.Volume 6: Doomsday 130**: Orange Scheme (2)

Xu Yang had a reason to be happy. Long before the war began, he realized that even if the power of the entire European group was a loss, it would be a waste of money. After all, a joint military group could not fully achieve the so-called "justice and selflessness". Internal fighting would make this military group unable to fight the enemy in unison. Italy is a typical example of the Axis Group, so it is definitely the best way to disintegrate the Soviet republic from the inside.

The expansion of the Soviet republic is no different from that of the Third German Empire. The expansion of both sides is based on force and continues to annex small countries in the process of rising. In this way, although the territory and population have increased, internal hidden dangers will inevitably increase. Temporary force can suppress restless elements, but once someone intervenes and supports them, resistance will inevitably be ignited.

Germany and Suzhou divided Poland into pieces was not accidental. The two countries with common interests fell into honeymoon periods, and the harm they received indirectly were indeed some small countries. Among them, Poland was the most unlucky, and the remaining Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were even more unforgettable.

Before the war broke out, Poland had a very harmonious relationship with the three Baltic countries, among which Poland and Estonia had the closest relationship. When the Third German Empire and Poland entered a state of war, Estonia still closed its borders to Poland and declared neutrality, but one negligence laid the root of Estonia...

Just seven months before the outbreak of the war, the Polish Navy formally received a new submarine from the Netherlands, named the "Eagle" (Polish means eagle, also transliterated as "Ozer"). Poland ordered two submarines of this type from the Netherlands in 1936, and the other was named the "Vulture".

At that time, in order to build these two submarines, Poland even held a national fundraising to raise the required funds. The "Eagle" had an underwater displacement of 1,473 tons and a water speed of 20 knots. The weapons mainly included: 20 torpedoes with a diameter of 550 mm (6 of which were loaded in the torpedo launch tube), a 105 mm caliber artillery, two 40 mm caliber anti-aircraft cannons, and two carrier-based machine guns, carrying a total of 60 crew members.

After the German Third Reich declared war on Poland, Poland's "Eagle" was deployed in the Gdansk Strait to undertake combat missions. On September 4, the pipeline system of the submarine air compressor failed, and the submarine needed to go to the southern Sweden of Gotland for maintenance. But the disaster did not go alone, and the moving "Eagle" encountered another tricky thing: the submarine commander Kolotskovsky was seriously ill at this time. The doctors on the boat suspected that the boat had typhoid fever and would be transmitted to everyone.

On September 12, they finally decided to divert to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to seek medical treatment for the captain. On the evening of September 14, they arrived in Tallinn. The next morning the captain was sent to the hospital and was finally diagnosed with excessive fatigue, not typhoid fever. The seriously ill captain then stayed in the Tallinn Hospital to rest and never boarded his submarine again. The misdiagnosis of the doctor with the boat not only affected the fate of the captain, but the impact of this incident was something that neither Poland nor Estonia expected at the time.

News of the arrival of the Polish submarine reached the German Embassy in Tallinn. The German ambassador immediately made an appointment with Tallinn officials to demand the detention of the Eagle. After this information was transmitted to the Eagle, although the captain was still in the hospital for treatment, the crew decided to set sail and leave Tallinn immediately. Unfortunately, during the day on September 15, the German cargo ship "Talata" happened to set sail from Tallinn to Germany, so the Eagle could not set sail and flee immediately. (According to international law, if the ships of the two sides departed from the same neutral port, the time interval between the two sides should not be less than 24 hours.) The Eagle, stranded in the port, was forced to wait for another whole day, and was eventually detained by the Estonian authorities.

General John Raidone, then commander-in-chief of the Estonian army, presided over a special meeting to discuss how to deal with Polish submarines. Finally, he decided to dismantle the torpedo, ammunition and artillery tail bolts on the submarines, confiscate the naval charts and navigation equipment on the boats, and all crew members must be imprisoned in the barracks along the coast. On September 16, the Estonian authorities, who were still worried, ordered the extraction of fuel from the submarines. Then Estonian newspapers reported to the outside world about Estonia's detention of Polish submarines.

If the incident develops here, it would be fine, but... the later things are shocking again. Due to Estonia's negligence (I don't know if it was intentional) the submarine fled...

The escape of the Polish submarine angered the Third German Empire, but it also hit the Soviet Union's wishes. At this time, the Soviet army had already attacked Poland, and they were waiting for a reason to use force against Estonia. How could the Soviet republic not be very happy to hear this news?

