Chapter 215: In Great Britain (5)

"Dear Führer, welcome to Britain!"

"Your Majesty, I am glad to see you, and I am even happier to see Great Britain regain its vigor and vitality!"

On the morning of December 19, 1944, the day before Horikichi gave the order to attack Lanai and Molokai, Hoffman, accompanied by more than 1,800 officers and men of the Guard Flag Corps and more than 100 Third Imperial Attachés, officially arrived in London for a state visit to the British Empire.

A week before Hoffmann's arrival, Himmler, Baumann, Ribbentrop and other capable generals of the national community had arrived in Britain in advance to pave the way for the Führer's visit to Britain, and the division of labor between the three was very clear: Himmler was responsible for the whole process of security, Bauman was responsible for counter-espionage, Ribbentrop was responsible for communication and coordination with the British side, and Goebbels accompanied Hoffmann to attend various occasions, and only Speier was left among the giants to preside over the overall situation in China. The chiefs of general staff of the three air forces are on standby at their base camps to prepare for joint handling of relevant emergencies......

At this moment, the docks of London have long been surrounded by water, and there are crowds of people who stop to watch, a large circle of British troops on the periphery, and some of the special security guards in the middle, and the commandos of Skollzny and the royal guard of Edward VIII in the inner circle, and the vigilance has been strengthened to an unprecedented level.

All reporters who can cover the front line have been carefully reviewed and approved by the British side, and are inspected by British and German security personnel on the spot before they are put in, and there is also a security check house at the dock site, in addition to the body search by male and female guards, X-ray machines and magnetic detectors are also cleverly arranged, and any entrainment, camouflage equipment and equipment are difficult to mix, which can be described as extremely strict.

In the spotlight of the reporters, the big men posed in full poses, Hoffman first hugged Edward VIII warmly, then clasped his hands tightly, Goebbels shook hands warmly with Attlee, and the prospective first lady Eva and Mrs. Simpson who accompanied the visiting party warmly greeted each other warmly on the side, and this gesture was a full minute before the reporters had taken enough photos.

Since the Führer is both president and prime minister, it is better for Edward VIII to greet him, and although Goebbels only holds the title of propaganda minister, he is well known to be a great steward in the administrative field, and the high-level reception by Attlee, who is the prime minister, can also show the sincerity of the British side.

"Honorable Führer, what is your special mood in London at this moment? Do you come with a sense of accomplishment in conquering the world? A reporter asked boldly.

Hoffman smiled: "I don't have a sense of accomplishment in conquering the world, I haven't conquered the world at all, and I don't want to conquer the world, but I'm really excited, so far, I've basically achieved the first wish in my life, and I'm going to work hard to achieve the second wish." ”

"Can you tell us more about that?"

"My first wish is to unite all Germans,

and to make the German nation stand again and be among the nations of the world, and to enjoy the glory and status of this world together with other outstanding nations, which has been achieved by 90% so far; The second wish is that the whole of Europe can unite and become an alliance of one heart and one mind, and the goal of eradicating the wars and turmoil that has enveloped the European people for more than 2,000 years has been partially achieved, and it remains to be promoted by the countries of Europe, including Great Britain," Hoffman smiled, "I sincerely want to achieve this goal, so I work hard to learn and understand the culture and heritage of Great Britain. Are there any obvious grammatical or pronunciation errors? I learned from the tone of a BBC announcer. ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, no wonder they felt that something was wrong just now, it turned out that the Führer had just spoken in English in a very standard BBC (Oxford accent), although there was still a bit of a German accent, but at least it was authentic high English, which was more cordial and noble than the American nouveau riche English full of slang.

Led by Edward VIII, the reporters applauded Hoffman's speech in English.

Dr. Goebbels smiled and nodded, the capable can do anything, the Führer had to stammered a few English words a few years ago, and now he can speak a lot of English fluently, it is said that he can barely relate a few sentences of French, it can be seen that the Führer is gifted, he does not know that Hoffmann is an authentic scholar, his English ability is extraordinary, and his French can barely deal with it, which is much better than Hitler, who has not received formal higher education.

Speaking a few words in English instead of German on such an occasion will not only not have the feeling of "losing power and humiliating the country," but will directly bring him closer to British dignitaries and the media, and he will appear more intimate.

