In the Chancellery, German Führer Hitler, Reich Field Marshal Goering, Chief of the General Staff of the Supreme Command, Marshal Keitel, Deputy Führer Hess, Propaganda Minister Goebbels and other high-level leaders of the German and political circles gathered together to give Captain Mills enough face.

After Hitler's impassioned speech, he issued an order to promote Captain Mills and Lieutenant Buck to the first rank, and personally placed the Knight's Iron Cross on the necks of Major Mills and Captain Buck, who were newly released.

At this moment, the atmosphere of the award ceremony reached **.

The remaining forty-two "British soldiers" of the uprising were each awarded an Iron Cross of the First Class.

More than a dozen reporters from the Propaganda Department recorded every scene of the award ceremony with cameras and video cameras in their hands.

After the award, Hitler showed his trademark uncle-next-door smile and asked cordially, according to the procedure that had been arranged long ago:

If you have any questions about your future life in Germany, please feel free to ask. ”

Major Mills exchanged glances with Captain Buck and said to Hitler: "Your Excellency, I would like to state first of all that we will not take part in the war against Britain, and I hope you will be considerate of what we are doing. ”

"I know what you're asking for, General Rosen told me. Don't be nervous, I can understand your feelings, I won't give such impersonal orders, let's talk about your requirements. Hitler said with a smile. His eyes were full of encouragement.

Major Mills let out a few harsh breaths from his nostrils. It seems to calm his inner turmoil. Then he gritted his teeth and said: "We don't have any special requirements for life in Germany in the future, but we know that Germany releases a batch of wounded back to Britain every month, and we hope that those seriously wounded in the North African campaign can be given priority in the release of their families, so that they can be reunited with their families as soon as possible." ”

Hitler stood with his hands in his hands, staring at Major Mills in silence, the smile on his face fading, and an oppressive atmosphere enveloped the hearts of everyone in the hall. The hall was instantly silent.

After a long time, Hitler broke the silence in the hall.

"Major Mills, Captain Barker, I am proud that Germany has had such a good officer of yours, and I am glad that Britain has lost such a good officer of yours.

This request of yours is very human, and I can't think of any reason to refuse. Heinrich, they will be your subordinates in the future, and this matter will be handled by you. ”

"Yes, my Führer." Himmler exclaimed.

"Remember, it's not just about releasing those who are seriously injured first. Instead, after all the injuries of those seriously injured are stabilized, they will be released all at once. As a gift to Major Mills and his loyal men, and to show the British people my determination and sincerity in seeking peace. ”

"Your Excellency, you are such a merciful leader, and I thank you on behalf of the wounded and their families."

Major Mills gave Hitler a military salute with tears in his eyes.

Hitler affectionately patted Major Mills on the shoulder.

"Those wounded are not thankful for me, but for you."

The moment Hitler's big hand landed on Major Mills's shoulder, at least eight reporters pressed the shutter of their cameras to record the precious moment.

After the ceremony, Captain Barker led his men back to the barracks, but Major Mills was personally taken to the reception room of the Prime Minister's Office by Chen Dao.

Seeing Chen Dao and Major Mills enter the reception room, Hitler, Goering, and Himmler, who had arrived first, stood up and greeted them warmly.

Holding Major Mills' hand tightly, Hitler laughed and teased, "Should I call you Major Mills?" Or do you call you Major Streicher? ”

"Your Excellency, who is Major Streicher?" Major Mills asked rhetorically with curiosity on his face.

"Very good, very good, I didn't expect our Major Mills to be an officer with a great sense of humor. Don't be nervous, just relax, come, sit down. ”

Hitler stretched out his hand to invite Major Mills to sit on the couch, then looked at the flattered Major Mills and said, "I invite you here to say two things.

First, you and your men showed extraordinary courage and wisdom in the Battle of Cairo, allowing us to capture Cairo without firing a single shot, all of you are heroes of the Greater German Reich, and history will remember your contributions, and as the German Führer, I thank you for your contribution to the Reich. ”

Seeing Hitler thanking him, Major Mills nervously tried to stand up, but was stopped by Chen Dao.

"This is the honor you deserve, don't be too inhibited in front of the Führer." Chen Dao said with a smile.

Hitler also smiled and waved at Major Mills.

"Heinz is right, don't be too nervous in front of me.

The second thing I want to say is the weight of the burden that you have on your shoulders right now. Thanks to Heinz, I would have almost missed a great opportunity to win hearts and minds.

Major Mills, do you know what a united front means? ”。

Major Mills shook his head blankly at Hitler's sudden question.

Hitler explained: "The united front is a common camp formed by different groups of people for the same purpose, and is mostly used in times of war. It can also be used as a metaphor for people from different camps or classes who have the same attitude on certain issues. ”

Major Mills had a look of abrupt realization on his face.

"Führer, for the first time I hear the word united front, thank you for letting me learn something new."

It was extremely useful to Major Mills, the untraceable sycophant Hitler.

Glancing at Chen Dao, who was sitting beside Major Mills, Hitler suddenly blushed slightly.

"Don't thank me, but we should collectively thank Heinz, who taught us the word.

The war with Britain does not yet know how long it will last, and after Britain we have other enemies to overcome. We must unite every ounce of strength at our disposal. We must build a broad united front around the world to fight the enemy. You and Heinrich. And Heinz, you will take on the task of building a united front.

You must be confused when you hear this, right? Hitler asked.

"Yes, my Führer, I understand what you mean, but I still don't know what my specific mission is?" Major Mills said.

"The idea of building a broad united front was put forward by Heinz, let him explain it to you." Hitler said.

