Chapter 343: The Other Side of the Führer
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"Honorable ........"
Reinhardt stood by the office window on the top floor of the Führer's mansion, looking at the night view of the street, which had already dimmed. Looking out of the office to the west from the third level of the Führer's Residence, you can see the main entrance of the Führer's Mansion, a streetscape called Glory Avenue. Because two columns of elite guards in black uniforms belonging to the 0th SS Division stood guard outside the Führer's residence, the street was deserted most of the time, and even more so at night.
His gaze stayed on the somewhat lonely avenue of glory illuminated by the street lamp, and Reinhardt's voice was also extremely cool and empty: "In the past twenty years, countless ancestors have been determined to work hard and work hard in order to defeat the British and French forces in the next war, pick up the glory lost in the First World War, and regain the position of the top of Europe. Today, the road paved by our ancestors is under our feet, and we only need to walk boldly and sacrifice........"
Because it was night, and there were no shops or pedestrians around the Führer's residence, the office was unusually quiet. Apart from Reinhardt's cold voice, all that remained was the breathing of everyone present. In front of them, Reinhardt's face was faintly blue as the cool-toned wall lamps were turned on in the office.
This is an extremely rare aspect of the Führer, and even many people who have been in contact with Reinhardt have not necessarily seen his face.
Guderian's troops, by now, had crossed the Somme to the edge of Abwehr and the English Channel. They had repelled the last counterattack attempts made by the French armoured forces, but they were unable to go further and complete the most important charge.
Thinking that the General Headquarters of the Army actually bypassed the High Command, and did not greet and kill first, and forced Guderian's 19th Panzer Corps to stop in the area of Brun. When I thought that even Long Zhi, who had never liked to interfere in lower-level operations, that is, General Rundstead, the commander of Army Group A, actually agreed with the order of the Army General Headquarters, and in disregard of his own special orders before the war, ordered Guderian to stop the march, resulting in the 19th Panzer Army, which was about to bite the tail of the British and French forces, and watched the enemy leave, a karmic fire of anger containing strong anger mixed with blood rushed to the brain.
Alberta's humiliation, Sickert's trembling, and the countless efforts he has put into Reinhardt over the years. After 20 years of waiting and 20 years of hard work, it has finally been released today. The helplessness of tens of millions of German soldiers who accepted it with hatred and endured the cold blood has ushered in the opportunity to break out again.
Sansheng was fortunate to be able to inherit the ideals of Mr. Sickert and personally lead the German legions to fight against the British and French forces again, realizing their dream that could not be realized 20 years ago. Reinhardt considered himself the luckiest man of his kind to be in this honor!
It only needs the commanders to do it, they just need to be bold enough to do it!
The Army's disobedience to the orders of the Supreme Commander was the most unbearable for Reinhardt. In particular, bypassing him and directing troops according to the ideas of the Army Command, as the Army General Command is doing now, this sows the seeds of mistrust between the two sides, and also allows Reinhardt to return to the original historical trajectory by trying to correct the historical mistakes.
"Is it because I am too easy-going on weekdays and too gentle in my way of dealing with contradictions, so the generals of the Army General Headquarters have forgotten that I am still their head of state, and have forgotten who said this country in the end?!" The image in the sun is different on weekdays, and Reinhardt's tone at the moment is even more cold and chilly in the night.
"Guderian's troops have broken through the Maas River defenses, the road to Paris and the English Channel is being opened, and the Anglo-French forces in northern Belgium are completely surrounded by our two army groups. The French garrison of the Maginot Line was also flanked by Army Group C......."
"The enemy is gone, and there can't be, any power to change the tide of battle......." Reinhardt turned around and gritted his teeth angrily, "What excuse do they have for stagnation and fear?!" ”
As Reinhardt's most trusted head of the National Security Bureau, Ross, who managed all the secret police of the Third Reich, swallowed his saliva and persuaded softly: "Führer, although I don't understand military affairs. But I heard that the Army General Headquarters did not press the front out of timidity, but because it was worried that the British and French forces would take the opportunity to counterattack, resulting in excessive losses in the advancing armored forces......."
"Too much attrition?" Reinhardt snorted coldly, and the sharp gaze revealed by the test made Rose tremble a little.
Although Reinhardt had been seen in private before, the Führer had never been so angry as he was today. Ross couldn't imagine that the Führer in front of him was the same person who was always happy during the day!
Reinhardt didn't turn his head, and shouted lightly: "Paulus, you come and analyze for me, how reasonable the bullshit worries of the Army General Command are." ”
Paulus knew, of course, that Reinhardt was not really trying to justify the worries of the Army Command, and besides, with a staff officer as cautious as he was, after repeated exchanges with Reinhardt over the past few days, he understood how important it was for the armored forces to maintain a bold oppressive offensive at this moment.
"Our army has the advantage, and we have two airborne divisions that can be put into any battlefield at any time as a rapid strategic reserve......." Although shocked by Reinhardt's momentum at this time, Paulus still lowered his head and sorted out his thoughts: "It is really a foolish act to give up and continue the offensive. Even if it is really as feared by the General Command of the Army, the armored forces have suffered great, even heavy losses....... That's worth the loss, too! ”
It is worthy of being able to defeat the counteroffensive of the three cutting-edge group armies of the famous Soviet general Zhukov many times in the future, and after the division of troops was surrounded by the Soviet army, he was able to calmly hold on to the general for half a year under the condition of lack of ammunition and food, and his psychological quality is really tenacious. Reinhardt, who was extremely angry, did not forget to secretly praise Paulus and his person.
"Do you hear that?" Reinhardt, in a fit of rage, reluctantly reluctantly let Paulus explain a few words to Rose on his behalf.
"Manstein and I have taken the group of old guys from the Army General Headquarters to repeatedly deduce and demonstrate the feasibility of the "Scythe Harvesting Plan", and hand-in-hand took them a copy of the "Power Outage Plan" to supplement and improve the second stage." Reinhardt looked around, looked at the few cronies in the office, including Ross and Paulus, and said with a somewhat hideous face: "But they can still change the established plan so casually!" ”
Old guy?! This kind of cruel remark that offends people will never be uttered by the Führer in normal times. Since I said so today, I can only say that the anger in the Führer's chest has rushed into the brain with boiling blood!
In the dead silence that followed, Reinhardt said lightly: "I can feel that President Alberta, General Sickert, countless souls are watching us........ They are waiting for the younger generations to have the courage to snatch the pride of Germany. Loss........ Sacrifice, not an excuse! ”