Chapter 1502: Iceland is liberated

So far, there has been no scandal of the Germans abusing the prisoners of war, and although the Germans have driven all the prisoners of war into the mines to open the mines and perform heavy manual labor, at least life can still be guaranteed, and the Germans have not done it.

In this case, surrender seems to be the best way to go.

"No, we can't surrender, we can't set this bad precedent." At this moment, Major General Slaich suddenly shouted loudly: "We still have the Prime Minister of Iceland, we have the head of their police force, we push them out and tell the people outside that if they don't disperse, we will kill them!" ”

"No, Slaich, it's going to have a terrible ripple effect." Lieutenant General Alexander shouted: "I order you, in my capacity as lieutenant general, in my capacity as the supreme commander in Iceland, not to do that!" ”

In the United States, senior commanders of the armed forces must have a certain degree of political acumen, and for example, the most basic aircraft carrier commander, when he goes out, he represents the United States, so he needs to have political considerations.

And now, as the commander of the garrison stationed in a country, it is even more needed.

They had already taken a big risk by bringing Herman and Anades to the headquarters and forcing them to speak to the nation, and they also failed, and Herman actually took them by the hand.

What would it be if they pushed the two out of the two again as hostages? The United States can no longer occupy the moral height, and how should the United States deal with the relations with the local areas when it has stationed troops in other countries? It will be flaunted everywhere by the German propaganda department as a strong evidence of attacking oneself.

If you can't do that, it will make the United States more isolated and will make more countries inclined to Germany! For the United States, this is the worst-case scenario.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to use his identity to suppress the generals under him, and he must not make such a terrible mistake.

Hearing Alexander's words, Slaich suddenly sat weakly in his chair, this battle is too bad, right?

Although from the beginning, the two could guess the final outcome, they still held out hope that even if their own side finally failed, they would be defeated vigorously, so that the world could see the will of the American army to fight.

And now, it has become a complete joke, yes, a joke! They actually surrendered directly.

This change in the situation, even Germany did not expect that the Americans actually surrendered directly? Will there be fraud?

What are you afraid of, just let the American soldiers come out of the barracks empty-handed, isn't it? What else can they do when they are escorted to the cargo ship?

"Please treat us in accordance with the Geneva Accords." This was the last request of Lieutenant General Alexander, and to such a request, the German commander on the opposite side immediately agreed.

On the Soviet-German battlefield, it was okay to deal with prisoners of war, because the Soviet Union did not sign the Geneva Accords. As for American prisoners of war, it is natural to give corresponding prisoner of war treatment.

This is also a propaganda, if you win, you will fight, if you can't win, you will surrender, Germany will not treat you badly.

When Herman came out, he was warmly welcomed by the Icelandic people, to the Icelanders, Herman was an Icelandic hero, who, after being controlled by the American army, maintained his wit and bravery, and used the opportunity of the radio to cleverly call on the Icelandic people to finally get out of danger.

Standing on the high platform, Herman gave an enthusiastic speech, and then returned to the Prime Minister's Office, for whom there was more important business to do.

The Americans have surrendered, but the Germans have come again, so how can Iceland regulate its relations with the Germans?

This is the question before Herman, especially when the Germans came in, shouted so many slogans, can it be realized?

Fortunately, he didn't hesitate for long, and just when it was just dawning, German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop took a special plane to Reykjavík.

Hermann gave a warm welcome to Ribbentrop's arrival, as if to welcome the head of state, and the conversation began as soon as the two sides had taken their seats.

Herman and Anadez and the others, all with dark circles under their eyes and bloodshot inside, have not closed their eyes for 24 hours in a row.

And now, the two of them forcibly cheered up and looked at Ribbentrop.

"First of all, we would like to extend our warm welcome and condolences to you for your liberation." Ribbentrop said: "First the British, then the United States, all forcibly stationed troops in Iceland, which is illegal, congratulations." ”

Liberated? Not necessarily, the Americans are gone, the Germans are coming.

"Then let's talk about how to radically improve Iceland's economy in a constructive way." Ribbentrop said: "As soon as you agree, we can start construction of the international airports of Reykjavík and Keflavik at once." It is expected to lead to the employment of more than 2,000 people. ”

For a country with a total population of only a few hundred thousand people, the employment of 2,000 people means that 10,000 families will have a stable income.

The Germans do what they say.

The current airfield is too small, it is still dirty, it cannot meet the needs at all, it must be a hardened large airport, it is an international airport in peacetime, and bombers can take off and land in wartime, and if the German fleet takes off from Iceland to bomb the United States, it can save half of the fuel.

Even if Germany doesn't care about fuel consumption, at least the flight is shorter, and the response will be faster.

"But, I'm afraid that the Americans will come to bomb it!" Anades said.

As long as the ownership belongs to Iceland and at the same time drives Icelandic employment, it is still good for their own side, but they are afraid of provoking the eyes of the Americans and constantly bombing, so who can stand it?

"We can keep Iceland safe." Ribbentrop said: "If the Americans dare to come, let them not return." ”

Germany is domineering, and it has domineering capital. It's just that Ribbentrop said this, which means that the Germans are going to garrison the army! Although I knew that the Germans would definitely want to garrison troops, I was reluctant after all.

"At the same time, we will also help Iceland to set up a seafood processing plant, Iceland is rich in fishery resources, but there is no good processing plant in Iceland, what do you think about the caught aquatic products, processed in the processing plant, and exported to the world?" After Ribbentrop finished speaking, he looked at the two of them and continued to say his most important words: "At the same time, we will make rules in Europe to divide the fishing area. ”