June 22, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, was also the 409th day after the unconditional surrender of the Greater German Empire to the Allies in the East and West. After the nuclear explosion in the Norwegian Sea, the world spent 60 difficult days in a turbulent situation -- 59 days ago, the United States and Britain respectively handed over ultimatums to the Soviet Union; 58 days ago, the United States and Britain declared war on the Soviet Union and issued a mobilization order; Fifty-seven days earlier, France had followed the United States and Britain in its domestic mobilization without declaring war, and a large number of troops from the Western allies had rushed to the Truman Line in Central and Western Europe. Fifty-six days earlier, the United States and Britain bomber groups had crossed the border for the first time to bomb Soviet military facilities in East Germany and Poland, and the Soviet Air Force retaliated for the bombing on the same day. Fifty-five days ago, with the consent of Norway and Denmark, American and British troops were stationed in southern Norway and Denmark, and American and British troops stationed in West Germany exchanged fire with Soviet troops stationed in East Germany. Fifty days ago, a small detachment of British troops operating across the border was surrounded and annihilated by Soviet troops, and this news caused a fundamentally unnecessary panic in Britain and the United States after adding fuel to the report, and the image of the Soviet army was demonized in the style of Nazi Germany, and the Western people who originally sympathized with and supported [***] began to turn in large numbers, and on the same day, the Soviet Union announced a national mobilization; Forty-three days ago, the group of American and British bombers that took off from the Norwegian Air Base flew to Leningrad for the first time to carry out night bombing, and more than 400 heavy bombers dropped thousands of tons of bombs, pushing this industrial city and important seaport that had finally recovered from the devastation of war into the abyss of destruction, and the Soviet army tried its best to intercept and block but only shot down 22 American and British bombers. Their air force and navy were simply not enough to match the status of a first-class power, and the American and British allies could easily use strategic bombing to destroy it; Forty days ago, France finally made its mark in this large-scale military conflict that affected half the world from the beginning, and they judged the situation and sided with the allies of the United States and Britain; Thirty-six days ago, more than 600 American and British long-range bombers rushed to the Soviet Union's industrial base in Minsk, Belarus, in the face of the night high-altitude bombing of the American and British air forces, this time the Soviet air defense forces were even more unsatisfactory, only shot down 9 bombers, the next time the Soviet Union sent bomber groups to try to bomb the American and British ships anchored near Copenhagen, Denmark, on the way by a large number of British jet fighters, the Soviet Army's La-7 and La-9 fighters were close to the technical limit of piston fighters, but they were still defeated one-sidedly. Since then, the Soviet Air Force has no longer carried out rush strikes against targets in depth with the United States and Britain, but has adopted a flexible raid method against targets close to the border, and the attack position is basically concentrated in West Germany, and with the deployment of a large number of B-29 heavy bombers from the US mainland and the Pacific region to Europe, the bombing of the Soviet Union by the Western Allies has become more frequent and fierce...... One day ago, two Spanish-flagged ships arrived at the port of Tromsø in northern Norway, one of them is a large-tonnage ocean-going freighter, bringing cotton textiles, common medicines, daily necessities and machinery ordered by local enterprises in Spain - these factories have been set up in the past six months by investors from Switzerland, France and the Netherlands, and their arrival has rejuvenated the beautiful natural environment but remote and backward Tromsø; The other is a large cruise ship with 50 first-class suites and more than 200 second- and third-class cabins, followed by hundreds of foreign tourists who come for vacation. At this time, it is the polar day season in the north, and it is not surprising to come from afar to see the mysteries of nature, but unlike previous years, now Northern Europe is under the clouds of war, and the Soviet submarines follow the path of their German counterparts in the course of the opponent to carry out a ferocious hunting war, because the United States and Britain were provided with air bases to bomb the Soviet Union, the Norwegian waters have also become the hunting range of Soviet submarines, Norway's fragile economy is on the verge of collapse after a slight recovery, and the residents of the south can also get the supplies provided by the United States and Britain. For the most part, the inhabitants of the North were able to feed themselves on the fisheries, which had not yet been severely affected, and the remaining overseas trade after the shrinkage. A few days ago, the mayor of Tromsø, who was full of confidence in front of the shipbreaking construction workers of the "Tirpitz", this time stayed at the dock with a group of councillors to hold a welcoming ceremony for the Spanish sightseeing tour group, and mobilized the city's hotels to provide ample rooms in advance. In order to allow these Spanish guests to better enjoy the summer scenery in the Polar Circle, public officials, including the police, have taken on the task of volunteer docents. In fact, in a small northern town like Tromsø, where there are tens of thousands of people, it is rare to have a few cases throughout the year, and the small scale of the administrative bodies and district and county councils is like a child's play.

June 22, 1 o'clock in the morning.

