Chapter 3: The Marshal's Invitation
"Hmmm... My grandfather and Hindenburg were comrades-in-arms and were in the same army, but my grandfather retired first. Dinah explained quietly.
"However, your grandfather is still my old leader, and I am a few years younger than him, so I can't bear to come out again and rely on the old and sell the old, hehe." Hindenburg's words shook Adrian like a thunderbolt.
"I don't read enough." Adrian couldn't help but blurt out, but not in German.
The sound was small, but it did not escape Hindenburg's ears.
"Do you speak Huaxia?" Hindenburg looked at Adrian with interest.
"Ah, a little bit, a little bit, when I was struggling in the early years, I did anyone's business, and for convenience, I learned to be around." Adrian hurried to remedy.
"Huh? Do you know that? "Now Adrian's turn is surprised, he can understand?
"Haha, no, it's just that there's an old thing that likes to show off in front of me, and after listening to it too much, it feels very similar, so guess." The abundant energy of fighting on the battlefield gives Hindenburg an intangible aura of its own, and although it is very amiable and approachable, it also makes people feel awe.
Adrian is also a person who has seen the market, but he is still a little inhibited in front of Hindenburg, and this restraint comes from the respect from the heart and the reason for the first contact with people of this level.
The three of them chatted in the living room, and soon it was lunchtime, and the kitchen had already prepared food for the three of them without Adrian's instructions.
During the mealtime, Hindenburg chatted with the two of them like an elder in the family, which made Adrian's favorability grow rapidly. Adrian couldn't help but smack his tongue when he reacted, this kind of old man and that kind of closeness posture are completely synonymous with interpersonal relationships. And the respect in his heart quietly turned into respect.
After eating, Hindenburg continued to chat with interest, as if it was not the world's attention on the war situation on the Eastern Front at all, or the old man who retired to fishing in the countryside. But Adrian didn't think that people were here for a meal, there was no need for someone with such a high level of power to be so polite to him, there must be a conspiracy in the middle. After determining what he was thinking, Adrian also began to enter the state and chatted all over the world. A boss has lived for most of his life, and he has seen, encountered, and done many things, and a young man from later generations who has seen, met, and done things that are also extraordinary get together to chat about things in the north and south. What surprised Hindenburg the most was that he found that Adrian's intellectual side seemed to know the civilization of the East very well, and the place names and people at his fingertips were simply as easy as a few treasures. And Adrian is also amazed, this gray old man's ability is really not covered, although he has the advantage of being older, but he can't stand the fact that people are already dragons and phoenixes among people, and his ability is stronger to the next level.
But Dinah sat next to her and became an ornament, and after a long time, she yawned unconsciously.
When Hindenburg saw this, he looked out the window at the sky and said, "Before you know it, it's getting dark." Erik, your success is not about luck, it's about strength and talent, and today is not in vain. ”
Adrian was confused, what does this mean?
"However, I came today to ask you to help me, but also for the rise of the German Empire." Hindenburg was already smiling, but Adrian clearly felt that Hindenburg's tone was different, very solemn.
He did not rush to express his position, but looked at Hindenburg without showing weakness, hoping to see something, so that he could think about countermeasures and see if he could grasp the initiative. His greatest reliance at present has been explained with a piece of paper, in a word, and in the name of congratulating Hindenburg. On the bright side, this is a big gift to Hindenburg, so that everyone knows Hindenburg's ability and influence. It's such a big gift, and Hindenburg still personally asks for his help? Adrian didn't see anything after all, so he had to bite the bullet and play the side ball.
"Marshal, if there is anything I need help with, just let me know, please let me know where I can be used, and I don't even need you to come in person, just send a message to me." Yes, you just have to say, just pass the word, I don't know if you can do it, don't blame me if you can't do it, I didn't say that you can do it.
When Dinah sat next to her and was drowsy, she heard the conversation between the two and her style changed, and she thought that it would be inconvenient for her to stay here, so she wanted to walk away. But Hindenburg motioned for Dinah to sit down, and said, "Girl, don't be in a hurry to go, you have to help me as an old man in this matter." ”
This is very serious, not to mention that Hindenburg is his own elder, and he is one of the current powerful figures in the empire, and he wants to help one of his juniors?
Unexpectedly, the next sentence made Dinah blush like a ripe red apple.
"I want to borrow your little boyfriend and get him back to serving in the military." As soon as Hindenburg's words came out, Dinah, who was shy at first, then looked stunned, and a pair of blue-eyed eyes moved around Hindenburg and Adrian, which was obviously unexpected.
"Him?" Dinah's voice was noticeably raised: "Military service? Disbelieving, Dinah continued to ask herself, "Can he still serve in the army with his lazy appearance?" I don't know if she was reluctant or really didn't believe that Adrian could serve in the army, she seemed to have forgotten that Adrian was a military veteran, and he was still a lieutenant officer.
