Chapter 47: The decisive battle is coming

"Gentlemen, I think I'm going to be absent for a while, and you can discuss here here the feasibility and details of the tactics I mentioned earlier. If you find any problems and loopholes, you can sort them out first, and then we will continue to discuss them when I come back later. ”

Xu Jun said lightly to the generals and staff officers who were standing around him looking at each other, and then he turned to his two most important subordinates.

"Feng. Marshal Brauchitsch, Marshal Keitel, come with me. ”

Then he turned around and strode out of the conference room with Hans, and the former army commander-in-chief and the former chief of staff of the High Command hurriedly followed after glancing at each other.

Xu Jun led the group back to his makeshift office, and when everyone was in the room, he gave the guard at the door an order that no one should approach without his permission.

"Now you can say it, Hans. What message we received from that person. Xu Jun invited the two marshals to sit on the sofa and asked Hans.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Hans nodded respectfully to the three marshals seated, and then took out two official documents from the folder and handed them to Xu Jun. Xu Jun took the document and handed it to Brauchitsch and Keitel without looking at it, Xu Jun's attitude of trust made the two field marshals feel a little flattered for a while, and they quickly and carefully took the document and read it.

"My marshal. This document was intercepted just two hours ago. We can tell from the cipher it was sent from the Führer's temporary headquarters, and the recipient is Reinhardt, the head of the Imperial Security Bureau. Heydrich. We deciphered it immediately, but it was sent in three parts, each of which took half an hour apart, and it took us quite a bit of time to get the full message. Judging by its caution and the level of secrecy it deciphers, the document is genuine. ”

Hans said respectfully as he stood in front of the sofa. Although he is now a brigadier general, he still does not dare to slack off in front of the field marshal, let alone one of them is still his direct commander.

"You've analyzed it, tell me what you see in it."

As he said to Hans, Xu Jun picked up an exquisitely carved oak humidor from the coffee table in front of him. He took out a cigar from it, and then handed the humidor to the two marshals beside him. Brauchitsch hurriedly put down the papers and took one from the cigar box, while Keitel smiled and shook his head in refusal, and the chief of staff pulled out his silver cigarette case from the pocket of his military uniform on his chest.

"This is what I found from a captured British cruiser, first-class South American goods, much better than those inferior Egyptian goods." Xu Jun picked up the cigar cutter on the table and cut the tobacco leaves at one end of the cigar, and then handed the cigar cutter to Streicher.

During his study in another time and space, Xu Jun had already learned to smoke, but at that time he only occasionally used cigarettes to refresh himself, and he did not have any addiction to smoking. But now those two days of hard work on the Devonshire have made him interested in cigars, especially the good ones. Now whenever he encounters a situation that he thinks may require mental exhaustion, he lights one, not for pleasure, but because he thinks that smelling the aromatic smell of tobacco will make his mind more active.

"yes, I don't even smoke cigarettes now, and you know that person hates people around me for smoking. And now it's hard to get good cigars in China. Brauchitsch leaned forward and lit a cigar from Hans's lighter, and the old man took a hard puff and then exhaled a long puff of smoke in satisfaction.

"It is true that luxury goods in the country have always been very scarce, and even those low-ranking officers have only one or two more smoked pork legs than ordinary citizens on their tables. If this war doesn't end soon, I don't know how many more months we'll be able to hold out. Every day it lasts, the troops have to expend an astronomical amount of supplies, which alone will be enough to bring Germany to its knees if we are not able to reap the benefits of the occupied territories. Speaking of which, the army is a terrifying expendable unit. Food, ammunition, clothing, medicines, fuel, spare parts, etc., etc......., etc The staff officers of the logistics department are already driven crazy by the numbers. The Chief of Staff lit his cigarette and sighed as he looked at the papers in his hand.

"My Marshal, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, this document has been analyzed by our intelligence analysis department. We can now see that person's next plan of action from within. The most important thing is that we are finally able to know where that person is in the right place and in which direction he is going to move. And we also know what kind of conspiracy he is going to carry out. Hans waited until the marshals had stopped talking and began to answer Xu Jun's previous question.

The two marshals exchanged the documents that each other had read in front of them, and they now saw some problems in the documents, and their eyes began to become solemn.

"Go on." Xu Jun turned his face and glanced at the expressions of the two marshals before saying to Hans.

