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Chapter 887 Trigger

The French were indeed very active when they helped the Gestapo capture Hebrews.

But if we want the French to go back to the factories and work honestly, that would be the end of their lives.

The little mustache was not an angel. After conquering France, he emptied almost all of France's military and civilian warehouses and implemented a strict material rationing system in France. Even if the workers worked hard, they could only support their families.

Under such circumstances, it is a dream to expect the French to work hard and honestly.

Alpha, which had been performing poorly since the start of the war, finally showed its due strength.

On July 7, Renault factory went on strike. Not only did the workers refuse to go to work, but they also destroyed the machines completely. It would take at least six months to resume work.

On the 4th, French railway workers went on strike, more than 80% of French railways stopped operating, and the whole of France was paralyzed.

On the 6th, news spread in the Champagne region of France that the Germans were going to raze the vineyards in the Champagne region and plant wheat instead.

France has always imported wheat from Russia and overseas colonies to meet local demand, and earned high profits from growing local grapes to make champagne. In order to protect the interests of farmers in the Champagne region, France even stipulated that only wine produced in the Champagne region can use the name "Champagne".

When the news that the Germans had razed the vineyards spread, the Champagne region was in an uproar from top to bottom, and the Vichy government had to come forward to refute the rumor.

Some things are just magical.

It would be fine if you didn't refute the rumor.

The government's proactive efforts to refute the rumor only indirectly confirmed the possibility of razing the vineyards.

You have to push it.

With the creation of Free France, there are now two Frances.

France's overseas colonies have declared allegiance to Free France and will no longer ship grain to mainland France.

Russia was at war with Germany and would not export grain to France either.

Without input from Russia and overseas colonies, what would the French eat?
Champagne is delicious, but it can't keep you hungry.

Pétain had no choice but to go to Berlin in person, hoping that Berlin could transport grain from other regions to meet the needs of the French.

The mustache was furious.

It would be fine if you could just hold my Germany back.

Now they want Berlin to feed the French.

Are you crazy?
Pétain is not crazy. He understands the French better than the mustache.

Unlike the self-degrading Germans and the Anglo-Saxons who have no resistance spirit, the French may be the most rebellious white people.

When the British implemented the policy of cannibalism, the British people did not rise up in rebellion, which fully proved that the Anglo-Saxons really had no resistance spirit and were collectively castrated thoroughly.

When the price of German bread rose to 50 marks, the Germans did not rise up in rebellion.

France has had a tradition of sending kings to the guillotine since the Revolution.

Therefore, whenever French workers go on strike, the French government will take the initiative to negotiate with the workers and meet some of their demands, otherwise the French will really rebel.

It is also for this reason that workers' movements in France are very frequent.

Even though French workers did not take up arms to defend France when Germany attacked it.

If French workers went hungry, Renault's machines would magically repair themselves overnight.

The little mustache didn't waste time talking to Pétain and asked Ribbentrop to accompany Pétain to visit the concentration camp.

Pétain probably thought that the Germans were at most forcing the Hebrews to work in concentration camps.

When Pétain saw the mountains of hair and clothing, as well as jewelry and dentures that had been refined into gold bars, he was completely shocked.

In the spirit of making the best use of resources, the Germans first shaved all the Hebrews' hair after putting them into concentration camps, and then sent them to the bathhouse in the name of taking a bath.

“So, if the French go on strike, you’re going to put the French in concentration camps, too?”

At this moment, Pétain finally regretted his decision.

Even if the British continue to cheat France, at least it is not beyond the scope of human nature. Countries are used to cheating each other. If Pétain were the British Prime Minister, he would also choose the continental balance policy, otherwise Britain would be completely marginalized and become a third-rate country.

Germany does not treat people as human beings at all.

"This incident did not happen and does not need to be discussed."

To Pétain, Ribbentrop's smile looked like the devil's grin.

George didn't care about Pétain's mental journey. The French asked for a hammer and got it. They were all adults. Since they chose to surrender, they had to bear the consequences of surrender.

No matter how miserable Churchill was, even during the most difficult period of the Battle of London, he never wavered. He would rather move the British capital to Canada than fight the Germans to the end.

As for the Americans.

George also did not blame Roosevelt Jr. If George were the president of the United States, he would do the same. Otherwise, the United States would be marginalized by Eurasia like Britain.

Although George could accept the choices of Roosevelt and Churchill, it did not mean that Russia would cooperate with the United States and Britain in implementing the Continental Balance Policy.

In another time and space, the Soviet-German War lasted for four years. Both Germany and Russia were exhausted, which gave the United States the opportunity to steal the show and become a world power.

