Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 35: Overture (5)

　　

　　My head, about the situation on the French side. . . . "

　　 Kirsten's expression became a little awkward.

　　"What’s the problem? The information about France in your report is very vague, full of estimates and speculations. What is left is not what we already know, or a lot of meaningless Data, I want to know why this happens."

　　 Xu Jun still maintained that happy expression with one hand holding his chin and the other hand gently tapping the folder on his knee, but in the eyes of Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten, this is more like a kind of Dangerous signal.

　　 "My head, I can explain all this." Kirsten said eagerly.

　　"I can’t cover up the problems that Odin’s Eye has encountered in the French intelligence collection work, and I will not shirk my own responsibility for this, my head of state.

　　 I want to explain to you that the main reason behind the decline in efficiency and quality in our French intelligence collection work is entirely because the current internal situation in France is too chaotic. ""confusion? I don't doubt it at all. Let me talk about the specific situation, Lieutenant Colonel. "

　　"You know that the French government has been constantly migrating backwards some time ago. It is really difficult for our intelligence personnel to maintain contact with the headquarters in that situation, which has caused a lot of information to be delayed.

　　Although the French government has settled down in Bordeaux, the situation has not improved. Now it was like a stabbed ant nest, and there was chaos everywhere in and outside the city, without any order at all.

　　In this case, the risk taken by our frontline intelligence personnel has skyrocketed. Now they risk their lives every time they transmit information to the headquarters.

　　 You must understand the horror and chaos that enveloped Paris during the French Revolution. Bordeaux now is almost the same as Paris back then.

　　Once someone is suspected of being a German spy, his best fate is to be arrested and executed by the French military. I call it the best because the poor man is often torn to pieces by the fanatical mob before the French military police arrive. "

　　 Kirsten paused to look at Xu Jun.

　　The head of the empire still sat on the sofa with an elegant posture, holding the delicate teacup in one hand and tapping the folder on his lap with one hand, with a relaxed expression. But Kirsten could see from the frequency of the Führer’s finger tapping the folder that the imperial dictator must now be imagining the horror scene on the streets of Bordeaux.

　　"Go on, Lieutenant Colonel. I now understand the harsh environment of front-line intelligence personnel, and they can continue to work in that situation. I am gratified to have these brave and determined intelligence agents.

　　 However, this is not enough to explain the previous question. These large-scale speculations and the "for reference only" at the end of almost every piece of information are the same. Can the Intelligence Department prove that it has worked so hard to collect it Is the accuracy of the intelligence? "Xu Jun raised his head slightly and looked at Kirsten.

　　"Yes, my head of state. Please listen to me continue to explain to you. Now there is a melee within the French government. The French cabinet is in a state of dispute every day, no, in fact every minute. Almost every There will be a new proposal and order in a few hours, and then the French politicians will spend a few more hours to overthrow it.

　　 If it weren’t for the French cabinet to still control the army, and the army’s commanders still retain their sense of mission, the areas controlled by the French government would have fallen into anarchy. "

　　 "This is a very troublesome question, Weierle." Xu Jun turned to his chief of staff and said.

　　"Yes, my head of state, if the French government calls for a truce, we must restore order in those areas in the shortest possible time. I am afraid that the French army may not be able to maintain the situation. For our soldiers, this It will also be a very tricky job." Weierle frowned.

　　"How about you give it to Kücheler, he should be a good candidate."

　　"I believe in the abilities of General Küchler, but if his Fourth Army is used..."

　　"As long as he is responsible for stabilizing the regional order, there is no need to mobilize the regular army. I am going to draw a group from the garrison to carry out this task. Although they are a bit more sloppy than the regular army, it is also me. The reason for choosing General Kühlil. Kühlil is one of the generals I know who pays most attention to the military discipline and honor of the troops. For this work, the personal qualities of the person in charge are the most important."

　　 "I understand, my head of state." Weierle nodded and said: "Your choice is indeed the most correct."

