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With the signing of the Second Brest-Litovsk Treaty on March 5, 1943, the German-German War came to a complete end. After losing the war, the Soviet Union was forced to cede a huge amount of territory from the Kola Peninsula to the Caucasus to Germany and pay astronomical amounts of compensation.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the second coming of the 'first' Brest-Litovsk Treaty signed in 1918, or rather, a strengthened version of it.

As the Peace Treaty was signed between Germany and the Soviet Union, the Axis countries that had followed Germany into the German-German War also stopped engaging in hostilities with the Soviet Army and soon reached an agreement with the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union also had to pay some compensation to them. The prisoners imprisoned in the POW camp were soon released. Prisoners of war who chose to go to the Soviet Union were transported to the Soviet Union on freight trains, and the Soviet Union also sent German and Axis prisoners of war who had been imprisoned in Gulags in Siberia to Germany by train.

The Communist Party recorded an incredible victory in the final battle thanks to the heroic struggle of the Red Army, but in the end, the limitations of the Soviet Union and Stalin's holy decision that he could no longer drive the people into the abyss of death resulted in the Peace Treaty with Germany.

announced that it had signed. The Soviet people seemingly calmly accepted the news that the war was over. Some were happy that this damn war was finally over, but the majority of the people were not. People were shocked that even though they had made so many sacrifices, they ultimately returned in defeat. The people living in the cities scheduled for cession according to the agreement with Germany were even more shocked.

Who can easily accept the fact that their hometown, where they were born and have lived, will soon become their enemy? The peoples of the Caucasus, who had suffered greatly from the oppression of the Communist Party, celebrated in secret, avoiding the eyes of the Communist Party. Celebrating the Germany that liberated them, their great leader Adolf Hitler, and their soon-to-be-established homeland.

In Kuybyshev, the military, Smersh, NKVD, and police were stationed on the streets to prepare for any emergency, in case the people who failed to accept the situation rioted. However, despite the Communist Party's fuss, the people quietly went about their daily lives.

Despite this, the emergency alert issued in the Kuybyshev area showed no signs of being lifted. Conversely, festivals were held in German cities.

To commemorate and celebrate the victory, schools, companies, and factories declared temporary holidays. The bells of every village church rang and people poured into the streets, waving flags and celebrating victory.

"Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!"

"Heil Hitler!"

"Long live our great country, Germany!"

And, although not an Axis country, there was one country that was equally excited.

*** March 7, 1943, Presidential Office, Chongqing,

China From China's perspective, the Soviet Union was not an enemy, but it was also not an ally. Although nearly 80% of China's aid materials sent from the United States and Britain were supplied to China through the Soviet Union, Chiang Kai-shek still distrusted the Soviet Union.

It would be strange to believe in the Soviet Union, which colluded with Japan to block exchanges with Germany, pushed China into a corner, and later embezzled materials that were supposed to be delivered to China.

Chiang Kai-shek, who noticed the Soviet Union's embezzlement of materials, protested fiercely, but the Soviet Union remained oblivious, and Chiang Kai-shek gritted his teeth at the Soviet Union's behavior and vowed that he would one day punish the Soviet Union as well. To do so, we had to first defeat the immediate enemy, Japan.

But two days ago, the German-German War ended with Germany's victory. The defeated Soviet Union not only ceded a huge amount of territory to Germany, but also gave Germany the right to use its own railroads and ports. Chiang Kai-shek, upon hearing the news, immediately held a banquet, shouting "Long Live". He said, "I heard that Germany has finally won a victory over the Soviet Union. "On behalf of the Chinese people, I congratulate you, Marshal."

"Thank you, President." On the surface, it was an event to praise the hard work of Falkenhausen and other military advisors in China, but Chiang Kai-shek's intentions were different.

Falkenhausen also had a vague idea of what Chiang Kai-shek was trying to say. He said, "I heard that the Soviet Union offered Germany the right to use its railways and ports… … Is that correct?" "That's right." "Then, it will be possible to travel back and forth between China and Germany and receive support from Germany like before."

