Chapter 863: The Suez Canal

The day gradually brightened, and this night, for many people, was the most unforgettable, the citizens of Cairo, listening to the gunfire outside, the sound of artillery continued, and no one dared to go out.

Just after dawn, a few bold and quietly poked their heads out, and found the street corner, which was already guarded by German tanks, and every street was under martial law.

Palace.

Rommel, tall and handsome, got down from the tank he was riding in, walked down the steps, and walked to the palace.

There are still traces of blood on the steps, which are left by the resisting elements, since it is a war, there will be death, there is no need to whitewash yourself as harmless animals.

Rommel, dressed in military uniform, walked into the palace, and when he sat down on the throne of the tall hall, he looked at the people who were being escorted.

"Your Majesty, have you thought about it?"

Rommel looked down at the young man with a blue and purple face.

Not George VI, but Farouk I.

When the German tanks were firing on the outskirts, the British command received an early warning and immediately organized a retreat, however, no one remembered to inform Farouk I.

As a result, Farook I waited until the German tanks entered the city, only to realize that something was wrong, gathered his guards, wanted to evacuate, and within a few minutes, the German tanks came up.

If he hadn't revealed his identity in time, the German tanks would have thought they were an army and would have almost been wiped out.

Farouk I fell into the hands of the German army in this way, and at this time, looking at the German officer sitting in his position, Farouk I's heart was extremely frightened.

"I've thought about it, I've thought about it." Farouk I said: "I am willing to take the whole of Egypt and pledge allegiance to Edward VIII. ”

After speaking, he turned into a sad face again: "Actually, I have long wanted to respond to the call of King Edward VIII, but unfortunately, the whole of Egypt is controlled by the British army, if I announce that I respond to the call, then I will be killed, and now, I can finally officially allegiance to London, I will immediately issue an announcement to inform the whole country." ”

Farouk I, a gentleman, had no loyalty at all, and now, in order to survive, he certainly had nothing to do with George VI.

Rommel nodded: "In addition to allegiance to Edward VIII, Egypt needs to abolish the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty and sign a treaty directly with our Germany, and we Germany will control the Suez Canal for a hundred years." ”

"Okay, no problem." Farouk I said.

Another outlet to the Mediterranean, an important node for global shipping, easily fell into the hands of Germany, and at this time, Farouk I only wanted to save his life and could agree to anything.

Besides, the Suez Canal gives the same to everyone, and Egypt will not benefit anyway.

The Suez Canal, which has been excavated one after another since ancient times, was restarted in 1856 in 1856 by France, and as a result, the Suez Canal was sold by France to Britain a few decades later.

Since then, Britain has taken control of the Mediterranean, from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal.

Until now.

In fact, as long as Farouk I was loyal to London, the Suez Canal would be under German control, and Edward VIII would have to obey German orders, but in the long run, it would be more appropriate for Germany to take direct possession.

In fact, even without the promise of Farouk I, just before dawn, Rommel had already sent a whole armored division to advance towards the Suez Canal.

"Your Majesty, this is a treaty that we have drawn up, please sign it." Rommel took a stack of papers from the briefcase of his assistant behind him.

Farouk I looked through it, and the content was almost the same as that signed by England at that time.

Germany had the responsibility to protect Egypt from foreign aggression, and Egypt was placed under German administration during the war;

The Luftwaffe had the right to fly in the airspace of Egypt and use airfields in Egypt;

Germany occupied various naval bases, including Alexandria.

Germany stationed 20,000 ground troops in the Suez Canal.

Egypt could build an army, but it needed to buy German weapons and be trained by a German military delegation.

It can be said that Germany has snatched a lot of power from London, and now that London has surrendered to Germany, then these colonies, of course, Germany has to give them if she wants.

"Alright, you can go down." Rommel said, looking at the document signed by Farouk I, and waving his hand as if to drive away a fly.

Then, new captives were brought in, and compared to the obedient Farouk I, these people were quite unruly.

Three women, two of whom are girls.

"Kill us, we won't give in." Queen Elizabeth said that she was holding a daughter in one hand, and when she said this, she was actually struggling in her heart.

It's not terrible for her to die, but her two daughters have to follow her to the funeral, which is simply too unacceptable for her, and she will feel heartache when she thinks of this.

However, if you don't die, you will be used by the other side to coerce George VI, Queen Elizabeth doesn't want to embarrass George VI, and this hatred between Britain and Germany is still waiting for George VI to revenge!

She had only a dead end to go.

"Why? What crimes have you committed? Hearing this, Rommel suddenly asked: "Could it be that in your eyes, we are all demons who kill people without blinking, just like the outside world?" ”

Then Rommel squatted down, looked at his youngest daughter, Margaret, and said, "What a lovely little girl, and when I see you, I think of my son, Manfred, who has been busy with military affairs lately, and has not seen him for a long time. ”

With that, Rommel reached out and tried to pinch Margaret's face, but Margaret was frightened and hid behind Elizabeth.

"So, what do you want to do with us?" Elizabeth asked.

"Then I'll have to ask you what you want." Rommel said: "Give you two choices, first, go back to London, you are still the women of the Windsor family, Edward VIII will not dare to harm you, you can continue to live there." Second, you can go to Berlin, to Paris, in short, to any country that belongs to the eurozone, and you can see if the standard of living in each country under German rule is better than before. ”

It was a pity for Rommel that George VI was not caught, and how to deal with the three mothers and daughters was a problem for Rommel.

So, he kicked the ball back to Berlin in time, and now, the two solutions he proposed were the decisions made by Ciric.