My Führer, about the situation on the side of the French......"

Kirsten's expression became a little embarrassed.

"What's the problem? The information on the French side in your report is very vague and full of estimates and speculations. The rest is either what we already have, or a whole bunch of meaningless data, and I wonder why this is happening. ”

Xu Jun still maintained that calm expression, holding his chin with one hand and gently tapping the folder on his lap with the other, but in the eyes of Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten, this was more like a danger signal.

"My Führer, I can explain it all." Kirsten said eagerly.

"I cannot hide the problems that have arisen in the Eye of Odin in the collection of intelligence in France, and I will not shirk my own responsibility for this, my Führer.

I would like to explain to you that the main reason behind the decline in the efficiency and quality of our intelligence gathering in France is entirely due to the fact that the situation in France is now too chaotic. "Chaos? I don't doubt this at all, let's talk about the specifics, Lieutenant Colonel. ”

"You know that the French government has been moving to the rear for some time, and it is really difficult for our intelligence officers to keep in touch with the headquarters in that situation, which has led to a lot of delays.

Although the French government has settled down in Bordeaux, the situation has not improved in any way. Now it was like a stabbed ant's nest, and there was chaos everywhere inside and outside the city, and there was no order at all.

In this case, the risks taken by our front-line intelligence agents skyrocket. Now they risk their lives every time they transmit information to headquarters.

You know the horror and chaos that enveloped Paris during the French Revolution, and Bordeaux is almost the same as Paris today.

Once a person is suspected of being a German spy, the best fate for him is to be arrested and shot by the French. I call it the best because, in reality, the poor man is often torn to pieces by the fanatical mob before the French gendarmes arrive. ”

Kirsten stopped and looked at Xu Jun.

The Reich Führer was still sitting elegantly on the sofa, holding the delicate teacup in one hand and tapping the folder on his lap with the other, with a smug look. But Kirsten could see from the frequency with which the Führer's fingers tapped on the folder that the Reich ducái must now be imagining the horrors of the streets of Bordeaux.

"Go on, Lieutenant Colonel. I now know the harsh environment in which front-line intelligence officers find themselves, and I am glad to have these brave and determined agents.

However, this is not enough to explain the question of how the Intelligence Service is unable to confirm the accuracy of the information it has painstakingly gathered, as it is all about speculation and the "for reference only" that is behind almost every piece of information. Xu Jun raised his head slightly and looked at Kirsten.

"Yes, my Führer. Please listen as I continue to explain to you. There is now a scuffle going on within the French government, and the French cabinet is in a state of contention every day, nay, in fact, every minute. Almost every few hours, a new proposal and order is introduced, followed by a few more hours of overturning it by French politicians.

If it weren't for the fact that the French cabinet still held control of the army, and the commanders of the army still retained their sense of mission, the areas controlled by the French government would have fallen into anarchy long ago. ”

"That's a troublesome question, Wierle." Xu Jun turned his face to his chief of staff and said.

"Yes, my Führer, if the French government asks for an armistice, we must restore order in those areas as soon as possible, and I am afraid that those French ** troops may not be able to maintain the situation, and it will also be a very difficult job for our soldiers." Wehrle frowned.

"How about leaving it to Qu Hillel, he should be a good candidate."

"I trust General Quchler's abilities, but if his Fourth Army is used......"

"As long as he is responsible for stabilizing the regional order, there is no need to mobilize regular legions. I was prepared to draw a group from the garrison to carry out this work, although they were a little more scattered than the regular troops, but that is why I chose General Quchrel. Qu Hillel is one of the most important generals I know about the discipline and honor of the troops, and the personal qualities of the person in charge are the most important for this work. ”

"I see, my Führer." Wehrle nodded and said, "Your choice is indeed the most correct. ”

"Alright, please go ahead and report, Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten."

"My Führer, according to the information we have, the French government cabinet has now split into four factions.

The Pétain and Weygand factions, who represented the opinion of the overwhelming majority of the French army and the upper echelons of the government, were very clear, they both acknowledged that France had been defeated, and proposed that in order to save France, the government must immediately enter into armistice and peace talks with us.

Our intelligence shows that the Pétain arguments are shared by a large part of the parliamentarians, who have the upper hand in the cabinet.

Renaud and Lebrun were on the other hand, opposing Petain's proposal and trying to persuade the cabinet to agree to withdraw the government from mainland France and continue the fight in the North African colonies, with a considerable number of hard-line MPs on their side, although at a disadvantage compared to the Petaines, but not by a large margin.

