July 5 at 10 a.m. sharp, in the conference room of the Chancellery in Berlin.

Seeing Chen Dao's appearance, Brauchitsch and Halder invariably felt a little weak.

The news of France's surrender shook the German army, navy, and air force.

Because of the "Eight Weeks" incident, the officers and men of the German Army, who were supposed to celebrate the victory together with the compatriots of the whole country, collectively cast a shadow over their hearts, and it was inevitable that they would be embarrassed to encounter the officers and men of other branches of the armed forces, especially the Air Force.

Feng Shui took turns, and the victorious end of the French campaign completely reversed the offensive and defensive trend between the German Army and the Air Force, and the Army became the object of ridicule.

If it weren't for Manstein's participation in the formulation of the Manstein-Rosen plan to attack France, which saved a little face for the army, the German army would have been completely unable to raise its head in front of the air force.

Seeing Chen Dao walking towards them, Brauchitsch and Halder straightened their faces, straightened their backs, and prepared to accept Chen Dao's ridicule.

Chen Dao only greeted them politely, and sincerely assured them that he would fulfill his duties as special adviser to the Army Ordnance Bureau, and then sat down, leaving Brauchitsch and Halder in a daze.

They didn't know that in Chen Dao's eyes, the army had become a major purchaser of the Skoda Arsenal.

Dealing with large purchasers, Chen Dao of course greeted them with a smile, and then knocked on the bones and sucked the marrow and squeezed the last mark in their hands.

After the start of the meeting. Sure enough, it was as Chen Dao and Goering had predicted. A fierce quarrel broke out between the army and navy.

Brauchitsch said that a landing assault was to be carried out on a wide front near Ramsgate to the Isle of Wight. It is about 200 miles long;

The first landing was numbered around 100,000, followed by another 160,000, and the navy was required to be ready for an attack by 13 August.

Raeder patiently explained to Hitler and Brauchitsch that such a large-scale landing would require many ports for the assault fleet to prepare, that the French ports had been destroyed to the point of being unusable, and that the build-up of ships in these ports would inevitably expose the invasion plans to the British;

Raeder also stressed that the amphibious assault must be carried out on a narrow frontage so that a supply line across the English Channel can be maintained. According to Raeder, the only viable landing site was located in the strip of land about 80 miles wide between Dover and Beach Point.

Raeder also affirmed. Such large-scale or such rapid actions are completely impossible, and the Navy cannot afford to take on the task of escorting the landing force through the mentioned vast sea area.

Even with air superiority, the navy's strength was barely enough to escort the first batch of 100,000 people across the sea. To transport the second batch of 160,000 people and heavy equipment across the strait at one time, it would require 2 million tons of ships, and he could barely find 1 million tons.

Even if there were enough ships, it would be difficult for the ports to board them to accommodate such a large number of ships.

Many of the ships that the navy can recruit are barges that are only suitable for inland waterway transportation, and these barges can only withstand the maximum three-class winds, and it is difficult to adapt to transportation in the English Channel, where the wind is high and the waves are high.

Raeder further noted that landing on a vast stretch of coastline meant a difference of three to five and a half hours of high tide at the selected landing sites. Therefore. Either they accept unfavorable tidal conditions at certain landing sites, or the Army abandons the idea of landing at different locations at the same time.

Chen Dao and Goering have nothing to do with themselves. Sit back and watch the Navy and the Army quarrel and spit and rage.

The controversy was put to an end by an order from Hitler, who ordered Keitel to act as a mediator to coordinate the opinions of the army and navy, and to come up with a practical plan to be submitted a week later.

"Herman, if an attack on the British mainland is launched, will the Air Force be able to guarantee air supremacy over the Strait?" Hitler asked.

Goering had already made up his mind not to make any promises, and said with a sad face: "In order to ensure the victory of the Norwegian and French battles, the air force lost 2,784 planes in four, five, six and three months. I think it's better for the Army and Navy Command to come up with a final plan first, and while they are working out the plan, the Air Force will make every effort to replenish the losses, and then talk about the issue of cooperating with the landing operation. ”

A meeting ended without results, after which Goering did not leave immediately, but remained in the Chancellery.

Two hours later, Goering returned to the office of the Air Force command.

Chen Dao was already impatient to wait, and when he saw Goering coming back, he immediately greeted him, and couldn't wait to ask, "What did the Führer say?" ”

"The Führer was very happy to see that I had submitted my plan to him, saying that I was worthy of being his closest and most reliable comrade-in-arms, knowing to prepare in advance, unlike the army and navy, which did things without foresight." Goering said excitedly.

