Chapter 629: A Night That Stunned the World

"Feast in the air!"

The intelligence officers embedded in the German Reich risked their lives to hear the conversation between Wilhelm III and Hitler, but they were too far away to hear it clearly, and only heard the code name of the Feast of the Air combat operation, which was tonight. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Although I don't know what the air feast represents, but seeing the wicked smirk of Wilhelm III and Hitler, I know that it is not a good thing, and eighty percent of it is an operation to trap the Chinese Empire, so it was quickly reported to the Military Intelligence Department of the European Theater Command of the Chinese Empire.

At that time, Li Weijun urgently issued an order to stop the military intelligence department, so he did not report it immediately, but soon Li Weijun regained his composure and wanted to select some valuable news from the intelligence as a bargaining chip to atone his merits, so he found out about the air feast and hurriedly reported it.

"Li Weijun doesn't plan to use this to atone for his crimes, right?"

"It's just a code name, what's the use of this!"

"Just make up a code name, we can't tell the truth from the fake!"

Many ministers expressed their dissatisfaction.

If only one person in the hall can guess, then besides Li Weiguo, I'm afraid there will be no second person.

The Feast of the Sky is very famous in history, but that is not its real name.

The bombing of London in the history of World War II, in fact, within the Nazi German army, the combat code name operation was a feast in the air, but because the final victor was the British, the British felt that the feast in the air was the shame of the British Empire, the shame of the Londoners, so they erased this code name.

Tonight's feast in the air, where?

Li Weiguo's mind was thinking quickly, and he ruled out the possibility of the German Imperial Air Force raiding the Great Kyoto of the Chinese Empire or other four capitals and four capitals, after all, the territory of the Chinese Empire was huge, and it was impossible for German bombers to fly 10,000 kilometers to the territory of the Chinese Empire.

At the same time, Li Weiguo was not very optimistic that the German Empire would have the guts, because that would mean an all-out war with the Chinese Empire.

Therefore, the only possibility can only be the incident in the Bay of Monrovia, which has just erupted into conflict.

There was the Walvis Bay area, where the Imperial Chinese troops were stationed, and it was possible that German bombers would sneak up there tonight.

"Can there be a large number of German bombers stationed in German South-West Africa?"

Zhang Xiaoliu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, then replied: "Your Majesty, in recent days, the German army has increased a lot of troops to German southwest Africa, including tanks, warships, planes, artillery, and bombers, no more than 20!" ”

Zhang Xiaoliu had already understood when he said this, and continued: "The Imperial Shence Army has deployed an air defense regiment in the Walvis Bay area, and the German army's twenty bombers can't bargain at all. ”

Li Weiguo nodded, an air defense regiment of the Chinese Imperial Army has no problem dealing with a hundred German Gotha bombers.

But if the code name of Operation Feast in the Sky was said from the mouth of ordinary people, Li Weiguo did not need to be nervous, but it was said from Hitler's mouth, which means very much.

With Hitler's personality, it is very possible that the ferocity of the bombing of London could be used against the Chinese Empire.

A hundred Gotha bombers could not achieve the tactical effect of a feast in the air, so Li Weiguo had reason to suspect that around the Walvis Bay area, there was a large group of German bombers hidden.

When Li Weiguo raised this question, the military officials felt incredible, especially the Minister of the Air Force, Zhuang Jiuxia, who knew the bomber group very well.

"Your Majesty, if the Germans want to destroy Roberts Harbor in the Walvis Bay area, they need thousands of tons of aviation bombers, and according to the bomb load of the German Gotha bombers, at least two thousand are needed. Such a large-scale military movement cannot be concealed from our intelligence services. ”

After Zhuang Jiuxia's analysis, Zhang Xiaoliu also pointed out: "There is only one German southwest African colony near the Walvis Bay area, and the airfield in Monrovia absolutely cannot accommodate 2,000 Gotha bombers. ”

Everything seemed impossible, but Li Weiguo deeply felt that the danger was in it.

"Since this so-called air feast plan of the German Empire is aimed at the Reich, and it is acting tonight, it is better for the Reich to strike first, anyway, war will be declared early tomorrow morning, and it will not be worse than this night."

This suggestion was made by military personnel, but it was quickly opposed by many people.

The reason is very simple, the members of the Reichstag, all day long regard the Chinese Empire as the Celestial Empire, even if there is a war, they also demand that the division must be famous, and the Reichstag will pass an ultimatum to the German Empire tomorrow, and it will usually take 24 hours before approving military action by the army.

