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Chapter 1663 The Peak of Power

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At nine o'clock in the morning Berlin time, the British ambassador in Berlin issued an ultimatum to the German government: if Germany did not immediately withdraw its troops attacking Poland before eleven o'clock in the morning, the two countries would be at war from that time.

Later, the French ambassador also handed over an ultimatum to the German government, which was broadly similar to that of Britain, and Hitler's attempt to use diplomatic maneuvers to keep Britain and France out of the war was a complete failure.

The leaders of the Nazi Party, who were meeting in the conference room to discuss the situation at the front, looked at each other in horror when they learned of the British ultimatum, and Hitler's heart was also full of defeat, and he sat motionless in the chair, staring at the ceiling with two eyes open.

Göring said dejectedly: "If we lose this war, then only God will have mercy!" ”

Goebbels stood alone in a corner in a daze, and most of the people in the room looked worried.

At this time, Reinhard, who had already deduced the political situation with his chief of staff. Heydrich stood up:

"I'm sorry, but what are you afraid of? From the moment we decided to attack Germany, we had no way out! As we all know, our party has won the support of the people through continuous adventures and successes, and if we choose to give in, I believe that all of us here will soon be abandoned by the people, and it will not be so easy for us to enjoy the glory of today! ”

Heinrich. Shilem snorted coldly: "Now that Germany is firmly controlled by us, as long as we properly publicize public opinion, we can transfer the hatred of the people to Britain and France, and the ruling position of our party will never be affected." Now at war with Britain and France, are we ready to accept the fate of defeat? ”

Heydrich smiled coldly: "All along, because we have been leading Germany to victory, we have won the support of the military, I dare to guarantee, announce the withdrawal of troops now, and the next moment the military will plot to overthrow us, in order to gain the sympathy of Britain and France, so as to win a real peace for Germany." What we have to do now is to tie the army firmly to our chariot and harness the Wehrmacht horse to achieve our goal through continuous victories. ”

Hearing Heydrich's words, Hitler's mood recovered a little, and he asked in an encouraging tone: "Dear Reinhard, can you tell me that we are sure that we will deal with the attacks of Britain, France, and Poland alone?" ”

"Of course!"

Reinhard. Heydrich said confidently: "Our German army has always been armed according to the latest military technology and ideas, and according to the current strategic situation, we are fully capable of settling Poland within half a month, and then go all out to manage the war with Britain and France." The British Army is currently stranded in Asia, and their domestic armies need to be reorganized, and the number of troops that can be put into the European theater is almost negligible to us, and if we defeat France, we will be the new hegemon of Europe, and the Führer will go down in history. ”

Hitler stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, slowly regained his self-confidence, he returned to his chair, his hands clenched into fists, and said impassionedly:

"Reinhard was right, we are not afraid to fight England, France! The Poles are a wretched, nothing-accomplished, braggart bunch, but the British know as much as we do, and the English know the law of the strong, and when it comes to dealing with the lower races, they can be our teachers. The Czechs and Poles, these scoundrels, were no better than the Sudanese and Indians, and it was unheard of to recognize them as sovereign states—only because this time it was in the interests of Germany, not England. The starting point of my whole British policy is the recognition of a fait accompli on both sides, and now they want to nail me to the pillar of shame, which is despicable!

"I, Adolf, will never succumb to the pressure of Britain and France, if they want to fight, we will fight with them! The great Germanic peoples, in no way succumb to the threat of the Anglo-Saxons! ”

"But—"

Minister of the Reich, National Leader of the Nazi Party's Legal Affairs and Dean of the German Law School, Hans Brown. Frank said anxiously: "Adolf, once we reject Britain and France, it means that there is no turning back, is the false honor really worth risking our lives and future?" ”

Hitler's eyes widened and he looked at Hans. Frank: "Frank, what stupid are you talking about?" The rise of the Germanic nation is precisely the purpose of our party, and you want to betray it! Are you still a qualified party member? I'm telling you, originally after the occupation of Poland, I wanted to appoint you as governor-general, but now you're out of play, or Reinhard. Heydrich is more to my taste. ”

Hans. Frank looked at Reinhard angrily. Heydrich glanced at it and raised his head!

At this time, Ribbentrop stumbled into the conference room: "The time has passed, the French ambassador Kuronde has just presented his credentials to me at the Foreign Office, and from five o'clock this afternoon France is forced to fulfill its obligations to Poland and formally declare war on Germany. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared at 11 o'clock in the House of Commons that Britain was now at war with Germany...... Once again, we are badly in the situation where we were beaten on both sides in the last European competition! ”

Hitler pretended to be calm and waved his hand: "What are you afraid of?" This was to be expected, the dirty Poles, simply could not stop the advance of the German army, our army, having destroyed all the Polish planes, the industrial areas of western Poland, are also about to be occupied by us, Germany can conquer Poland in a month at most, and then prepare for the battle with France with all its might! The humiliation imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles is about to be washed away completely! ”

Ribbentrop was slightly stunned, then stopped talking, and went to the corner of the conference room to find a random seat and sit down.

