Hoffman felt that this was the most refreshing moment in his past month, he not only heard the good news reported by Guderian, reversed the outcome of the battle of El Alamein, but also finally enjoyed the first steak he had dreamed of and crossed over, even though he was the most powerful head of state in the world, receiving tens of millions of marks a year, and actually could not eat a steak because of the "vegetarianism" of the original owner, he had been salivating for a month in other people's plates. Today, I finally tasted my long-cherished wish, and it felt so delicious.

Hoffman felt that his body was gradually improving, and after getting rid of the unlearned doctor, he resolutely got rid of those drugs that needed to be injected from time to time, of all kinds, for unknown reasons, and that he did not feel any discomfort in his body, and even miraculously improved his stomach problems, which is really a good sign. He intensified his physical workout, and now he has added jogging in addition to the walks he has always insisted on. Usually the chief lieutenant colonel Daldgs and the commander of the personal guard, Major Genshe, would run with him, and his favorite German shepherd, Burundi, would jump around with excitement, a habit that has been retained even when he is out on inspection. Under his leadership, many of the Führer's people began to strengthen their physical exercise, and even the staff officers of the Supreme High Command were infected, and it was only when General Yodel said that it was only when they were running that the staff officers, who often sat in the office and "aged like old men of fifty or sixty years," finally regained the vigor they had when they first enlisted.

Now the marshals and generals under his command were no longer afraid to dine with the Führer, for the Führer did not know when he had changed his habit of making long and rambling speeches, and only occasionally paused for a moment when it came to a specific issue. Not only is this not offensive. Instead, it became more intimate. Hoffman was also gentle enough in his discussions. Able to listen patiently to different opinions, and rarely shout criticism even if they disagree. He was no longer taboo about the generals drinking in front of him, and many people had heard that Speer, Keitel, Zeitzler and other bigwigs could drink alcohol during a meal with the Führer, and not only that, but the Führer would give them half a glass of Bordeaux wine. Now the personal attendants and servants privately judge whether a certain person is favored or not are two signs, first, whether they can accompany the Führer to dinner; Second, it is possible to drink alcohol during a small dinner - it would be perfect if the Führer could accompany him for a little or a half a toast.

Everything is changing for the better. Only the secretaries, especially the female secretaries, complained about the Führer increased, because Hoffman suddenly increased the requirements for data collection and analysis, the army, materials, and production constituted the three pillars of the report, and he often calculated the report while fiddling with the map, and the secretaries wished that they were from the Department of Mathematics or the Department of Statistics, because it was often difficult for them to react to and remember what the Führer needed, and Lieutenant Colonel Daldgs was still comfortable with this, but he had too much work to take care of.

Until one day Hoffmann complained about it to Speer, who winked and said: "Führer." I have a good candidate to recommend, and you know it. ”

"Who?"

"Helen. The radar guide who was last met at the air defense command center. ”

"She's ......" Hoffman only remembered the name at this time, and showed an embarrassed look, "I promised her to promote a female officer last time, but you see I'm too busy to forget." ”

"You can talk to her." Speer suddenly revealed a hint of ambiguity, "This enviable young lady is now famous and a role model for young women in the Empire, and if she can work beside the Führer, she will probably faint with joy." ”

At this point, one has to admire Goebbels's insight, and just by virtue of Hoffman's words at the air defense center and the photo of Helen and several high-ranking officials, he keenly perceives that this is an excellent publicity opportunity. Under the full operation of newspapers, radio and radio, Helen was portrayed as "an outstanding representative of a new generation of women who are actively engaged in the cause of the empire", and all kinds of honors and titles were thrown on her head, and the words of "female officers" that caused nervousness in Keitel and others were cleverly avoided and downplayed by the scheming Goebbels - he felt that this would cause unnecessary disputes, and that it would be better not to increase the antagonism between the Führer and the officer corps when the subsequent influence of the traitorous group had not completely dissipated.

Goebbels's propaganda was an immediate success, and Helen's story inspired a large number of young women, numbering tens of thousands, often with secondary school education, to sign up for the volunteer team. This made the Chief of the Air Staff, Senior General Jeshunek, very happy, that the training of the new personnel was now operating in three shifts, and it was expected that there would be no shortage of personnel when the new air defense command center was completed.