The third faction is a man named Pierre. Reival was a politician who united with the mayor of Bordeaux, Adrian. Marqui, along with a group of other former government lawmakers, formed a loose coalition.

According to the information we have now, this man is very enthusiastic about the theories of the National Socialist Party, and has great ambitions but very limited intelligence. His current performance seems to be more in favor of Pétain's faction, but it is more likely that he wants to take Pétain's place.

After analysing the information we have obtained, we have come to the conclusion that this Frenchman has great potential for exploitation, and that, if we nurture him, he can play an incalculable role in the Empire's European strategy.

Of course, this is just one of our suggestions, and it is up to you to make the final decision on whether to adopt it. ”

"Reival ......"

Xu Jun touched his chin and looked at Weierle, then turned his face back to Kirsten and said: "For this Reival, he has long been in our attention, and this person is indeed of great use."

Odin's mission now is to keep an eye on him, and if possible, give our men an opportunity to test his attitude and establish a connection between him and us. In addition, he was secretly guarded by someone who was the preferred target of the Assassins at all times, regardless of the side from which the Assassins came from. ”

"Yes, my Führer, I will make a proper plan as soon as possible."

"Very well, now continue the previous topic, what kind of person are you talking about the fourth faction."

"The fourth force is an alliance of young military officers led by Charles de Gaulle.

Although he lost the support of the upper legislators and his most elite descendants due to the fiasco, he still gathered a group of low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers of the army who were not willing to accept defeat.

They did not want to accept the fact that France had been defeated, and they were ready to fight to the end for the French Third Republic.

But now his faction is on the verge of collapse.

One reason is that his ideas are too radical for the French, after all, there are really not many people who are willing to die in vain in the current situation.

The cold reality before them had begun to calm some of the fanatics, and now the willingness to follow de Gaulle was diminishing.

Another reason was that there were internal disagreements, and De Gaulle's pro-British tendencies caused discontent among many officers, who were reluctant to accept De Gaulle's proposal to flee to England after the complete defeat of France and continue fighting with the support of the British.

Until this internal divide is resolved, de Gaulle will no longer be able to exert a substantial influence on French politics. Now the most he can do is to make a little trouble for Renault and Petain in a cabinet meeting, or incite the parliamentarians to create a little obstacle or something.

Based on our analysis of his everyday speech and thoughts, as you have said, this man is a very dangerous presence for the Empire.

We are now using every means to divide the forces around him, to weaken his personal influence, and we are keeping the most intense watch on his day-to-day movements.

It's just that for Charles de Gaulle, it's up to you to make the final decision on what to do next. ”

Xu Jun narrowed his eyes slightly, he lowered his head and muttered for a while, then raised his head and said in a deep voice: "For de Gaulle, the Eye of Odin must strengthen the surveillance of him, and if it is found that he has an attempt to escape from France, stop it at any cost, if necessary......"

Xu Jun paused suddenly when he said this, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, if you can't stop him, let him go, let your intelligence agent remember, keep a close watch, and don't do any harm to the target." ”

"Yes, my Führer." Kirsten nodded in reply.

"Then comes the crux of the matter, my Führer. At present, these four factions are fighting each other and attacking each other at cabinet meetings every day, and none of the proposals put forward and the orders issued can last a day.

At first, our intelligence officers were able to meticulously submit the information they received to headquarters, but because the French changed direction so quickly, and the inconsistencies in the orders and proposals were almost ridiculous.

This makes it really embarrassing for our intelligence agents in the French government to report the newly acquired information, and all the information about the policy of the French government has become worthless, because even if they risk sending it, maybe in a minute they will have to send another telegram to overturn the previous report, and our intelligence analysts will be exhausted by these problems.

Now there is a consensus among the staff of the Intelligence Service. That is, until a faction in the French government really takes control of the government, information about the policies and orders of the French government is only used as a reference for data and not as evidence. ”

Kirsten said this, showing a helpless look on his face.

"Hehe, I see. But now I have a new question, why didn't you include what you said earlier in this report? Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten. ”

"Because this report is a report on the overall situation, it is related to the strategic formulation of the high command. Therefore, we must list information and data that have been analysed and can be corroborated, and it is beyond the scope of the report how these data and conclusions were arrived at and the process of intelligence gathering.

All unsubstantiated, unsubstantiated, time-bound information cannot be included in the report unless necessary, and even if it is used, it must be marked as "for informational purposes only" or "speculation only". Kirsten replied respectfully.

