Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 341: Steoffenberg

The Toulon Naval Port in France is in full swing. The French fleet is preparing to organize a joint exercise with the German Mediterranean Squadron. At this moment, this highest-level naval base on the Mediterranean coast has concentrated most of the essence of the German and French naval vessels. The main force, the battleship alone has gathered as many as five, and all kinds of light and heavy cruisers and destroyers are more like crucian carp crossing the river.

The French never gave up their intention to scare the Italians. The French core formation headed by the Richelieu had already forcibly approached Sicily several times that month, which caused the Italian coastal defense forces to jump and frighten overnight. .

Since the relationship with Germany froze, Mussolini seemed to have lost his confidence. No matter how the French teased, the Italian fleet insisted on holding its head and hiding in the port. Lost temper. This abnormal reaction of the Italian Navy has caught the eye of Odin. This is not in line with the temperament of the current Caesar. German intelligence agencies in Italy have discovered some clues. Italy seems to be planning a large-scale military operation. The main army of the army is retreating from the border between Italy and France and is beginning to gather and migrate towards the east of the peninsula.

This joint exercise between France and Germany has a very clear target. It is claimed to be a military command and technical exchange, but in fact it is closely watching Spain and Italy. In the event of an unexpected situation, this The fleet will be the first wave of interfering forces.

Xu Jun can no longer tolerate problems in the Balkan Peninsula. These intricately interconnected nation-states have succeeded and failed, but they have failed. These tasteless countries have united to form a chaotic quagmire, and the next war will break out. Before, Germany must not waste precious troops and energy in such a place. The High Command and the Army Command unanimously agreed that at the moment when the crisis broke out, a thunderous blow should be taken to kill the bane directly in the infant. Now the German army has assembled a rapid response group on the Austrian border to monitor the movement of the Apennines.

At present, however, that part of the history of the countries that have relied on Germany is still handing out an olive branch to Germany in this time and space. Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria have clearly stated their intention to join the new European order, although they They are not very cold with the Nazi theory, but they are more worried about the threat from the neighbor in the north. They hate Soviet Russia more than the Nazis. Every respite of the giant red bear will scare them.

Xu Jun has mastered the dominant position in Europe, and he no longer needs to win over the small Balkan countries. He has been considering whether to bring them into the alliance. These countries have a lot of internal problems and contradictions. , Only a strong enough leader can unite them, but this leader will be very, very hard. Xu Jun is going to have a discussion with the leaders of Britain and France. According to his point of view, these countries can be used as buffers, but they are worried that they will become a burden.

This can be confirmed. These countries cannot provide much of the resources that Germany needs. They even have difficulties in the supply of their own domestic commodities. Many poor areas still dominate the economy by ancient agriculture. Unlike Hungary and Poland, which have a large amount of farmland for irrigation and reclamation, nor do they have a large number of pastures for the development of animal husbandry, although countries have already developed some basic industries, they can only be classified as third-rate industries in Europe in terms of technology and scale. . To support them, a lot of manpower, material resources and funds need to be invested. Not to mention that European countries are still busy with their own reconstruction, just looking at the current situation, Europe does not have so much time to wait for them to complete these upgrades. These shortcomings have caused Xu Jun to be unable to make up his mind to make a final decision. At present, he can only take one step at a time and look at it slowly.

"I answered him like this at the time. Although I do feel sorry to leave Europe at this critical moment, the Führer’s orders are beyond doubt. As German officers, we can only obey them resolutely. "Standing on an extended trestle bridge in the Port of Toulon, Captain Klaus von Staufenberg held the belt around his waist, and said firmly to his companion.

"So you came here with a marching bag like this?" Captain Binz Horn smiled and brushed the dust off his hair and put on the soft top combat cap again.

"It's nice to work with you again, Captain Horn." Stauffenberg said with a smile at Horn.

"I'm also very happy to work with you, Lord Earl." Horn winked playfully at the other party.

"You really like to joke, okay, is this the big guy we are going to take? I have seen her drawings before, and I have never seen a plane this big in my life." Stauffenberg did not Like others making jokes about his title, he quickly managed to change the subject.

"Of course, Germany's latest long-range water transport aircraft, they gave him the nickname "Viking", I always think he should be called "giant" or "flying clipper" or something." Huo Captain Enn helped Stauffenberg with his luggage and walked with the huge seaplane in the opposite direction.

"We will leave in the afternoon, fly directly to Cairo from here, and then stay for one night, and fly directly to Mumbai, India tomorrow morning. If the journey goes well, we will be able to reach Saigon in the afternoon the next day, and put your luggage on the plane. , I’ll take you to the French Navy Officer’s Restaurant in Toulon in a while. It offers a variety of delicious dishes 24 hours a day.” Captain Horn introduced warmly.

"Are the personnel and equipment all here?" Talking about the task, Stauffenberg immediately entered the role.

