Four days after Chen Dao's meeting with Mussolini, in the conference room of the High Command office building in Berlin's Tyll Garden District.

Hitler sat in the middle of a long oak table, and on his right were Mussolini, who had flown from Rome the day before, and Marshal Badoglio, chief of the General Staff of the Italian army.

Mussolini came to Berlin under the banner of studying the operational plan of the summer offensive, and the night before he had a secret conversation with Chen Dao, but he only knew some details of the small business, and Chen Dao never revealed a word about the big business involving trillions of dollars.

The final result of the secret talks was that Chen Dao gave a condition, in order to increase the credibility of Mr. Leader in my heart, you need to help me first convince the Führer not to change the battle plan and re-target Moscow, the capital of Russia.

For the sake of that trillion-dollar business, Mussolini made up his mind to stand on Chen Dao's side and join forces to educate Lao Xi.

Seeing that the men had arrived, Hitler said, "Now that the men have arrived, the meeting will now begin, and the content of this meeting will be to determine the direction of the summer offensive on the Eastern Front." Our original plan was to attack Moscow, but because of the accession of the Turks, we had to think about changing the direction of the summer offensive. Advance into the Caucasus to join forces with the Turks, while capturing the Russians' largest oil producer and weakening the Russians' war potential. We were unable to reach a consensus at the last meeting, and this meeting must set the result, and our guest guest, Mr. Mussolini, came to Berlin this time to finalize the direction of the summer offensive. Mr. Mussolini, what do you mean about the summer offensive? ”

Mussolini first nodded and smiled at Hitler, and said cleanly: "I want to hear what General Rosen means first." ”

"Heinz, it's been three days since you've been back, how are you thinking about the battle plan for the summer offensive? Tell us what you think. Hitler asked.

After Chen Dao returned to Berlin, he was naturally welcomed by Hitler, Goering, and other high-level officials. Privately, Hitler once asked Chen Dao about changing the direction of the summer offensive, but Chen Dao did not give a reply, citing the need for time to think.

Now, Mussolini, a foreign aid who had just been educated by Chen Dao, arrived in Berlin, and Chen Dao believed that the best time to treat Lao Xi's middle-aged illness had come.

"I am against changing the direction of the offensive, the summer offensive can only have one goal, and that is Moscow, and it can only be Moscow."

Chen Dao's distinct attitude made everyone's eyes in the conference room instantly focus on his face, and Hitler frowned slightly and said, "Why? Tell me your reasoning. ”

Chen Dao snorted coldly and said: "It's really ridiculous, noble Europeans can be led by the nose by the backward and barbaric Turks, and lose the initiative in negotiations, I really don't know how to evaluate this behavior of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they don't understand politics at all." ”

Chen Dao verbally criticized the Foreign Ministry, but Hitler inexplicably felt a hot feeling on his face, after all, he supported the views of the Foreign Ministry.

Chen Dao continued: "Don't you think there's something wrong with the Turks asking for something wrong with us before they agree to join the Axis until we meet their demands? ”

"I think we're a little too passive in doing that." Goering said.

"I also think it's a bit passive." Mussolini followed with no pain.

"We're a bit reactive in doing that, but given Turkey's strategic location and the millions of troops, I think it's okay for us to make appropriate concessions." Hitler said.

"My Führer, you still haven't been able to figure out what kind of organization the Axis is. The Axis is like a high-end club, and members can only join if they have been tested and accumulated enough credibility. Note that it was we who made the request and the Turk fulfilled our request before we allowed him to join the club. But now that everything is reversed, how can it be that such a high-level organization as the Axis group can be joined by any country that wants to? It's so unbelievable. Chen Dao said angrily.

Goering suddenly realized and actively made a match: "Oh, I see, I said in the last meeting that there is something wrong here, and when Heinz said this, I figured it out, it should be us who make demands on the Turks, not the Turks on us." ”

"General Rosen is right, the Axis bloc is indeed not for anyone who wants to join, we must set up an access system, so that those countries who want to join can accumulate enough credit, otherwise they will only want to reap the benefits, not know how to pay." When Mussolini said the word creditworthiness, his heart ached, and he was also a person with insufficient creditworthiness in the eyes of General Rosen.

"It would have been nice if we had asked for it and the Turks would have fulfilled our demands. If we were to ask you, what do you think would be the right request? Hitler asked.

"It's simple, there are only two requirements. First, we must strictly maintain neutrality in the war with the Russians, but we must open the Turkish straits and let our warships freely enter and exit the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, after all, no matter how the summer offensive is fought, we must first solve the Russian army on the Crimean Peninsula, and with the assistance of the fleet, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russians can be suppressed, which can reduce a lot of trouble.

Second, let the Turks send at least one army group, no less than 300,000 people to fight on the Eastern Front as volunteers, and we will test the combat effectiveness of the Turks. Of course, we can provide them with some weapons and equipment.

To be honest, judging by the performance of the Turks in the last war, I have a very bad feeling about the Turkish army. ”

"What does it feel?" Hitler asked.

"My feeling is that if the Turks remain neutral, we need twenty divisions to defend against them, if the Turks are our enemies, we need thirty divisions to defeat them, and if the Turks are our allies, we probably need fifty divisions to assist them in defending against the Russians." When Chen Dao spoke, his eyes turned and he subconsciously glanced at Mussolini on Lao Xi's right.

