Chapter Twenty-Six: Greeting (Part II)
"When I get to Paris, I want to speak with you alone, my Marshal. By the way, remember to convey my sincere greetings to your wife on my behalf.
I still think that the kind of criticism and accusations that have been placed on you and your wife have ulterior motives and are unjust, and that Hitler's treatment of you is a complete mistake. I regret that I was not able to stand up for you at that time, and I am prepared to give you the compensation you deserve. ”
Xu Jun held Blumberg's hand tightly, with that kind of aristocratic smile on his face, and his tone was sincere and friendly.
Blumberg had apparently not been mentally prepared for this, and he had thought that the gathering was just a show of power and glory by the young ducái in front of the German people and his old superiors.
He could never have imagined that the leader of the empire would make such blatant overtures to him in such a public setting, which flattered Brumberg a little.
Ever since his fall from that marriage, Mr. Blumberg has been given the cold shoulder, and his fellow officers still speak of it with the same acerbic tone.
No one has ever dared or is willing to admit that Hitler's treatment of him was unjust, let alone such a direct refutation of the former Führer's decision, not to mention that the person who said such things now is the Reichs, and the mere fact that these words were enough to move the sixty-one-year-old field marshal extraordinarily.
Before that, Brumberg had been completely disappointed in Hitler, which was one of the reasons why he was wary of Xu Jun, Hitler's successor, after all, both men were the same Nazi party leaders.
Hitler had sworn before Brünnberg that if he was willing to resign from his post, he would recall himself and let him continue as commander-in-chief of the armed forces when the matter was forgotten or war broke out.
Of course, now the marshal had understood that what Hitler had promised was a lie, and that after the outbreak of the war, he had repeatedly expressed to Hitler his willingness to return to service and fight for Germany, but all he received was endless perfunctory and prevarication.
Now, the former commander-in-chief of the German armed forces heard hope from the words of the young Führer, that perhaps he would be able to return to the army he loved, that he no longer had the luxury of being commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and that he would be satisfied with even if he were to be a division commander.
For this old officer, who regards the army as a lifelong career, there is nothing more important than returning to the army, and the flame in the old marshal's heart that has been extinguished has been successfully rekindled by Xu Jun.
Although it is not yet certain whether the young Nazi leader was really the hope of the rise of the Reich, as Brauchitsch said. But this young man felt completely different from what he had come into contact with before, and he did not know how this change had happened, and perhaps God had really heard the prayers of the German people and changed this apostle with his boundless divine power. ”
Thinking of this, Blumberg nodded respectfully to Ming Qian, a young leader who was not even half his age.
"My Führer, thank you very much for your concern for me and my family, and I will look forward to your meeting in Paris!"
Xu Jun knew that he had taken another step towards success, and he had won the favor and most basic trust of the old marshal, which could be heard from the name Blumberg called himself.
"Me too, my Marshal."
Xu Jun smiled and let go of the hand that had been holding the marshal, and nodded to the other party in return.
Xu Jun then turned his attention to the next general.
"Oh, Ludwig. General Baker, long time no see. ”
Xu Jun warmly shook the hand of the former army chief of staff.
"Finally met, the core figure of the anti-Hitler group."
After going through so many things, Xu Jun has long been accustomed to how to face those famous historical figures, because he has now become a part of this history.
But when he saw the most famous and failed conspirator in history, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Ludwig. Baker, former Chief of Army Staff.
As a soldier, he is still a talent. The guy who survived the 100,000 Army period under Seckert's strict screening and climbed to that position can't be a waste.
Having said that, none of the officers who could stay in the army and get promoted back then were fuel-efficient lamps, which was one of the reasons why Xu Jun was ready to reactivate Brumberg, knowing that there were only a handful of people who could climb to the rank of marshal in that environment.
But Baker was not competent as an army chief of staff.
His hands are stretched too long, and in some ways he is better suited to be a politician than a soldier.