"I see, this conversation has given me a deeper understanding of the work and abilities of the Eye of Odin, and I am very satisfied with your explanation."

Then Xu Jun turned his face and said to Weierle with a smile: "Weierle, it seems that we still have to put some more pressure on the French, they still have the energy to quarrel there." ”

"Yes, my Führer, it's time to sober up the French politicians, and we can't soak with them indefinitely."

"How about having the Air Force bomb Bordeaux?"

"This ...... That seems too intense, my Führer. In fact, it is enough to get the army to make an all-out offensive posture, plus a few small-scale tentative attacks. ”

"Okay, let's discuss this issue at the regular meeting in the evening."

Xu Jun lowered his head and continued to look at the thick reptile killer.

"What about the current situation of the French side, you only have a very simple report here."

"My Führer, because the current French ** team really has no secrets to speak of for us, let alone confidential information that we need to spy on.

The morale of the French ** team has been lost, and their elite troops are now basking in the sun in our prisoner of war camps.

A large number of technical weapons that they had carefully kept were also in our hands, and our intelligence service accompanied the advance detachment of the army found one hundred and thirty brand-new French fighters in a hangar of the French aviation school, all of which were of the latest model and were hardly used, and we found dozens of similar warehouses like this.

On the one hand, they let the new planes accumulate dust in the hangars, while on the other hand, they let their valuable pilots fight our elite air force in those old and broken aircraft. It's a really confusing question, and I really can't understand the French way of thinking.

But these seizures also remind us that the French must still have some technical weapons in their hands, and probably a certain number of tanks in addition to airplanes.

However, according to the current situation of the French army, it is too late to do anything. Not to mention that they no longer have a handful of professionals who can use these weapons in a cāo, and even if they are hastily trained now, they will only die in vain, which the French should be well aware of.

Moreover, most of their fuel and ammunition reserves are already under our control, and it is believed that it will not be long before the remaining tanks and planes of the French will be used as infantry bunkers. ”

A smile tugged at Kirsten's lips as she flipped through a page of documents and continued.

"Our attention is now focused on the movements of the French air force and navy, and there is definite intelligence that quite a few of them are considering throwing themselves into the UK, and we do not rule out the possibility that British intelligence officers are inciting them.

Most of these French men are junior officers and ordinary combatants in the Air Force, as well as some ground crews and naval base technicians and sailors, which will certainly have an impact on our next operations against the United Kingdom, and we are considering measures to prevent this from happening. ”

"The High Command is also very concerned about this, especially the movements of the French Navy, and the Intelligence Service must keep a close watch on the French fleet, with some special means that can be used at critical moments.

However, you must obtain my personal approval before taking any action, and I do not want anything uncomplicated to happen with the French Navy's disposition of the High Command. ”

"Yes, my Führer." Kirsten replied with a nod.

"My Führer, we have gathered very detailed information about the warships of the French Navy in the ports of the British and British colonies.

Among them, a Guba-class battleship and a Brittany-class battleship, one in Alexandria, Egypt, and one in Plymouth Harbour, were now under the close surveillance of the British ** team, and the other four light cruisers, eight destroyers, and six submarines docked on the British mainland were also in danger of being detained by the British. We believe that although the cruisers and destroyers are not very powerful and numerous, and the two battleships are old and old decades ago, we cannot afford to let go of any possible threat. So ......"

"Oh? Wait a minute. ”

Xu Jun raised his hand to stop Kirsten's words, and he slowly turned the teacup in his hand while closing his eyes and pondering. Wisher and Kirsten didn't know what was happening, and they stared with bated breath at the Empire's Duči with a deep face.

"Hehe......"

Xu Jun opened his eyes and smiled, "If it weren't for your reminder, I would have completely forgotten that those two warships existed. You can assess the combat effectiveness and threat level of these two warships, and then submit a report.

However, in my personal opinion, those two battleships are not as serious as the four light cruisers and a few submarines. ”

"I see, but this requires technical support from the Navy. My Führer. ”

"It seems that I was negligent again, so you can pass on the information you have to the navy, and let them analyze it themselves, this is originally the work of the naval staff. After collecting intelligence and analyzing it for them, the navy is too idle. Xu Jun said with a smile.

"Speaking of the navy, I see that Field Marshal Raeder now sleeps with a smile on his face, and there has never been a time in the history of the German Navy when he was so proud as he is now.

With the cooperation of the Air Force's long-range bombers and reconnaissance aircraft units, the submarine and destroyer units achieved remarkable results, while the surface ships also achieved satisfactory results.