Hearing Chen Dao's words, Goering hurriedly picked up the coffee cup on the table and took a sip of coffee, forcibly holding back the laughter that almost came out of his mouth.

The analysis of the 20 divisions, 30 divisions and 50 divisions, it was not the first time he had heard Chen Dao talk about it, but in another version, the Turks were replaced by Italians.

Mussolini, who did not know the truth, noticed Chen Dao's gaze, and thought that Chen Dao wanted him to help persuade Hitler, and after a little thought, he said: "I agree with this plan, after all, the Turks are different from us, I seriously doubt their combat effectiveness, and we must give them a test to prove that they are qualified to join us." ”

"It's best if the Turks agree to our demands, but what if they don't?" Marshal Keitel asked.

"It's very simple, let the Foreign Ministry tell them that the opportunity to join the Axis group is only once, and if they don't agree this time, no matter what they do in the future, they will not be eligible to join the Axis group again. Only by doing so will the Turks know that they are not qualified to negotiate conditions in front of us. Chen Dao said.

Hitler thought for more than ten seconds and said: "Heinz is right, we really can't let the Turks take the initiative in negotiations, we must take the initiative, just do what Heinz said, and let the Foreign Ministry make demands on the Turks." ”

Seeing that Hitler listened to his own opinion, Chen Dao had just shown a victorious smile on the corner of his mouth, but suddenly heard another sentence from Hitler.

"Still, I think we should attack the south, not Moscow."

The smile on the corner of Chen Dao's mouth instantly froze, and his chest was hot, almost spurting out a mouthful of old blood.

Lao Xi's literary and artistic mid-life illness is not ordinarily serious, almost to the point of no return, and it must be transformed to touch the soul.

Hitler's voice continued: "Everyone wants to attack Moscow, and that's what we originally planned, the Russians······ Stalin must have thought that we were going to attack Moscow, and he would definitely put the main forces around Moscow, which would empty the rest of the region, and this would be the perfect time for us to attack, don't you think? ”

"Alas······" Chen Dao let out a long sigh.

"Heinz, why sigh?" Hitler stared at Chen Dao and asked.

"I'm afraid you haven't figured out why we have to attack Moscow this year, not last year, not next year." Chen Dao said.

"Why does it have to be this year?" Hitler asked.

"It is for the purpose of fighting a war of annihilation on a very large scale, my Führer, please remember that the occupation of strategic points is only the result of the annihilation of a large number of the enemy's living forces, and this order must not be reversed. The reason why we didn't fight Moscow last year was because the troops needed to be repaired, and the second reason was that I was afraid that the Russian army would use the space-for-time tactics to disperse our forces so that we could no longer fight a special war of annihilation. Keeping Moscow, as the capital of the Russians, will play the role of a magnet, whether Stalin wants it or not, it is necessary to deploy heavy groups around Moscow, and heavy groups that will not escape, so that we can safely fight a giant war of annihilation and break down the entire front of the Russians. Having eliminated the main forces of the Russians, we will be unimpeded regardless of whether we are going east, or south.

Magnet, remember, Moscow plays the role of a magnet, which exists to attract the main forces of the Russians to fight a giant war of annihilation for us. If we don't go to Moscow, all the previously painstaking layouts will be wasted. ”

Marshal Reichenau, who had not spoken, suddenly interjected: "If I were Stalin, when I found out that the German army was moving south to the Caucasus, I would adopt a new tactic, that is, the tactic of exchanging space for time as General Rosen just mentioned, that is, fighting and retreating on the southern front, retreating all the way to the Volga River valley and the Caucasus mountains, and infinitely lengthening the supply lines of the German army."

Then use this time to gather heavy forces from the Moscow region, where there is no large-scale fighting, and from the reserves, and launch an attack on the flanks of the German army, which has been stretched for at least 1,000 kilometers, and at that time, the German army will be in a catastrophe. ”

Hearing the words of Chen Dao and Marshal Reichenau, Hitler fell into deep thought.

Mussolini rolled his eyes and suddenly asked, "General Rosen, how many Russian troops do you think there will be in the Moscow region?" ”

Chen Dao did not speak, but looked at the Chief of the Army General Staff, General Zeitzler, and said: "We deduce that there are at least about two million, and with the reserves that they may put in in the future, it is estimated that there will be three million people." ”

"Three million people, not a lot, Adolf, you must be afraid, right? Tell me, are you afraid of three million Russian troops? Or is it afraid of Stalin? Mussolini said with a smile.

Hitler instantly got out of his contemplative state, glared at Mussolini and said: "I am not afraid of anyone, especially Stalin." ”

"Since you are not afraid of Stalin, then bravely rush to Moscow and go and kick Stalin in the ass. What was supposed to be a very simple thing has become so complicated, let me first make a statement, I hope that the target of this year's summer offensive is Moscow. Mussolini continued.

"I also hope to take Moscow this year, and then parade on Red Square in Moscow." Goering said.

"I hope it's Moscow too." Field Marshal Reichenau and Colonel Zeitzler followed.

Chen Dao finally said: "My Führer, don't forget, you said on the radio last year that you would let German soldiers step on the streets of Moscow this year, and millions of soldiers on the front line are waiting for your order to attack Moscow. ”

Hitler raised his right hand, stopped the crowd from speaking, and nodded heavily: "Don't say any more, let's go to Moscow." ”