"Now we are discussing how to deal with the threat from Britain and France! Who's going to talk about it? Hitler looked around and saw that there was nothing but Reinhard. Heydrich was eager to try, and the rest of the people bowed their heads and remained silent, greatly disappointed. Heydrich was even more fond of it, so he asked directly: "Reinhard, what do you think we should do?" ”

Reinhard. Heydrich stood up: "In a short period of time, France has no ability to attack Germany, we have the advantage of the Siegfried defensive line, even if the French ** team uses a million to attack, we are sure to hold the border, as long as we hold on for a month, Poland will be taken by us."

"However, the occupation of Poland is only the first step in our conquest of Europe, and because of the lessons of the last European war, we must avoid fighting on two fronts, that is, we must first kill France, which declared war on us, and then we can take care of anything else. Under these circumstances, we must not provoke the Russians, so I propose to build a defensive line in the area of the border between Poland and the Soviet Union, and to assume a defensive posture, so as to appease the Russians and to show Britain and France our determination to fight to the end on the Western Front.

"The main battlefield of the last war was in France, and France suffered more heavy losses than us, I think they must not want the same thing to happen again on French soil, and they definitely do not want to face a Germany that wants to fight to the end on the Western Front, so that we have laid the foundation for solving the problem at the diplomatic level, and if the diplomatic means fail, it is not too late to solve it by force, so that we can put the responsibility for provoking the war on them."

Hitler nodded repeatedly: "Dear Reinhard, what you said is very reasonable, and building a defensive line on the Eastern Front can also warn the Russians that we have been prepared for them in advance, so that they will not try to make any small moves behind our backs." ”

"Honorable Führer, you are not wrong at all, you are too wise." Reinhard. Heydrich flattered.

Hitler had already started to think at this time: "So the matter of building a line of defense on the border with the Soviet Union is settled, and I think this line of defense is called the Eastern Barrier, Reinhard, and if you were to be the governor of Poland, you will do a great job, as you did as protector of Bohemia and Moravia." ”

Reinhard. Heydrich said respectfully: "As you wish, my Führer. I now have a question, what if we conquer France, what will happen next? ”

Hitler's eyes lit up: "Once France is defeated, the British will definitely make peace with us." ”

"What if they don't make peace with us?" Reinhard. Heydrich asked modestly.

"The general trend in Europe has been decided, why don't they make peace?" Hitler asked, puzzled.

"Why don't they make peace? I think Napoleon must have had the same confusion as the Führer...... "Reinhard. Heydrich suddenly turned the question to Napoleon: "Think back then, Napoleon had almost controlled the entire European continent, but Britain still resisted to the end, and they used all their energy to organize an anti-French alliance, why is this?" ”

Hear Reinhard. Heydrich's question, Hitler fell silent. In the conference room, everyone listened attentively, and it was all Reinhard. Heydrich was shocked by what he saw.

"My esteemed Führer, now the rules of this world are made by the British Empire, and since we want to break the rules, we will face sanctions from the British Empire, and behind the British Empire, there is a rogue state that is keeping an eye on us, and this country is very likely to secretly support Britain in our war with the British, or even openly stand on the side of the British to declare war on us." Reinhard. Heydrich said cautiously.

Hitler couldn't help but be surprised: "Reinhard, you're talking about the United States?" ”

"That's right!"

Reinhard. Heydrich affirmed: "It's the United States, don't forget that in the last European war, it was the sudden entry of this rogue state that tilted the balance of victory in favor of the Allies, and this time once we get into a bitter war with Britain, then they will definitely repeat their old tricks." ”

Hear Reinhard. Heydrich's words, Hitler's face frowned: "You are the fifth leader of the Nazi Party that I have accepted my fate, you tell me, what should we do?" ”

"I think we must not reach out to the Soviet Union until we capture Britain, we must be friendly with the Soviet Union, obtain Soviet resources, bomb British military facilities on the one hand, take Turkey and Persia south, occupy LinkedIn's oil supply grounds, use the Eurasian railway, get the oil supplies we need, and then consider landing on British soil." When all this is done, the United States will have to think about the cost of entering the war! ”

With an appreciative look on his face, Hitler demonstratively looked around at the leaders of the Nazi Party, and said cordially: "Reinhard, only you know my heart, and at night accompany me to board the 'Führer' and go to the Polish battlefield, I need your wisdom to finish this historic victory!" ”

"As you wish, my Führer!"

Reinhard. Heydrich said respectfully, and at this moment, his heart blossomed, knowing that he was one step closer to the top of power.