Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 1: Continuation
"Gaga Gaga...Boom..." A harsh engine start awakened Xu Jun from his deep sleep. He fumbled and turned on the lamp on the bedside table, picked up the watch set aside and looked at it.
"It's only six o'clock in the morning..." Xu Jun slumped back into his soft and comfortable goose down pillow. Now he really wants to sleep for a while, he is too tired.
Two full days have passed since Hitler's death, but he still couldn't get rid of this incident. He could not forget those eyes full of anger and despair. Now as soon as he closes his eyes, Hitler’s dying scene will appear before his eyes, the **** wound and the blood-stained flag, the desperate roar and the **** hand holding his neckline. , The scenes of that scene were like ghosts that kept entwining him, lingering.
The shock brought by Hitler’s death to Xu Jun was really too great. Xu Jun thought he was fully psychologically prepared for the scene, but he knew that he was only when things really happened in front of him. Those so-called psychological preparations are of no use at all. At the moment when Hitler died, Xu Jun felt a panic he had never had before, his heart beating so fast that he felt as if he was about to jump out of his mouth. Seeing this famous historical figure die in front of him, he knew that he had truly changed history at that moment and he could no longer look back. He had thought about how to change this period of history more than once, and when the burden of history really fell on his shoulders, he did not know how to bear this responsibility. At that moment, Xu Jun felt a kind of The invisible pressure made him breathless.
Xu Jun didn’t know if he had already suffered from neurasthenia. Since he returned to the headquarters, he has never slept well. Any bit of wind and grass can wake him from his dream, and even sleeping pills can't relieve this trouble. He knows what it means to sleep only two or three hours a day, which means his body will collapse quickly, and his spirit may have already collapsed before his body collapses.
Xu Jun is forcing himself to fall asleep every day. He tells himself that he must stay asleep, and there are countless tasks waiting for him to do, countless problems waiting for him to solve, the past things let him pass, now On my shoulders is the future of a country and a nation, and perhaps more than one country and nation. The future of the entire Europe is in my own hands. If I collapse now, all my previous efforts and efforts will be in vain, and all ambitions and ideals will be vanished.
"Damn it, I still can't sleep." Xu Jun opened his eyes gloomily. He stared blankly at the dome embroidered with gorgeous iris flowers and cursed the guy who started the car at six o'clock in the morning. , He began to consider whether he should pay a price to this guy who disturbed his precious sleep.
"Forget it, let's get up." Xu Jun lost confidence in his re-entry to his dreamland. He decided that instead of lying here and looking at the tent in a daze, he would rather just get up and work. Perhaps devoting himself to work can weaken the scene two days ago The impact on yourself can at least save yourself from thinking about so many illusory things.
Xu Jun got up, he stretched his waist vigorously, his sore muscles reminded him that he must find a way to end this state as soon as possible. Tonight, I have to sleep well anyway, maybe ordering Hans to put a stick on his head would be a good way.
Putting on military pants and leather boots, Xu Jun shuffled into the bathroom. The feeling of cold water splashing on his face made him a little awake, and then the German military **** held his The marshal left the bedroom with a military cap under his arm and walked into the outside living room.
"Good morning, your marshal." The new life adjutant jumped up from the sofa like a spring. This young principal has a baby face that looks still childish. No matter how you look at it, it makes people think that he may have changed the age on the file. I really don’t know how Hans picked it out of the hundreds of candidates. Up him. But I heard Hans said that it seems that the military academy gave this young man a very high evaluation in the review book, and Yordel also affirmed the man’s work ability. Since the Director of the War Bureau said so, there is nothing to fault Of it.
"Good morning... that..." Because he didn't sleep well, Xu Jun suddenly realized that he couldn't remember the name of this subordinate, and the field marshal scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Eric. Von. Diisenhofen. Your Excellency." The young major felt the trouble of the same young boss, and he immediately reminded him cautiously.
"Oh, yes, Feng. Major Diisenhofen." Xu Jun smiled embarrassedly.
"Did you sleep well last night? If you want breakfast, I will ask them to bring it right away." Disenhofen asked respectfully.
"Stop talking about sleeping. I haven't slept for two hours until now. What happened before, who was starting the car early in the morning." Now when it comes to sleeping, Xu Jun is full of fire.
"Oh, the major Lester from the front headquarters sent a piece of the latest information. His car has been faulty and often fails to start, but there is nothing wrong with the inspection. Did he wake you up? "
"Of course I was woken up. I saw that the sound of the broken car's start-up sounded even the dead bodies in the cemetery." Xu Jun replied depressedly. He threw the military uniform and hat on the sofa and then sat down. Down. Xu Jun picked up the kettle on the coffee table and poured himself a glass of cold water. He now needs to reduce his anger.
