After several days of continuous fighting and marching, Rommel knew that his men were extremely tired and that they should be given an ideal resting environment, but this was related to the spirit of the 7th Panzer Division, and there was no compromise at all.

So Rommel, like an ordinary soldier, set up his tent in the park of Sifri. Rommel, as the division commander, did not do anything special, he didn't live in the luxurious city government, but he wanted to share weal and woe with his soldiers, and others would dare to disobey Rommel's orders?

Absolutely no one dared to disobey Rommel's orders, the German army was so strict in discipline that it was world-famous, otherwise the German army would not be recognized as the strongest army in the world. Rommel would not let his troops become executioners like the SS, and what Rommel wanted to bring out was a civilized army, a mighty army, that the enemy feared and revered. (The SS is not the same as the Waffen-SS, the SS must have killed prisoners, and both sides of the Soviet-German battlefield were actually killing.) ）

The whole of the 7th Armored Division was very tired, and the rest of the people were almost tired and lay down, so when the officers and men of the 7th Armored Division set up their tents, except for a few people who stood guard and sentry, everyone else fell asleep soundly in the tents.

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Martha is an eighteen-year-old French girl whose family lives in the city of Sifri, her father owns a clothing store, and her mother is a school teacher.

Eighteen-year-old Martha, at the age of dreams, should have been in love, when the Germans suddenly launched a war, and the president swore a few days ago that he would annihilate all the invading Germans, but in the blink of an eye, the Germans rushed into her hometown - Sifri.

The Germans moved so fast and so suddenly that all the inhabitants of Sifli did not even have time to feel fear, and the Germans appeared under their noses and slept outside their doors, and the inhabitants of Sifli had time to fear.

Martha and her family, like the rest of the residents of Sifli, felt fear and fear when the Germans entered the city and saw countless German troops and tanks driving into Sifli, of course, they were afraid that these German soldiers would massacre unarmed civilians, that the Germans would rape and commit adultery with women, that the Germans would loot property, that the Germans would set fire to the city...... In short, there are so many reasons for the Martha family to be afraid.

After the Germans entered the city, Martha and the others panicked and blocked the door with sofas and tables, and the family hid in the cramped toilet and shivered, and the family kept clasping their hands together, praying to God to save them, and to pray for Almighty to bless them. If God Almighty could really save people, then no one would have been killed on the battlefield, and praying to God was just praying for spiritual comfort, and even so, Martha's family still curled up in the toilet shivering and praying.

This night, Martha's whole family spent the night in fear and anxiety, but the German troops entering the city did not force open the door of their house, nor did they burn and loot all over the city, and there was not even a loud noise, which was really a more restless wait.

The next morning, Martha's family secretly looked out of the window with a nervous heart, there were no German patrols on the street, and there were few pedestrians, but Martha saw a surprising scene, under the eaves on both sides of the street, there were rows of German soldiers sleeping, all of them sleeping with their weapons, covered with a green military blanket, and the military blanket had dew drops reflecting the sun.

Martha looked at the German soldiers sleeping under the eaves in disbelief, although their faces were covered with dust, and some of the soldiers' faces were even more dark gunsmoke, Martha suddenly felt that these German soldiers who invaded their country were not so frightening, as for the good feelings, it is not yet possible to say, the government has been promoting that the German army is a demon who does all kinds of evil, and the executioner who kills people without blinking, but the fact is not what the government promotes, the discipline of these German soldiers is even better than that of their own soldiers.

Martha couldn't help but say to her parents beside her:

"These German soldiers would rather sleep on the streets than enter the homes of civilians, their military discipline is really good, and it is not the same thing as what the government said! Such an army is a knightly army. ”

Martha's mother hurriedly pulled her into the bedroom and whispered:

"My little ancestor, these German devils are all invaders, if you say good things for the invaders, you will be liquidated in the future."

Martha felt that her mother's words still made sense, but she couldn't help but ask:

"Mom, can France defeat Germany? These Germans had already rushed to Sifri. ”

"Hey! Who knows!! Don't we France still have millions of troops, and with the help of the British, we should be able to defeat Germany! ”

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Rommel went directly to the city hall after dawn, because Rommel was going to hold an important meeting in the Sifri city hall, that is, a meeting between the occupying forces and the Sifuri city government, and the mayor of Sifri and the relevant administrative officials had been "invited" to the city hall overnight, and if it were not for the fact that Rommel was really tired yesterday, the meeting would have been held last night.

A city, or a country, must not be without government agencies, otherwise it will fall into complete chaos, the law will completely lose its binding force, and the ugly side of human nature will be exposed.

The mayor of Sifri is named Daniel, who is in his forties this year, and he has three factories, five shops, two estates, several villas, and thousands of workers under his name.

As the mayor, Daniel of course knew the news from the front, and when the Germans occupied the fortress of Sedan, Daniel knew that the Maginot Line could not hold back the Germans, because he knew that there were not many French troops guarding the Maginot Line.

Daniel, who knows the news, can run away in advance! But Daniel, after a night of struggle, gave up the run and chose to stay in Sifri, in Daniel's words:

"Even if I die, I Daniel will not abandon my citizens, I will suffer with them, even if it costs me my life......"

Is Daniel really that noble? Daniel is a veteran politician who spent the night with his wife discussing the remarks he made on the radio to all citizens.

Daniel and his wife discussed whether to go or not, Daniel's Wanguan family wealth is all in Sifli, as long as they escape, then these properties will definitely be confiscated by the German army, for the Daniel couple who love money like life, this is more uncomfortable than asking for their lives, and finally Daniel and his wife stayed in Sifu for Wanguan's family wealth, regardless of it, in order to be able to protect their Wanguan family wealth, even if it is to be a dog leg for the German army.

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