Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 21: Subordinates
Corporal Jung and Corporal Hagens of the German Waffen-SS have walked a full half circle around their patrol route. Since they were transferred to serve as the guards of the headquarters, they have been walking around the garden of the headquarters from 4 pm to 8 pm every day, but today’s patrol made the two soldiers feel a little special. Because they felt that they had been saluting the officers from the moment the two of them stepped on the garden path, and it seemed that the patrol route seemed to have been occupied by the officers.
"I said Jung, what's going on today, it seems that all the officers in Warsaw have come to the headquarters garden." Hagens said to Jung from the side while scanning the nearby bushes vigilantly. To.
"I don't know. But it may be because the deputy head of state was promoted to marshal. I heard that the deputy head of state seems to be holding a celebration banquet in the evening. These officers may have come to the banquet." Rong Grid is trying hard to make the huge German Shepherd that he is holding a little more energetic. This dog usually looks scary, but today I don’t know how it always looks listless, making people feel like he is not like Those who came out on patrol seemed to be walking dogs.
"I thought about this too, but they don’t have to come so early. Doesn’t the banquet start at 7 o’clock in the evening? What do they come to do at 5 o’clock, and when they come, they don’t rest comfortably during the rest. They all ran into the garden to stroll around. Pay attention, two captains came in front."
Hagens puffed up his chest and stood in place to salute the two army captains who were approaching. Jung also hurriedly stood to pay his respects to the two officers.
The two captains just casually returned a military salute and continued to talk in a low voice and walked past the two soldiers. After the two officers had left, Jung and Hagens resumed their patrols.
"Hagens, the two in front seem to be from the 94th Infantry Regiment. They came at noon. It seems that they haven't been back at all, just waiting for the evening banquet."
"Then you don't have to run into the garden, but Jung. Do you think it's okay based on the current situation." Hagens looked left and right, then whispered to him. The partner asked.
"What are you talking about, I don't understand what you mean, you mean..." Jung turned the rifle on his back and looked at Hagens suspiciously. He didn't understand his partner. The problem.
"I mean, the deputy head of state and the head of state. It seems that the deputy head of state should not have turned his face against the head of state now. I listened to the head of state’s broadcast yesterday. He did not praise our deputy head of state very much. Stop it. After listening to the speech of the head of state, I realized that our deputy head of state was such a great man. He has made such a great contribution to Germany. I am also worried that these two great leaders will fall out for this purge. Well, then we would be miserable. But after listening to the Führer’s speech, I let go. It seems that the Führer doesn’t care about our deputy Führer’s actions. He also promoted the Deputy Führer to Marshal. It seems that it should be. Nothing will happen."
Hagens couldn't help raising his voice slightly when he said that, Jung quickly covered his mouth.
"Be quiet, you fool. You are crazy, is this something we soldiers can talk about? We just have to obey the orders assigned from above and take care of so many things. No matter what the above is, we only Just know that you can execute it honestly. Thinking too much will often cause trouble to your upper body. If you don’t see that there are officers everywhere now, how can you dare to say this kind of thing so loudly. If any officer hears it, it’s the highest according to random arguments. The leader’s charges can send us to the hard labor camp. We still do our own job honestly, and let the officers consider the affairs of the officers themselves. "Jung has a set of experience in keeping alive.
"Oh, I get it." Daogens felt a little scared by Jung's words. He looked around carefully, and then let out a sigh of relief when he was sure that no one had heard the words before him.
The two sergeants continued to patrol slowly. When they turned around the two high oleander walls, an empty grassland appeared in front of them. This is the center of the entire garden, and there is also A small artificial lake, the scene on the lake's edge made the two sergeants dumbfounded. The three generals were squatting together by the lake and chatting. At least a whole squad of Stormtroopers were scattered in all directions to defend them.
The two Stormtroopers closest to the two sergeants waved at them vigorously, beckoning them to leave. The two sergeants were finally not stupid, and they quickly saluted the group of generals with a gun from a distance, and then, regardless of whether the other party returned the salute, they hurriedly dragged their unhappy shepherd dog along. Leaving the place quickly along their patrol route.
"Jung, good fellow, three generals. What do you think they are talking about."
"What are you doing? If you want to know, you can run over and ask yourself. But don't drag me down, I don't want to know what they are talking about. Okay, let's continue our patrol. Ah, two more majors came in front of you. Do you have officer phobia as a dead dog? Give me some energy."
"Hans, you look very dignified in a general's uniform. You look much better than this guy." Muller said with a smile to Hans, pointing his finger at Haron who was squatting.
"Don't be kidding, General Mueller." Hans replied with a smile as he sorted out his belt.
"Also, I don’t know what the commanders think. Anyway, I’m an armored commander. To be promoted, I have to be an armored brigadier general, but how can I give me the rank of brigadier general? "Halon is used to his black armored uniform, and now he is a little uncomfortable with the blue-gray army uniform.
"What's so good about your black uniform? How can it be beautiful now. You are lucky to be promoted to a general. You are still very difficult to wait for you. "Müller shook his head and said to Halong, then he turned his head and asked Hans: "You know what the Marshal is talking with the chief of staff now? I was about to report to Marshal Weiller. I didn’t expect the chief of staff to be in the Marshal’s office a long time ago. They must be talking about something important."
"I don't know, it should be a very important secret, otherwise the marshal will not pay me."
"The marshal just told you to let us disband and go to the garden to stroll around?"
"Yes, after they talked for a while, the marshal ran out and said to me that the meeting was cancelled. Let you disband first, and everyone will go for a walk in the garden, so nothing else."
"Oh, I really don't know what our marshal is thinking." Hans stretched his waist, then patted Halong on the shoulder: "I said Brigadier Halong, do you miss your troops? Now, why have you been in a daze from here?"
