Looking at Paulus, who complimented him, Reinhardt also smiled happily: "This is not my credit, the main thing is that the front-line soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and they have exchanged their blood for such an advantage." ”

For Paulus, the general, Reinhardt actually admired it very much. Whether it's his attitude as a person, or his attitude towards doing things.

Paulus's attitude has already been mentioned, he is modest and deferential, and no one can find fault.

And Paulus's military command is enough to meet the entry standard of a famous general.

Before being transferred to the High Command, Paulus had been Admiral Reichenau's chief of staff. Reichenau is also known for his hard-liners, and his command style has always been known for his striking, resolute and courageous.

But Paulus, even when working with a man with a huge difference in personality like Reichenau, was able to complement each other perfectly, and the perfect combination of his prudence and Reichenau's audacity proved his unusually strong staff ability. (If you have to use an analogy, Paulus and Reichenau are similar to Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword", each with its own advantages and disadvantages.) ）

Later, after the death of Reichenau, Hitler temporarily let Paulus take over the command of the 6th Army alone, in fact, he had changed the combination of the command of the 6th Army to a single army. This also had a huge impact on the decline in the combat effectiveness of the 6th Army.

Although Paulus's fighting style was cautious and steady, he lacked the kind of steadfast character that a good commander must have in a pinch, which was a fatal weakness.

And his polite and polite character is also destined that even if he is a commander, he will not be able to integrate into the officers and soldiers, in contrast, Marshal Reichenau, who is rough and arrogant, can be close to the people and can get along with his subordinates.

In Reinhardt's view, Paulus was a humble but introverted man, steady but overly cautious and indecisive. He could have been a very good chief of staff, but he was not a suitable candidate for commander.

Therefore, Reinhardt, who happened to lack an excellent professional staff officer around him, made the best use of his ability to transfer Paulus to the high command and stay by his side as a consultant to the chief of staff of the royal staff.

"Paulus, stay up late with me to read the combat documents handed over from the front line, thank you for your hard work." Reinhardt said with some embarrassment.

It's already 2 o'clock in the morning, and he's been pulling Paulus together to review the operational documents these days. After all, he needs someone with strong enough staff skills to review together to ensure that he will not miss something that is overlooked by him, a "quasi-insider".

"My Führer, it is my pleasure to be able to examine with you the documents that will determine the fate of Germany." Paulus was flattered and said, "The only thing that worries me is whether your body can hold up. After all, I can get plenty of rest after yesterday's military documents in the early hours of the morning, but you still have to go ahead and preside over various political reports. It's too much of a strain on your body........"

"Out of the way, out of the way." Reinhardt stretched his waist and yawned: "I really can't rest assured if I don't do this, after all, the "Power Outage Plan" is imminent, and at this time, we must grasp every move of the enemy." ”

Looking at this conscientious Führer, Paulus admired it from the bottom of his heart. Reinhardt was not only able to perfectly predict the enemy's movements every time, but also found the most suitable countermeasures based on this movement. This alone has already made many people in the German military circles regard him as a god.

What is even more terrifying is that the Führer not only has extremely strong military attainments, but also has excellent views that can change the times in politics, in the development of science and technology, in the manufacture of weapons, and in all kinds of things.

Paulus believed that such an all-knowing and all-powerful man might be a gift from God to the desperate Third Reich as the Social Worker newspaper advertised, a generation of heroes that would not have been seen in a century. Being transferred from the army to work alongside Reinhardt, Paulus has no regrets. On the contrary, he was glad that he had been able to come into close proximity to Germany's greatest leaders and to serve directly for the Führer.

At the Führer's side, Paulus saw a lot of things he didn't know before. He knew that the Führer was not the kind of perverted person who could easily predict the future and control the situation with a wave of his hand.

Paulus was beside Reinhardt and saw that in addition to his superior ability to predict, the Führer also had perseverance that was not inferior to this ability. He also knew why his grumpy superior, Reichenau, only showed a look of reverence from the heart when the name Reinhardt was mentioned.

No one can earn respect based on talent alone. To win everyone's respect, more important than talent is spirit and will!

A person who simply shows talent can only be praised by history textbooks. And a person who leaves a strong spiritual will will be praised by people!

In the eyes of Paulus, as well as most of the German generals, Reinhardt was such a leader who had both a peerless talent and a convincing charisma.

A leader to follow!

"My Führer. Actually, you don't have to work so hard. As far as I know, you can assign all the tasks to your subordinates, just like the superior of Army Group A, Rundstead. This way, you'll have a lot easier. Looking at Reinhardt, who had already boiled out serious dark circles, Paulus finally couldn't suppress the words held in his heart and persuaded Reinhardt to speak.

Indeed, Admiral Rundstead can be said to be the exact opposite of Reinhardt. Like Ge Buling, Can't Keep It, and Man Buqun, he has also earned a well-known nickname - "Long Doesn't Care".

The veteran of the contemporary German military is the most senior, so named for the fact that during his tenure as commander of an army group, he often handed over command and planning to his subordinates. Paulus even heard that he had even given his wartime documents to his adjutant for approval, and that he himself was only giving general instructions.

However, it is precisely because of this that a large number of famous generals such as Manstein under Rundstead were able to show their strengths, stealing the limelight of the commander of the army group in the first war in Poland early and getting ahead in the military circles.

After calling the confidential secretary for the seventh time to replace the empty coffee cup, Reinhardt yawned again: "Huh......... Okay, okay, I'm not at the level where an old general can sort out the situation with a single sentence, so I can only make up for my lack of ability with peace of mind. Fortunately, now that I have your strong assistance, I can handle military documents more easily. ”

"Führer, you .......," said Reinhardt, who found himself flattered by Paulus.

Reinhardt waved his hand and interrupted Paulus, "It's late, you go back and rest first, don't get tired." Take care of your body, and I hope to have your support for a long time in the future. ”

"I....... Be! My Führer! Paulus said gratefully. To be so valued and cared for by the Führer was a supreme honour in Paulus's eyes.

From this moment on, he made up his mind to smear Reinhardt's liver and brain.