"Well, even though it's back to the army, you don't have to go to the front." Hindenburg has something to say, on the one hand, to reassure Dinah that she won't let your little boyfriend go to the front line to fight, but it also hides key information, what is it doing if you don't go to the front line?
"The rank is neither high nor low, but he can be promoted to a colonel-level officer. What do you think? I think your grandfather would be happy if he knew about Eric's return to the army. After all, your dad didn't fulfill his wishes, and you're a girl. "Hindenburg began to come up with killer ideas. From beginning to end, he didn't do Adrian's work, but started from Dinah's body, which shows that he was meticulous and grabbed his lifeblood in just half a day.
"But... However, he is not grandpa's grandson. What is grandpa happy about? The more Dinah spoke, the more she blushed, and finally she simply covered her face with a pair of jade hands, and said nothing, she understood what Hindenburg meant, no matter how stupid she was. It is said that Adrian's achievements, looking at the whole country, even the whole world are only a handful, but the grandfather of the ancestral Prussian militarism plot simply looked down on the profit-seeking people who retired from the army and did business, so the two have been restrained in talking about marriage.
And this invitation of Hindenburg is undoubtedly an excellent medicine for the disease of unmarriage.
Adrian's mind was already turning over at the moment. On the Eastern Front, the achievements were remarkable, the victories were one after another, the Western Front was stalemate, stagnant, Falkingham, Hindenburg, Rudolph, Tsarist Russia collapsed, the Eastern Front returned to the rescue, and Hindenburg entered its peak, these words quickly exploded in his mind. Could it be that Hindenburg came to repay his favor debt because he was grateful for his favor? How can it be so simple, this kind of old and refined person will not do such useless things, and it must be after the war to repay the favor. So why exactly?
Adrian thought to himself, forgetting that he was still sitting next to the two of them, and his eyes were no longer focused.
Looking at Adrian's expression, Hindenburg was not in a hurry, just waited quietly, and Dinah did not continue to speak, but also looked at Adrian, as if waiting for his decision.
He was not good at marching and arranging formations, and he knew very little about warfare, and he was able to get the rank of second lieutenant because he relied on rote memorization of later theories to write papers that won the appreciation of a few people, and besides, such a thing as a premature retirement from the army was looked down upon in Germany, where Prussian militarism was prevalent, and it was only his own achievements and contributions that made those people shut up. So what exactly did Hindenburg want me to do? What kind of ability do I have? What can I do? It's just that with this open-hanging forward-looking and the spaceship that comes with him, which has crossed several big eras, these are all unknown to no one except himself. What else can be able to get into the eyes of a person like Hindenburg? If you want to talk about my ability, I have been engaged in the transportation industry before I came here, and I am just doing mining and transportation in the universe to support myself, what other skills can I have?
Well? Mining and transportation? Transport? Transportation is logistics, logistics!? Colonel-level officers? I see...
As if to confirm his thoughts, he slowly spit out a word out of his mouth after being silent for a long time: "Logistics? ”
Hindenburg finally couldn't hold back his excitement, this guy is not only in his own field, but even the analysis of the situation and himself is accurate. He didn't reveal half a word about his thoughts from beginning to end, but he still guessed it.
"yes, might as well guess your position?" Hindenburg was just a little personal at this point, wanting to see how evil this young man was.
The base camp of the Eastern Front with Field Marshal Hindenburg as the core, Ludendorff is the chief of the General Staff, and there is also a lazy but smart Hoffman who was named and "criticized" by Moltke Sr., these three people are almost the best spokesmen of the Eastern Front, even if the current Hoffman is not very well known, most of the credit is taken up by Hindenburg and Ludendorff. But we can't ignore his strategic vision and unique strategic planning ability. If there are any shortcomings on the Eastern Front, it is undoubtedly logistics. But hasn't logistics always been a matter for bureaucrats subordinate to the Chief of the General Staff? Did Hindenburg want to take it out and operate it alone?
New logistical surveillance? Or is it the chief of logistics? Adrian was not very sure about this speculation, after all, there was a big difference in rank between the minister and the general minister, and the latter was a powerful position, which was equivalent to stealing half of Ludendorff's power. However, logistics supervision is relatively reasonable, with a little real power, but it also has the right to make direct proposals within a reasonable range, eliminating the complicated links of letter forwarding.
But if it's just surveillance, it's not Hindenburg's turn to deign to come here at all.
"New Logistics Chief?" Adrian had no choice but to continue guessing.
"Hahahaha!" Hindenburg laughed regardless of his image, but Adrian was afraid that the shaky thick figure would laugh away.