In front of the door of the intensive care ward, Second Lieutenant Lorenz sat on a chair in the corridor outside the door, facing the door, staring at the movement of the door without blinking. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just his dull gaze, dilated pupils that indicate that he is wandering.

It wasn't until the door of the ward was opened from the inside and two doctors in white coats came out that Second Lieutenant Lorenz came to his senses.

He got up and rushed to the doctor's side, and asked anxiously, "Doctor, how is the situation of the governor?" ”

"Mr. Governor is out of danger, you can come to your senses by lying down for a while, you don't have to worry." The doctor, the older of the two, said.

As they spoke, the nurses pushed out a mobile hospital bed, on which was Chen Dao lying.

The nurses were about to send Chen Dao to the ward, and Second Lieutenant Lorenz tried to follow, but was blocked by four men.

Seeing these four men wearing black top hats, long black leather trench coats, and encased in black from head to toe, Second Lieutenant Lorenz looked even more depressed.

"Second Lieutenant Lorenz, we are the Gestapo, please come with us, we need your help in investigating the poisoning of Mr. Governor."

Second Lieutenant Lorenz seemed to be mentally prepared, and did not panic too much, nodding calmly.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Ensign Lorenz walked out of the hospital building, surrounded by four Gestapo, to the hospital parking lot and into the police car.

In the back compartment of the police car, Second Lieutenant Lorenz saw a familiar figure, Chen Dao's driver.

Two Gestapo, one on the left and one on the right, sat on either side of the driver.

As soon as Ensign Lorenz sat down, he saw a Gestapo hurrying to the back of the carriage, carrying two things in his white-gloved hands, a glass goblet and a military kettle.

"Did Mr. Governor drink the wine from this jug from this cup?" The Gestapo asked the driver.

"Yes." The driver said.

"Very good, let's go, let's go back to the bureau."

Second Lieutenant Lorenz and his driver were taken to the prison at the Gestapo headquarters, where they were immediately held in two separate rooms.

Soon after, an old man in a black suit became their neighbor, none other than General Ludwig Beck, the former chief of the Army General Staff.

The arrests of the two Gestapo were well underway, and only the third Gestapo operation ran into some trouble.

A group of Gestapo broke into the office building of the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Directorate, causing a riot in the building.

The Gestapo split into three directions, went straight to the three offices, and easily arrested Admiral Canaris and his deputy, General Dunani.

When the Gestapo broke into General Oster's office, they were first choked by the smoke and dust that filled the room, and then they were furious.

In his office, General Oster was burning documents with a lighter in his hand.

The two muzzles of the guns were immediately pointed at General Oster.

"Hands up."

The other Gestapo swarmed up, snatched the lighter from General Oster's hand, pushed him to the ground and handcuffed him.

After a small episode, Admiral Canaris and his three deputies were taken to the police car.

Hitler, accompanied by Himmler, spent an afternoon in the hospital and did not leave until the evening.

Early the next morning, Hitler did not eat breakfast, and rushed to the Charité hospital early, because he heard the big news that Heinz had woken up.

Hitler hurried to the hospital, only to see a man who had arrived earlier than him, and that person was none other than Goering.

Originally a luxury ward with a single room, at Goering's strong request, a bed was added and turned into a double ward, and his brother-in-law and brother-in-law became patients.

Hitler greeted Goering, walked to Chen Dao's bedside, and sat on the edge of the bed.

"No salute." Hitler stopped Chen Dao from raising his hand, "How are you feeling now?" ”

"I'm feeling a little tired, I'm a little hungry, but that's okay, I just want to know now, who is the poisoner?" Chen Dao spoke with a little lack of qi and looked very weak.

"The Gestapo is investigating, they have arrested your lieutenant and driver, as well as the traitors of General Canaris and Baker, and I am sure that the results will come out soon." Hitler said.

"Well, I believe in the Gestapo's means of solving the case. I heard, they didn't arrest Halder? ”

"Yes, it's a time of war, the front needs stability, and I need him for the time being." Hitler said.

"That's fine, he can't run anyway. I have a suggestion to immediately call off the battle for Moscow, which is clearly a trap, and then launch an investigation into Halder. ”

"The investigation into Halder is ongoing. It's just that if Halder actively persuades me to attack Moscow, what is his ultimate goal? Plan a campaign that is bound to fail, blow my prestige, and then overthrow me? They can't help but think too simply. Hitler asked.

