The Gestapo used the same tricks to induce Chen's driver, and the results were equally disappointing, with the driver behaving much like Second Lieutenant Lorenz, full of resentment, fear, and anger when he was wronged. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Hitler patted Chen Dao on the shoulder and comforted Chen Dao: "Professional things should be left to professional people, let the criminal investigation experts of the Gestapo come to find the murderer, you need to rest more now." ”

Himmler followed up and said, "Heinz, the results of the test on your blood should be coming out soon, and the results should give us a lot of clues." You go back to the hospital to rest first, and we will notify you as soon as we have the results here. ”

Chen Dao sighed and followed Hitler's advice.

Walking out of the Gestapo office building, Chen Dao suddenly turned a corner, and in the surprised eyes of Himmler and Goering, he got into Hitler's car.

Hitler asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Chen Dao asked, "What are you going to do about those members of the black band in the army, as well as those who are in the know?" ”

"If the circumstances are serious, they shall be seized and tried, and those who deserve to be put to death shall be put to death." I should have done this a long time ago when I was dismissed from the military and transferred to the reserve in a relatively minor case. Hitler said.

"I have a little premature idea about the small purge."

"A small purge? What did you name the arrest? The name is not good, it will be reminiscent of Stalin's purge. Hitler said.

"I gave this arrest this name to be reminiscent of Stalin's purges. Stalin's purge, which the Russians felt was terror, brought severe damage to the Russian army, and led to a drastic decline in the Russians' combat effectiveness. Our little purge is the opposite, to make you gain love among the people and the army, and then to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. ”

Hitler's curiosity was successfully piqued by Chen Dao.

"Heinz, you always surprise me, tell me, what are you going to do?"

"My plan consists of five actions: Operation Vertigo, Action to Call, Operation Love, Operation Slaughter, and Operation Procrastination. At the moment, I just have a prototype of a plan, and when I go back and write out the specific implementation steps, I will hand it over to you tomorrow. Chen Dao said.

Hitler's eyes sparkled.

"Heinz, I doubt that your mind is any different from anyone else's, that you always have great ideas and reap great benefits, and I firmly believe that this is also the case with this little purge."

"Destruction and construction are two sides of the same coin, and the key is to have someone to play a role in them, and the first part of the plan will start with the dismissal of Brauchitsch and Halder, so that the German military will also taste the taste of vertigo, just as I did in the High Command that day."

The news of the arrest of Admiral Canaris, Admiral Beck, and others quickly spread throughout the three circles of the German party, government, and military, and the high-ranking officials of the three circles, who were highly politically sensitive, realized that a storm was brewing.

A day and a half flashed by, and at two o'clock in the afternoon of October 3, in the conference room of the Supreme High Command, Hitler introduced a lieutenant general to the senior general of the General Staff.

"This is General Kurt Zeitzler, Chief of Staff of the First Panzer Army, who attended the meeting as a representative of front-line officers."

Chen Dao's gaze first fell on Zeitzler's upper lip, where he had a pinch of Hitler-style mustache, and then turned to the top of Lieutenant General Zeitzler's head, this general Zeitzler, who looked less than fifty years old, was already almost at the level of extreme intelligence, most of the top of his head was shining in the sun, only the left and right sides of the top of the head had a palm-sized piece of hair, and the hairstyle was very trendy.

After getting to know General Zeitzler, everyone sat down, and General Zeitzler sat at the end of the seat, looking at the chief Hitler very reservedly.

Hitler said: "You have been called here today to discuss the battle plan for the winter defensive operation. As a first step in the meeting, we took stock of the war supplies we had prepared. Marshal Keitel, have you informed the Air Force and Army of the relevant orders? ”

"Yes, my Führer." Marshal Keitel said.

"Okay, Herman, you've been discharged from the hospital, I'm really happy for you, your Air Force will say first, how much supplies have you prepared for the front?" Hitler asked.

Göring smiled and nodded to Hitler, then shook his head to the Chief of the General Staff, Jeshunek, who was sitting next to him, and Yeshunek made a lengthy report.

"We have prepared 800,000 sets of winter clothes for the officers and men of the Air Force on the front line, and ・・・・・・"

Chen Dao held the teacup and listened absentmindedly to the string of numbers in the Jeshunek newspaper, he knew that the report of Jeshunek was just a foreshadowing, and the highlight of the meeting was Halder's report later.

When Chen Dao was bored, he happened to see the general Zeitzler with a trendy hairstyle.

Today's meeting is not a simple meeting, but the first step in the small purge plan, the execution day of Operation Vertigo.

For such an important meeting, what does Lao Xi want to do when he invites this hipster lieutenant to attend the meeting in the future?

While Chen Dao was suspicious, Jeshunek finished his report.

Hitler asked: "You have prepared 800,000 sets of winter clothes for the front, and the Air Force has so many people at the front?" ”

"The total number of antiaircraft artillery units, ground crews, logistics personnel, and pilots of the Air Force fighting on the Eastern Front is more than 690,000, and in order to prevent wear and tear during transportation, we have specially prepared an additional 100,000 sets of winter clothing," Yeshunek said. ”

"Very good, I checked the memorandum of our meeting at the end of April this year, and you said that you would prepare 800,000 sets of winter clothes, and you are working very efficiently. ・・・・・・Hitler turned to the left, looked at Field Marshal Brauchitsch and said: "Mr. Marshal, tell me now, how many winter clothes you have prepared for the officers and men of the army at the front?" ”

"We have prepared 2.16 million sets of winter equipment for the officers and soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front, and we still have ・・・・・・"

"Stop." Hitler interrupts Brauchitsch with a wave of his hand.

