The establishment of the Baltic Fleet of the Federal Republic of Germany was like the detonation of a bombshell, and the Soviet Union first reacted to it, and then caused a high degree of alarm and concern in Britain and France.

On September 27, 1933, the 14th Army of the Soviet Far East, led by General Belyakov, ignored the opposition of Poland, Britain, France and other countries, and after receiving the highest instructions of the state, quickly advanced from east to west, and in the early morning of September 27, it entered the Kosçen defense line on the western border of Poland, and deployed in the area west of the Oder River under the pretext of stabilizing the chaotic social order in the region.

Earlier, in March of the same year, U.S. President Herbert Hoover was defeated, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the age of 51, entered the White House. The most protracted cyclical world economic crisis in the history of the world capital economy market, led by the United States, has ushered in new uncertainties. On October 24, 1929, the day the New York stock market plummeted, the Great Crisis began, followed by bank failures, declining productivity, factory bankruptcies, and worker unemployment. The Great Crisis spread rapidly from the United States to the whole of Europe and the whole world except the Soviet Union, and was the largest, longest-lasting, and most profound economic crisis that human society has ever encountered.

In order to revitalize the domestic economy, Roosevelt had no time to take into account the world situation, and adopted a passive or passive attitude toward the agitation and co-optation of Britain, France, and other countries, with the result that many European countries had no choice but to go it alone and defend themselves in the face of Germany's military development.

After the 2nd and 4th armies of the German Confederation violated the terms of the "Berlin Peace Treaty" and crossed the Rhine demilitarized zone and stationed in Saarbrücken and Saarland, French President Abel Lebrun immediately confronted him. While sending special envoys to Britain, they also sent mechanized units of the Southern Army to the north to increase the defense of the Maginot area.

At this time, the British Empire was also facing a severe economic situation, with high unemployment in the country, and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald was in a solitary political situation, and even considered when to hand over power to the country and the people due to health reasons. On the military front, the Native Southern Army has a total of 16 divisions and 3 armored brigades. It was equipped with 108 heavy tanks, 240 light tanks, and 495 anti-tank guns. But the navy was not as strong as the French and Germans thought.

Because the two major fleets deployed by Germany in the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea often haunt the waters of the North Atlantic, even if MacDonald is willing to take the risk of sending this force immediately, he is afraid that he will not dare to act rashly because of the German naval blockade, not to mention that the Royal Navy is simply unable to load this huge mechanized force to force its way across the English Channel at the same time.

However, war was not as "imminent" as President Abel Lebrun had suggested, so MacDonald comforted France while calmly making preparations for the crossing of the Channel, after all, the signs of war were already emerging.

At this time, the German ambassador to London, Andreas von Schmidt, also launched a series of diplomatic activities after receiving a secret telegram from Eric from Berlin. At a regular press conference with various countries, Andreas clarified Germany's position on maintaining international peace and stability, and said that its limited militarization was mainly to deal with serious border provocations between Germany and Poland and Japan, and that it was really a helpless move......

President Abel understood Germany's concerns about the security of its borders, and British Prime Minister MacDonald's repeated reassurances began to slowly lift the hostility and let his guard down.

At this moment, in order to further paralyze the West, Eric, while taking the initiative to make concessions in many diplomatic fields, secretly activated the intelligence personnel of various countries to encourage the opposition parties of various countries to constantly launch mass rallies and demonstrations, so as to stumble the leaders of Western countries.

While the people who marched demanded better livelihoods, they also opposed the government's use of military force against neighboring countries. The momentum has been getting louder and louder, and David Robinson, the head of the CIA's French station, has played an extremely important role in the Champs-Elysée nightclub.

At the same time, Germany itself was not idle, and in response to the pressing of various countries, coupled with the fact that national economic interests were hit to varying degrees, Eric also launched a limited counterattack at the same time.

On the afternoon of 28 September, the day after the 14th Army of the Soviet Far East was stationed in Kosçen, Eric convened an emergency military enlargement meeting in Conference Hall No. 1 of the Presidential Palace, attended by the chief of the Ministry of Defense at the rank of major general and above.

