Chapter 245: The Tower of London (I)

"The prisoner's mood has stabilized, and he has eaten his entire lunch at noon today." Major Henry, Military Police of the British Army. Jenkins cautiously reported to the SS colonel in front of him.

"Let him take a shower, change into clean clothes, and ask him if he has any special needs." Dogen stretched out his hand to the side, and Captain Stark, who was accompanying him, hurriedly handed over the military hat in his hand.

"Take me around, Major Jenkins, it's my first time here."

"Of course, Colonel Dogen, I'm honored to be your guide." Jenkins hurriedly agreed, and the pressure on him from this German SS officer was too great.

"Captain Stark, you can go and check the security arrangements on the periphery first, you should know what to do, remember one thing, the safety of the Führer is the first priority, don't let go of any loopholes, be sure to be foolproof."

"Obey the Colonel, this is our sacred duty, and there will be absolutely no slackness." Stark gave Dogan a salute.

"Hi Reinhardt!"

"Hi Reinhardt!" Dougan raised his hand in response.

Stark lowered his arm, nodded slightly at Dougan and Jenkins, and then turned and strode out of the office door.

"Captain Stark is the commander of the Führer's Guard Flag Team, and when the Führer travels, he is responsible for the security of the entire team." Colonel Dougan straightened the military hat on his head and then said to Jenkins.

"I still have some questions about the prisoners, but we can talk about it slowly on the way."

"Okay, Colonel Dogen, I'll tell you everything I know." After that, Jenkins put on the red cap he wore for the British Army gendarmerie.

"It's the first time I've seen London up close." Xu Jun sat in a brand-new Daimler bulletproof car, watching the London street scene outside the window with great interest.

By this time, normal order had returned to the market in London. With the opening of factories and enterprises, the streets of the city are once again busy, and if it were not for the vehicles that often have German signs passing by on the streets, the scene at this time would almost give the illusion that the bloody war that has just ended is just a dream.

Post-war reconstruction was a lucrative business, both German and British. They all want to get a share of this feast. A large amount of overseas funds were re-collected, and the financial situation of the British Empire showed signs of improvement, and the German banking syndicates did not lose their normal judgment because of the military victory, and they took this opportunity to begin to intervene in Britain's local financial investment, and bought a number of enterprises and industrial and mining industries with development value on a large scale, and under the closed fiscal policy of Britain in the past, these core industries were rarely opened to foreign consortia.

The terminal negotiations between the UK and Germany are still in full swing, but the two sides have already launched a series of cooperation plans, both the government and the private sector. The war was for the wealthy classes of both countries. If the gains outweigh the losses, then any hatred can be set aside. These purely realist interest animals do not care about any family hatred and national hatred, and taking this opportunity to obtain more profit sharing is the guiding ideology of all their actions at present.

Britain is slowly recovering, which is obvious to the British citizens, with a large number of daily necessities from Europe to the island, many long-lost goods reappeared on the shelves of stores, the underground black market was jointly banned by the British and German military and police, and all the goods hoarded by profiteers were confiscated. And put it on the market at a low price, and the people returned to their daily lives. There was a scene of prosperity and peace in the streets.

This has led some ordinary civilians to wonder what is the meaning of the pain they have endured. At the same time, many people have doubts in their hearts, why did Britain get involved in this war that now seems meaningless?

Eventually, the finger began to point the finger at the parliamentarians and politicians who had been pushing Britain into the war, as well as at the news media, which now prevailed in the market to say that the patriotic British people had been deceived and deceived by the lies created by these war brokers and the lackey media they had bribed. The ignorant and greedy warmongers and careerists in Parliament, for their own personal interests and purposes, pushed Britain into the abyss of war, and finally ruined this once great country.

Churchill, in particular, was the target of all the wartime cabinet leaders, and his brutal policies before the end of the war deepened the public's bad impression of him. The resentment of the British people against this dictatorial tyrant has not been extinguished since the moment Britain surrendered, and the citizens of London have a lot of new and old hatreds that want to end with this man.

This great savior of the British Empire, the greatest statesman of the twentieth century, and a staunch defender of the liberal and democratic world, has now appeared in British newspapers and magazines with an extremely ugly image. Obsessed imbeciles, hopelessly drunkards, despicable political thieves, bloodthirsty warmongers, brutal dictatorial careerists, the uncrowned kings poured buckets of dirty water on the former prime minister's head like no money.

There are also small stories about the prime minister in the society, some of them are true and some are false, and many of them are vulgar and obscene to the point of outrageousness, but the common people in the British countryside like to listen to these seasoned jokes, and at this time there is basically no one to stand up to stop them, and the British seem to have abused their former prime minister as an effective way to clear themselves and show favor to the Germans.

