Uliuš of Poland. Lieutenant General Rommel, who arrived in Berlin a day before Molotov, is now the deputy chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army and the chief staff of Rez-Shimigvi. Like the Germans, the British, the Soviets, and the French, the Poles' wishful thinking did not succeed.

Originally, Rez-Shimigvi only intended to raise the banner of resistance against the Soviet Union at the Brest Fortress in order to appease the nationalists in Poland.

In his opinion, there should be nothing difficult about this. 99% of Western Belarus was given to the USSR, and this 1% could not be occupied by the Poles? Moreover, the Great Fortress of Brest is the last bastion of the Pilsudski Line, which has been continuously expanded and strengthened since the Soviet-Polish War (because of the annexation of right-bank Ukraine, the Poles dare not imagine that they will maintain peace with the Soviet Union for a long time, so they have made sufficient defensive equipment), and now a defense system has been formed that combines fortified defensive strips and fortresses. If the Soviets want to storm it, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

But he did not expect that Comrade Stalin was not afraid of losses at all! Beginning on October 5, the Soviet Red Army began to storm the positions on the outskirts of Brest for 10 days in a row. Although it was not at a small cost, no decisive breakthrough was made.

But it also cost the Poles a lot of money. More than 6,000 casualties and missing were missing, and more than 80 7TP tanks were completely damaged beyond repair. In addition, hundreds of artillery pieces were destroyed in artillery battles and bombardment by Soviet aircraft.

The loss of personnel is well replenished, after all, the Polish nation has a population of more than 20 million, and the Germans have released most of the prisoners one after another. Rez Himigvi has enough lives in his hands to expend. But the loss of weapons and equipment made the Polish marshal feel helpless.

Although Poland also has a certain industrial base, it cannot be compared with the Soviet Union after all. And now Poland has lost the developed regions of the west, the coal mines of Lviv (which became a place for the raw materials of Germany) and the supply of parts and components to Britain and France. The production of various weapons and equipment was completely unable to meet the consumption of the Brest front. Ten days and half a month is not a problem, if it is fought for several months, Poland's stocks of weapons and ammunition will be exhausted.

In addition, the Polish Air Force had long been swept away by Germany. Now the air on both sides of the Bug River is completely under the control of Soviet aircraft. Although the ground forces of the Soviet Red Army did not cross the river, their aircraft did not have such restrictions. As long as the weather conditions are good, Soviet planes will indiscriminately bombard targets west of the Bug River!

Faced with such a dilemma, Polish Field Marshal Rez-Shmigvi had to turn to his original nemesis, Germany.

"Lieutenant General Rommel," Hersman said to the visiting Polish lieutenant general in the drawing room of the General Staff, "your request, Natalie has already told me. But we can't provide you with our own weapons and equipment, because we have a special relationship with our partners with the Soviet Union. ”

In fact, there was no "specific position" on the situation east of the Bug River. If Poland could hold out on its own, then Germany would not be able to occupy Poland - because Poland had shown its value as a meat shield! If the Poles can't do it, then the Germans will be peacefully stationed with the welcome of the Polish people!

In either case it was good, there was no need for Germany to be too supportive of Polish resistance.

"But we can support your own production of weapons and ammunition to resist the Soviets," Hersman smiled and added, "I told you this opinion before through Natalie, if Poland left the arsenals, aircraft factories and tank factories under the management of our people...... Not our General Directorate of Armaments, but German companies. Then I guarantee that production will definitely increase in the short term. ”

Lieutenant General Rommel knew that the Germans wanted to take this opportunity to take full control of Polish industry and turn Poland into a vassal of the German economy.

But Rez-Khimigvi and the Polish government are now also in trouble, and the banner of "resisting Russia and saving the country" has been raised. If the impregnable Brest is abandoned now, how can the Polish government and Rez-Shimigwe step down?

Moreover, even the abandonment of Brest does not mean that the war will end. The treaty on the cession of Western Belarus and Right-Bank Ukraine was something that no one dared to sign. In this way, the war still has to continue...... Or the Polish government "requested" German protection!

"We can get German companies to take over the arsenal," said Yuliush. Lieutenant General Rommel was silent for a moment, "But we don't have planes that can be used against the USSR, and now what we lack most is fighter ......"

"You've got the P.24," Hirschman laughed, "and you've got it." Give it to Anthony. Falk Bar...... I promise he can turn this aircraft into an eagle capable of fighting Soviet aircraft. All you have to do is reassemble the pilots. ”

The P.24 was a variant of the P.11 and had a better engine (French) and therefore more combat. However, the Polish Air Force did not use it itself, and all of them were exported, so the Luftwaffe did not encounter them.

