Chapter 41: Micro Service (9)
Gunshots rang out, and the situation was completely out of control
These are extraordinary times, and although France and Germany have begun negotiations, the war will not end as long as the armistice agreement between the two sides is not signed for a day.
The Germans and the French were still in a state of hostility in theory, and although the moderate occupation policy pursued by Germany had achieved some effect in eliminating the hostility between the two sides, at least on the surface, the two countries in the German occupation zone got along fairly well, but no one dared to guarantee whether this relationship would stand the test of time.
At such a sensitive moment, any excesses can lead to serious conflicts, as both the French and the Germans know very well.
The French feared that excesses would provoke the Germans and suffer harsh retaliation, which was simply not worth it to happen before the armistice. The Germans, on the other hand, were afraid that they would not be able to grasp the limits of the use of violence, so that they would violate the orders of His Excellency the Führer, and anger at the great Führer, which was something that the Germans would not even dare to dream of.
As a result, the German team and the French civilians inadvertently reached a delicate balance.
This balance also led to a result that was unforeseen on both sides: the social security problems in the German-occupied areas caused by the previous war began to improve markedly under the bluff of the German army and the deliberate self-discipline and patience of the French, and in some areas the law and order situation even reached the perfect state of staying at night.
The influx of hooligans, robbers, thieves and other novices who could not get along in the German-occupied areas flocked to areas still under the control of the French government, and the influx of these criminals caused the law and order in the government-controlled areas to deteriorate dramatically, which led to the growing calls of civilians in those areas for the government to start armistice negotiations immediately, a sequelae that Xu Jun and his generals did not expect.
In the German occupation zone, the German ** team strictly abided by the orders of the high command and was not allowed to use force at will unless it was attacked and needed to defend itself. Only limited force can be used, even if it is necessary to carry out the mission, and the casualties of innocent civilians must be avoided.
In return for the moderate policy of the Germans and to strengthen mutual trust, the French began to voluntarily surrender their weapons and ammunition to the Germans.
Due to the rapid and miserable defeat of the French army in the early stage, a large number of weapons and ammunition were scattered to the society, and the weapons handed in by the citizens of Paris alone could equip an infantry regiment, including even light mortars, and all kinds of explosives and military ammunition were countless, enough to raze the center of Paris to the ground two or three times.
The Germans and the French thus established an initial relationship of mutual trust, the Germans gave the French complete temptation in their daily lives, and the French recognized the fact of German domination.
The relations between the two sides are slowly easing and harmonious, and although the foundation is relatively weak, there is a lot of room for development.
Both Germany and France are trying to restrain their own behavior and maintain the existing achievements, and both sides have gained so much from this that no one wants to destroy the existing good relations for their own reasons.
Now, you can understand how serious a gunshot was in the streets of Paris.
This is Paris, it's Paris during the war, it's not New York.
Even if you sweep ten drums on the streets of New York with a "Chicago typewriter", few people care. Even if someone cares, the American scam will follow the usual "belated" approach, and the shooter can easily light a Havana cigar, spit out a few smoke rings, and then sit in a gangster-modified bulletproof Buick and drive away.
This is Paris, the Paris of the army, where a single shot can cause unusually serious trouble.
This is because whether it is a German or a French civilian who shoots will cast a shadow on the kind of relationship of mutual trust that the two sides have just established, which neither Germany nor France wants to see, and it is even more intolerable to the German Führer, who is trying to promote the normal development of this relationship.
The army is not a good observer, and it will definitely not be late, especially the German ** team with the will of the Führer as the highest mission.
Sure enough, two or three seconds after the gunshots rang out, the entire food street was boiling.
The German officers and soldiers, who were alarmed by the gunfire, did not know what was happening, but they all drew their weapons and ran quickly towards the place where the gunfire rang out.
According to the rules, German soldiers were not allowed to carry weapons on the streets, not only to prevent the weapons from being lost, but also because they were afraid that these brave soldiers would not be able to control their fingers if they encountered any trouble.
However, although these German soldiers did not carry rifles, it does not mean that they were completely unarmed.
