"But the army is about to attack Norway......" Lina whispered to herself with some bitterness. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 In the eyes of the former, this is undoubtedly an expansion of the war originally limited to Britain, France and Germany, and will make future peace talks more complicated and difficult.

The members of the conspiracy had always been convinced that there was no future for Germany to go to war with the democratic world. Because Germany could not win a decisive victory on land, France remained an indelible threat to the west of Germany. Once the United States enters the war, the little initiative gained by the current navy will be reversed in an instant, and France will become the base camp of the American counteroffensive in Central Europe, and will soon be able to form a huge military and equipment advantage over Germany on the Western Front. At this time, the United States is already on the road to war -- the amendment to the Neutrality Act passed at the beginning of last month is the best proof that the United States has begun to abandon its policy of isolation and is ready to extend its hand to Europe, a land of right and wrong!

Therefore, the ideal strategy for Germany now is to take advantage of the existing military superiority to reach the most beneficial peace with Britain and France. As long as Germany is willing to give Britain and France a step, such as allowing Czechoslovakia to regain nominal "independence", then the latter, who is now militarily inferior, has a great hope that it will go down the slope. After all, France did not want to go to war either, and the fact that the Western Front had been silent for 4 months at this time is the best proof of this. Even, Britain and France would acquiesce in the German occupation of Poland; As soon as Germany hinted to the former that its sword would turn to the East, the whole free world would look with anticipation at the direct border meeting between Germany and the Soviet Union!

However, to the great anxiety and anxiety of the conspirators, Hitler had no such intention at all. After the end of the Polish campaign, Hitler did not show the slightest intention of making peace with Britain and France, but adopted the suggestion of the Minister of Economy, W. Watt, and began to greatly accelerate the production of munitions and equipment. At the same time, the Army's expansion of its lineup and combat readiness training have not ceased for a moment, and the three army groups on the Western Front have frequently held offensive drills, which is completely a posture of being a vigorous soldier and preparing to attack Western Europe at a later date.

Although Hitler's plans to attack Western Europe this autumn were interrupted by a once-in-50-year winter, he chose a new goal of conquest: to make Germany the ruler of ancient Scandinavia. To the conspirators, Hitler did so like a gambler carried away by good fortune who insisted on betting all the chips he had just won at the roulette table. Didn't he think that his family had been eating black bread for three months and was in desperate need of the money to improve his life? Now that Germany's territorial area, population base, economic output value, and total industrial output have exceeded that of Britain and France combined, what was Hitler not satisfied with?

Schacht's face showed a little heaviness and gloom, and he said: "Even so, we can only wait and see Hitler perform his new round of performances on the stage. Because our organization is far from being able to lead Germany in all areas, and there is no substitute for Hitler at the moment. ”

"Didn't Halder and the generals dissuade this adventure?" Lina asked a little unwillingly. Schacht shook his head slowly and said: "Hitler did not inform the Army General Staff of the plan to attack Norway at first, but directly issued orders to the relevant troops through the Supreme Command. General Halder waited until several divisions on the Western Front had been inexplicably transferred before he learned what had happened from Keitel. However, according to Mr. Hasser, General Halder was only dissatisfied with Hitler's bypassing of him and giving direct orders to his troops, and had little objection to the attack on Norway itself. ”

"Why is that?" Lina's eyes widened, and her face was full of consternation. She just asked casually with a slight complaint, but she didn't expect Schacht to give such an answer. Wasn't Halder the closest to a conspiracy among the Army's top brassiers, so why did he suddenly start supporting Hitler's adventures?

"Mr. Hassel's message is not complete, but I suspect it is most likely due to naval reasons. If it weren't for the navy's sufficiently sophisticated plan, it is hard to imagine that General Halder would have agreed to divert a few of his main divisions from the Western Front and risk being intercepted by British warships to an almost completely unfamiliar land. ”

Shacht pushed the thin-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his eyes showed a little emotion: "Seriously, Marshal Raeder's navy is indeed amazing. In just ten years, it has developed from a weak force with no sense of existence at all to a situation that is today enough to compete head-on with the British Navy. The surprise attack on Scarpa Bay, planned and commanded by General Jonas Brom, was a fantastic victory! Although the success of the Navy greatly contributed to the prestige of the dictator and his personal dangerous war ambitions, as a German citizen, I would like to extend to them my warmest praise and highest respect. ”

Linna listened quietly to Shacht's evaluation of the navy, and her delicate face did not fluctuate without any expression, but in her mind, the long figure engraved in her heart, the gentle and handsome young face made her heart almost suffocate. I hadn't seen him for more than a year. I don't know how he is doing, and will he feel tired after being promoted to brigadier general because of the sudden increase in duties? And when he and his little wife are tender and sweet, will there be, even if they only think of themselves a little?

