"My great Führer. What should we do in response to Italy's declaration of war? Personally, I think it's a very difficult issue to deal with. Their declaration of war as allies is understandable, but don't you think they still carry a kind of opportunistic mentality. How do you want to respond to this unforeseen surprise move by the Italian leader? Keitel looked expressionlessly at the gloomy-looking little man sitting at the end of the map table, the current ducái in Germany.

For some reason, ever since he sided with Reinhardt, he found himself hating the little Austrian man more and more. I don't know why I respected and obeyed him so much before, and now I think about how stupid I was then. The Austrian was indeed very good at buying hearts and minds, and with the false concern and kindness he used in his daily work to make everyone who came into contact with him feel how approachable and kind he was, and often made the generals and officials whom he received grateful to them.

Only people like himself, who have always been with him, can see the true face of this person, but it is unimaginable that he would turn a blind eye to those people before. Now that he has finally come to his senses, it is not too late, at least Germany has not been led into an unmanageable situation by this Führer full of crazy thoughts.

Only by letting this little man disappear from the German scene forever can Germany truly achieve revival, this is a sentence from his old friend General Beck in a secret letter written to him yesterday, and Hitler's performance at today's meeting proves that Beck's words are undoubtedly true.

He went back and forth at today's regular military meeting to talk only about one point, that is, the assassination of the deputy Führer, and he did not care at all about the current situation at the front. Several supplies were already in the munitions depots at the front with dangerously low stocks, and it was now necessary to mobilize all forces to get them from Germany as quickly as possible. But the report had been handed over to Hitler for three full days, but he had not yet given himself a positive answer, and the supplies were still piled up in the warehouses of various railway stations in Germany. This man cared only about his own ambition and power, and did not care at all about the life and death of the soldiers at the front, and Keitel was now completely disappointed with Hitler.

And the behavior of Italy, Germany's closest ally, made all the generals of the High Command very angry, and the bombastic leader clearly wanted to bite in the fruits of Germany's victory. But Hitler's attitude now became very ambiguous, and he seemed to be indifferent to the leader's offense to Germany, and it seemed that this time it would be another weak compromise. To this point is absolutely intolerable as a noble and virtuous official, and to compromise with the insatiable leader of Italy is to betray Germany's national interests.

Keitel now feels more like Von. Field Marshal Brauchitsch had made the right decision. They decided to delay the military operations of the French front with all the strength of the High Command and by all means, and not to allow this ducái to gain the honour of victory over France, and they decided to give the French victory as a gift from the High Command to Field Marshal Reinhardt, whom they considered the most suitable leader for Germany. Not only them, but now more than half of the senior generals on the French front are full of respect and affection for His Excellency the Deputy Führer. They all knew the delicate nature of the situation, so they privately agreed with the arrangement of the high command, and on all fronts on the Western Front, the German and French armies were now in an interesting state, the French had no strength to attack, and the Germans had no interest in attacking, so the two sides faced off across that fragile defensive line. However, Keitel believes that the confrontation will not last long, and that when Reinhardt takes power, it will be the day when the French line will collapse. Until then, I can only continue to endure and continue to confuse and perfunctory this Austrian, and contribute what I can to the plan of the deputy Führer.

"Marshal Keitel, don't you think your question is too presumptuous? We can only welcome the actions of our close allies. Any other speculation is rude and out of place. The Italian leader had invited me to an important meeting with him, but I did not accede to his invitation because of problems in Poland. It seems that he wanted to discuss their declaration of war with me this time.

Now he has sent me a letter of earnest wording explaining to me the reasons for declaring war on France on our own accord without informing us, and that he has the power in every respect. He did not hesitate to send countless brave young Italian soldiers to the battlefield for the cause of the revival of our great Germany, and further affirmed that he was a staunch and loyal ally of our Germany. How can you say that he has ulterior motives. You simply don't understand the value of allies, which is why you can only be a staff officer and not the commander of a unit. Think about it yourself.

On another point, when it comes to the French front, I would like to ask you why the war has stopped now, and what is happening on the front. Where is the courage of the Wehrmacht, where are the German ** teams that went forward without fear a week ago? Did you all go to Poland with your deputy Führer? Are you trying to betray me? Hitler sneered at Keitel, and his grim gaze scanned the other generals and marshals present.