Due to the strange polar day, the northern city by the mountains and rivers is still bathed in the sunshine, nature can have the polar day and night changes, normal people's work and rest can not be adjusted in this way, with a new vision, the local residents have long been asleep, the streets are quiet, not even a stray foraging cat and dog. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps from the direction of the docks could be heard, and one might recall in a dream the first arrival of the Germans five years ago, when a company-sized German [***] squadron easily took control of the city, and then increased and decreased, and at its peak there were thousands of troops stationed around Tromsø - if you count the short-lived "Tirpitz", the Germans deployed more than 3,000 troops here at most, and they were able to easily push Tromsø into the abyss of destruction, but the Allies did not come across the seaThe German garrison did not lose its most basic sanity, and they were politely stationed until the end of the war, until June 1945, when they surrendered to the Norwegian army and left by boat.

"One row, occupy the parliament square, the post office and the radio station, cut off all external communication lines, set up the position and set up posts at the intersections; The second platoon went to the factory area in the north and east of the city to stand guard, protect the factory facilities from human damage, and set up observation posts on the hilltops; Three rows, control the three streets in the eastern part of the city, set up checkposts on the highway leading to the outside world, and set up observation posts at the commanding heights......"

On the dock, the company-level officer was directing the solemn-looking soldiers to set off in this way. Before that, they waited peacefully in the cabins of the cruise ship and the sailors of the cargo ship, and they were full of energy to carry out the day's operation. At this moment, Lynn, dressed in the uniform of a handsome Imperial Guard general, also followed the gangway from the cruise ship to the dock, the eagle badge on the military cap, the knight's medal on the neckline, and the German medal on the right chest all glowing in the polar sun. This outfit is not as flamboyant as attending a banquet, but it is not suitable for combat, but it is a normal state in between.

Amid the sound of leather boots brushing over the gravel pavement, Lynn stood still on the dock, looking up at the church in the middle of the city, the cross on the pointed roof looked so sacred in the light of the rising sun, and he prayed in his heart reverently—for the comrades who fought side by side today, and for the comrades who were separated in the past.

Soon, Franz drove a Spanish version of the "Volkswagen Beetle", and the cargo ship brought in 20 of these civilian cars and 40 six-wheeled trucks, and the Norwegian workers on the docks had been very enthusiastic to help them unload some of them. Tromsø is a remote port with no traffic jams, a national road leading to Narvik in good condition, and a wartime German military airfield more than 100 kilometres away. In the mild polar summers, the convenience of the car can make up for the shipping restrictions.

Lynn was not in a hurry to get into the car, but pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and took control of the city with Wolfrum and Franz as they swallowed the fog while waiting for the landing troops. This time, the armed men brought with the ship were organized into five whole companies, and there were more than 100 people at the "Tirpitz" dismantling site on the other side of the strait, plus more than 700 soldiers and intelligence personnel mixed with the previous emigrants, and the total number of troops available was more than 2,000, and the more than 20 Norwegian policemen, some fierce Norwegian hunters, and 30,000 innocent Norwegian residents who could cause a little trouble for the operation were ignorant of the times.

The first to witness this post-war spectacle were the Norwegian fishermen anchored in the harbor, they were awakened by the noise in their dreams, and when they opened the curtain, they saw the familiar German soldiers, many people thought that they had not yet left the dream, after all, the Second World War provoked and participated in by the Germans has ended more than a year, and now the war between the United States and Britain and the Soviet Union is called the Third World War, and the Germans have neither the qualifications to directly participate in the war, nor the ability to set off storms except for contributing to the forward battlefield, How did it come all the way to northern Norway?

Before the Norwegian fishermen could sort out the intricacies of the incident, German GIs armed with assault rifles and submachine guns appeared on their boats like cold faces, using simple but effective body language to force their families to drag their families onto the docks and into makeshift captive control points. Here, they saw faces as stunned and frightened as they were, and few noticed that the details and accessories of the German GIs' uniforms had changed, the large-eared steel helmet was still the large-eared steel helmet, and the typical German attire, equipment, and the German language with the little tongue curled had not changed. Although they were soon given leaflets in Norwegian by the German GIs, they learned that the Norwegians had been doing the same as five years earlier, that as long as the Norwegians did not resist or sabotage, and obeyed the arrangements of the occupying forces, they would be treated fairly and amicably, and that they would be provided with rations, clothing, and medicine.

Half an hour had passed, and the small city had been completely controlled by the soldiers of the Imperial Guard, and the four submarines had arrived in the harbor as planned and were on alert. Lynn looked around the docks and calmly got into the car, which sprang into action and drove the originators south of Tromsø through the streets to the parliament square in the middle of the city. Along the way, the indifferent Reich soldiers had taken control of every street, and more than 10,000 German residents had previously moved there, mainly the old and weak women and children in the base and the families of the German soldiers who had been stranded in Norway at the end of the war. Leaflets in Norwegian that had been pre-printed and transported by freighter were distributed to these Norwegian residents.