"It's all here, I will introduce you one by one later, this time you are the commander, and my task is to fully cooperate with your command." Captain Horne carried Stauffenberg's marching bag , Skilfully jumped on the springboard connecting the engine room and the trestle.

"Be careful, there will be some shaking here." Captain Horn reminded.

Baron Stauffenberg, this famous "traitor" in the history of the Third Reich, his actions are still full of controversy until the 21st century. Some people regard him as a hero who sacrificed his life to resist tyranny. However, a large number of survivors who have experienced that era regard him as a traitor who betrayed the motherland. But at this time in the 1940s, the count was a staunch Nazi supporter, and undoubtedly one of the most ironic supporters and admirers of the new head of the empire.

Staufenberg was born noble and inherited the title of Earl of Staufenburg. In addition to his personal title, he also has an additional hereditary title of Schenck (that is, the director). The Earl of Staufenburg has a long history and a large number of talents. It is a model of the famous family. During the Weimar Republic, in order to quell the people's anger against the privileged class, the government ordered the deprivation of the privileges of all German aristocrats and issued an order. Since then, Germany will never grant anyone the title of aristocracy. Originally, the nobles only allowed the power to name their noble titles to show the honor of the family, so Stuffenberg's full name should be Klaus Philippe Maria Justinian Shen. K. Earl von Stauffenberg.

The young earl has been worried about the defeat of Germany in the last war since he was a child. Because of his noble status, he joined the 17th Cavalry Regiment of the Wehrmacht in which his family has traditionally participated at the age of eighteen, and then in the infantry in Dresden. The school proceeded with advanced studies, and then studied cavalry command tactics at the Hannover Cavalry School, and finally entered the Berlin Military Academy, and graduated with honors, and was then assigned to the Sixth Armored Division as the second-class staff officer.

Because of the close ties between the Junker noble officers in private, he was quickly transferred to the Army Command Gilded, where he showed excellent administrative skills and was almost recommended for the army at the time. Brumberg's adjutant to the commander in chief. But he smelled the conspiracy in this appointment, and resolutely refused the appointment. The driving force behind this incident was the group headed by Baker, the chief of staff of the army at the time. These people thought that the earl should be their ally by nature, because Hitler was famous for despising and loathing the nobles of the old empire in the army. .

How did they think that this Lord Earl had become a staunch Nazi fan, he believed in the theory propagated by the Nazis, and believed that Hitler was a great man who rebuilt Germany. On the issue of the invasion of Poland, he even raised his hands to welcome. As a veteran Prussian nobleman, the hatred of the Poles has been carved into his blood, not to mention that Poland occupied a large area of ​​German territory at this time. It is necessary to colonize and rule Poland systematically, and the young Stuffenberg carefully recorded these words in his diary after the Polish campaign.

After the start of the French campaign, he was extremely excited, and he could finally lead the German army to avenge the last defeat. Hitler's sudden death made him feel at a loss. The birth of the new head of state made him see the light again in the confusion. What surprised him was that the former deputy head of state who had kept a low profile turned out to be a war genius. , His strategic vision and tactical literacy are hundreds of times stronger than Hitler, not only reversed the sudden turn of the battle in one fell swoop, but also continued to deal devastating blows to the main forces of Britain and France. This is simply a great figure like Frederick the Great. What made the count even more excited was that the young head of state also had Feng in his name.

Before the outbreak of the Battle of England, he was transferred back to the Army Headquarters, and was then transferred to the Command Headquarters as an administrative officer responsible for the organization of the army. This is a vitally important position, often seen as a path to senior The commanding road~IndoMTL.com~ At this time, everyone can see that the 32-year-old earl has an extremely bright future.

This time Xu Jun personally called him and sent him out, not for the sake of precautions. When the head of state came to his office to submit the report, he was really taken aback by this name. He didn't even know that this man was working in the command department. Head of state Xu couldn't help it. He glanced under the desk to see if there was a briefcase at the foot of the desk.

After flipping through the personnel investigation report handed in by Odin's Eye, Xu Jun discovered that the earl turned out to be his fanatical supporter at this time, which is simply a great irony given by reality. However, in view of the historical change in the mind of this man also after the fiasco of Stalingrad, the most critical fuse was after he was injured in North Africa, when he was transferred from the frontline army to the officer reserve camp because of his injuries. This is a transitional institution that turns an officer into a reserve service. This treatment made him feel abandoned and betrayed. Although he was re-used through the internal relations of the organization, at that time he was deeply involved in the coup conspiracy and could not turn back. Up.

This time Xu Jun’s appointment of Captain Earl is actually an experiment of him. Xu Jun wants to see that he has changed the history of this time and space, and whether the fate of those famous figures in history will be the same. Being changed, whether the environment changes people's hearts, or character determines fate, Xu Jun wants to see clearly in Captain Steufenberg. (To be continued.)