Coupled with our hype in public opinion, Marshal Raeder's reputation is now comparable to that of Admiral Scheer. Xu Jun said with a smile.

"Also, my Führer, the repair of the three British battleships we captured at the Battle of Dunkerk and the heavy cruiser that you captured yourself are almost complete, and will soon be able to join the naval sequence, and the addition of these battleships will greatly strengthen the Imperial Navy.

In addition, the repairs of the injured Prinz Eugen and Scharnhorst, and Gneisenau were carried out much faster than I expected, and I took this opportunity to carry out a refurbishment according to your request. The more powerful Bismarck is nearing completion and will be ready for sea trials to begin service after several other ships have been repaired. Wehrle said to the side.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, you have forgotten the aircraft carrier Count Zeppelin, and I have never known that Your Excellency the Führer has placed such deep expectations on this aircraft carrier.

At present, the equipment and technical departments of the Navy are doing their best to revise the drawings in accordance with the requirements and wishes of His Excellency the Führer, and the domestic and naval forces have invested extremely fast in the manpower, materials and funds required for the construction of this aircraft carrier, and the speed of construction has exceeded my imagination. At the current pace of construction, I believe she will be in service by November.

The Navy is now frantically training aircraft carrier professionals, and is also arrogantly prieing the corners of His Excellency the Führer's Air Force in the name of His Excellency's orders, and selecting the first batch of naval fighter units from among the elite pilots of the Air Force.

When all these battleships are put into the fleet sequence, and at that time, the strength of the large warships of the German Navy will surpass that of the British Navy for the first time in history, and the German Navy will finally have a chance to realize the dream that it has been dreaming of for decades, how can Field Marshal Raeder not be ecstatic about this. Kirsten also said with a smile on the side.

"You still missed one point, now the navy can be said to have a lot of money, and the funds allocated to them by His Excellency the Führer to allow them to continue the construction of their expensive warships is what makes Marshal Raeder the happiest." Werler said with a smile.

"The Navy is now like an upstart, spending money like running water. In order to repair the wounded warships, they paid five times the salary to recruit workers, and I went to the repair site of the Prinz Eugen to see where more than 2,500 people were working in full swing, and the welding sparks flowed like a waterfall.

The hull of the battleship was full of naval technicians, most of whom were shipbuilders from French shipyards, and the group of technical directors of the navy were really not afraid of the French sabotage. Kirsten said with a smile.

"I came up with the idea of recruiting French workers to work overtime, otherwise the Navy would not have been able to regain its combat effectiveness in the short term. These individuals have been screened by the Navy's security services, and they are all on guarantee, and they are not responsible for repairs in important institutions.

Don't think of the French as enemies, lieutenant colonel, as long as a reasonable reward is given, the French workers are no less responsible for their work than we German workers.

In addition, France has very good shipbuilders, and their ship repair skills are just as good. Xu Jun closed the folder, picked up the teapot and filled the teacup with water.

"I understand what you mean, my Führer, but I think it is necessary to be cautious in this particular situation. I ask your permission to deploy a security team at each of our naval shipyards to ensure that the work is carried out safely. ”

"Yes, there is some truth to your concerns, but let those security personnel pay attention to concealing their identities and not cause unnecessary panic and affect their normal work."

"Yes, my Führer." "The strength of the German Navy must continue to be strengthened, this is a strategic decision that we have made, otherwise we will not be able to achieve the ultimate strategic goals of the Reich.

The number of battleships of the German Navy had to be the minimum required to accomplish the final goal.

But the construction of battleships is now not allowed for us in terms of time, so there is only one way to increase the strength of the Navy in a short time, and that is to capture it from the enemy.

Of course, this is very difficult, and the probability of success is low, but it is not impossible, at least we have had a few successful experiences, although it is very frustrating, but for us now it is the only shortcut.

Of course, this does not mean that we will no longer build warships, for example, the construction of H-class warships will continue, but some technical adjustments will be required.

Marshal Raeder also agreed that the development and construction of new submarines, cruisers, destroyers and aircraft carriers will be the main direction of the future development and construction of the German Navy, and submarine and aircraft carrier technology is the center of development. ”

After Xu Jun said this, he turned his face to Kirsten and said, "The intelligence department will strengthen the collection of technical intelligence on the world's navy and air force in the future. In addition, your report is too boring, and the monotonous data and extrapolations at tonight's regular meeting are not convincing to the generals.

