On September 1, British Prime Minister Attlee officially apologized to Germany via BBC radio.

In the apology statement, Attlee said that Britain took full responsibility for the war between the two countries, and expressed his sincerest condolences to the families of German soldiers killed in the war, as well as to German civilians killed and wounded in British bombing.

After the broadcast, Attlee's apology was also published in mainstream British newspapers such as The Times. At the same time, the British government paid the first war reparations to the German government, worth 300 million Reichsmarks in gold, and showed Germany its determination to armistice with practical actions.

On the third day of Attlee's apology, Hitler replied to Attlee's apology via radio and newspapers.

"Peace and development are the main themes of today's society, and may Germany and Britain never go to war again."

On the day Hitler issued his reply, 30,000 British prisoners of war set off from Germany and took a train to Wilhelmshaven.

From there, they will return to England by boat.

For the next two days, the railway station and docks in Wilhelmshaven were filled with British soldiers in khaki uniforms and journalists from all over the world.

Reporters used their cameras and camcorders to record the smiles of the British soldiers full of happiness and longing before returning home.

Soon, however, the reporters, with their excellent professionalism and vicious observation, quickly realized that there was not a single officer in the British army who was released, and there were only soldiers and non-commissioned officers, and there was not a single officer.

The reporters questioned the German officers and soldiers who were maintaining order at the scene. There was only one reply, no comment.

The reporters asked questions but did not get answers, so they had to publish their questions in various media.

London. At 10 Downing Street, Attlee smiled wryly when he saw the question in the newspaper.

In Berlin, at the Chancellery at 4 Vossstrasse, Hitler laughed out loud when he heard a similar inquiry.

"Heinz, if you tell the British what we really think, I think the British in the British Isles will certainly be in unison. The collective demanded a declaration of war on Germany. ”

Chen Dao said innocently: "I'm not wrong, the British have never had a lower limit. I have always judged the moral standards of the British with the greatest malice. In dealing with the British, we must always keep a hand and leave the officers as the last hostages to prevent the British from engaging in any conspiracy behind their backs. It is a necessary precaution. ”

Goering first puffed out two long white smoke from his nose, and then said with a smile: "For every 100 million war reparations paid by Britain, we only released 10,000 prisoners of war, and you also took precautions?" ”

"To treat the British, we should be gentle in our mouths, with a big stick in our hands, and we must not relax at any time, otherwise if we give them a chance, they will play a conspiracy and tricks. You can't afford not to guard against it. Chen Dao said.

"Let those reporters guess our intentions, and we'll continue our work." Hitler said.

Hearing this, Chen Daoyan sat up straight on the sofa and made a serious oral report to Hitler.

Chen Dao is very experienced in making presentations. Know that you have to be detailed and appropriate, and not all trivial things have to be reported to Lao Xi.

For example, the acquisition of Polish banks, the requisition of factories in Poland by companies such as Adidas, Puma and Fanta are all meaningless and not worth wasting the precious time of the great Führer.

From time to time, Hitler interrupted Chen Dao's narration. Ask for some details.

Listening to Chen Dao's full report, Hitler said approvingly: "It is the first time to go to the occupied area to govern. I'm very happy that you've been able to do this far, and you remember to keep up the good work. Keep in mind that Poland is the most important logistical hub for our attack on Russia, and maximizing Poland's rail and road transport capacity will be your focus before the outbreak of war, so you need to pay more attention to this aspect. ”

Seeing that Chen Dao nodded in understanding, Hitler continued: "You have solved the problem of the Jews very well. You don't need to waste a single mark of the Reich to get rid of the Jews, and you can also bring a significant amount of revenue to the Reich, you are really financially savvy. ”

Chen Dao glanced at Goering out of the corner of his eye, and saw that Goering was cross-legged and holding a cigar in his right hand, facing the sky on his back, with a complacent face.

Under the influence of this marshal, Heinz finally learned something, and he can already stand alone, achievement, achievement!

