As the night wore on, the fourth day of the party congress in Nuremberg came to an end, and Hitler returned to the city office a little tired, but his face could not hide his joy. Just an hour earlier, Ribbentrop had reported that his secret meeting with the Finnish ambassador had made significant progress: the Helsinki government had decided to turn its allegiance to Berlin in its entirety and had painstakingly handed over two crucial petitions of allegiance.

Four months ago, the Finnish army, which had been fighting for more than 150 days, had run out of ammunition and food, but the Soviet Union was worried about British and French intervention and then got involved in a war with the Western world. With the drastic change in the situation in Europe a few weeks later, the sentiments of the Finns were quickly washed away by reality - although Germany was an accomplice of the Soviet Union in the Winter War, there was no one else who could save Finland from being annexed by the Soviet Union, except for Germany, which was a peaceful Frenchman!

For Hitler, Finland was also an indispensable card in his war against the Soviet Union. The small country's relatively strong armed forces are secondary, and the key is its excellent geographical location – 120 kilometers from southeastern Finland is Leningrad, the capital of the former Imperial Russia and one of the heartlands of the Soviet Union. This was the battlefield distance after the end of the Winter War, a full 700 kilometers closer than the attack from East Prussia.

Driven by this common interest, the two sides quickly formed a collusion. The Finns agreed to open their borders and allow German troops to cross the border to and from northern Norway – a self-defeating, tacit argument intended to justify the introduction of German troops into Finland. You must know that Germany currently has absolute sea supremacy in Norwegian waters, and the army can take a ship all the way to the Barents Sea; And what commander would be so brain-dead that his troops would have to travel for a month through the uninhabited snowy mountains of northern Finland?

In addition, the Finns handed over all the nickel ore in the northern port of Petsamo, half of which is owned by Germany for free, and the other half will be sold to Germany at a 20% discount on international prices. In 1934, Finland gave the mining rights to the British-Canadian Mondstadt Nickel Company, but now that Great Britain could no longer influence the situation in Northern Europe, the property was confiscated by Finland as a contribution to Germany. Nickel metal is a key alloy raw material in the military industry, and it is extremely important for Germany, which lacks local resources.

In the face of the Finns, who were extraordinarily attentive, Germany also gave the most much-needed feedback. The first batch of 50 3.3-inch howitzers, 20 4.5-inch cannons, 100 2-pounder anti-tank guns, 500 Vickers machine guns, 50,000 Lee-Enfield rifles, 10 MKVI tanks, and a large quantity of ammunition were crossed off the German Army's storage list and immediately shipped to Wilhelmshaven for loading on ships. All of this equipment was captured by the Germans on Dunkirk Beach, and it was like chicken ribs, and it happened to be packed and disposed of for the Finnish side.

After a series of diplomatic efforts, Germany finally brought all of the Soviet Union's western European neighbors into the anti-Soviet camp. Stalin brewed a bitter wine to the gluttonous whales of Eastern Europe: the West was the enemy everywhere, and the only thing left to the south was Turkey, a three-hundred-year-old feud, and the Iranian Shah Reza Pahlavi, who was at odds with Berlin. With the development of the German offensive in the Middle East, these two countries will gradually tilt towards the axis, and in less than two years, the order of the entire old and new continents will be completely rewritten!

"Rudolph, go and bring Comrade Goebbels and General Brom." Hitler looked at the wall clock on the wall and said to his adjutant. He knew in his heart what was the reason why these neighboring countries were able to show their loyalty so quickly: the people who created this party congress were the first contributors to the cohesion of internal and external forces.

The motor was low, the steps were light, and in less than fifteen minutes, two figures, one short and one tall, stood in front of the door of Hitler's room. Goebbels had a shallow smile on his face, and he was clearly in a good mood, while Jonas next to him was excited, as if the student had finally received praise from his respected teacher. During the greeting, Jonas shouted hooray and gave a more solemn and standard gesture than Dönitz.

"Jonas, you didn't meet me like that before." Hitler smiled and shook the young man's hand, half-jokingly, half-seriously. A look of shame appeared on Jonas's face, and he spoke in an apologetic and frank tone: "Führer, I have made the mistake of vacillating to the right in the past, and my thinking and cognition are seriously backward from reality, and I have failed to comprehend the decisive guiding position you played in the road of Germany's rise. It wasn't until the news of the French armistice came that I woke up. You are a shining beacon that guides the German nation forward, standing taller and seeing farther than all of us, and as long as you follow your leadership closely, Germany can move from victory to greater victory! ”

Hitler waved his hand hesitantly, indicating that the praise for him was excessive, but the smile on his face was several times greater than before, and he was obviously very happy in his heart. This battle on the Western Front was Hitler's proudest achievement: it was precisely under his dictatorship and urging that the senior German generals, who were originally afraid of France, gradually took action to prepare for the war in earnest, and suddenly launched a surprise attack from the Ardennes Mountains, and finally won in one fell swoop. This kind of grassroots corporal crushing the Koban general's counterattack sense of accomplishment was enough to make Hitler so happy that he was intoxicated - you Prussian generals look down on me, right? I came to Hebei Province and used my own strength to bring the whole of Europe into the palm of my hand!