"Yes, my marshal. Although his exact location is not indicated in the papers, we can still analyze the route of the delivery he requested for supplies to be in the vicinity of Labasse. We don't know how he got to that area, where there were no garrison troops, only an SS squad stationed there to guard the seized industrial supplies. And we haven't been there for aerial reconnaissance, so the probability that he was there is very high. I don't know how he managed to get under our noses by bypassing our Elite troops, but his guide must have been an expert at exploiting loopholes, and all of our analysts were very impressed by that. But now that he has revealed his location, it will be easy to grasp his whereabouts in the future. ”

"Rabassai ......" Brauchitsch finished reading the document, and he handed it to Xu Jun. The Commander-in-Chief took a sharp puff on his cigar, recalling the name of the place in his head.

"It's a small town northwest of the Litz, about eighty kilometers away from the Liz." The Chief of Staff also finished reading the document, and he frowned as he held his cigarette.

"Liz? Now the headquarters of Army Group A is still in Lis. Streicher finally remembered the place.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief. The General Headquarters of Army Group A was still stationed in Lies, and it had not moved since the arrest of General Rundstedt and his men. Hans said.

"We are now almost certain that this person must have been headed for Lis, and now that Army Group A Command no longer has a senior officer to preside over, it is now under the control of agents sent by Heydrich. There was no one officer whose authority could confront him, and that person, as long as he got there, could justifiably take command of Army Group A. Since the sequence of army group headquarters has not been abolished, subordinate units must obey the command of the command. So by that time, Army Group A would have no reason to disobey his orders. If you disobey his orders, it will be a blatant rebellion, and I don't think the commanders of Army Group A have the courage and psychological preparation to do so now. However, our Dunkersk Battle Command has not been cancelled for reasons of confusion, and we can still control several armored groups and part of the infantry divisions of Army Group A under the name of our command, although I don't know how long we can fight him in that situation. Hans said solemnly.

"You don't have to worry about that, dear Hans." Keitel comforted indifferently.

"That person no longer has the ability to mobilize any troops, not to mention whether he can control the headquarters of Army Group A, relying on his current manpower is not enough to run the headquarters of Army Group A. It will take him at least a week to understand how a command operates, which is completely different from what a command does in general. If he doesn't understand, then he may not be able to give even a basic simple command. Moreover, the commanders of the units under Army Group A have shown their support to us, and their previous performances have made this clear. I think that even if that man had the command, his orders might have been delayed until the next century.

More importantly, the supply power of the German Army is now in the hands of His Excellency Reinhardt, and if any unit is shaken, we can also use the provisions to jam it, and whatever measures are taken against the betraying troops, all our commanders in the High Command and the War Office will support it. ”

Kettel was right. But I do have some worries. There is no problem with Kleist and Guderian, and Hort can also be trusted. Reinhardt is a bit of a waver, though, and he's always been centrist. There are also Leske and Hassenger, whose performance is clearly following the crowd, which makes people feel a little unreliable. Baker of Army Group B and Loeb of Army Group C now say that they will stand firmly on our side, but this is also due to the fate of Rundstedt, and I am not sure that they will be bought back by that man. You must know that the person's ability to buy is very strong. ”

Brauchitsch said worriedly that he might have thought about how he had been bought by Hitler. Two hundred and fifty thousand marks almost bought him his dignity as a soldier, and now that he thinks about it, he really blushes at the stupidity of his actions back then. But now that it was finally good, Reinhardt gave him hope and rekindled his already cold blood, and the commander-in-chief of the army was determined to regain his dignity as a soldier with his efforts and performance under the leadership of this apostle.

"Don't worry about anything, my eyes are always on them." Xu Jun looked at the document, and he said it lightly.

Hearing Xu Jun's words, the hearts of the two marshals suddenly trembled violently a few times, and they remembered the all-pervasive "bishop" legion of this deputy führer. It should indeed be the case, how could this apostle's minions let go of this important department of the army, now thinking that this person must have placed his own cronies around every important general of the army, thinking that he may also have a pair of cold eyes behind him looking at him all the time, the two marshals couldn't help but feel a little chill on their backs, and cold sweat immediately broke out from their foreheads.