"Behind the war stands politics, and behind politics stands the economy, which is my understanding of the importance of the economy." Chen Dao said.

Hitler got up and walked to the wall behind his office chair, pointed to the world map on the wall, and said: "The Gestapo recently reported to me that there are rumors circulating internationally, especially in the Middle East, that we will not keep our promise and withdraw our troops from Iraq, but will turn the Middle East into a colony. There are similar rumours in Spain that we will not return the Gibraltar peninsula to Spain. ”

Chen Dong noticed that Hitler exuded an unwilling emotion, and immediately asked tentatively: "Führer, what do you think?" ”

"I asked Ribbentrop and Goebbels, Hess and Himmler, and their opinion was that whether it was the Middle East or Gibraltar, it was our army that paid for the blood and lives to conquer it, and we could not give it up. It's just that they don't have the same political talent as you and Herman, so I'd like to hear your advice. Hitler said.

"My advice is simple, as a big country we have to be honest, and we have to keep our promises. In today's world, colonialism has reached the end of its rope, and we can no longer use the way of thinking of the colonial era to deal with current international politics.

And there is a misconception in the thinking of Minister Ribbentrop and others, that we have not conquered the Middle East and Gibraltar, that we are liberating them, and that we must understand the difference between the two before we are qualified to talk about it. ”

Hitler sighed and said unwillingly: "I knew you would persuade me to withdraw my troops." ”

"There are benefits to withdrawing troops. If the troops are not withdrawn. The hard-earned camaraderie with Spain will be in vain, for Gibraltar is a territory that the Spaniards have always dreamed of reclaiming. As for the Middle East, the cost of maintaining our troops there is simply too high. Maintain an armored corps there. The need to consume the volume of transport of an army group is not affordable. It would be irresponsible to the fallen soldiers if, like the British, we shamelessly break our oath and shatter the good image we have worked so hard to build in the minds of Iraqis. Chen Dao said.

"There are many ways to control an area, and there are many ways to station troops in Iraq, and if you don't keep your word, forcibly stationing troops in Iraq is the least cost-effective one." Goering said.

Hitler waved his arms and banged on the map. He frowned and said, "Okay." Our living space is in the East, and we cannot consume too much strength in the Middle East. It's also possible to control there indirectly, like our lovely Italian friends. ”

September 1941 was also an extraordinary month for the world.

The German and Spanish governments first issued a joint announcement that all German troops stationed in Spain would be withdrawn by the end of September.

With the departure of the German ** team in batches, a large number of sightseeing groups composed of German bankers, engineers and various workers poured in.

Banks, led by Hepburn-Roston Bank, are responsible for providing low-interest loans to the Spanish government. The first batch of 50 million Reichsmarks was received, and the Spanish government immediately used the loans to purchase various facilities and equipment for the construction of heavy industry from German enterprises in accordance with the contract.

German engineers who accompanied the arrival of the facilities and equipment were responsible for providing technical support.

Investments in heavy industry projects take time to pay off, and the influx of tourist groups is a "cash flow" for Spain.

Tours, accommodation, food, performances, and souvenir shopping bring hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to Spain's major tourist cities.

The return of the German team to the Gibraltar Peninsula and the evacuation from the Spanish mainland had already doubled the goodwill of the Spaniards, especially among the Spaniards, who were interested in politics. Now, he is using the practical action of contributing money, people and plans to help Spain rebuild, which has aroused the goodwill of all strata of Spain.

Under the deliberate propaganda of the German and Spanish governments. The friendship between Germany and Spain has escalated to the level of comradeship and brotherhood

In the Middle East, Rommel received an order to immediately lead his troops to withdraw from Tehran, the capital of Iran, into Iraq. This was followed by a reluctant retreat north to Palestine and Syria.

Before Rommel withdrew, the Soviet Red Army troops in Tehran held a grand farewell ceremony for him.

After Rommel's withdrawal, the Soviet Red Army marched into the Iranian territory from which the Germans had withdrawn, laughing at all of Iranian territory.

The southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, with the strong support of Germany. Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman have declared independence. After participating in the independence ceremonies of various countries, in the farewell of the peoples of all countries. The remaining German troops set off one after another, retreated to Palestine by sea, and joined the main forces of the Middle East Army led by Rommel.

Similar to the situation in Spain, the German team withdrew, but with them German bankers and engineers entered the territory of the Middle Eastern countries.

Slightly different was the absence of tourist groups, which were replaced by German instructors.

They entered at the strong invitation of the governments of the Middle East to assist countries in building their industries, developing their economies and training their armies.

Germany first worked with other countries to drive out the evil British colonizers, and then kept its promise to withdraw its troops, supported countries to achieve true independence, and sincerely assisted the countries of the Middle East in economic development.

Germany's words and deeds stand in stark contrast to Britain's.

Under the guidance of Germany and the governments of the Middle East, which had suffered enough from the British, honesty and trustworthiness became the label of the Germans, and shamelessness and cunning became synonymous with the British.

On 5 September, the first batch of 12 British merchant ships under the escort of the fleet passed through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean, passed through the island of Malta to Alexandria for replenishment, and then entered the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.

Before entering the Suez Canal, a transport ship named Hawk left the fleet and headed for the Palestinian port of Haifa.

The Hawke was carrying more than 1,500 Jewish immigrants, as well as Ben-Gurion who was on board.

Along the way, Gurion sighed at the sight of the Spanish flag on the port of Gibraltar and the Italian flag on the island of Malta and Alexandria.

In just one year since the surrender of France, all these strategic points controlled by the British Empire have changed hands, and the homeland that he and his comrades have dreamed of has also changed owners.

What kind of future awaits your own country under the control of the Axis powers? Guri was relieved and uneasy.

Guri was at ease and uneasy, and Attlee, who was far away in London, was also in his heart.

Attlee's nervousness came from a letter forwarded by the German Foreign Office, written by Hitler, in which Hitler earnestly asked him whether he needed Germany to intervene in the war between Britain and Japan in order to restore peace to the British people as soon as possible.

Attlee hesitated and revised it seventeen times before he finally wrote a letter that he was most satisfied with, in which he politely rejected Hitler's kindness and promised to carry the war with Japan to the end.

Because of Churchill's experience, Attlee had to be cautious, after all, Japan declared war on Britain on the grounds that Britain refused to mediate with Japan and insulted the Japanese emperor, which made the war situation even more unfavorable to Britain.

Now, when Germany intervened to mediate the war between Britain and Japan, Attlee's first instinct was whether there would be some conspiracy. Was Germany going to provoke Britain with the same means?

After the reply was written, Attlee was very nervous for a few days, and it was not until he received a second letter of confidence from Hitler that he was relieved.

In his second letter, Hitler expressed regret at Attlee's rejection of his kindness, and then made a high-sounding hope for an early end to the war between Britain and Japan.

Attlee received the letter at the time Hitler was in the Chancellery, standing side by side with Goering at the map, staring at East and Southeast Asia.

"What do the Japanese want to do when they suddenly change their minds and refuse to carry out the original plan for peace talks with the British?"

"I think they want to postpone the war with the United States, and they want to take advantage of the fact that Britain is at its weakest right now, to take advantage of the British, for example, to occupy Australia, or to march into India." Goering said.

Hitler stared at the map with his arms crossed and did not speak until Göring questioned him.

"I have a gut feeling that our Japanese friends seem to want to do something big that will shock the world. My instincts have always been right, they must be planning to do something big, I trust my instincts. ”

Hitler's instincts were accurate.

On 25 September, Chen Dao suddenly received a telephone call from Goering, asking him to come to Berlin for a meeting.

Chen Dao walked out of the Berlin train station, and just got into the car with Goering, who had come to pick up the station in person, and Goering couldn't wait to say: "Matsuoka Yoyo is here." ”

"What is he doing here?" Chen Dao asked.

"He wondered what Germany's attitude would be if Japan declared war on the United States?" (To be continued)