When the laughter sounded in the large conference room of the Supreme Command, Li Ming's natural reaction was these two words, lively, but he quickly used his reason to calm himself down. Now he is no longer dealing with close naval colleagues, but with high-ranking German generals, who will not show mercy to a "whimsical" foreign general, even if he has long been recognized and praised by the Führer in his field of expertise.

In the German High Command, Keitel was undoubtedly one of Hitler's most trusted generals, and he said with a smile: "General, if this plan of your plan is seen by the Italians, they will glaring at you in the future!" ”

The generals next to them suddenly burst into laughter again, the great victory on the battlefield in France gave them the confidence they had in the past, and they dared to laugh on such an occasion, as if Li Ming had been invited by the Führer to please everyone today.

Sspeller also said: "Even if the British really continue to fight us after France withdraws from the war, we will not have to go to the Mediterranean to fight them!" Ladies and gentlemen, if the English Channel was the strongest line of defense for the British in the last war, then in today's incomparably powerful Luftwaffe, we can destroy everything with endless bombing! It is believed that many years later, the British will still automatically find a place to hide when they hear a sound similar to Stuka, just like their French allies! ”

The words of the air marshal caused another burst of laughter, but he was at least not as mean as Keitel, in order to show that he had no ill intentions. He then looked at Li Ming again and said, "Feng. General Finkenstein, you may not know the Italians well enough, they always think they can do anything, so it is better to leave the affairs of the Mediterranean to them! ”

However, not everyone held the same views and opinions as them, with the exception of Brauchitsch, the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army, who retorted: "Ladies and gentlemen, von . General Finkenstein's idea was bold but not unreasonable, if the British insisted on continuing the war. It would be a good option to wave the superiority of our Sixth Army and Air Force on the shores of the Mediterranean! Don't forget. Britain has always been taking a lot of resources from its African colonies. And these resources are the foundation of their industry to sustain the war! ”

The Supreme Commander of the SS "Hans. Lomester also got up and said: "I don't have much say in the navy, but I think you also know that the time and period of naval construction is much longer than that of the Sixth Air Force in terms of common sense, and if we want to take advantage of us and our allies as much as possible in the short term, I think it is the best choice to choose Southeast Europe and Africa as the main battlefields!" ”

In Adolf. Before Hitler spoke, the generals present spoke one after another, although there was a lot of support for the pros and cons. On the whole, however, the opposition prevailed, and laughter once again filled the room after Jodl, the chief of the General Staff of the German Sixth Army, pointed out that there was absolutely no need for Germany to run to the Mediterranean and steal the limelight with the Italians.

"Well, guys, it's not that funny!" Hitler's unexpected words made the generals grave, and as the French campaign progressed, his personal prestige rose to an all-time high, and it was evident that the previous doubts about him and his strategic choice, which were widely believed by the Wehrmacht generals, were not well prepared for war. It has now evolved into its biggest victory since 1867。。。。。。。。。。。。

"Feng. I read General Finkenstein's report three times. This was indeed a very bold plan, which was not expected by us, and certainly by the surprise of our enemies! The greatest significance of this report. It is to avoid the enemy's strong point and attack the enemy's weak **, and it can win an incomparably broad living space for Germany! Ladies and gentlemen, the Mediterranean coast region has the richest resources in the world, population, oil, food, ores, we should not ignore this **! ”

Just when people began to think that this would be another risky strategy similar to the "Scythe Plan", Hitler changed his words, "but we should also realize that our greatest enemy at present is not Britain, that French compromise is inevitable, that the British have nothing to gain by continuing this war, and that they will eventually sit down and negotiate with us." Negotiation can solve the problems between us and Britain, but not another, more dangerous enemy, with their vast territory, huge population and resources, and even more terrible is that their ideas are as terrible as the plague, they are fanatical, and their ultimate goal is to exterminate any 'alien' in their minds. In time, they will become the deadliest threat to Germany and the whole world! ”

Although the German Führer did not directly name the "enemy", it was not difficult for the generals to speculate on which country he hated so much, and although the Soviet-German treaty made the two countries appear to be friends on the surface, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was only a stopgap measure for the two sides out of their own strategic considerations. Germany was also forced to transfer its interests in the eastern Baltic Sea to Soviet Russia in order to sign this agreement, and most of the generals of the Supreme High Command knew that the Führer had always been obsessed with this matter, and he had privately said more than once that he would redouble it in the future.

Adolph. Hitler began to gush about "exposing" all kinds of bad deeds of Soviet Russia, and the generals present listened carefully but did not react strongly, and no one noticed that Li Ming, who was sitting in a relatively remote position, did not have a single expression on his face -- when you are in a history that you know well and you are powerless to change it, the kind of loss is difficult to describe in ordinary words.

