69novels Chapter 620
Chapter 620
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They were able to capture the Norwegian capital without bloodshed, and then issue a decree to make the Norwegian army surrender to the German army in the name of the new Norwegian government, saving the German army the trouble of marching north to fight everywhere. This result was not bad for Mainz.
However, the military was not very happy.
“Our Marines just landed, and we haven’t had time to practice, but these guys surrendered!”
The Marines did well in their first battle, so they were planning to strike while the iron is hot and have a few more landing battles to practice and prepare for the future attack on the British mainland. So when they heard that the Norwegians surrendered without much resistance, they felt a little unhappy, thinking that the Norwegians were not even as good as the Gauls. The Gauls resisted for almost a month before surrendering, while the Norwegians only surrendered for a few days!
“Norway is at a high latitude. If you go further north, the ports will probably be frozen. The landing ships will not be able to land at all. How can you land?”
Mainz ignored the military’s complaints and said to Ribbentrop:”Make arrangements. I will go to Norway next month. Let the leaders of the three Nordic countries wait in the capital of Norway. I have something to tell them!”
The latitudes of the three Nordic countries are very high, and the country is mountainous. They are not an easy bone to chew. Although it is said that with the strength of the German army, it is definitely possible to beat them if they really fight hard, but it is not very cost-effective. In such a vast and sparsely populated area with harsh climatic conditions, German soldiers will be very uncomfortable, and logistics supply will be very difficult.
During the Soviet-Finnish War, the Russian Bear dispatched millions of troops to attack Finland. At that time, the total population of Finland was less than 4 million, and the total population was not as large as the army mobilized by the Russian Bear.
Moreover, Finland’s own weapons were of poor quality. There were no tanks, no airplanes or cannons, only millet and rifles. On the other hand, the Soviet Union on the opposite side The
Soviet-Finnish army, after their desperate efforts in heavy industrialization in Starlin, has gradually caught up with the mainstream European armies in terms of weapons and equipment. Although they may not be as strong as the German army, the strongest army in Europe at that time, their weapons and equipment are far ahead of Finland.
Logically speaking, the Russians have an absolute advantage in manpower, and their weapons and equipment are decades ahead of Finland. Judging from their strength on paper, this battle should be a foregone conclusion, but the results are shocking.
The Russians suffered heavy losses in the Soviet-Finnish War and suffered a crushing defeat. Not only did they lose hundreds of thousands of troops, but they also made a fool of themselves in front of the whole of Europe and lost face, which made Starlin very angry. The anger also made the then head of the Third Reich, Little Mustache, see the useless side of the Russian bear, so he did not hesitate and brazenly launched a full-scale invasion of the Russian bear!
With the Russian bear’s disastrous defeat in the Soviet-Finnish War as a lesson, Mainz is very cautious about using troops near the Arctic Circle.
The closer the three Nordic countries are to the north, the lower the temperature and the thicker the snow. In this case, the roads are covered with snow, and ordinary soldiers can hardly move on them, not to mention the German tanks, armor and transport trucks!
This kind of terrain is very difficult to concentrate troops to fight a large one. The more concentrated the troops, the greater the pressure on logistics supply. Therefore, the advantage of troops not only cannot become an advantage, but it is too much. The logistics will be dragged down, resulting in disadvantageous operations.
Among the three Nordic countries, Norway and Weiwei are the least strategically located countries. Norway and Weiwei happen to be the least friendly countries to Hans among the three countries, so Mainz punished Norway and made them pay the price. He also let other countries see the strength of the German army and gave them a warning.
With the example of Norway, Mainz believed that the leaders of these countries would recognize Hans’s strong military strength, and they would also rush to the capital of Norway to join him.
In this way, only one war can solve the three countries, and it can solve the three countries at the lowest cost, which is very beneficial to Hans!
“”Yes, Führer, I’ll arrange it right away!”
Ribbentrop understood what Mainz meant, so he immediately sent a telegram to the two countries in the name of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, informing them of the matter!
Hans’ invasion of Norway happened right at the doorstep of Ruidian and Finlan. These two countries are Norway’s neighbors, so seeing their neighbor being invaded, both countries felt a little sad.
However, the German army acted too quickly, and it took less than a week to settle Norway. Even before the German army could do anything, the Norwegian military took the lead in packing up the people of the former government and gave them to the German army. They then turned around and established a new government with the support of the German army.
As soon as the new government was established, it immediately defected to Hans and willingly served as Hans’s pawn, which made Ruidian Finland and Finland had no time to react. Even if they wanted to intervene, they had no chance.
Moreover, seeing the powerful fighting power displayed by the German army in the Battle of Norway, the two countries were scared and immediately recognized the reality. They knew that there was a huge gap between their strength and Hans’s and that they did not have the strength to intervene in this war. So they shut their mouths and dared not say a word!
Not only did the two countries not dare to speak for Norway, they were even a little worried. They were worried that after the German army solved Norway, they would take advantage of the situation to invade them and solve them together.
Thinking of this, the heads of state of the two countries were a little uneasy. After they sensed the danger, they instinctively wanted to send more troops to the border area near Norway to protect themselves. their own national security!
However, the two heads of state thought about it carefully and did not dare to issue such an order, because at this time the German army had not shown hostility towards them. If they were impatient to send troops to the border area, it would give Hans an excuse to provoke a war!
Therefore, the two heads of state were afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, and dared not make any moves. Since the German army occupied the Norwegian capital, the two heads of state have been spending the whole day in fear!
Therefore, when Ribbentrop’s telegram came, the two heads of state breathed a sigh of relief!
Although the content of Ribbentrop’s telegram was not polite at all, it was almost an imperative tone for them to go to the Norwegian capital to meet with the head of the Third Reich.
But under this circumstance, the two heads of state No one dared to express any dissatisfaction. When you are under someone’s roof, you have to bow your head!
They are just a few small countries in Europe. Although they look quite large on the map, most of them are mobile land areas near the North Pole. They have no development and utilization value at all. Only some land near the Baltic Sea in the south can be inhabited. Therefore, their area looks large, but their population is not large. They are an out-and-out small country and have no confidence to challenge the big countries.