Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 339: The head of state’s response

Berlin, at 3 pm on September 23, 1940, the Office of the Head of State of the German Reich Chancellery. Major Tysenhofen leaned on the edge of the desk in the reception area in front of the door, looking at the schedule for the afternoon. The adjutant is now wearing the first-class Iron Cross on his chest, which was awarded to him by Xu Jun in recognition of his outstanding performance in the head of state base camp in the past six months.

As a personal staff adjutant, it is basically impossible for him to go directly on the battlefield to kill the enemy. It is entirely the personal decision of the head of state to obtain this medal. However, no one is going to challenge this issue at this time. The performance of this young adjutant is obvious to all. Whether it is the Führer Base Camp or the Imperial Command, Tysenhofen has won the approval and recognition of most senior commanders. Many people are convinced of this. Young people must have a bright future, provided that he does not fall out of favor in front of the head of state.

"Is there such a thing?" The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Jeshunek, who was sitting on the sofa outside the door, suddenly exclaimed. In the quiet and empty corridor, the voice was abrupt and loud, which immediately attracted those waiting around. The gaze of generals and officials.

"Sorry." The chief of staff of the Air Force quickly apologized to his colleagues around him.

"I also just got the news that the navy is going to organize a voyage around the world. I think the head of state summons us this time, maybe he will bring up the matter." Graham wore a newly-made air force general uniform and worn it on his shoulders. With the rank of general of the air force, he leaned in front of Jeshunnek and answered in a low voice.

"As far as I know, it seems to be related to the head of state's East Asia plan. It seems that the task force sent to French Indochina a while ago had some problems. Does the Air Staff have any news about this?"

"Air Force Command has not received any news at this time."

"Because the intelligence has been blocked, only a few people can know about it now, such as that one." Grimm slammed in the direction of Tysenhofen.

"If the Führer wants us to know, he will tell us the truth, Gram, we are now the Führer's air force." Yeshunnek raised his finger to remind Gram to be cautious.

At this moment, the door of the office opened, Himmler stepped back and nodded again at the door to the room, and turned around when the door was completely closed, the leader of the SS Empire.

"Hello, Eric, today is really good weather." Himmler did not pick up the military cap handed over by the adjutant who was waiting. He took a handkerchief from his breeches pocket and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Mr. Minister, it's good weather." Tysenhofen put the schedule back into the folder, and then greeted Himmler in a gentle manner.

"Yeah, it's just a bit hot, goodbye, Eric." Himmler put Pasie back into his pocket, took the cap from the adjutant and put it on, and then nodded farewell to Disenhofen.

"Goodbye, Mr. Minister." Disenhofen bowed respectfully.

"By the way, Eric." Himmler stopped.

"What's the matter? Mr. Minister."

"Is there any time tonight, I want to invite you to my house for dinner. My wife has always been thinking about you, and Pebby really wants to see her brother Eric again." Speaking of his young daughter, Himmler There was a rare warmth on his face.

"I will be free after eight o'clock in the evening." Tysenhofen replied with a smile.

"Then it will be set at 8:30. You know the way to my house, so see you in the evening." Himmler nodded again to Disenhofen, then turned around and brought his four adjutants and guards. Step away.

Xu Jun, the head of the Third Reich, sat behind his desk with his right hand supporting his chin, and lowered his head to read the report placed in front of him.

"At present, only the paratroopers can be quickly mobilized, but the existing numbers are obviously not enough to support large-scale combat operations. How is the training of the newly formed paratroopers, and what is the equipment situation? No exact data report has been submitted." Xu Jun flipped through a page of the document.

"My head of state, I don’t know much about this situation. Goering has always been in charge personally before. We..." Jeshunnek wanted to explain, but didn’t know where to start. He He has only been the chief of staff of the Air Force for a few months and has been busy coordinating the combat command of the Battle of England. Besides, the infrastructure construction of the subordinate units is not within the scope of his chief of staff.

"How is General Student's health now?" Xu Jun raised his eyes to look at Yeshunnek.

"The injury has been healed and is now undergoing rehabilitation." Yeshunnek replied.

"If possible, let him come to Berlin once. I now need an experienced commander to give me some advice." Xu Jun picked up the pen on the table and owed his name under the document.

"The Air Force can obtain three hundred and seventy newest fighter jets by the end of the month. I fully support your opinion. The expansion of the enrollment scale of aviation schools, fuel and material supplies should be guaranteed. Now we have a large number of them. Experienced pilots are waiting to retire. We can extend their service time and transfer to various flight schools to become instructors. As for the extended service time, let's tentatively set it to two years." Xu Jun pushed the document to Yeah. Sunneck.

"Also, the German Navy will organize a round-the-world voyage in October. The first stop will be on the west coast of the United States. The air force needs to prepare an observation mission to accompany it. The main task is to understand the development of the air force of the countries along the route and further evaluate these. The strength of the country’s air force. Graham, I hope you can be the leader of the observation group. You will choose the specific members of the group. You will make a list for me these two days." Xu Jun said to Graham.

"The development of the Luftwaffe is gradually accelerating. We have acquired the most cutting-edge aviation technology in Britain and France. We have the best designers, power experts, the most advanced aviation materials and production and processing technology. It can be expected In the future, newer, stronger and better aircraft will continue to be manufactured. At present, the only constraints on the development of the Air Force are the personnel who operate these weapons and the commanders with broad vision. I am full of expectations for the results of your trip. , So Gram, the responsibility on your shoulders is very heavy, I hope you can take it seriously." Xu Jun struck the match and lit his cigar.

