Chapter 31 Wish-fulfilled
As Zhuo Fei expected, the meeting with Hitler was still in the Krupp family's manor, and even the meeting place was the same room last time. "Honorable Führer, here I am again." Zhuo Fei's jerky German made Gustav and the blonde soldier who acted as an interpreter laugh, and although Hitler did not laugh, the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time already showed a smile.
"Okay, okay, I'll admit that I still can't speak German, so I'll use English." Zhuo Fei also laughed innocently, for this meeting with Hitler, Zhuo Fei had been preparing for a long time, and he wanted to make the atmosphere of the meeting as harmonious as possible. "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, this time I have come to Germany not only to bring greetings from the head of the Chinese government to you, but also a gift to you and the Empire."
Zhuo Fei said that the gift package, Hitler had already heard Gustav tell him last night, if it weren't for this, Hitler would not have found time to meet Zhuo Fei today. Without waiting for Hitler or Gustav to take the initiative, Zhuo Fei took out a stack of documents from the leather bag he was carrying and handed them to the blonde female soldier who was acting as a translator, the stack of documents were all in English, and several of the pages were stained with suspicious red.
The blonde soldier who took the document first whispered a few words to Hitler, and only after getting Hitler's permission did she translate the English on the cover to Hitler. "Radar?" Hitler's eyes lit up instantly, the British have been studying radar, and German intelligence officers have long been paying attention to this kind of intelligence, but unfortunately they have never had the opportunity to get back the relevant information, if the information that Zhuo Fei brought is true, it will definitely be a great thing for the Reich.
"Yes, this is a research material for radar, and with it, the Empire will be able to create the best radar in the world in a very short time." Facing the suspicious gaze of the fox who washed his head, Zhuo Fei began to use his big flicker skill again. "I got it from my men, and we took the lives of a dozen people for it. Your Excellency, this is my gift to you and to the Empire, you don't have to ask anything, just take it. ”
Gustav left in a hurry with the materials brought by Zhuo Fei, and only three Zhuo Fei were left in the room, Hitler was silent for a while, and then asked Zhuo Fei slowly, "Young man, what do you want?" According to your Chinese style, the gift has been given, it's time to say the requested time? I'm curious, why don't you just say to me what you want. ”
Hitler's words made Zhuo Fei stunned for a moment, and then secretly scolded Hitler's China complex in his heart, forgetting that Hitler once had a Chinese landlord, and this product obviously knew something about Chinese. "Well, since you have already asked, then I will say it directly. I've also brought a few officers from the Chinese Army with me, and we want to go to the front line to watch the battle. In addition, I would like to buy a batch of equipment from the Empire, I heard that the Empire now has a large number of reequipped No. 3 tanks, maybe I can buy some No. 3 tanks to bring back to China. ”
Zhuo Fei These are two requests, Hitler got up and paced back and forth in the room a few times when he heard this, and then turned to look at Zhuo Fei, "There is no problem with the tank, as long as you pay, but I'm curious, how do you know what is about to happen on the border of the Empire?" Could it be that someone within the empire wants you to reveal the news? Who is this person? I want to know his name. ”
Hitler's questions followed one sentence after another, and at first the slow speed of speech also increased, and after listening to the translation of the blonde female soldier, Zhuo Fei replied, "Your Excellency, there is no one around you who will sell secrets for profit, I learned this news from the British." Zhuo Fei's answer shocked Hitler, the Reich's action to mobilize troops can be regarded as a secret among secrets, why would the British know about this extremely secret operation.
Hitler looked at Zhuo Fei suspiciously, trying to see some suspicion from Zhuo Fei's expression, he didn't believe that the British would find anything, so he could only deceive himself by the Chinese kid in front of him. "Your Excellency, I have received this news from the British, who have long been paying attention to some things in the Reich, and when the SS troops are mobilized, there are many things involved. As long as you are an experienced intelligence agent, it is not difficult to analyze the information you want from these things, such as fuel consumption, sudden traffic restrictions or curfew orders in a certain area, etc. ”
Zhuo Fei's explanation caused Hitler's thinking to be confused for a moment, indeed, what Zhuo Fei said was not impossible, the SS armored troops were mobilized in a big way, and the fuel consumed was not half a star, and there were several curfew orders for night marches during the period, as long as you pay attention, these abnormal places will definitely reflect the relevant intelligence. Hitler's mood eased slightly, and even his expression looked much more relaxed, and he did it again on the sofa, and Hitler was about to speak, but the phone on the desk suddenly rang.