"How many officers and soldiers are fighting on the Eastern Front in the Army right now?"

"Three and four hundred thousand people."

Hitler's eyebrows furrowed: "Three million and four hundred thousand people, that is, one hundred and twenty-four thousand sets of winter clothes are missing." Why are so many missing? ”

Brauchitsch explained: "Since the beginning of the war, the Army Command has repeatedly urged the production department to hurry up and produce enough equipment for us, but until now we have received only so much. ”

"Oh, I see." Hitler nodded lightly and turned his head to look at Halder.

"General Halder, you already knew about the shortage of winter clothes, didn't you?"

"Yes, Führer." Halder's answer was honest.

"Since you know that we have not prepared enough winter clothes, why didn't you report it earlier, and at this time persuade me to attack Moscow, don't you know that winter is coming soon? Do you want our officers and soldiers on the front line to wear summer uniforms to withstand the cold Russian winter? What kind of heart do you have? ”

Hitler's sharp questioning made the atmosphere in the conference room tense all of a sudden.

Halder sensed the change in Hitler's attitude and hurriedly distinguished: "After the battle of Ukraine, the Russian Central Front was completely annihilated, the Russian army suffered heavy losses, and the newly organized defensive line in the Ukrainian direction was also vulnerable, and we can take advantage of this opportunity to launch another offensive and capture Moscow before the onset of winter." Führer, I don't know why you suddenly called a halt to the attack on Moscow, but it's too late to change your mind, and we can't afford to miss this perfect moment. ”

"What if Moscow is captured? And then suffer a Napoleonic rout? Goering suddenly interjected, teasing Halder fiercely.

"Nonsense, the tragedy of Napoleon will not happen to us."

"You say no, let me ask you, what's the deal with the severe shortage of winter clothes? You can blame the production department for a small number, but knowing that there is a serious shortage of winter clothing, you still have to continue to let the troops launch a large-scale offensive at this time, this is always your suggestion, how do you explain this? Goering said.

"I have already said that we will be able to take Moscow with one last offensive before the cold falls. During this time, the production department was also able to produce more winter gear to send to the front. Halder said.

"This plan of yours was discussed with that traitor in Canaris?" Goering asked with a sneer.

Hearing Goering mention Canaris, the corners of Halder's mouth twitched a few times, and he struggled to squeeze out a sentence.

"The plan to attack Moscow has nothing to do with Canaris."

"You said that this plan has nothing to do with Canaris, but Canaris has something to do with you, and he has already confessed." Hitler said.

Hitler stood up with his hands on the conference table and looked down at Halder and Brauchitsch.

"Did Canaris and the traitors around him ever come into contact with you? Please answer me honestly, my dear Excellency the Chief of Staff. ”

Halder and Brauchitsch were stunned by Hitler's aggressive gaze, and their mouths snorted a few times, but they did not reply.

"I convened this meeting today to see how mad those traitors have become, and now it has been confirmed, you have disappointed me so much, you traitors, traitors ・・・・・・ people."

With Hitler's shout, a group of gendarmes broke into the door, and panic fell into the conference room.

Hitler looked around the room with a grim expression.

"I have given an order, in my capacity only as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Greater German Reich, to remove Marshal Brauchitsch from his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Army on charges of dereliction of duty, and to have Marshal Reichenau take over as Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and in view of the fact that Marshal Reichenau is in hospital, the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Army shall be held by me until he is discharged. General Halder, on suspicion of treason and dereliction of duty, was relieved of his post as Chief of the Army General Staff and replaced by General Kurt Zeitzler. ”

Hitler, having finished announcing the order, said to the gendarmes: "Now, send Field Marshal Brauchitsch and General Halder to a court-martial." ”

With that, Hitler turned his back to Brauchitsch and Halder.

"Führer, I don't have ・・・・・・"

Hitler did not look back, but simply waved his hand, interrupting Brauchitsch's explanation.

It was not until the gendarmes politely "invited" Brauchitsch and Halder out of the conference room that Hitler turned around and beckoned Zeitzler, who was sitting at the end.

"General Zeitzler, I now promote you to general. Now we have to do two things, one is to clear the traitors hiding in the army, and the other is to prepare winter equipment to the front as soon as possible. In the previous operations of the First Panzer Army in the south, as the chief of staff of the group army, you did a very good job in logistics, and I hope that you will continue to give full play to your strengths in the post of chief of the general staff of the army. ”

Chen Dao saw that Lieutenant General Zeitzler, no, now a general, stiffly walked from the last seat in the conference room to the chief position on Lao Xi's left hand side and sat down.

The tide male general had a bewildered expression on his face, and like the generals around him who didn't know the truth, the vertigo operation had begun to take effect.

With the personnel of the German Army General Command changing dramatically, vertigo quickly spread throughout the German Army.

Following one order after another, a large number of high-ranking army generals, including Marshal Kruger, commander of the Fourth Army, General Hepner, commander of the Fourth Panzer Army, General Figiber, head of the communications department of the Supreme Command, and Lieutenant General Albrit, head of the Supplementary Bureau, were imprisoned.

Two days later, Hitler summoned Chen Dao at the Chancellery.

"Heinz, those traitors have been arrested, are we going to plan the next step?"

"Well, we must seize the time, make things bigger as soon as possible, try them in the name of the people, let the Propaganda Department take action, and immediately implement the Call to Action."