The members of the National Assembly are all from the civilian sector and are elected representatives of the people's congresses across the country, while Li Weiguo's other powers are delegated to the National Assembly except for military power. Therefore, Li Weiguo has to wait for the approval of the National Assembly before he can use the army, of course, he can also use the army to start a war immediately, but that is equivalent to slapping himself in the face, and the future heirs to the throne will use the excuse that Li Weiguo once did not respect the National Assembly and bypassed the National Assembly to start a war at will.

Therefore, Li Weiguo also smiled bitterly, he needs the country to embark on the road of democratization, and he can't let the Congress become an empty shelf, so he has to make concessions, and he must not set this precedent, because it is too dangerous.

"Convey my concerns to Li Weijun and let him decide for himself!"

In the end, Li Weiguo chose not to meddle in the matter, he wanted to see if there would be a big problem once the country left his "prophecy".

Li Weiguo did not bypass the parliament to issue military action orders, which made many ministers breathe a sigh of relief, they said that they would resolutely carry out Li Weiguo's orders, even if it was against the will of the Constitution, but in their hearts they also looked forward to their own rights, if they were just a minister and a member of the National Assembly in name only, then it was really boring for this official to be inappropriate.

If the common people find that the parliamentarians they have elected with sincerity and sincerity cannot speak in the Diet on behalf of the will of the people, then the Congress will lose its meaning, lose the hearts of the people, and the empire will have no future.

Li Weiguo did not overstep his authority and cheat, not only did not lower his prestige, but was more loved and respected.

The next thing is very simple, Li Weiguo did not interfere, the army waited honestly, and other matters were studied by the cabinet ministers, handed over to the parliamentarians for discussion, and finally came up with a decision, and then handed over to Li Weiguo to sign the emperor's order to be implemented.

The whole process was still the same old routine, and the Imperial Court protested to the Embassy of the German Empire in China, and issued an ultimatum to the German Empire through the Imperial Chinese Embassy in the German Empire.

In fact, it was the lion who opened his mouth and demanded territory and reparations, which were harsh terms that ensured that the German Empire could not accept them.

"The Government of the German Empire is ordered to hand over German Southwest Africa to the temporary trusteeship of the Chinese Imperial Shence Army within 24 hours of receiving this note, severely punish the person in charge of the fortress of Monrovia, compensate the Chinese Imperial Shence Army Navy for the maintenance of warships, personnel and medical expenses, etc., in a total of 10 million yuan, and at the same time publicly apologize to the Chinese Empire, otherwise the Chinese Empire will take the necessary military action to defend its dignity and honor."

When the ambassador of the Chinese Empire to the German Empire handed over the ultimatum to the Foreign Minister of the German Empire and conveyed it to Kaiser Wilhelm III, Wilhelm III, who had just succeeded to the throne, instantly exploded.

Although Wilhelm III had already received analysis and judgment from Prince Baden and Hitler, after all, he was only sixteen years old, and his youthful heart and middle school psychology would inevitably get out of control all of a sudden.

Prince Baden spent most of his time at the Imperial Palace, nominally teaching Wilhelm the Younger, but in fact asserting that he was in control of the supreme power of the German Empire.

Hitler also returned, and he had his own little calculations in mind, and while he was in cahoots with Prince Baden, he secretly had a good relationship with William Jr.

Little William said angrily: "Sure enough! Now it seems that the Chinese Empire just does not give us a chance to negotiate, and they offer such harsh conditions, and they are sure that we will never approve of it, so they force us to go to war, how does the Prime Minister plan to solve this crisis? ”

Prince Baden smiled and said: "It's very simple, we will agree to this ultimatum on the surface, hand over German Southwest Africa to the Chinese Empire, severely punish those responsible, compensate for military expenses, and early tomorrow morning, Your Majesty will publicly apologize." ”

"What? Let me apologize? That's impossible! ”

When little William heard that he wanted him to apologize, he immediately went out. The dignified emperor of the German Empire even wanted to apologize publicly, but he still apologized to the Chinese Empire, which deliberately provoked trouble, and he would never accept this humiliation.

Prince Baden suddenly frowned and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten how we agreed?" ”

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What's the agreement?

Little William's face was clouded, and at the age of sixteen, he had memory loss at the slightest impulse.

