Chapter 168
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"What a bunch of idiots. It would take months to capture even 500,000 pigs, but they were defeated in just a few days. They are hopelessly stupid."When he was captured, he said this.
After he revealed his identity, he was quickly sent to General Lister. After all, the other party was also a senior officer. Who knows, there might be some unexpected gains?
"Admiral Emre, it's nice to meet you. Of course, you may not have expected that we would meet under such circumstances."General Lister smiled. He did not care much about easily defeating the main force of the Turkish army. After all, the Turkish army's combat effectiveness was indeed average.
"Hello, General, I am also very surprised. I didn't expect that I would meet you in this capacity."Admiral Emre said somewhat frustrated.
Although he knew that with his identity, his life would not be threatened even if he became a prisoner, he didn't know how the German army would treat him, would he be in a prisoner-of-war camp for the rest of his life or somewhere else?
""Sir, do you think Turkey can still stop the attack of the great German army? And what are your top leaders thinking? They actually rejected our request. Don't your top leaders have any brains?" General List asked curiously. He really wanted to know what Turkey was thinking and why it chose to confront the German army. Did it really think that after the German army lost several times on the Eastern Front, it thought that the German army was really easy to bully?
Even a fool knows that even if the German army lost, they can't fight against it, because the two sides are not at the same level at all.
"I never thought that our army could stop the German attack."Admiral Emre said helplessly.
"Oh, then why did you choose to be our enemy? Is it really not good to join us? Do you think we are not good enough?"General Liszt asked curiously.
"These are all decided by those bastards. I can't decide. If I can make the decision, I will never be your enemy. Besides, we were deceived by the Russians. They didn't send any volunteers at all."Admiral Emre roared angrily.
"I see, now I understand."General Lister nodded. It turned out that the Russians promised to send volunteers. No wonder they gathered so many troops to fight them to the death. But didn't they know that the Russians were not doing well on the Eastern Front? The total loss was more than one million.
So, these Turkish troops were really stupid.
"Sir, what are you going to do with me?" Admiral Emre asked again
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. The war will be over soon. Our vanguard has already reached Constantinople. I believe it won't take long to conquer it. By 850, we will have more time to deal with you."General Lister said with a smile.
Hearing this, Admiral Emre's eyes flashed with a trace of sadness. He already knew that the fate of Turkey in the future would be miserable. After all, no country could live a comfortable life after being defeated in the war.
What's more, the German army has never been merciful to those who betrayed him. I believe that the fate of Turkey will not be very good.
Since it is about to perish, it is better to take advantage of it now to gain more benefits and find a way out for itself. Thinking of this, he immediately said
""General, there are still 100,000 troops in Constantinople. Although they are not elite, it may not be easy for your country to take them down in a short time." Admiral Emre said with a twinkle in his eyes.
Hearing this, General Lister smiled and said indifferently,"So what? No matter how strong the city is, it will be reduced to ruins under the artillery of the empire."
Hearing this, Admiral Emre was even more helpless. It seemed that the other party was determined to bomb to the end. Thinking of this, he immediately said
"Sir, if I can help your army take Constantinople without bloodshed, you don't want any casualties, do you?" Admiral Emre stared at General Lister and said
"Do you mean to persuade him in person?" General Lister asked curiously,"Are you sure?"
Hearing this, Admiral Emre said proudly,"Of course, the commander stationed in Constantinople is my comrade-in-arms. I can persuade him to lay down his arms and surrender to your army. You know, we don't want to fight."
"This is indeed a good suggestion. If we can really take Constantinople without bloodshed, it would be the best. But how can you guarantee that you won't take the opportunity to escape?"General List asked with a smile.
In response, Admiral Emre said calmly:"Sir, it is impossible for Turkey to stop the German attack. It is not a wise choice to continue to resist when you know you can't stop it."
In his view, provoking the powerful German army was not a wise choice, especially those damn high-level officials who were deceived by the Russian bear, which led to Turkey's imminent demise.
"I have to admit that your choice is very wise. I promise you that if you can really convince Constantinople to surrender, believe me, when the war is over, there will be a place for you in Turkey. Of course, what we need is a sincere surrender, not a fence-sitter."
At the end, General Lister's tone was very cold. In his opinion, these high-ranking officials of Turkey were fence-sitters, leaning on whichever side was stronger. He had to give them a heads-up in advance to avoid being accused of being ruthless.���
""General, please believe in my sincerity." Admiral Emre said loudly.
Admiral Emre did not hold much hope at first, but he did not expect such a turn of events to happen.
