Chapter 303: Christmas (9)
Shacht looked at Lina in front of him a little sluggishly, and his face showed a look of surprise that could not be concealed. The pen was silent for a moment www.biquge.info and Shacht said with emotion: "You have seen more deeply and thoroughly, Madame. Hitler initially won the Wehrmacht's favor and support for him by tearing up the Treaty of Versailles and rearmament; And now the war he is waging is still essentially a huge carrot for the army. β
"As long as there is no obvious risk of defeat in the war, the generals are looking forward to using this war to increase their power and energy. Today, however, Germany has not only stabilized its eastern and southern flanks, but has also taken a certain initiative in the seas, an ideal war situation that has never been seen before. The generals did not see the shadow of defeat and naturally did not have the idea of opposing Hitler and his rogue party regime. β
The brilliance in Linna's blue eyes dimmed, and she tapped her head in agreement. This essence was also something she had just realized, and it undoubtedly made her heart even more depressed, and even a little bit of despair mixed with it.
Before Hitler came to power, Germany had two traditional pillars, the Wehrmacht and the giants of capital, and only these two forces had the possibility of truly changing the German regime. However, with the two economic ministers of Schacht and WΓ€rtht working hard to rearm Germany, the capital giants have formed an unbreakable alliance of interests with Hitler, fed by massive government orders. Alfred Krupp Jr., the current president of the Krupp Group, even joined the SS sequence and was an avid follower of Hitler!
In this case, the only thing the conspiracy organization can rely on to fulfill its own wishes is the Wehrmacht. However, Lena was saddened to find that the Wehrmacht had become a supporter of Hitler. Without the support of these two forces, the conspiracy would have been left to lurk like rats in the shadowy sewers. Lina herself doesn't care about her future life, but what about the future of the country and the fate of her compatriots? Whether it was the German chariot being driven into the abyss by Hitler, or the Jews being brutally tortured in the concentration camps, there was no one thing she was willing to face!
Seeing that Lina was a little depressed, Shacht softly comforted: "Madam, don't be too disappointed. The dictator's position is now very strong, but there will always be a time of loosening: when our offensive on the Western Front has stalled, and the generals have doubts about dragging down France, we will have the same opportunity as we did during the Sudetenland crisis last year. In addition, Hitler was still a human being, and as long as he was a human being, he was bound to make mistakes! As long as we persevere, the light of justice and hope will surely appear in our eyes after the long dark night. β
Lina bit her lip and nodded. At this time, she had no choice but to wait for change in the dark, seeking a chance to change the day. With some difficulty, Lena got up from the couch and said goodbye to Shacht. Tonight's conversation had already dealt a severe blow to her confidence in rebellion, so much so that she was wavering about the prospect of the future. I am engaged in this hopeless work, can I persist until the moment of dawn?
The North Atlantic Ocean is cloudy, the sky is overcast, and the black-blue waves are cascading and rolling, perfectly hiding the dark conning tower of a submarine that has surfaced. Through the high observation glass, the sailors in the submarine can clearly see that a group of merchant ships are slowly sailing forward on the sea 7 kilometers away from them.
"Sir, this is the third American fleet we've encountered, right? What the hell have you been in the past 3 weeks, why haven't you met a single British merchant ship, all of these neutral ships? β
In the cramped central command compartment of the U-99 submarine, the lanky navigator Hank punched himself in the thigh with a face full of chagrin. He shifted his body to the side so that Captain Krezimmer could also confirm the annoying situation with his own eyes. There are more than 20 ships in total, and 1~2 of them look like armed warships. With the help of a keen eagle's eye, Hank could clearly see the huge Star-Spangled Banner flying at the stern of his target's ship - the ships of this country were obviously not attackable by himself.
Krezimmer pressed his gaze to the observation port, and a little gloom appeared on the handsome and cute baby face. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Soldiers, this is indeed an American-flagged fleet. However, I can almost conclude that they must have been disguised by the British. With a longitude of less than 20 degrees west and 3,000 nautical miles from the North American continent, how could it be possible that so many American merchant ships sailed in groups and still had the protection of warships? No matter how you look at it, this is a trick by the British convoy! β
Hearing these words, everyone in the boat was stunned. After a moment, Hank only felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, and the bitterness and questions that had been bothering him for a long time were finally explained. The U-99 submarine went out to sea again in early November, and it has been nearly two months since then; However, she had only two British merchant ships in the first month, and had not found any prey since December. Originally, Hank thought that his first cruise had used up all his luck, which led to the few results of this mission, but it turned out to be such a reason!
"No wonder, no wonder I think that in the past half a month, the density of communication between wolves has decreased so much, so that I haven't received a few messages asking friendly boats to participate in the hunt, it turns out that the British have played tricks on their transport ships!" The young communications soldier said indignantly, "Sir, please give orders. I'll send the situation back to Wilhelmshaven and ask the Submarine Command to send other submarines to teach these shameless thugs a hard lesson! β
Krezimmer nodded heavily. If it is possible to say that it is true that you have encountered the American fleet once or twice, then you will not be able to say anything about the third encounter in one month. The obvious logic is that as ships of a neutral country that are not attacked by both sides of the war, why should American merchant ships sail in groups and have warships as escorts? Now is not the 16th century Age of Discovery, merchant ships need to be on guard against pirate attacks at all times, in the context of the world's great industrialization and information age, there is no soil for pirates to survive in the deep sea!
Therefore, there is only one explanation for this phenomenon: the actual identity of these ships is British. The reason why they insisted on concentrating merchant ships and matching them with escort warships was to maintain a certain force presence and prevent German submarines from choosing to come hard after discovering their targets. For if a British merchant ship had sailed alone under the American flag, the German submarine would have surfaced to force it to stop, and then send soldiers on board to inspect the ship's identity and cargo in accordance with the Basic Law. That's when everything will be revealed.
And if an escort fleet is formed, the submarine will obviously not dare to make a mistake. If anyone stupidly floats to the surface, someone else's escort warship can be replaced with a flag within half a minute, and then the submarine will be taught to be a man with artillery fire in an instant! (To be continued.) )