"The consequences are even more serious than that, and what I fear most is that if we lose a major battle, it will cause Britain and the United States to waver. These two countries absolutely did not want to see a strong Germany on the European continent, and their attitude was now based on the myth of the invincibility of the German army, as well as on their weak naval power.

The fact that the United States is far away from the Eurasian continent can prevent the flames of war from reaching the United States, which is their advantage and disadvantage. Because if they want to come out and interfere in Eurasia, they must have a strong navy and a bridgehead to project their power into Eurasia. After the two naval battles of Pearl Harbor and Midway, the main forces of the American fleet were heavily damaged, there was not enough naval power to protect their supply lines in the Atlantic, and there were Japanese people in the Pacific to contain them, so they showed closeness to us. If we suffer defeat in a major battle on the Eastern Front, and wait until the American naval power is restored, they will certainly change their attitude and side with the Russians against us, and when the time comes, the British will join in. ”

Chen Dao pointed to the table, Hitler took matters into his own hands, picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water for Chen Dao, Chen Dao took a sip of hot water to refresh himself, and then said: "So in response to this, we have to do two things, the first is to maintain the myth that the German army has not suffered a major battle defeat, and the other is to do everything possible to delay the time for the US Navy to regain its strength." If we don't have the United States and Britain behind us, if we don't have so many traitors inside, we can take the risk of trying to attack Moscow, but unfortunately, these dangerous factors are real, so we must not take presumptuous measures militarily. ”

Hitler nodded, agreeing with Chen Dao.

Chen Dao took another sip of hot water, and then said: "Regarding Halder, my attitude is that we will never wronged a good person, but we must not let go of a bad person, whether he has a problem or not, it cannot only be decided by the confessions of Canaris and General Baker, but also needs strong evidence." ”

"Do you have a way to get the evidence?" Hitler asked.

"Yes, there is a way to verify that Halder and Brauchitsch have no problems, and also to verify that our previous guesses are correct."

"What's the solution?" Goering asked.

"Check the army's warehouses and check how much winter equipment they have prepared for the army on the Eastern Front, including winter clothes, antifreeze for engines, thick lubricants for guns, and fuel for winter heating. If there is a serious shortage of these things in the warehouses of the army, it is very telling. ”

Hitler was awakened by Chen Dao's words.

"I remember that before the war, we had a special meeting, and the theme of the meeting was to start preparing for the production and storage of winter equipment at the same time after starting the war against Russia, and it is already October, if the army is seriously understaffed, Halder has at least one charge of dereliction of duty, plus not reporting the knowledge of the treason organization of the black band, these two charges add up, hum." The murderous look in Goering's eyes flashed.

Hitler patted Chen Dao on the shoulder and said gently: "Heinz, what you said is very right, I will go back now to stop the preparations for the battle of Moscow and continue to capture St. Petersburg first according to the original plan." As for the warehouses of the army, I immediately sent someone to check them. I want to see if those traitors still have the bottom line of being human beings. Rest well, the cause of imperial revival cannot be without you, and Herman and I cannot do without you. ”

Hitler turned and walked to the door, but when he pushed it open, he stopped, turned and walked back to Chen Dao's bedside.

"You know more about the situation in the Army, and you say, if Brauchitsch and Halder are dismissed, who would be more appropriate to replace the two of them?"

Chen Dao said: "For the position of commander-in-chief of the army, I think Marshal Reichenau is more suitable. In fact, this position should have been his, but for various reasons it was occupied by Brauchitsch. It's just that Marshal Reichenau is now injured and hospitalized, and we have to wait until he is discharged. ”

Hitler remembered Marshal Reichenau, and after the dismissal of the former commander-in-chief of the army, General Fritsch, Hitler remembered to use Reichenau as commander-in-chief of the army, because Marshal Reichenau was a general who greatly admired the concept of National Socialism at that time, but Hitler's idea was resisted by many senior generals of the army, and finally had to give up Marshal Reichenau and choose Brauchitsch.

Remembering these pasts, Hitler said: "Well, Marshal Reichenau is indeed a suitable person, but what about the Chief of the General Staff? ”

"I don't know who is more suitable, Chief of the General Staff, but I can offer two suggestions. First, this person should be able to do logistics, and second, this person should not be Juncker. ”

"It's good to be able to do logistics・・・・・・ I remember."

When Hitler came out of the room, Goering said: "Can I now observe a moment of silence for the unfortunate pair of Halder and Brauchitsch?" ”

"Look at the Führer's meaning, it should be like this."