The German Ambassador to Estonia came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and said coldly to the Estonian officials who were in panic all day long: "It is obvious that it is a very bad behavior for your country to release Polish submarines. Such bad deeds will always be recorded in your country's history!" After the incident, the German naval department sent inspectors to Estonia for investigation. In the face of the silence of the accompanying Estonian officials, the Estonian government officials even more frightened.

In sharp contrast to the frigid reaction of the Third Reich of Germany, the Soviet Union's authorities were unusually high-profile. On September 19, the Soviet Union's Pravda published a statement from TASS, which stated: "There is sufficient evidence to show that the submarines of the Polish Navy are hiding in the waters of the Three Kingdoms with the support of the Baltic states. On September 18, the Estonian government planned to release the detained Polish submarine. The Baltic Fleet of the Suhongqi Baltic Fleet needs to take corresponding actions to prevent submarine activities hidden in the waters of the Three Kingdoms of the Baltic." Shortly after the Soviet Union's authorities issued a statement, four other submarines in Poland were also detained by the Swedish authorities, and the Jackal also fled to the United Kingdom on September 20.

With the cooperation of the powerful public opinion offensive of the Soviet republic, Moscow frequently put pressure on the Estonian government through radio. On September 19, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov urgently summoned the Estonian ambassador to Moscow and formally sent a note to Estonia: "Since the Estonian authorities do not adhere to a neutral position and help Polish submarines escape, the Soviet Navy will enter the Estonian waters to search for Polish submarines."

That night, the long-planned Soviet dispatched warships began patrolling along the lines of Angna and Naisal Island, and nine Soviet aircraft also flew low altitude along the Tallinn coast. Due to the very tense situation at the time, the Estonian authorities did not take any countermeasures. The next day, the Soviet Navy continued to do a large-scale activity in the airspace and waters of Estonian. General John Raidone, the commander-in-chief of the Estonian army, who had served as an officer in the Tsarist Russian army, was well aware of the Russian character. In order not to leave any excuses for the Soviet republic, he strictly prohibited the Estonian army from firing on the Soviet army that invaded the territory on September 20.

This may be the only thing the commander of this small ** team can do? At a special military meeting, someone suggested that the mines be laid in the Estonian waters to stop the Soviet surface ships, but they were also rejected by Raidone. He said helplessly to his subordinates: "If a Soviet warship hits mines, it will cause a storm of national destruction!" Although he was clear about the Soviet Union's plan at this time, he was still helpless. At this time, the Italian ambassador in Tallinn sent a telegram to the country: "The air of fear spreads here. The Soviet republics gathered on the Estonian border on the pretext of the escape of Polish submarines, not only did not show any sign of leaving, but they were still gathering and practicing continuously, and the next step would invade Estonia. The Estonian authorities could not make any resistance, and this resistance was futile..."

Since the three Baltic countries had related alliance agreements, the Soviet republics have since launched an invasion of the three Baltic countries...

In a certain aspect, the Third German Empire was the helper of the Soviet republic annexation of the three Baltic countries. This was not a waste of help, but rather carried out the lurking actions according to the prior plan, in order to play a key role in the war against the Soviet Union in the future.

Heidrich's voice was full of pride: "... With the help of our agents, they have established a resistance front. I am confident to tell you that if our country formally starts war with the Soviet republic, it will appear as a liberator."

Xu Yang was not surprised by this, which finally made him tilt a little from his indecision to declare war on the Soviet republic: "What I need now is the efficiency of the intelligence department, do the Soviet generals who are protected by us have the ability to gather their old subordinates against Stalin's rule?"

Heidrich did not hesitate: "Yes, my head! Stalin's purge put the Soviet army in a panic atmosphere, and the bloody purge made the Soviet army officers not know when the executioner would stretch out their butcher knife. They did not like this kind of life. We have enough reason to believe that once our army advances..." He said and looked at Goebbels, "... As long as we cooperate with good propaganda, most of the Soviet army will surrender."

Goebbels raised his eyebrows and didn't speak, and he was a master in publicity.

Xu Yang stood up, "Then... launch the orange plan and do my best to support Stalin's opponents. What I want to see is a Soviet republic in the midst of a civil war!" He paused, and he added in a voice, "When it comes the right time, our army will drive over!"

Manstein and Guderian looked at each other in a row. They were soldiers and didn't want to do so many conspiracies. The head of state meant not to declare war directly but incited the Soviet generals to make their own judgment. To be honest, the two of them felt more or less disappointed...
Chapter completed!