After a long eastbound journey of one day and one night, the train finally arrived in La Pesca, a small coastal town on the Gulf of Mexico. Before stepping out of the freight car and turning into the truck, Lynn stopped to look at the sky.

The blue sky is clear, the white clouds are clean, and there is no trace of war.

In less than 20 minutes, I arrived at my destination in a very ordinary truck, a European-style villa built on a hillside overlooking the entire port.

Resting, eating, bathing, and the unidentified waiter presented Lynn with a brand-new Imperial Guard Marine uniform, a lieutenant's collar and epaulette, and even a golden German Cross.

This place is still the border of Mexico, and Lynn always felt a little awkward and inappropriate wearing this uniform, but she also guessed that this was a special arrangement before meeting the big guys. Dressed neatly, and putting on a ship-shaped military hat with an eagle emblem on the front, he followed the young and handsome waiter to a room facing the sea, and waited for a while, the side door opened, and Laurenz in military uniform. Bach walked out steadily.

Lynn immediately turned around and stood up in salute.

"Sir!"

"Lynn!"

Bach called Lynn's name, but there was no word of praise for the rest. Walking to the large floor-to-ceiling window, it seems that there is no need to worry about outsiders seeing two young officers in German uniforms through the glass.

"You judged everything right, or...... Guessed everything. ”

"Sir......" Lynn couldn't hear the previous appreciation and recognition from these words, but had a strange sense of distance.

"The entire force of the commando team is betting on this operation, and if it fails, our glory will be over."

Bach finished speaking calmly, as if he were explaining something that had nothing to do with him, and his deep gaze was cast on the clear blue waters.

Lynn thought about it for a moment and felt that it would be more appropriate to deal with Bach's complicated feelings in such an atmosphere by saying "sorry".

Bach put his hands behind his back and his legs together, and raised his head slightly: "You don't have to say sorry, because you gave this empire a new hope, if it weren't for this trip...... We will soon fall into utter despair. Fortunately, I succeeded, otherwise as the leader of the Strategic Staff, I would have felt extremely remorseful. ”

"Sir......" Lynn didn't know what to say.

"The Führer woke up, his consciousness was very clear, he was calm beyond imagination, and I seemed to see him in 1934. I was a big boy at the time, and it was the first time I saw someone so wise, forward-thinking, and unparalleled in leadership, and it was the first time I was completely convinced of someone. In the 11 years since then, I have always regarded him as my idol, as a goal to study and strive for, and to serve him as a person like my father, and I have never questioned him until now. ”

Listening to Bach's words, Lynn seemed to see the process of his growth from a young boy to a combat leader, the process of many young people in the Third Reich from ignorance to tenacity, and the spirit behind the iron will of this army. It turns out that one person can really create a country, dominate a piece of history, and create a legend.

But there is no god in this world.

People make mistakes, big or small, more or less.

The Führer, who woke up from a serious illness, has really completely woken up?

Lynn didn't dare to make assumptions.

After a long silence, when Bach spoke again, the topic had already turned back to reality.

"By your judgment...... How long will it take us to master atomic bomb technology and have this superweapon? ”

This still sounds like that, Lynn looks at his back helplessly, young and old, with infinite scenery, one day there is a wrong judgment, and his strong self-esteem is hurt, so he will be so alienated from himself who put forward the correct opinion?

"Sir...... My previous judgment was based on the analysis of some data and personal intuition, and the time you mentioned depends on the current technical strength of physics and the acquisition of raw materials...... If it goes well, it may be one to two years. ”

"The Führer hopes that we will be able to build an atomic bomb of our own within half a year." There was some heaviness and helplessness in Bach's words.

At this time, Lynn noticed that he was using the word "hope" rather than "order", and remembered that before the end of the war, the Führer was always frantically and irrationally giving orders that were simply impossible.

He's really changed.

I hope it's not a return to the past.

"As far as I know, in recent years, our physicists have also spent a lot of effort on the research of the atomic bomb and have produced a certain amount of enriched uranium, which is the key to the creation of the atomic bomb. However...... These specialists, as well as the materials, were plundered by the American and Soviet forces at the end of the war. Lynn was honest about the difficulty.

Bach looked at the sea and thought for a while, and said: "Now that the whole world has realized the power and significance of atomic weapons, after our raid on the US military test base and material factories, all countries will inevitably be more vigilant, and it is simply unrealistic to want to recapture experts and enriched uranium, and we must be mentally prepared to start from scratch." The only good thing is that Norway has the uranium ore we need, and the natural content is relatively high. ”

Bach's mentality was something Lynn was happy to see, and he made a timely suggestion: "The United States and the Soviet Union are rich in uranium, and they don't need to extract ore from Norway, but I think they will still pay attention to it, and we must prevent them from finding us in it." On the one hand, we can consider buying uranium ore from other sources, and on the other hand, we need to buy relevant machinery and equipment as covertly as possible, or use this to distract the Americans, induce them to deepen their suspicions about the Soviet Union, and even cause new frictions and contradictions. ”

Bach finally turned around and looked at Lynn: "These are also the things I've been thinking about lately,"

To set the mood open, Lynn translated the phrase "heroes see the same thing" into easy-to-understand German phrases.

