Chapter 89: Convergence

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The wind was bleak and cold, snowflakes with goose feathers were falling, and the fields were already white. On the highway from Berlin to Rostock, a small convoy of old Mercedes-Benz 320F, OST and Volkswagen tpye60 and VW82 cars drove smoothly north, and through the undrawn windows of the cars, most of them were well-groomed German soldiers. In Germany at the beginning of the year, the issue of Germany's withdrawal from the war and the withdrawal of the Allies caused a lot of turmoil, and the German army also played the disgraceful role of dispersing the demonstrators by force on many occasions, but there had not been any attacks on German officers and soldiers, and the people's expectations and support for the army were still significantly higher than those of the government and politicians.

In a Mercedes-Benz sedan in the center of the convoy, the heat was blowing, but Lynn still felt that the soles of his feet were still the same in the car, needless to say outside, and the will of the German soldiers who fought in the Soviet Union to endure the cold was even more commendable. Compared with the Minister of Aviation, who had less than 300 old planes in his possession, Defense Minister von Wiecks, who was in the same car, was the commander of 1.6 million German soldiers.

These armies are divided into 45 armies, 71 independent corps and hundreds of auxiliary troops, the most combat-effective million armies are deployed on the front line in Eastern Europe, they are mainly divided into American armies, British armies and traditional German armies according to the different equipment systems, the degree of armor is generally lower than that of the German army in World War II, and the firepower intensity is only equivalent to the newly expanded marine troops in the early days of the Third Reich, but it is much better than the troops left behind. The quality of the German troops and the level of equipment that remained on the mainland could only be regarded as second-line troops, and the best of them were mainly stationed in the eastern border defense line, and the 200,000 people who were really deployed in Germany were not influential. The German Wehrmacht's Kou Infantry Regiment, which had clashed with British troops in Rostock a few days earlier, was one such "inaccessible local force." At that time, a phantom German patrol encountered a British force of 150 men in the southern sector of Rostock, and because they had just been attacked, the British GIs were violently hunting down the murderer, and the search from house to house was full of shouting and swearing. The German soldiers, led by the officers, took decisive action to stop some of the British soldiers, and the British commander angrily scolded the German officers, and the two sides refused to give in to each other, resulting in a fist and foot battle. Although the German soldiers were inferior in numbers, this was their home field after all, and the German residents came to their aid, some threw things at the British soldiers from the windows, and some directly joined the hand-to-hand combat, and the noisy and chaotic fighting lasted for more than half an hour, and the two neighborhoods were in shambles. The two sides counted separately, and the German officers and soldiers all hung up the lottery without exception, but basically they were all skin injuries, and the situation was similar on the British side, except for two unlucky eggs who were hit by flower pots, and one of them was in a coma for a long time and was in danger of life.

The Germans did not win much on the land battlefield, and they suffered losses in group fights, and the British top brass did not do it. London immediately lodged a strong protest with the German government, and even threatened to interrupt the agreed supply of materials, forcing the German government to thoroughly investigate the incident and severely punish the perpetrators. On the German side, the "victory of Rostock" spread throughout the country at the speed of the warm breeze of early spring, and the people cheered and regarded the officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment as national heroes. As a result of the speed of the people's reaction, the German government was completely passive in this incident, and the situation became a pattern that affected the whole body, and the clash at the patrol level, which could have been quelled by playing the board internally and making an apology to the outside world, has now become a matter of principle related to the national anthem and national dignity, and the new cabinet has suddenly fallen into a situation where it is difficult to ride a tiger. At present, the German people, who are already quite emotional about the increase in the number of troops stationed in the Allied countries, are overwhelmingly supporting their own soldiers, and the impact of the conflict is rapidly expanding, and under the strong pressure of national public opinion, the German Wehrmacht, from the generals to the soldiers, is no longer willing to use force against the demonstrators. …,

In order to avoid a further deterioration of the domestic situation, and also to give an explanation to the top level of the allies, the new cabinet of Defense Minister von Wieces decided to personally go to Rostock to deal with the conflict. As the Minister of Aviation of the Cabinet, Lynn does not seem to have anything to do with this matter, fortunately there is a civilian airport in Rostock, after the conflict, the Ministry of Aviation temporarily suspended the operation of the airport, Lynn took a ride in the name of inspection, in fact, he wanted to grasp the current military mood of the German officers and soldiers, and enhance understanding and communication with the Minister of Defense, who had never dealt with him before joining the cabinet, so as to pave the way for his next plan in advance.

