Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 279: Declaration

Although the war in Europe Big VI has ended, the Frederick Air Base, as the temporary headquarters of the German Wehrmacht Headquarters, has become busier than it was during the war. `Almost every five minutes, an aircraft takes off or landed on the three long runways of this base, and transport trucks and various cars are constantly running back and forth on the auxiliary road from the base to the main coastal highway. The corridors inside and outside the bungalows of the various departments of the General Headquarters were crowded with people. Everywhere you could see military officers holding large stacks of documents and forms waiting to be received, as well as civilian secretaries and staff officers hurrying on their way.

After the war was over, the workload of the management department suddenly increased. All the official duties that had been backlogged due to the war were all exploded at this time. The chief officers of each department could only work overtime and try to leave in the command department. Before France, it was resolved as soon as possible. As the highest command body of the German Wehrmacht, it is obviously inappropriate to leave the country for a long time without war. Moreover, there are still a lot of things in Germany waiting for instructions and solutions from these key management departments. The official documents and reports sent from Germany and the occupied areas every day can be regarded as a vehicle-mounted capacity. Together with the internal affairs of the various army groups and affiliated units in the theater, they are enough to drive the most powerful managers crazy.

The German High Command has a set of management mechanisms unique to Germany. After the test of the war, it is indeed rigorous and scientific. Unfortunately, the Germans seem to only consider the stability of the organizational structure, not the influence of the managers on the operating rules. damage. Historically, the efficiency of the German Wehrmacht Headquarters was often criticized, mainly because Hitler was accustomed to playing political tactics, balancing power among the various branches of the military, and eventually disrupting the organizational structure. In the latter part of the war, unless the project was supervised by this Yuan himself, the common method used by various departments to deal with problems was to kick the ball between each other.

Of course, Xu Jun cannot tolerate the same situation in Germany under his control. The efficiency of the command has become a hard indicator. The completion of daily work has become an important condition for assessing the management ability of an officer. Anyone who shows that he is unable to do the job at hand The officers who have accumulated several times will be subject to demotion or even dismissal. Serious mistakes will be transferred from the command and ordered to be forced to discharge.

Currently, the high command is eager to solve various problems, most of which are related to the task of ending the war. A large number of combat troops need to rest and reorganize, and finding a quiet resting place for so many troops has become a top priority. Countless meritorious personnel need to be awarded and rewarded, and outstanding officers and soldiers also need to be promoted. The secretaries of the personnel department destroyed several typewriters just for the work of transcribing the application reports of the various army groups. War allowances and bonuses for front-line soldiers need to be released in time, and the treatment and welfare of the wounded, as well as the compensation work for the soldiers who died in the war, must also be stepped up. The German temporary cemeteries on various battlefields need to be repaired, and the construction of the cemeteries for the British and French soldiers who died in the battle must also be carried out at the same time.

For some of the troops who have been fighting on the front line for a long time, the officers and soldiers have each received two to four weeks of paid leave. Transporting so many soldiers to where they want to go will put a lot of pressure on the already overburdened transportation network. The spoils obtained by Germany need to be sent to the country, and Germany is also constantly sending out the materials and machinery needed to rebuild Europe and some supplies necessary for the German troops. The Headquarters is currently taking over the issues that have been processed and screened by the country and the military divisions and brigade groups, and have no right to independently approve the issue. These alone have made the chief officers and secretaries busy.

Although the following is busy with a pot of porridge, Xu Jun did not increase the workload. In some respects, this is a standard hand-off shopkeeper. He usually only points out a general direction to his subordinates and how to do it. Relying on the following departments to do it himself, he only looks at the final result most of the time. `Except for issues of particular interest, you rarely want to understand the process. However, this kind of performance of Yuan is regarded as right by his subordinates. Of course, great people should think about greater issues, such as world peace and national rejuvenation. It is for all mankind to make Yuan spend energy on such trivial matters. crime.

At this time, the infrastructure of the Friedrich Base has been relatively complete. It was originally just a temporary air force base built for the Battle of England, but at this time it is gradually transforming towards a permanent base. The command organization of the High Command has moved from the original wooden longhouse to a row of brick-wood single-family houses. The meeting room is located in one of the bungalows, with a lawn on all sides and two small flower beds at the door.

"Gentlemen. I made you wait a long time." Xu Jun wore his beautiful marshal uniform and walked quickly into the conference room with his marshal walking stick in his hand.

