Looking at the four antique water-absorbing birds in front of him, Xu Jun couldn't help but feel powerless.

"Well, now that you all know, I won't say anything more. Now, Marshal Brauchitsch, I am prepared to correct these mistakes once and for all before they cause disaster. We must seriously examine the danger of overlapping powers at all levels in the imperial affairs management organs, we must manage the army more efficiently, we must eliminate the bureaucratic style of sriggling and passing the buck to each other in the German army, and we must stop the internal friction of the navy, land and air force. Xu Jun said solemnly.

Brauchitsch was not mentally prepared for the questions Xu Jun was talking about now, and he was stunned for a while. He felt that what the Führer had said seemed familiar, as if the young Zhuang staff officers in the Operations Bureau of the General Headquarters had asked him these questions during a break in a meeting.

At that time, the staff officers of the young Zhuang faction were barely bluffed by Brauchitsch with his trick of scaring left and right, but he did not expect to hear this kind of remark from the Führer's mouth again this time, this is not the object that can be bluffed casually, Brauchitsch is a little at a loss.

The shortcomings mentioned by Xu Jun do exist in the high command and the headquarters of the various services, and they are even protected as part of the German tradition in the high-level command structure of the German Wehrmacht.

Although the harm of these shortcomings to the military had been exposed many times before the start of the war, since the situation did not develop to the extent that Xu Jun said, most of them were resolved in a traditional way.

Brauchitsch was sometimes uncomfortable with the bloated organization and the bureaucracy of prevarication, but because of the old traditions of the German army in many places, he could not openly criticize anything as a member of the officer corps.

This is not a trivial issue, and Brauchitsch clearly knows that this is a major matter related to the reform of the entire army's high-level command structure, and it is not something that he, as an army commander, can decide.

It suddenly occurred to Brauchitsch that this might be a temptation on the part of the young apostle, for the Führer was also of noble birth and a member of the officer corps, and he had no reason to challenge those traditions.

Hitler also saw those shortcomings at the time, and why he did not take action to solve them. At the end of the day, if there were to be reforms, it would affect a lot of people and threaten his rule. Perhaps the Führer wanted me to object to this, Brauchitsch thought.

"My Führer, I don't think the situation is as bad as you say......"

Brauchitsch observed the Führer's expression, and found no sign that the other was angry at his rebuttal, so the Imperial Marshal straightened up in his chair and continued: "Compared with the other branches of the army, the governing body of the army is very efficient, and so far the army has not had any problems with the delay or misdirection of orders that jeopardize the development of the campaign, as can be seen from the results we have now obtained.

The German Army has never been so efficient, so united, and so strong, and of course this is inseparable from your wise leadership and incomparably superb command art.

In my opinion, we are now very fluent in command, and there is no need to restructure the command organ. ”

Brauchitsch noticed that the Führer's expression was still so cool, but his eyes began to get colder and colder, and then Brauchitsch realized that he might have made a mistake in judgment, and cold sweat suddenly broke out on the forehead of the commander-in-chief.

Finally, this commander-in-chief is also a person who has seen the wind and waves and knows what to do now. Realizing that he might have made a big mistake, Brauchich didn't even bother to wipe it, and immediately changed the conversation.

"However, since you, Your Excellency, are dissatisfied with the present structure, and disappointed with the current efficiency of the army, it means that there must be serious problems in the German ** corps that we have not discovered, and it must have reached the point where it cannot be done without rectification. So, I have only one opinion on this, everything will follow your will, and I and the Imperial Army will always follow behind you. ”

"This old fox, ah, no, compared to the one next to me, Brauchitsch is a little more tender, play this trick with me, finally the brain is flexible enough, and the rotation is not slow, otherwise I will be the first to take you and your army headquarters."

Xu Jun thought so in his heart, but there was still that calm look on his face, which made Brauchitsch, who was figuring out Xu Jun's psychology, feel even more uneasy.

"Very good, I have never doubted the loyalty of you and the army to me, since you have agreed to my plan, then the army rectification plan will be left to your army headquarters to formulate itself, I believe that with the ability of you and your subordinates, this plan will not disappoint me."

Bearing in mind that the boundaries of authority of the various organs had to be clarified, the overlapping bodies were streamlined, and the personnel were devolved into the combat units, and I was prepared to continue to expand the size of the Army, and these officers would play their part in the newly formed units, rather than sitting at their desks and knocking on seals and drinking coffee to kill time. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Jun suddenly smiled slightly, and he picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.

"Keep this matter a secret, and wait until I approve of your plan before announcing it, in my name."

Originally, Xu Jun wanted to rectify the army headquarters by himself, but now that he sees Brauchitsch so familiar with current affairs, he simply gives the field marshal a face and delegates this power to him.

Sure enough, a smile immediately appeared on Brauchitsch's face, and he now felt that the young Führer was really too kind to himself, and what a great trust he could trust to be able to entrust himself with such great power.

Receiving this order meant that he was in control of the fate of everyone in the Army Command, and that he could dismantle the damned bureaucracy that Hitler had shoehorned in and were useless except for ornamentation and bullshit, which was the dream of all Army Command officers.

Now Brauchitsch feels from the bottom of his heart that compared with Hitler's kind of small-bellied guy, this young Führer really does not know how many times stronger, Brauchitsch is extremely pleased that he is on the right side at once, and it seems that his future must be bright.

