Imperial Firmament

"No matter how important the special train to transport enriched uranium is, the US military must be on strict alert, not to mention the profound lesson of the Battle of Los Amos, they will no longer take their homeland defense lightly・・・・・・

Lynn, who learned from the Führer that Bach would carry out a special train to snatch US nuclear materials because of the allocation of the night camp, expressed his worries without thinking.

The next person to answer Lynn was not the Führer or Rommel, but Andri, who was quite embarrassed on the sidelines just now: "Don't worry, the operation was planned by General Bach, and he won't do anything he is not sure of, will he?" ”

This did not sound like a compliment, and Lynn looked at him in surprise, and her disgust grew from the look of her face.

Without waiting for Lynn to refute, the Führer spoke: "This matter has been planned and prepared by Lawrenz for a long time, and it can be described as a key operation that will be completed in one battle, and the risk is indeed very high, but we should believe that fate will be on our side!" ”

The Führer put his words here, and Lynn could only stop for the time being, and he asked sideways: "Then do we still have enough underwater forces to transport the operatives and equipment?" ”

It was Andriy who was pushed out to answer the question, and he said in a resuming normal tone: "We have a large secret underground warehouse in Hamburg, which was originally a secret SS anti-aircraft facility, large enough to hold a few thousand people and hundreds of tons of supplies, and given the intensive sea patrols of Allied ships in the eastern part of the North Sea and at the western entrance to the Bōro Sea, it is now best for us to transport personnel and supplies to the mainland in batches." ”

Although it is not specified in the words, it is that the current underwater forces of the empire are not enough to deliver 500 soldiers and war materials at a time, and it is necessary to send the mobile troops to Hamburg in several batches to assemble. For Lynn, who was not in favor of this kind of rescue of high-ranking prisoners of war, this method was not necessarily a bad thing, at least it could reasonably postpone the time of the operation. Out of his own concern for the Führer's temper, Lynn directly laid out a rough timetable here: "Carefully, my Führer, I think that the environment of the winter night field is short and the snow covers the mountains is the most suitable for the operation, before that, we have enough time to select personnel and organize training, considering the environment and space, it is best to conduct a simulation drill in Tromsø, and only 100% proficiency can minimize the possibility of human error." During this time, I will entrust the intelligence services with reconnaissance of the Allied garrison in the south-east of the mainland, the occupation and control of transportation facilities, the management of the Czech and Vienna borders, and then the formation and deployment of our troops, and the deployment of Allied intelligence personnel in and around Nuremberg. I can fully understand the Führer's eagerness to organize industrial production, but in any case I ask you to be patient and wait for these months, and we will bring you a healthy Minister Speer. ”

"Oh, patience, the last thing we lack right now is patience." The Führer pretended to be light-hearted. But if you have patience, why force the countdown to the revival of the empire, so that the generals and department chiefs always feel that the rope around their necks is being tightened... ・・・

"Don't worry, General Gargo, the Guards will do everything in their power to support this operation, and if there are any additional requests for troops and equipment, I believe the Führer will not hesitate to agree." Rommel finally spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he gave Lynn a "generous gift" - since the number one military figure of the Imperial Guard made a request in person, the Führer naturally could not refuse.

By the time he left the Führer's office, Lynn had almost theoretically the strongest operational force he could get, but that didn't eliminate the huge strategic risks. In the hallway, Andriy chased after him from behind, he stroked Lynn's back with one hand, it seemed that the relationship between the two was very close, the smile on his face was like an autumn chrysanthemum, he took the opportunity to lead Lynn into his office, closed the door and said in wonder, "Hey, old man, what's wrong with you?" I'm here to help you! ”

Lynn smiled hatefully, "Thank you so much!" ”

"What? Still not confident? Andriy looked at Lynn with concern.

Lynn ridiculed and said, "If Your Excellency is sincere in lending me the local intelligence team for these few months, I will naturally have enough confidence." ”…,

Andri spread his hands innocently: "The head of the state has given an order, how can I disobey it." Besides, with our friendship, even if there is no order from the Führer, I will support you unconditionally. ”

Sī struggled with these pointlessness, and Lynn leaned back comfortably on the large sofa in the office: "When does work start?" ”

Andriy smiled and placed the cigar box on the coffee table in front of Lynn, "You're the commander, of course it's up to you!" ”

Despite Andri's deliberate posture, Lynn said mercilessly, "The Home Intelligence Group is your subordinate agency, and they are completely under your command until the official handover. Do you have to wait for a written order? ”

Andri raised an eyebrow: "The Führer has just given verbal approval, and from that moment on, the order will take effect, and you are now their only immediate superior, and this will not change until the end of the operation." ”

"Your Excellency is not distressed?"

"We are originally a part of the big machine of the Empire, and it is normal for the Führer to sit in the driver's seat and feel that which part needs to be replaced, or even discarded, so why is it distressing?" Andriy pinched a cigar from the cigar box and made a "no one" gesture.

