Chapter 10: The Enraged Goering

At this time, Goering did not expect that his responsibility for the four-year economic plan of the Third Reich had been completely nullified, and he only muttered nervously: "Won't the Ministry of Aviation even manage the production of aircraft in the future?" ”

Hoffman pretended not to hear his complaints, turned to Admiral Raeder and said: "Since the strategic focus of operations has shifted back to the southern front, the role of the Navy is very important, and the construction of large surface ships needs to be accelerated...... The USS Zeppelin aircraft carrier should resume construction and put into operation as soon as possible. ”

"The Zeppelin is being towed back to the port of Kiel for reconstruction, and is currently more than 85 percent complete, and with enough steel and construction personnel, the Navy is confident that it will be completed within 12 months, but ......" Raeder said.

"No, I can't wait that long, the construction personnel and materials are coordinated by Speer. I can only give you 6 months, the construction must be completed, and the construction drawings must be revised, and the 8 twin-mounted 150MM main guns that are in the way will be canceled for me since they are not installed -- aircraft carriers are not used to carry out artillery battles, these guns are better used on light cruisers, and it is more beneficial for air defense to be equipped with some small and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns. At the same time, it is necessary to expand the hangar area and increase the number of carrier-based aircraft, at least to more than 60 aircraft. Hoffman understood the connotation of Raeder's words, glanced at Goering and said, "The carrier-based aircraft that were previously prepared for the Navy will be returned to the Navy immediately, and at the same time, the Air Force will provide corresponding carrier-based aircraft pilots for the use of aircraft carrier formations, so that they can be trained and boarded as soon as possible." The aircraft factory should complete the production of more than 400 naval fighters and dive bombers within six months, after which the navy should train its own carrier-based aircraft pilots and control them independently. ”

"No, I don't say yes." Goering, who had been silent just now, suddenly roared, and his mouth full of spit splashed on Hoffmann's face, "The Air Force is mine, the Navy is not allowed to have its own planes, and all of Germany can fly under my control." ”

"What do you mean the Air Force is yours?" Before Raeder could make a statement, Martin Bowman immediately stood up and sneered, "The Air Force is the Imperial, the Führer's troops, and the strong bastion of National Socialism, how dare you treat them as your personal army?" As for all of Germany's ability to fly, it's up to you, I see that there are far more sparrows in the sky over the Reich than planes, so you can simply become the head of the Reich Flying Birds Department......"

"You ......" Goering didn't take a breath, habitually reached out to his waist and touched it, and only after touching the air did he remember that he had disarmed his gun before the meeting, and glanced at the conference table, there was really nothing to take advantage of, only the marshal's scepter was still a sharp weapon. He immediately picked up the 50-centimeter-long, platinum-wrapped and diamond-inlaid Marshal's Scepter and struck it at Baumann, who did not watch out for Goering's daring to commit murder, and was beaten several times in the face without paying attention, so much so that he screamed in pain, and even nosebleeds gushed out, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

Seeing that the rampaging Goering was so fierce, several soldiers who reacted beside him, including Keitel, Zeitzler, and Yodel, hurriedly hugged him, and Himmler stepped forward with vigorous steps like a 20-year-old young man, and suddenly snatched the marshal's scepter in his hand, which seemed to be stained with Bowman's blood. Bowman's face was pale, he couldn't say a word, he only felt that his face was hot, he stretched out his hand and wiped it, and just wiped away the dripping nosebleeds, and his face was white and red, adding a lot of horror. With a small body, he didn't dare to go forward to Goering desperately, but only dared to look at the Führer with a pleading look, his eyes were rolling with tears, and he was almost crying out of grievance. Hoffman didn't expect to see Quan Wuxing at this moment, he trembled with anger, pointed at Goering's nose and scolded angrily: "Wow, you are holding a strategic meeting, you actually dare to commit murder and beat people, do you still have me as the head of state in your eyes?" ”

Goering, who was held down by several people, stiffened his neck, panting, his face flushed, and did not say a word.

Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, who had always been silent, suddenly added a knife: "Führer, Marshal Goering has always been arrogant and lawless, has never taken his comrades seriously, and today he dares to openly despise the Führer, insult his colleagues, and beat his comrades, and I think he should be punished within the party." ”

"Yes, yes." Martin Bowman nodded his head like a chicken, "Give him a lesson he will never forget." ”

Hoffman nodded, and said smoothly: "I think so, first remove him from the post of commander of the Air Force and Minister of Aviation, and let him reflect on himself." He had been thinking about how to deal with this unsuccessful and unsuccessful Imperial Marshal, and had planned to think slowly over the rest of the time, but Ribbentrop's words reminded him that Goering could be removed from his post now and put him aside.

