"We won." Reinhardt smiled and said to a 40-year-old Wehrmacht major general next to him: "The French have flinched as I expected!" Today, no country will defend the Treaty of Versailles, which represents the disgrace of Germany! ”

"Congratulations, Führer. You have won an exciting victory. The Junker aristocratic major general absentmindedly complimented Reinhardt. In his opinion, the Führer came to himself at such a time, who he had never met, definitely not to chat with him. Moreover, he still has the status of Junker aristocracy, who has always been at odds with the Führer.

"Take it easy, General Manstein." Reinhardt smiled kindly: "Although this time the soldiers are bloodless, but the future of Germany cannot be guaranteed, and we cannot guarantee that we will always achieve our goal without bloodshed, right?" ”

"Indeed, Führer. We need to be prepared for both. Manstein, who saw Reinhardt's good intentions, breathed a sigh of relief.

Reinhardt smiled slightly: "That's why we need people as good as you to defend the fruits of Germany's victory." Major General Manstein, your promotion order has been issued. Tomorrow, you will receive the rank of lieutenant general. ”

What's the situation? Reinhardt wants to promote himself, he can't be unaware of his Junker aristocracy. Manstein asked incredulously: "Führer, I have only been promoted to major general for less than one year. And I'm Juncker......."

Patting the future star who was older than him on the shoulder, Reinhardt lightly interrupted Manstein and said, "You are a member of the Junker aristocracy, I have known this for a long time. I want to make it clear that I will not move the Junkers in the army. What I have to deal with is the Junkers consortium that only cares about its own interests, the moths that are dragging its feet. ”

"Führer, I have to say, you have done it wisely." Manstein, who understood Reinhardt's intentions, saluted a non-standard 45-degree salute with some awkwardness.

Smiling and waving his hand, Reinhardt motioned for Manstein to put his hand down. In his opinion, Manstein's goodwill was amply demonstrated by addressing himself as the Führer, and not as a general or chancellor, since he entered the door.

"Major General Manstein, no, I should call you Lieutenant General Manstein. If you are not used to saluting, change to a military salute, I personally don't care about those small details, it is Ross who are emphasizing this. Reinhardt also did not forget to give the future star a little privilege to show his attention.

Sure enough, Reinhardt's words aroused Manstein's affection for the Führer: "Yes, Führer! Manstein gave another standard military salute.

"Don't be too reserved, General Manstein. In my opinion, it is me who should be saluted. For an excellent general like you, who commanded an army and participated in the last great war. I've always been an admirer. Reinhardt spoke humbly from the heart.

The Gestapo's propaganda apparatus has long been known about Reinhardt's respect for the old general Sickert. None of Germany's major newspapers reported Reinhardt's respect for the outstanding generals of World War I.

However, Manstein did not think Reinhardt would treat him with the same respect as he did for Sickt. After all, his performance in the last world war was not brilliant. In Manstein's view, Reinhardt had more reasons for co-opting the Junkers in the army through himself. However, he did not object to Reinhardt's approach. After all, Manstein has no affection for the Junkers consortium at home, which has betrayed national interests. As a Junker soldier, Manstein never saw himself and the Junkers as people on the same path.

"Tonight, I'm going to give a big celebratory speech. Is Mr. Lieutenant General available? Reinhardt extended his hand to Manstein.

After being stunned for a second, Manstein shook Reinhardt's hand: "That's my pleasure, Führer." ”

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"To borrow the words of General Sickert, it is shameful to have a country without defense!" Reinhardt raised his arms in the spotlight and shouted: "We are now in a critical period in the history of Germany's rise. We have stepped out of the shadow of the Treaty of Versailles, we have defeated the enemy's conspiracy, and we have a thriving national power. The enemy wants to put us in a desperate situation, but we are reborn. This time, no treaty could again limit the development of Germany, and no one could trample on the dignity of Germany. We will eventually rise, long live Germany, long live the Socialist Workers' Party! ”

"Long live Germany, long live the Socialist Workers' Party, long live the Führer........" sparked a carnival throughout Germany through the agitation of the radio. From today onwards, Germany will once again become a normal state with sovereignty. Germany, which had once stumbled and fallen into a desperate situation, had embarked on the road to rise.

...........

"We are losing influence, and before long, Germany will no longer be our Germany." A fat manager of the Junkers consortium was foaming at the mouth and shouting.

"It seems that our so-called Führer has gotten carried away. Our silence did not exchange for his calmness, but what he got was his continuous improvement. An old man tapped his finger on the table and warned: "We need to have a good talk with this Führer, face to face!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused a lot of shock. The old man who proposed just waited quietly for everyone to calm down before continuing: "No matter what, after all, we represent the backbone of the country's economy. Reinhardt doesn't ignore our opinions, and there are some things that are more effective to talk about than to spy on them. ”

"Yes, for hundreds of years no one in Germany has been able to ignore our will." Someone began to chimed in.

"It's time to get straight to the point, but we can't afford to be weak." The fat manager answered.

"Yes, let them see our tough side......." More and more people began to agree.

.............

"I'm going to put you in charge of this .......," Reinhardt, who had just finished speaking, was talking to Manstein about his plans.

"Führer, General Sickett has a sudden and heavy hemorrhage at his house tonight. Now on his way to the hospital........ "Rose, on the other end of the phone, personally reported Reinhardt's condition to Sickett.

Reinhardt's worst fears came true. Due to more work exertion than in history, Sickt is in much worse physical condition than at the same time in history. And even according to the historical trajectory, this respected "father of the Wehrmacht" has less than half a year to live.

"I'll rush over right away." The anxious Reinhardt immediately confessed, and then said to Manstein: "I'm sorry, you heard me too, I have to leave." ”

Just as Manstein wanted to say a few words of comfort, another member of the Gestapo rushed to report: "The Führer, the chairman of most of the consortium has asked you to go to the Wille Hotel in the center of the city to discuss important matters with them before 8 o'clock tonight." They also stressed that if you don't go, you do so at your own risk. ”

For these Junkers consortium, who did not know the times, Manstein glanced at Reinhardt with a frown.

I saw Reinhardt sneer, and he didn't look back: "Help me reply to those merchants, 'Fuck it'." ”

Reinhardt then hurriedly got into the car and rushed to the Army General Hospital, where Sickert was.

Manstein, as a bystander, understood that a war to remove the last elements of instability in the country, from today, had begun.