Since the United States and Britain were already supporting China with rifles, machine guns, artillery, tanks, and fighter planes that China needed, German equipment was not as desperately needed as before. There was something else that Chiang Kai-shek truly wanted.

"Isn't there a way to ask Führer Hitler to have Germany participate in the war against Japan?" Now that the connection between Germany and China had been reopened, Chiang Kai-shek hoped that Germany would participate in the war against Japan and drive out the Japanese army.

If the invincible German army, which defeated the British and Soviet armies, were to join the National Revolutionary Army, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to drive out all the Japanese soldiers rampaging in the central plains from the continent? If Germany were to participate in the war against Japan, it would be possible to drive out the Japanese army from the continent and advance to the Korean peninsula in less than a year. "But I don't know if it's possible because Germany is still at war with England."

Falkenhausen said. In fact, a president with great interest in the Far East was likely to respond to China's request to participate in the war against Japan. However, Germany is now at war with Britain.

In the current situation, it was impossible to leave Britain behind and send troops to fight against Japan. "But wouldn't it be possible if we weren't at war with England? We, China, will take on the role of mediator between Germany and the UK.

"Wouldn't Prime Minister Churchill be moved if we suggested that we join forces to defeat Japan?" Falkenhausen realized that Chiang Kai-shek was not joking or joking, but was sincere. If China were to indeed arrange a meeting between Germany and Britain, the Fuhrer would most likely accept it, even if he would not welcome it with arms. But would Churchill really accept peace?

*** March 9, 1943, New Fuhrer's Residence,, Germany

"It's impossible." Regarding Chiang Kai-shek's suggestion, Keitel immediately shook his head.

"There is no way that a person who does not listen to Germans, who are also white people, will listen to what yellow people say. … … Oh, I'm not saying I despise the Chinese, I'm just saying that Churchill was that kind of person." Goering added an explanation as if he had missed what he had said. Yes, you realize it too.

As the Soviet Union strengthened its alliance with Germany, Britain's Churchill became more crazy than ever. The day after the Peace Treaty, Churchill appeared on the BBC and harshly criticized the Soviet Union and Stalin.

He was so excited that even someone who didn't know a word of English could tell right away that he wasn't usually excited. Churchill even hurled harsh insults at Stalin, calling him a 'little man who sold his soul to Germany' and 'a coward who joined hands with the devil', to the point where diplomatic courtesy was a waste of money, but the Soviet Union consistently ignored them.

Even though the Soviet Union was out of the war, Churchill still clearly stated that he had no intention of strengthening Germany. Anyway, you have to understand one thing about stubbornness. But why do you decide that on your own without the consent of your own people? When the news of the signing of the Peace Treaty became known, the British were also greatly shaken.

Until now, the Soviet Union had held the main force of the German army, but now that all the millions of troops deployed on the Eastern Front were coming to the West, the British were terrified and protested. Stop the war now and strengthen with Germany.

Just as there is a fire in the enemy's house and there is no choice but to fan the flames, Goebbels felt that this was the right time and worked hard to instigate the fire.

"British people! Your Prime Minister Churchill is crying out for the continuation of a meaningless war despite the Fuhrer and your earnest wishes for peace! Even the great Russian Bolsheviks bowed before Great Germany.

Do you really want to see London, Manchester and Birmingham become like Moscow? We Germans do not want to continue fighting with you either. We want peace.

"Rise up right now, drive out the warmongering Churchill, and achieve peace with your own strength!" Stalin slapped himself and got out of the war, the people protested to stop the war, Germany kept nitpicking, and bombs kept falling. If I were Churchill, I would have lost my mind by now.

No, they would have signed the peace agreement a long time ago and focused on bashing Japan. And yet, would a person who steadfastly declared that there was no such thing as negotiation listen to what China, a 'lower class', said? Wow.