"No, I've already quit smoking." Lynn replied.

"Oh? Quit smoking? You? Andriy feigned surprise.

"Everybody is constantly changing, and a few months is enough time to figure out a lot of things and change accordingly." Lynn patted her shirt and left the sofa, "I have to go and gather the officers of the night camp to assign tasks, when will you gather the backbone of the local intelligence group for me, and when will you send someone to inform me." ”

Sometimes some words are made clear by one party, and it is in vain for the other party to pretend to be stupid, Andriy hesitated for a moment, and said before Lynn was about to go out: "Tomorrow morning!" ”

Lynn left without saying a word.

Lynn doesn't have a general idea of the intelligence department and those intelligence personnel right now, and it and their complexity is by no means something that a military officer can fully control. Since he had no choice but to take on the mission, the night camp was Lynn's greatest gain, and of course he could not let such an elite army, which he had worked hard and admired very much, suffer the loss of Xìng in a dangerous operation, on the contrary, he wanted to let this force out of the situation where Bach was not embarrassed after being transferred, and expand its strength with the best personnel and equipment, so that it could eventually become a powerful tool for completing himself, completing Bach, or completing the political idea of combining the two.

Although it was night, but there was still some time before the normal sleeping point, Lynn did not summon the night camp officers in his office that had been vacant for a long time, but personally went to the night camp headquarters - it is located in Cave 04, a small cave near the hangar and the radar room, the barracks are really very simple, and the conditions are not superior to ordinary Guards soldiers, although there should be no more superior and inferior rank concepts in this "Jedi", but the contribution of the night combat commandos in wartime far exceeds that of most front-line troops, Elite troops should be treated like elites. This is not only reflected in the treatment of equipment, but also in all aspects, including the respect and admiration that heroes deserve.

This time, Bach took Karenny, who had participated in the previous North American operation. Blaze and two companies of combatants, the night battalion is still under the command of Loewen. Commanded by Colonel Bruns, the combat personnel consisted of 2 companies, 1 company, 3 companies, and 1 armored company, and the number of front-line combatants was close to 560, and the night battalion also had a reserve company of more than 200 people, consisting of reserve commandos who had received basic training but lacked sufficient experience in night combat.

"General, why are you here?"

Colonel Bruns was surprised to see Lynn, and it was no wonder that the night battalion might not have been included in the main combat force unless Lynn had agreed to take over the mission and personally command the troops, after all, the direct units under the base camp also included the Imperial Chasseur Battalion composed of former Brandenburg special operations units and elite mountain soldiers, and the Task Force Combat Battalion composed of former SS personnel, both of which were also highly combative. Not to mention that Lynn had been away from the Führer's office for less than half an hour, and the formal written battle orders had not been communicated to the designated troops so quickly.

Holding his breath because of Andri, Lynn smiled sincerely at this time: "I haven't seen you for a long time, let's take a look at everyone, how are you doing lately?" ”…,

Friendship is an invisible ruler, and Colonel Bruns is not as open as Blaze in front of Lynn, and his answers are mostly polite. For the colonel, who was more than ten years older than himself, Lynn would not take the liberty of hooking his shoulders to him, and after shaking hands vigorously, he leaned slightly towards the other party, and whispered an inch from his right ear, "I will lead you to the pinnacle of honor, but it will also be a bumpy and risky journey." ”

"Oh? It's a ・・・・・・ who has returned home" As a mid-to-high-ranking officer, Bruns has obviously heard of such a big action plan.

"That's right! That's it! Lynn replied bluntly.

"Great! We're all about to rust! Bruns smiled and looked at the subordinate officers who were following him, if he had known in advance that Lynn would be coming, he would not be the only ones standing here waiting for him.

"If nothing else, the official order will be issued soon, so let's talk about it?"

"Good!" Bruns led Lynn to the back office while instructing the orderlies to prepare coffee and tea.

In order to show his attitude of "closing the door and the family", Lynn was lenient and asked Bruns's battalion staff officer, Lieutenant Colonel Dotman, and the commander of the armored company, Lieutenant Colonel Seuz, who was present, to stay behind.

"The Führer wanted us to be able to rescue from the Allied prisons those who would be of vital help to the revival of the Reich, Speer was the first and only definite target, and the rest depended on the specifics of the course of the operation. The target is now located in the Nuremberg prison ......"

Speaking of the details, Lynn saw that the expressions of the three people present, including Colonel Bruns, suddenly became serious, so he "changed lanes" halfway and reassured: "You don't have to be nervous, I have bought as much time as possible from the Führer to prepare, and only start the operation after the intelligence, materials, and personnel are ready, so as to ensure low casualties and a high success rate as much as possible." ”

Hearing Lynn say this, the officers also realized that their reaction was too strong, looked at each other, and laughed happily.