However, he also knew that if the German army wanted to rule Turkey in the future, it would have to use local people, and those who had initially surrendered to the German army would definitely get important things.
Although such behavior would be reviled, at this moment, only a fool would not consider his own way out.
"Commander, do you think he is reliable?"Seeing Admiral Emre walk out of the command center, Admiral Wright, who had been silent, asked.㓆.
"It depends on his performance. We haven't lost anything, right? Even if he turns against us, he is just an admiral with a nominal title and will not cause any loss to us, but I believe he will make the right choice."General Lister said with a smile."Why?" General Wright asked in confusion.
"Because he is a smart man."General List said calmly.
Outside Constantinople, the German vanguard, under the cover of the air force, launched a fierce attack on Constantinople, and soon rushed into the city.
Although the Turkish army's combat effectiveness was not strong, when it came to life and death, many Turkish soldiers still burst out with extremely strong morale, and the German attack was temporarily blocked.
However, the fierce battle did not last long. After a plane arrived in the city, the fighting soon stopped.
"Surrender? Emre, do you know what this means?"Lieutenant General Ode, the commander of the city, asked loudly.
"I know what it means, Lieutenant General Ode, we can't stop the German attack."Admiral Emre said lightly
"No, I can hold on. The German offensive has been blocked. Once reinforcements arrive, I can launch a counterattack."Lieutenant General Ode said without giving up.
"Reinforcements? There will be no reinforcements. The elite troops have been wiped out in Bursa. Do you expect those who have just put down their farm tools to stop the German attack?"Admiral Emre said sarcastically.
"Listen to me, give up resistance, we will have a place in the new Tuji country in the future, and you will even become the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces."
Hearing this, Lieutenant General Ode was somewhat tempted. If he was really promised this position, he would not mind considering it. After all, compared with his current position, it was several levels higher.
More importantly, he also knew that he could not stop the German attack at all, and surrender was the best choice, but he had to negotiate the conditions before surrendering, otherwise it would be stupid to negotiate later.
"What about you?" Lieutenant General Ode asked curiously.
"President." Emre said calmly
"The German army promised?"Lieutenant General Ode asked in surprise.
"No, I promised it myself."Admiral Emre still said calmly:"Believe me, if the German army wants to rule Turkey, they must rely on us, otherwise they will not be able to rule Turkey."
"Surrender, it is meaningless to continue to resist."
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Ode nodded.���Nodding, he immediately ordered:"Order, lay down your weapons and prepare to surrender."
"yes!"
"Your Majesty, Constantinople has fallen into the hands of our army."In Berlin, at the City Palace, Marshal Keitel looked at August and said excitedly.
The fall of Constantinople means a lot. For example, the navy's transport fleet can drive straight in and directly transport a large amount of combat supplies to the front line by sea, so that Manstein's group can get supplies faster.
Of course, the combat supplies are provided by the vassal states, and it takes too long to provide supplies from the German mainland.
Hearing this, August nodded. He also knew the importance of this route because it would greatly ease the logistical pressure on the front line.
"Well, they did a good job, but they didn't expect that the other side would surrender so easily. They really didn't expect it, but they also realized that the Chicken Kingdom was going to be finished."August said lightly
"Your Majesty, the main force of the Turkish army has been almost wiped out by us. The remaining hundreds of thousands of troops are newly formed troops, and their combat effectiveness is not high. I believe that under our attack, it will not take long to annihilate them all."Marshal Keitel continued
"I heard that Constantinople was able to be taken so easily this time because of a man named Emre?" August asked curiously.
"Yes, it was Emre's surrender that caused the defenders of Constantinople to surrender as well. Marshal Keitel said
"In this case, this man named Emre is actually a smart man. Such people are needed by the empire. After all, we can't incorporate the Turkish Chicken Kingdom into the empire, so we must support some people who are loyal to the empire and let them help us control the Turkish Chicken Kingdom."August said lightly.
Although the territory of the Turkish Chicken Kingdom is not very large, it is not an effect. If the Turkish Chicken Kingdom is forcibly incorporated into the empire, it will only bring endless troubles. It is impossible to kill nearly 20 million people, right? That will only cause countless troubles.
However, the geographical location of the Turkish Chicken Kingdom is very important. In this case, August is even less likely to give up here, so the best way is to support someone loyal to the empire and let them act as the empire's agent to control the Turkish Chicken Kingdom.
This is how August controls the Turkish Chicken Kingdom. Apart from this, he can't think of any other good way. After all, this is reality, not a game.
"Marshal Keitel, what do you think about the future of Turkey?" August asked.