Arriving at Parliament Square, the seat of parliament in Tromsøshire, Lynn saw the Norwegian policemen shrunk in disheveled corners against the wall, thinking that most of them had been pulled out of the bed, and the armed Imperial soldiers showed a huge difference in quality next to them. Middle-aged and elderly people with gray hair, balding heads, or hats, were scrambled into the county council by Imperial soldiers—a two-story house that looked decades old, the oldest and worst building around the little square, but the political center of the huge county of Tromsø. Of course, apart from the port, the rest of the towns and villages in Tromsø are scattered in the countryside, and the population and economic strength combined are not as large as a medium-sized city in continental power.

Among the frightened and depressed local Norwegian officials and parliamentarians, Lynn didn't have much trouble finding Mayor Steg, the guy who had been at the Tirpitz dismantling site a few days earlier. The 59-year-old, well-to-do man who worked as a fish producer before the war, who had closed factories and stayed at home during the German occupation, suddenly became active after the war, leading the inhabitants of Norway to imprison the former mayor who had obeyed the German occupiers, and then being elected as the new mayor in a new election. Based on these understandings, Lynn felt that although this person was useful, it was difficult to cooperate, and was ready to detain him and choose another man to take charge of the administrative structure of Tromsø, making this northern port city and the entire county of Tromsø a new base for the empire. Although the "Vault" base was not invaded by nuclear contamination this time, the Soviets approached twice and caused it to lose its original secret surname, and the space and energy of the cave world are limited, it is enough to accommodate the current personnel, and it is difficult to further expand its technological and industrial strength. Taking advantage of the fact that several factories had already been established in Tromsø, Lynn proposed to turn the area into the northern city of Germania, gradually relocating the personnel and technical facilities of the "refuge" base, and establishing more secrecy and grandiose military, scientific, and sophisticated industrial facilities in the surrounding mountains, including the establishment of a real nuclear plant.

Walking into the Parliament Rotunda and watching the Norwegian parliamentarians and local political officials fill the place, Lynn walked to the podium with her hands behind her back, took out her Norwegian passport from her pocket and showed it to everyone, and said in Norwegian, which she was not yet proficient in. Knutsky, the German name is Lynn. Gargo. ”

Within the Empire, Lynn. Gargok is a legend that has never been heard of, judging by the reactions of these Norwegians.

Lynn had anticipated the loneliness of these people, and he put away his Norwegian passport, knowing that Knatsky was also a well-known in the industrial circles of northern Switzerland, with a million-pound industry to his name, and was regarded as an investor with a mysterious background and strength.

Then, with the help of his own translator, who was well versed in Norwegian, he said to the parliamentarians and political axe officials: "I know, you must be wondering, how did these damn Nazis come back, didn't they completely lose the war and surrender to the Allies?" Here I must regret to tell you that although the Third Reich surrendered, Germany did not, and we are Germanic warriors who have inherited the mantle of the Third Reich and have come here only for a new journey. Whether you choose to remain in Parliament or to be politically axe, from this moment on, Tromsø has become a special, readable region, and no one is allowed to leave or communicate with the outside world without our permission until we lift the ban. Of course, you don't have to worry, we have no intention of separating Tromsø from the Kingdom of Norway, it is and will be part of the Kingdom of Norway, we are just administering it in our own way for a while - about two to four years, and our ultimate goal is to return to the European continent, to our homeland, and the help of the Norwegian people to us will be seen as a precious friendship, and we will give back to you in our way. Now, what questions do you have? ”

Mayor Stark was the first to stand up, and he asked indignantly: "You want to imprison every Tromsser, this kind of extreme evil practice has never been heard of since ancient times, even during your previous occupation, don't pretend to talk to us about friendship here, this is bloody aggression, evil fascism!" Bah! ”

Even if he didn't know Norwegian, Stark's last spurning action was enough for him to be torn to pieces by the eyes of the Imperial soldiers around him. In the past, Lynn would pull out his pistol and give him a hearty headshot, but in the long run, he was determined to avoid non-military killings as much as possible during the rise of the empire, especially against unarmed civilians, which also won the understanding and support of the empire's top brass.

Lynn calmly looked at this guy who showed a death-defying posture, behind such anger and excitement, was it really as fearless of death as it appeared to be?

"You are indeed a very courageous man, Mr. Mayor, since you are not willing to cooperate, we have to limit the scope of your activities to your home, we do not expect you to understand this as protection, this is a kind of house arrest, it can be used as an alternative way to go to prison, this will last for two to four years, so, pray that we will win as soon as possible!"

"Humph! I kind of understand that the reason why the Soviet Union went to war with the United States, Britain, and France was completely your conspiracy! Mayor Stark said resentfully, and the Norwegians present were also stunned.

This sentence pierced Lynn's heart, and the urge to kill made him have the idea of burying everyone here alive for a moment, but he finally stopped this evil thought: "Okay, I know that you are all a group of backbone people, and it's okay not to cooperate with us, but I hope you had better advise the people around you, the past few years of forbearance have passed, if you have to stand up against us, when we return Tromsø to you in a few years, everyone will have to go to the cemetery to pay respects to them!" ”

(To be continued)