Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 29: Paris (4)

　　

　　The Paris Police Department building is located on the north bank of the Seine River, which is also considered a more prosperous part of Paris.

　　 This is a beautiful and tidy four-story building with a huge black brick roof covered with skylights. The exterior walls are decorated with Roman-style stone pillars, which looks quite Renaissance style.

　　 Although the granite wall painted with khaki paint looks a little gray and dim as the years go by, the atmosphere of seriousness and seriousness that is unique to all major city police stations in the world has not been reduced by this. Especially when the huge carved yellow pine gate is still full of sandbags and barbed wire barriers.

　　Henry. Fernando. Lieutenant General Danz is now standing with his back on his hands in front of the huge window of the richly decorated director’s office on the fourth floor, staring at the scenery outside. This is one of the rooms with the best view in the entire building. From here you can see far away. The spire of the tower of Notre Dame de Paris.

　　 But if you want to see a little further, you have to go to the attic. Of course, the proud Lieutenant Admiral will not go to that dirty and small place to see some boring scenery. To go.

　　The gray pigeons are like clockwork hands that are fully wound up. They follow the same route and circle the dark roofs of several nearby buildings. I don’t know why. Will not get tired of this.

　　 The large and small skylights on the roof of the building gleamed with gleams in the sunlight, like a handful of diamonds sprinkled on a black carpet.

　　A few children are playing a chase game on the rooftop of a nearby apartment building. They laugh and scream constantly, even here.

　　 On the roof of the building next to the apartment, it was a temporary air defense firepoint constructed by the Paris Garrison.

　　 A new 20mm anti-aircraft gun is placed in the middle of the bunker, which is randomly piled up with sandbags. The slender barrel with black metallic luster does not point its head up to the sky at this time, but pulls it weakly in the bunker. Up, like a broken flagpole.

　　A few French soldiers in yellow-green military uniforms are leaning on the sandbag wall enthusiastically watching the group of children playing games, and from time to time they laugh and cheer for a failed child.

　　 This is Paris, an undefended capital.

　　 Danz shook his head with a wry smile, then sighed long, closed the window and closed the curtains.

　　 Danz returned to his exquisite desk, which originally belonged to the former chief of the Paris Police Department. Danz felt that even if the table was used by the commander-in-chief of the army, it seemed a bit extravagant.

　　 Let's continue working. Lieutenant General Danz looked at the gold-plated clock on the fireplace. It was still early for lunch and there should be enough time to deal with some official business.

　　 But when he lifted up his energy to perform his sacred duties, he found that he didn't know where to start.

　　 The commander-in-chief of the Paris Theater of France, your Excellency, sat at his desk blankly, looking at a pile of documents, and was startled.

　　 These days, he has done everything he should and can do, and now none of the remaining problems can or have the power to solve.

　　 "咚, 咚咚."

　　 Just as the general was lucky at his desk, the door rang in a timely manner, freeing the commander who was thinking of a lawsuit from his depression.

　　 "Come in."

　　 Lieutenant General adjusted the collar of his uniform, and then said loudly.

　　 "General!"

　　A lieutenant colonel in his thirties opened the door. Although he looked a little tired, he could still feel the shrewd and powerful temperament that he radiated from his body.

　　 "Lieutenant Colonel Deher, you are finally back. I have been waiting for your report."

　　 Danz stood up and said happily.

　　 "I'm very sorry, General."

Lieutenant Colonel 　　 respectfully bowed his head and apologized.

　　 "Well, sit here, Lieutenant Colonel. Tell me what the Germans want." Lieutenant Admiral Danz asked expectantly.

　　 "This... Your Excellency General, I don't know how to say it."

　　 De El went to the desk and sat down, then took out a document from the document bag hanging around his waist.

　　 "Look at this first."

　　 De El put the file in front of the general.

　　"This...This is a letter I wrote to the German commander. How to answer the matter, the German's answer."

　　 "No reply, my general. The Germans retreated without even looking."

　　 "How could this happen, haven't you seen their senior commander?"

　　 "No, your Excellency General, I was received by a German ensign, and it seems that he doesn't want to listen to me at all."

　　 Lieutenant Colonel De El seems to be a little bit brooding about this.

　　"Tell me all the details, Lieutenant Colonel."

　　 Danz leaned back in his chair and looked up at the snow plaster relief decoration on the ceiling. Now he has an urge to cry. He can't understand why he fell. Up to now this pays the field.

