Chapter 35: Prelude (6)
"Are you all here?"
Xu Jun picked up the register on the table and looked at it casually.
"Report to the Führer, all of you are here, and all the chiefs are now waiting for you in the conference room. My Führer. ”
An army captain in his thirties stood respectfully behind his desk with an excited and frightened look on his face and replied, his slightly thin body compared to the few Führer Guard soldiers who followed behind Xu Jun now stood as tall as a nail.
Xu Jun glanced at a long table behind the desk against the wall, where rows of pistols, armed belts, and swords were neatly placed.
It was the guns that the generals and attachés had turned in before they entered the conference room, and a bunch of ornate Luger and Walter glowed blue in the light.
Interestingly, Xu Jun found that there were several huge Mauser lying between the delicate pistols, but due to the difference in body shape and style, it was really abrupt.
"Very good...... You are ......"
Xu Jun lowered his head and continued to look at the register in his hand.
"Horn, Binz. Captain Horn, my Führer. ”
The captain swallowed nervously, then replied loudly with his head held up.
"Oh? Binz ...... I seem to have heard this name somewhere. ”
"It was I who brought it to you, my Führer. Binz. Captain Horn had just been transferred to the base camp security service, having previously served as an operational commander in the Norwegian Arctic detachment. ”
Weierle reminded behind Xu Jun.
"Arctic detachment? I remember. ”
Only then did Xu Jun raise his head and look the captain up and down.
"Transfer him to the base camp staff, Weierle."
Xu Jun turned his face slightly and said in a deep voice to Weierle behind him, and then he smiled and said to Captain Horn who had a nervous look.
"Very beautiful words, Captain Horn. From tomorrow you report to the General Staff Office, and I now appoint you as a second-class operational staff officer, under the command of Chief of Staff Weierle. ”
"Yes, my Führer."
Horn didn't understand the significance of this appointment for a while, but he knew that he was favored by His Excellency the Führer, although he didn't know what His Excellency the Führer liked about himself, anyway, it wouldn't be just because of his beautiful words, but no matter what, this was an opportunity that others could not dream of, and some flattered captains hurriedly bowed their heads humbly to show their loyalty.
"Very well, let's go in, don't keep the generals and marshals waiting. Well done, Captain Horn, and I look forward to your future performances. ”
"All stand and salute!"
With a command, the huge conference room was suddenly filled with Wehrmacht officers with their heads held high.
Xu Jun returned the military salute neatly, and then led his attachés to walk briskly towards the conference table in the middle.
"Everyone, please sit down."
Xu Jun walked to the conference table and waved to the officers around him.
But to Xu Jun's surprise, the group of officers did not follow his orders, and they still stood in place with their heads held high. What made Xu Jun even more puzzled was that they all had a solemn look on their faces.
"What's wrong? Is something wrong? ”
Xu Jun hesitated to face Feng, who was closest to him. Marshal Brauchitsch asked.
Feng. Brauchitsch nodded respectfully at Xu Jun, and then suddenly shouted loudly.
"Hats off to the Führer, hi! Reinhardt! ”
And standing in the von. Keitel, who was beside Brauchitsch, then also shouted: "Long live the Führer, long live the Führer, long live the Führer!" ”
Immediately afterward, the entire conference room echoed like a storm with a salutation and long live voice.
"Congratulations, my Führer, France has finally bowed their proud heads to you, a glorious and great victory never before seen in the history of Germany, and your deeds will go down in history."
Feng. Brauchitsch spoke aloud with excitement and joy on his face, and then he continued, pointing to the cheering officers: "Everyone present thinks that this is the only way to express our excitement and reverence for you, my Führer.
We are confident that under your leadership, we will be able to realize our ideals, so that the great Germany will regain its rightful place in the world, and that the German people will regain the happiness and pride they deserve. My Führer ......"
Feng. Brauchitsch nodded respectfully to Xu Jun again.
After listening to Brauchitsch's words, Xu Jun, who was originally confused by the vision, finally came to his senses.
The cheers finally subsided slowly, and this was still appeased by Xu Jun and Brauchitsch leading the other generals of the headquarters.
No one can say how long this cheering will last unless the Führer asks for a halt.
This is a declaration of loyalty to His Excellency the Führer, and in this case, of course, no one will stop before others have ceased to cheer, which has led to the frequent occurrence of fainting at certain gatherings in the country.
"Ladies and gentlemen......"
When the group of dry-mouthed officers returned to their seats, Xu Jun sat on the main seat of the conference table and said with a smile: "It seems that everyone has learned the news, and France has officially proposed an armistice to our country.
What this means is clear to everyone, it means that France can no longer continue this war, and we have won this war in the end. ”
After speaking, Xu Jun glanced at the officers present, although they were all sitting solemnly now, most of them still had excited flushes on their faces, and it seemed that they were trying to calm down the excitement in front of them. After listening to his words, the faces of the officers were filled with joy again.
"But ......"
Xu Jun's expression became serious, and his voice became heavy.
"If any of you thinks that the war is over, then I can tell him here that he is wrong!"
Xu Jun raised his voice.
"In fact, our war is far from over, and ...... It can even be said that this war has just begun! ”
Xu Jun glanced at the generals at the conference table, and saw their slowly grim expressions, and Xu Jun nodded slightly approvingly.
"If any of you here thinks that the war is over, or that we have been victorious, please stand up now, and if any of you think that we can easily achieve a final victory, please give me advance notice here, and I may be able to pre-establish a place for him in the enemy's prisoner-of-war camp.
Because, if we continue to maintain this mentality and mentality, and maintain the strategy that we have now, if nothing else, and most of you, including me, are lucky enough, everyone will live there.
This is not a joke, but a prophecy of all kinds! ”
Xu Jun stood up violently and said loudly: "Now it's time for us to completely sober our heads, the path of the empire is full of crises!"
While it is still too late, we must do something about it, if we continue to indulge in these illusory halos of victory in front of us, if we do not prepare with all our might, our Motherland ...... It will be destroyed by our own hands! ”
The audience was silent