Hitler, who took the phone, was obviously in a good mood, and Zhuo Fei guessed that the call just now should have been from Gustav, and it must have something to do with the Lefa information he brought. Sure enough, Hitler, who put down the phone, said to Zhuo Fei, "Young man, the information you brought should be true, you brought a good gift to the Reich, I am thinking, how should I thank you." ”
The change in Hitler's tone made Zhuo Fei secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and under Hitler's instructions, Zhuo Fei did not put forward other conditions, but still put forward the two requirements just now. "It's okay to go to the front line to watch the battle, but you must not interfere with the command of the frontline troops. In addition, you can talk directly to Mr. Gustav about the purchase of the No. 3 tank, but he has been thinking about getting rid of the No. 3 tanks that have been reequipped so that more Leopards can be produced. ”
With Hitler's promise, Zhuo Fei's mood also improved, and in the following casual conversation with Hitler, Zhuo Fei did not mention anything related to the war. After a difficult lunchtime, Hitler finally left the manor with the blonde soldier and a large group of guards, and Zhuo Fei was able to sit down with Gustav to discuss the purchase of the No. 3 tank. "Mr. Gustav, the Führer has authorized you to negotiate with me about the purchase of tank No. 3, and I would like to know how many tanks you can sell me. You know, I'm not short of money. ”
Zhuo Fei tried his best to look like a rich man, but Gustav laughed and said, "Regarding the No. 3 tank, the Führer has already told me that if it weren't for your umbrella company being able to help the empire order a large number of high-quality steel from the United States, the Führer would not have agreed to sell the No. 3 tank to you." I have an offer that tank three can be sold to you, but you have to pay a third of the cash first, and the remaining two-thirds can be covered with steel. What do you think? This proposal of mine is very beneficial to you. ”
Zhuo Fei quickly calculated in his mind the suggestion put forward by Gustav, ordering the No. 3 tank only needs to pay one-third of the cash first, and the remaining two-thirds are covered with steel, this suggestion is indeed beneficial to himself. But Zhuo Fei immediately understood Gustav's actual intentions, once the German army provoked a war, the price of steel would soar all the way. Zhuo Fei can be sure that the price of steel that the Germans want will definitely be the price before the outbreak of the war, so in this seemingly advantageous deal, it is he who suffers.
"Is there no other way, Mr. Gustav? Or can I pay the full amount for the third tank? Zhuo Fei tried to persuade Gustav with full payment, but what he got was Gustav's shaking his head again and again. Well, just do as you just said. I'll pay a third of the price first, and the remaining two-thirds will be used to offset the amount just now, and now, I want to know, how many No. 3 tanks can you sell me, right? ”
"How much? Hehe, as long as you have enough money and steel, I will sell you as many tank No. 3 as I want. "Gustav is like a fox who has just caught a chicken, and Zhuo Fei is the chicken that is struggling under his claws in Gustav's eyes." In accordance with the order of the Führer, in the past year, we, the Krupp family, together with other German military-industrial enterprises, have produced no less than 1,100 Leopard tanks for the Imperial Army. If all goes well, by the end of the year, we will also complete the task of creating 800 Leopard tanks. ”
Zhuo Fei silently calculated in his heart, according to the news that Gustav had just revealed to himself, the German army was now equipped with more than 1,000 Leopard tanks, and it was only 1939, and the German army could sweep Europe with only these more than 1,000 Leopard tanks. The development of things seemed to be out of his control, and Zhuo Fei was secretly frightened, if the German offensive was too sharp, then the British and French would probably not last 42 years.
Maybe I should help Britain and France a little? Zhuo Fei's heart was full of hesitation, he wanted to see the Germans push Britain and France into a corner, but he definitely didn't want to see Britain and France completely removed by the Germans. Only the whole of Europe is in a mess, which is the most beneficial situation for China, if Germany is too strong, the Americans who have been watching from the sidelines may not rush to join the war group, this is not the original intention of Zhuo Fei to formulate the ultimate plan.
With full hesitation, after signing the contract with Gustav, Zhuo Fei immediately returned to the villa where he was staying, and summoned Lin Biao and them to prepare to rush to the border area. "Keep an eye on the movements of the British and French, and if necessary, give them some help, such as the movement of the German army and the disposition of weapons." Before leaving, Zhuo Fei specially told Vivian.