Seeing that the woman in front of him was silent, Shacht's eyes flashed, as if he had thought of some rumors. He glanced at the other party with a slightly complicated look, and said, "Lady Lina, you'd better not go to the idea of little Jonas. The union of Jonas and his wife is an ideal marriage with almost perfect political overtones, and if you join it, both the Brom and Ziano families will see you as absolute enemies. Although the Binyad Group has a lot of power, in front of the Minister of Economy, Walter is at most a strong praying mantis under the wheel. You should be well aware of this, as you know every year when you pay a million marks to Wolt. ”

Linna raised her eyes and said in a cold voice: "Your Excellency Shacht, please don't measure my thoughts with those completely unfounded rumors. I didn't say I wanted to seduce Brigadier General Brom, I didn't mean anything about it. If my reputation is damaged in the future, you will be responsible. What's more, I have no interest in such a soldier who has lost his soul, so please don't say anything like that again. ”

Shacht laughed secretly in his heart, what are you embarrassed to mention about reputation? If you're really as disciplined as you say you are, how did your 6-year-old son, who is currently in Sweden ready to go to school, come to be? Almost no one knew about this in Germany, but Schacht was the dominant economic power of the Reich; Out of interest in Linna, a rare and stunning single Qatari member, Shaht, who deliberately went to investigate, soon found out about the situation. However, at this time, Shacht's focus was not on the other party's private life, he frowned, and said, "Why do you say that Jonas has no self soul?"

Lina snorted and said, "Not only General Brom, but almost all the senior generals of the Wehrmacht at this moment have lost their sense of responsibility for justice and their concern for the future of the country and the nation. Do you know why, sir, on the eve of the Munich Conference, the generals of the Army strongly opposed Hitler's decision to attack the Czechs, to the point where they would launch a military mutiny if Chamberlain compromised one day later; Yet today, no one opposes Hitler's war plan to attack Norway and France? ”

"Didn't General Halder say that? Now that the enemy is present, the army cannot mutiny. Not to mention the fact that with the sharp increase in Hitler's prestige, it was already difficult for the Army General Staff to find a few high-ranking generals who were really willing to oppose the Führer. Schacht replied, somewhat puzzled.

Linna's star pupils bloomed with a sharp look, and she said coldly, "This is not the most fundamental reason. The fundamental reason is that these generals received tangible benefits from Hitler's war plan. ”

"France is Germany's most important land enemy in the West. If it were to defeat her, Germany would need to assemble at least an army of more than 8 million men, supplemented by numerous arms and weapons. At this time, the German Army had only 3 million people, half of which were second-line reserves responsible for miscellaneous affairs such as logistics and communications. This means that the human and industrial resources of the entire country need to be frantically tilted towards the army until it is ready to arm several times the number of personnel of the current combat force. With such a huge piece of cake, how could the army generals not be tempted? ”

The corners of Linna's mouth were even colder, and she said: "Therefore, General Halder's support for Hitler's war plan at this time can be completely explained. If Germany had reconciled with Britain and France, it would have been clear that the Army would not be able to raise another 400 divisions. Other senior generals will also lose the promotion opportunities brought about by the expansion of the army, which is a situation that almost the entire army top brass does not want to see. The situation in the Navy is slightly different, but it is generally similar: it is precisely because of the current war that they have been able to get money to build warships and train soldiers that they would not normally dare to think of. ”

"The capture of Norway would give Germany a land of strategic importance, which would be beneficial to both the army and navy, so the plan was unanimously approved by the top brass of both armies. After all, no more than in the time of the Sudetenland, Germany no longer had the threat of being wiped out at any time. However, they did not consider in the slightest from the point of view of the state and the nation whether a protracted war with Britain and France would be good or bad! (To be continued.) )