"Even if we are not at war with Britain, is there any justification for the National Defense Force to go all the way to the Far East and directly fight the Japanese army?" "Of course." Kaitel's words made me feel a bit embarrassed.

The only person who reacted positively to Chiang Kai-shek's proposal was Reichenau, who was a pro-China faction, while the rest were mostly the opposite. Although there are realistic conditions, is there really a need for Germany to shed blood on behalf of China? Chiang Kai-shek's proposed mediation of sending German troops to the Far East and strengthening Britain was dismissed as nonsense.

However, because it was useless to convey the generals' reactions to Chiang Kai-shek as they were, he only said that it was clear that Britain would reject the peace proposal.

"For Operation Sea Lion to be successful, organic cooperation between the Army, Navy and Air Force is most important.

But more important than that is to divert Britain's attention elsewhere as much as possible." "yes. "Unless the British are fools, they don't know that we are planning to land in England someday."

The best way to divert the enemy's attention is to deceive him. Among the various operations designed to deceive Britain, the most notable operation was 'Operation Cosmos' submitted by SD.

The main goal of Operation Cosmos was to spread disinformation using Enigma, which is now outdated, and then observe Britain's reaction. We still don't know whether Britain has deciphered Enigma, so if we do well, we can catch Britain as well and find out how far the enemy has deciphered Germany's code.

"… … Not bad. Okay, let's work closely with the Navy and give it a good try."

"Yes, Mr. President."

Heydrich, the designer of Cosmos Moss, left his office at a brisk pace. Even though that guy was very suspicious, he was useful in many ways right now. At least not yet.

Now that the war against Japan has ended, the Navy is also more active than before and is focusing on strangling Britain. Even now, at this very moment, U-boats floating in the Atlantic are hunting British convoys, sending tens of thousands of tons of supplies to the bottom of the Atlantic, and the third aircraft carrier Europa of the Kryx Marine has also been commissioned.

The production of landing craft and landing armored vehicles, which are essential for amphibious operations, is progressing without a hitch, and troops from the Naval Land Forces and Army Mountain Division, who will be deployed to the front line when landing in Britain, are also undergoing intensive training every day.

In addition to the German army, Axis forces scheduled to participate in the landing in Britain, including the French, Danish, and Norwegian forces, are also undergoing joint training with the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS.

The generals who participated in the training said that although it was not at a completely unacceptable level, there were many clumsy aspects. I'm already anxious in many ways, but there's nothing I can do about it. All we have to do is be patient and watch.

Because the German army was expected to suffer enormous damage in the landing operation alone, at least one more soldier was needed to shed blood instead.

*** After the Soviet Union announced its withdrawal from the anti-Germany front, the atmosphere within Britain was extremely turbulent.

"Stop the war! "Stop the war!"

"Peace to our children!"

"The target we should aim for is Tokyo, not Berlin!" Pro-German and anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets, calling for strengthening Germany, and pro-government hardliners also held a counter-demonstration, not to be outdone.

"Nothing is impossible in the British Empire!" "Traitors selling their country to Germany!" Despite police and military control, clashes between two protesters frequently resulted in bloody incidents.

At first, it was just swear words and criticism towards the opponent, but now it resembled a street fight, with firebombs flying, clubs, and metal pipes being used.

"Fight the sword! Charge forward!"

"Arrest them all!"

It was only after the cavalry was mobilized that the protests were finally able to be suppressed. However, even though the military and police arrested dozens of protesters every day on charges of insurrection, the next day, as many people as were arrested and imprisoned joined the protesters and marched through the streets, shouting slogans.

"No to war!Peace to England!" As a result of Germany bombarding Britain with V2 every day, not a single coastal city was in good condition.

London, the capital of the British Empire and once called the center of the world, gradually emptied out as citizens rushed to escape, unable to withstand the continuous bombing. Despite this, there was not even the slightest change in Churchill's position. He clearly stated that he still sticks to his beliefs and will never give in to Germany.

