Surrender—or death.

Marshal Gorris has no third way to choose.

July 13, 1942 at 12:00 noon.

Marshal Goris, the commander-in-chief of Istanbul, Turkey, made a decision:

surrender!

He sent Major General Tavas as his negotiator to discuss surrender with the German army. After a short period of negotiations, Guo Yunfeng accepted the... request made by Marshal Goris.

Then, Marshal Goris walked out of the Istanbul Arena and announced his surrender. At the same time, he ordered all Turkish troops in Istanbul to stop resisting and surrender to the opposite German army on the spot.

The Battle of Istanbul is over!

This is a terrible battle that the Turks can't forget.

From the beginning of the offensive to the present, only six and a half hours have passed, Istanbul, a famous city that has suffered countless wars in history but has always stood, has suffered the most terrible failure.

The two legions, a total of 60,000 Turkish troops, were defeated in dismay, most of them were killed, captured and surrendered.

Although this is not particularly outstanding in all the battles of the German army, it is undoubtedly a very important battle!

"Twilight of Ragnarok" has taken a crucial step, and Wang Weiyi's entire decisive battle plan has also taken a crucial step.

Now, the enemy's attention will be completely attracted to Türkiye

Under the command of Marshal Ernst Breme, the German army readjusted its strategic deployment and began to frequently mobilize the German army in a more flexible way, and ultimately controlled the situation on the entire battlefield.

What Wang Weiyi needs is victory!

Use continuous victory to restore the German army’s most glorious stage!

And now, this big strategy has been launched!

"Marson Ernst, I am honored to report to you that Istanbul has been fully controlled by the sub-army as you told me!"

When the energetic General George Kepler stood in front of Wang Weiyi, Wang Weiyi smiled and said:

"Congratulations, my general, Istanbul is ours now!"

Congratulations, General, Istanbul is ours now!

When General Ernst Breme said this, the whole of Istanbul soon fell into a huge cheer.

The German soldiers who shouted strongly, the tanks that were majestic patrolling the entire city, the battle flags flying everywhere

Everything is declaring:

The invincible German army - is back!

From then on, they will forget the shadow of all failures, and they will climb to a new peak of glory under the command of General Ernst Bryme!

This is exactly what Wang Weiyi wants to see: confidence!

Istanbul can see German troops everywhere, surrendered Turkish troops everywhere, and immigrants from various countries everywhere.

Istanbul is a very special city.

In the first 25 years of the 20th century, many chaos occurred, marking the death of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of the Turkish Republic. In 1908, the city was occupied by young Turks and deposed the hated tyrant Abdul Hamid II. In the Balkan War from 1912 to 1913, Istanbul was almost occupied by the Bulgarians. In World War I, the Battle of Gallipoli initiated by the British army to seize the city, suffered a crushing defeat, with 200,000 troops. After the truce, the city was jointly managed by France, Britain and Italy. After the Greek-Turkish War in Asia Minor and Russia, thousands of refugees came to Istanbul.

Therefore, this is a city with very complex composition and difficult to manage, which is a very important reason why Türkiye later decided to move its capital to Ankara.

However, this is what Wang Weiyi wants to see.

The more complex the city is, the more beneficial it is for the new occupier. He does not have to worry about the continuous resistance, attack, assassination of the occupied cities.

Immigration from other countries is obviously not particularly ideal in Istanbul. It is difficult for them to integrate into the special living customs of the locals, so it seems out of place with the city.

On the day of occupying Istanbul, Marshal Ernst Breme issued the first order to the German army:

"Respect the locals, do not commit atrocities, and strictly abide by military discipline."

The German army's strict discipline is well-known all over the world, and now with the orders of Marshal Ernst Breme, it can make German officers and soldiers more disciplined.

Then, Wang Weiyi issued a notice in the name of the commander of the occupying army:

The family property of all people in Istanbul will be guaranteed, the safety of everyone's lives will be guaranteed, and the living customs of all people will be respected to the greatest extent.

Not only that, he also ordered that families who suffered losses in the war could think that the temporary ruling government of Istanbul would declare losses, and after confirmation, they would receive compensation from Germany.