"What does he say about our plans?" Chen Dao asked.

"He said he was going to stay and watch it slowly, and then he talked to me about some other topics, very important topics." Goering said.

"What's the topic?" Chen Dao asked.

"He asked me if we could make the landing in Britain a psychological threat to keep the British forces in the hands of England. So that they can't be transferred overseas. In this way, the Italian offensive in the Mediterranean will be much smoother, and we will not need to send troops to the Mediterranean to support Italy. Moreover, if the huge forces of the Royal Navy were to be pinned down on British soil, it would weaken British escort forces in the Atlantic, and relieve the pressure on our submarine forces to attack British transports. Goering said.

"Do you think he's really asking for your opinion, or is he just talking to you casually in a flash of inspiration?" Chen Dao asked.

"I think he was very serious about asking for my opinion, because he also asked me if we were to make a big deal about attacking Britain, would we be a strategic deception to Russia and make the Russians less vigilant against us?"

"What do you think the Führer really thinks?" Chen Dao asked.

"There is only one answer, he does not want to land on British soil, he is just bluffing to confuse the Russians. And then wait for the opportunity to sneak up on Russia. Goering said.

"Also to confuse the British. Attract the main force of the British to the British mainland. Alleviate the pressure on the Italians in the Mediterranean, as he himself said. Chen Dao said.

"Fortunately, with your reminder, I did not promise to take the air supremacy of the strait, otherwise the war was really halfway through, and the Führer suddenly said that he would give up Britain to attack Russia, and our air force would lose at least half of its pilots, and they were all elites who had experienced the test of the Polish campaign and the French campaign." A look of apprehension appeared on Goering's face.

Chen Dao was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "When will the props I want be ready?" ”

"I can do it today."

"Good. Whether you can convince the Führer or not depends on these two props. Chen Dao said.

Hitler's response was much quicker than Chen Dao expected, and early the next morning Hitler's phone called Goering's office and asked Goering and Chen Dao to meet him.

In Hitler's office, as soon as Chen Dao and Goering sat down, Hitler eagerly asked: "This plan for the "Wehrmacht's Doctrine of Terror and Psychological Warfare" was formulated by the two of you? ”

Goering nodded and said, "We did it together." ”

"It's a very," Hitler pulled a long note from his mouth, as if searching for the right words.

"It's an interesting plan, I'm interested in the splitting operation in it, and I'm also interested in the person called Sun Tzu, who is this grandson of a famous general? Or is he himself called grandson? How could an Oriental come up with such a strange name? Hitler's eyes burst with a fierce curiosity**.

Chen Dao knows. Goering would certainly not be able to answer the esoteric question of whose grandson it was, and he had to go out himself.

"His name is certainly not grandson. It's a matter of translation, and in German, the official name of the Art of War should be "The Art of War", and you should call him "Your Excellency Sun". ”

"It turned out to be Your Excellency Sun, thank you, Heinz, I have learned a little new knowledge." Hitler said.

Lao Xi's attitude today is quite correct and he knows how to be modest, and Chen Dao praised Hitler's performance in his heart.

"Which of you will explain to me the principle of this split?" Hitler's gaze swept over the faces of Goering and Chen Dao.

Goering waved his hand dashingly: "Heinz, give you a chance to perform, you will explain to the Führer." ”

Chen Dao took the ball kicked by Goering and said to Hitler: "This question should start with the Honorable Sun. In his Art of War, His Excellency Sun said that there are five things to think about before a war begins, and the first of the five things is the Tao.

The Taoist makes the people agree with the superiors. It means that we must find ways to make the people agree with and support the will of the government, so that the people can advance and retreat together with the government and fight together. ”

This sentence makes sense, but it is nonsense, what government is not trying to win the approval of the people? Our party also struggled to win the approval of the people and won enough votes before coming to power, and I have a deeper understanding of this sentence than anyone else. Hitler said.

Chen Dao subconsciously touched his forehead, and said in his heart that he had forgotten that Lao Xi was the elected head of state, and he had enough confidence to say so.

"Don't distract me, I'm going to talk about how to apply this idea to war. First of all, let's analyze the psychology of the British, why did the Chamberlain government pursue a policy of appeasement towards us? A large part of this is due to public opinion. Why? Because the British had been frightened by the heavy losses of the last war, in which the British had lost 880,000 dead and wounded 1.66 million, the British did not want to fight this nightmare war again. It's the same with the French, that's why their will to fight is so low. Chen Dao said.