　　 When did this **** nightmare begin? Was it from the moment I accepted the appointment of the Commander of the Paris Theater?

　　 No, it should have been earlier. This nightmare has already begun from the day the crazy Germans broke through the Wei Gang line of defense.

　　 When the German army renewed its offensive to break through the Weigang line, the French cabinet was still dreaming of an unrealistic counterattack.

　　 The sudden German attack once again caught the French government by surprise. Although the French had long anticipated the German attack, no one thought it would come so fast and so violently.

　　 The information obtained by the French from the British intelligence agency at the time showed that the German senior management had a lot of trouble, which may involve a struggle for power.

　　 And it seems that the German army has also been greatly affected by this. This can be seen from the completely illogical behavior of the German army's sudden suspension of offensive and full defense.

　　 When the high-ranking officials in the French cabinet heard this news, they were overjoyed. In their opinion, it was a gift from God to France, a miracle, and a turning point for this great country to escape from this unfortunate fate.

　　 Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the smiles they hadn’t seen for a long time returned to the faces of these officials. The French Chancellery even held a dinner that night. The atmosphere at the dinner was as warm as France has already beaten. Won the war.

　　 Indeed, no one doubts whether France can win this war.

　　 This is obvious. These professional politicians who have worked hard for decades in the political arena know how long a power struggle will last and how much chaos and harm a country will cause. At this point, they All have very rich experience.

　　If the top German leaders really get into a turbulent situation because of the struggle for power, the German army will be twice as powerful as it is now, and they will surely lose the war because of this.

　　 then Deputy Prime Minister Camille. Xiao Dang made a swearing statement while belching that he had foreseen all this from the beginning of the war.

　　 His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister, who was already flushed with a drink at the time, told everyone around him excitedly that this was the conclusion he reached after carefully studying the structure of the German government.

　　The madmen of the Nazi Party are all ambitious guys. As long as one of them has ambitions beyond the fear of Hitler, the demon, then it will definitely lead to a fierce conflict, just like Hitler and Rohm It happened between.

　　 Everyone agrees with this, and they can’t help expressing their admiration for the vision and wisdom of the Deputy Prime Minister.

　　 However, the generals of the French military are not as optimistic as the group of politicians. In their opinion, the war has not reached the moment when the victory or defeat can be determined.

　　 The German army suddenly stopped advancing and did not continue to attack, which gave the French army a valuable breathing opportunity.

　　 But if it is thought that the French army can turn defeat into victory, it is still too early.

　　Due to the severe losses in the early combat, the French Army has not launched a counterattack to regain the lost ground, at best it can only maintain the status quo and confront the Germans.

　　 So, after pouring some cold water on Renault, who was enthusiastic about this, Wei Gang asked him to approve France's next tactics.

　　 Wei Gang’s plan is to take advantage of this rare breathing opportunity to speed up the construction of Wei Gang’s defense line, and at the same time recruit a large number of reserve sources, including the transfer of troops from colonies to the country, emergency recall of foreign corps, recruitment of new soldiers, and formation of new troops.

　　 France must also purchase weapons and strategic materials from abroad as soon as possible, and accumulate all the power of the French Republic as quickly as possible. As long as the accumulation of the French army’s strength exceeds that of the opposite German army, it will start immediately. Launched a full-scale counterattack against the German forces to recover the occupied territories.

　　 There is nothing wrong with Wei Gang’s tactics. It’s the most stable and safest way to change any general.

　　 But unfortunately, their enemy is the German army, and Wei Gang’s conservative tactics have been completely outdated in front of the German army, not to mention the fact that they are still in the wrong judgment of the actual situation.

　　 This kind of tactics that still stayed at the level of positional warfare in World War I not only tied all the existing French troops to the positions they built, but also dispersed these valuable forces because of the long line of defense.

　　 Due to their misjudgment of the situation, they mistakenly believed that the Germans would not launch a new offensive in a short period of time. They had plenty of time to prepare for the next offensive against the Germans, even the worst. Fight another 1914-style war with the Germans.

　　 So the front-line French army began a large-scale repair, and built fortifications on the defense line delineated by Wei Gang.

　　 At the same time, a large number of recruits were added to the severely reduced troops. These soldiers were placed in the most dangerous positions due to all the traditions of the French army that emphasized seniority, which made this already fragile line of defense. More fragile.