Brauchitsch stood up gratefully and said in a loud voice: "Yes, my Führer, I will do it as soon as I return, please rest assured." ”

"Please be seated, my Excellency Commander-in-Chief. I'm pretty sure about you and your men's abilities. ”

Xu Jun smiled and waved his hand at the commander-in-chief of the army, who looked like a loyal servant, then he glanced at the other three generals and said with a smile: "This is only the first step in the reform of the Wehrmacht's institutions, tomorrow I am going to meet with Field Marshal Raeder and General Richdhoven of the Air Force, and the Navy and Air Force Command will also carry out similar reforms." Moreover, I also want to mobilize the flexibility of the commanders, so that the officers can no longer only know how to rigidly obey the orders of their superiors as they do now. ”

Xu Jun waved his hand to stop Blumberg, who wanted to speak.

"I know what you have to say, my marshal. Of course, I do not mean that a junior officer can disobey or arbitrarily modify or distort the order of his superior on this ground, but that he should leave some leeway for the higher authorities to give orders. Let the subordinate commanders have more room to move in the process of completing the orders of the superior and achieving the combat objectives.

Let them make a correct judgment in accordance with the situation at that time and make a correct decision on how to deal with the battle situation. In this way, they can not only give better play to their individual talents, but also reduce the work pressure of the higher-level command organs, and can also reduce the unnecessary losses of the troops.

However, I would say in advance that if the failure of the mission due to the commander's personal reasons, or if the mishandling of the mission caused harm to the whole campaign, then the self-righteous officer would be subject to the most severe military punishment.

Furthermore, if there is a part of the order of the superior that is deliberately emphasized or explained in detail, everyone must carry it out unconditionally, and if any officer dares to disobey or ignore it, he shall be punished as a crime of military treason. I think you can rest assured that Your Excellency the Marshal will explain it this way. ”

Xu Jun looked at Feng, who was reminiscing about the meaning of his words. Field Marshal Blumberg.

"I think you're right, my Führer."

Blumberg was clearly not used to using the title to a hairy boy who was more than thirty years younger than him, and his tone was still a little awkward.

However, Xu Jun's previous words did cause a great shock to him, these problems had been discovered when he was the commander-in-chief of the empire, but discovering and solving were two different things, he really ignored these obvious problems at that time, and instead devoted his energy to the grassroots construction of the army.

Now it seems that the young Führer does have talents that match his status, and he really looked away at the time.

Blumberg admired Xu Jun's quick and decisive spirit in solving these deposited problems, which he himself lacked, and coupled with Xu Jun's attitude towards him on the station platform, the former German commander-in-chief who was almost played to death by Hitler was now full of affection for the new Führer.

"That's great, Marshal Brumberg, and I've always had a great deal of respect for you. I remember when I was still in the military academy, I also listened to one of your tactical lessons, and that class left a very deep memory on me. I am well aware of your abilities, and I am very sorry for the injustice you have received. ”

Xu Jun looked at the resolute face of the old marshal, and his heart was a little empty.

You must know that the resignation of the German marshal, Jack has put a lot of cruel drugs behind his back, and it can be said that he and Himmler did it together.

It's just that Himmler, a fanatic, was left behind as a villain, and he, a sinister villain, hid behind his back and pretended to be innocent, and that's it.

Now it seems that Brumberg didn't know anything about this, and seemed to be very moved by Xu Jun's words, Xu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, and began to think about whether he should find a time to kill Himmler.

"My Führer, thank you very much for saying these words to me, I cannot now put into words how grateful I am. I should be very satisfied to have your comfort, but I would like to make a small request to you as a small request from a veteran who has made meritorious service to Germany. Brumberg said excitedly.

"If you have any requirements, just say it."

Xu Jun knew what the marshal wanted to say, because he had heard Hitler complain about it more than once.

"I want to get back into the army and contribute my modest strength to the rise of Germany. If you agree, I will thank you for it for the rest of my life. I don't want to waste my life and ability in vain, even if you ask me to be a regimental commander, I am willing, I have a lot of experience. I am willing to give everything I have for the sake of Germany. ”

Sure enough, as he expected, Xu Jun couldn't help laughing.

"Hehe, my dear Marshal, that's why I'm looking for you today."

"Yes, yes."

Brumberg looked at the Führer who was now smiling like a little fox, and his heart was nervous, his hands gripped the armrests of the chair hard, and his eyes were staring at Xu Jun tightly, for fear that the mouth would spit out again, "According to the current situation, you are still not suitable to return to the army, let's take a look after a while." This line had been heard dozens of times by Hitler.

"As it stands......"

Sure enough, this sentence, do you want to be disappointed again? Brumberg felt a pang of weakness.

"I am in great need of the help of an experienced soldier like Your Excellency the Marshal, so I am very glad that you have brought it up yourself."

"What!"

Blumberg could barely believe his ears, and he felt the pores of his whole body stand up at that moment.

The field marshal pressed his heart hard, and he felt that the thing was almost jumping out of his chest now, and he had been waiting for the news for two years.

"You, are you telling the truth? My Führer. ”

"Of course, my Excellency Marshal. However, I can't find a suitable position for you for a while, please serve as my advisor in the base camp first, and I will arrange a suitable position for you as soon as possible. ”

Seeing Blumberg's flushed face and bulging blood vessels on his forehead, Xu Jun temporarily decided not to tell the sixty-two-year-old old Teutonic knight about his arrangements now, the old guy's blood vessels would definitely explode on the spot with excitement, and he didn't want to lose an excellent army group commander.

"Thank you, my Führer, and I swear to you in the name of the Holy God that I am willing to give you all my strength and loyalty, even if I am willing to give my life for the great cause of the revival of Germany, for you."

Brumberg stood up violently and saluted Xu Jun respectfully, his whole body trembling now from his excitement.

On July 26, 1940, German Field Marshal Varna. Feng. Brumberg presented himself to Reinhardt, the Reich Führer, in the presence of a marshal and two generals. Feng. Stadler swore allegiance.

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