One "Yes!" We will immediately enter the first level of combat readiness! Repeat, we will immediately enter the first level of combat readiness! On the phone, Sundello reported loudly to his real boss, Quisling.

The Norwegian 5th Division under Colonel Sundlow was not an elite unit. In the event of an encounter on the plains, they might not be able to hold out for even an hour, and they would be repulsed by a regiment of British troops.

However, this unit with low combat effectiveness has another advantage. That is bravery, bravery that borders on recklessness!

Sun Deluo even had a hunch that once it was invaded, even if he personally ordered the surrender, it was estimated that the entire division would obey the order of less than a hundred. The rest of the people, even if they know that they will be defeated, will still choose to fight to the death and defend their homeland to the death.

With this advantage, Sundelo at least did not have to worry about his troops being scattered in the face of a strong enemy. Even if the combat effectiveness is unreliable, at least they will stick to their respective posts according to the initial deployment. As for how long, only God knows.

However, Sun Deluo did not have any hope for how long they could hold out. Anyway, his hole cards are not brought out by himself to bring out this weak brigade, how capable the Fifth Division is, he is the division commander very clear. It is better to count on the group of waste, whose training has never been completed in quantity, to hold the harbor, than to expect the German reinforcements that Gisling had privately told him to arrive in time.

At first, Sundello didn't really believe everything Quisling said. In his opinion, the Germans and the British coveted Norway equally. The Germans were to be counted on to help the British in the event of an invasion like a sheep was to be able to protect itself from the claws of a jackal. Driving the tiger and devouring the wolf is originally a fierce medicine with three points of toxicity!

Although Sundelo himself didn't care whether the Germans or the British profited in the end, he just wanted to follow the instructions of his boss, Guisling, as usual. However, this does not mean that he has no basis for judgment. He judged that Germany had a better chance of winning, which is why he stood so firmly behind Quisling.

As for his belief that the Germans were really on the side of Norway as friends, it was only after he received practical support from Germany.

Having participated in the Finnish War, a reinforced battalion of more than 700 men was captured by Kisling over the military port of Narvik, where he was located. And Marven, the adjutant of their battalion commander, is also a pro-German faction on his side.

I heard that this should have been sent to the border by German transport plane. Along with the delivery, 100 Mauser 98K rifles sent by Germany to strengthen their combat effectiveness were also delivered.

On the other hand, the Germans had just sent a fortress gun that they had captured in Denmark to the Narvik military port today. Although it is a bit old, it is also a good thing for Sundello's Norwegian 5th Division.

A partially equipped reinforced battalion, a Danish fortress gun, plus an understaffed division, shore defense guns from the Narvik military port, two ironclad ships docked in the military port, two frigates, and two submarines. It is still very feasible to delay the enemy forces trying to land for two to three hours, and to buy time for the rear to set up defenses.

"Major Alfred, you are new to the city, can you comment from the perspective of a bystander and share your opinion on the level of defense in Narvik." Without making a detour, Sundelo asked Alfred, who had resumed the rank of major after returning home with the volunteers.

Compared to the commanders in Norway who were talking on paper, Alfred, who had only recently been gilded on the battlefield in Finland, clearly had war experience.

"With all due respect, I don't think the officers and men stationed in the port of Narvik are actually ready for war." Alfred did not refuse, and took this opportunity to spit out the words squeezed in his heart: "In our various forts, many soldiers on duty are still lazy and lazy, and even play cards and sleep during duty time. This situation has seriously violated military discipline, and even more so should not be such a dereliction of duty in such a tense period as now! ”

"This morning, I went out for a spin." Alfred, who had opened the chatterbox, did not mean to stop at all, and continued: "Most of the sergeants standing guard are acting carelessly and perfunctorily, and some of them are even eating breakfast while using the time they are standing guard to sew and mend their pants!" ”

Hearing this, Sun Deluo, the leader of the troops, was already a little unbearable on his face.

What Alfred said, in fact, he already knew. He also knew that these were incorrect behaviors, but he never stopped them. Perhaps, over the years, his laissez-faire towards his subordinates has reached the point of arrogance.

On weekdays, I don't feel much of a problem with myself who has gradually become accustomed to all this. But in the eyes of an excellent general who has just arrived, it is almost all clear how many faults there are!

"These soldiers under me are a little lazy and excessive, and I will definitely rectify them when I go back." Sundelo wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied to Alfred's accusation in embarrassment.

The 5th Division was so weak, in the final analysis, it was his fault as the division commander. As the saying goes, the style of the army is often a direct product of certain personalities of their commanders.

"Don't wait to turn back," Alfred shook his head and said with an ugly face, "Please Commander rectify it as soon as possible." Our enemies are not kind enough to give us time to put things in order. If the enemy attacks now, I am afraid that the 5th Division may collapse at the slightest touch........"

"It's unlikely to happen today. It's Sunday, wouldn't they want to have a weekend........" Before Sundello could finish speaking, two loud explosions interrupted his good wishes.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Poor Sun Deluo was slapped in the face just halfway through his words.

Clearly, Churchill was not as stupid as Sundelo thought, to give weekends to his troops on duty.

"Enemy attack!" Outside the window of Sundlow's office, the mournful screams of the soldiers were heard: "The ironclads of the Edsford and the Knoch have been sunk by the British......... Oh, God! Our warships were all covered by shelling from the British fleet. ”

As a pro-German faction, Sundello did not doubt that the identity of the attacker at the moment was British.

After all, if the Germans wanted to land, they only needed to ask Quisling to say hello, and he Sundello would order them to let them go. But now, as soon as the other side came up, they used a surprise attack to send a round of malicious shelling, obviously not preparing to negotiate.

"The British attacked........ They attacked ........" Sun Deluo repeated these words a little sluggishly, trying to ease the tension in his heart.

But his nervousness has not eased, so he has not been able to give orders and respond like a commander.

In the end, Major Alfred, who was still on the side, was the first to react, and gave orders to several other officers in the office on behalf of Sun Deluo: "Immediately convey the order, let the garrisons of each battery be immediately reset, and let the officers and men of the 5th Division begin to assemble immediately." At the same time, send a telegram to Oslo asking for reinforcements! ”

"Okay....... Major. Since they didn't wait for the division commander's order for half a day, several officers consciously obeyed the command of this seemingly reliable major.