Chapter 30: Entering the City (1)

On the outskirts of Paris, France, the Château de Boulevaire.

Built in 1740, this sprawling manor house originally belonged to a French marquis, who was guillotined with his family at the time of the Revolution, so the lavish estate was taken over by a "citizen" who was said to be related to a certain magnate in the National Convention at the time, and then fell into the hands of a French banker after a series of handovers during the Napoleonic period, the Second and Third Republics.

But now, it's got a new owner.

A huge silver eagle emblem was hung high on the lintel of the iron gate of the manor, and sentry boxes painted with red and black stripes were also erected on both sides.

Two groups of heavily armed soldiers in gray uniforms stood on both sides of the gate, each carrying the same armband on their left arm, embroidered on a silver-gray velvet base with an Imperial Black Eagle holding an iron cross, the new emblem of the Reich's stronghold, and at the same time revealing the identity of the current owner of the estate, with the hope of Germanic revival, the new German military god, the great leader, the most powerful ducái in Europe, the butcher of Dunkolk, the murderer of Warsaw, and the leader of the treacherous fascist gang...... And so on the "dazzling" title of the Führer of the Third Reich, Reinhardt. Feng. Stadler.

"I am very satisfied with the arrangements of the High Command, my marshal."

Xu Jun admired a pair of oil paintings hanging on the wall of the corridor, the previous owner of the manor had good taste, these oil paintings inlaid in ornate carved gold frames were not priceless art treasures, at least they were all antiques with a history of 100 years, and there were some works by famous painters.

"I'm glad to be able to satisfy you, my Führer."

Feng. Brauchitsch replied respectfully.

"By the way, what does the High Command think of General Modell's report?"

Xu Jun turned around and continued to walk down the corridor.

"Well, hehe, everyone thinks we should work harder, we should let go of the restrictions on Moder before, and give him enough autonomy so that he can do it freely."

Brauchitsch replied.

"Hehe, I think so too, my marshal. The High Command can make a plan for this and discuss it at the relevant meeting. ”

"Yes, my Führer."

There was a hint of excitement in Brausszi's voice, Xu Jun knew what the commander-in-chief was excited about, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a sly smile.

A guard of the Führer's elite flag team standing against the wall looked curiously at the two German marshals, one old and one young, and the strange smile on their faces reminded the soldier of two foxes who had just successfully raided the chicken coop.

The soldier suddenly felt that his thoughts were rude, and he quickly puffed up his chest and shook his head, he had to forget the ridiculous associations in his mind, which was too ridiculous and too dangerous.

Brauchitsch seemed to notice the soldier's strange behavior, but by the time he turned his head, the fellow had returned to the kind of plagiarism that was characteristic of the Führer's Guard, standing tall with a serious face and staring straight ahead, completely oblivious to anyone's presence.

Brauchitsch felt that maybe he was dazzled, and the marshal shook his head depressedly and continued to follow Xu Jun forward. Looking at the Führer and the commander of the army, who were gradually moving away, the soldier finally exhaled a long breath and praised God, he could finally breathe again!

Xu Jun and Brauchitsch walked happily to his office, which was at the end of the corridor, which was originally the master's study and living room, one of the most luxurious rooms in the building, large enough and quiet for the Führer to think quietly alone.

At this time, Xu Jun's newly appointed army adjutant walked over to them.

"What's the matter, Major Xest."

Xu Jun asked with a smile.

"My Führer, Feng. Field Marshal Blumberg and von. General Bock, as well as General Kesselling, have arrived, and on your orders, they are now waiting for you in your office. ”

Xester replied respectfully.

"Oh, I see, I'll go with the Commander-in-Chief now, and you go to the telegraph room to see if there's a new telegram from Berlin, and ask them to bring us a pot of tea."

"Yes, my Führer."

Xue Shi slammed the heel of his boot in a chic manner and nodded to Xu Jun.

"Your Excellency, Marshal."

Then he turned to Brauchitsch in the same acknowledgment, then turned and walked briskly towards the stairs at the other end of the hallway.

"A good lieutenant, my Führer."

Feng. Brauchitsch looked at the Major's capable back and said appreciatively.

"Ah, yes, that's good, but I think it's a bit of a waste to transfer such a talented officer to be my lieutenant. I'm going to let him train with me for a while, and then I'll send him to the fighting troops. You see how Manstein goes, Xester would be a good counselor. ”

"Everything is according to your will, my Führer."

Brauchitsch replied with a smile.

"Führer!"

Two guards at the door of the office saluted with guns, and then opened the door to the office for Xu Jun.

"Führer!"

The secretaries outside the office, who were burying their heads in papers, saw Xu Jun walk in and hurriedly stood up to salute their leader.

