Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 41: WeChat (9)
The gunfire sounded, and the situation was completely out of control
It is an extraordinary time now. Although France and Germany have started negotiations, as long as the armistice agreement between the two sides is not signed, the war will not be over in one day.
The Germans and the French are still in a state of hostility in theory. Although the moderate occupation policy implemented by Germany has achieved certain results in eliminating hostility between the two sides, at least on the surface it seems that the two people in the German occupation area are still getting along It is harmonious, but whether this relationship can withstand the test of time, no one dares to guarantee it.
At this sensitive moment, any aggressive behavior will lead to serious conflicts. Both French and Germans know this very well.
The French are afraid that excessive behavior will irritate the Germans and be severely retaliated against. It is not worth it that this happened before the armistice. On the German side, they were afraid that they could not control the limits of violence and violated the orders of the head of state. It is something that German soldiers dare not even dream of to anger the great head of state.
So, the German army and the French civilians inadvertently reached a delicate balance.
This balance also resulted in a result that both sides did not expect. The social security problems in the German-occupied areas caused by the early wars were caused by the bluffing force of the Germans and the deliberate self-discipline and patience of the French. It has begun to improve significantly, and the security situation in some areas has even reached the perfect state of not closing the house at night.
The gangsters, robbers and thieves who couldn’t get along in the German-occupied areas flocked to areas still under the control of the French government. The influx of these criminals caused the public order in the government-controlled areas to deteriorate sharply. As a result, the voices of civilians in those areas asking the government to immediately start armistice negotiations began to increase. This sequelae was unexpected by Xu Jun and the group of generals.
In the German occupation zone, the German army strictly abides by the command of the command. Unless it is attacked and requires self-defense, it is not allowed to use force at will. Even if it is necessary to perform the mission, only a limited amount of force can be used, and the casualties of innocent civilians must be avoided.
In order to reciprocate the German moderate policy and strengthen mutual trust, the French began to voluntarily turn over their collection of weapons and ammunition to the German army.
Because the French army was defeated too quickly and miserably in the early stage, a large amount of weapons and ammunition spread to the society. The weapons handed in by the citizens of Paris alone can be equipped with an infantry regiment, which even has light mortars, and various explosions There are countless products and military ammunition, enough to flatten the center of Paris two or three times.
The Germans and the French established a preliminary relationship of mutual trust. The Germans gave the French complete freedom in daily life, and the French also recognized the facts of German rule.
The relationship between the two parties is slowly easing and harmonious. Although the foundation is relatively weak, there is a lot of room for development.
Both Germany and France are working hard to constrain their own behaviors, and vigorously maintain the existing results, and both sides have gained a lot of benefits from it, so that now no one wants to destroy the current situation due to their own reasons. Some such good relationships.
Now, everyone can understand what a serious incident a gunshot sounded on the streets of Paris.
This is Paris, it is Paris during the war, this is not New York.
Even if you swept away ten drums with a "Chicago Typewriter" on the streets of New York, few people would care. Even if someone cares, the American police will follow the usual practice of "coming late". The shooter can comfortably click on a Havana cigar, spit a few smoke rings, and then sit in a gangster modified bulletproof Buick. Away.
This is Paris, where the army is densely populated. A gunshot here will cause serious trouble.
Because whether the shooting is a German soldier or a French civilian, it will cast a shadow over the mutually trusting relationship that the two sides have just established. This is something that Germany and France do not want to see, and they are working hard. The German head of state who promotes the normal development of this relationship cannot tolerate it.
The army is not a policeman, and it will never be too late, especially the German army whose top mission is the will of the head of state.
Sure enough, two or three seconds after the gunfire went off, the whole food court boiled.
Although the German officers and soldiers who were alarmed by the gunfire did not know what was happening, they all drew out their weapons and ran to the place where the gunfire sounded.
According to regulations, German soldiers are not allowed to bring weapons to the streets, not only to prevent their weapons from being lost, but the main reason is that these brave fighters will not be able to control their fingers if they encounter any trouble.