Although Germany has not shown any signs of defeat yet, Russia has not lost almost all of its troops shortly after the war broke out, as it did in another time and space, and was beaten by Germany all the way to its capital.

Germany still gained something.

After Germany and Russia divided Poland, Russia did not deploy troops in Poland. After the war broke out, the Polish land obtained by Russia was quickly occupied by the German army.

That was all the Germans gained.

The war really began after the invasion of Russia. When Europe was in a stalemate, the German army brought in heavy artillery and cooperated with the air force to bombard the Nikolai Fortress.

Alexander's shoulder was injured in the battle. After a simple bandage, he commanded the defenders to continue fighting.

"Even if we fight to the last man, we will never surrender. We want to let the Germans know that Russia is not France, and Russians will never surrender!"

Alexander was determined and the Nikolai Fortress had repelled 12 German attacks.

The Germans also fought with real fury. In order to put their tanks into battle, they used bulldozers to fill in the artificial canal in front of the Nikolai Fortress. The bodies of many Poles, which had no time to be collected, were also thrown into the river by bulldozers.

Of the four anti-tank guns of the Nikolai Fortress, three had been lost in the battle, leaving only the last one.

In order to destroy these three anti-tank guns, the Germans lost 14 tanks.

What made Alexander uncomfortable was that the Germans did not tow away the destroyed tanks, so these tanks became bunkers for the German army and posed a great threat to the defenders.

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Three German bombers flew over and dropped bombs accurately on Fort Nikolai.

It didn't make much sense to surrender or not, as the superstructure of the Nikolai Fortress had been completely destroyed and the defenders were fighting in the ruins.

Fortunately, the ruins of the superstructure provided some protection for the defenders, and the warehouses on the lower floor had not been destroyed, so the remaining supplies were enough for the defenders to hold out for more than a year.

Alexander had already planted explosives in the warehouse and gave the task of igniting the fire to a soldier who was seriously injured and unable to move.

"Brothers, you have done everything you can. If you lay down your weapons, your wounded can receive effective treatment, and you can go home without any punishment—"

The German army shouted to the defenders and launched a psychological offensive.

No one responded from within the ruins.

呲——

The German army released smoke to cover the attacking troops.

The defenders put on gas masks to prevent the German army from using smoke bombs to release poison gas bombs.

Suddenly, footsteps and gunshots were heard in the smoke.

The defenders did not throw grenades, which does not necessarily mean that the Germans were attacking.

A German soldier finally approached the Nikolai Fortress using a smoke bomb. Just as he jumped into the window, he suddenly heard the sound of a grenade pull ring jumping.

The German army reacted quickly and jumped out of the window again.

boom--

The grenade exploded violently. It was a booby trap set by the defenders.

"Continue to release smoke and clear each room one by one, at any cost."

Ter Schgent's voice was emotionless and his expression was numb.

The Germans' mopping-up tactics were derived from Russia, and attacks inside buildings were mainly carried out with grenades.

The defenders' defense was also mainly based on grenades.

At this time, the only thing left in the battle is the killing instinct.

As wave after wave of German troops joined the battle, all the ground buildings were lost, and Alexander and the last 12 defenders retreated into the basement.

Antonov, who was seriously injured and unable to move during the battle, used his only two remaining fingers to detonate the cluster grenade and died together with four German soldiers.

Before the battle broke out, Danikova, who took the initiative to enter the fortress as a medical worker, used a light machine gun to kill 11 German soldiers. She eventually died of excessive blood loss for the defense of Russia at the age of 16.

The 46-year-old Paschenko had both legs blown off during the battle and killed more than 20 German soldiers with grenades.

After losing more than 4000 people, Ter Schegent had no choice but to order the German army to place explosives at all exits of the fortress and decided to blow up the fortress completely.

"Listen, if you don't surrender, you will be buried alive here and no one will know what you have done."

Ter Schgent personally persuaded them to surrender.

"Why are you so fluent in Russian?"

Alexander was also seriously injured.

Ter Schegent was silent for a long time: "I used to study in Amur."

"Very well, how is Russia treating you?"

Alexander had the fuse at hand, and the other end of the fuse was in a warehouse where nearly 10 tons of explosives were stored.

"It has been very good to me. Without Russia's help, my family and I would have starved to death 20 years ago."

Ter Schgent suddenly began to hate his own identity and had an urge to completely destroy the entire world.

"Russia saved you and your family, taught you how to fight, and allowed you to provide for your family, and this is how you repay Russia?"

Alexander's voice was growing weaker.

Ter Schgent was silent again for a long time before responding: "I'm sorry."

"Oh, I'm sorry too—"

Alexander used the dying cigarette butt to light the fuse at hand.

(End of this chapter)