Hoffman nodded, "I think so, this young lady is good at math - better than all of us." You know, my female secretaries are not bad at writing reports or doing anything, but they have a natural fear of data and tables, and many times they don't know how to do it even if they understand it, and they have to let Dalagers or me do the math myself, and I feel that my math level has improved a lot lately, maybe I can be a math teacher in middle school. ”

Speer laughed loudly at the Führer's self-ridicule, and lately he was clearly in a good mood: after the purge of the traitorous bloc, the situation in the country had finally stabilized, those who were openly and covertly resisting the general mobilization did not dare to oppose themselves anymore, the relevant economic adjustment and industrial manufacturing had been steadily advancing, and the level of production of important military products had risen sharply. In the case of the No. 4G tank, only 20 days after the general ******, the production level was already equivalent to the previous two months, and a steady stream of new tanks were sent to the Eastern Front to replace the old No. 2. He is confident that by the end of the year, on the premise of ensuring the supply of all battle damage, all tanks No. 2 and No. 3 will be replaced. The tungsten exploration mentioned by the Führer last time also yielded results, and the exploration team had discovered a vein with reserves and grades that exceeded any known tungsten ore in Europe, and while he was planning to mine it, he was more determined to explore it all as soon as possible as he was more determined to be reliable in the resource map that Hoffman had given him.

"There's one more thing I need to report to you." Speer smiled, "General Guderian telegraphed that the Russian T-34 tanks are performing well in North Africa, and wants us to increase the delivery, and I have ordered the Russian production line in Kharkov to be relocated to the vicinity of Skoda to continue production, and at the same time undertake the task of repairing the damaged T-34." In addition, you and I mentioned that the originally captured 38T tank was improved to install 76. The design of the 2mm anti-tank gun has also been verified, and experts from the Technical Bureau said that this will be a low-cost anti-tank destroyer, which is more meaningful than the 38T tank, and I am ready to put it into production. ”

"You can call it a Stalker tank destroyer." Hoffman quietly gave him his historical name, "We must be good at thinking outside the box and make effective use of the loot we have captured." The T-34 is a good example, and the Stalker will be such a product. Send all the captured T-34s from the Russian front to Guderian after improvement. ”

"As you wish, Führer."

"That's right." Hoffman inadvertently remembered another thing, "Did I communicate with the scholars about the kind of thing I told you last time that you could use tube technology to produce computational tools?" ”

"Communicated, fortunately found the best computer expert in the empire at the moment, Conrad? Konrad? Zuse), is actually a self-taught expert. A native of East Prussia with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Chuze's desire to build a computer grew stronger and stronger when he was working at an aircraft factory in Berlin to calculate the strength of an aircraft, with only slide rule as an aid. Unable to receive any funding from universities or government agencies, he had to work alone with tenacious perseverance and money from a few friends to build the Z-3, an electromagnetic computer, in 1941. The machine uses a total of 2,600 relays to achieve binary number program control by means of perforated paper tape input, and can achieve the speed of 3~4 additions per second, or complete a multiplication operation in 3~5 seconds - although this is not comparable to the speed of Eniac, but considering that time is still epoch-making.

As soon as he said this, Speer seemed very energetic, and showed a particularly admiring look: "The Führer has many times your genius and creativity have to be amazed, I communicated with Mr. Chu Ze about your method of using tube technology to develop electronic computers, and he immediately said that this is a genius idea, and he has been struggling to find something better than relays to achieve this, and he is willing to serve the empire, as long as he is given enough funds and space." ”

"It's not really my idea, it's the idea of the Americans, and they're using this invention for ballistic calculations." Hoffman smiled, "I've always believed that we're never going to be left behind in any field of invention. ”

"He offered a grant of 500,000 marks and 10 people as research assistants, and I am ready to meet him."

"I will grant him 2 million marks in my personal name, and I will continue to fund him in the future, provided that I am given 30% of the patent rights of the product - I may be able to rely on this machine for my retirement in the future." Hoffman did not hesitate to increase his efforts, "Let him work with the experts who study radar, communications, and they also have to deal with electron tubes, and maybe there will be additional scientific sparks." As for the equipment and personnel needed in the manufacturing process, he proposed that you are responsible for coordinating and solving, and I hope to see a new finished product in half a year, and the technical indicators - for example, can complete 1000 additions in one second. ”

"1000 times?" Speer was a little surprised, "Isn't that too much, maybe you shouldn't put so much pressure on him." ”

"Trust me, he can, I can bet my pension on him." Hoffman laughed, "Mr. Chuzer may not have known the significance of his invention for the future. (To be continued.) )