"To bow down to that ignorant Austrian hillbilly is nonsense!" The British Empire will always and forever remain the British Empire! There can never be peace or surrender!" Because of his strangely firm stance, he even became enraged when Chiang Kai-shek of China proposed arranging peace with Germany.

"Does even this damned Chinese look down on the British Empire! How dare they beg even for those with short feet! dare!"

"Calm down, Prime Minister!" Attlee broke out in a cold sweat trying to calm down Churchill, who was running wild. Despite Attlee's dissuasion, Churchill's anger would not cool down.

The fact that China, an inferior country, dared to tell the great British Empire to do this and that, rather than to suggest strengthening with Germany without notice, really offended Churchill.

"Chiang Kai-shek, this guy is in the same company as Hitler! "If Japan surrenders, China will have to do the same!" "Prime Minister!" When Attlee, who could no longer bear it, shouted with a straight face, and even the cabinet members, including Eden, glared at him with cold eyes, Churchill closed his mouth and sat down quietly. Brooke looked at all this with disgust and resignation.

this… … Is this what the Prime Minister leading the British Empire looks like? "Keuhumhum. "What was the result of the offensive in Iraq?" Churchill then realized that he had become overly excited and asked, lowering his voice sharply. Brooke sighed briefly and handed the prepared materials to Churchill.

"There were some sacrifices, but our troops entered Baghdad early this morning. "It is expected that we will be able to completely take control of Iraq within this month."

Despite German support via Turkey and French Syria, the Iraqi army was unable to stop the British army's offensive. Baghdad's Rashid Ali and key members of the Golden Square left Baghdad and fled to Mosul, using the young king and his family as a shield, and the British army entered Baghdad, which was in ruins due to shelling and air strikes.

As such, the British army's advance was smooth, but with guerrillas invading the rear of the British army, the British army had to disperse a considerable number of troops to stabilize the rear.

When Brooke reported this to Churchill, Churchill clenched his fists. "As soon as you capture the guerrillas, shoot them dead without asking any questions. "We need to show the lowly Arabs how scary Britain is so they won't dare stand up."

The situation in Egypt and Palestine was similar. After resolving the initial confusion, the British army launched an active offensive with the help of local collaborators and achieved significant results in suppressing the rebels.

Cairo came back under British control, and Jerusalem also regained stability, but rebels continued to appear, shooting and throwing grenades at the backs of the relieved British troops. The British army responded with merciless subjugation. The method was as effective as it was cruel, but it only heightened the hostility of the local people and increased their resistance to British rule.

However, for today's Britain, there was no other alternative than this method. We are engaged in a life-or-death battle with Germany right now, so where can we afford to have a leisurely conversation? … … This was Churchill's position.

"Same goes for Northern Ireland and India! If they run wild, we have to treat them just as harshly! We must show no mercy to those who rebel against British rule and insult the Union Jack! "Because they're all in the same boat as Jerry." Here we go again.

It's starting again. As Churchill began his tirade, Brooke shook his head and pretended to read his material before him. The development plan for a new tank was much more beneficial and valuable than Churchill's empty speech.

As such, the British army's advance was smooth, but with guerrillas invading the rear of the British army, the British army had to disperse a considerable number of troops to stabilize the rear.

After resolving the initial confusion, the British army launched an active offensive with the help of local collaborators and achieved significant results in suppressing the rebels.

The method was as effective as it was cruel, but it only heightened the hostility of the local people and increased their resistance to British rule.

As Churchill began his tirade, Brooke shook his head and pretended to read his material before him. The development plan for a new tank was much more beneficial and valuable than Churchill's empty speech.

As such, the British army's advance was smooth, but with guerrillas invading the rear of the British army, the British army had to disperse a considerable number of troops to stabilize the rear.

Cairo returned to British control, and Jerusalem also regained stability, but rebels continued to appear, shooting and throwing grenades at the relieved British troops.

The British army responded with merciless subjugation. The method was as effective as it was cruel, but it only heightened the hostility of the local people and increased their resistance to British rule. However, for today's Britain, there was no other alternative than this method.

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