　　 "Well, please continue to report, Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten."

　　"My head of state, according to the intelligence we have, the French government cabinet has now split into four factions.

　　Bétain and Wei Gang, they represent the opinions of most people in the French army and the high-level government. Their attitude is very clear. They all admit that France has failed and propose that in order to save France, the government must immediately contact us Start the armistice and peace talks.

　　 Our intelligence shows that the Petanists’ arguments have been approved by a large number of congressmen, who have an advantage in the cabinet.

　　 Renault and Le Brun are the other faction. They oppose Petain’s proposal and have been trying to persuade the cabinet to agree to withdraw the government from the French mainland and go to the North African colony to continue fighting. There are quite a few hardline lawmakers standing by them. Here, although it is at a disadvantage compared with the Petanists, the gap is not very big.

　　The third faction is a politician named Pierre Laval. He united with the mayor of Bordeaux Adrian Marquee and a group of former government members to form a loose alliance.

　　According to the information we have now, this man is very enthusiastic about the theories of the National Socialist Party. He is very ambitious but has very limited intelligence. His current performance seems to be more biased towards the Petain faction, but it is more likely that he wants to take the opportunity to replace Petain's position.

　　After analyzing these situations, we came to the conclusion that this Frenchman has great potential to use. If we support him, this man can play a difficult role in the empire’s European strategy. The role of estimation.

　　 Of course, this is just one of our suggestions. You still need to make the final decision whether to adopt it. "

　　"Laval..."

　　 Xu Jun touched his chin and looked at Weierle, then turned his face back to Kirsten and said, "For this Laval, he has already been within our attention. This person does have Great use value.

　　The task of the Eye of Odin is to continue to monitor him. If possible, let our people find an opportunity to test his attitude and establish a connection between him and us. In addition, someone was sent to secretly protect his personal safety. This kind of person is always the first target of the assassin, no matter where the assassin comes from. "

　　 "Yes, my head, I will make a proper plan as soon as possible."

　　 "Very good, now continue the previous topic, who is the fourth force you mentioned."

　　"The Fourth Force is an alliance composed of a group of young military officers led by Charles de Gaulle.

　　 Although he lost the support of upper-level members and his most elite line of troops due to that fiasco, he still gathered a group of low-level army officers and ordinary soldiers who were unwilling to fail.

　　 They are unwilling to accept the fact that France has been defeated. They are ready to fight to the end for the Third French Republic.

　　 But now his faction is on the verge of collapse.

　　One of the reasons is that his ideas are too radical for the French. After all, there are really not many people who are willing to die for nothing in the current situation.

　　 The cold reality presented to them has begun to calm some of the zealots, and now their willingness to follow de Gaulle is diminishing.

　　 Another reason is that there are differences within them. De Gaulle’s pro-British tendencies have caused dissatisfaction among many officers. They are not willing to accept De Gaulle’s proposal and fled to Britain after the complete defeat of France and continued to fight with the support of the British Suggestions.

　　 Before resolving this internal disagreement, de Gaulle could hardly have a substantial influence on the French political situation. Now he can only make Renault and Petain a little trouble at the cabinet meeting or instigate MPs to create a little obstacle.

　　 According to our analysis of his daily speech and thoughts, as you once said, this person is a very dangerous existence for the empire.

　　 We are now using various means to divide the forces around him, trying to weaken his personal influence, and we are also carrying out the most rigorous monitoring of his daily actions.

　　 is just for de Gaulle, what kind of countermeasures we should take next, you still need to make the final decision. "

　　 Xu Jun narrowed his eyes slightly. He lowered his head and muttered for a while, then raised his head and said in a deep voice: "For Charles de Gaulle, the Eye of Odin must strengthen his surveillance. If he finds that he has an attempt to escape from France, he will not hesitate Stop it at any cost, if necessary..."

