On April 14 and 16, British and French forces landed near Narvik in northern Norway and Trondheim in central Norway. The British and French forces that landed in the central part of the country launched an attack on Trondheim on April 19. However, due to lack of air support, they suffered heavy losses under the heavy bombardment of German aircraft and withdrew from Norway on May 2. In the battle for Narvik, the British and French forces were supported by the fleet and air force and had a huge advantage. However, although the German landing forces in this area did not receive air or sea support, under the command of Major General Edward Dieter, they carried out a very tenacious blocking battle against the British and French forces, repelling many of the British and French forces. This attack prevented the British and French forces from making much progress.
As for Oslo, on April 10, the German minister Dr. Breuer was ordered to go alone from Oslo along the original route to meet the king. He acted in accordance with the instructions and gave good advice to King Haakon VII of Norway. Germany, he said, wanted to remain a dynasty and all it asked was for the Norwegian armed forces to lay down their arms. and threatened that it would be foolish to resist the German troops, which would only lead to a useless massacre of the Norwegians. He asked the king to approve Quisling's government and return to Oslo.
"Your Excellency, Minister, you must first understand a problem!" Haakon VII said righteously, "The current situation is that the powerful Germany has launched a long-planned war of aggression against the weak Norway. I and I My people will never give up their resistance, and three million Norwegians will stand with me!"
Dr. Breuer touched his nose and said sheepishly, "Your Majesty, our country has sufficient evidence to show that Britain has the same plan as ours, but we, Germany, took action earlier. We, Germany, just want to It is just to ensure that the passage of iron ore from Sweden can be unimpeded. Your Majesty, as long as you return to Oslo, the German government can guarantee that it will absolutely guarantee your safety!"
"Go back? Will you become a puppet!" Haakon VII said with an angry smile, "Let me go back and find an excuse for you to legally occupy Norway?" Haakon VII also knew that what Dr. Breuer said was possible. It's true, the British may really have this plan, but now Haakon VII has no choice. The Germans have occupied their country, and only the British have the strength to drive them away, so even if the British have I can only pretend not to know about such a plan.
Dr. Breuer looked at Haakon VII carefully, trying to tell something from Haakon VII's expression, but Dr. Breuer was disappointed. Haakon VII's face was not only full of sorrow and anger, No expression at all. Dr. Breuer sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I hope you will think about it carefully. After all, you bear the fate of three million Norwegians! I will take my leave first!" After speaking, Dr. Breuer gave a slight sigh. He leaned forward and slowly withdrew.
After Dr. Breuer left, Haakon VII sat on his chair like a sculpture, not moving at all. Princess Maud, the youngest daughter of King Edward VII of England, walked in. Seeing the condition of Haakon VII, she said worriedly, "Karl, what's wrong with you? Are you worried about the Germans? If the situation is difficult, it will be like Germany surrendering." alright!"
"It's okay! I just got lost in thought about something!" Haakon VII waved his hand to indicate that he had nothing to do. After thinking about it, he said, "Now there is only one way to go to Britain. Only Britain can fight against Germany. I heard that the British have occupied the port of Narvik. As long as we control it, we will have a chance to escape!"
"However, I heard that the German troops in Narvik Port are still resisting!" Princess Maud said worriedly.
"Hey..." Haakon VII also sighed helplessly.
Haakon VII had made up his mind to rely on the power of the British to fight against Germany. That night, from a small radio station with weak power in the nearby countryside (it was the only tool to keep in touch with the outside world), the Norwegian government issued a warning to the powerful The challenge of Nazi Germany. The king announced Norway's decision not to accept Germany's demands and called on its 3 million people to rise up and resist the invasion.
After Dr. Breuer returned to Oslo, he immediately reported the progress to the Berlin base camp and said that the King of Norway was determined to resist to the end and hoped that the empire would prepare early. However, Dr. Breuer's telegram did not attract the attention of the base camp. Ribbentrop did not believe that the King of Norway really dared to resist to the end, so he asked Dr. Breuer to continue trying to persuade the King of Norway to surrender.
Quisling, who is now the head of the Norwegian government, does not believe that the king, who has always been pampered in his eyes, really has the courage to go to war with the powerful Nazi Germany. On the morning of April 11, Captain Irgens, one of Quisling's emissaries, came to persuade the king to return to the capital. He assured Quisling of his loyalty to the king. But the king rejected his suggestion with silent contempt.