This is a huge surprise.

The occupying army actually wants to compensate the people in the occupied areas for the losses?

Wang Weiyi confirmed that what they heard was not wrong. On that day, the tweeter and radio played Marshal Ernst Breme's speech:

"We come for the German diaspora in Turkey, we come for justice and morality, we are protectors, not invaders, we are free, fair fighters, we are not demons who despise all life. Our goal is not ordinary Turks, but in Ankara, the maker of all massacres. Our goal is not to enslave Turkey, but to give Turkey true democracy and freedom."

This speech clearly gave the Turks a message:

Germany came to overthrow Inonu's "tyrant, actually ruled in the name of democracy and freedom"!

What made the Turks even more curious, and even a little kind of intimate was that Marshal Ernst Breme first spoke in German, and then personally re-produced his speech in Turkish.

Marshal Ernst actually speaks Turkish? This is really novel.

In addition to controlling Türkiye in the shortest time, Wang Weiyi has another very important reason:

He wants to use Istanbul as a template to tell all Türkiye that the German army is not terrible. The German army is here to liberate Türkiye, not to conquer Turkey!

The Turkish army is not scary. The continuous resistance that may come is the most troublesome thing. It is like occupying a nation is easy, but it is really difficult to completely conquer this nation.

The direction of Wang Weiyi's continuous efforts to convey friendly news and allow the Turks to eliminate hostility towards the German army to the greatest extent.

Türkiye's strategic position is really important. Wang Weiyi does not want to draw a large number of troops to deal with the endless resistance forces in the future.

To get it, you must first pay

"Are you satisfied with what I did, Marshal Goris?" Wang Weiyi asked in a peaceful voice in the face of his captive Marshal Goris.

"Thank you for your efforts, Marshal Ernst." Although he was a loser, Marshal Goris had to answer so realistically.

"It may be a bit exaggerated to say that we are liberators." Wang Weiyi didn't seem to want to hide anything: "But Turkey's political stance has always been shaky and he tries to gain the greatest benefit between Germany and Britain. In my opinion, even if Germany does not launch an attack, Britain will sooner or later use military power to deal with you. Marshal Goris, do you agree with my opinion?"

Marshal Goris nodded silently

Indeed, Türkiye's swinging policies have been criticized and pressured by many foreign and domestic criticisms.

Marshal Goris repeatedly advised his close comrade-in-arms President Inonu to Türkiye to make his own decision:

Either Germany or Britain!

Otherwise, maybe they will offend both sides completely

But President Inonu still stubbornly rejected Marshal Goris's suggestion, and he was completely happy to maintain the current situation.

Now, when Baron Alexander re-proposes this, Marshal Gorris doesn't know how to answer.

"In our announcement, the Turkish Provisional Government was proposed, but we do not yet." Wang Weiyi suddenly said: "I think the Provisional Government should be established immediately to maintain the normal operation of all regions and ensure that the local people's livelihood is restored as soon as possible. However, who do you think I should choose to be the consul of this Provisional Government?"

Marshal Goris' heart beat for a moment, he guessed what the Germans wanted to do

"And you, Marshal Goris." Sure enough, Wang Weiyi's words immediately confirmed Marshal Goris's speculation: "We need you to come out and take on the position of this consul."

"No, this is impossible." Marshal Goris rejected the suggestion: "Although I was defeated, I was the marshal appointed by President Inonu himself, and the President and I are close comrades in the army. Our friendship began since the era of President Kemal."

"What does that matter?" Wang Weiyi smiled relaxedly: "Martin Betan, the President of the French government, used to be our enemy, but now he has become friends with us. We treat friends kindly and treat France or Turkey as well. Of course, this depends on the attitude of our friends, Marshal Goris. I think at the critical moment of Turkey's life and death, you should not hesitate. This country needs a stronger, more politically wise leader who can lead Turkey to a truly powerful leader."

Marshal Ernst Breme's words stabbed Marshal Goris in the heart.

It can lead Türkiye to a truly powerful leader!
Chapter completed!