　　 Xu Jun suddenly paused when he said that, then shook his head and said, “Forget it, if you can’t stop it, just let him go. Let your intelligence agent remember, keep close surveillance, and don’t have any problems with the target. Any harm."

　　 "Yes, my head." Kirsten nodded and replied.

　　"The next step is the key part of the problem, my head of state. Now the four factions wrestle with each other every day at the cabinet meeting, and none of the proposals and orders given can last a day.

　　In the beginning, our intelligence personnel could meticulously submit the information they obtained to the headquarters, but the speed of these French people's wind changes was so fast, and those orders and proposals were contradictory to the point of absurdity.

　　This makes our intelligence personnel in the French government really embarrassed to report the newly acquired intelligence. All intelligence about the French government’s policies has become worthless, because even if they risked it to send it, Maybe they will have to send another telegram to overturn the previous report in a minute, and our intelligence analysts are also exhausted by these problems.

　　 Now the staff of the Intelligence Department have reached a consensus. That is, before a certain faction in the French government truly grasps government power, intelligence on French government policies and orders will only be used as data reference and cannot be used as evidence. "

　　 Kirsten said this with a helpless expression on his face.

　　 "Hehe, it turned out to be like this. But now I have a new doubt. Why didn't the things you mentioned earlier be included in this report? Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten."

　　"Because this report is an overall situation report, it is related to the strategic formulation of the command. So what we list must be analyzed and corroborated intelligence and data, as for how to draw these data and conclusions and intelligence collection The process is not within the scope of the report.

　　 All unconfirmed, lack of evidence, and time-limited intelligence cannot be included in the report unless necessary. Even if it is adopted, we must also mark it as "for reference only" or "only speculative." "Kirsten replied respectfully.

　　 "I see. This conversation gave me a deeper understanding of the work and abilities of the Eye of Odin. I am very satisfied with your explanation."

　　 Then Xu Jun turned his face and smiled and said to Weierle: "Weirle, it seems that we have to put more pressure on the French. They still have the energy to fight there."

　　 "Yes, my head of state, it is time for the group of French politicians to sober up, and we can't soak with them indefinitely."

　　 "How about letting the air force bomb Bordeaux?"

　　 "This... This seems too intense, my head of state. In fact, just let the Army make a full offensive posture plus a few small-scale exploratory attacks."

　　 "Okay, let's discuss this issue at the evening meeting."

　　 Xu Jun lowered his head and continued to look at the thick reptile killer.

　　"The current situation of the French military, you only have a very simple report here."

　　"My head, because the French army now has no secrets for us, let alone the confidential information that we need to spy.

　　 The morale of the French army has disappeared, and their elite troops are now basking in our prisoner of war camp.

　　 The large number of technical weapons they carefully preserved have also fallen into our hands. Our intelligence service along with the army’s advance detachment discovered 130 new French fighters in the hangar of a French aviation school, all of them The latest model is almost never used, and we have found dozens of the same warehouses.

　　 On the one hand, they put the new aircraft in the hangar to accumulate dust, while on the other hand they let their precious pilots fly the old and broken aircraft to fight with our elite air force. This is really a confusing question, and I really can't understand the French way of thinking.

　　 But these seizures also remind us that the French must still have some technical weapons in their hands, and there may be a certain number of tanks in addition to aircraft.

　　 However, according to the current situation of the French army, it is too late to do anything. Not to mention that they have few professionals who can drive and operate these weapons. Even if they are trained in haste now, they can only be killed in vain. The French should be very clear about this.

　　 Besides, most of their fuel storage and ammunition storage bases are already under our control. I believe that the remaining tanks and planes of the French can only be used as infantry bunkers before long. "

　　 There was a smile at the corner of Kirsten's mouth, and she turned a page of documents and continued.

　　"Our current focus is mainly on the movements of the French Air Force and Navy. There is definite information indicating that many of them are considering investing in the UK. We do not rule out the possibility that British intelligence personnel may instigate them. .

