Located in the heart of Oslo, directly opposite the capital's busiest Karl Johann Street, the Norwegian Royal Palace has been the political centre of Norway since its independence in 1905. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but at this moment, the solemn and majestic palace is a panicked and chaotic scene. The royal family members hurriedly packed up all kinds of valuable personal belongings, preparing to abandon the palace and flee immediately, and the originally docile and kind court attendants also had a different heart in this change, and took some valuable palace things in the chaos and disappeared without a trace.

King Haakon VII of Norway sat in the middle of the throne, feeling like a nightmare in hell. At 6 o'clock this morning, the Prime Minister suddenly broke into his dormitory and informed him that Germany had issued an ultimatum to Norway with a one-hour deadline: according to reliable information, Britain was about to invade Norway within 12 hours, so Norway needed to immediately admit German troops into its territory to help Norway resist the British threat. If Norway rejects this proposal, then Germany will do everything to protect German interests in Scandinavia.

Although Haakon VII was stunned by this sudden change, he quickly came to his senses after 68 years of rich life experience, and immediately expressed his stern refusal. Haakon VII saw at a glance that this was the same pretext used by Germany to invade Belgium in 1914, which was intended solely to annex Norway. Thinking of this, Haakon VII couldn't help but be filled with outright anger: not only did he not favor Britain in this war, but even allowed Swedish iron ore to continue to be shipped to Germany through Norwegian ports and territorial waters in winter, but in the face of his own kindness, the Germans responded with merciless guns!

Haakon VII immediately summoned the commander-in-chief of the army and instructed him to defend the honor of his country with unyielding fighting determination, but before the army command could assemble its personnel and issue a mobilization order, the Germans were already in front of them. The large number of German airborne troops falling from the sky completely caught the Norwegian capital guards by surprise, and the senior commander ran away without a trace, and the seemingly tight defense of Oslo collapsed in an instant. Just over two hours after the battle began, Carlos, the captain of the royal guard, stumbled into the palace and reported to Haakon VII that the capital's defenses were over; He begged the king to move immediately from the capital to a safe place to direct the people to continue the battle.

Seeing that the situation had collapsed to such an extent, the aged Haakon VII only felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost fainted. However, he also knew in his heart that his own army could not defeat the Germans, and at this time he had no other way but to run. In an instant, the palace was full of chickens and dogs: when he learned that he could no longer stay here and needed to be transferred immediately, all kinds of exclamations and screams, crying fathers and mothers, filled the blue sky of the entire palace.

"Your Majesty, the Germans have already appeared on Lupin Avenue in the west of the city, and it will be too late if they don't retreat!" Heavily armed, Carlos received the report from his men and urged Haakon VII again with an urgent face. At this time, the old king's family relatives and children were still busy packing the property in the palace, and all kinds of gold and silver products and precious jewelry were packed into boxes after boxes, as if moving more than fleeing; This made Carlos look anxious, and his words became a little impulsive. You know, he only has five trucks at his disposal, three of which are carrying soldiers. Now with so much baggage, how can you ensure that the king can escape?

"No, father. We still have a lot of foreign exchange and gold in the central bank. If we just leave, the deposit slip in our hands will become waste paper! In addition, the country's hard currency is stored in the underground vaults of the central bank, without which the country's cause of resistance would be impossible. Prince Olaf, who was on the side, changed his face when he heard this, and immediately objected to Haakon VII. Unbeknownst to others, Olaf is very clear about his family's wealth: Haakon VII was King of Norway for 35 years, and over the years he has amassed more than $5 million in domestic banks alone. If this is lost, the loss is too great!

Haakon VII gritted his teeth and said categorically: "We don't care about that much. Go tell all the family to stop packing and evacuate immediately! He turned his gaze to the captain of the guard, Carlos, and his words became softer: "My loyal knight, it is up to you to do the rest." I assure you that as long as my family and I are safe, I will reward you for your loyalty and bravery. ”

On the orders of Haakon VII, the royal relatives finally stopped moving. More than 100 guards loaded the dozens of hastily packed boxes of royal property onto the truck as fast as they could, and then fled the palace with the king and his family in a flying car. Haakon VII sat in the passenger seat, secretly determined where he would go in the future. The current King George is the out-and-out eldest nephew of Haakon VII, and the former's father is the eldest brother of Haakon VII's deceased wife. If Norway was occupied by Germany, Haakon VII felt that he could go to his relatives in England.

The German paratroopers entered Oslo without any resistance at all.

