Chapter 30: The Lair
In the hazy illusion, Lynn felt that he was wearing a German-style night battle uniform again, carrying a red thorn through the dim forest, and the light of the jump in front of him was gradually approaching, and the soldiers wearing Soviet-made steel helmets and long military uniforms could be vaguely seen sleeping soundly on the battlefield with weapons, and a few sentries were unaware of the infiltrators. Suddenly, fires erupted, gunfire rang out everywhere, and the distorted faces showed shock and panic. Lynn's urgency spread through her body in an instant, and Lynn eagerly pulled the trigger and shot groups of enemies like mustard, but she didn't feel the joy of victory in her heart. The noise gradually ended, and suddenly stood alone on the empty battlefield, surrounded by corpses, the sun pierced the darkness and sprinkled down, and a screeching sound of metal friction came from near without warning, and suddenly turned around, and saw the swarm of T34 guns rushing straight to this awakening, opening his eyes, relieved, and falling into endless melancholy again. Everything in the dream was so familiar, and Lynn recalled the past with bitter nostalgia, and those familiar faces appeared one by one. The deceased have passed away, but many of the living still do not know what the situation is, listening to the dripping raindrops outside the window, leaning on the edge of the bed until dawn.
Gurg...... Cluck...... Cluck!
When there was a rhythmic knock on the door, Lynn had just finished washing, and the troubled dreams did not leave a visible trace of tiredness in his young, deep eyes. Due to the deliberate growth of the beard, the whole face looks more mature and vicissitudes than the actual age. This is Munich, the capital of Bavaria, a war-torn and rejuvenating southern German city. Famous for its beer, Munich was one of the strongholds of Hitler's rise to power, and is now occupied and administered by American troops. The appearance of American GIs brought a new breath of air, but the city was not settled, but became a "dark place" frequented by right-wing extremists. Since the end of World War II, a number of various organizations have been born here, such as the Freedom Revolution [Shining God Massacre Group], the Baath Front, the National Reform Party, and the Workers' League. Unlike the defeat of the First World War, the military organization of the Third Reich collapsed after the full occupation of Germany by the Allied forces in the East and the West, and the Wehrmacht, the SS, and even some police [Flash Massacre] units were imprisoned in prisoner of war camps.
Lynn's purpose in this trip from northern Germany was not to engage or cooperate further with these political factions of varying natures and positions, good and bad, whose ultimate goal was to gain power that was impossible to gain in postwar Germany during the Third Reich. Munich is only more than 100 kilometers away from Nuremberg, with obvious advantages in convenient transportation conditions and a solid popular base, and after the empire's top brass fled from the mainland through the "Aryan Ark Project", the largest contact point of the hidden intelligence network and the southern headquarters in Germany is located in Munich, which was originally led by the powerful Gestapo, but these notorious guys fled across the border after the war to escape the capture of the Allies. Those who did stay in Munich and avoided the intensive Allied search were those who were low-key enough and well hidden.
In addition to laying the groundwork for the Nuremberg Operation, Lynn had more far-reaching intentions in coming to Munich this time.
The agreed way of knocking means that everything is normal in the environment. Glancing at the vase where the gun was hidden, Lynn walked straight to the door, reached sideways and gently pulled the door open, and saw Handmark's mature and confident face in the gap, and also saw Tanze who was watching vigilantly behind him.
Unplugging the chain latch from the door, Lynn let the two into the room, and closed the door gently again
"Did you sleep well last night? The environment here is quieter than expected. As Handmark stood in front of Lynn and spoke, Tanzer walked briskly to the window, lifted the curtain and glanced out, a skilful gesture of caution that had apparently been acquired after nearly a full year of training and combat in North America.
The turbulent post-war experience and the relationship with high-level people gave Lynn a new perspective and a deeper understanding in many aspects, and "trust" was one of them. Some people seem to be reliable, some are trustworthy, and some are somewhere in between, and you need to work your own. Learning to identify and manage these important relationships is not only a survival method for politicians, but also a must for military personnel on the road to success. Bach is a trustworthy person, but this does not mean that the old department returning from North America is also trustworthy, Lynn consciously puts aside the old impressions, and makes his own judgment in a way that re-engages, re-understands, and re-gets along, and Bach's subjective evaluation of them in the letter is also an important reference: Handmark's military qualities are unquestionable, and after being honed by overseas intelligence warfare and special operations, he has further become an excellent field commander, "with unparalleled military vision and judgment, Able to catch the enemy's flaws and deliver an accurate blow". Having served as a junior non-commissioned officer for many years, Wolrich was a courageous and courageous officer who was "a man of great skill and an ideal person to carry out operations behind enemy lines." …,
As for Tanze, who has just turned 18 years old, Bach did not give a very qualitative comment, but used the words "brave, intelligent, diligent, and reliable", which can be regarded as an affirmation of the young soldier.