There is no provision in the German military regulations that soldiers are not allowed to carry bayonets on the streets, so many German soldiers still have bayonets hanging from their waists when they go to the streets, on the one hand, they look more imposing, and on the other hand, they will not be powerless to fight back when they encounter any accidents, after all, the war is not really over.
German officials were allowed to carry weapons on the streets, but they often did not like to do so. Perhaps it was because the pistol was too heavy, too cumbersome to go shopping, or perhaps because the German gentlemen didn't want to frighten the French beauty they wanted to meet, whatever the reason, many of the German officers present did not carry their pistols.
However, this did not stop them from rushing to the scene of the incident, what if there were no weapons, the German ** officer was fearless.
When a large number of German officers with Luger or with their bare hands arrived at the scene of the incident with an even larger number of German soldiers with bayonets in their hands, the gunfire at the scene was already as dense as fried beans, and the bullets flying everywhere forced the group of professional soldiers who thought they had escaped from the rain of bullets to disperse and find their own places to hide.
In German-occupied Paris, the German officers and soldiers could hardly believe that what they were seeing was real.
This narrow street has now been turned into a battlefield, and the two sides of the battle are happily firing at each other through the middle street.
A lieutenant colonel of the German Army, as the highest-ranking officer present, temporarily accepted the command of this German bulk unit.
Now that the pistols of both warring sides are firing machine guns, it seems that any shouting and telling is superfluous, and the force at hand is really weak, and if you forcibly intervene, there will definitely be unnecessary casualties.
The German lieutenant colonel decided to let these officers and soldiers block the area first, and now that the scene is so hot, the garrison headquarters must have received the news, and the nearby armed patrols must be coming, and all he has to do now is to prevent the other side from escaping before the arrival of the large force.
This is a rare evil case, and if you are outstanding in handling this matter, you may be able to win the favor of Your Excellency the Führer.
The German lieutenant colonel cautiously poked his head out from behind a stall that served as a bunker, he wanted to find out what was going on on both sides first, so that he could have a chance to show himself after the arrival of the follow-up troops.
At first glance, it seems to be a gang fight, with both sides hiding in restaurants on both sides of the street, shooting at each other from the windows, with a bit of an American Western.
But then the lieutenant colonel reversed his judgment, and he was already familiar with the gunfire of one side, the light burst of German MP38 fire and the distinctive crisp sound of Luger's pistol.
It's a German standard weapon, can it be said that one of them is its own people?
The lieutenant colonel tilted his head and thought about it, it seemed unlikely, if it was a German ** team, then how could there be only pistols and submachine guns?
Is it the Gestapo? It seems that it should be them, and it is true that the State Secret Inspector carries only light weapons that are easy to conceal.
Convinced that one of the parties was German, the lieutenant colonel immediately made a decision to find a way to support them anyway.
Although the military has never been very interested in the Gestapo, they are all institutions under the Führer, and they are also Germans, so they can't watch them suffer because they don't like it.
"Stop shooting! Stop shooting! I am Lieutenant Colonel Selevin of the German Army, and your current actions have violated the special regulations of the German High Command for the city of Paris. I order you to immediately stop shooting, lay down your weapons, come out of the house and surrender, and do not try to escape, which is already surrounded by the Wehrmacht. ”
Lieutenant Colonel Selevon found a cardboard roll horn under the stall, which seemed to be the vendor's tool, and he shouted loudly with the horn.
"Lieutenant Colonel Selevon, I'm Reinhardt. Feng. Stadler, Reich Führer. ”
In the midst of the dense gunfire, a voice shouted.
"I now order you to immediately surround this area and seal off this street. Arrest all the people in the hotel opposite, and kill those who dare to resist! ”
"Yuan ...... Your Excellency the Führer......"
Lieutenant Colonel Selevon opened his mouth wide and turned his face to look at the officers crouching beside him who were also shocked.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, several officers jumped to their feet, drew their pistols and shot at the Japanese restaurant as they frantically rushed towards the Telford Building.
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