"You said earlier that you sent a copy of the latest information?" Xu Jun remembered the adjutant's words after drinking the entire glass of cold water.
"Yes, the latest information, he said that you can check it before sending a copy to other commanders."
"Oh? Where is the information?" Xu Jun put down the cup in his hand. It seems that this is a high-level confidential information, otherwise the intelligence officer of the headquarters would not send it to him early in the morning.
"Here, sir. I want to wait for you to have breakfast before handing it to you." Disenhofen took out a large sealed envelope from his folder and handed it to Xu Jun. Xu Jun took the envelope, tore open the seal and pulled out the documents inside, and then read it carefully. Xu Jun's face changed only after reading a few lines, but when he had read all the information, he opened his frown and showed a satisfied smile.
"Tysen Haofen." Xu Jun raised his head and looked at his adjutant.
"Yes, sir."
"Please don’t make your own decision when you want to show me the documents. I will forgive you this time because I haven’t told you before. But in the future there will be such emergency information, no matter when, no matter what What I am doing must be given to me at the first time. Do you understand?" Xu Jun's expression became more and more serious in the end, and his tone became severe.
"Understood, Your Excellency Marshal. Please forgive me. I am very sorry." The young adjutant's voice began to tremble with fright.
" No need to apologize, I said, I won’t blame you this time. Just pay attention next time. I don’t like a self-righteous subordinate. You have to remember this. If you have time to ask General Hans for advice, he I will tell you what to do." Xu Jun folded the piece of information and put it in the chest pocket of his shirt, then stood up and picked up the uniform.
"Yes, sir, I will work hard and I will never let you down." Disenhofen hurriedly stepped forward to help Xu Jun put on his uniform.
"Tell them to prepare my car." Xu Jun said while holding the Feng Ji button.
"You are going out now, don't you have breakfast?" Tysenhofen has recovered from the previous panic.
"There is no time, now there is a very important thing to solve. You ask them to prepare me some sandwich bread, I will eat it on the road." Disenhofen quickly went to the desk and picked up the phone to convey The order of the marshal. Xu Jun put on his military cap, picked up his Marshal's scepter from the coffee table by the door, and then opened the door and strode out.
"What do you plan to do with this matter, my head of state." Feng. Marshal Brausic frowned and handed the information back to Xu Jun.
"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I have not formally inherited the post of the head of state, please do not call me that. Legally speaking, I am still just the deputy head of state." Xu Jun said with a smile.
"This is just a matter of procedure. According to the law, you will take over all the powers and duties of the head of state immediately after the death of the head of state. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with calling your head of state." Brausich replied lightly. To.
"Okay, I think we don’t want to worry about this problem now, we still have this problem at hand to solve. My head, how do you think we should deal with this matter now. If we don’t solve it quickly If this matter is spread out, it will not only cause huge damage to our next military operations, but also have a big impact on the stability of the domestic situation in Germany. After all, those people who have mastered Germany very much Most of the wealth has their influence in all fields." Keitel said seriously.
" Originally I thought this matter was very tricky, but I later thought that this is actually a very good opportunity, depending on how we should grasp it. Krupp. Rhein. Heinkel, Fokker...I was still having a headache as to what method should be used to control these consortia. If Germany wants a real revival, these consortia and enterprises must be placed under the control of the state, and these arms dealers The history of manipulating war should be over long ago. Now that they have jumped out on their own, we have just taken this opportunity to kill them all. We use the evidence we have to force them to act according to our will." Xu Jun told the two marshals. Cast a confident look.
" So you have long thought of holding them in your hands. I didn’t think about that at all. The prospect of being able to master Germany’s most powerful military industrial group is really attractive, but if they What if you refuse to obey your will?" Brausic understood Xu Jun's thoughts, and he asked worriedly.
"I really hope they can refuse to obey my will, so that I can justly throw those cowardly and greedy arms dealers into hell. But I worry that they don’t have that courage, especially since I have mastered it. When they found evidence of their treason. The evidence alone was enough to send them all to the gallows. They were so crazy to even collude with this ambitious fellow Heydrich to murder the Führer. Now I finally understand why Heydrich did it. This kind of stupid thing. I was wondering before that this was not in line with his usual character, but now I finally understand it.
