Chapter 299 Occupation (2)
Although the German armored troops were invincible, when it comes to occupying cities, infantry troops are the main force.↑,. At present, the infantry clusters participating in the London Battle, all five infantry divisions have entered the city of London. The remaining infantry divisions are on standby. Commanders at all levels are ready to deal with emergencies. Once there is an accident in the city, they can immediately support the occupied troops stationed in the city.
At this moment, most London citizens choose to hide at home and watch. There are many rumors on the market during this period, and every communicator is rumored, making people wonder which side they should believe. So before the current situation is completely clear, it is better to stay at home and be careful.
Because the German army did not dispatch large-scale bombings in the battle, the battle was only concentrated in a few core areas, and most of the residential neighborhoods were not affected. The military did not sound the air strike alarm, so most people decided to stay in their houses instead of going to crowded air raid shelters and breathing the turbid air with the sloppy refugees.
After more than 20 years of hard work, many large air defense bunkers have been built in London, but for this huge capital with 8 million permanent residents, this number cannot even meet the most basic needs.
In the early days of the war, whenever the air raid sirens sounded, the air-raid shelters were crowded with people coming to take refuge. Citizens of all classes and identities were crowded in the same tunnel or cave all night, hundreds of people ate, drink, defecate and suck. Soon the smell of these places became suffocating. At the same time, because the people's identities were of varying quality, there were always some bad sheep taking advantage of this waters, causing a series of public security problems. Moreover, because it was too crowded, the guards were powerless to do anything about these crimes. As a result, many citizens would rather stay at home and get a German bomb than take their families into the dirty, chaotic, sultry, and smelly hell.
The British government has been encouraging London citizens to dig air defense trenches in their backyards because the capacity of civil defense fortifications in the city is really limited and they cannot protect everyone. However, this method can only disperse people in some suburban neighborhoods, and not every household can have a backyard. Most of the residents in the city live in large apartments and can only hide in government air defense facilities, so the congestion problem is still there, and there is no slight relief.
Starting from the morning, German infantrymen entered the underground maze of London under the guidance of British collaborators. The soldiers' mission was to search and expel civilians hiding in tunnels and tunnels and collapsed British officers and soldiers.
This is the first time for the German army to completely occupy a city of such a size. Several commanders of the e-group army group had no similar experience before, let alone ask them to come up with any mature solutions.
Although the German army had previously occupied some European capitals, both the size of the city and the population of residents were not as good as London. Paris, France, is at the same level as London, and may be said to be superior to it, but the fall of Paris and London is completely different and there is no comparison at all.
Paris was declared an unguarded city at that time. The French surrendered to the German army and entered the city without leaving a drop of blood throughout the process. Moreover, the entire city system of Paris was complete and the government was smooth. There were a large number of local officials who cooperated with the German army's management, so the German army did not need to use any brains. As long as the request was made, the French would arrange everything immediately.
But the British are not the same as that of the British. Their political system and dominance model are completely different from those of European countries. The difference is almost like being in two dimensions. Until now, Bock and Longdsted have not yet understood the operating model of the city. They can only order soldiers to occupy the key facilities of the city according to the conventions on the European battlefield. These two people still have no idea what to do next.
The British political bureaucracy system was too complicated and seemed to be a mess in the eyes of the two Germans. In fact, this was the result of hundreds of years of political struggles between various power factions in the UK. The big figures who occupy the peak of power compromised and restricted each other. Finally, the complex government system of Britain was formed.
In order to expand their power and arrange party members, the bureaucracy is stacked layer by layer, and outsiders seem to be trying to make clear division of labor. In fact, they are using public funds to support a large number of redundant officials. These lower-level bureaucrats are the tentacles of their intervention in practice while serving as the eyeliner of big men. For hundreds of years, British political aristocrats have been relying on this method to control the empire. Democracy and justice are slogans used to anesthetize ignorant civilians.
Now, Bock and Longdsted were finally relieved, and the wise and great head of state sent an angel... a special envoy, who was fully responsible for the British occupation, including the restoration of the British government. The two army commanders did not hesitate to say that everything was obeyed the arrangements of the lieutenant general, and they were very happy that someone could take the pot for them.
"This is an ancient and vibrant empire. Their people are full of identity and pride for the country and nation. Although their morale has been severely hit at present, don't expect them to admit defeat so easily." Weirle stood in the conference room of the British Ministry of War building, behind it was a huge map of the entire UK and the map of London's downtown.
The building has now been hung with the sign of the German London Occupy Command and has also become a temporary stationing point for the e-Group Army Group Command.