　　Most of these French soldiers are low-ranking officers and ordinary combatants of the Air Force. There are also some ground crews, naval base technicians and sailors. This will definitely affect our next battle against the UK. We are considering measures Prevent this from happening. "

　　"The command department is also very concerned about this, especially the movement of the French navy. The Intelligence Agency must maintain close surveillance of the French fleet and can use some special methods at critical moments.

　　 However, you must obtain my personal approval before you take any action. I have a comprehensive plan for the French navy's disposal of the command. I don't want any extraneous things to happen. "

　　 "Yes, my head." Kirsten nodded and replied.

　　"My head of state, we have collected very detailed information about the French Navy's warships staying in Britain and British colonial ports.

　　 Among them are a Guba-class battleship and a Breton-class battleship, one in Alexandria, Egypt and the other in Plymouth. They are now under the close supervision of the British army and are docked on the British mainland. The other four light cruisers and eight destroyers and six submarines are also in danger of being detained by the British. We believe that although the cruisers and destroyers are not strong and in small numbers, and the two battleships are old and dilapidated decades ago, we cannot let go of any possible threats. and so. . . . "

　　 "Oh? Wait a minute."

　　 Xu Jun raised his hand to stop the words behind Kirsten, he slowly turned the teacup in his hand, and closed his eyes in thought. Weierle and Kirsten didn't know what had happened, and they looked at the deep-faced imperial dictator with bated breath.

　　"Hehe..."

　　 Xu Jun opened his eyes and smiled and said: "If it hadn't been for your reminder, I would have completely forgotten those two warships existed. You evaluate the combat effectiveness and threat level of these two warships, and then submit a report.

　　 But according to my personal opinion, those two warships are not as serious as the four light cruisers and a few submarines. "

　　 "I know, but this requires technical support from the Navy. My head of state."

　　"It seems that I was negligent again. Just pass the information on your hand to the navy, and let them analyze it by themselves. This was originally the job of the Navy Staff. After collecting the intelligence, I will analyze it for them. The navy is too leisurely." Xu Jun said with a smile.

　　"Speaking of the navy, I think Marshal Raidel is smiling now when he sleeps. Never before in the history of the German navy has there been a time to exhale with his head held up.

　　 With the cooperation of the Air Force’s long-range bombers and reconnaissance aircraft units, the submarine and destroyer units have achieved remarkable results, and the surface ships have achieved satisfactory results.

　　 Coupled with our hype in public opinion, Marshal Raidel’s reputation now rivals that of Admiral Scheer. "Xu Jun said with a smile.

　　"In addition, my head of state, the three British battleships we captured in the Battle of Dunkirk and the heavy cruiser that you personally captured have already been repaired. They will soon join us. Navy sequence, the addition of these warships will greatly strengthen the strength of the Imperial Navy.

　　 In addition, the wounded Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst, and Gneisenau were repaired much faster than I expected at the time. I took this opportunity to carry out enhanced modifications in accordance with your requirements. The more powerful Bismarck is also nearing its final completion, and the sea trials can be officially commissioned after the repairs of several other warships are completed. "Weirler connects to the side.

　　"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, you have also forgotten the aircraft carrier Earl Zeppelin. I never knew that Your Excellency had placed such deep expectations on this aircraft carrier.

　　 Now the navy’s equipment and technology department is making every effort to modify the drawings in accordance with the requirements and wishes of the head of state. The domestic and navy have invested in the manpower, materials and funds required to build this aircraft carrier very quickly, and the speed of construction has exceeded My imagination. According to the current construction schedule, I believe she will be officially in service before November.

　　The navy is now frantically training aircraft carrier professionals, and it is also brazenly prying the corner of the head of the air force in the name of the order of the head of state, selecting the first batch of naval fighter units from the elite air force pilots.