Hitler nodded and said, "I don't want to." ”

Chen Dao was noncommittal to Hitler's words, and continued: "The British, or more precisely, the British people, do not want to fight. The reason why they entered the war was all dragged into the war by the British government, and it was also for Poland to be dragged into this war, so their will to fight was not resolute enough, which can be seen from the combat performance of the British Expeditionary Force. The British government wants to go to war, but the British people don't want to go to war, and this is our opportunity, and we should use their psychology to sever the relationship between the British government and the people, so that the British government will not be recognized by the people. Not to mention advocacy.

The reason why the British people are now siding with the British government. It's all because of the intimidation of them by the British government. The British government intimidated them. It was said that Germany would soon land on British soil, and it was under the idea of defending their homeland that the British people rallied around the British government.

If we really attack the British mainland, even if it is just a bomb on the British mainland, it will be tantamount to helping the British government turn their intimidation into reality, which is equivalent to "

"This is equivalent to helping the British government complete the process of 'making the people and the people want the same', so that the British people can only unite around the British government and fight with us to the end, do you want to say that?" Hitler asked.

That's what it means. His Excellency Sun's position in the Eastern military circles is equivalent to Clausewitz's status in the Western military circles. He certainly had a reason in putting the relationship between the people and the government in the first place during the war. Therefore, we must follow his teachings and find a way to sever the relationship between the British government and the people, so that the British government will not be recognized and supported by the British people, and indirectly weaken Britain's combat effectiveness. Chen Dao said.

"So you've come up with a way to achieve this goal?" Hitler said.

"We must be gentle with the British people, and we must pull them away from Churchill's side, so that Churchill will not be supported by the British people. With regard to Churchill himself, we will use a big stick in our hands to beat him with a blue nose and swollen face, so that he will be swept away in majesty before the British people. ”

"I see. So you want us to attack in the direction of the Mediterranean, to strike at Churchill's prestige by seizing British colonies in the Mediterranean? Hitler asked.

"Nope. That's just one purpose, and it's a secondary purpose. Chen Dao said.

"What is the main purpose?" Hitler asked curiously.

"The main purpose is what do you think about oil?" Chen Dao asked.

"Oil is the blood of industry, and without oil there is no industry, what does this have to do with our attack on the Mediterranean?" Hitler asked.

Chen Dao did not answer, but took out the first prop he had carefully prepared from the briefcase he carried with him and handed it to Hitler.

"This document was sent by an agent we planted in the United States, and it indicates the oil reserves of the countries in the Middle East, and the figures are very staggering, and I think that whoever controls the Middle East will control the future of the world, and now the British are more weak than ever in the Middle East, and I think we should seize this opportunity to occupy the Middle East, and then gain the power to control the world."

"The total reserves are 80 billion tons!" Hitler couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the numbers on the "props".

"Are there really so many? Could it be a mistake? Hitler clutched his chest, an expression of disbelief on his face.

Chen Dao rolled his eyes, and said in his heart that the number was made up by himself, and there was absolutely no possibility of being correct.

Goering pretended to be sad and said: "It's true, and this is only a proven reserve, and we don't know how many hidden reserves there are." This information was sent back by an agent we arranged for within the U.S. government, and according to the information sent by another agent we planted in the United States, that agent unfortunately exposed himself for this information, and committed suicide and martyrdom before the American agents arrested him, which is really a pity. ”

Hitler had a look of regret on his face.

"What's that agent's name? I must reissue him a medal. ”

"His name is James. Bond, code name 007." Goering, according to Chen Dao's teachings, fooled Hitler in a serious way.

"James. Bond? How is it a British name?" Hitler asked.

"The agent's father was British, and his mother was German. His father died when he was very young, he and his mother have always lived in Germany, and apart from the name, he was a purely German. Goering continued to flicker.

"I'll remember the name, and when the war is over in the future, I'm going to have the film company make a spy movie based on him to honor him." Hitler said.

"I raise my hands in approval." Chen Dao raised his hands high.

Goering also raised his hands to join in the fun.

Hitler stared at the intelligence in his hand and said word by word: "For the sake of 007, for the future of Germany, I declare that I will march into the Middle East." ”

"Führer, you are so wise." Goering did not hesitate to give Hitler a top hat that did not cost money.

"According to that plan, we had to stab Stalin before we could march into the Mediterranean, and we had to create chaos in Britain itself, which would take time, and we had to start preparing for it immediately." Chen Dao said.

"I almost forgot, you said that there are props that can make the blood of the Russian Purge bleed more, what props?" Hitler asked.

"It's a model." Chen Dao took out a model of a tank from the suitcase he had brought.

"What kind of tank is this?" Hitler asked curiously.

"It's called the T-34." (To be continued......)