Lynn combined Ba's evaluation with his own knowledge to assign them to new positions, Handmark as the detachment commander, Wolrich as the direct special squad leader, and Tanze replaced Wolfrum, who remained in Tromsø, as Lynn's guard lieutenant.
"The quality of sleep hasn't been very good lately." Lynn told the truth, he didn't want to waste his tongue on this issue, and then turned to the topic: "Is everything connected with Selot?" ”
Selot is a backbone intelligence officer of the former German Military Intelligence Bureau, don't think that the agency led by Canaris is only responsible for intelligence collection abroad, before the power of the Gestapo has developed to the point of interfering in everything, they are the real "eyes and ears" of the high-level, and its subordinate technical departments are trying to obtain military scientific and technological information from other countries on the one hand, and on the other hand, they supervise and protect Germany's own important military projects, aircraft, tanks, ships, and new artillery guns that need to be kept secret Machines are all on the list.
"Alright, he's waiting downstairs, we'll go when you're ready." Handmark replied crisply.
"What is there to prepare, shall we have breakfast here or settle it on the way?" Lynn turned, "What do you think, Marcos?" ”
Although Tan Ze was still on the other side of the window, his ears were not distracted, and he immediately replied, "I can do anything, you decide!" ”
"Then let's find a restaurant on the way, why don't we see and hear more?" Lynn said in an inquiring tone.
"Okay!" Tanze's answer was not dragging his feet.
Walking out of the door of this small hotel, the three of them got into an Opel "Olympia" parked on the side of the road. When it comes to German cars, people often think of Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz first, but in fact, in Germany in the 34s, Opel and Bavarian Maschinenfabrik AG, which manufactured BMW, and Auto Union AG, which manufactured Audi, were Germany's leading car brands.
Founded in 1897, Opel was positioned in the low-cost car market almost from the beginning, and they built Germany's first mobile car assembly line in 1924, and the following year the automobile production reached 160,000 units. In the 20s, Opel expanded its production so rapidly that when the global economic crisis broke out in 1929, the Opel family had to sell 80% of the company's shares to General Motors of the United States. Two years later, in 1931, the remaining 20 percent was sold to General Motors. From then on, Opel began to enter the era of "General Motors-Opel" automobile companies and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors in Germany. Since the 30s of the 20th century, Opel began to concentrate on the development of sedans, and has been insisting on the production of economy cars, and has achieved good business results. In 1 year, Germany's first mass-produced Opel car "Olympia" was put into production, and this new car left behind similar cars of other competitors, making Opel the first German car factory with an annual output of more than 00,000 units. In 1936, the "non-commissioned officer" car put into production by Opel was one of the pioneers of the German car that began to enter ordinary homes. In the mid-30s, Germany began to come out of the trough of the economic crisis, and the new generation of the middle class showed a strong desire to buy cars. The vehicle weighs only kilograms and reaches a maximum speed of 98 kilometers per hour. Its biggest attraction is that it costs only 2,100 marks, which is far lower than other competitors, making many German families realize their dream of a sedan.
After the outbreak of World War II, the Third Reich government took over the Opel company, and policymakers quickly stopped Opel car production and concentrated on the production of transport vehicles - the total production of trucks during the war was close to 100,000, making an important contribution to the mechanization of the German Army, which was short of capacity. At the end of World War II, Opel's two major production sites were severely damaged: the Berlin branch was razed to the ground, and half of the headquarters in Russelsheim was blown off. After the end of the war, the equipment for the production of the "non-commissioned officer" car was dismantled and transported to the Soviet Union as trophies by the Soviet army. However, at this time, Opel was the legal asset of General Motors of the United States, and with the support of the United States, Opel was quickly reborn in the ruins after the war. In 1946, the first post-war truck rolled off the assembly line, and the following year it was planned to resume production of the "Olympia". …,
In the small roadside restaurant, the four of them had a very simple breakfast, because the American occupation forces in Bavaria still practiced the family rationing system, the restaurant business theoretically did not need to exist, but there were not a few people who came here to eat breakfast, it seems that the black market should be very dynamic in Munich, and the store can get basic ingredients, coffee and milk through channels outside the rationing system.
Immersed in her meal, Lynn listened to what the German residents around her were talking about. With millions of prisoners of war held by the Allies and few young men present, the men watched as bystanders as the latest news about the progress of the war and speculated about the next move of the warring sides, but did not say a word about the "Führer's Persistence Theory," which had been widely circulated in Germany recently. After the meal, in an old Opel car, Lynn and the others made several circles before finally driving into the abandoned factory of Bavarian Maschinenfabrik AG in the west of Munich.