"It is true, my Führer, the attitude of the army now makes one have to wonder that the three army groups have stayed in their positions to bask in the sun, and they have all stopped their offensive for various reasons, and even the troops that have surrounded the enemy have begun to organize their defenses outside the encirclement. I don't dare to speculate on the Army's intentions for all these reasons, but your current behavior is no different from collaborating with the enemy. And my intelligence shows that the current operations at the front are controlled behind the scenes, something that we must not allow to happen in our Third Reich. No one can play this clumsy conspiracy in front of the great Führer, this is blatant rebellion! I ask my great Führer to give me the power to investigate this matter thoroughly, and I will find out the conspirators who are hiding in the heart of our German team, one by one, and hang them in front of all the great and upright German citizens. A young man with a shrewd face said to Hitler viciously.

The young man's signature hooked nose on his face and the Major General's logo on his pitch-black SS uniform attested to his identity. Reinhardt, the head of the General Security Service of the Third Reich, the most inhuman and cruel brute of all the Nazi butchers in Germany. Heydrich. Now the bloodthirsty beast has completely brought down his boss, Heinrich. Himmler, and had completely replaced his superiors at the Führer's side. He was now the most trusted man around Hitler, and he had become the Führer's most relied on thinker, he was more arrogant and arrogant than before, and now that no one dared to disagree with his orders, he became even more crazy and cruel.

He had always been jealous of the apostle of God from the bottom of his heart, younger than him, more powerful than him, more powerful than him, more popular with everyone than him, and that kind of supreme prestige in the army was something he could hardly obtain in his lifetime. All this made this dangerous guy go crazy with jealousy. He had wanted to attach himself to the apostle's command, but he was mercilessly refused. This makes this narrow-minded person hold a grudge until now. This time there was finally a chance to bring down the kid who had been stepping on himself all the time, how could he not desperately grasp it. Now in his mind he was planning to attack the army again, and he wanted to take this opportunity to clean up all the officers who had worshipped the apostle as if he were a god, and then find a way to climb to the throne where the apostle had sit.

"No, my dear Heydrich, there is no need to do that now, those people must have been fooled and misled by some conspirators to be willing to be followers of that man. As long as they recognize the true face of that hypocritical conspirator, they will know how serious their mistakes really are. At that time, these people will surely repent and return to the noble cause of our great German National Socialist Workers' Party. By that time they will surely understand that only I, Adolf Hitler, is the sole leader of the German revival, and that I am the only one sent by God to save Germany. Hitler smiled and rejected Heydrich's request, his face smiling, but his eyes flashed with a cold cold light, and he watched the generals and marshals react to his words.

He was disappointed by the result, and all the officers looked at the documents in front of them with cold faces, neither angry at Heidrich's words, nor grateful for what they had said. It's as if he and Heydrich were in a one-man show, and the audience below doesn't seem to be interested in the play at all. What the hell is wrong with these generals and marshals, how can they suddenly have such audacity that they dare to turn a blind eye to themselves. Hitler felt a strong sense of shame, he felt that he had been insulted by these people, who had completely taken themselves for clowns, which was simply unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable.

Hitler said with a gloomy face: "However, the performance of the German Army on the French front is indeed very dissatisfying to me, and I still have to hold some people accountable for this issue." Feng. Field Marshal Brauchitsch, as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, do you have any opinion on this matter? ”

"No opinion, my Führer. I think all of us are more or less responsible for this. However, there were indeed many difficulties on the French front, such as supply fatigue and damage, but Germany did not solve these problems for a long time. I think the Führer is well aware of this. "Feng. Marshal Brauchitsch replied unhurriedly: "Now our army does have the upper hand in all aspects, but from a practical point of view, we are already at the end of the crossbow, the soldiers on the front line need to rest completely, and the tank troops also need to be really overhauled." General Guderian did not obey the order and marched alone, not only was he beaten back by the French, but also suffered serious losses, which happened just two days ago, and I don't think you will not remember it. The fact that a great tank specialist like General Guderian would have been defeated at the hands of a third-rate low-level unit like the French proves that our theory is correct. What we need now is to rest and gather strength before launching another deadly attack on the French. For the French, their vitality had already been badly wounded by Marshal Reinhardt at Dunkerke, and it was not enough for half a year to recover. So the stagnation of the fighting now has no effect on our defeat of France. ”

"You're lying! My Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, the situation at the front is not at all as difficult as you say. General Guderian's defeat was caused solely by your failure to reinforce him. The real culprits are you. Heydrich stood up and pointed at Feng. Brauchitsch exclaimed.