However, although these German soldiers did not carry rifles, it did not mean that they were completely unarmed.
There is no provision in the German Army Regulations that does not allow soldiers to carry bayonets to the streets, so many German soldiers still have bayonets on their waists when they go to the streets to play. In the event of an accident, there will be no power to fight back. After all, the war has not really ended.
German officers can bring weapons to the streets, but they often don’t like it. Maybe it was because the pistol was too heavy and it was too cumbersome when shopping, or because these German gentlemen did not want to scare the French beauties they wanted to meet. For whatever reason, many of the German officers present did not. Carry their pistols.
But this does not stop them from rushing to the scene of the incident. What if they don’t have weapons, German officers are fearless.
When a large number of German military officers carrying a Luger or bare hands arrived at the scene of the incident with a larger ticket of German soldiers holding a bayonet, the gunfire at the scene was as dense as fried beans. The bullets flying everywhere made the professional soldiers who believed they had smashed through the rain of bullets to disperse and find their own places to hide.
Such a scene happened in Paris occupied by the German army. The German soldiers hardly believed that what they saw was true.
Now this narrow street has suddenly become a battlefield, and both sides of the battle are happily shooting at each other across the middle street.
A German army lieutenant colonel, as the highest-ranking officer present, temporarily accepted the command of this German bulk force.
Now that the pistols of both sides of the war are firing machine guns, it seems that all warnings are superfluous, and the force at hand is really weak, and if you forcibly intervene, there will be unnecessary casualties.
The German lieutenant colonel decided to let these officers and soldiers seal off this area. Now that the scene is so hot, the garrison headquarters must have received news, and the nearby armed patrol must be coming. All I have to do now is Prevent the opponent from escaping before the large troops arrive.
This is a rare and vicious incident. If you are outstanding in handling this matter, you might still be favored by the head of state.
The German lieutenant colonel cautiously poked his head out from behind a bunker stall. He wanted to find out the situation of both sides first, so that after the follow-up troops arrived, he could also have a chance to perform.
At first glance, it seemed to be a gang fire. Both sides hid in the restaurants on both sides of the street, shooting at each other from the window, which had a taste of American Western.
But then the lieutenant colonel overturned his own judgment. With rich experience on the battlefield, he had heard the light burst of German MP38 gunfire and the unique crisp sound of Lugar's pistol.
is a German standard weapon, can it be said that one of them is his own?
Lieutenant Colonel tilted his head and thought about it. It seems unlikely. If it is a German army, then how come there are only pistols and submachine guns?
Is it the Gestapo? It seems that it should be them~IndoMTL.com~The State Secret Police do only carry light weapons that are easy to hide.
After being convinced that one of them was a German, the lieutenant colonel immediately made a decision to find a way to support them anyway.
Although the military has never caught the Gestapo, it is still an organization under the head of state, and it is also German. You can never see them suffer because you don't like it.
"Stop shooting! Stop shooting! I’m Lieutenant Colonel Sereven of the German Army. Your behavior has violated the Special Administrative Order of the City of Paris issued by the German High Command. I order you to stop shooting immediately, put down your weapons, and get out of the house. Come out and surrender, don't try to escape, this place is already surrounded by the German Wehrmacht."
Lieutenant Colonel Sereven found a cardboard-rolled horn under the stall, which seemed to be a tool sold by the stall owner, and he yelled loudly while holding the horn.
"Lieutenant Colonel Sereven, I am Reinhardt von Steide, the head of the Empire."
a voice shouted loudly among the dense gunfire.
"I now order you to immediately encircle this area and block this street. Arrest all the people in the hotel opposite, those who dare to resist, kill them!"
"Yuan...Your Excellency the head of state..."
Lieutenant Colonel Selevin opened his mouth and turned his face to look at the same shocked officers who were squatting beside him.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, several officers sprang up in unison, drew their pistols and shot at the Japanese restaurant while rushing towards Defu Tower frantically.