"No...... Adolph! You can't do this to me! Hoffmann thought that this arrangement had left room for Goering, although he really wanted to eradicate this fat-headed and big-eared guy, but he was not ready at all, but he did not expect that after the tall and fat Goering heard this, he didn't know whether he was carried away by the fury or stimulated by the terrible scene of Hitler's purge of the SA captain Röhm, and actually broke free from the three of them, and when the marshal's scepter had been confiscated by Himmler, he suddenly grabbed the chair behind him and threw it at Hoffmann.

Unexpectedly, Goering suddenly attacked, Hoffman instinctively shrank and wanted to avoid it when he saw the chair flying over, but his movements were still slow, only avoiding most of it, and his chest was hit hard by the back of the chair, and the huge impact made him unable to bear it, and he fell to the ground at once.

"Guards, guards." This time it was Speer who tore open his throat and shouted, and Goebbels saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately ran over to help Hoffmann and asked anxiously: "Führer, how do you feel, do you want it to matter?" ”

Seeing that Goering had entered a state of madness, several soldiers didn't care about the etiquette of an officer, so they stepped forward again and hugged Goering, letting him struggle desperately and refusing to let go.

The heavily armed guards rushed in, led by the blond-haired and blue-eyed Major Gensher, but today he had no clear instructions, and he did not know what to do, and to be honest, he was terrified by the sight - a room full of leaders of the party and the state, on one side Goering, who was thundering and surrounded by three people, and on the other hand, the Führer who fell to the ground with an angry expression.

Hoffman was hit and almost missed in one breath, and finally the thick Turkish carpet was laid on the ground to avoid injury. He was completely furious, and pointed at Goering and shouted in a voice that had been raised by three octaves: "Guard, Goering actually attacked me, immediately arrest me and take me away." ”

The light and strong guards did not hesitate to step forward to carry out the order, and Goering, who was escorted away, was still shouting at this time: "I am the marshal of the Reich, why do you arrest me, why do you arrest me!" Adolf, Adolf, I want you to come out and say a fair word, I have been born and died for so many years, and you have done a lot of work for you, and you actually want to remove me because of a champagne merchant's complaint? ”

Hoffmann finally recovered, stood up in embarrassment with Goebbels' support, and glanced at everyone in the room: "Goering, this bastard has made you see a joke, now the meeting will be adjourned for the time being, Goebbels, Himmler, and Bauman will come to my office." ”

After entering the office, without waiting for everyone to sit down, Hoffmann, whose face was full of anger, said: "You see, how to deal with Goering's problem? ”

"I think he is completely insane, not only attacking his colleagues like a mad dog, but also daring to attack the Führer, which is simply an unforgivable sin." Martin Bowman stopped the nosebleed this time and said viciously, "What he has done has seriously deviated from the norms of a party and state leader, and I agree with the Führer's serious handling of him." ”

"There is much more to Goering than he is today." "The SS has reported to me more than once that Marshal Goering has committed a crime," said Himmler in a deep tone, "not only by taking advantage of his position to embezzle and embezzle state property, but also by taking advantage of the advantages of administering the occupied territories, he has amassed for himself countless treasures, antiques, and cultural relics, and dozens of paintings in the national museums of Greece, Poland, and France alone are in his home; In addition to this, he took advantage of the fact that the Führer put him in charge of the economy and coordinated the materials of the occupied territories to resell them - and even dared to sell them to the enemies of the Empire...... In addition, he constantly deceived the Führer militarily, relied on his status as the commander of the air force to act recklessly, installed a large number of cronies, crowded out accomplished and decent officers, and opened up his mouth in Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the home air defense, and the Russian front, making mistakes one after another, causing heavy losses to the Reich! In addition, outside the party and among the people, Marshal Goering was the direct source of many vulgar jokes. ”

"Enough!" Hoffman wanted this effect, and he turned to Goebbels, who had not yet made a statement, and asked, "Doctor, tell me, is this problem to the point where it must be solved?" ”

Goebbels was of course well aware of Goering's misdeeds, and had not dared to speak out because of the strength of the other side, but now the Führer's tone had given him a feeling of great familiarity - this was the same atmosphere in the era of the eradication of Rohm, and it was better for a wise man to follow the Führer's will than to do the opposite.

Without any emotion, he said: "No one, whether it is the party or the state, is allowed to be above the Führer, and if Goering makes a mistake, he must take responsibility for himself." ”

Bowman suddenly said gloomily: "Just now he said that there are no traitors in the Air Force? Hmph, the Army, Navy, and General Staff have all been exposed, is it only the Air Force that is a pure land? I don't believe it, maybe he covered it up? Comrade Himmler, you should take a good look into it. ”

"Comrade Baumann's hint is very reasonable, let the SS deal with this problem." Hoffman gestured to Himmler with his eyes, and the latter, knowing what he meant, could not help but shiver, and in a blink of an eye regained his composure, and whispered, "Führer, I will take care of it." ”

Half an hour later, the strategy meeting resumed, but after being disrupted by Göring, no one had much of a mind, and after Hoffmann had arranged a few more tasks, no one was interested in re-mentioning Göring's handling of the situation......