Looking at the Peter the Great being bombarded, George was in a daze.
He thought that the Soviets "accidentally" leaked the news that the Peter the Great was made in Germany, which would be enough to make the headlines of The Times. But now, he discovered another more violent news - the Soviet Navy shelled the Finnish army!
After witnessing two big news stories in a row in one day, George, as a reporter, could no longer contain his excitement. Today, he had received too much news, too much to digest easily!
"Is your country's real purpose in letting me board the Peter the Great be to act as a mouthpiece for your attack on Finland and report for you?" George is worthy of being called the most competent reporter of the British Times, and he soon realized that he
He was at the cusp of history, and he immediately took advantage of his position near the water to find the commander of the Soviet fleet and start an exclusive interview.
"That's right." Through the translator, George listened to the fleet commander's proud boast: "Compared to our great Soviet Union, Finland is really a small country. As long as we raise our voices a little bit, the Finns will obey.
If that doesn't work, we can shell one round like we did today, and maybe the Finns will be so scared that they will surrender tomorrow. Hahaha..."
George knew very well that the news he was going to record today would definitely go down in history! As for whether the Finns would surrender obediently as the Soviet commander thought, he would soon get the answer.
In recent years, it is no secret that Finland has hired German "retired" officers with high salaries to train the Finnish army, and has spent heavily on Germans to build an airport network. George heard that even many German-made weapons have been secretly purchased by Finland.
To a certain extent, the Finnish army is like a "student of the German army", learning many German combat tactics and becoming a low-end version of the German army.
The Soviet Union cannot be ignorant of all this.
Indeed, not only the Soviet Union, but basically all of Europe knew this information, because no one deliberately concealed it.
But precisely because of this, Stalin almost died laughing when he learned how much money Reinhard had received from the Finnish government.
Compared to the secret deal with the Soviet Union, Reinhardt's charges for Finland were more than ten times higher!
Doesn't this explain the problem? Comparing the two, Stalin easily concluded that the German head of state was actually biased towards the Soviet Union. Furthermore, Germany's profit from Finland's arms money did not have much impact on the Soviet Union's grand strategy.
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After all, in the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact", Germany assigned Finland to the Soviet Union's future sphere of influence and promised not to interfere.
If you just sell a few weapons, what kind of trouble can it cause?
If the leader has this attitude, the people under his command will naturally not be much different.
As a result, the Soviet fleet commander made such remarks that he underestimated the enemy and was conceited.
"Mr. George, after we finish the bombardment, we will take you back to the airport along the coast later. I hope you can report on what you saw and heard today after you go back." The fleet commander smiled and patted behind him seemingly casually.
An iron cabinet. On the iron cabinet, a less than standard iron cross was painted in the center.
Could this hint be any more obvious?!
Obviously, the Iron Cross symbol was not painted by the Germans. George understood that the Soviets wanted to expose the little secret between the Germans and them through themselves.
Once the outside world knew that there was cooperation between the Germans and the Soviet Union, they would subconsciously regard Germany as a potential ally of the Soviet Union.
After combining what he saw and heard today, an old fox in the media industry like George should have guessed what medicine the Soviets were selling.
While attacking Finland, Germany was thrown out as a secret collaborator to distract international attention. This made the major European countries, especially the United Kingdom, where George was located, have some scruples when imposing sanctions on the Soviet Union because of the German factor.
Perhaps the Soviet government was aware of this and tried to take advantage of Britain's hesitation and hesitation to imitate the German blitzkrieg and quickly occupy Finland to achieve the established fact. From this, the Soviet politicians did have some brains.
"Don't worry, I will convey what I saw and heard today without any reservation." George responded smoothly.
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At the same time, in Mannerheim's office, he finally got the long-awaited reply from Germany.
——High-level German officials in Berlin participated in a grand "streaking parade" organized by Head of State Reinhardt today. All high-level officials have left their posts, and the low-level diplomats who stayed behind do not have the power to reply to Finland for the time being.
Government request.
Streaking parade! Are German high-level officials showing off their brains?!
After receiving this reply, Mannerheim simply felt that this was a great insult to the intelligence of all mankind.
The German officers who have guided teaching in Finland over the years have all done things in a very orderly and serious manner, and none of them have lost their minds.
Why do they get as nervous as Fa Chun when they mention the head of state?
It seems that until the Germans finish going crazy, there is no hope for Finland.
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"It was perfunctory?" While waiting for Lundstedt to take off his clothes, Reinhard confirmed with Rose, who came up from behind and reported quietly.
Ross nodded and said respectfully: "Führer, you are really good at predicting things. As expected, the Finns were bombarded by the Soviet Union today and sent us a request for help. However, our people have used the excuse of 'naked parade' to get over it.
Already."
Looking at Rose's admiring eyes, Reinhardt said calmly: "Put it off if you can, it's better than rejecting it directly. If you receive similar help in the future, you will just move it away from today's matter, saying that there are too many things to deal with later.
,too busy."
Thanks to Reinhardt's efforts, the relationship between Finland and Germany has developed even better than at the same time in history. If you want to directly reject Finland's request for help as historically, it will be a disservice to the friendship that the two countries have finally established.
Huge blow.
Moreover, the threat from Britain and France has not yet been resolved. For Germany, it is better not to quarrel with the Soviet Union for the time being. It can only accept the things promised in the treaty.
To think about it another way, given the Finnish government's "non-alignment" inertia, if it had not been beaten hard by the Soviet Union, it would probably not side with Germany in fighting the Soviet Union in the future.
Anyway, public opinion around the world thinks that I, the head of state, is unreliable. It is better to make full use of this, carry forward the spirit of procrastination, and drag this matter on indefinitely. When it comes to the art of evasion, Reinhardt, whose soul comes from the East, is still
Very kindhearted.
After thinking about this, Reinhardt curled up his lips in relief.
"Who is that over there? Why are you laughing?" Reinhard looked at the snickering Major General Hans von Furmanred at the side with a shy and bare belly.