"Hi! Reinhardt!" All the officers sitting around the conference table stood up and greeted Yuan loudly.

"I hope everyone had a good rest last night." Xu Jun took off his military cap and handed it to Disenhofen who followed behind him with his cane.

"It's okay. Thank you for your concern, my Yuan." Brausic quickly replied respectfully. The power of the young Yuan has been completely stabilized at this time, and his reputation in Germany and Europe is growing. He is supported by the Sixth Army. Yuan's number one representative, the commander-in-chief of the 6th Army, also made a lot of oil and water during this period. This made Brauchich more convinced that as long as he followed this apostle of God, he would never suffer.

"To be honest, I didn't sleep well, and my head still hurts." Xu Jun smiled and stretched out his arms to make a sit down gesture to the standing officers.

"For the sake of the Third Reich, please take care of your own body, my soul" Brausic said sincerely, and Halder on the side quickly nodded his head in agreement.

"I will pay attention, thank you, Your Excellency Marshal." Xu Jun nodded slightly to express his gratitude, then he reached out and opened the folder that Disenhofen had placed in front of him.

"I think everyone already knows the reason why I called this meeting. This is the telegram, Marshal, pass it on and read it." Xu Jun handed Brumberg's telegram to Braunschich.

"My Yuan, this is a serious diplomatic incident, and can even be the fuse of a war." Yodel has not read the original telegram, but he has learned the general situation from the 6th Army Intelligence Department When I was waiting for the telegram to reach him, I first expressed his personal opinion.

"So I want to hear the views of everyone in the command."

"My Yuan, do you have a preliminary decision." Brausic passed the telegram to Halder, and he turned to ask Xu Jun.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal, do you have any suggestions for this?"

"At this time, I think we should make representations to Japan through diplomatic channels. `The cause and process of the specific incident are still unclear. I cannot make an accurate judgment on this."

"I think this involves a lot of issues, not only the military level, but also German interests in Asia." Halder passed the telegram to the navy liaison officer who started it.

"We have interests in Asia?"

"There is no doubt about this. We have made good progress in this area."

"Can I find time to talk about the specific situation? General Weierle."

"It is an honor, General Yordel."

"This is an obvious provocation. These Japanese monkeys will only cause trouble."

"We don't need to intervene in the South Asian dispute. We ourselves have a lot of problems to solve."

"French matters are left to the French. I reserve my opinion."

"How many troops do we have there? Ten thousand or twenty thousand."

"About 1,300 people, all of them Waffen-SS."

"Whether it was the SS or not, these soldiers who died were all Germans."

" Colonel Dogen, you know I didn't mean that"

"Claire, I need a map of French Indochina."

"A fighter squadron of our air force arrived in Saigon yesterday afternoon."

"We also have a fighter squadron there?"

"Saigon? The sound is so strange, where is this magical place you are talking about?"

The staff and the senior officers had a chattering discussion.

"Gentlemen." Brausic clapped his hands, calming the officers' debate.

"My Yuan, we want to hear your opinion." Turning his face, Brausic asked respectfully.

"In handling this incident, Germany must show a strong enough attitude towards Japan." Xu Jun stood up. Reached out and stopped the subordinates who wanted to stand up.

"Halder is right. This involves not only military and diplomacy, but also German interests." After Xu Jun walked to the map wall in the conference room, Xu Jun made a gesture, Disenhofen And the other adjutant who was standing aside quickly stepped forward and pulled the curtain covering the map.

"Gentlemen, we have gained control over most of Europe." Xu Jun took the pointer from Tysenhofen and drew a circle on the map of Europe.

"This is the result of the tremendous sacrifices and hard work of everyone present and countless Germans." Xu Jun swung his pointer and lashed on the map: "So we must maintain this system at all costs."

"As a leader and protector, we are obliged to assume the responsibility of protecting the rights and interests of all countries in this group, even if it is a remote Asian colony. If we cannot give the French people support and assistance in this incident , The alliance treaty we signed before will become a dead letter. And Germany’s national credibility will also be lost, and in the future we may pay ten times a hundred times the price to make up for these losses. For Germany, this is a total loss. Yes." Xu Jun took a step forward and pointed at the Southeast Asian piece with his pointer.