　　 When these warships are all put into the fleet sequence, the German Navy’s large warships will surpass the British Navy for the first time in history. The German Navy finally has a chance to realize the dream for decades. How could Marshal Riddle not This is ecstatic. "Kirsten also said with a smile on the side.

　　 "You have missed a little bit. Now the navy can be said to be rich and powerful. The funds allocated to them by the head of state allow them to continue building their expensive warships. This is what makes Marshal Raidel the happiest point." Weierle said with a smile.

　　"The Navy is now like a nouveau riche, spending money like running water. In order to repair the wounded warships, they paid five times their salary to recruit workers. I went to the repair site of the Prince Eugen to see it. Where are more than two thousand five hundred people working in full swing, welding flowers flow like a waterfall.

　　The warship's hull is full of naval technicians, most of whom are shipbuilders from French shipyards. The navy technical directors are really not afraid of the French sabotage. "Kirsten said with a smile.

　　"The idea of ​​heavily recruiting French workers to work overtime was proposed by me, otherwise the navy would not be able to regain combat effectiveness in a short period of time. These people have been screened by the navy security department, and they are guaranteed, and they are not important organizations. Repair work.

　　Don’t treat the French as enemies, lieutenant colonel, as long as you give a reasonable return, French workers are not less responsible for their work than our German workers.

　　 Besides, France also has very good shipbuilders, and their craftsmanship in repairing ships is just as good. "Xu Jun closed the folder, picked up the teapot and filled the cup with water.

　　"I understand what you mean, my head of state, but I think it is necessary to be cautious in this special situation. I ask you to allow us to dispatch a safety team at each naval shipyard to ensure work Safely proceed."

　　"Yes, your worry is also reasonable, but we must let those security personnel pay attention to concealed identity, and do not cause unnecessary panic and affect normal work."

　　 "Yes, my head."

　　" The strength of the German Navy must continue to be strengthened. This is a strategic decision we have made, otherwise we will not be able to achieve the ultimate strategic goal of the Empire.

　　The number of German naval battleships must reach the minimum required to complete the final goal.

　　 But time for us to start building warships is no longer allowed. Therefore, there is only one way to improve naval power in a short period of time, and that is to capture them from the enemy.

　　Of course this is very difficult, and the possibility of success is very low, but it is not impossible to do it, at least we have gained a few successful experiences, although very helpless, but for us now this It is the only shortcut.

　　Of course, this does not mean that we no longer build warships. For example, the construction of H-class warships will continue, but some technical adjustments are needed.

　　 The development and construction of new submarines, cruisers, destroyers and aircraft carriers will be the main direction of the German Navy’s future development and construction, and the submarine and aircraft carrier technology among them will be the center of development. Marshal Raidel also agreed with this. "

　　 Xu Jun turned his face to Kirsten after saying this: “The intelligence department will strengthen the collection of technical information of the world’s navy and air force. In addition, your report is too boring. These monotonous data and inferences at tonight’s regular meeting were not convincing for the generals.

　　Tonight’s meeting is very important. As my head of intelligence, you are eligible to participate in this meeting. At that time, you should remember to fully prepare the existing information of various countries. I will need your intelligence support during the meeting. "

　　 "Yes, my head, I will prepare the information that may be used in the meeting."

　　 Kirsten replied respectfully, and then she seemed to remember something suddenly, rummaged through the pile of documents on the table and pulled out a document from it.

　　 "I heard you talk about submarine technology, I have a piece of the latest information that I just obtained, I think you will be interested in it."

　　 Kirsten stood up and walked to Xu Jun and put the papers respectfully on the coffee table.

　　 "Oh, what is that."

　　 Xu Jun put down his teacup and picked up the document.

　　"This is a secret technology of British submarines. We accidentally obtained a complete submarine active sonar system."

　　"What? Active sonar?"

　　 Hearing this news, Xu Jun couldn't help feeling refreshed, he quickly picked up the document and read it carefully.

