"This assassination attempt, if there are no surprises, should be successful. Everything was taken into account, and the location and time of the assassination were carefully prepared. Even if there were any accidents, they couldn't stop the whole plan from going forward. The Major assured himself by patting his chest quite confidently.

"You're sure there's no problem, right?" Ziano, who was somewhat cautious, asked for the fifth time.

In Italy, the assassination of Mussolini began with the acquiescence of the king.

I have to say that Reinhardt and Mussolini, the two superficial brothers, actually became brothers in distress in the end, and they were both calculated in the assassination plan during the same period of time, which is also a terrible coincidence.

Of course, if the two assassinations are successful, then there will be no suspense in the next battle.

Among the Central Powers, the main burden of military supply is Germany and Italy, the steel alliance countries.

In the newly rebuilt League of Nations, only Germany and Italy were the main supporters, and Vichy France, Spain and other "quasi-powers" assisted in their efforts.

If Germany and Italy lose their leaders at the same time, regardless of the blow to public opinion and morale, the period when the supreme power is in a vacuum alone will be enough to collapse the armies on the front lines of both countries.

The first to go wrong was definitely the Germans.

Because there is no command from the General Command, even if the command system with the General Headquarters of the Army, Navy, and Air Force as the center is re-established, it will take a lot of buffer time.

And the ever-changing battlefield will not give them this time at all.

The British battlefield is better to say, at most the offensive is stagnant, and it will not endanger the Third Reich itself.

But the Soviet army, which had already fought on the Eastern Front, would not give the Germans a chance to restore the command system at all.

Zhukov and other famous Soviet generals, who have already sharpened their knives and gone all out, are still supporting the offensive on all fronts. Although the Germans relied on the preset second-line defensive offensive and the natural geographical defensive position, they successfully stopped the Soviet army's fierce attack.

However, Paulus, Moder and other Wehrmacht and SS generals, who had already rushed to the southern front in the east with the support of Reinhardt to prepare a large-scale counterattack plan, would indeed be able to launch an offensive smoothly after losing the support of the Führer.

In the central and northern parts of the Eastern Front, Reinhardt's close generals, such as Guderian and Manstein, were also more or less frustrated.

In particular, the SS under Steve's command who had been frantically loyal to the Führer, the Gestapo under Ross who secretly dedicated themselves to the Führer, and the German people who had always worshipped the Führer as a savior......

Too many Germans are caught in grief, repercussions, confusion, and even panic!

Thanks to his legendary experience and incredible political achievements, Reinhardt has become a cult of some people all over Germany and even in other European countries.

Among these people were workers, peasants, Wehrmacht soldiers, intellectuals, government civil servants, and school students.

Every day, there was an endless stream of letters sent to the Führer's residence expressing their reverence. The content of the letter is also varied and intricate.

"Reinhardt Heydrich, we believe in you, without you, we are a mess, with you, we are a nation!"

"Dear Führer, under your leadership, the German people have completely learned to overcome all difficulties with their own diligence, wisdom, calmness and bravery! Germany's future will be bright! ”

"Twenty years ago, I was terrified and unbelievable about the future of my country. Twenty years later, I look forward to every tomorrow and the good news that comes with it. ”

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Similar letters, and many more.

But without exception, every letter shows the fact that most Germans are immersed in a high sense of honor and responsibility, and are bent on following the great Führer into the incomparably magnificent revolutionary torrent to create a sacred cause unprecedented in the history of mankind.

At such a time, once Stauffenberg really assassinated Reinhardt, even if it is conservatively estimated, more than 50% of people in Germany will spit on Stauffenberg as a bastard.

Of the remaining 50 percent, most of them belong to the category that wants to kill Stauffenberg directly.

At the end of the day, Reinhardt hasn't lost yet.

The surprise attack of the Soviet army was a bit abrupt, but it was also prepared in advance by the Führer.

And, most crucially, Reinhardt never waged a war for aggression in the true sense of the word.

The German-Austrian merger is the choice of the people.

The German-Hungarian merger was also the choice of the people.

Germany merged with Czechoslovakia in order to protect the people of the land from the Polish army (at least that's what the apparent reason was at the time). ）

The Polish campaign was a retaliation for the occupation of the Danzig Corridor.

The Norwegian campaign was to defend the freedom and stability of the Norwegian people, and to send troops to drive out the British and French invaders for them.

Not to mention the French campaign, the British campaign.

As early as the time of the Polish campaign, the two countries declared war on Germany on their own initiative. People are going to beat you, can you not beat them?

Soviet-German Campaign...... This is a real pit, the Soviet army purely carried out a sneak attack, and the German army really stood up to defend itself.

In this case, Reinhardt never proposed the theory of land expansion (it doesn't matter what he thinks in his heart, at least he hasn't said it), and he is really not a war maniac in theory.

Assassinating such a Führer, and also leading Germany from the brink of collapse to strength, merging Austria, which Bismarck had not been able to unite. Having defeated all the surrounding countries that had bullied him, the Führer really did nothing wrong except for the very happy thing.

Ninety-nine percent of the people would not hesitate to oppose Stauffenberg's attitude toward the Führer's assassination.

Italy, on the other hand, is much better.

With the Italians, Mussolini's prestige and achievements were not very satisfactory. If it's gone...... Then forget it.

Therefore, the assassination plan on the Italian side was not as unacceptable to the Central Powers as the German Führer as a whole.

As long as Italy's new leader can stand on the side of the new League of Nations, on the side of the Allies, then the difference is basically not large.

Perhaps in anticipation of this, Ziano, who was preparing to assassinate Mussolini, even made a statement after becoming prime minister that Italy would not withdraw from the Allies and the New League of Nations.

Anyway, all he has to do at this stage is to oust Mussolini from power, and in other aspects, step by step.