In the afternoon, Dr. Breuer sent an urgent telegram requesting to see the king to discuss "certain proposals." The German minister, who was being chased closely from above, received instructions from Ribbentrop to tell the king that he "wanted to give the Norwegian people a last chance to reach a reasonable agreement." This time, Dr. Cote, the Foreign Secretary, after asking the King for instructions, replied that if the German Minister had some suggestions, he could send them to the Foreign Secretary by telegram.
The uncooperative attitude of the Norwegian royal family was immediately conveyed to the base camp by Dr. Breuer. At that time, Linwei, Goering, Hess, and Goebbels were all discussing the issue of launching an offensive on the Western Front in the Chancellery. I was immediately distracted by this disappointing thing and had no intention of continuing the discussion.
"Do these Norwegians have to die together?" Hit? Le was furious when he heard the news and began to curse the King of Norway, then the Norwegian government, and finally the whole of Norway.
"Führer, since the Norwegians don't know good from evil, we don't have to talk to them! Let my air force deal with them!" Göring stood up with a big belly and said with saliva flying, "It only takes thirty minutes." , I can let the Norwegian government know, and my air force can blow them up!"
Not waiting for Hit? As Le spoke, Lin Wei curled his lips and sneered, "Your Majesty, Your Excellency, you seem to have full confidence in the Air Force? But I still think that the Army is more confident in this kind of thing!"
"What did you say?" Göring yelled, slamming the table, "The Air Force's performance in the whole Wesser show is obvious to all. Even Oslo was captured first by the Air Force!"
"What does that mean?" Lin Wei asked back, "Marshal Goering, Oslo doesn't care about the Air Force taking advantage. In fact, you can only discuss it with the Navy to see who has more credit, but now there is no It’s necessary, the navy has already proven its strength by sinking the battleship Warspite, and the army has always been the pride of Germany, so there’s no need to compare!”
Hess and Goebbels saw Lin Wei and Goering quarreling together, and they were accustomed to watch the excitement, but when they saw Hit? Le's face became darker and darker, and he immediately knew something was wrong, and hurriedly came up to persuade the two people. As for how much they were sincere, only they themselves knew.
"That's enough..." Hit? Le angrily yelled, "How long has it been and you two are still trying to undermine each other! Tell me how to resolve this matter!"
Hit? Le's rage caused the two to temporarily stop the war, but with Hit? As soon as Le's next words appeared, Goering jumped out and shouted, "Führer, let my air force go! I promise to make the Norwegian royal family disappear!"
"What if you can't do it?" Lin Wei said abruptly.
"Lampard!" Hit? Le said with some blame, "Let Goering try it first!"
"But Führer, it's a bit of a joke to pin all your hopes on one operation! So I suggest! As a backup, I will mobilize the SS Northern Mountain Division to participate in the operation. If Marshal Goering's operation fails, the SS The army can still make remedial measures!" Lin Wei suggested.
"Okay! But the SS Northern Mountain Division is now at the top!" Hit? Le asked.
"It's been two days since the war started, and the Northern Mountain Division has already entered Norway. Judging by the time, it should have bypassed Sweden and reached northern Norway!" Lin Wei replied.
"Too slow!" Goering said confidently, "If I wait until they arrive at their destination, I think I will have cremated the Norwegian government!"
"I hope the Marshal's wishes can come true! But nine times out of ten things in life will not be what you want them to be. It's too early to draw conclusions now!" Lin Wei said softly.
Lin Wei's flirtatious teasing completely angered Hermann and Goering. Goering shouted, "Do you dare to make a bet with me? If we lose, how about a military court?"
"No, no, no..." Lin Wei shook his head and said, "Well, if the Marshal doesn't annihilate the Norwegian government and king, how about you agree to a condition?"
"What conditions?" Goering asked.
"I'm very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Air Force. In future battles, I don't want only dive bombers to support the Army's operations! I want an Air Force that always has strategic bombers. However, I heard that the Marshal has been rejecting this. My The condition is that if I win, the Air Force must develop a strategic air force, because only in this way can it carry out the largest attack on the enemy's infrastructure, instead of just supporting the army's battles and using the air force as a foil!" Lin Wei said in one breath! set out their own conditions.
Göring thought for a long time and found that it was not disadvantageous to him at all. In fact, it was not that Göring did not want to build strategic bombers, but that the Air Force only had the financial resources. The current resources could only allow the Luftwaffe to become a support air force that supported the army. Göring Lin also knew the benefits of strategic bombers, but he really did not have more resources for the Air Force to study. Now that Lin Wei proposed this condition, it actually played into Goering's hands, because it meant that Goering could confidently compete with the Army for resources.
After thinking for a long time, Goering said, "It's a deal!"
"Of course!" Lin Wei smiled happily.