The Third Reich: I seized power

“Your Excellency, the Gauls are tough and refuse to withdraw from the Rhine Demilitarized Zone. And claim that if we send troops into the Rhine Demilitarized Zone, it will be considered that we have broken the treaty, and even go to war against us because of it! Konstantin von Neurat reported.

Hess nodded: “This is not unexpected. Gauls are very face-saving people. Last time they were already disgraced. This time, we want to embarrass them again, and they won’t want to. But even if the Gauls threaten us with war, we need not be afraid in the slightest. I believe, they dare not fight! So, at the last minute, they will definitely withdraw their troops. ”

“Yes, Your Excellency!” Konstantin von Neura nodded.

“Your Excellency, the most important thing is the attitude of the Sun Never Sets Empire. If there is the support of the empire that never sets, the Gauls will be tough. However, the Sun Never Sets Empire does not seem to want to be our enemy. Admiral Bromberg said.

“Of course, the Sun Never Set Empire does not want a powerful hegemon to emerge on the European continent. Therefore, they wish that we and the Gauls would lose both. To that end, they even agreed to sign an agreement with us to develop our navy. Hess laughed.

In June this year, Ribbentrop, ambassador of the Third Reich to the Empire that never sets, officially signed an agreement on behalf of the Third Reich on the same day. The agreement provided that the Third Reich could possess a tonnage equivalent to thirty-five percent of the Royal Navy.

I have to admit that the Sun Never Sets Empire, which has dominated the world’s oceans for hundreds of years, is very arrogant, and they are confident that the Royal Navy is capable of meeting all challenges. Therefore, even if it is for the Third Reich to develop the navy, they do not care.

Indeed, even if the tonnage of the Third Reich Navy reached thirty-five percent of the Royal Navy, it would be difficult to threaten the Royal Navy.

However, when the navy of the Third Reich will be dominated by submarines and aircraft carriers, everything will be different.

The huge battleships of the Royal Navy, in the absence of air cover, would become targets for the carrier-based aircraft of the Third Reich Navy.

“Your Excellency, General, get ready. Since the sun never sets, it is impossible for the empire to support the Gauls. Well, we don’t have to wait any longer, that’s a waste of time. A month later, enter the Rhine Demilitarized Zone! Hess commanded.

“Yes, Your Excellency!” Admiral Bromberg replied.

Although, forcibly entering the Rhine Demilitarized Zone may risk detonating war.

But in the eyes of the generals of the Third Reich, the Gauls were nothing more than paper tigers, scary to look at, but in fact not to be afraid.

Or rather, they just deliberately made a tough attitude and wanted the Third Reich to retreat.

And when the Third Reich was not frightened, the Gauls probably had only one way to retreat.

As for the other kingdom of Flanders, which had deployed troops in the Rhine DMZ, their attitude did not matter at all.

The kingdom of Flanders is nothing more than the little brother of the Gauls.

Even the Gauls had to retreat in the end, let alone the Kingdom of Flanders.

On September 25, 1935, after receiving Hess’s order.

Ten infantry divisions and two armored divisions, which had long been prepared, departed from their respective temporary stations and openly entered the Rhine Demilitarized Zone.

On the eastern bank of the Rhine, the kingdoms of Gaul and Flanders also did not deploy troops.

However, when the troops of the Third Reich appeared on the east bank of the Rhine, it made the Gauls and Flanders a great enemy.

On the west bank of a bridge across the river, a company of Gaul infantry guarded it.

They built positions on bridgeheads, deployed not only heavy machine guns, but also mortars.

The troops that appeared in the pile were a mechanized infantry company of the 2nd Panzer Division of the Third Reich.

Fourteen hyena infantry fighting vehicles and fourteen armored personnel carriers of the Hound type have already driven to the bridgehead.

“Sir, the battalion commander ordered us to cross the bridge in ten minutes. If the Gauls dare to fire, then finish them off! A signal soldier reported.

“Tell the Gauls to retreat immediately. Otherwise, you’re welcome! The captain and company commander ordered.

“Yes, sir!” The signal soldier replied.

When the Third Reich Army shouted, the pile of Gallic troops remained unmoved.

“Cross the bridge in the first row, take precautions. Second and third rows, cover! The captain and company commander ordered.

“Yes, sir!” All three to the platoon commander answered.

Four hyena infantry fighting vehicles and four Hound armoured personnel carriers then drove up the bridge towards the West Bank.

On the hyena infantry fighting vehicle that hit the head, the 20-mm rapid-fire gun was already aimed at the positions of the Gauls.

As soon as the Gauls opened fire, they would be hit by their fire.

The Gauls on the other side of the river were equally frightened when they saw this.