Chapter 87: A Glimpse into the Insider
Following two tan riders, the truck jolted and staggered for more than three hours, and Lynn felt choked in the cab, let alone Dr. Oppenheimer who was tied to the car. So as soon as she arrived at her destination, a village in a remote mountainous area, Lynn lifted the canvas of the carriage and "liberated" the poor doctor.
"Doctor, I'm so sorry that the American political axe takes your disappearance so seriously that we have to disguise all the way, it's really embarrassing!"
Oppenheimer dismissed Lynn's unapologetic apology, but the 41-year-old top physicist was so exhausted by the long bumps that he sat down on the wheel and shouted in a hoarse voice, "I want to drink, I want to eat, I want to go to the toilet, I want to take a shower!" ”
Although the other party was the most central figure in the atomic bomb project, Lynn did not intend to give him too much "sunshine", he smiled wryly, and then gave the commandos next to him a gesture, signaling them to take this guy well, and he walked up to the knight who had just dismounted and said to them in English: "Thank you, our friend!" What is this place and how far is it from the Mexican border? ”
The middle-aged man who spoke to Lynn before was only about 1.7 meters tall, and his body looked sturdy and compact, and the young man who was traveling with him was about 1.75 meters, which did not look like the figure of an ordinary Mexican.
"Your questions are best asked to your friends!" The middle-aged man pointed to a nearby house and said.
Lynn turned to see that although it was located in the mountains, it was still a barren Gobi, crops were naturally difficult to grow, and the local residents probably lived by grazing or mining, and their houses looked simple and simple, and should belong to single-story wooden structures. It was nearly 11 o'clock, and in the distance there were only two or three houses lit, but when the horses and trucks approached, there were more lit houses, and some figures appeared by the doors and behind the windows.
Even though there were no other vehicles around, Lynn was curious about the identity of the people inside, and he walked briskly to find someone waiting at the door.
"A hero is a hero, everything goes, everything is broken!" Lynn's fluency in German was familiar to her, but she was not sure at once, until she saw the whole face of the person, and she stopped and saluted:
"Sir, Imperial Guard Lieutenant Lynn. Galgo salutes you! ”
"Take a break!" The man standing at the door said and leaned sideways, "Let's go into the house and talk!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Lynn replied respectfully, this was none other than Laurentz. Bach's confidant, Colonel Valdes, was the chief staff officer of the commando headquarters when he was a staff non-commissioned officer at the headquarters of the "Vampire" commando, but the difference in rank was too far, and most of the time he could only watch, listen and then act from afar. In the mouth of his colleagues, Valdés was a bold and thoughtful staff officer, good at surprise and ruthless, and very thoughtful and well-planned. He was only a little more than 1.7 meters tall, and his body was somewhat similar to Rommel's, and he didn't like to talk much in Lynn's mind, but he smoked a lot.
Upon entering, Lynn saw several officers in the new combat uniforms of the commandos standing at the table, and the ordinary house had been temporarily converted into a small combat headquarters, with the sound of ticking instruments in the room. When they all turned to look at him, Lynn suddenly found three familiar faces, all of whom had worked together at the commando headquarters.
After all these months, everyone's military ranks have changed, and Lynn greeted in general terms: "Sir, it's a ...... to see you all here Thank you! ”
Born into an old aristocratic family, Feng. Captain Gooch exclaimed, "Oh, our great hero is the first to arrive, and this time it is really an amazing feat!" ”
Another officer with whom Lynn knew, Lieutenant Spelman, responded in a loud voice: "Unprecedented!" ”
The rest of the people were also amazed at this time.
Colonel Valdes was beside him, and Lynn didn't want to dwell too much on these polite words, so he stepped forward and shook hands with the officers one by one, and then went straight to the point: "The technical director and number one expert of the American political axe atomic bomb project, Robert . . . Oppenheimer had arrived, but it was not known if the truck carrying other people and important information had made the journey. ”
Feng. Captain Gucci responded, "Don't worry, we hired a lot of help from the local tribes, and they sent hundreds of people on horseback to meet them, covering the southern part of New Mexico." ”
Lynn immediately turned to Valdes: "Colonel, your arrangement is really wonderful, if it weren't for that, we wouldn't know how to ask the U.S. military to patrol on alert!" ”
The colonel neither received credit nor praised Lynn like his colleagues, but walked to the table with a serious expression, picked up the coffee cup placed in the corner of the table, looked at the map on the table, and said, "The success of this operation depends on tonight!" Lieutenant Gargo, take your men and your men to take a break and set off in two hours, and the tribes here will cover you across the border into Mexico, where General Bach will meet you. ”
The most dangerous and arduous part was over, and Lynn finally felt much more relaxed at this time, and he casually asked, "How far is this from the border?" ”
The colonel replied: "The distance in a straight line is less than 15 kilometers, but the route arranged by the tribe requires a detour, so ...... It takes 3 or 4 hours to ride a mule and a horse, and try to get into Mexico before dawn. ”
Although there were a lot of things drawn on the map on the table, Lynn didn't want to come forward to study it, starting from the Blaze commando team ambushing the American convoy, he tossed for more than 24 hours, and the time to close his eyes and rest in the middle of the time added up to less than two hours, after the initial excitement, he was already quite sleepy at this time. However, a very real question forced him to speak again: "Uh...... Sir, is it that everyone wants to ride mules and horses? I...... Haven't ridden ......"