Half an hour later, the German Führer Hitler finally turned back to the point, and he finally instructed: "Our negotiations with France will begin in the next two days, and until the French accept our terms of surrender, the front-line departments should expand the occupied zone as much as possible, and after the armistice is in force, the departments should rest on the spot and consolidate the occupied zone until a new order is given!" ”

The moment Hitler announced the dismissal of the meeting, Li Ming left his seat almost in despair, but Keitel soon came over and told him that Yuan wanted to talk to him personally. He was then ushered into the room next to the large conference room, where Brauchitsch, Speller, and Raeder were summoned, and Keitel was eventually left behind.

"Include this document in the backup plan of the High Command!" At the beginning, Hitler pointed to Li Ming's report. Keitel then said "yes".

Li Ming's insistence that he has the ability to deal with the British and French forces in the Mediterranean region is inconvenient for entering the Mediterranean, you don't need to know too clearly about this kind of political consideration! Hitler seldom spoke in such a soothing tone, but others, including Li Ming, really had no reason to object—political stuff was always something that professional soldiers like them did not understand and did not want to understand.

"After the end of the war in France, we will again convey our peace proposal to the British** through other neutral countries, and I think it is very likely that the British will accept the proposal, and that the Western Front will be stabilized, given the balance of power between the two sides. We will prepare for the Eastern Front offensive with all our might! ”

Everyone had been waiting for the Führer to continue. But at this time, he came to a "** to stop". In a good mood, he smiled and said to everyone: "I have prepared a great gift for the French in the forest of Compiègne, and the special train will leave tonight, and according to the custom, the three commanders will go with me. Feng. General Finkenstein, come with you if you wish! ”

Li Ming had no reason to refuse to witness that historic scene, of course, he hoped to change Yuan's mind through his own efforts. Although that may seem hard and hard.

The situation of the French army on the battlefield was devastating, and Petain**'s efficiency in surrender was almost comparable to the advance of the German armored forces, and they quickly selected and dispatched a negotiating delegation composed of generals and diplomats of the 6th Navy and Air Force at the request of the Germans - of course, no one was willing to carry out this thankless task, so the selected representatives were all non-powerful missions: Hunziger, the commander of the 4th Regiment of the 6th Army, was unfortunately selected as the head of the negotiating delegation, Other misfortunes include Admiral Leroux, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, and Jean Roux, Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Bergerle. This improvised patchwork of non-professional delegations was soon guided by the Germans through the battlefield and the influx of refugees to the German-occupied territory, while the German negotiating delegation was in Adolf. Hitler's personal leadership led him out of Germany with pride, and the special train drove all the way to Paris. After a night's rest at the field command of the German army. The group changed cars and went to the Compiègne Forest, the sad place of the Germans.

In the process of changing cars, it was either purely accidental or intentionally arranged by someone. Li Ming and his former friend Rudolph. Hess sat in the same car. Nowadays Adolf. Hitler's position as a dictatorship in Germany was unquestionable, but not all major decisions were made by his own first will, and some specific figures played a significant role in some of the decision-making processes, such as Keitel, the "Supreme Staff Officer" of the Supreme High Command, who relied on Yuan's preference for the SS. Lomester: "There were many times when it came to the decision-making of the Air Force, and Hitler listened to Speller's advice. However, since the outbreak of the war, Hess, who had been relatively active in domestic and international affairs before the war, has disappeared, German radio has become a special tool of Propaganda Minister Goebbels, the high command is full of the voices of the generals of the three armed forces arguing or quarrelling, and there are only a small number of politicians and diplomats who appear around Hitler, and people seem to be forgetting that there is a vice president of the National Socialist Party.

"The general's report yesterday is very wonderful!" After the car departed, Hess said in a normal tone that he himself was at the conference table at the time, but the whole time he remained silent as usual. Although he wore the uniform of an SS general, he had not even commanded a decent battle, and naturally he could not discuss military operations on the battlefield with the generals in the high command.

Li Ming speculated about the intention of the deputy head of state (.2.2.) and politely thanked him.

"It is not advisable to attack Britain directly on the British mainland!" Hess turned his face and looked surprisingly serious: "I think we are on the same page on this issue!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Ming immediately remembered the "going to Britain alone" incident full of doubts in history, until the beginning of the 21st century, the historiography was still inconclusive about this, and what the inside story was.

Hess seemed to have expected Li Ming's astonished silence, and he said unhurriedly: "I believe that as long as there is enough sincerity, the British will accept our peace, but if we put on a posture of preparing to seize the British colony, sincerity will be impossible!" ”

At this time, Li Ming finally understood that he did not agree with his plan at all - whether it was a direct attack on the British mainland or a attack from the Mediterranean, it was not a measure that he thought Germany should take. Reasoning in turn, the German deputy should also be dissatisfied with the current submarine warfare and sea attack warfare of the German Navy in his heart, but to others, this is simply a big joke.

The details of history have proved the possibility of the existence of this so-called joke, and Li Ming did not dare to take it lightly, and he asked tentatively: "Your Excellency thinks that there should be no war between Germany and Britain, because both sides are the best countries in the world?" ”