A Song of Ice and Fire: Volume 3 Chapter 4 Sovereignty and Dignity (II)

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  "Colonel, sir! Kain-von-Strack at your service!" Xu Yang did not report his own rank.

  Von Kármán's cold smile disappeared, replaced by a sincere expression of gratitude. "Ah! Captain, come... over here. Are your troops arranged?"

  The French colonel did not understand what was going on, he was a colonel of the glorious army of France! The German colonel ignored him and warmly welcomed a small German lieutenant wearing a strange black uniform? What is a lieutenant, in the French army you can grab a handful at will.

  "I protest, I protest against you..." The French colonel continued to bellow, but apparently no one paid him any attention.

  Xu Yang furrowed his brow, somewhat speechless. He beckoned Feng Kati to step outside, "Colonel, my troops are about to depart. Do you need any further assistance?"

  "Captain, I've just received orders; General Lebrun says the other tank units can continue to move out, but your battalion must stay behind and explain why the Belgian army is being attacked."

  "Oh?" Xu Yang was slightly surprised.

  Von-Katino pulled out a military briefing, "The Führer has issued a statement, I think you need to take a look."

  Xu Yang took it over, which was a declaration of sovereignty from Germany, divided into two parts.

  To the French Declaration; Reaffirming Germany's need for the Rhineland, the Rhineland belongs to Germany and should not be subject to joint administration! The French government authorities should recognize the current international situation and accept the fact that the Third German Empire is re-controlling the Rhineland.

  Hitler said in a very arrogant tone: Germany desires peace more than any other country, understands the difficulty of peace and does not want to rekindle the flames of war. However, the Third Reich is not afraid of war! The Rhineland has always been German territory, this is an undeniable fact! If France does not wish to acknowledge this fact, then - War!!!

  To England, Hitler used a very diplomatic tone, saying: The world understands that the Rhineland is German territory, the people of the Rhineland need German protection, the residents are living in dire straits, and the entry of the Wehrmacht into the Rhineland was at the request of the local population. I hope His Majesty the King will understand. The entry of the Wehrmacht was a completely unavoidable action, Germany adheres to the Treaty of Versailles, recognizes the necessity of the Locarno Pact.

  Hitler expressed extreme reluctance; he could not control the Reichswehr, it was 'not his army', and he had been coerced into agreeing to the Reichswehr responding to the people's call to enter the Rhineland. Of course, old Hitler said that he would use every means to slow down the pace of the Reichswehr. The German government loved peace, extremely... understood the preciousness of peace!

  Xu Yang was stunned after reading it, and once again admired the greatness of Lao Xi's wisdom team. Other countries still didn't know that the German Defense Army had entered the Rhine region, but Lao Xi had already prepared an excuse to explain it. One word: awesome!

  Germany and France must be firm in their dialogue, the two countries have had countless clashes, weak requests will only make Gaul look down on them, the French government will think that Germany is easy to bully, and use any means possible to suppress Germany. The head of state spoke in a strong tone, not afraid of war, this will make the Gauls think: what will France be like once war breaks out?

  The arrogant France calls itself the Third Republic, and deep down they have an emotion that others can't understand, called 'rationality'. Every time they do something, their high-level officials like to think about it together for several months, holding countless meetings to decide whether or not to do it.

  After World War I, France was not much better than Germany. The war cost France 1.3 million young men and the country's economy suffered greatly as the war took place on French soil, causing immense damage to its industrial areas. France has always liked to show off with activities such as military parades, inviting foreign leaders to visit and inspect the French army, telling the world: "France is very powerful, our army is elite, don't mess with me!"

  Hitler's mocking of the French for their naivety, saying that was... um? Yes, in the words of his little friend, Karl von Stackelberg, that's called "covering one's ears to avoid hearing the thunder". What is "covering one's ears to avoid hearing the thunder"? Hitler didn't know, but it sounded good and the little guy always came up with some very philosophical sayings.

  How to say it? The French are really hard to understand, just like now, that French colonel didn't yell, he almost begged: Gentlemen, please let your commander come over? I am a colonel, the great Third Republic of France's army colonel, give me some face?

  Perhaps...the French colonel's self-esteem was hurt?

  An aide handed a slip of paper to von Ketteler.

  Feng Kati finished reading and looked up with a smile. He smiled brightly, "The generals are going to enter the city!"

  The colonel's ears perked up and he immediately ran out, with a flattering smile on his face. "Really? Great! Colonel sir, then can you allow me to go together to welcome him?"

  Xu Yang and Feng-Katino stared at each other, their faces expressing an inexplicable weirdness. What was this...this Gaul thinking?

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  The people of the Rhine district were boiling over, they automatically greeted their neighbors, and all those who could be gathered stood on both sides of the street. Women held bread in their hands, men took out their hard-earned savings to buy cigarettes, candies, beer... and everything that could be bought.

  They are willing to welcome the arrival of their country's army with unreserved enthusiasm. When they buy things, they can finally take out their wallets with confidence and no longer worry that someone will come over and stare at their wallets, wanting to snatch every penny inside. The men will shout spiritedly to the boss: Brother, our army has arrived, you don't have to close your doors so early from now on!

  Joyful ocean, the residents of the Rhine region couldn't get more German tricolor flags, they didn't even know where to get '卐' character flags, they shamefully collected black, red and yellow fabrics, urging the women at home: hurry up, faster, our soldiers are entering the city, ours!!!!!

  Yes, their soldiers, their troops are gathering on the east coast, preparing to cross the bridge.

  Leroux stood on the east bank, chatting very pleasantly with Brauchitsch; it was their only conversation without a whiff of gunpowder, and at this moment they were clapping each other on the shoulder, laughing heartily.

  "This is the only right thing you've done in your life, Lebrun. "Brauchitsch's eyes did not leave the tank troops waiting on the bridge to cross the river, and he swallowed his saliva very carefully, "How about it? Give me a regiment... No? Well! Considering I've already apologized to you, a company?"

  He puffed out his chest, raised his head proudly, "One class... no! Not even one!" He stroked his shoulder, "You know? This fall, I lost two years of my life, Germany suffered a great loss, a general as excellent as me, the future marshal, two years... too much was lost."

  Brauchitsch saw the cows flying in the sky, but he still forced a smile. "So, Keitel, how about it? Give me Keitel? The High Command is going to form a second armored unit, what do you think if I take that little guy?"

  "Kahn?! You...?!" Leb's smiling face turned extremely ferocious, his hand on the gun holster at his waist. "Damn old man, after all these years, you still want to take my Kahn?! Huh! How can you call me so intimately?" He forgot to continue drawing his gun.

  Brauchitsch was delighted, saying: "Because I just promised Keitel not to punish the First Battalion for firing at Belgium first, and also applied to the High Command for a Class A Iron Cross for 'my' Keitel..." He found Leeb's face full of murderous intent, and the Luger at his waist had already been pulled out, with the muzzle slowly rising.

  Brauchitsch's spine stiffened as he saw Guderian walking towards him, and he shouted loudly: "Ahh!!!! General...Guderian!!!!"

  Karl's face turned iron-gray as he holstered his pistol, gritting his teeth: "Shameless! Truly shameless! That damned old man thinks one 1st Class Iron Cross can buy off my Kahr? I'll send a telegram right away, one? I want two, yes, exactly two!"

  Goodrian walked over, looking at Leb who was running away, bewildered. "General Blaurosch, where is General Leb going? Without his orders, we can't cross the river and enter the city."

  On the East Coast, German soldiers are ready to enter their own territory!