"Personally, I really hope that this operation will be a key opportunity for us to return to Germany, as you may have heard recently, that the Allies have released a large number of German soldiers from the prisoner of war camps, a small number of which have been included in the new German Wehrmacht, and most of them have been used to form a fighting force against the Soviet Union. Of course, we do not want our former colleagues to shed blood and sacrifice for the war between the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union on the other, and instigating them to return to the imperial banner will be the general direction of future efforts. The scale of the operation was not very large, but I expected to devote the elite main force of the night fighting force to the selection of the most experienced and desirable fighters of our remaining troops, plus a small number of reservists and elite officers and men selected from other Guards units. ”

These contents will be conveyed with the written instructions of the base camp・It will not be long before the detailed battle plan will be released, Lynn's "advance notice" made the three officers listen to the three officers with fascination, and his deliberate choice of voice also shortened the distance between the two sides, after all, Lynn was selected for the Strategic Staff after completing the captain's training, and since then he has been out of the night combat commando, and he has not been seen in recent months.

"Great, sir, this is going to be a history-changing operation!" Lieutenant Colonel Dotman's words did not make it clear who the "chief" was specifically for, and his eyes also moved between Lynn and Bruns in turn, and this seemingly "negligent" small detail was a positive echo of Lynn's psychological tactics, and the two "chiefs" present responded with nods.

Like Dotman, Lieutenant Colonel Seuz also regretted the absence of the "history-changing" operation in Las Amos in the United States, although the battle to annihilate the Soviet landing force not long ago was hearty, and several small-scale annihilation battles against the Soviet land reconnaissance troops were fought one after another, but such collective credit was not enough to highlight the sharpness of this elite force. At the end of World War II, the armored detachment of the "Vampire" commando was the most skilled German night combat unit, and they eliminated more than 20 times the number of Allied tanks and vehicles before and after. Once at the Vault, the range of action and the nature of the vehicle limited the space for night-vision tanks and armored vehicles, and it was no wonder that the lieutenant colonel asked Lynn with trepidation if he and his troops would also be included in the scope of action.

"I can't guarantee until all the details of the course of action are finalized, but I personally very much hope that the invincible night armored forces will be the most reliable support on our side. The base camp has promised sufficient capacity for our operations, and we have established a new bridgehead in German ports where we can bring back night tanks, night armoured vehicles, and complete sets of vehicle-mounted night vision equipment if necessary. Lynn's words were not entirely a consolation to Lieutenant Colonel Seuz, for he already had a plan that was bigger than the operation itself, knowing that he had no choice but to accept the mission, which was to establish a secret home base and armed forces before the day of the Empire's revival, and to expand his influence in it as much as possible - although the Führer's signs of aging had not yet reached the point where he could die at any time in the near future, his physical condition was not as good as he had deliberately suggested, Lynn was convinced that he needed to prepare in advance, and even if the Führer's health was not in condition, his overly stubborn and neurotic mind would still be an unreliable time bomb, and either the entire empire and all its efforts would be blown back into the abyss, or it would be completely uprooted and all other obstacles removed. …,

In this unspeakable plan, the night combat unit is an ideal "backbone".

Lieutenant Colonel Seuz was encouraged, and Colonel Bruns and Lieutenant Colonel Dotmann were also very pleased Lynn continued to "preserve" and said: "I have applied to the Führer to transfer the location of the pre-operation training and exercises of the night camp to Tromsø, where we have set up a secret camp, the Nordic winter has arrived, and the Allied and Soviet reconnaissance operations will be greatly affected, and it will be our world for the next few months, of course, the only trouble is that it is really cold outside. ”

Lynn's humorous remarks caused his colleagues to snicker again, and Bruns patted the big tuǐ and said, "Sir, what a powerful stimulant you have brought us, it seems that we are going to lose sleep tonight." ”

The orderlies had already brought coffee and tea, and Lynn pointed to the usual drinks of the Europeans: "In that case, I suggest that all these things that pierce the nerves be replaced, I have brought Viking beer from Tromsø, which is much stronger than the beer brewed in Germany, and after the duty time is two hours later, let's have a good drink!" ”

"That's a lot of fun!" Bruns smiled happily and said, "How about I ask the orderlies to prepare some barbecue meat and fish for us, and then call a few of your old colleagues in the commando headquarters, sir?" ”

This was exactly what Lynn liked, he gave a thumbs up, and asked Bruns to send a few soldiers to the dock cave to fetch wine, and find Major Rotenbach's submarine there to report his name In terms of survival skills in the field, although the night combat commandos are not as good as the Brandenburg troops, the perennial battlefield career is the best school, and barbecue cooking is just a piece of cake for the commandos.

Before the fragrance aroused people's cravings, the news of Lynn's visit had already attracted many admirers and old wartime colleagues, seeing these fresh and familiar faces outside the battalion headquarters with their necks stretched out, Lynn's heart was warm, and he searched for it, it turned out that this was his home!。