Although there was no smile on Bach's face, his tone did soften a little.

"The Führer believes that the acquisition of the atomic bomb is only a major basis for us to return to the sun. At the same time, we need to use the funds and manpower we have to create new economic and industrial circles in Northern Europe in order to restore and strengthen our military strength. What do you think? ”

As a junior staff officer, he should have been apprehensive to be involved in the discussion of this topic, but Lynn, both pleased and worried that Bach would breed unnecessary jealousy, had to reply vaguely for the time being: "This should be a wise decision." ”

Bach saw his little ninety-nine in Lynn's expression at a glance, he paused, sighed, and then smiled wryly.

"Lynn. Lieutenant Gargo, you are also a young officer I have single-handedly promoted, and I am happy and proud to have today's achievements and knowledge, compared to my previous conservatism and prudence, I am ashamed of myself, if it were not for the Führer's hard awakening of me, I may still have the idea of keeping it to this point. The funny thing is that the empire has fallen to the current situation, where is there any room for survival? ”

Lynn hurriedly said comforting words in an oriental style: "You don't have to bear such a psychological burden at all, it was like an earthquake just after, it takes time to adapt to the new environment, and every decision you make is related to the fate of the empire, there is nothing wrong with being safe." ”

Bach shook his head with a wry smile.

"Alright, Lynn, tell me what you really think! I remember the previous time you came to me, and you talked about this idea. ”

In the bottom of his heart, Lynn was still willing to believe in this young commander whom she respected and admired, because of her understanding of his personality, and because of the bag of diamonds before leaving, which did not play a direct role, but gave her psychological support.

"Well, sir, it was just some immature ideas at the time, but after this trip, I have figured it out a lot. We are facing a formidable adversary like the United States and the Soviet Union, and the atomic bomb is indeed not enough to be the entire basis for the restoration of the country, and we still have to have an elite army supported by a solid enough economy and industry. First of all, the geographical environment of Northern Europe does not have many advantages, it is too cold, metallurgy and forging require additional energy, and there are great difficulties in transportation in the cold winter season, but there are also many favorable conditions: iron ore from Sweden, high-quality coal in the Norwegian Polar Circle (Spitsbergen Islands), and labor - not Norwegians, of course, but German prisoners of war in the hands of the American and Soviet armies. Sir! I think it's a bold idea to 'buy' some prisoners of war from American or Soviet officers in the name of Norwegian factories to work for us, and even invite them to visit Norway. As long as you do a good job, you won't see the problem at all from the outside. What do you think? ”

Bach pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Very good!" Wonderful! Lynn...... I knew that I should have given you continuous exceptional promotions and made you my right-hand man! ”

"Sir, I was, is, and will remain your right-hand man." Lynn gave the other party a high hat at the right time.

"Hah!" Bach finally smiled heartily, but this was not the pride of a narcissistic arrogant, and he looked at Lynn with a straight face: "After this trip, your future is limitless!" You know, the primary target of the action this time is the decision made by the Führer. ”

This time Lynn finally really felt "flattered", remembering that when he accepted the Führer's award because of his outstanding achievements, he didn't get the other party's eyes at all. Gargo's name is seen by him as a place of hope, and he should really feel the wonder of fate. Of course, thanks to Bach's truthful reporting, otherwise the Führer would not have known that he had accurately predicted the appearance of the atomic bomb.

"The submarine will arrive tomorrow, you and your people have a good rest today! Without wearing a military uniform, you can walk around the neighborhood at will, and even go to the port, which has basically become an imperial industry! ”

When Bach said this, his low-key and calm tone was even more extraordinary.

The port is not large, but there are thousands of aborigines, and it is not difficult to buy their houses or move them all, the key is how not to attract the attention of the outside world. Although there were such doubts, thinking of Bach's steadiness and the confidence when he said this, Lynn put away his doubts with interest, but still asked a question that he wanted to ask a long time ago:

"Sir, can you tell me about it...... The amount of assets that the empire can use is, after all, related to the establishment of a new economic circle and an industrial circle. ”

"It's more than you can imagine." Bach replied, "Many of the discoveries and seizures in Germany before the end of the war were in fact the private assets of Goering and Himmler, and the real wealth of the Reich was preserved in various ways." So...... Lynn, let go of your hands and feet! You will make a heroic history of your own! ”

(To be continued)