"Yes, my Führer, I will never fail your expectations." Graham sternly slapped his bitter face and leaned respectfully to show obedience.

"Well, that's it for today, so you can withdraw." Xu Jun put down the cigar and waved his hand to the two.

"Hi, Reinhardt." The two quickly stood up and raised their hands to salute Xu Jun.

Xu Jun looked at the two and nodded, turning his wrists to show his respect.

"My head, General Weierle is waiting outside." After the two air force generals left, Disenhofen opened the door and walked in.

"Eric, what do you think of this matter." Xu Jun didn't say a word, he frowned and looked at the file in his hand.

"I think Marshal Blumberg has the ability to handle all this. Didn't you give him full responsibility." Looking at the cover of the document in Xu Jun's hand, Disenhofen knew Xu Jun asked. What is it?

"That's not what I meant, do you think that maybe my original idea was wrong." Xu Jun held a cigar in his hand and exhaled a cloud of smoke.

"I don’t know what to say, my head of state. But I have always believed that all the decisions you make are for the revival of the German Empire. You may encounter some setbacks along the way, but under your leadership , The Third Reich will definitely win the final victory.” Disenhofen answered with a serious face with his chest straight.

"I'm glad you told me this, Eric, please come in." Xu Jun lowered his head and thought for a while, raised his head and said to Disenhofen with a smile.

"Yes, my head of state." Disenhofen nodded and accepted the order.

"My head of state." Weierle strode to Xu Jun's desk, and his boots stood up and saluted.

"Sit down, Weierle, let's have a cup of tea first." Xu Jun picked up the teapot and two clean teacups from the wooden tea table next to the desk.

"Thank you, my head of state." Weierle sat down and leaned to thank him.

"Okay, okay, don't look at me with this expression, you know that this matter has already bored me." Xu Jun pushed the teacup in front of Weierle.

"This is just an accident, my head of state, you should never doubt your own judgment for the mistakes of others. You are the head of the empire, you can mobilize millions of troops at any time to easily crush a country, No one in this world dared to despise your authority." Weierle said respectfully.

"You don't know the ancient eastern country, and their current leader." Xu Jun shook his head, then took the tea cup and drank it.

"I have ordered Fisher from the German agency to protest. In handling the incident, we must not let those people lead by the nose. We must regain the initiative. I have ordered Ribbentrop Negotiations with the British and French governments have begun. In this matter, the two countries have made it clear that they will stand on the side of Germany."

"My head of state, are you going to block all the lines of communication from the British and French colonies to China? Will this hit China too severely?" Weierle frowned.

"In this way, the Japanese will be very happy that we did this. I am afraid they will make a fuss about this matter and drag us to their side. As you said, the Japanese are very The ambition has become more and more obvious. I just called the British ambassador. He said that the British government is very worried about the crisis in South Asia." Weirler reported.

"They want to expand the size of their garrison in Singapore, and they also asked us to support a batch of artillery equipment. They need new fighters, long-range bombers, and naval patrol aircraft. Prime Minister Chamberlain also asked me if I could mobilize one if possible The German Army armored forces went to support the local defense." Xu Jun said, scratching his brows.

"If armored forces are used, the only area suitable for combat seems to be the central plains of the Malay Peninsula, where there is a very complete road transportation network." Weierle apparently consulted local information.

"So I'm still considering whether it is necessary to do so, but the British have placed a lot of orders during this period. They are really anxious to rebuild the local army to strengthen control of the colony." Xu Juncong I took out an atlas in the drawer and turned to the page of the map of Southeast Asia.

"Now the Chinese National Government’s external traffic is all under the control of the British and French colonial authorities. The main ones are the Burma Highway in British Burma and the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and Highway in the French Indochina Federation. They lost the southern part in early September. After the coastal ports, they can only rely on land transportation to maintain external contact." Xu Jun frowned and said.

"I will not completely cut off these lines of communication, as you said earlier, this will cause serious damage to China, especially now that they are facing the worst situation, this behavior can easily make the Chinese people Thinking that we are falling into trouble and arousing the resentment of the entire Chinese society towards us, we will lose the trust and friendship that we have established with the officials and people of this country. However, I cannot allow the other party to provoke Germany at will. We must To come up with a gesture that fits the current German identity~IndoMTL.com~, let the other party think about it before doing stupid things in the future. The price they will pay for this will be absolutely unbearable." Xu Jun was really caught this time. The corruption and chaos within the government were annoying. Although he had a deep research and understanding of that period of history, he still felt unable to accept it calmly when facing these incredible facts.

"The United Kingdom and France have provided detailed information. I decided to impose an embargo on the goods of these 15 companies. The external explanation can be the integration of road capacity adjustments, or routine tax inspections. Anyway, any reason. , Some people have to accept some lessons." Xu Jun handed a document to Weierle.

"My head of state, this is." Weierle looked at Xu Jun suspiciously.

"These companies belong to the high-level family industry. It can be said that they control most of the political situation in this country. If they are smart enough, they will know how to remedy it. I believe this time Marshal Blumberg’s visit will definitely It will be a worthwhile trip." Xu Jun sneered and closed the atlas on the table.

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