Chapter 859 Canada (2)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

The Canadian soldiers in the position stared at the German fleet in the distance with puzzled faces. They had been preparing for most of the day, but the German fleet stopped in the distant sea and stopped moving forward. It neither fired guns nor launched carrier-based aircraft; could it be possible to stop there and enjoy the sea view?

While the soldiers in the position were talking a lot, the commander of the garrison on the island received a confidential message from the Ministry of Defense. "What?! Withdraw immediately?!" The garrison commander almost jumped up, thinking that he was dazzled. He rubbed his eyes and read it several times. It was indeed the order for them all to withdraw, and it was signed by the Minister of Defense. he asked the operator again. "Are you sure you didn't translate it wrong?!"

The operator assured, patting his chest. "Commander, I swear I will never be wrong."

"..." The enemies were already in front of us, but they were allowed to retreat without firing a shot? !

After hesitating for a long time, he decided to obey the orders from above.

"It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders." This sentence is rarely controversial at all times and at home and abroad, especially in military circles. Because the battlefield situation is ever-changing, the higher level is better able to control the overall situation and focus on the future, while the lower level firmly carries out the overall task without negotiation. Especially "soldiers are crafty". Even if the superior orders to surrender, the subordinates need to obey, because the superior is likely to be planning a conspiracy.

Of course, there are exceptions, and there are similar examples at home and abroad in ancient and modern times. First of all, it is mentioned in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu that "the general will not be subject to the orders of the emperor abroad", which means that when fighting abroad, you can not be subject to the orders of superiors according to the actual situation.

It is a pity that this commander is a very conservative and traditional soldier and does not have the courage to "disobey military orders abroad". After all, let’s not talk about whether we can repel the enemy. Even if we repel the enemy, if we disobey the orders of the Ministry of National Defense, we will have to be sent to a military court. In serious cases, we may not even be able to save our lives.

"Let the soldiers withdraw from their positions and gather at the port."

Soon, the messengers passed the orders to various positions. "The commander has ordered us to evacuate our position immediately, pack our things and gather at the port!"

"What?!" The soldiers who were gearing up for a big fight with the Germans couldn't help but be stunned, and their enthusiasm was doused by a basin of cold water. "Why?! The enemy is right in front of you?!" Are you gathering at the port to prepare to board the ship and return home? Wouldn't this mean handing over the entire archipelago to the Germans? So what are they training for these days? !

The messenger shook his head. "I don't know either. This is an order issued by the commander himself. If you have any questions, you can ask the commander yourself." After leaving these words, he rushed to the next position to continue conveying the order.

"..." Naturally, these soldiers did not dare to go to the headquarters to question the commander face to face. They could only withdraw from the position dejectedly, returned to their respective barracks, simply packed their luggage, and headed to the port.

On the other side of the Atlantic, in Sweden, Canadian Ambassador to Sweden Liam hurried to the German Embassy after receiving a domestic secret message.

"Ambassador Liam is such a rare visitor." German Ambassador Eberl greeted him lukewarmly. "Why are you here, Your Majesty the Ambassador?" The warning call for their garrison to withdraw from the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Islands had just come out, and why did he come here? "Did the Ambassador make a special trip to tell me that your country intends to defend the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Islands? That is truly courageous."

"Mr. Ebel misunderstood. The defenders on the island have already begun to evacuate." Ambassador Liam had an awkward smile on his face. "I am here to represent our government to your country...well, our government hopes to withdraw from this war. You must know that we love peace. This war is not our country's original intention, but the Americans..."

The long speech prepared by Ambassador Liam had just begun when he was interrupted by Ambassador Eberle with a wave of his hand. "To make a long story short, your country is ready to surrender unconditionally" I thought to myself. It's really interesting. Just asking their defenders to evacuate from the islands, how did it become a matter of national surrender?

"..." Ambassador Liam was extremely depressed. Since the war broke out, they had only lost a fleet and a few thousand sailors, but the top management had already decided to surrender. It was really useless. But the strength gap between the two sides is here, what can he, an ambassador abroad, do. "Well, we still have conditions."

Ambassador Abel shook his head slightly. "Your country doesn't seem to have the capital to negotiate terms with our country. You must have guessed that after we deal with the Soviet Union, your next target will be your North America. I don't think you are better than the Soviet Union... Well, I can't tell you this. It’s useless. I would like to know what conditions your country has. But it’s an old issue about European foreign exchange, so don’t mention it at all to avoid wasting everyone’s time.”

Of course Ambassador Liam knew that it was impossible for the Germans to exchange these European foreign currencies for them. He wiped the sweat from his face and stated the conditions ordered by the Prime Minister. There are generally only three. They do not cede territory, remain neutral, and resume trade with Europe.

After hearing the other party's conditions, Ebel nodded. "I will report it to the country. As for whether our Highness will agree, that is not up to me. Please go back and wait for the news." After sending away Ambassador Liam, Ebel immediately sent the news back to the country.

"Oh? The Canadians want to surrender? It seems that these guys are quite aware of current affairs. As long as they can afford the compensation, of course I agree with their surrender." These stupid guys, if they had known this, why did they do it in the first place? It would have been a waste of time. In the end, he got nothing except a large sum of pounds sterling and European foreign exchange, but had to pay a large sum of compensation.

Yannick was not worried that the Canadians could not afford the compensation. You should know that Canada's territory ranks second in the world, and its various resources are naturally rich. For example, Canada's abundant mineral reserves (world ranking) include potassium (4.4 billion tons, first), uranium (90,000 tons, second), tungsten (260,000 tons, second), cadmium (550,000 tons, third), nickel (4.9 million tons, fourth), lead (2 million tons, fifth), etc.

Its crude oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia in the world, of which 97% exist in the form of oil sands. The proven reserves of oil sands crude oil in later generations are 173.2 billion barrels, accounting for 81% of the world's proven oil sands reserves.

A small cut of so many resources is enough to compensate for the compensation. Yannick sighed. "Standing in the wrong team is really a technical job." Once you stand in the wrong team, even if it is not irreparable, you have to pay a considerable price to remedy it.

Soon, the news was transmitted back to Canada through the Canadian Embassy in Sweden.

Looking at the huge amount of compensation, Canadian senior officials felt very aggrieved, but when they thought about the fate of the Americans next door, they could only grit their teeth and agree to it.