Chapter 4: Fortune I
As soon as the forty wagons arrived, Rommel ordered the Führer Guard to set off for the railway station. The Führer's guard numbered more than 3,000 people, equivalent to a reinforced regiment, and this time Rommel only took about 1,500 people, and the rest had to guard the German Chancellery.
The rigor of the Germans was notoriously known, as soon as Rommel's troops arrived at the railway station, three special train trains were already equipped, and the Führer's guard would be given special care wherever they went, even for loading, and the railway station mobilized all its forces to help Rommel load twelve tanks and a hundred large trucks onto the train.
Two hours later, three trains drove out of Berlin railway station, and Rommel held his first military meeting in the officer's car.
Rommel's military meeting was not a simple military meeting, he wanted to tie his people to his own chariot of interests, otherwise his looting of Polish wealth would be exposed sooner or later, only the whole thing would be good for everyone, and there was a justified reason, otherwise those loyal and stubborn subordinates would not have followed him to loot Polish banks and museums.
The meeting was attended by five people, Rommel and his adjutant ******, and three other battalion commanders, Lieutenant Colonel Luxembourg as commander of the armored battalion, Bismarck as commander of the motorized infantry battalion, and Hans, commander of the grenadier battalion.
Although they are not as famous as Rommel, their tactical accomplishments are really good, and they have their own set of ways to fight wars.
The meeting began at a small table, and Rommel, as commander, spoke first:
"Colleagues, Poland surrendered in a month under the stormy attack, we Germany has won the Polish campaign, and now the Führer will go to Poland to inspect and parade, and our task is to do a good job in the security of the Führer's inspection to ensure that the Führer's safety is foolproof, if you have any opinions, just say it and discuss it."
In fact, they had been in the Führer's guard for several years, and the security work of escorting Hitler could be said to be very familiar, and they knew what they had to do without Rommel telling them.
Because they were all purely military men, Rommel's opening remarks did not contain any sensational slogans, and Rommel did not want to shout long live Hitler in front of them.
The commander of the armored battalion, Luxembourg, is an upright person, the kind of person who has something to say:
"I think it's still done according to the old rules, our people are on guard in the inner circle, and other troops are responsible for guarding the periphery."
Then Bismarck went back to his point:
"I also agree, let's go to Warsaw first to impose martial law, and search the places where the head of the Yuan will pass through two or three times, there should be no problem."
Finally Hans spoke:
"I think this will do......"
Rommel then took out the map of Warsaw and assigned them the neighborhoods they were responsible for, and the German soldiers generally did not oppose the orders of their superiors, so Rommel's assignment was extremely smooth.
After the military mission is finished, it is another thing that Rommel will say first, which is the most crucial step related to whether his ambition can succeed or not.
"Colleagues, as soldiers, we are fighting for the country, that is our glorious mission and responsibility, but after the First World War, a large number of wounded soldiers are in a miserable situation, many retired wounded soldiers have no food and clothing, and heroes shed blood and tears, so I want to set up a veterans fund, and after the end of the war, to provide help to those veterans who are living in difficulty, so that they can enjoy a happy and peaceful life without worrying about food and clothing."
Germany was defeated in World War I, and the tragic situation of veterans was heard and witnessed by everyone here, and it was simply a day when they had eaten the last meal without the next meal, especially those disabled soldiers, because they did not receive any disability allowance, and they lost the ability to work, they chose to commit suicide one after another, and in Germany after World War I, there were at least 100,000 veterans who committed suicide.
Rommel's proposal can be said to everyone's hearts, although everyone is brave, but no one wants to shed blood and tears.
This veterans' fund is certainly the best initiative, but where does the money come from? Just the little salary of Rommel and a few of them? Don't talk nonsense, that money isn't even a drop in the bucket.
As soon as Rommel finished speaking, several of his subordinates immediately applauded:
"Bang bang...... Okay, that's a good proposal...... I am in favor of the establishment of a veterans' fund ......"
"Mr. Colonel Rommel, where are we going to get this huge amount of money!"
"Yes! That's a lot of money, at least a few million marks! ”
"Do you have a way of getting a few million marks?"
"Brother, you think too highly of me, it's okay to let me go to war, but I'm really not good at making money."
"Do you have a solution?"
"There is no way to ......"
Rommel looked at several of his men with a smile, and when they were anxious about how to get this huge amount of money, Rommel began to speak:
"Colleagues, stick your ears out...... It doesn't matter if we don't have money! Isn't there one in Poland! ”
"The colonel means that we are going to rob Poland, but that is a violation of military discipline! If the defendant has been shot. ”
"No, no, my brother, we're not going to rob, we're going to collect the loot, understand? It is to collect the spoils of war, and most of the troops on the front line do this, which does not violate battlefield discipline. ”
"It's still Colonel Rommel, let's collect the loot."
"Colonel, what about where we go from the Polish capital?"
"Stupid, of course it's a museum or a bank! There can be no doubt that the assets of the Polish bureaucracy were also confiscated. ”
"I'm in favor of confiscating the assets of the bureaucrats of the enemy country, these moths have hollowed out the whole country."
"You kid...... If Poland hadn't been hollowed out by those moths, we would have been able to take Poland in a month......"
"Oops...... I almost forgot where I standed...... Hey. ”
"Colonel Rommel, how do we do it in Warsaw!"
"It's not simple, we are the Führer's Guard, the Führer will inspect Warsaw, and we can inspect and blockade any place in Warsaw."
"That's right! How can I forget my identity, we are the Führer Guard, we want to block and check, who dares to oppose it. ”
Then Rommel discussed with his men how to sell the stolen goods and manage the money, the Swiss bank was Rommel's agent for selling the stolen goods, Switzerland was 195% Germanic, and Germany and Switzerland were exactly the same people.
The management of the veterans' fund is Rommel and several of his subordinates, Rommel is the chairman of the veterans' fund, and the other four are executive members, and other rules are carried out according to the management methods of other funds.
Rommel's four cadres were now helped in Rommel's chariot, after all, it is against international conventions to rob and loot the wealth of the occupied territories, and if Hitler knew, the five of them would not have good fruit to eat. ……