The once bustling hustle and bustle is now nothing but ruins, and the Allied bombing destroyed most of the factories and production lines in the area, and during the peak of production before the fall of the Third Reich, all the machines that could be dismantled were transferred to the surrounding villages and towns for workshop-style decentralized production, but this was completely ended when the American occupation forces arrived in Munich. Machinery and equipment were turned into trophies of war by the Allies, and many of them were paid to the Soviet Union under the secret agreements of the Potsdam Treaty. From this point of view alone, if the attack on the Allied leaders had been successful, Germany's industrial economy would have recovered much more easily.
Following the guidance of a young man wearing a peaked cap, the car turned into the path between two half-collapsed factories and turned again into a passage that resembled an underground garage. There were electric lights on, and the roar of the engine could be faintly heard. Thanks to the efforts of local residents, the power supply system around Munich has long been restored to normal, and the two thermal power stations can supply the basic electricity needs of the whole city under normal operation, but Germany's rich coal resources have not been used in the field of residents' lives as the Germans wanted, and after the outbreak of the great war between the Eastern and Western camps, the energy supply in the occupied areas of the Western Allies has been prioritized by military supply, and it is not uncommon for the city's power supply to be interrupted from time to time.
Including Selot, the four of them got out of the car and followed the guide into the depths of this underground world, although it looks large, but the layout is not horizontal and vertical, but the passage connects each relatively independent space.
In a damp and cold cave, a variety of simple tables, chairs, cabinets and cabinets make up the office area, and different functional areas are divided by wooden boards. In a conference room that could only accommodate a dozen people, men of all ages were already sitting at a square wooden table.
Lynn looked at her watch, there were still a few minutes before the appointed time, but fortunately she didn't miss her business because of breakfast.
"You all look good!"
Therot's familiarity with those present here is evident in his greeting.
A middle-aged man sitting at the end laughed: "Looking at your radiant complexion today, can we understand that some of the recent rumors are true?" ”
Selot smiled slightly, and then introduced: "This is General Gargo, the special envoy sent by the base camp!" ”
For Germans, who had been living under occupation for more than a year, "base camp" was a distant term, and the people at the table looked at Lynn in amazement. The young man at the far end was the first to stand up, and the rest stood up one by one, their ears filled with the sound of wooden chairs rubbing against the concrete floor.
Under the gaze of these tenacious entrepreneurs, Lynn raised his right arm with a powerful momentum: "Long live the Führer!" ”
Some people awkwardly raised their hands in response, while others stood stunned, and the atmosphere in the room was instantly a little weird.
Unlike in the past, Lynn did not force everyone here to salute the Führer, but quickly lowered his arms and said to those who had not yet fully reacted: "Today we do not speak of party affiliation or faith, and we pursue only one common goal, and that is the revival of Germany." ”…,
With that, Lynn tilted her head and motioned for Therote to introduce herself.
"This is Francisco. Otto, the absolute leader and soul of the reconstruction of Bavarian Maschinenbfak AG, the founder of the Bavarian Aircraft Factory and the inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine. Alto was his grandfather. This is Drenthe. Feng. Ike, the young leader of the Ike family, was a key figure in the rebuilding of the Berks Bearing Company. The Carten Ainret, a metal materials specialist whose company has rebuilt the first production line, is worth mentioning for helping several engineers who had previously worked for Rheinmetall to escape the Allied capture. This is ......"
With Therot's introduction, Lynn shook hands with these entrepreneurs who were leading the rebuilding trend in turn, with a look of respect. At the industrial gathering in Basel, Switzerland, most of the people with faces were old and successful, and the oldest here was estimated to be in his early forties, and young talents in their twenties and thirties took the lead, which also gave people hope for the recovery and future prospects of German industry - and Lynn was convinced of this with a vision of the future.
After shaking hands with everyone, Lynn took Handmark and sat down in the vacated seats, and although everyone tried their best to hold their heads high, the difference between soldiers and civilians was clear.
"The war between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union seems to have brought hope for Germany's revival, but regardless of the eventual peace between the two sides or the complete victory of one side or the other, Germany will remain occupied for a long time to come, and even if we are willing to endure the loss of a part of our territory, there is still no guarantee of the right and dignity of the country's master. That is why we can only win the true revival of Germany in unconventional ways. Lynn's opening remarks were not alarmist, as Germany rose from its sinking and set off an imperial storm after World War I, whether it was the traumatized Soviet Union, or France and Poland in the Western Allied camp, they all hoped to eliminate its potential threat to the security of its neighbors and even Europe by dismembering it for a long time. Empathy, this is indeed the most thorough way not to violate objective humanism. (To be continued==================== This article is provided by the [Shinshen Slaughter Edition Group] ====================