Along the way, the officer in the same car was silent, while Von Wilkes spent most of his time closing his eyes and pondering. Many World War II military fans are well aware of the characteristics of the German marshals, Lynn is not the most hardcore, fortunately he has a good memory, and since von Wilkes became the commander of the German Wehrmacht, the Imperial Intelligence Department has compiled a detailed intelligence file for it. From the perspective of life experience, von Wieces is the same as von Lundstedt and von Quchelel

He belonged to the old German soldiers, participated in the First World War as an officer when he was young, stayed in the Wehrmacht after the war, performed well in the early stage of World War II and dedicated one wonderful battle after another, and was promoted to field marshal for his outstanding military exploits, but was abandoned in the later stage of the war because of disagreements with the Supreme Command; During his war career, he adhered to his duties as a soldier, and won the recognition and respect of both the enemy and the enemy with his actions, and thus was exempted from war crimes. What the 67-year-old Feng and Weicks were thinking at this time, Lynn couldn't figure it out just by looking at his side face, but when he took the initiative to provoke the topic, the Minister of Defense looked particularly deep. Thus they arrived in Rostock, and the convoy drove directly into the Lochiv barracks, where the Lodge Infantry Regiment was stationed. The size of the standard German infantry regiment is about 4FO people, while the actual personnel of the first and mouth regiments are only 60 percent of the establishment, that is, more than 10 officers and men, basically can only meet the standard of one person, one gun and one helmet, and there is a serious shortage of submachine guns, machine guns, mortars, and other equipment.

Although the equipment was not ideal, the vast majority of these officers and soldiers were transferred from all levels of the former German Wehrmacht, and after being tempered by the war and the life of prisoner of war camps, their military qualities and will were impeccable. Under the wind and snow, the slightly raised chin, the straight body and the solemn momentum all show the heroic strength of the German soldiers.

After all, Feng Weix's trip was to ask the teacher for his crimes, and no matter how neat the military posture of the officers and soldiers was, they could not dissolve the indifference on his face. Without even greeting the officers and men in the ranks, the Minister of Defense led the officers into the regimental headquarters. In the cabinet of the government, Lynn was on the same level as von Wix, but in the territory of the army, he was just an outsider with no right to speak, and could not participate in meetings within the army, but was arranged to wait in the car. Also waiting were more than 2,000 middle- and low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers from the first and lower ranks. According to the normal understanding, the problem should lie in von Weix, the reviewers did not conduct the review, and did not order the disbandment of the review team, so the officers and soldiers had to continue to stand in the cold outdoors, looking like a gray pine forest.

The car didn't turn off, the heating was on, and Lynn still felt cold under her feet. Outside the window, these German officers and soldiers stood there as if they were being punished, and in the final analysis, it was also caused by their own "-stirring stick" strategy, and with quite mixed feelings, Lynn pushed the door and got out of the car. The temperature outside was really low, and the oncoming cold wind was like a sharp blade blowing across his face, but even so, it was not as bad as the environment of Lynn's first arrival in this era. Although the military career of more than two years is short, the various experiences that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve have already trained Lynn's physical and mental experience to be extremely strong, and he proudly puffed up his chest and walked towards the officers and soldiers on the side of the road with a steady pace. The new cabinet has only recently been formed, and two-thirds of the ministers have not been high-ranking officials or celebrities until then, but they are fresh faces to ordinary people, and they may not be recognized when they walk on the streets of small and medium-sized cities before television is widespread. Therefore, the officers and soldiers looked at the young man in the long trench coat with curious eyes, speculating about his body and intentions, and continued to hold on to his place. After a while, a captain officer came running all the way from the regimental headquarters, stood in front of Lynn and saluted, "I'm sorry, Minister Horst, we didn't know you were in the convoy too. It's cold outside, please go to the reception room of the regiment headquarters to warm up! We have a hot coffee for you. ”…,

The cabinet minister and the captain of the army seem to be very far apart, but if Operation Lasamos fails to make it, Lynn may be a captain now, so he smiled calmly and affectionately: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Captain, if it doesn't interfere with you, I want to stand here for a while."

"Of course not, it's just ......" The captain turned his head to look at the officers and soldiers, thought about it very tangledly, and ran back to the regiment headquarters silently. Lynn continued to stand straight in place, quickly forgetting the cold, forgetting the coldness of the soles of her feet, and the feeling of the first fierce battle on the Eastern Front gradually came back to her heart, which was the pride of growing up and the happiness of remembering. Only a few minutes later, the captain returned, and gave the order to the soldiers: "All attention...... to the German Minister of Aviation...... Salute to the military! ”

Although it came a little suddenly, the officers and men were always on standby, and they were like a well-oiled car, which reacted correctly immediately after changing gears. It is impossible for more than 2,000 soldiers to move without the slightest difference, but the momentum of standing like a pine and walking like the wind is still full of shocking power, facing this pair of simple and firm eyes, Lynn suddenly felt his blood boiling, he turned to face each other, and returned the standard military salute with a dignified manner.

At this moment, some people in the conference room of the regiment headquarters happened to see the situation outside through the window. Defense Minister von Weix was in the best position, wearing reading glasses and staring at what was happening in the open space of the barracks, curious, surprised, thoughtful...... )