Chapter 267 Cooperation

"Ha!" Colonel Dennis laughed: "Second Lieutenant, if you think this will make me give up, you are wrong!"

"Oh, really?" Qin Chuan asked back: "Then Colonel, I know you were originally affiliated with the 13th Infantry Division of Greece. After withdrawing from the Greek mainland to Crete, why did you not join the Greek government army but instead joined the National Liberation Front? ?”

Hearing this, Colonel Dennis couldn't help but be startled. Qin Chuan had got something right.

At this time, Greece was still a monarchy, and another meaning of monarchy was hereditary and dictatorship. Greece is a veritable dictatorship: they dissolved parliament, arrested labor leaders, declared strikes illegal, and suppressed free speech; left-wing politicians were either exiled or imprisoned; they established a strict censorship system that even Plato, Thucydides, and Xenophon's works were banned. Workers' strikes and demonstrations were all suppressed with ruthless force.

These were originally bearable. As a member of the government army, Colonel Dennis believed that this was understandable in establishing a political power. However, when he saw that the royal family, which had been domineering over the Greek people, was at the core of resisting the German and Italian troops. But when he fled in a hurry with the help of the British, Colonel Dennis was completely disappointed.

Colonel Dennis did not think that he could pin the fate of Greece on such a royal family and government troops, so he resolutely joined the National Liberation Front when he fled to Crete.

"This is not the reason why I would choose to surrender!" Colonel Dennis's face became very ugly.

"Of course!" Qin Chuan said, "Then can I ask why your equipment is so poor?"

As he spoke, Qin Chuan glanced at the Greek militiamen who were waiting on the other side. At this time, their equipment was better because of the "funding" from the British, but some of them still had spears or grenades in their hands.

Colonel Dennis couldn't help gritting his teeth. Qin Chuan was right. The British had never been willing to provide equipment to the militia, even if there was a lot of excess equipment in the warehouse.

"That has nothing to do with you, does it?" Colonel Dennis replied.

"No, it has something to do with us!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because if your equipment could be better, I mean, as long as each of you has a rifle... you would have been on the high ground at the Iraqi airport. Annihilate us all!"

Colonel Dennis's eyes at this time can be described as "sad and angry".

Because Qin Chuan was right, the main reason why the militiamen lost the battle in the highlands was lack of firepower. Colonel Dennis, who had combat experience, knew this very well.

"So!" Qin Chuan said: "Let's go back to the original problem... Let's look further and see what will happen if things continue to develop like this. You may win, because I see the courage and spirit of the Greeks , but what would he get if he won? The king returned to Greece and resumed his throne, and then began to suppress the National Liberation Front with the support of the British. Then... Colonel Dennis, who do you think will win in the end, you or the British? Supported by the royal family?”

As he spoke, Qin Chuan handed a cigarette to Dennis, who was already looking anxious, and lit it for him.

These are not Qin Chuan's words, but real things that happened in history... The Greek National Liberation Front continued to fight against the German and Italian troops in the country, and finally liberated Greece. However, the British army was under the pretext of "fighting Germany and liberating Greece." The flag landed in Greece, and then the civil war broke out before World War II was over.

Needless to say what the final result was, the National Liberation Front was no match for the British-backed government forces.

This is also the hypocritical side of Western countries. They will not support Greece because it is a dictatorship. Things like "freedom," "democracy," and "human rights" should only be used when they are needed. Otherwise, They will pretend not to see it.

"Or..." Qin Chuan asked: "You may think that the British will support you?"

"No!" Colonel Dennis shook his head and replied: "Our king is the great-grandson of Queen Victoria of England!"

"Uh-huh!" Qin Chuan nodded.

He actually knows this, which is one of the reasons why Britain spares no effort to support Greece.

"Colonel Dennis!" Qin Chuan said: "With all due respect, your spirit is very respectable, but if this continues, there will only be a dead end!"

"We seem to have no other choice!" Colonel Dennis looked up at Qin Chuan.

"No, you have a choice!" Qin Chuan said, "You can choose to cooperate with us!"

"Cooperation?" Colonel Dennis asked, "But what good does it do to you?"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend!" Qin Chuan replied: "It's just that you haven't seen it clearly. Like I said... we are not enemies. Germany has no interest in Greece. It was the Italians who occupied your land, and it is still them. Occupying most of Greece’s territory, Germany’s enemy is the British, and the British are also your potential enemies!”

"How do you want us to work together?" Colonel Dennis asked.

"Surrender!" Qin Chuan said: "First you must survive, otherwise there will be no cooperation!"

"Why should I trust you?" Colonel Dennis asked.

Qin Chuan looked at the German troops behind him and replied: "It's up to them!"

Colonel Dennis was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized that Qin Chuan had no need to lie to him, because all he needed was a nod from Qin Chuan, and everyone, including Colonel Dennis, would immediately turn into a pile of corpses.

So Qin Chuan returned to the camp with more than 300 prisoners without a fight. In addition to more than 200 rifles and several tons of explosives, the seized supplies also included several 80MM mortars and a batch of shells... When Qin Chuan saw this thing, he couldn't help but secretly say, "Wow, if this thing is used to attack the arsenal, it may cause a chain explosion even if it is used across a hill.

When Qin Chuan walked into the command center to report to Rommel, Rommel asked with some surprise: "Second Lieutenant, you did a good job, but... why are there prisoners instead of corpses?"

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "They are militia, militia from the people. If we kill one group, there will be another group, unless we kill all the Greeks on Crete!"

Rommel nodded when he heard this.

"So!" Qin Chuan said, "I think it is more useful to control the militia rather than to massacre them. If we can control them within a certain range or establish a certain degree of cooperation, we will have less trouble!"

"Cooperation?" Rommel was a little puzzled. He didn't know what there was to cooperate with the National Liberation Front.

Other officers also looked at Qin Chuan in confusion.