Chapter 361: Chen Dao, who balances public and private interests

The war in Hungary was so important that the success or failure of the Red Alert Program was so important that Chen Dao had to go to Hungary in person to participate in the upcoming campaign.

When he arrived in Hungary, the first thing Chen Dao did after leaving the airport was to visit Admiral Horti and deal with the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Admiral Horty extended a warm welcome to Chen Dao's arrival.

After the pleasantries, Admiral Horthy invited Chen Dao into the conference room to talk about the current situation.

"I have heard that the Soviets are preparing a large-scale offensive, and from what I have learned in Romania, it is likely that this offensive will be launched simultaneously in Romania and Hungary, and that the Soviet Southwestern Front in Hungary is to be the main offensive, and the situation we face is very serious. When the Führer received my report, he asked me to rush to Hungary to take part in the war here. The Führer gave me the order to thwart this offensive of the Soviets at all costs. ”

Admiral Horthy asked excitedly, "In what capacity will Your Excellency participate in this campaign?" Could it be that His Excellency the Führer is preparing to send new troops to Hungary? ”

"The Third Panzer Army is all the reinforcements sent by the Führer, and I will temporarily serve as the commander of the Seventh Panzer Corps under the Third Panzer Army, commanding the Reichsmarshal Panzer Division, the Greater German Motorized Rifle Division, and the Spanish Blue Division, General Hoth is ill, and I must share some pressure for him. And the Reichsmarshal Panzer Division was the unit that I single-handedly brought out. Unlike the German Army's unit combat style, it was only under my command that it was able to exert its maximum power. So here I am. ”

Admiral Horty showed obvious disappointment on his face, but he said with great gratitude: "Your Excellency can personally command the troops to fight the Soviets, and I believe that victory will be on our side." However, when will Your Majesty's troops arrive? ”

"Tonight, the divisions and vanguard of Greater Germany will arrive in Budapest, and tomorrow, I hope that His Excellency the Regent will examine them with me. Do a pre-war mobilization. ”

"No problem. conAd1(); ”

After thanking Admiral Horty, Chen continued: "Before I came here. The Führer also told me that after we have defeated the Soviets, if you need anything for the reconstruction of Hungary, please do not hesitate to ask. Both Germany and the Polish Governor-General's Office under my leadership are willing to help you in any way they can. Whether it is financial or technical support, the Polish Governor's Office will do its best to assist you, your Excellency. ”

Admiral Horthy picked up the coffee cup on the table, and he understood the hidden meaning of Chen's words, and it was clear that the young Governor General opposite him wanted the Polish Governor's Office to assist in the reconstruction of Hungary.

"Your Excellency the Governor is such a reassuring friend. I am very willing to deepen my friendship with His Excellency the Governor, and I wonder if His Excellency has any suggestions for the future reconstruction of Hungary? ”

"I'm not good at people's livelihood, but from a military point of view. I think that the war against the USSR will last for a long time, so priority should be given to the development of the arms industry. So I think Your Excellency should immediately start to improve the strength of the Hungarian military-industrial complex and provide better weapons for the soldiers on the front line. I suggest that your country should vigorously introduce German weapons production lines and unify the weapons and equipment of our two teams, so that we can not only enhance the combat effectiveness of your army, but also reduce our logistical pressure in future wars. What do you think? ”

Admiral Horty said in embarrassment: "Being able to change all the German-style equipment is something I can't ask for." It's just that the introduction of production lines and production requires a lot of money, can you solve this problem for me? ”

"Problems that can be solved with money are small problems, so don't worry. I helped you rebuild your home destroyed by the Soviets, and you gave me some political achievements, which was a win-win business. ”

Hungary was in a state crisis, and all the hopes of not being destroyed were pinned on the Germans, and no matter what conditions the Germans offered, they had to accept them, not to mention that the young governor in front of him had not made particularly excessive demands.

Admiral Horthy said: "We can go out to discuss cooperation first, but in any case, defeating the Soviets first is the prerequisite for the success of cooperation." ”

Chen Dao smiled at Admiral Horty. conAd2();

"Your Excellency, rest assured, as long as the cooperation can be successful, no matter how many troops the Soviets send, I will be able to kill them."

After straightening out the causal relationship in Chen's words, Admiral Horthy immediately came to a conclusion.

Threat, this is a naked threat.

At 10 o'clock in the morning of the next day, in the wilderness east of Budapest, Chen Dao accompanied General Horti to inspect the vanguard of the Greater German Motorized Rifle Division.

They were accompanied by the commanders of the Greater German Division, Major General Holrein and General Wirter.

"General Holrain, can you introduce your troops to Your Excellency the Lord Regent and me?" Chen Dao asked.

"Willing to help." Major General Holrenne said.

Major General Holrein was an energetic and eloquent general, who described the character and strength of the Greater German Motorized Rifle Division in just one sentence.

"The Greater German Motorized Rifle Division is a motorized infantry division with the strength of an armored division, and we have all that the armored division has, and what the armored division does not have, we also have."

Compared with ordinary armored divisions, the Großdeutsch division also has one or two motorized infantry regiments and artillery regiments, tank destroyer battalions and engineer battalions, and other combat units, the difference is that the two motorized infantry regiments of the Großdeutsch division each have three motorized infantry battalions, while the ordinary armored division has only two battalions.

The armored unit of the Greater German Division was a tank battalion No. 4, one less than the average armored division, but it had an E-40 heavy armored company, which was a luxurious equipment that ordinary armored divisions did not have.

Taken together, the combat effectiveness of the armored forces of the Greater German Division is similar to that of the armored regiments of ordinary armored divisions, and the combat effectiveness of the whole division is directly catching up with the armored divisions.

The first to arrive in Hungary were the division headquarters, reconnaissance battalions and E-40 heavy armored companies of the Greater German Division.

Seeing the elegant appearance and huge body of the E-40 tank, Admiral Horti and Admiral Wirther couldn't help but stand in front of an E-40 tank and ask about the various parameters of the tank, and their mouths exclaimed from time to time. conAd3();

Chen Dao did not join in the fun with the two, but stood outside the crowd, looking at the neat tank queue of the heavily armored battalion, while touching the epaulettes of the major general on his army uniform.

The man who aspired to be the winner of the Grand Slam, Germany's highest military rank, is now just a major general's adviser in the army circle, and he is still a long way from the rank of field marshal.

Under the banner of personally commanding the front line and obtaining first-hand information on the Soviet army's operations, he obtained the command of the Seventh Panzer Army.

At the end of this campaign, as long as he played normally, he would have the rank of lieutenant general in the army.

It's just that people always have to pursue progress, and how to fight this battle beautifully, convince Brauchitsch and Halder and the like of the Army Command, and let them take the initiative to give themselves the rank of general, this is a difficult problem.

The Greater German Division in front of him is a motorized infantry division with the strength of an armored division.

The upcoming Imperial Marshal Panzer Division, an armored division with the strength of one and a half armored divisions.

With these two units present, it should be easy to educate the Soviet armored forces on how to behave, and then wait for the Soviets to attack and send people to the door. (To be continued)

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