　　"Speaking of which is really an unexpected gain. Two days ago, an infantry battalion of the Army’s 2nd Motorized Infantry Division was undergoing adaptability training for landing warfare near Le Havre. One of them was carrying fifty The landing craft of a heavily armed soldier and two officers lost power during the voyage, as they wrote in the report.

　　 At that time, they drifted more than ten kilometers away from the scheduled route along the current. When they called for help on the radio and waited for the rescue from the superior, they suddenly found a submarine floating on the nearby sea.

　　 The army officers and soldiers originally thought it was our submarine, so they immediately appealed to the submarine for help. But no matter what kind of distress signal the army sent, the other party did not respond.

　　At this time, the group of officers and soldiers realized that something was wrong, so they rowed the landing craft closer to each other, and when they got closer, they realized that it turned out to be a British submarine.

　　 Regarding the narrative in the report, I doubt it. I really don’t know what tools the army officers and soldiers used and how they paddled the 30-ton landing craft that lost power.

　　 I personally think that those guys are obviously lost at sea, and the power failure is just their artificial reason to save face.

　　 Sorry, I am a little off topic, my head of state.

　　 Regardless of what methods the officers and soldiers used, they docked on the submarine anyway, but no matter how much they tossed, they couldn't get into the submarine.

　　 Fortunately, before the simple infantry began to consider whether to explode the hull with zha, the naval patrol ship that came to rescue them arrived.

　　 So the patrol ship returned to Le Havre with a submarine twice her size and the army officers and soldiers.

　　After navy personnel entered the submarine to investigate, we concluded that there was a serious chlorine leak in that submarine.

　　 How exactly this tragedy happened is now impossible to explore. It may be a malfunction of the cooling water drainage system in the battery compartment, or it may be a human error.

　　The only thing that is clear is that those crew members only persisted for two minutes at most.

　　Although they took emergency measures to ascend, it was too late to open the phoenix pipe and hatch.

　　Most of the staff fell to their respective posts, while the staff on shifts went to heaven in their dreams. May God forgive these poor people. "

　　"May God forgive them."

　　 Weierle lowered his head and crossed his chest.

　　"But because of this poor tragedy and a group of undirected army soldiers, we obtained an intact British T-class ocean-going submarine, including 16 new MKVIII torpedoes and the most The key submarine active sonar system, a large number of important charts, the British Navy’s dedicated cryptographic machine, and a number of confidential documents including the British Navy’s key list and shipping briefing next month."

　　"Are the British aware of this?"

　　 Xu Jun tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, he still asked with a calm expression on the surface.

　　"Absolutely not, the air supremacy of that sea area is already in our hands~IndoMTL.com~ and this incident has not encountered any British reconnaissance aircraft from the beginning to the end, and the naval monitoring station did not find any British soldiers calling for help that day. Signal. It seems that the submarine did not have time to issue a distress signal.

　　This submarine has been tightly disguised, and all relevant personnel have issued a ban on it.

　　The navy is going to dismantle it and transport it back to China by land. Our Military Technology Research Office will be responsible for researching the classified technology and developing our own products. "

　　 "Then I can rest assured." Xu Jun smiled approvingly at Kirsten.

　　 Just then, the office door was knocked gently.

　　 "Come in."

　　 Xu Jun said loudly, and then a captain officer hurried in with a document.

　　 The second lieutenant nodded respectfully to Xu Jun first and then handed the document to Kirsten.

　　"This is..."

　　 Kirsten tore off the wax seal on the document and opened the document and glanced at it, then raised his chin to the ensign officer with a sullen face and signaled the opponent to retreat.

　　 After the officer walked out of the office and closed the door, Kirsten suddenly smiled with a deep face. She gracefully raised her hand and paid a military salute to Xu Jun, and then respectfully handed the document to her face. The doubting head of the empire.

　　 "Congratulations, my head of state, the French finally couldn't help calling for a truce. You led us to the final victory of this war that lasted thirty-six years. Congratulations, my head of state."