Seeing this scene, Goebbels was stunned: Jonas's sycophancy skills are comparable to those of Keitel, the chief of staff of the Supreme Command, and the most rare thing is that he is as light as he is in the face of Hitler's beatings, and he cleans away his suspicion of opportunism in just a few words. Goebbels felt that these words were a perfect explanation for Jonas's change of attitude, otherwise how could the ill-intentioned Jonas have written so many odes to the Führer that pierced the soul and fascinated all Germans?

Hitler's gaze became gentle, and he said: "In the convening of the 11th Party Congress, you have made outstanding achievements that will go down in history. The value of this celebration is immeasurable, just to shock the surrounding countries, it is worth an armored cluster of 300,000 people! Now that the countries of the East have made it clear that they will cooperate with us, and France and Spain are about to compromise, I hope that the propaganda efforts will go further and consider influencing the United States. ”

Goebbels' face flushed with excitement, and he nodded: "General Brom has already had an in-depth conversation with the American special correspondent Shailer. I also plan to spare no effort and manpower to produce a color documentary and a music video for a few songs in the near future, and then release it on a large scale in North America. Americans may not like our rituals, but they can't ignore our music. I believe that they will be infected with the sympathy of Germany. ”

Hearing the last sentence, Hitler breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction. At this party congress, nothing trembled his heart more than the music: if the majestic collective ritual was only a strong body, then the music led by "The Soul of a Hero" was the soul of an angel, enough to break all cultural and linguistic barriers. Even Franco was shaken by the influence, how could ordinary Americans still maintain their original intentions?

As for the follow-up propaganda tasks at home, Hitler did not specifically mention them, and Goebbels did not say anything about them, and the tacit understanding of the work that had been formed over the past ten years had made them aware of everything that was going to be taken next. At present, Goebbels is trying his best to clamor the so-called "Hitler Idea", and this party congress is tantamount to pouring a large barrel of gasoline on the fire of god-making, which is enough for Hitler to take advantage of the situation to accomplish the corresponding cause that is difficult in ordinary times!

The implementation of the national mobilization is still secondary: the key is that if Hitler has the determination to cut off the flesh and curb corruption in the party, this god-making flame is the ideal fungicide! In the past, there was a lot of resistance to winning down some of the top leaders, but now Hitler only had to sign an arrest warrant and send them directly to the Dachau concentration camp with a paternal iron fist. As a traverser, Jonas has a long list of people in mind, and while dealing with them will not cure the problem, it will greatly help the already rigid National Socialist bureaucracy to regain its efficiency and vitality during the war!

"Jonas, what are you thinking?" Hitler's voice interrupted his thoughts. Jonas was thrilled and cursed that he would be distracted in front of Hitler, but he immediately came up with a remedy: "The Führer's decision on the propaganda war of the United States is high-minded, and I am thinking about how to convey our voice more effectively." ”

"As far as I know, the penetration of radio in the United States is much higher than in Germany, and there is one in almost every household, which makes it easy for Roosevelt to deceive the people through radio, but we can also fight back. If we can fully expose the hypocrisy of Britain and make Americans realize what kind of aid their government is sympathizing, we believe that North American aid can be fundamentally dismantled. Jonas added.

Goebbels' eyes gradually brightened, which was a feasible entry point. He had heard of Roosevelt's fireside conversation, but it was only because the conditions were not ripe and Germany needed to concentrate its forces against Britain and France that he could not counter it. As long as we carefully study and find out ways and strategies to deal with the American people, the public opinion base of Roosevelt and other war factions will be markedly weakened, and this will greatly promote future wars.

"Comrade Goebbels, leave this matter to you. I would like to see a detailed programme as soon as possible, which will be achieved as a matter of priority in terms of funding and personnel. Hitler finally decided. Goebbels should claim to be, energetically giving assurances. There is no doubt that this was a sign of Hitler's full confidence in him, and although Goebbels was not keen on power, it was enough to make his heart burn.

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