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General Adrian was a competent German soldier, and he was also the commander of one of Le's most trusted intelligence units to date.
Starting as a small captain, because of the Führer's appreciation and the outstanding achievements of the shadow troops, Adrian rose all the way to become a rare lieutenant general in the German intelligence service.
The commander, who is responsible for leading the Intelligence Directorate of the Supreme Command, has always relied on the invisible and intangible "shadow" to obtain information about the enemy.
As a general rule, information is reported to the Führer, who then transmits it to the Intelligence Directorate of the High Command.
Such a process made this intelligence lieutenant general, who seemed to outsiders proud, a little uncomfortable.
After all, his job is simply too simple, and a fool can do it well: anyway, the Führer's intelligence forces have already penetrated deep into the enemy, and this information is sent directly to the Führer, and he is just an errand-like character.
On the other hand, to his dismay, the Führer was not satisfied with the already omniscient shadow army, and ordered him to plant more spies in the enemy's country.
"Of the 30 intelligence officers we arranged for the United States, how many have passed the trial?" He sat in the bumpy car and asked his adjutant.
He had been trying to expand the Führer's intelligence channels, but such efforts had apparently been less successful.
The United States has entered a state of war, and its wariness of other countries, especially Germany and Japan, is obvious.
All Japanese-American civilians in the United States are kept in custody, no different from going to prison.
Although the United States has not yet controlled German immigration on a large scale, the desire for control is obvious.
All ethnic German residents in the United States were kept under close surveillance, and German travelers who were temporarily traveling to the United States were restricted from moving.
With the exception of a few old spies planted by German intelligence, the new spies he sent to the United States hardly had the desired effect.
The independent intelligence service on the SS side did not seem to be much better than what he had encountered - after Himmler's death, the SS intelligence had not recruited any new recruits for almost half a year.
Similarly, the activities of intelligence officers sent to the Soviet Union were actually restricted. The two sides have entered a state of war, so it is very difficult to temporarily plant spies.
"Only one passed the screening of the other party...... However, he didn't dare to make any big moves, so he could only lurk. The adjutant quickly replied.
The spies that can only be understood and dealt with by Adrian himself are actually very rare and precious, so the questions asked by Adrian in the car are all grassroots spies with a low level of secrecy.
"Alas...... There is only one...... "Slightly regretful, Adrian sighed and closed his eyes a little regretfully.
The Führer ordered him to build a new espionage intelligence channel, but he had been working hard for more than half a year, and he had not yet been able to establish a qualified spy network in the United States and the Soviet Union.
The main reason is that the Führer's intelligence network "shadow" is so good that some small intelligence networks that can only be passed back to the minutiae seem dispensable in comparison.
"What shall I say if the Führer were to be asked in a meeting?" Because the work was not going well, Adrian said this as if to himself in the bumpy car.
His assistant hurriedly spoke: "General, in fact, the spy network we have deployed in China is still very effective, if we can, we can report this part." ”
The assistant said that this method was very good, and Adrian frowned a little after hearing it, nodded in agreement: "Yes, let's talk about the domestic deployment." ”
On the contrary, it is much easier to deploy intelligence agencies at home than abroad. Some rely on appointments, some rely on private communication, and it's very easy to get things done anyway.
In the past six months, Adrian has definitely not wasted any time, and has developed more than a dozen branches in Berlin, Munich and other areas, forming a huge opaque spy network.
No matter what happens, as long as the information provided by several spy networks is compared with each other, a truth can be drawn that is inseparable.
"Several Junker aristocrats are trying to liaise with the military and influence the Führer's decision-making." The adjutant opened his mouth and reported: "Maybe this matter can be reported to the Führer." ”
"I have submitted a report on the matter of the Junker nobles, but the Führer has not approved it, perhaps the Führer thinks that those people can't afford to make any big waves...... Adrian is also a little puzzled by this matter.
Several Junker aristocrats had been jumping up and down for quite some time, and the Führer chose to ignore the matter.
Those Junker nobles were relatively deep-rooted, and even contacted several middle-level members of the military, hoping that these middle-level could exert pressure on Brauchitsch.
It is a pity that Brauchitsch has always been unmoved, firmly on the side of the Führer - the influence of Li Le's crossing is indeed great, and the wise Führer has indeed changed many of the military's stereotypes of "that corporal".
The main reason why Li Le didn't move these Junker nobles was because he hoped that he could use these bright targets to lure out the big fish hidden behind him.
After all, he didn't know how many people were trying to overthrow him, and he just ruled out the potential threats that really opposed Hitler in advance.
As for those who stayed behind who had not made any outrageous moves in history, Li Le had no way to screen their loyalty.
For example, he doesn't know if Göring will suddenly turn against the water - in real history, Göring finally escaped from Berlin and had the heart to stand on his own, which is one of the important reasons why Li Le supported Kesselring.
"I'll bring it up again when I meet the Führer alone later, and ask the Führer what he really thinks...... Adrian thought for a while and said, "Also, you give me the documents of the spies we infiltrated in Ukraine, and I will personally hand them over to the Führer." ”
Compared with what he said before, Adrian still feels that in the past two months, the planting of Belarusian spies on the Ukrainian side is the "qualified work" that makes the Führer happy.
In his opinion, this is also what the Führer said at the railway station as "dry goods". Compared with arresting a few opposition Junker aristocrats at home, this is what the Führer is more concerned about.
Even if he Adrian relied on the Führer's trust to sit in this position, he knew what he should do......