　　The French officials didn’t know Nazi Germany at all. They only saw the fierce power struggle of the Nazis from the end of Roma, but they didn’t see what the Nazis showed when they wanted to solve this problem. This incredible efficiency.

　　 Xu Jun and Hitler did not start the prolonged bite attack as these officials expected. Both sides used the most common method of the Nazis, a quick and efficient method, to physically eliminate all enemies, although **** It’s a bit, but it’s really fast and efficient.

　　 So when the German army suddenly launched an offensive, the French army was still trimming their defense line without any psychological preparation.

　　 Although these armies made a very strong resistance, the Wei Gang line of defense was broken in one day.

　　 France made the same mistake twice in a row, and was successfully attacked by the same enemy after the war began. This is a rare spectacle in the history of the world.

　　 So the French cabinet was completely messed up, and they began to lament that God had abandoned France.

　　 But there is no time for them to express their feelings. The German army has begun to outflank the capital. Government agencies now choose to stay here and fight the Germans to the end, or they choose to immediately leave here to preserve their strength and continue to command resistance.

　　All the cabinet members immediately chose the latter. It didn't take half a minute before and after, and there was no dispute that always appeared in cabinet meetings. The French leaders decided the fate of the capital.

　　 and the poor Lieutenant General Danz was chosen to be the symbolic existence of the capital still under the control of the French government. In fact, his only task is to quietly and securely represent Paris to appear on the streets of Paris. German officers surrendered.

　　 Whether the French High Command has seriously considered holding on to this city, the question is irrelevant now.

　　 Speaking of it, Wei Gang seems to have really considered this issue. He set up the Paris Army for this.

　　 but Pierre, commander of the Paris Garrison. When General Hering came to the group army headquarters with the firm belief to shed the last drop of blood for the Republic, he found that this was a bad joke made by Wei Gang and him. This group army was a complete joke.

　　 And if he wanted to rely on this force to defend against the powerful German army's attack on Paris, it would be a joke.

　　 No one can rely on this scattered army that has retreated. The army has less than 10,000, only 200 small-caliber anti-tank guns, hundreds of machine guns of various calibers, and 30 light tanks. The lack of ammunition and the low morale defended a city as large as Paris.

　　 Even if Napoleon crawled out of the tomb in the basement of Les Invalides, he couldn't do it personally. It would only make him lie down again.

　　 The French cabinet and the French military command left Paris on the same day. Not only the city was abandoned, but also the more than three million citizens of Paris who were still kept in the dark, and two poor French generals. And their troops.

　　The conscientious General Danz immediately took over the management of Paris after confirming that all government agencies had withdrawn from Paris, but he was immediately buried by documents that did not know where he came from.

　　The retreat of the French government agencies is so thorough. Even the Mayor of Paris and the Chief of Police, including the entire city council, followed the large forces to "retire". What remained was a group of middle-level officials from various municipal departments and insignificant Clerks and ordinary police officers.

　　 Finally, the group of high-level officials did not reveal the news of Paris's abandonment before they ran, and it was considered a great help to General Danz, otherwise Paris must have fallen into panic and chaos by now.

　　~IndoMTL.com~ Danz did not intend to conceal this news. After all, the news that Paris has become an undefended city must be announced to the outside world as soon as possible. At least the group of Germans who are drooling towards this place must be made as soon as possible. Knowing this matter, this city and its citizens cannot suffer unnecessary losses.

　　 After making all-out preparations, Danz used the Paris radio station to announce the news to the world.

　　 As he expected, this news caused a certain commotion among the citizens, but under the full control of the Paris Police Department, there was no major disturbance.

　　 However, his news was released a little later. The armored vehicles of the German reconnaissance troops appeared on the outskirts of Paris the next morning. As a result, those citizens who heard the announcement and wanted to flee Paris did not have time to run. Even if some citizens drove away overnight, most of them were scared back by the high-speed German troops.

　　 In the following days, Paris was besieged by the Germans, and the surroundings lasted for two weeks.

　　 But when the German soldiers were sitting in the bunker with their rifles and counting ants boredly, the heavily besieged city of Paris was not as calm as they thought.

　　 In the past two weeks, those besieged people staged a series of super soap operas mixed with various entertainment materials on the streets of Paris~ IndoMTL.com~ Book friends are welcome to visit and read, the latest, fastest and most Fire serial works are all at ~IndoMTL.com~