Seeing Baden roll his eyes, Hitler explained: "Your Majesty, we have discussed that now the Chinese Empire is strong, the German Empire is relatively weak, and our war potential is far inferior to that of the Chinese Empire, so it will take ten years of development to cultivate Taoguang. During this period, it is clear that the Chinese Empire will not let us have a good time, and they will use all kinds of means to bully us, but we must be patient. This time, we can only give them German South-West Africa and apologize, otherwise a full-scale war will break out, and the great revival of our German Empire will be interrupted. ”

William Jr. was puzzled: "Since it was decided to give German Southwest Africa to the Chinese Empire, why did you fight back?" It would be nice to do the British in the past and adopt a policy of non-resistance. ”

Hitler patiently explained: "The British can adopt a policy of non-resistance, but we can't. ”

William Jr. asked, "Why can't we?" ”

Hitler replied: "Because the times are different." At that time, it was an alliance between Britain and the United States and Japan, and Britain kept making concessions and adopting a policy of non-resistance to give colonies to the Chinese Empire, exchanging space for time. When the British were completely driven out of the Asia-Pacific region, the spearhead of the Chinese Empire would be aimed at the United States and Japan, thus leaving Britain a breather to prepare for war. At the same time, the British colonies were vast, and some of them had land slowly consuming with the Chinese Empire, so they could carry out strategic actions of exchanging space for time. But we can't do it in the German Empire, because now we have no allies, it is impossible to divert the guns of the Chinese Empire, and at the same time we lack vast colonies, and we can't afford to exchange space for time, so we can only give in on the surface, resist secretly, and use resistance to buy time. ”

William Jr. suddenly asked: "So, do you want the empire to sacrifice German Southwest Africa on the surface, and secretly send the old general Shi Li to sit in Monrovia, and once the old general Shi Li is defeated, let him carry the black pot for us?" ”

Hitler was stunned for a moment, thinking that this little William had learned the inside story of this matter so quickly.

Prince Baden next to him was also frightened, and for the first time he looked at the little guy in front of him, feeling that the other party was not as stupid as he seemed on the surface.

Sure enough, none of the children of the emperor's family are simple, perhaps the genetics give them the ability to think as natural kings.

For a while, Prince Baden and Hitler both looked solemn, and if they wanted to control Wilhelm III, I am afraid it may not be as easy as imagined, and if two old foxes made a wedding dress for a wolf in sheep's clothing, it would be a big joke.

"How so?"

"The back of the black pot is also the governor of Monrovia, Perrault, this is a corrupt person who embezzles and accepts bribes, because he is an old minister of the empire, so it is inconvenient to deal with it directly, it is better to let him die for the empire, it is a good thing for the empire and him."

Of course, Prince Baden and Hitler will not admit to letting Schrie share the blame, so they can only fool William.

However, William Jr. seemed to believe it, and did not ask any further, but changed the topic.

"I heard that Hitler, you got the code book of the Chinese Empire? The gunfire outside continued, but all the enemies in the empire were destroyed? ”

Hitler was very embarrassed and angry when asked by William Jr., which was almost the greatest shame in his life, but he quickly controlled his gaffe.

"There was a little episode in the middle, but the Gestapo can solve it soon, and the enemies of the Chinese Empire in the empire will be eliminated soon, please don't worry about it."

Seeing that Hitler was so embarrassed, Prince Baden relieved the siege and said: "Has Operation Feast in the Sky begun?" Your Majesty and I are waiting for your good news. ”

Hitler looked at his watch, nodded, and said, "It's about to start!" ”

Somewhere in the Sahara Desert in German North Africa, thousands of bright lights suddenly lit up as night fell.

Inside the tower, Goering had a serious face.

"Report to the commander, the air wings are ready, whether they will take off or not, please give an order."

Goering looked at his pocket watch and ordered: "Target Walvis Bay, each wing takes off in turn, this time it is a night flight, pay attention to the distance between the front and rear, don't fall behind." ”

When the order was given, all the German pilots shouted excitedly.

"Hooray! Hitler! ”

"Hooray! Deutsche! ”

On six runways, German Gotha II bombers began to taxi and then took off.

Each German bomber was equipped with an indicator light, which made it easy for companions to see each other during night flight and prevent them from falling behind.

At the same time, the captains and wingmen of each German air wing were equipped with high-power signal lights, which could communicate with each other in the air at night and convey orders.

Colonel Silem was the commander of this aerial feast, and he stayed in the cockpit of Bomber No. 1 to direct tonight's air raids.

At this moment, Silem was extremely excited, he knew how important this night bombing mission was, and if successful, it would make the Imperial German Air Force a star all over the world, and he himself would become a major general, which was the reward promised to him by Hitler and Goering.

With the humming of propellers, 1,000 Gotha II bombers took off one after another, organized into 20 air wings, densely packed like a swarm of locusts, and flew towards the Walvis Bay area in the southwest direction.