Because of the large number of people, the small conference hall was packed. Unlike usual, a temporary discipline was added to the meeting, and that was that smoking was strictly prohibited. Eric is a well-known smoker, but he can only endure this ban first.

At the meeting, Defense Minister Walter Brauchitsch briefed the neighboring countries on a series of extremely unfriendly measures taken against Germany, stressing that Germany is facing an unprecedented and high-risk security risk, and asking all units to be ready to fight at any time in order to defend the motherland.

Then, Eric first reiterated his military theory that "only when we can fight can we stop war, can we promote peace with war, and be prepared for any danger," and demanded that the army, navy, and air force strengthen combat readiness training, and in particular, the general armament and general logistics departments of the national defense forces should simultaneously improve the quality of research and development and supply services, so as to ensure that the officers and men of the three services can charge forward for the country and the people at any time.

Eric has always followed his own meeting style, and has also adopted the practice of opening up his voice, encouraging generals at all levels to open their minds and speak freely. As a result, the atmosphere of the meeting has been very warm. Of course, there will be some quarrels once in a while.

"Dear Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: As we all know, in recent years, our navy has made unprecedented progress, but we are still not a strong navy, yes, without enough auxiliary ships and overseas bases, the main warships, including aircraft carrier battle groups, will not be able to complete training and combat missions in the open sea, and it is time for us to change this situation." General Franz von Hipper was the first to stand up and speak.

Eric nodded, and asked the clerk to take note of the suggestion.

"General Erich Johann Raeder, let me know what you think before the Cabinet has made a decision on it." Eric said to the director of naval equipment manufacturing.

Raeder was a very important talent of the veteran General Alfred von Tirpitz, and was also one of the important generals who proposed to Eric to expand the size of the navy and implement the "Plan Z", and he was also a capable commander in the reorganization of the Federal Navy of Germany.

"Mr. President, I think the opinion of Field Marshal Franz von Hipper is very noteworthy, and according to the original development plan of the Federal Navy, the four fleets will build a large transport ship capable of transporting 3 million tons of material at once, including fuel, ammunition, food, medical aid, and the delivery of a large landing force. However, the funds that can be allocated to equipment manufacturing in the account of Mr. General Affairs Director Rutjans are already very limited, and I hope that the Ministry of Defense will solve the problem as soon as possible. With that, Raeder handed a copy of the "List of Funds for the Purchase of Naval Equipment" to the guards, and then presented it to Brauchitsch.

Eric waved him to sit down, then looked back at Brauchitsch.

Brauchitsch smiled silently, and immediately handed Eric a copy of the "List of Naval Military Funds" provided by the Department of Defense Finance, together with the "List of Funds for the Procurement of Naval Equipment" submitted by Raeder.

The venue was suddenly silent, and everyone's eyes were cast on the rostrum.

Eric carefully compared the two lists, and was very puzzled about the whereabouts of one of the large sums of money.

"Your Excellency General Karl Dönitz, could you openly disclose to the generals present where that huge sum of money was spent?" Eric smiled and asked the crowd questions, as he didn't know where General Dönitz was sitting.

"Yes, Dear Mr. President. I think I should be able to make this secret public by now, but of course, it's not really a secret. Dönitz immediately stood up and made a report on the expenses spent on the development, construction and training of the submarine "wolf pack tactics".

"No, Your Excellency General Karl Dönitz. You seem to have deliberately concealed a significant expense, and yes, there is still a portion of the money that has not been found. Brauchitsch hastened to remind.

"Oh, yes, Your Excellency. But not intentionally concealed. I just don't think that part is gear, so it's not on the list. Dönitz replied.

"Very well, General. Tell me where they go. ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. President, and Your Excellency the Minister. We...... We ate them all, and yes, not a single mark was wasted, because we needed to replenish enough nutrients. Dönitz blushed and said embarrassedly, and his voice became quieter and quieter.

Eric's face changed suddenly, but immediately changed to a smiling face. Brauchitsch laughed too, and the generals in attendance burst into laughter. Next, many people began to criticize, and some even asked Dönitz to take off his white military uniform on his own initiative.

Hipper, Reinhardt, Henin and Heitirpitz sat very awkwardly in place. In front of everyone's eyes, the veterans who are not good at words can only say nothing.