Chapter 160: Wing X (Part I)
"Sure enough, it's Adou who can't be helped!"
Hearing the latest war report from Russia, Chen Tian said this to himself in his heart. He got up and walked to the window, the world outside the window was sunny, and under the gust of autumn wind, many scenes were slowly fading the eye-catching green, which meant that the golden yellow of the harvest was returning to this continent.
On such a crisp autumn day, the Democratic Russians lost their last strategic stronghold on the Western Front, Yekaterinaburg. From then on, they had no strong bulwark to hinder the eastward advance of the Russian army, except for its vast land, rolling hills, and winding rivers, and if it was not allowed to halt the Russian army before winter came, Democratic Russia would soon become a purely historical name.
"There is no doubt that this result is disappointing! Your Majesty! But after all, the battle of Catherine broke the idea of ending the war in the autumn of the Russians, since the siege of the city by the Russian army in June to the final capture of the city, the bloody and tragic battle lasted for more than 3 months, not to mention how many personnel and materials the Russian army lost, such a siege is also amazing for the consumption of morale! β
Oliver Karn, the current German Minister of War, Field Marshal, and Chentian's best friend, expressed his opinion on the sidelines.
Chen Tian continued to look out the window with his hands behind his back, "That's a good point, but after this battle, the morale of the Democratic Russian army may have dropped to the brink of collapse, Sokolov and several of his main generals do have good military talents, but even Alexander back then couldn't lead the army that had always lacked both fighting spirit and morale to win the battle!" β
"Yes! If only we could send troops to intervene! β
From that tone of helplessness, it can be seen that the brilliant war minister was also very worried about the emergence of a unified and powerful Russia, and no one could deny that the Soviet Russian army was indeed more effective than the old Tsarist army and even the current democratic Russian army.
"The war in the Far East is not over yet, once we send troops to Russia again......" Chen Tian shook his head slowly, even if he was the most powerful person in this country, he could not go against the will of the people, unless he decided to rule the country with bayonets and batons, but in that case the consequences would be quite terrible. There will even be some kind of situation that even he has no control over.
"Not only will the National Assembly not approve it, but the people probably won't support it! Our current number of volunteers in GDR has reached 270,000, and there is little room for increase! But if we simply increase the supply of materials, the current situation will not play a role...... Troublesome! What a hassle! β
For Germany's current unconventional mode of entering the war, Ollie, who has first-class land command ability, did not have much to do, and after thinking for a while, he put forward a suggestion that was not a suggestion:
"Why don't you convene a meeting of the high command to hear the opinions of the generals?"
"You forgot the last meeting where this topic was discussed?"
Chen Tian was very reluctant to mention the disappointing meeting, and the 16 senior generals except him and Ollie actually came up with 8 completely different plans. There are also a number of small plans under the big plan, and each of them feels that their plan is the most valuable for implementation. These are only military affairs, and if the finance and foreign ministers are brought in, I am afraid that the meeting will be even more troublesome. According to dialectics, dictatorship also has the advantages of dictatorship, democracy also has the lack of democracy, and as for the constitutional monarchy, it cannot escape its own inherent limitations in some respects.
Ollie smiled helplessly, "It seems that we can only hope for Baron von Ebberstein's side, but I guess we will have to get the Russians to stop their troops through diplomatic means...... Difficult! β
Chentian turned around. "Forget it. I won't talk about this today! You don't have anything particularly important, do you? Come with me to Sassnitz and go see an Air Force exercise! β
"Air Force exercises in Sassnitz?" Ollie looked down and thought, "Your Majesty is talking about that special wing ......?" β
"That's right!" Chen Tian affirmed the other party's speculation.
"Oh!" Ollie didn't go any further.
Instead, he asked, "By plane?" β
"No, not on a plane!" Chen Tian took a step forward and stretched out his right hand to wrap his hand around Ollie's shoulder, "With such good weather, why not take it as a comfortable autumn outing?" Leave troublesome problems to the generals who like troublesome problems to study! Our travel train is ready, and I have picked a female companion for you? β
"Ahem! The autumn tour is no problem at all, but Your Majesty ......," Ollie whispered with some embarrassment, "can you not call the noble countess next time you go out, I really pay her"
"Well, I'm talking about my Lord of War!" Chen Tian deliberately called Ollie like this, and then asked rhetorically: "Are people not young enough or not beautiful enough?" Or a bad temper? She's admired you since she was sixteen years old, a wonderful army commander! I'll tell you...... Her room is full of your pictures. My big hero! β
"But I ...... about marriage," Ollie blushed, but he didn't say anything after all.
