Chapter 760: Pushing Germany into the fire pit
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"Lack of people? Missing gear? I don't care. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info Before you take back Berlin, I will draw it from other places, no matter how many troops you still have, and reorganize it into a storming force to attack Berlin. Berlin must get it back for me, and if not, Minister Scharpin, you just wait for the Bundeswehr to change blood! That's it! And I'm very busy right now, don't mess with me at this time, I have to explain to all the people in Germany why the Battle of Berlin was fought so badly! I can't say that our army is a bunch of rubbish, they can't even fight a decent war. ”
The microphone slammed into the landline, and Cole blurted out a damn curse.
Berlin has fallen, and no matter how unwilling Kohl is to accept this fact, it is an outcome that cannot be changed. In just six hours, the tide was completely reversed, and the war that could have been won as long as it lasted was completely changed by Cole's rashness. He was inescapable of the fall of Berlin. How to deal with the German people next is the question he should think about more.
Cole hung up the phone and lifted the curtain to look down, and there was already a large number of reporters gathered outside the interim prime minister's office. They both wanted to intercept Kohl before he went to the TV station and ask each other what the Federal Republic of Germany was planning to do after the fall of Berlin. After all, he had promised the people that Berlin would never fall.
Kohl was lost in thought, and in an hour the press conference was about to take place, when he would have to explain to everyone the crushing defeat at the Battle of Berlin. After all, when the German Democratic Republican Army planted the Prussian Eagle flag on the top floor of the Reichstag, it was broadcast live among tens of millions of people across the country.
Cole's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden ringing of the phone, and he picked up the microphone, and the chief of staff of the prime minister told Cole that the White House had urgently called Germany, saying that there was something important to discuss.
"You transfer it, I'll talk to him." Cole said calmly. Now he doesn't care about anything other than Berlin. If you can't take Berlin, he's the history of Germany = a sinner.
When President Mario's voice rang from the other end of the phone, Cole suddenly had a sense of foreboding. It seems that something unfortunate is about to happen.
Sure enough, the White House wanted to take advantage of this crisis.
"NATO is willing to send joint combat forces into Germany to quell the rebellion, including the blockade of East German ports by the United States aircraft carrier battle group, and the sending of four more armored divisions to attack Berlin, Dresden and Schwerin, and completely eliminate the German Democratic Republican Army. You see how, Prime Minister Cole. With the current military power of West Germany, it is almost impossible to retake Berlin in a short time, except with the help of NATO joint forces. ”
"What about the conditions?" Cole didn't believe the U.S. would be so kind, and there must be a shady deal behind the aid. This is also the reason why Cole has always refused to cooperate deeply with the Americans.
"The condition is that Germany must relinquish its leadership in the EU." President Mario stated his purpose, "The surrender of the EU leadership to France is our only request." ”
The demands made by the United States can be said to be brazen, and it is not an exaggeration to fall into the well and take advantage of the fire to rob. But he clearly underestimated the resolve of German Chancellor Kohl.
"I refuse the request." Cole replied very simply, "With all due respect, President Mario." Let's hand over the position of EU leader, you don't have to think about it, it's simply impossible. The EU is us Europeans, and it will not have anything to do with the United States. We will not abandon the core of our position because of this issue. ”
Cole had long expected that the White House would take advantage of the fire, so he insisted that he would never let go, and wanted to give up the EU from him? The United States has not yet reached the point where it has fallen into the ground.
President Mario took a deep breath and said slowly, "Is it really unwilling to cede the position of the European Union to France?" In this way, Germany will be able to withdraw its hand to deal with domestic affairs, and look at the current Germany, which is about to return to the divided state of the Cold War. Don't forget, the German Democratic Republican Army has the support and instigation of the Soviet Union behind it. ”
There was an extra layer of menace in his tone.
"So what?" The undaunted Cole immediately retorted and accused the White House of meddling, "No matter how serious Germany's problems are, they are also Germany's internal problems, and it is not the turn of an outsider to intervene." If you want to get involved, you have to see if you have the ability. President Mario, an armored cavalry regiment is already my bottom line, please don't try to provoke my patience again. Otherwise I'll leave you with nothing to gain. ”
"If nothing else, I'm going to hang up. Now I'm busy, very busy. ”
After saying this, Cole decisively hung up the phone, leaving only a busy message for President Mario. He said a damn old fox disdainfully, turned and walked out of the prime minister's office, closing the door behind him.
He then had to admit his mistake in front of the whole country, and that it was his recklessness that had harmed Berlin. Kohl is ready to keep Merkel's affairs down and become a secret between them. After all, Merkel is his favored successor to the Democratic Party, and he does not want to lose his career because of his involvement in this incident.
Mario held the microphone in his left hand and was stunned for a few seconds in the face of the busy sound coming from the phone, and then shrugged helplessly. He said to Sandy Berger, "It seems that your plan is not working very well, Advisor Berger. Kohl directly rejected our demands, and it seemed that the Federal Republic of Germany did not intend to compromise with the GDR, and was bound to carry the war to the end. ”
Mario had previously taken the advice of his national security adviser, hoping to use the coup to blackmail the other side into compromise. But I didn't expect Cole's attitude to be so resolute, so firm that President Mario was surprised.
Berger held his chin and said as he thought, "To carry the war through to the end?" Well, Cole's old fox does have that kind of confidence. Anyway, the Federal Republic of Germany can afford it now, and the problem of refugees has been transferred to the civil war, who cares if this group of guys lives or dies? ”
"But wouldn't our plan to force Germany to surrender fail in this way?" Mario shook his head and said, "It seems that we have run out of hole cards in our hands, and there is no reason for the other party to surrender again." ”
"Absolutely." National Security Advisor Berger smiled mysteriously. President Mario was a little confused, not knowing where the confidence in his affirmative answer came from.
He pointed to the word ccp in the newspaper and said solemnly, "This hand is not us, but the Soviet Union." ”
"In order to preserve the results of the war in Berlin, the Soviet Union will definitely do whatever it takes to keep the German Democratic Republican Army stationed in Berlin. The simplest and most brutal solution is, of course, to send a rapid reaction force into Berlin and create an 'iron curtain' between the Bundeswehr and the German Democratic Republican Army. Unless Germany was ready to declare war on the Soviet Union, who would dare to declare war on the torrent of steel? The war in Georgia had already impressed all countries with regard to the Soviet Union, so why should Germany bring shame on itself. ”
Berger said with some sarcasm, "Berlin has fallen, why, does Kohl want the provisional presidential palace in Bonn to fall again?" ”
"Won't the USSR take care of us?" President Mario, who had always opposed the Soviet Union's involvement in Western Europe, stood on a united front because of some convergence of interests.
Berger shook his head.
"Yanayev is not stupid, he has long thought about the discord between the United States and Germany, which is why he is doing it openly, President Mario. Otherwise, how could he have done such a big effort to help them in the GDR. Do you really think that the USSR will take Germany in its eyes? There is no opponent in the whole European country that Yanayev can look up to. ”
Berger pointed at President Mario and then at himself, "The Soviet Union has always had only one opponent, and that is us. The Soviet Union wants to create a crisis within Germany, and the United States wants to squeeze out Germany's position as the leader of the European Union, so naturally we are on the same front. ”
"So we don't have to do it at all now, we just wait to see the show. When Germany wants to ask us for help, the United States can take advantage of it. ”
Berger made a pushing motion, looked at the silent President Mario, and whispered, "And then push Germany down the fire pit." (To be continued.) )