Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 192: Flying over the Mediterranean Sea

"These are the telegrams I just received, my head of state." Leaping down from the vertical ladder with ease, Tysenhofen walked quickly to Xu Jun.

"The Imperial Command?" Xu Jun raised his head and looked at the adjutant.

"And Deputy Minister Ribbentrop of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." The adjutant smiled and put a stack of electronic newspapers on the small table in front of the head of state.

"Would you like some coffee? General Weierle." Disenhofen turned his head and asked the chief of staff standing in front of the front loading bay.

"Not necessary for the time being, thank you, Eric." Weierle didn't look back. He looked at the Mediterranean Sea under the square porthole with interest. At this time, a voyage consisting of three destroyers was sailing on the sea. The formation, looking at the course of these warships, should be heading to a certain seaport in Greece.

Because it is not an airtight pressure-resistant cockpit, in order to make passengers feel more comfortable, the pilot deliberately keeps the aircraft at a height of about 1,500 meters. This will definitely consume more fuel, but this loss is For this behemoth, it is completely bearable.

This is a brand new B222 "Viking" transport aircraft. It is the ninth mass-produced aircraft of this model. It has just joined active service at the end of October. Before coming to Taranto, she had been docked at the Toulon Naval Base in France, traveling between Toulon and Tunisia three times a week, mainly transporting German and French military personnel and some valuable materials and equipment. She was transferred to Taranto Port two weeks ago and started flying from Wilhelmshaven to and from Taranto. The passengers were mainly officers and soldiers of the German Navy.

This aircraft currently belongs to the Wehrmacht’s Mediterranean Theater. The aircraft and flight attendants are all air forces. To mobilize this behemoth, in addition to obtaining the approval of the Theater Command, you must also apply to the Defense Force’s Overseas Transportation Office in advance. Report.

This transportation office is a newly established department of the Supreme Command in early December. It is responsible for managing, planning, and coordinating tasks within the National Defense Forces that involve transcontinental long-distance strategic delivery and material supply. Because Germany now has a series of overseas colonies in disguise, considering that German military activities overseas are gradually increasing, the establishment of a special logistics and transportation management department was placed on the agenda of the command.

The BV222 is Germany's current transport model with the longest range and strongest carrying capacity. Both the army and the navy are very interested in this kind of aircraft. However, the current factory's output is limited and can only give priority to the air force's orders.

The Army Command has signed an agreement with Bloom Fuchs, preparing to develop a land-based model of this aircraft on the basis of the BV222. This is a very difficult project because the structure and appearance of the aircraft need to be changed. However, the army is very rich now. The large gold mark is dropped without blinking. It is said that this project has now entered After the technical demonstration stage, prototypes will be manufactured for test flights around the middle of next year.

Xu Jun rushed to the port of Taranto. In addition to inspecting the German Navy's takeover of the Italian fleet, he was there to transfer to this "Viking". This plane is the fastest and safest means of transportation right now. It can take him across the Mediterranean Sea from Italy to Alexandria, Egypt.

Frankly speaking, with this aircraft’s range, even if it is a direct flight to Yanbu, it’s just that he needs to meet at Alexander and Admiral Wavell to discuss the next joint operation of the two armies, and then with The British cabinet envoy waiting in Egypt will talk about the current problems in the Far East.

This aircraft has been undertaking personnel transportation tasks these days. The front cargo compartment under the cockpit has been converted into a senior officer’s cabin. The internal space here is relatively large, and bulletproof armor is installed on the bulkheads. The machine gun hatches also each erected an American-made M2 ​​heavy machine gun.

This is not the first time that the German Army has purchased equipment produced in the United States. It has also purchased vehicles and aircraft engines produced in the United States before. Of course, it is a sub-version approved by Congress. Roosevelt was very wary of the Nazis. If he were to be re-elected as in history, His Excellency the President would never agree to any arms deal with Germany.

Unfortunately, the current president is George Dewey. After a bunch of underground transactions between the United States and Britain were exposed, Dewey felt that the relationship between Germany and the United States would definitely be affected. At least domestic public opinion in the United States has always said this, so he Regarding the arms trade with Germany as a way to ease relations with the Third Reich, most members of the US Congress seem to support this view, but in Xu Jun’s view, it is more likely that they are If you want to express your attitude in this way, you need to disassociate yourself from the former president.

The German orders have rekindled the stagnant economy in the United States. At the same time, the people and capital who had fled from Europe before have also begun to return to Europe. Everything seems to be developing for the good side. In addition, because of the domestic isolation Concerns about the prevalence of ism, some domestic capital and companies in the United States have also begun to consider moving to Europe for development. In some people’s opinion, after the destruction of war, the market here has great potential to be tapped.

The topic is far off, now I am back on this plane. The head of the empire woke up very early today. No one told him that the early morning in this Italian port would be so noisy. All kinds of siren and various horns were stunned to drive the head of the empire out of sweet dreams.

After a hastily breakfast, the group left the German barracks and boarded a large seaplane parked in the port of Taranto on a transport boat dedicated to the commander of the Italian Royal Fleet. Soon after takeoff, the Führer retracted into a comfortable leather seat, closed his eyes and started to feel more restful. I slept for an entire hour in this sleep. At this moment, the plane had flown over the island of Malta in Greece and was flying in the center of the Mediterranean Sea.

As the landline of the empire’s head of state, this "Viking" was automatically upgraded to "Imperial One" and received the highest communication priority. Along the way, the "Viking" continuously received messages from various departments of the empire. Telegram, the telegram that the telecom operator received in this short hour exceeded the total amount received in the previous week.

Disenhofen quickly deciphered a confidential message, and then classified it according to the department of the call, and then arranged the order according to the importance of the content. In the admiration of the telecom operator, the army major used a kind of elegant rhythm that was almost artistic, and skillfully completed the work that should have been done by the entire communications office and the secretariat.

After learning that the Führer woke up, Disenhofen immediately sent several telegrams that needed priority processing to Xu Jun for review.

"Weiller~IndoMTL.com~Molotov really chose to be patient. I said a long time ago that they were not ready to have a showdown with us, especially when Stalin saw Soviet intelligence officers from Cummers After the "confidential information" obtained by the Dove Weapons Proving Ground." Xu Jun put aside the telegram of the Deputy Foreign Minister.

"My head of state, this is just our guess. There is no relevant information from Moscow's insider." Weirler walked back to his seat and respectfully reported to Xu Jun.

"Find a way to find out the reaction of the Soviet Army to the "Fluffy Bear Project", especially Stalin's own thoughts. Pay attention to any changes in the Soviet military's military system in the near future, whether it is personnel or materials or processing machinery, do not miss out Drop any details, I don't need to send a special order to teach you these." The imperial head squinted at his chief of staff.

"Of course not, my head, I will personally pay attention to this work." Weirler bowed his head respectfully and said.

"This is the best, Weierle." The imperial head nodded in satisfaction, and picked up a telegram again.

PS: Thank you for your support. The first chapter is here today. The author will take a break and continue with the second chapter.