"Whoever told you such a ridiculous story, this is a shameless lie that even a three-year-old child would not believe. How could we have deliberately put it in danger by ignoring one of the most elite tank units of our German Army, which is the most valuable asset of our German Army, is simply illogical. Is this what General Guderian said to you personally? "Feng. Brauchitsch replied unhurriedly.

But Jodel, who was sitting next to the marshal, could not stand Heydrich's arrogance anymore, and he stood up suddenly, and he also pointed to Heydrich's nose and said angrily: "Heydrich, you have to pay attention to your words. You need to know who you're talking to! This is the commander-in-chief of our German Army, a noble field marshal. And what are you yourself, you are just a little SS major general, who gave you this power to speak with such an attitude to a marshal. ”

"You!" Heydrich had been going smoothly for the past few days, and no one had spoken to him in this way, and now he was reprimanded by Yodel for pointing at his nose and almost distorting his nose. But Yodel's words were true, and his actions were indeed a little too arrogant, so he had to sit in his seat, glaring at Yodel with hatred in his eyes, but he could not find a word to refute him.

"General Yodel, sit down. Heydrich was indeed a little too presumptuous, but he also questioned the commander-in-chief of the army for the sake of Germany. And you have reprimanded him so loudly in front of me, I don't think I will talk about this matter for now. Hitler said coldly: "It is now impossible to investigate this, whether it is due to real difficulties or to a behind-the-scenes conspiracy, until the French have been completely defeated." However, those officers who have now been investigated and whose crimes have been confirmed must be punished. With regard to the defeat of Guderian on the French front this time, I have sent a special person to investigate it, and I found that it was due to the negligence of the commander of the army group. So I decided to arrest Rundstedt and his entire command, and they will be taken to the Berlin military prison in two days, where they will be tried for their crimes, followed by a military court. I think they're going to get the punishment they deserve. Feng. Marshal Brauchitsch, what do you think. ”

Hitler's words caused a commotion among all the High Command officers present. Feng. Brauchitsch looked at the neat mustache that was well-rested, and he sneered in his heart, does this little man want to use this to bring the army to its knees? This might have worked a month ago, but it doesn't work now. It seems that Hitler really thought that Field Marshal Reinhardt was seriously wounded and could not confront him for the time being, and began to purge his followers. It seems that the apostle's plan was one more certain success. In this case, I simply let this corporal know the spirit of the German field marshal, let him know the courage of the officers of the German Army, and don't let those people look down on the officers of the high command, the officers of the high command are also dignified.

"Führer!" Feng. Brauchitsch jerked to his feet. He bowed slightly to Hitler, then puffed up his medal-laden chest and said: "I am extremely ashamed that I, as commander-in-chief of the German Army, have not fulfilled my duties in this matter at the French front. In order to assume my share of responsibility, I have decided to resign from my post as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, and now that I am leaving the High Command, I will go to the French front as a volunteer veteran to fight with my soldiers. Even if you don't agree, I won't fulfill any of my responsibilities as commander-in-chief of the army. I'm sorry. "Feng. Brauchitsch took his marshal's scepter and hat from the table and gave Hitler a standard military salute.

Hitler was stunned by the sudden incident before him, and he did not know how to deal with the situation now, but before he could think of a countermeasure, the entire platoon of officers of the High Command stood up with their commander-in-chief.

"You guys, what do you want to do!" Hitler cried out in panic.

"We all resign to you for not doing our duty, my Führer. We will go to the front to wash away our shame, as His Excellency the former Commander-in-Chief of the Army did, and fight with the German soldiers until the last drop of blood is left for our great Motherland. We hope you can find a more competent assistant than us. Keitel said to Hitler with a heavy expression. Then all the officers saluted Hitt respectfully, and then they took their military caps in front of them, left their seats, and followed von Braucić towards the door of the conference room.

Hitler sat in his seat and watched blankly as the resignation and flight of all the heads of the High Command took place in the first time in German history, and he could not say a word with his mouth open.

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