Chen Dao cleared his throat and said: "Among the neutral countries, such as Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain, there are many people who support us. Even in our occupation zones, such as France, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Belgium, there are many progressive people who believe in the spirit of National Socialism, and I think we can't waste that power, and we have to build an organization that will unite that force in the service of our war effort.

So I thought of the Foreign Legion, and we went to these countries to recruit volunteers in the name of forming the Foreign Legion, to organize these scattered forces to fight for Germany.

You, Major Mills from England, will be the first commander of the Foreign Legion, and that is your mission. Do you understand? Chen Dao asked.

"I understood, my task was to go to those countries and recruit volunteers into the Foreign Legion. Then train them to fight for Germany. Major Mills said.

"The formation of the Foreign Legion is the first step in building a united front, and you must use all your energy to do it. My idea is to form a training battalion to train officers and non-commissioned officers, and then expand it, and you will be the commander of this training battalion.

The Foreign Legion is subordinate to the Waffen-SS, with Leader Himmler as your supreme leader and General Rosen as your direct leader. If you have any difficulties or requirements, just ask them and they will help you out. Hitler said.

"I'll do my best to complete this task and prove to you what I'm capable of." Major Mills said as he stood up and gave a military salute to Hitler.

After Major Mills sat down, Goering suddenly said: "Major Mills, the significance of this unit is extraordinary, it is a unit of greater political significance than military significance, do you know what the name of this unit is?" ”。

Major Mills shook his head dryly.

Hitler said: "I gave this unit the name Hitler Youth Battalion, and in the future it will be expanded into a regimental unit, and its name will be the Hitler Youth League, and the expansion into a divisional unit will be the Hitler Youth Division." ”

"Major Mills, did you hear, this is a unit named after the Führer, and your unit is one of only two units in all of Germany to enjoy this honor." Himmler said.

"It is an honour for me to be able to command such a force, and I hereby assure the Führer that I and my men will never fail to live up to the name of Hitler's youth, and that I will surely build this force into a strong army that will be feared by the enemy." Major Mills said.

The five men chatted for a while about the construction of the Foreign Legion, and Himmler and Major Mills then got up and left.

Before leaving, Himmler cast a grateful look at Chen Dao.

With the name of forming the Foreign Legion, the Waffen-SS could expand its army in the future, without having to look at the face of the army.

How did Heinz's brain grow? It was the wisest decision of my life to come up with such a brilliant idea, and to invite him to serve as special adviser to the Waffen-SS.

Hitler took Goering and Chen Dao to his office, and Hitler pointed to the world map hanging on the wall and said: "Hermann, Heinz, Yugoslavia has joined our camp. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now negotiating with Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, and progress is encouraging and success is expected by the end of this month. ”

Chen Dao said: "Great, after Yugoslavia joins us, we have a second supply line to the Middle East, and finally we don't have to look at the faces of the Italians." What exactly did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do? Yugoslavia was persuaded so quickly. ”

Goering replied with a sneer: "The solution is very simple, we will first transfer the troops of the Twelfth Army and the First Panzer Army to their borders, and then send negotiators, and the problem will be solved." ”

"It's a little simple and crude, but it's good to be effective." Chen Dao commented with a smile.

Hitler went on to say: "The total dependence of the Italians on the logistics of all our forces in the Mediterranean makes us extremely passive in our cooperation with the Italians. Thanks to your reminders, we were able to reverse the situation by negotiating with Yugoslavia ahead of schedule.

I have two difficult questions right now, and I'd like to hear your advice.

The first conundrum is that, according to your reminder, we sent intelligence officers to investigate the Italian garrison in Albania, and sure enough, they found that they had the intention of attacking Greece, what attitude do you think we should take to deal with this matter? ”

"I don't want the Italians to expand too quickly in the Mediterranean, and we have to stop the Italians from attacking Greece." Goering said.

Hitler nodded and said, "I agree with you." Heinz, what do you think? How did you find out that the Italians wanted to attack Greece? ”

"The reason is very simple, the Italians have armored divisions, but in the attack on Egypt, the Italians' armored divisions did not appear, which is very abnormal, so I secretly inquired with Marshal Graziani, and then found out the intention of the Italians to attack Greece.

I agree with you, and I don't want the Italians to expand too quickly in the Mediterranean, but is there anything we can do to stop the Italians from attacking Greece? ”。 Chen Dao asked.

Hitler shook his head and said: "We can't forcibly stop the military action of the Italians, that would destroy the relations between our two countries, what can you do about it?" ”

"Why should we stop the military operation of the Italians? On the contrary, I desperately want to see the Italians bang their heads and bleed in front of the Greeks, sober up that bald man from Mussolini, and let him know that the Italian army could do nothing without the help of the German-army? ”

"You mean the Italians will lose to the Greeks?" Goering asked in surprise.

"I don't have any doubts about that, if you'd fought alongside the Italians, you wouldn't ask me that question." Chen Dao said.

Hitler was convinced of Chen Dao's words, he touched his chin and said: "If the Italians really lose to the Greeks, we"

"We can stand up and show our power and let Mussolini know that we are the rulers in the alliance." Goering said.

Hitler slapped excitedly.

"Good, this problem solved.

The second question is that now that we have occupied Palestine and Jordan, and we are going to march into Iraq when reinforcements and supplies arrive, what attitude should we have towards those countries in the Middle East? Heinz, I'd like to hear your advice. Hitler asked.

Chen Dao saw Hitler and Goering looking at him together, and there was an inquiring look in his eyes.

Something is wrong with the atmosphere, is it testing me?

After pondering for a while, Chen Dao said: "I think we should treat the Middle East countries in the way that Churchill feared most. ”

"How?" Hitler's and Goering's eyes lit up and they asked in unison.

"Let those countries gain real independence." Chen Dao said. (To be continued......)