After the defeat of the garrison on the outskirts of the city, Oslo's only armed force was just over 200 policemen, armed with a dozen pistols and with no combat training. When the German paratroopers entered the city, the police made only brief representations with the other side, and then laid down their arms and handed over control of the city. The German embassy even organized a welcoming group to meet the paratroopers at the corner of the street, and the joyful and relaxed atmosphere did not look like a war at all, but a triumphant march of the army on its own soil.

Seeing that it was going so well, Colonel Kluze did not delay any longer. He immediately ordered the paratroopers entering the city to divide into a dozen routes and occupy the palace, government offices, national defense buildings, radio stations, railway stations, police stations, warehouses and other core hubs. The "fifth column" developed by Gisling had long since joined the ranks of the German paratroopers, and at this time it was clear that they were like fish in water, leading the German army through the streets and alleys of Oslo.

And Kluze himself rushed to the Central Bank with a platoon to confiscate the wealth stored by the Norwegian government. This is a matter that he needs to do personally -- although the theory of National Socialism repeatedly emphasizes the supremacy of the collective interests of the state and the nation, and the discipline of the Wehrmacht strictly prohibits plunder, after all, greed is the original sin of human nature. Not every soldier can hold on to money, not to mention that what is in front of them this time is very likely to be the wealth of a country!

Under the guidance of the leading party, Kluze's team took less than 20 minutes to make a shortcut to the building of the Norwegian Central Bank. It is a quaint and heavy Viking-style building, and its shape is exactly the same as described in the intelligence materials obtained before the war by Kluze. At this time, an inexplicable and absurd feeling suddenly appeared in Kluze's heart: as if he had become the leader of the robbery who did all kinds of evil, and at this moment he was taking a group of younger brothers to prepare to loot the blood and sweat of others. He shook his head, trying to get the strange thought out of his mind. This time I am carrying out the orders of the Supreme Command, and I am doing this for the sake of the country and the people!

As the financial core of Norway, the Central Bank naturally has a much higher security force than any region except the royal palace. However, in the face of an army with heavy guns, its defensive capability is a different matter. The leader of the Norwegian guards first looked at the iron rods and six pistols in his family's hands, and then at the machine guns and submachine guns in the hands of the other party, and then consciously ordered all weapons to be thrown to the ground and retreated to the side. He already knew the identities of these soldiers in front of him, and there was no need for him to resist uselessly with his own strength.

With the help of the hideous appearance of two MG-34 machine guns, things were much simpler after that. The German paratroopers politely took away all the people who were doing business and the staff behind the counter, and then waited for the arrival of the governor. Not long after, a middle-aged fat man with a big belly appeared in the bank hall with a sweaty face. By this time, the paratroopers had invited all the other personnel in the building out, and only the muzzles of black holes were left talking to the man silently.

"Mr. President, please take me to your bank's underground storage, and I would like to know the full list of the storage here." Kluzer bowed slightly to the Norwegian in front of him, his tone and expression as if he were asking an old friend to be a guest, but the two paratroopers next to him were both pointing their MP-38 submachine guns straight at him with cold faces, as if he would immediately call him to God if he dared to say half a word.

The middle-aged fat man trembled and wiped the beads of fear sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and said, "I only have one-third of the key to the central vault here, and I need the other two vice presidents to open the vault." However, Dear Colonel, you now have a list of the contents of the Central Vault, and I guarantee that the final physical item will be exactly the same as the data on this list. In the end, the middle-aged fat man seemed to be afraid that the Germans in front of him would not be satisfied, and immediately confessed the addresses and personal circumstances of his two deputies.

Kluzer nodded slowly. Anyway, now that he has control of the building, the waiting time is just right to get a full picture of the total amount of reserves in his underground vault. The middle-aged fat man then took out a bill from the safe in his office and handed it to Kluzer with a somewhat complicated expression.

"5,641 standard 10kg gold bricks, 22 tons of silver, 4.67 million pounds, 325 million francs, 28.86 million marks, 9.35 million US dollars in banknotes, and foreign bonds equivalent to a total value of 11.43 million US dollars......" Kluze's heart beat rapidly, and the thin account book in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in an instant. Norway is as rich as it is rumored, and the total amount of reserves is absolutely staggering for a small country of 4 million people. Kluzer was glad that he had been on this mission: if it had been one of his battalion commanders, he would almost certainly have been unable to control his greed and would have taken the sheep by the hand! (To be continued.) )