Hearing this, Marshal Keitel fell into deep thought, and after a long time he slowly said:"Your Majesty, I think we can support a regime loyal to us in Turkey."
Marshal Keitel's view on the future of Turkey is the same as August's. We must support people who are loyal to the empire. In this way, everything will be in the hands of the empire.
"Well, your opinion is the same as mine. Do you think we should keep the current system or adopt another system?" August asked again.
"If you change the existing ones rashly, it may cause���The empire needs stability now, and there can't be any turmoil."Marshal Keitel said slowly.
Hearing this, August nodded. If he changed rashly, he might fall into internal disputes. At that time, it would be difficult to concentrate on dealing with the bear. Thinking of this, August said again
"Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"
Marshal Keitel thought for a while and suggested:"Your Majesty, why not just use Emre? Since he surrendered to the Empire as soon as he was captured and persuaded Constantinople to surrender, it is obvious that he is a smart man. If we support such a man who knows the times, it will be easier for the Empire to control him."
"Emre?" August was a little surprised and asked,"Where is his information?"
Soon, Bauman took out a piece of information and read it out loud:"Emre, born in a poor family, studied hard when he was young, was admitted to the Military Academy, and then studied at the Berlin Military Academy. After returning to China, he was appreciated by bigwigs and rose to prominence."
Hearing this, August smiled and said,"I didn't expect that he was a commoner and could climb to such a high position. He really knows how to deal with current affairs."
""He is a good candidate.
Let Lister talk to him.
If he can accept it and pledge allegiance to the Empire, then the Empire can choose him to be the president of Turkey.
" August said lightly.
August didn't care about the president of a small country.
Anyway, he was just a puppet with no real power.
Once he became a vassal state, the economy and military would all fall under the control of the Empire.
In this case, no matter who became the president, it would not have much impact on the Empire.
If there was any rebellion against the Empire, it could be destroyed in an instant.
""Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Keitel nodded in response
"It looks like we will be able to take over Turkey in less than a month. Then we can march eastward, join forces with Persia, and threaten the Soviet Baku oil fields."August turned his head and stared at the map, muttering
"Yes, according to the current situation, the whole territory of Turkey can be occupied in half a month at most. However, General List's troops are all second-line troops, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. They may fail when encountering the elite Soviet troops. Should we send a batch of reinforcements?"Marshal Keitel suggested.
August had also thought about this suggestion. It is useless to send infantry. The terrain there means that infantry will die. There is no point in the armored troops.
Although there is oil everywhere, the armored troops may not have to worry about fuel problems, but due to the terrain restrictions, the troops cannot be deployed and cannot exert their maximum combat effectiveness, which will greatly affect morale. The only troops that can be sent out are the mountain divisions.
"How is the mountain division training going?" August asked
"Ten mountain divisions are in training and will be able to complete all training courses in half a month at most."Marshal Keitel said hurriedly
"Then transfer five mountain divisions to General List and tell him that he can only win and not lose, otherwise he will never come back."August said lightly
""Understood!" Marshal Keitel responded solemnly.
Soon, General Lister received an order from the Supreme Command. After seeing the order, General Lister could not help but sigh that Emre's luck was really good.
Not only did he become a prisoner of the empire, but he also had the opportunity to turn things around and become the president of Turkey. Although this president may not have any real power, he can enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory if he is loyal to the empire.
His descendants can also enjoy endless wealth and glory. This is a step to heaven.
Not long after, General Lister sent someone to invite Emre and handed him the appointment issued by August.
"Commander, is there anything else I can help you with? Just tell me."At this time, Admiral Emre was very humble, acting exactly like a prisoner. He seemed to have completely accepted his current situation and had no objection.
In fact, he knew that he had to cooperate with the German army in order to gain more benefits or even save his life. Moreover, he could guess the German army's future strategy, which was to support a regime loyal to them. He had the highest rank among the prisoners, so as long as he cooperated well, he would not only live a comfortable life, but also get more.
"Admiral Emre, I have to admire you. Your previous decision was really a wise choice. His Majesty is very satisfied with your cooperation, so you are lucky this time."General Lister said with envy, and even General Wright next to him was very envious. He originally thought that the Supreme Command would set up a governor's office here, and maybe he could become a governor. Now it seems that the Supreme Command does not want to set up a governor's office here.
What a pity. General Wright silently said in his heart
"Thank you for your great emperor's trust. This is my greatest honor."Admiral Emre said quickly. He probably guessed something, but still pretended to know nothing._Faloo reminds you: Three things to do when reading - ∪Collect, recommend, share!
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