Chapter 34: What the Future Holds
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"Captain, there's a French major who has asked to come over for a renegotiation!"
The so-called negotiations are already in their fourth ......
The first was in the evacuation of the wounded who could be moved on the Entente side, Leach and Ewald. Feng. Kleist agreed that the wounded were not only of no help to the whole operation, but even some hidden dangers, and asked the Allies to send the wounded in exchange for some war horses.
The second negotiation was about the doctors and nurses, this time Litch and Ewald. Feng. Kleist agreed to the Entente's request, but the doctors and nurses refused to leave, citing the need to care for some of the seriously injured who could not move.
The third time the French major spoke about the captured generals, but this time Kurt was in charge of the negotiations. Lieutenant Zeitzler did not give the French major a chance to be verbose and expelled directly.
"War horses are for the sake of confusing them, but we are not kidnappers, we don't need any ransom, and we won't give up our German nationality to join any of the Entente countries, become their nationals, and then enjoy that free treatment with an inexplicable sense of superiority."
"Haha! The French have always been in their brains, how do they think that we are living under the oppressive and terror rule of the emperor, living an extremely miserable life. Are we miserable? ”
Not to mention, although the Second German Reich was only established 45 years ago, since the unification of Germany, the unification of the country has brought rapid development to Germany. In particular, after the victory in the Franco-Prussian War, the newly unified Germany received 5 billion francs in war reparations from France. That's a war reparation equivalent to 700 million taels of silver! And France paid it all in three years!
The war reparations of 5 billion francs seemed to add a rocket to Germany's take-off, and Bismarck ruled the country as prime minister, and soon Germany developed into the world's second largest industrial country, and the quality of life of the people did not dare to say that it was the first in the world, but in fact it was quite rich.
With everything developing, Germany's unemployment rate is the lowest on the European continent, and the happiness index of its citizens is definitely among the highest in Europe. In addition, the Kaiser has always used the Prussian statecraft to educate the people, and on more than one occasion he has made public speeches saying that he wants to use the German sword to open up the land under the sun for the people as much as possible.
What is the current state of war? The army of the Second German Reich was engaged with the enemy army on the enemy's territory, and the territory was not harmed in any way, although the supplies began to become a little scarce, but the people still felt that Germany would win the final victory in this war, so although there were anti-war voices in the country, they were definitely much smaller than the anti-war voices in France.
Since he firmly believes that this war will be won in the end, is it possible for a soldier to betray the country and become a free citizen of another country?
"One million francs for officers, three hundred thousand francs for non-commissioned officers, and two hundred thousand to fifty thousand for soldiers of rank." Kurt. Zeitzler looked amused: "The major even said that if you have a medal, you will get extra francs. ”
In France, because the war was taking place on the mainland, the franc was depreciated, but it must be said that one million francs is still an astronomical amount for most people. Therefore, if France offered such a price in a country where militarism was not so strong, or if the German army knew that it could not escape defeat, there was a great possibility that there would really be a German army that would choose to take money and defect.
I have to say a word of conscience, if Li Qi didn't know a little, after the defeat of Germany, even if he emigrated to other countries, when the Second World War broke out, some Germans who lived in that country even if they were three generations of their family still suffered ostracism and persecution, he would really have accepted a million francs.
During the Second World War, Germans in many countries really suffered persecution, among which the persecution of Germans in Britain and the United States was the most serious, and Li Qi was definitely no better even if he chose to go to some small countries, especially since he had already won the Iron Cross of the first class, and deployed this operation against the Allied generals, and finally some of the past must be dug up, and it is a bit difficult to say what kind of persecution he will encounter at that time.
[Actually, it's a rare opportunity for blackmail, but ...... These soldiers with such a strong sense of honor will definitely not agree. There are still some reasons to do it! 】
Litchie has recently begun to think about what to do after Germany's defeat. His physical background was not good, his family was not very wealthy, and Germany after the defeat would be in a very bad situation in every way. If you don't have enough money, you won't be able to carry out certain activities, and you will actually be worried about how you can live.
"Kurt?" Litchie is waiting for Ewald. Feng. Kleist left before he said: "In order to get one step closer to paralyzing the Entente...... At least on the French side, maybe you can make some of the requirements appropriately, such as financial requirements. ”
Kurt. Zeitzler was stunned when he heard this, he took a deep breath, and said in a persuasive tone: "Captain, you are already a recipient of the Iron Cross of the 1st class, because planning this operation will inevitably lead to a further honor and development, it seems ......"
Li Qiyi interrupted rhetorically: "Lieutenant, you must understand that continued refusal will not do us any good in this operation, and there are some appropriate requirements to stabilize those Gallic chickens!" ”
Kurt. Zeitzler looked at Li Qi with great suspicion, and said hesitantly: "Maybe what you said is correct. ”
"Believe me, what we lack most now is the patience of the French, and the right demands will give the French hope that the negotiations are likely to succeed." With a thoughtful expression on his face, and a somewhat slow pace of speech, he said: "It is conceivable that the French could not think of how we could escape from the encirclement, and I have reason to believe that they could not let go of the gap at all, so it seemed to them that we were only struggling in some sense." ”
Kurt. Zeitzler was a little convinced, after all, there had been no example of using airships to pick up before, not to mention the side of the Entente, in fact, if Litch had not made arrangements, the German army, which was the first to put airships into the war, would not have thought that airships could have such a purpose.
"I'll make it clear to Captain Kleist that he won't refuse. Because it's impossible for us to get any of our money back. Litchie stared at Kurt with great earnestness. Zeitzler, very seriously, said: "So you, in addition to asking for a certain amount of money, must also convince the Entente to keep the encirclement a little away, preferably two kilometers away!" ”