"Keep working, ladies. By the way, Anne, find out the letter that the Frenchman gave me, and I'm going to use it now, the one I asked you to print yesterday. ”

"Yes, my Führer."

Miss Anne replied excitedly.

"Very well, I'm looking forward to your performance, ladies."

Xu Jun nodded to a room full of aristocratic elegance to the female secretaries, and then the young and handsome imperial head turned around and opened the door of the office with a smile that was simply charming in the eyes of those female secretaries.

"These girls look lovely, my Führer."

Brauchitsch quickly turned around and closed the soundproof door of his office, but he still heard a girl's scream outside, and the commander-in-chief of the army couldn't help but laugh.

"Hehe, yes, it's cute. I don't know what went wrong, all I wanted was a group of secretaries who would help me with the paperwork, just secretaries. I didn't expect Borman to send me such a group of students, all of whom looked like fresh graduates. But to be honest, their secretaries are very good at their profession, you haven't seen them typing, it's an art. ”

Looking at the ambiguous look in the commander-in-chief's eyes, Xu Jun scratched his head with a wry smile.

"My Führer!"

When Xu Jun walked into the office, the generals who were originally sitting on a row of sofas in front of their desks chatting stopped talking and stood up to salute Xu Jun.

"Field Marshal Blumberg, General Bock, General Kesselring, all sit down. Marshal Brauchitsch, you may also be seated. ”

Xu Jun casually returned a military salute, and then strode to the huge desk in front of the window.

After sitting down behind his desk, Xu Jun first glanced at the group of marshals and generals sitting in front of him, and then he turned his gaze to Feng. Bock's thin face.

The commander of the army group had a very dignified face, a kind of sculptural fortitude in his thinness, and a fearlessness and firmness in his eyes. The general's discipline was tightly buttoned, and his collar hung a knight's Iron Cross and a Blue Marx medal, the highest medal of honor given to an officer in the First World War, so that even the most discerning military judge could not find anything wrong with the general's military demeanor.

"I don't want to say anything more about Paris now. General Bock, you have done a very good job, I am very satisfied, all the problems now seem to be here in the base camp, there is a miscommunication between the base camp and the high command, and we must be careful about this. Since the problem has already occurred, it must be solved, and it must be permanently prevented from happening again. Xu Jun said with a serious expression.

"This time it was a lesson for us. Thank God, this is not a battle, otherwise I don't know how much we would have paid for it. But fortunately, this mistake didn't cause any damage, and not only that, but we also had a bigger gain, which I didn't expect. But that doesn't mean anything, we can't be so lucky forever. ”

Seeing that the marshals and generals nodded slightly in agreement, Xu Jun continued: "There has been a conflict between the headquarters and the Führer's headquarters on some powers, this is a problem left over from Hitler, since I am sitting in this position now, I will never allow this strange pattern to continue to exist in our army management body, this is a very dangerous thing, this should be very clear to everyone." ”

Just then, the electricity on the table rang.

"What's the matter?"

was interrupted to speak, Xu Jun was a little angry, and he pressed the button of the intercom on the table and asked coldly.

"Führer, I have found the documents you wanted, and the tea you asked for has been delivered."

"Okay, get in."

As soon as she finished speaking, Anne walked in with a paperwork, followed by an orderly and pushing a gorgeous dining cart with a set of tea sets and a few small pastries.

"Here's the document you wanted, and here's the new telegram you asked for from Berlin, which Major Xester just brought over." Anne put the document in front of Xu Jun.

"What about the others." Xu Jun put the telegram aside and looked up and asked.

"He was called by Colonel Dogen, I don't know what the specifics are, my Führer." Seeing that Xu Jun's face was not very good, Anne replied softly and obediently.

"Okay, you go out first." Xu Jun picked up the document in front of him.

"Yes, my Führer." Anne greeted respectfully and turned to walk towards the door.

"Wait a minute, Annie."

Hearing Xu Jun's call, the girl stopped, and she turned to look at the young head of state in confusion.

"Thank you."

Looking at the bright smile on the Führer's face, Anne felt her heart skip a beat.

"It doesn't matter, it's my duty, my Führer." The girl replied with a blushing face.

"Then you go and get back to work."

"Where did I go earlier, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief." Xu Jun took the document and tapped lightly on the desk.

"That kind of problem is dangerous."

Brauchitsch's gaze turned back from the door, and he quickly replied respectfully.

"Yes, this kind of problem is very dangerous...... I think you should all know it. ”

Xu Jun found that the few people in front of him still seemed to be a little absent-minded, and he couldn't help but increase his tone.

quickly put away that ambiguous smile, and the four old guys nodded vigorously.