The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1054

When the Maple Leaf Country soldiers saw that the other side indeed did not carry any weapons, they were all extremely embarrassed and blushed for their own behavior of making a fuss over nothing and seeing enemies everywhere!

“Excuse me, what can I do for you?”

Since the other party did not come to kill them fully armed, but came to negotiate with bare hands, the Maple Leaf Country had to be nicer to the other party. After all, it was best not to provoke such a powerful existence as the Third Reich if they could avoid offending it, because such an existence was not something they could afford to provoke!

“Of course, I’m here to inform you of something!”

The German representative was not afraid or timid at all because he was on the territory of the Maple Leaf Country. He was calm and composed, showing a nonchalant look.

The Maple Leaf Country soldiers admired his courage and became interested in what he had just said.

“Notify us of what?”

“Our army has controlled the southern part of Sault Ste. Marie, but the remaining Eagle Sauce forces around the Great Lakes have not been completely eliminated, so the south will continue to be in a state of war for some time to come. We have designated the Great Lakes region as a war zone, and hope that your personnel and ships will not set foot in these areas at will. If you enter the war zone, we will not guarantee the safety of your people and property!”

This statement was not polite at all. The German army directly designated the entire Great Lakes region as a war zone, and even the lakes under the jurisdiction of the Maple Leaf Country were affected. This attitude can be called arrogant and unreasonable!

However, this world has never been a world of reason, but a world of competing in strength and fists. The Maple Leaf Country has a small population and weak military strength. In front of the German army, they really don’t have much room for bargaining.

If the German army attacks directly regardless of the consequences, they will definitely not be able to resist. So when they heard that the German army was only going to blockade the Great Lakes region, the Maple Leaf people breathed a sigh of relief!

Blocking the Great Lakes is nothing to them. As long as the German army does not make any other territorial demands, or forces the Maple Leaf Country to join the war against the Eagle Sauce, then they will can accept it!

After all, strictly speaking, the Maple Leaf Country is still at war with the Third Reich!

As an overseas colonial dominion of the British Empire, the Maple Leaf Country actually participated in the war after the British Empire declared war on Hans. Although the number of troops they sent was relatively small due to the distance, they did not engage in too intense exchanges of fire with the German army on the European battlefield.

But after all, they have officially declared war, so before the two countries reach a peace agreement, the relationship between the two countries will remain in a state of war!

In this case, if the German army really marches north, the Maple Leaf Country can only admit defeat!

So hearing that the German army did not make more excessive demands, but just asked them to take care of their own people and not let them casually set foot in the war zone, this is a very good condition for the Maple Leaf Country!

“Please rest assured that we will definitely control the border ports on our side and will not allow people and ships to enter the war zone easily!”

Since the Germans didn’t come to trouble them, they naturally wouldn’t be stupid enough to actively run into the muzzles of the Germans’ guns!

Seeing that the Eagle Sauce in the south was about to fall, the Maple Leaf Nation had to keep its tail between its legs and not give the Third Reich any reason to attack them. As long as they could survive and get through this difficult time, the future would be better!

However, the fact that the two countries are still in a state of war is indeed a hidden danger. Although Model had reached a tacit understanding with the local Maple Leaf Army in the west before, and neither side had launched an attack on each other, a tacit understanding is not a clear agreement written on paper, and it can be broken at any time!

Therefore, what the Maple Leaf Nation most wanted to do at this time was to quickly reach an armistice agreement with the Third Reich, but to do this, the first thing they had to do was to draw a clear line with their sovereign, the British Empire!

So, after some discussion within the Maple Leaf Nation, they formally responded to the German army’s demands the next day. They agreed to the German army’s conditions, immediately closed the border ports in the Great Lakes region, and dispatched The army strictly controlled every port and dock to prevent anyone from taking the risk of sailing out to sea!

After the German representatives came to visit and conveyed the German conditions, the Maple Leaf Country not only strictly implemented the blockade policy of the Great Lakes region, but also further showed goodwill to the Third Reich.

They officially sent a telegram to the world, announcing their withdrawal from the Commonwealth system of the British Empire, and officially became an independent country.

They no longer recognized the British King as their head of state, and completely cut off ties with the British Empire!

After issuing the Declaration of Independence, the Maple Leaf Country immediately announced its withdrawal from all wars!

Although they did not reach a peace agreement with the Third Reich, they hoped to convey their goodwill to the Third Reich in such a roundabout way: they had no intention of being enemies with the Third Reich!

When the news reached Berlin, Mainz smiled and said to Foreign Minister Ribbentrop:”The Maple Leaf people’s stab in the back is good. They are now the most important colony in the global governance system of the British Empire. Their independence will not only seriously weaken the strength of the British Empire, but also make other countries and regions follow suit!”

Among the several existing colonies of the British Empire, the largest and most developed one is the Maple Leaf Kingdom. Others such as Southern Philippines, Australia and Malaya are not as powerful as the Maple Leaf Kingdom.

Therefore, the Maple Leaf Kingdom can be regarded as the second son of the British Empire, second only to the British Empire’s homeland. They have left the British Empire’s system, which is definitely a bolt from the blue for the British Empire!

“I think that South Africa and the Philippines in southern Africa may follow the choice of the Maple Leaf Country. Australia is closer to South Asia and farther away from us. It has not been threatened by us in the short term, so I am not sure about their attitude. However, the Middle East, eastern Africa and southern Africa may have to say goodbye to the British Empire!”

Ribbentrop was also in a good mood. The backstab of the Maple Leaf Country greatly shook the foundation of the British Empire, accelerated the trend of the British Empire’s division, and greatly reduced the power and influence of the British Empire. It will be much easier to deal with them in the future!

“Head of State, how should we respond to the Maple Leaf people? They seem to be trying to reach a peace agreement with us in a roundabout way!”

“Haha, they are frightened by our beating up the Eagle Sauce, so they are worried that we will get rid of them as well! Therefore, they feel uneasy if there is no peace agreement, so they are desperate to end the war with us!”

“In this case, can we take advantage of this opportunity to negotiate with the Maple Leaf Country and gain greater benefits from them?”