"Don't worry, either marshal, I'm not bored enough to install my people around you. I only planted eyeliner around people I could not see and who I did not know very well, mainly to prevent them from acting to the detriment of German interests. And I have full trust in you generals who are full of love and loyalty to Germany, and if you can't be trusted, who else can I trust? Xu Jun put down the documents in his hand and said to the two marshals with a smile.

"We are very grateful for the trust you have placed in us, and I am sure you will not be disappointed." Keitel snuffed out the cigarette butt, and he said while taking out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and he saw a sense of sincerity in Xu Jun's eyes, and the chief of staff finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Brauchitsch felt something else, he completely believed Xu Jun's words, he was now a little complacent in addition to being moved, anyway, he had finally gained the trust of the superiors, although he had not yet climbed to the position of the real master.

"I now know where he is, his itinerary. And I knew what he wanted to do. Xu Jun stopped and took a puff of his cigarette, he slowly exhaled the smoke and then put the cigar on the ashtray.

Xu Jun picked up the document again and said: "The most critical question now is how we should deal with the current situation. Personally, I think it's time for the game to end. We must now solve this final problem before that person reaches Liz. ”

"You mean, to eliminate them by force?" Keitel asked in a trembling voice, not because he was scared but because he was excited. He had discussed this issue privately with several marshals and generals, and his opinion, like Brauchitsch, was to completely erase the man from the face of the earth, both mentally and mentally.

The opinions of the marshals and the generals were different, and some felt that the assassination of a head of state was always an act of dishonor, and they considered life imprisonment more perfect. Some people think that it is better to put him in the air, and then threaten the Son of Heaven to order the princes, this guy has obviously seen too much Chinese history. The most ridiculous thing is that some people even proposed to simply exile that person to an isolated island, just like Napoleon, and was scolded by all the generals, how can there be an isolated island in Germany's territorial waters, is it not possible to send a navy to occupy an isolated island in order to exile him, it is better to simply exile to Britain.

As a result, the imaginative generals did not agree on anything, and in the end everyone had to agree that the question of how to deal with Hitler was left to the Führer. Because the generals were reminded that this was not a matter for them to consider, they were making their own decisions here and might even arouse the disgust of the deputy Führer. As a result, the question of Hitler's "final disposition" was put on hold, and no one discussed it anymore, because it could be a "taboo", regardless of whether the side had won.

"I think that person should be eliminated completely. If that person is still alive, then it will cause us endless trouble. Brauchitsch was viciously agitated, he was really too angry with Hitler.

"Then you say what we should do, and who can we leave this matter to do." Xu Jun looked at the two excited marshals and asked.

"We can carry out a raid, I believe that only one regiment of people will do, and the strength of his current guard should not be strong. This person must be absolutely loyal to you and have the ability to adapt to changes. He also needs to have enough power to deal with some tough issues on the spot. I think...... How about letting my adjutant, General Griffin, the most reliable and competent officer I have ever met. Brauchitsch said.

"Although Griffin is capable, I dare not compliment him on his ability to adapt to changing circumstances, I think it is better to let the direct subordinates of His Excellency the Deputy Führer go down, first, the ability of his subordinates is obvious to all, second, their loyalty is unparalleled, and third, they can keep secrets completely. You must know that it is difficult for other army units to keep secrets even if they are elite, and only the direct legions of His Excellency the Deputy Führer are the most reliable and safe. With that, Keitel lit another cigarette.

"That's what I thought, too." Xu Jun has a deeper understanding of Keitel's abilities, and this chief of staff of the General Staff of the General Headquarters still has two brushes.

"I've decided that this will be done by my people, and I'll personally direct the operation."

"How can this work, you can just let your subordinates do this kind of thing. If something happens, the gains outweigh the losses. As soon as Keitel heard that Xu Jun was going to go out in person, he hurriedly objected loudly.

"No, it's all for the future of Germany, but in the end it's still my problem with him, so I have to be there when this matter is finally over. I'm going to take this matter with my own hands, and that's the last sign of respect for this person. All you have to do is come up with a plan of action with my staff. Xu Jun dismissed the objections of the chief of staff in a categorical tone.

He stood up, walked to the window of his office, looked at the burning sunset in the distance, and whispered, "Adolf." Hitler, your history will end with me. In order to thank me for saving you from that ugly end, please leave Germany to me with confidence. I've seen through all the hole cards in this game, I know how to play this game, and I won't make the same mistakes you made, so there's no way I'm going to fail. ”

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