If the two Yuan capitals are killed, the domestic situation will inevitably be in chaos, and those high-level Nazis will beat their heads for the throne of the Führer. At that time, the influence of those consortiums will be manifested. Whoever can get the support of the consortium will win the final victory. Heydrich must have been seduced by the group of short-sighted guys in the consortium, coupled with his irresistible ambition, driving him to commit the biggest mistake of his life. And there is also a hint of the last struggle. He has already seen that Hitler’s hope of victory is slim. He knows that the first one to clean up after I win is him. Instead of being cleaned up by me then, let’s try now. There is still a possibility of reaching the sky in one step, of course he would choose this way. "Xu Jun answered with a smile.
"I also understand, but why do those consortiums do this? I know they are all profitable animals. What kind of benefits can they get from this matter?" Brauchi asked suspiciously.
"I think I can answer your question, my commander." Keitel said to Brausic with a smile.
"They did this for their freedom. They found that their influence on Hitler was getting lower and lower. Not only were they unable to influence the policies of that person, but they were also increasingly controlled by that person. The performance of the Führer Reinhardt made them even more worried. They were afraid that this powerful deputy head of state would take stricter control over them after gaining power, and their interests would be challenged. In order to preserve their influence on the German political situation In order to protect their interests, these businessmen can do anything."
"It looks like this." Brausic nodded, and this time he finally understood.
"My head, how are you going to deal with them?" Keitel turned his face and asked Xu Jun.
"Don't move them first, I want them to come to me and ask for forgiveness." Xu Jun smiled and replied.
"I have ordered the closure of all borders in Germany and the freezing of all bank remittances. I also keep close watch on all family members of these consortiums for 24 hours. Let alone escape, they don’t even want to hide any property. Probably. After I capture Heydrich, I think these smart guys will know what will be waiting for them. When they lose even the power to resist, I think they will know what to do to get my forgiveness. ."
"Are you going to implement military control in Germany?" Keitel asked in surprise.
"Temporarily, only after we control all important departments can we announce Hitler’s death to the German people. It’s important to know that Germany has been no one in charge for a whole month. Now it is completely operating by inertia. At this time, the news of the murder of their head of state was suddenly announced to the people. I can't imagine what the result would be. Moreover, we still have a group of hidden enemies to be eliminated, and there are still some problems to be solved, in order to complete these tasks as soon as possible. , Temporary military control is very necessary."
"In this case, I will support your decision, but when do you want to announce Hitler's death to the German people?" Brausic asked.
"It depends on when we completely step on France. I don't think the command will let me down in this matter." Xu Jun answered with a smile.
"Do you want to launch the final offense?" Keitel asked excitedly.
"Yes, it’s time to give these Frenchmen a final blow. We now have all the information we need, the troops have been given enough time to rest, and we have received sufficient supplies. Soldiers Full of battle and hope, they are eager for a more glorious victory in the next stage of the battle. We need to find a way for them to vent before they blew up, and the frightened French are their best goal to vent their energy. "Xu Jun answered with a smile.
"My head of state, we have been waiting for this order for a whole month. I am very happy to be able to fight under your command." Brausic said loudly, the Marshal finally found another opportunity to show loyalty.
"Our troops are ready for everything. Just wait for you to issue the command of the general offensive. We will surely win the final victory, and I want to be able to witness Germany’s greatest victory in 300 years by your side And proud." Keitel is not reluctant to hype it up~IndoMTL.com~My head of state, when are you going to launch the general attack? "Brasic asked.
"I hope it is now, but it seems unlikely. Although we have formulated a battle plan, there are still some coordination issues that need to be resolved. Now we must call up all the commanders of the main assault forces to start a battle Meeting."
"I will call them immediately." Keitel nodded and replied.
"The second phase of the French campaign was not as easy as we thought, and we cannot take it lightly. In the end we gave them a month of rest."
"It’s like this, but it’s not an opportunity for us to take their troops away. The problem of excessive dispersion of the French troops that we were worried about before no longer exists. They have helped us concentrate their troops. Get up. As long as we break through their defenses, two or three large-scale interspersing and detours can roll out half of their forces." Brausic said confidently.
"Okay, now we don't have to discuss these issues anymore. Time is limited. What we have to do now is to gather the chief officers of the troops for a meeting, and discuss any questions at the meeting."
Xu Jun stood up and said loudly: "I hope I can sign the French surrender in half a month. At most one month, I will make the Third French Republic completely disappear from the world. This will It is the first step on the road to revival in Germany. When the first power in Europe kneels under our feet, the whole of Europe will tremble in the glory of Germania. I look forward to that moment."