"I feel the same about this. The British are not that simple, Weiller." Von Bock held a red and blue pencil and looked at a map of southern England on the table with his chin. There were a lot of arrows on it, each representing the action of an army-level unit.
"We cannot waste too much time in this city. There are already signs of large-scale gathering of troops in Scotland. We must make an immediate response plan. I will make suggestions to the commander and start the action plan for the northern British offensive operations immediately. General Longdested must agree with me."
"Yes, I agree with you, General Bock, and our supplies are consumed very quickly. This war cannot be delayed indefinitely. We have to pay millions of marks every day. Especially now, the subsequent troops are still continuously climbing this island, and the pressure on our logistics supply will increase exponentially.
I suggest that if the British problem is not resolved within a week, please ask the Commander to agree to the plan we proposed to launch an army-scale blitzkrieg against the northern part of the United Kingdom. "Londsted has always regretted not being able to squeeze into the landing lineup, but the name of the Scottish Conqueror sounds good, and he personally likes it very much.
"You can make these suggestions to the commander-in-chief on your own. If the Head of State and his colleagues in the commander-in-chief agree, I personally think there is no problem. I am also very troubled by the current situation. So I decided to divide the problem into several steps to solve it, but this requires the cooperation of the Army Group Command." Weirle stood at the table and looked at the two army commanders sitting on both sides.
"We will fully cooperate with your work, Weiller. You don't have to worry about this. I will arrange a liaison officer to follow you and act with you. You can mobilize any unit in the group army without my approval." Bock generously expressed his full support. The opportunity to please Weiller is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"The same is true for me. Weirle, my troops are always obeying your transfers, and I will arrange a liaison officer to assist you in your work." Longdsted also expressed his attitude.
"Thank you very much, General Bock, General Longdested, I will make this special mention on the phone call with the Head of State tonight. Now let's talk about the specific work we need to do today." Weirler walked to the map and picked up a guide stick against the wall.
"According to the reports of the various units, we can now announce that the German Wehrmacht has occupied the entire territory of London. The occupied West and core areas are part of the Cyprus Corps and General Bock's B Army, plus the troops stationed in the outer suburbs. The total force is five infantry divisions and an armored division, and the occupied South and East areas are part of the Guderian Corps and General Longdested's R Army.
We know that General Guderian's troops are now pursuing British mobs in the northwest, so the area occupied mainly depends on the troops of the R group army. There are about two infantry divisions and a light armored regiment entering the city. The east end of the city is to the Thames estuary, which is blocked by the German Navy and some light infantry divisions, and there are about two infantry divisions."
"Yes, that's roughly the case now, Weirle, let's talk about your next plan." Bock looked through his notebook and confirmed that there were no errors in the data.
"We have occupied London's water plants, power plants, gas plants, substations, sluice gates and pump stations at all levels. These key infrastructures are currently intact and can operate normally. Here I request that troops be dispatched to strictly protect these facilities. It is necessary to ensure that London's infrastructure can basically operate normally during the period before the UK signed the surrender agreement.
At the same time, the units we need to control include various food storage warehouses and daily necessities warehouses to count the amount of remaining materials. In this regard, we need the cooperation of British officials who were originally responsible for these affairs. In this regard, I will be responsible for communicating with the UK. Before this, we must undertake the daily supply of materials in this city, which is a test for our logistics units. I will also seek assistance from the UK.
Today we will send more soldiers to patrol the streets so that more British people can see them in real terms, let them feel that our soldiers are ordinary people like them, and they do not have two sharp corners on their foreheads than they do, and they will not have a sharp knife in their mouths when walking." Weirler glanced at the two generals, and the other party nodded in agreement, and he pointed to the map and continued.
"We have many important areas to occupy, and these places must be strictly protected, such as the University of London, the British Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the Imperial Library, courts, telephone offices, post offices, radio stations, newspapers, major hospitals, places of interest, banks and financial exchanges. We have to send troops to control these places. Some facilities can continue to operate, while others will be temporarily closed and sealed, depending on the circumstances.
There are also some military facilities in cities, command organs, arsenals and military production enterprises, especially some military research institutions, who must immediately send troops to occupy, block and clean up, and cannot let the ordnance, important production tools and research materials be scattered.
Finally, starting today, the arms and weapons from the hands of city residents must be seized. As long as our soldiers still want to move in the city, this problem must be solved immediately." Weirle put down his instructions and walked to the window and opened the curtains.
"Gentlemen, this city is actually a volcano. Our mission is very clear, to completely extinguish it before it erupts."
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