Tonight's meeting is very important, and as my head of intelligence, you are qualified to participate in it. When the time comes, you should remember to prepare the existing information of each country well, and I will need your intelligence support during the meeting. ”

"Yes, my Führer, I will prepare any information that may be used in the meeting."

Kirsten replied respectfully, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, rummaged through the stacks of papers on the desk and pulled out a document from it.

"I heard you talk about submarine technology earlier, and I have the latest information I just got here, and I think you will be interested in it."

Kirsten stood up, walked over to Xu Jun, and respectfully placed the document on the coffee table.

"Oh, what's that?"

Xu Jun put down the teacup and picked up the document.

"This is the secret technology of British submarines. We accidentally got a complete submarine active sonar system. ”

"What? Active sonar? ”

Hearing the news, Xu Jun couldn't help but perk up, and he hurriedly picked up the document and read it carefully.

"It's a bonus. Two days ago, an infantry battalion of the Army's 2nd Motorized Rifle Division was conducting acclimatization training for landing operations on the seashore near Le Havre, when one of the landing craft carrying fifty heavily armed soldiers and two officers lost power during the voyage, as they wrote in their report.

At that time, they drifted more than 10 kilometers away from the predetermined route along the current, and just as they were calling for help on the radio and waiting for rescue from their superiors, they suddenly found a submarine floating on the surface of the nearby sea.

The group of officers and men of the army originally thought that it was our submarine, so they immediately called for help from the submarine. But no matter what kind of distress signal the ship sent by the army, the other side did not react at all.

At this time, the group of officers and soldiers realized that something was wrong, so they rowed the landing craft to the other side, and when they got closer, they realized that it was actually a British submarine.

I doubt the narrative in the report, and I really don't know what tools the officers and men used to row the 30-ton landcraft, which had lost power.

Personally, I think that the group of guys is clearly lost at sea, and the power failure is just a reason that they artificially created in order to save face.

Sorry, I'm a little off topic, my Führer.

It didn't matter what method those officers and soldiers used, they docked the submarine anyway, but no matter how much they tossed, they couldn't get into the submarine.

Fortunately, before the innocent infantry began to consider whether or not to blow up the hull with ZHA, the naval patrol ship that had come to their rescue arrived.

So the patrol ship returned to Le Havre with a submarine twice her size, as well as the officers and men of the army.

After Navy personnel entered the submarine to investigate, we came to the conclusion that there was a serious chlorine leak at that submarine.

How exactly this tragedy happened is now unclear, and it may have been a malfunction of the cooling water drainage system in the battery compartment or a human error.

The only thing that is clear is that the crew only lasted two minutes at most.

Although they took urgent measures to float, it was too late to open the phoenix pipe and hatch cover.

Most of the personnel fell to their respective posts, and those who rested in shifts went straight to heaven in their dreams, may God forgive these poor people. ”

"May God forgive them."

Wehrle lowered his head and made a cross on his chest.

"But because of this pathetic tragedy, and a group of disoriented Army soldiers, we have obtained a complete British T-class ocean-going submarine, including sixteen brand-new MKVIII torpedoes and the most critical submarine active sonar system, a large number of important charts, a British Navy's special cipher machine, and a batch of classified documents including the British Navy's key list and shipping briefing for next month."

"Did the British notice this?"

Xu Jun tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, and he still asked with an indifferent expression on the surface.

"Absolutely not, the air supremacy in that area is already in our hands, and this incident has not encountered any British reconnaissance planes from beginning to end, and the navy's listening post did not find any British distress signals that day. It seems that the submarine did not have time to send a distress signal at all.

The submarine had been heavily camouflaged, and all those involved had been given gag orders.

The Navy is going to break it up and transport it back by land, and our Military Technical Research Service will be responsible for researching the classified technology and developing our own products. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Xu Jun smiled approvingly at Kirsten.

Just then, there was a soft knock on the office door.

"Come in."

Xu Jun said loudly, and then a captain officer hurriedly walked in with a document.

The second lieutenant nodded respectfully to Xu Jun and handed the document to Kirsten.

"It's ......"

Kirsten tore open the wax seal on the paper, opened it and glanced at it, then raised his chin to the second lieutenant officer with a calm face, signaling him to stand down.

When the officer walked out of the office and closed the door, Kirsten, who had a deep face, suddenly smiled, and she gracefully raised her hand to give Xu Jun a military salute, and then respectfully handed the document to the Imperial Führer, who was looking puzzled.

"Congratulations, my Führer, the French could not resist calling for an armistice, and you led us to the final victory of a war that lasted thirty-six years. Congratulations, my Führer. ”

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