Chen Tian actually knew very well that the reason why the German 1st Marine Commander has never married to this day is not as complicated as people think, he once had a happy family, but his mother's betrayal and his father's impulse eventually destroyed the family completely. Although Ollie's career was not affected by Chentian's care, it can even be said that this experience gave Ollie a unique military way of thinking after joining the army - fast, ruthless, and absolute, that is to say, in addition to his keen judgment and unique tactical cultivation, he is also known for acting decisively and not considering personal emotional factors. In order to exchange for a big victory at a small price, he can not hesitate to use some unconventional means, his rich imagination allows him to always guess the other party's intentions, there are almost no strategies that can tempt him to be fooled, in the simulated battlefield deduction, even Chen Tian only has a chance to take advantage of him. But as soon as he left the command room, the map, and the sand table, what appeared in front of people was the honest and easy-going Ollie.
Behind this two-faced personality, Ollie is only willing to entrust his trust to his best comrades and partners, and is extremely disgusted with women, especially beautiful women. He himself has not been married to this day, and even in some social occasions, he will try to avoid chatting with women, and it is no wonder that the ladies of high society will laugh at him in private as "the shyest marshal in history".
Chen Tian is not a psychiatrist, and he can't find a doctor who can solve Ollie's heart disease, so he has to quietly help him find a partner to see if there is any great woman who can change his opinion, but this person has not appeared so far. As for the countess they had just spoken of, she was neither a widow nor a powerful woman, but Rowland, the only daughter of Count Frouend, Count of Prussia. Four years ago, the old count died of illness, and Roland, who was only 21 years old at the time, naturally inherited all his father's titles and property, but unfortunately, the old count left only a manor near Brandenburg, dozens of servants and 200,000 marks of stock, although at least food and clothing were worry-free, but compared with most counts in Germany, this countess's net worth could not help but be a little shabby. The reason why she got involved with Chentian is entirely because her mother is the cousin of Chentian's father, that is, the Prince of Prussia, and she is also a distant relative of Chentian.
Although he was depressed about Roland's peers, on the one hand, because of the invitation sent by his best friend and supreme leader, and on the other hand, he was full of curiosity about the special flying wing that was claimed to be unique in the world, and Ollie still followed the Chentian couple on the luxurious and comfortable royal train.
Seeing her idol and great hero walking together, the young countess's happiness is beyond words, and Juliana, who is about her age, also takes special care of this easy-going and knowledgeable female companion, whenever Ollie wants to secretly open the topic, she is always clever and does not embarrass the other party to let him and Roland continue to talk, on the one hand is the queen who is trying to match, on the other hand is the minister of war who is blushing for a while but has nowhere to escape, Chen Tian has a feeling of reliving the easy life of his youth, Although the royal train took several hours to get from Berlin to RΓΌgen, he did not feel like a long journey at all. When they were about to reach their destination, the group even enjoyed the sea view while arguing with great interest about which seabirds flew the fastest.
"Not a seagull, definitely not a seagull! I'm sure of it! Seagulls fly far away, but they are slow! Juliana said with a serious face.
"It's supposed to be an albatross, right! Dear Your Majesty! After she said that, she turned her head and asked Chen Tian beside her proudly.
"This ......," Tatsuten shrugged, "To be honest, I don't know the answer either!" If only the professors of biology at the Royal Academy of Berlin were here, they must know! β
"Is it a swift?" The countess's tone was less certain.
"Swifts do fly fast, but they're not seabirds!" After some tossing and turning between the two ladies, Ollie seemed very calm at this time.
"Well, there are many species of swifts, but I think most of them are land birds!" Chen Tian tried hard to search his mind for information related to birds, but this was obviously not as easy as Baidu.
"Ah...... I remembered that I once heard a Dutch naval officer say that there was a seabird with a red airbag that flew very fast, sometimes faster than our seaplanes! Juliana suddenly said happily.
"Oh?" Chen Tian seemed to have some vague impressions in his mind, but it was too long since he left that era of advanced communication, and he couldn't think of anything more.
"The sailors seem to call it...... Call it ......" Juliana thought hard, too, but it seemed that she couldn't remember the name of the bird for a while.
Suddenly, Chen Tian heard a sound that seemed similar but hadn't been heard in years, the roar of some kind of engine but different from the current internal combustion engine, and when that word popped out of the depths of his mind, he couldn't help but feel a wave of excitement in his heart.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we will soon see the fastest planes in the world, and it is an honor that they belong to the great German Empire!" (Full Text)