Beck was a staunch opponent of Hitler's idea of expansion, and in his view, any war waged by Germany, no matter how small, would attract the attention of Britain and France, and Britain and France would inevitably take the opportunity to intervene and trigger another war in Europe, which would bring disaster to Germany.
Judging by this kind of thinking, he is a very realistic defeatist.
In his opinion, Germany's best strategy is to maintain the status quo.
In order to ensure this status quo, and to stop Hitler from initiating a dangerous war, he, like a group of officers who shared his views, began to be dissatisfied with Hitler's policies, and tried to create obstacles to Hitler's expansionist policy in all aspects, and even had the idea of overthrowing Hitler by military force at a critical moment to save Germany.
While the German invasion of the Czech Republic was still being formulated, Beck wrote a very strongly worded report, refuting Hitler's strategy and the invasion plan as worthless, and prophesiing that the operation would inevitably fail, and as a result, Hitler's nose was almost crooked.
In the end, Beck naively resigned to blackmail Hitler into abandoning a plan that he believed would lead Germany into the abyss.
Although, in some ways, Baker's assertion did pass the test of Xu Jun's original world history.
However, judging from the actual situation at that time, the chief of staff of the army definitely did not have such a far-sighted vision, and in this respect he was indeed inferior to Hitler's political foresight and military acumen.
As this turned out, Hitler's adventure was a complete success, and from then on it became more and more uncontrollable.
Hitler agreed to Beck's resignation without hesitation, and as a result, Beck, who was already full of ambition for his career, regarded this incident as his own great shame, and Hitler became his greatest enemy in life.
Believing from the bottom of his heart that everything he did was for Germany, Beck joined an underground anti-Hitler group in the name of defending Germany, and became a central figure in this group.
They had prepared to launch a campaign on the front lines during the German invasion of the Czech Republic, arresting Hitler and bringing him before the Nazis' own people's tribunal, but for various reasons, the operation failed before it could begin.
From this time on, this anti-Hitler group began to degenerate into a real traitorous group.
In order to overthrow Hitler, this group of pro-British French elements began to try their best to reach out to various foreign powers, and wanted to use the help of those foreign powers to achieve their goals, and even to the extent that they might infringe on Germany's national interests.
Unfortunately, appeasement was on the rise in Britain and France, so no one heeded the advice of this small cabal group.
Xu Jun knows this history well, and he even knows the list of all the participants in this rebel group, and knows each and every one of them.
Because they were hailed as a group of great anti-Nazi warriors in Xu Jun's original world, they were all fearless heroes.
Their deeds and biographies have been excavated by historians and left detailed records, and there are even special studies, so Xu Jun, who is familiar with those materials, knows some things about these rebels better than he knows himself.
However, after coming to this world, Xu Jun found that many things were not as simple as he had understood before.
He learned to judge them with his own eyes, and he would think and judge according to the facts.
What was deliberately instilled in him for political reasons could no longer have any effect on him, because he himself was in history.
This allows him to see things that future historians will not see, and to look at these issues from a subjective perspective and make appropriate judgments and reactions.
The situation is different now, because Xu Jun's victories have completely pushed those foreign powers, especially the British, into a desperate situation.
The British now finally know what they had missed, and the rebel group has received a high level of attention from British intelligence and the military, as well as the involvement of other foreign intelligence agencies, which has been confirmed.
Formal contacts began between them, and they even began to provide classified information on various aspects of the German domestic territory and began to carry out some underground sabotage.
According to Xu Jun's current position, he no longer thinks that these people are anti-Nazi warriors.
Now in his eyes, these people, who have all kinds of public or private interests, hold high the seemingly noble patriotic banner of opposing the ducái and saving Germany, but who constantly betray the interests of the country in private, can only be called traitors, traitors, and shameless traitors.
However, Xu Jun was not worried about what they could do to Germany at all, because their every move was now under his control.
