Chapter 36: Today’s Humiliation Law

The news of Hitler’s suicide immediately hit the major London newspapers, with almost every man, woman and child in the streets having a newspaper in their hands. The news of the death of this German Führer, who had once provoked a world war in the hearts of the British, seemed to signal that the world war, which had claimed tens of millions of lives, had come to an end.

The dawn of peace had appeared, and many people breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that their families still in the midst of the war would return safely.

As for how many German troops were still in Germany who did not believe Hitler was dead and were still fighting to the last for the great Führer, that was not something the British should be concerned about.

“The time has not deviated too much, and the general direction of history has still not been affected.” Looking at the calendar, Alan Wilson locked the door of his room and prepared to report to the Foreign Office, the schedule for the trip to Europe has been set.

On the streets of London, a number of pedestrians holding this newspaper were cheering, and expecting their families to return.

“Are you going to Whitehall? The war is over and our families will be back safe and sound soon.” I don’t know if it’s a common problem all over the world that drivers are chatty, like the cabbie pulling Alan Wilson.

“Most of the people should be back to a peaceful life, although the war in the direction of the Far East is not over yet. But over there, we’re mainly relying on the Expeditionary Force and the Indian Corps to regain the lost ground, so I’m sure it won’t take more than a few months for good news to come in.” Alan Wilson replied politely, looking towards the gleeful crowd outside.

What was there to be happy about? Happy to wait for their husbands to return, and then happy to accept that two years into the expedition, there was already a big fat baby born? God only knew just how many of the soldiers who came back from the expedition would choose to get divorced.

After his recent activities, he had become familiar with the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Indian Affairs, and the final written instructions were merely routine, and the receptionists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with no aphorisms, indicated the urgency and importance of traveling to Europe.

These axioms do not need to be said by others, Alan Wilson more than anyone else to understand, he even more than other colleagues on the return to London also received Ali Khan to Hyderabad Commissioner’s salary, it is not good to take the money for nothing.

Because the current German territory is not yet completely calm, before the necessary restoration of order, Allen Wilson, these representatives of the United Kingdom’s formation of the British-occupied areas of order of the diplomatic staff, the first stop is not any city in Germany, but the French capital, Paris.

From the Yalta Conference, the British Empire, relying on 30 million square kilometers of colonies, relatively still able to and the United States and the Soviet Union on an equal footing, the British-occupied area consists of northwestern Germany, including the Ruhr area, the state of Schleswig-Holstein and the southern part of Austria, where there are important cities such as Bonn, Hamburg, Cologne, Kiel and so on.

The Ruhr area was the industrial region of Germany, Bonn was the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Hamburg and Kiel were important ports. Hamburg and Kiel were important ports. A large part of the essence of German industry was in the British-occupied areas.

Must admit that people born in a strong country, always have certain benefits, to the British-occupied area Alan Wilson, can be good in the German essence of the industrial zone, scavenging a little bit of what they want.

Things are not in a hurry, Ali Khan’s London steward also came to the port to see off, waiting for the ship to sail, before embarking on the ship Allen Wilson instructed, “Alim, I will contact you when I arrive in Paris, guide you to the things you need to be shipped over, if the food delivered by British India arrives, you can go to Burgess, who used to work in the BBC to report on the great monarch’s interest in the current European devastated goodwill, the BBC is best placed to do that.”

At this time, Alan Wilson does not mind borrowing the connections of the members of the Cambridge Five, making money, not shabby.

After a casual chat, Alan Wilson was informed that the ship was about to weigh anchor and said goodbye to Ali Khan’s London steward.

The ship departed to the other side of the English Channel, complaints will immediately come, many members of the over to the appointment complained, why send an airplane to send them there, is now in France can not be shot down?

“Perhaps it was the Foreign Secretary, who wanted us to see the true state of French soil now, so that we would appreciate peace more and express enthusiasm for our work?” Alan Wilson whistled, not having to think about it, he knew that the situation in France was probably just a little better than in Germany, where the war was still going on, and most likely not much better.

“Oh, Alan, maybe you have a point.” A fellow foreign delegate, Ivor, nodded his head in deep exaggeration as he listened, “It’s well known that the French have never been the embodiment of bravery.”

“Of course, I’m sure they won’t surrender a second time.” Another delegate abroad joined in, as if the subject of France could always excite the English.

“It’s not unlikely that the French will say that it was because they surrendered to the Germans that they didn’t have much to lose in the middle of the war. Why resist rather than surrender when you can cut your losses?”

“When you say it like that, it seems very reasonable, or else the French are just smart.”

The crowd spoke to each other, the air was filled with rapture, and every now and then a burst of laughter erupted. Alan Wilson also could not help but hold his tongue, so soon into today’s insulting the French?

How can you defile the innocence of the French out of thin air? Alan Wilson so thought, cheerfully joined in the discussion, must admit that this is a good way to kill time. As soon as there was talk of the French, everybody was at once less sleepy, and as for not arranging an airplane for them to do it, small matter, small matter!

Crossing the sea and traveling by land to Paris at this time of year was far from being an easy journey. After disembarking, the crowd had hoped to reach Paris directly by railroad, but had to give up the idea.

Because many railroads have not yet regained the ability to traffic, exercise out a section had to stop, but fortunately we soon got in the northern port of the British army to help, so as not to let the appointment to become a forced march of hunger and cold.

As far as the eye can see, the population is small, the traces of the war can still be seen, just out of the harbor can be seen when the German army set up a fort, the French people, although not as shocked as in the beginning, but also in a hurry, suggesting that the situation in France now may not be good.

France’s situation may be just a little better than Germany, but there should not be a famine. You should know that France is Europe’s agricultural power, in the latter days of the world’s agricultural hegemony also has a place, should not be a problem to fill the stomach.

It was the Germans who were facing the problem of not having enough to eat! The impressive journey to Paris came to an end when we arrived in Paris.