Mrs. Simpson said to Eva in astonishment: "When did the Führer learn English, this accent is more standard than mine!" ”

She is American, and of course her English proficiency surpasses Hoffman, but she speaks a standard American accent, which cannot be corrected for the time being even if she tries to learn the Oxford accent, which is why the upper class is not very interested in her.

"He's been so busy learning this lately, he doesn't even have the kung fu to accompany us, and little Kohler is about to become a single parent."

"Politicians, always, when will the Führer and you be officially married?"

"He said that he would get married after the United States signed an armistice agreement and ended all the wars, but the Americans always refused to make peace and wanted to fight the war wholeheartedly." Eva said indignantly, "I thought Dewey would be better when he came to power, but now it seems that there is no big difference between him and Truman, I don't understand politics, and these things are told to me by others." ”

"Believe me, it should be soon" Mrs. Simpson could not say why, but could only comfort Eva, the peace-loving German people led by Eva were waiting for an early end to the war.

"A bunch of shameless and shameless people," Adams stamped his foot hard, shrunk his head, and left the perimeter of the docks.

With the transmission of the high-pitched radio, he heard what was just being said on the pier, but unfortunately he couldn't squeeze in, and he was stopped more than 2,500 meters away from the pier, because he didn't have a special pass and couldn't enter the core area at all. In his opinion, the crowd at the dock was so dense that if a ship gun could fire at the dock, it would directly send Hitler, the great demon king, to hell.

Unfortunately, there were no naval guns to do this, but there was a huge battleship Lion parked on the periphery of the docks, although the flag of the Royal Navy of Great Britain was flying, but he learned through inside information that the newly completed ship had been handed over to the Germans, and that the German naval officers and sailors were now in control of the ship.

Unlike Terry, who was a member of the British Longbowmen and was in charge of intermediary liaison and on-the-spot footing during Operation "Demon King", Adams was extremely hostile to reconciliation with Germany, not only because of his personal political leanings, but also because of his family's suffering: one of his sisters died in the bombing of Germany a few years ago, and his brother died in the North Atlantic, and he did not want to forgive the Germans, let alone let the Great Demon King go.

Because of his background, he is a key link in the entire "Demon King" operation, and it is entirely up to him to determine what kind of combat plan to coordinate with the action team.

In order to deal with the Führer, the whole plan was conceived in various ways, including bombing with aircraft, shelling with tanks or artillery, and shelling with naval artillery, but it turned out to be all utopian.

Neither the Royal Air Force nor the Royal Navy could have sent out planes to carry out their missions, and the sky over London was now clear, with only a group of Spitfires on patrol, and the problem was that the Spitfires painted with the Royal Air Force logo of Great Britain were flown by the German Air Force in the United Kingdom.

The same is true at sea, the Lion is the most typical bodyguard sent by the British side to carry out security, although the new ship is not yet capable of high-intensity combat, but it is more than enough for ordinary confrontation, according to the arrangement, Hoffman will take the Lion to the Isle of Man, Iceland, Northern Ireland shuttle visits and inspections.

It stands to reason that the Führer's visit should take a German ship, at least the Tirpitz, but now that Mashal and Ozawa are fighting on the front line with warships, how can it be possible to transfer elite troops to the country for Hoffmann's visit?

Hoffman himself didn't care about this, since he wanted Anglo-German reconciliation and cooperation with Britain, what did it matter to take the Lion? Wouldn't a new British-built battleship, flown under the Royal Navy flag and piloted by German officers and men be more reflective of the Anglo-German rapprochement and cooperation?

As for using armored forces to kill the demon king on land, it is basically a luxury: the Führer has the No. 1800 Guard Flag Team by his side, a heavily armored company equipped with the latest Tiger 3 tanks, and a full-track armored grenadier battalion.

The problem is that Great Britain only had 4 armored divisions left after suffering heavy losses, so where to transfer 1 armored division to fight hard? If a secret organization like the British Longbowmen could calmly mobilize an armored division into battle, how weak would the Attlee government's control over the army be?

Therefore, Wright Phillips the Jackal came to the conclusion that it was impossible to eat hard, and he could only find another way, working the ground where the demon king fell, where the convoy passed, and other special occasions, and using assassination to achieve the goal.