"And here is not only a colony of French Indochina, British Malaya, Dutch East Indies, these are European colonies, and now the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have joined the new order established by Germany. It has become Germany Allies and protected nations. These countries are now willing to obey the leadership of Germany, not only because we defeated them militarily, but also because they need Germany to protect their rights, which of course also includes the interests of overseas colonies. If because of this The incident made them feel that Germany could not do this, so what will be the consequences?"

"They will turn to other directions to seek asylum." Weierle said below.

"Yes!" Xu Jun pointed at Weierle with his pointer.

"General Weierle is right. They will turn to new countries that can provide security and protection, such as the behemoth on the other side of us. At that time, the forces on the other side can openly intervene in European affairs, and we At that time, you may be busy dealing with the neighbor to the east, and the entire new order system will fall apart. Even under the impetus of foreign forces, the anti-German forces in these countries will re-emerge, and Germany will fall into a situation of being attacked back and forth. Not only will we Lose everything you have now, and even lose everything you originally had."

"We can restrict their diplomatic actions." Yodel said loudly.

"Of course we can, but this is tantamount to tearing up all previous agreements. We also don't have that many troops. How many troops are you planning to invest in these countries?" Halder immediately retorted.

"We need these countries to cooperate with Germany. There is only one enemy that threatens us the most." Daugen expressed support.

"But there is not much benefit for Germany to intervene in Asia. How much force do we need to mobilize there to contain the Japanese people?"

"They have the world's second navy. We are completely at a disadvantage in this regard."

"What about the navy's view."

"The navy will resolutely obey Yuan's orders. We currently have a task force moving near the east coast of Africa and can reach Jakarta in the Dutch East Indies within 24 hours." Naval Liaison Officer Heinz Colonel Phil is a surface warship officer and once commanded a medium-sized submarine. Because he has the best of both families, he was sent to the command headquarters by Raidel. He is not only a naval liaison officer but also a naval technical adviser. .

"Singapore. Hinds, let them go to Singapore, I will negotiate with them personally on the British side." Xu Jun pointed to Colonel Phil and said.

"Contact Marshal Raidel immediately and let the Naval Command give an order to tell him what happened. It is my order. This is the first step in Germany's attitude."

"Yes, my yuan." Colonel Phil left the conference table and strode to the side phone table, where there was a row of dedicated telephones, which distinguished the connected departments in various colors.

"We need Asia. Just like Asia needs us." Xu Jun slapped his trouser legs with a pointer and said loudly.

"We all know, and can also see, that the European market has shrunk due to the war. Although the German market is booming, it is only a temporary phenomenon, because our soldiers brought back a lot of wealth. We also gave them a lot of bonuses. Everyone is rich now." After hearing Xu Jun's words, the officers present all smiled.

"But in our control area. The markets in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the entire region have been damaged and affected by the war. The citizens do not have enough money to buy goods. What people need most now is food and shelter. If we want to quickly restore the European economy, we must find another way. Find new markets and sources of materials. Southeast Asia can solve a large part of our current problems, and there can provide what Europe currently needs Food and energy, as well as rich reserves of precious and rare metals, we can not only get what we need, but also sell the backlog of materials and commodities there.

Especially the Chinese market, they have a population of 400 million. Before the war broke out, 90% of Europe’s annual trade in Asia came from this country. The problem is that this market is now destroyed by Japan’s war of aggression, and the Japanese have adopted unilateral trade protection in their occupied areas. And the dumping strategy, the use of coercive means to expel a large amount of European capital, severely damaged the political and economic interests of Europe in Asia ~ IndoMTL.com ~ This point I think our British friends should feel very deep. Although German trade has received preferential treatment from Japan on the surface, many German companies have expressed that they have been greatly affected. Our trade volume has dropped by 70%, and direct losses can reach 20-40 million every year. Mark, even more. "Xu Jun looked at the officers and marshals with relish.

"So, my opinion is very clear. I use this incident to put pressure on the Japanese, show them the attitude of Germany, show the power of the Third Reich, and prove to European countries that we have the ability and confidence to protect the system. And we can take this opportunity to open up this closed market and open up this area, so that Southeast Asia will become the most important resource supply for Europe’s reconstruction.” Xu Jun handed the pointer to Disenhofen and returned to himself Sat down in his seat.

"Now you guys, before we get further reports, we can discuss the preliminary plan first."

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