and not take you to play. If he really wanted to be like that, he crippled a war zone commander and couldn't bear this kind of consequences. Not to mention the group of bigwigs in the cabinet, just the Lords of the House of Lords who were waiting to divide the cake, I am afraid they will come over and devour him.
So General Wavell patted his chest and said that no matter how great the difficulties, the British Empire has a way to overcome them. As long as your Jianfeng points out, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, the miscellaneous family will have to pacify you even if they save their lives.
So immediately the head of state Long Xin Joy ~ IndoMTL.com~ During the next two hours, the guests and the host had a very happy conversation. In this small reception room, the future of a nation was confirmed.
Until a century later, the content of this meeting was still considered top secret, and the steel wire tape was kept in the archive room of the underground command post of the Führer’s Palace. Only from the memoirs of Weierle and Wei Wei'an and others, people get information about the only scales of this meeting.
Historical researchers of later generations called this mysterious meeting "Rose Talk" and used their full imagination to guess what issues the two had discussed at that time.
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PS2: Now the outside world is talking about the two guys who went to Germany to pay the Nazi salute, and many netizens call them German sticks.
However, the author’s views on this incident are somewhat different. How can a real German stick not understand Germany’s post-war anti-Nazi laws, and often only ordinary people who don’t know Germany do this stupidity for fun OK.