"Don't you want your troops?" Halong said, looking at Mueller.
"Of course I want to, I really want to go back to the battlefield with the marshal as soon as possible. That's the best place for officers like us to stay. Staying here again, I'm afraid my bones will rust." Muller simply sat down on the grass, squatting and he was really tired.
"I really miss the fragrant lubricating oil smell in my command car, and the gun smoke smell of the guns. I found that I was really not suitable for any vacation, so I still stayed with me I feel a little more comfortable in the tank.” Halong also learned from Mueller and sat on the grass.
"You only think that lubricating oil is fragrant. I am always irritated by the strange smell in the command car. Isn't that afraid of soiling my pants? I will attend the banquet later." Hans hesitated and sat down.
"It doesn't matter if it gets dirty, aren't there two sets on it?" Mueller said with a smile.
"Ah! It's really depressing, it's really uncomfortable to fight without a battle. I don't know what the previous fight is like. Don't wait until the Frenchmen have been divided up by other troops when we play." Ha Long looked at the lake in front of him with a frown.
"It’s not necessarily. Maybe the French are not as easy to deal with as we thought. Don’t forget that we surrounded them last time. If it’s you, it will be the same when we run out of ammunition and food." Muller comforted Halong.
"Do you want to know the real situation on the front line?" Hans asked with a mysterious expression.
"Did you know? That's great, tell us about it." The two guys immediately became energetic.
"According to the latest intelligence, we don’t have to worry about the French being wiped out by other troops. Because now all German troops on the French front have stopped offensive operations."
"What, are they crazy? Don't you know that this war must be won by speed, we must continue to attack. It will be troublesome when the French are relieved." Halong heard this. The news cried out excitedly.
"Don't worry Haron, you listen to Hans finish." Muller frowned and stopped Haron who was about to explode.
"Yeah, don’t you worry. I’m not finished yet. The French can no longer be relieved. Their elite troops on the Maginot Line have been surrounded by us, and they now have The combat-capable troops were all attracted to the Wei Gang line of defense. And our stalled troops are actually accumulating strength, ready to give the French a fatal blow at an appropriate time. Because in the last battle, our ammunition It consumes a lot of food and supplies, so if you continue to attack if you don’t take a break, you may suffer a big loss."
"If that's the case, we must go back to the front line as soon as possible. We must prepare our army for battle. It seems that this battle will definitely be more enjoyable than Dunkirk." Halong said excitedly. To.
"Do you think the Marshal can go back in this situation?" Hans looked at Haron coldly and said, "What's happening now is more important than the war on the front line. It's about the future of Germany. I don't. Knowing what you think, I personally think that as long as there is a marshal, no matter how bad the situation on the front line is, there is no need to worry, he will definitely have a way to solve any crisis. I can’t imagine if Germany loses such a great leader as the marshal. How is it. So, no matter what, I will stay with the marshal and do my best to help him through this difficult period." Hans's expression was very firm.
"Difficulty? Hasn't the matter been resolved? Didn't the Führer praise and promote the Marshal? It seems that the Führer is not angry about this matter. We don't have to worry about this matter anymore." Mueller was puzzled. Looking at Hans.
"It’s not as simple as you think, General Mueller. You’ve been on the front line and don’t know what’s going on in the command. I’ve been with the marshal for a long time. I’m more angry with the Führer than any of you. I understand that he is by no means such a magnanimous person. And the marshal's action this time has already violated his taboo. I don't think the matter will end like this. The struggle triggered by this incident can only be caused by the complete fall of one of the parties. It may calm down," Hans said solemnly.
"Is it so serious? It means that one person must be eliminated between the Marshal and the Führer. My God, has this become a struggle for power. Isn't the Marshal someone who doesn't value power? What if? If the Marshal admits his mistake to the Führer now, can the storm be calmed." Halong heard Hans's words and was shocked.
"Impossible. The Marshal now has only one way to go. If he really decides to challenge the power of the Führer, this thing cannot be good. I didn't expect things to develop into this way. I think The Marshal must have not thought of it at the time. Ask the Marshal to confess his mistake to the Führer. Do you think it is possible? Although the Marshal has a good temper, he will never compromise on what he believes." Muller replied excitedly to Haron. He then went on to say: “I’ve been mentally prepared for a long time, no matter what happens. I will always stand by my marshal~IndoMTL.com~ for him, even if he is against the whole world. How is it."
"I’m not the same as you. We all swore it at the time. It’s just that I thought this thing had a turn for the better, so everyone could be happy with the perfect ending. I didn’t expect there to be other inside stories. I I don't know what it is, and I don't want to know. Anyway, I have already sweared, and I have decided to follow the marshal." Halong fell back and simply lay on the grass.
"Don't talk about that. Do you still want to know something about the frontline?" Hans found the atmosphere became a bit boring, so he wanted to change the subject.
"General Guderian is the only unit still rushing forward, but according to the battle report, he was driven back by the French because the supply could not keep up. I heard that he retreated faster than he attacked. Hurry up."
"Really, it seems that he has annoyed General Rondstedt again. He does this every time. He doesn't care about orders and only knows how to rush forward." Muller wandered on the grass and looked at the horizon. The floating clouds said slowly.
"I think so, this time I think he may have suffered from General Rondstedt. Rondstedt must now be laughing wildly in his headquarters, yelling and disobeying my orders. Just die for me.” Halong said weakly on the other side, and then he stared at the floating clouds in the sky.
"You two guys." Hans shook his head and lay down comfortably on the grass.
In the garden of the German SS headquarters in Warsaw, three German generals lay on the grass like children, looking at the clouds in the sky, waiting for the night to come.