Xu Jun's destination on this trip is the Tower of London by the River Thames, where Churchill, Britain's most important and crucial person responsible for the war, is currently locked up in this ancient war fortress, waiting for the final judgment. Xu Jun had already decided to leave that night, and before leaving, he wanted to meet Churchill, but he had always wished to talk to Churchill face-to-face for a while.

"My Führer, Tower Bridge can already be seen in front of you." Tysenhofen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, reported.

Xu Jun secretly entered the city of London this time, so he did not put on a full guard of honor with great fanfare, he did not even take a Mercedes-Benz car specially arranged for him, but sat in a bulletproof Daimler given by the British royal family, and the entourage and guards also rode in the standard official car provided by Scotland Yard. It avoids the attention of most people, but it is conducive to ensuring the safety of their own travel.

"My Führer, the destruction of this part of London is not serious, so social order is restored quickly. But in the East End, there are quite a few neighborhoods that have been devastated, and the statistics are so far counted. At least 200,000 people have lost their shelter, and 30 per cent of the civilians have lost all their possessions, leaving them with nothing but a set of clothes. Mueller sat next to Xu Jun and whispered with a heavy expression.

Because Wierle was busy dealing with the N25, as the highest-ranking officer in the base at the time, he was caught by the Führer. Muller really felt a little flattered, this is a chance that no one else can ask for, to be able to accompany the Führer, and to travel in the same car.

Reichenau was already preparing to take over these things. He'll have his way. I have suggested that the British government should organise a stronger part of these people to go to the south, where there is a great deal of reconstruction work that urgently needs strong labour. We have destroyed many towns and cities in the south, and if we do not restore local production and life as soon as possible, we will surely suffer endless troubles. Xu Jun did not take his eyes out of the window, he carefully observed the appearance of the British citizens on the street.

"The Cypriot Legion has rested, and my Führer, the soldiers are very happy to be able to get a week's vacation."

"Let's get the soldier's bonus."

"Twice the monthly allowance in wartime. You have been so generous to the soldiers, my Führer. It's a pity that there are no cheap items to buy here in the UK. ”

"There are some luxury items that are good, such as clocks and antiques, and gemstone jewelry." Xu Jun turned his face with a smile.

"I bought two watches that are said to be waterproof and shockproof, and I'm going to keep one for myself and the other for Haron as a birthday present."

"When is Haron's birthday?"

"At the end of the month. Number twenty-five. ”

"Eric, remember to remind me to prepare a gift." Xu Jun said to the adjutant.

"Yes, my Führer, I will arrange it." Tysenhofen replied respectfully.

The convoy had turned onto Tower Bridge Road and could already see the towering pylons ahead. This beautifully shaped bridge has become an icon of the British Empire, along with Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament. When people in other countries around the world think of the UK, they think of these two buildings.

At the northern end of Tower Bridge, the massive Tower of London Fortress stands beside the banks of the River Thames, and Xu Jun looks out of the car window to see the iconic central white tower and gray outer walls.

The German 3rd Infantry Division spent a lot of effort at that time, and it has never been able to capture the castle, and the British defenders guarding the castle are not very strong in strength and equipment, but relying on strong and tall fortifications, they have repelled several strong German attacks, and almost forced the Ludwik division commander to disobey the order and order to bombard it with heavy artillery. Fortunately, Manstein gave the order in time to turn the siege into a siege, which allowed the ancient fortress to be preserved intact.

The so-called Tower of London, is not a tall tower in the usual sense, in English Tower has the meaning of towering and tall, this building is actually a three-story square Normandy castle, if there is anything to do with the tower, then only the four corners of the castle have a tower with a roof, which plays the role of lookout and vigilance. The castle was only the centerpiece of the fortress's defensive system, and it was the surrounding ring of tall stone walls and the fortified towers built at intervals on the walls that really served as a defense. After hundreds of years of repairs and expansions by countless generations of kings, it finally became the magnificent fortress with double walls and wide moats that appeared in front of Xu Jun now.

The king who originally built the fortress was actually an invader, the famous founder of the Norman dynasty, William the Conqueror from Normandy. The foreign conqueror built the fortress not only to assert the power of the king, but also to deter and suppress the disobedient Anglo-Saxons, and the name of the Tower of London seems to have been associated with bloody violence ever since.

It is important to note that this powerful conqueror built a large number of fortified castles in England in order to maintain his rule, the two most famous of which are the Tower of London and Windsor Castle, the former has always been a symbol of British royal power, and the latter has become the source of the name of the current British royal family.

Xu Jun's motorvoy drove quickly across Tower Bridge, then turned a corner, and drove into the road leading to the main gate of the Tower of London, the intersection guards had changed into SS soldiers in black uniforms, they had been waiting for a long time to see the convoy coming, and quickly pulled open the steel barbed wire fence hung with barbed wire, and then stood on the side of the road and raised a gun salute. The captain of five sedans drove straight in, crossed the old stone bridge over the moat, and drove into the legendary royal castle, which has almost spanned the 900-year history of the British Empire.

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