The history of cavalry as the main branch of the army has been declared over in the last war, with the combat mode and mechanization of the army today, the commando training camp only arranges the training of various vehicles and small boats, and there is no horseback riding. I saw Colonel Valdes turn his head unhurriedly and said, "It seems that you have to hurry up these two hours for assault training!" Byer, you help Lieutenant Gargo arrange it! ”
"Yes!" Lieutenant Spelman happily relieved himself of his assignment and left the small temporary headquarters with Lynn.
"How long have you been here?" As soon as he went out, Lynn couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.
"Hmm...... It's been twelve days. The lieutenant replied, feeling that Lynn seemed a little worried, and he offered to introduce it, "The inhabitants here are Indians who were displaced here by the enclosure movement, and who hate the American political axe, and are more than willing to help us." Of course, money is also a very important factor, and if the operation is successful, we will pay them two million dollars. ”
"Two million?"
During his stay in the United States, Lynn already had a more practical understanding of the purchasing power of the dollar, and these two million could build a decent large cruiser in 1945, which was a huge amount of money in the civilian sector, and thinking about the fact that the intelligence team had to reexpand its business in the United States before, the top management only allocated 500,000 US dollars, and this time it must have been stimulated by the US military's atomic bombing, not only by General Bach himself, but also unambiguously in terms of funding. There are two million Indians here, and there must be a lot of money to be paid in Mexico.
Spelman said, "Yes, two million, don't you see that these Indians are so active in helping us, and that the distribution is enough for each of them to buy a large piece of land where the land is fertile!" ”
When it came to buying land, Lynn suddenly remembered the journey to Oak Ridge. Before coming to the United States, he relied on his historical memory to take Oak Ridge as the first target in the United States, although the real research institute was in Los Amos, but after this period of contact and exploration, he also learned more about the whole game of the "Manhattan Project": the first atomic bomb reactor was built at the University of Chicago, uranium separation and enrichment was carried out at the Oak Ridge plant, plutonium material was produced at the Hanford plant, and there were also some branches that carried out related tests.
"You said Oak Ridge!" In the face of Lynn's inquiry, Spelman thought cautiously, and then replied in a slightly lowered voice: "We had planned to send a combat detachment there, but the geographical location of the place made it extremely difficult for the personnel to retreat - almost impossible to complete, so we abandoned the ground raid and switched to the ramming of radio-controlled planes loaded with bombs, the attack was launched yesterday at the same time, according to the report of our personnel, it was a great success, and there is no official information on the American political axe at the moment, so ...... The results of the battle remain to be seen. ”
"Oh!" Lynn nodded, "That's fine, it can reduce the casualties of the commandos, the plane was purchased in the name of farming!" ”
"Hey, yes, it's still the idea you came up with in the first place!" Spelman laughed, "It's easy to get things done, and our guys quickly dispersed to buy six farm planes when they arrived, and waited for the radio control to be brought from the base." Lynn, you're in the limelight this time, go back and wait for the Führer's reception and high-level medal rewards! ”
"Führer......" Lynn paused, contemplating his biggest conjecture into the back of the question: "Have you seen the Führer at the base?" ”
"Yes, just before departure! The entire crew was summoned to the main square in front of the Imperial base camp for the entire base, the civilian and combat personnel of the entire base, and then ...... In that ray of golden sunlight, the Führer appeared on the open viewing platform of the Imperial base camp, and it was a shocking sight...... Words can't put it into words! Speaking of the latter, Spelman seemed to have returned to that time and space, and together with his companions around him, he was inspired by the Führer's will.
Really!
Besides him, who else can make this plate of loose sand twisted into an iron fist?
Who else but him can get the military machine, which has lost its resolve and fighting spirit, back in high speed?
Who else but him can make high-ranking generals, mid-level officers, and even ordinary soldiers generously and resolutely devote themselves to a dangerous combat operation?
"That'...... What did the Führer say? Lynn asked, with one last trace of apprehension.
Spelman thought for a moment: "I only spoke for two minutes, and the main thing was to rebuild our confidence that Germany would rise again, and that's about it." ”
Lynn nodded slightly, "Then our previous raid on the Allied Summit...... Did it not work out? ”
"Fiasco!" Spelman replied with some frustration, "All the personnel were killed or captured, and the secrets of the Vault base were almost exposed!" So...... Lynn, you have brought hope to the revival of the empire in a desperate situation, and you will surely receive unprecedented honor when you return this time, because you have become a true hero. ”
"That's not what I care about." Lynn replied modestly.
(To be continued)