But there was another problem, the group began to split because of the brilliant victory of the German army, many of them thought that Xu Jun, the new Führer, should be re-evaluated, the brilliant victory of the German army made them doubt their previous judgment, of course, there are some reasons why Xu Jun's performance in some aspects is really good.
Others had no illusions about the young Führer and hated the Nazis and their leaders, not because of the racist system and bloody crimes of the Nazis, but because they were staunch fantasists.
In their minds, Germany must fail, so that with the help of Britain or the United States, the system of delusion can be re-established in Germany, and those who hold this idea are mainly civil servants who have been frustrated in their careers.
The reaction of the last group to the group for various personal reasons is not yet known, but it is known that they are more inclined to the views of the civilian clique.
As the situation began to complicate matters, Xu Jun was ready to solve these hidden dangers once and for all at the right time.
Xu Jun already had a corresponding deal with these three factions, but in any case, those who had betrayed state secrets and endangered Germany's national security under the instructions of foreign forces must be punished as they deserved.
Baker is one of the most important pivotal figures, because his presence has prevented the three factions from completely splitting, and he is the central figure who unites these rebel groups, and all three factions maintain enough respect and trust in the former army chief of staff.
The soul of this rebel stood in front of Xu Jun like this, his expression respectful and humble.
He had a pale and thin face and a pair of gray eyes full of yin gloomy eyes, but Xu Jun couldn't find anything from the lieutenant general that would make him feel good.
It seemed right to summon this guy to Paris, this man did have something to be taken seriously, and it seemed that the decision on how to place him would have to be made after obtaining more detailed information.
Xu Jun couldn't stand Baker's gloomy expression, he smiled and casually said a few polite words before turning to the next officer, and at this time, Dogen suddenly stepped up from behind Xu Jun.
Gen was now dressed in a crisp SS colonel's uniform, with medals draped over his chest, and his expression was still grim and serious.
Dogen respectfully pulled Xu Jun aside and whispered something in Xu Jun's ear.
With Daogen's report, Xu Jun's face began to sink slowly, and his brows furrowed slightly.
This made the atmosphere at the scene start to become a little awkward, and everyone looked at Xu Jun and his subordinates suspiciously, not knowing what was going on.
No one noticed that just as Dogen dragged Xu Jun aside to report, Baker, who was standing in the line, showed a look of panic in his eyes, but then reverted to his original depressed expression.
"Did you notice?"
Xu Jun asked softly.
"Noticed, my Führer, it seems that he still wants to continue to cover up. This proves that the report of the Ministry of Intelligence is correct. Everything is ready according to your plan,"
Dogan replied softly.
"Very well, let's get started, this time we're going to let the stupid people know exactly what they're going to pay."
"But Führer, I still think you're taking some risks, and I think it's better for you to get back into the car, and I must be responsible for your safety."
Dougan said hesitantly.
"No, it's the most critical moment, and only then can I move on to the next step, and it's worth the risk compared to the benefits we're going to get. Besides, I'm fully prepared for nothing to happen. ”
After speaking, Xu Jun stopped Daogen with his eyes.
"Hahaha, I see, I see!"
Xu Jun suddenly laughed and patted Dogen's shoulder hard, which startled not only Dogen but everyone present.
"Alright, a little thing, you can handle it yourself, Colonel Dogen."
Xu Jun said loudly.
"Yes, yes, my Führer."
Dougan reacted immediately, and he nodded respectfully.
"My marshal, will you accompany me in reviewing my troops?"
Xu Jun smiled at Feng beside him. Brauchitsch said.
"Oh...... Of course, it is an honor, my Führer. ”
Feng. Brauchitsch replied respectfully.
"Alright, let's get started."
After speaking, Xu Jun swept the marshal's staff in his hand and strode towards the honor guard standing on the side of the platform.
Feng. Brausshitch hurriedly followed, Dogen stood there and paused, he stroked the pistol holster on his waist, and quickly glanced at the group of generals and officials with his cold eyes, and then turned around and walked a few steps towards Xu Jun.