……

"Marshal, the next person to see is Major General Rosenberg, vice chairman of the Army Policy Council." Albert. Major Schnetz entered Hersmann's office immediately after Rommel left in Poland.

"Major General Rosenberg urgently asked for an urgent meeting, and he flew directly from Oslo." Major General Schnetz said.

Alfred. Rosenberg was Hersmann's earliest secretary, and followed Hersmann to the Military Intelligence and Stasi, and for a time served as Hitler's superior. However, Hitler did not promote him much after coming to power, and now he is still following Hersmann. He was the head of the Army Policy Council, and he was also in charge of the affairs of the National Socialist International. Liaison with foreign social political parties in the country is now under his supervision.

"Marshal," Rosenberg entered, excitedly, and as soon as he entered, he told Hersman great news. Former Norwegian Defense Minister Widkon. Quisling hopes to come to power in a coup d'état with our support! ”

Widkon. Quisling was the leader of the Norwegian National Solidist Party, which also pursued the National Socialist line and was a member of the National International. And Widkon. Quisling, for his part, served as Minister of Defense in 1931-1933.

However, his Norwegian National Unionist Party is not Norway's big party and cannot come to power through democratic elections. Therefore, a coup d'état is the most feasible way for Quisling to seize power.

"Sit down," Hersman said with an interested expression, beckoning to Rosenberg to sit down in a high-backed armchair across from him. "How much power does Quisling have to rely on?"

Now that the Germans had peacefully moved into Denmark and were only a strait away from Oslo, the capital of Norway, it was not difficult to occupy Norway by force. And because British control over Iceland and the Faroe Islands had formed an "island chain", Germany would have to take Norway if it wanted to break through, and then use Norway as a base to launch air strikes on the Shetland and Faroe Islands.

So controlling Norway is already a necessity, now the question is just how?

"Quisling has stormtroopers, and he has quite a few followers in the Norwegian army." Alfred. Rosenberg looked very excited," said the commander of the garrison in Narvik Harbor, Conrad. Colonel Sundelo was his man. ”

It's a pity that he wasn't the commander of the garrison in Oslo. Hersmann thought to himself that the German occupation of Norway did not take much effort in history. This Quisling did have a lot to do, but he himself did not have enough strength to seize power.

"Is it possible to rely on these forces for a successful coup?" Hersman asked, skeptically.

"Of course not," Rosenberg said, "the Norwegian National Unionist Party needs our help." ”

"Help?" Hersman asked, "How can I help?" ”

"Brandenburg Special Forces (formerly Miuta Special Forces)!" Rosenberg said, "It is possible to raid Oslo, take control of the Norwegian government and the king with the help of Quisling, and then force the Norwegian king to appoint Quisling as prime minister." ”

The plan was feasible, Hersmann thought, but it was not a coup, but an invasion, which was not in line with Germany's current policy.

"No, don't do that just yet," Hersmann shook his head, "if there is to be an invasion, the Brandenburg special forces alone will not be enough...... We should try to strengthen Quisling's power. He should act like a real National Socialist, and not a puppet who can only come to power with the support of foreign troops. ”

"Admiral, what do you mean ......"

"The British occupied Iceland and the Faroe Islands a few days ago," Hersman said...... This is aggression against Denmark! Their next target is the northern Norwegian port of Narvik, and then the Gällival iron ore mine in northern Sweden to cut off our iron ore supply. Now, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are all facing the possibility of a British invasion, and Germany should support them in self-defense.

If Norway and Sweden do not want to survive on German protection, as Denmark did, then they should strengthen their own defense forces. Because neutrality without defense cannot be maintained! ”

In the past few days, the German propaganda and intelligence services have been spreading the news that Britain will soon invade Norway and Sweden. And in Norway and Sweden, there are also people who worry that Iceland will follow in their footsteps.

"And, because of the historical and present closeness of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. It is time for them to unite in self-defense. The National Socialists of Denmark and Sweden should be allowed to go to Norway as volunteers, and a Viking regiment could be formed to defend Norway. We in Germany can provide funds and military advisers, and weapons and equipment can be procured from Sweden. I think Quisling should make such a suggestion and then make a call to the National Socialists in Sweden and Denmark. At the same time, the German government will also make corresponding proposals to Norway, Sweden and Denmark. (To be continued.) )