During the old colonial period, Boston on the East Coast of the United States was the busiest port on the entire North American continent. With the prosperity of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, the economic and trade status of "Athens of the United States" has declined. In the 20th century, the population of 300,000 or 400,000 was only a medium-sized coastal city. But the far-reaching nuclear explosion changed the fate of not only New York and millions of New Yorkers, but also many cities across the country. In the first half of the 20th century, the bustling cosmopolitan city was reduced to death, residents within a radius of dozens of kilometers moved away, Boston quietly took over a considerable part of its trading functions, merchant ships from all over the world revitalized old ports, and many urban areas took on a new look. However, various rumors caused many Americans living on the East Coast to move inland or to the West Coast, which also deprived Boston of the opportunity for qualitative change due to urban sprawl and population explosion.

Cautious people tend to stay away from danger, while those who take risks to stay and live are either nostalgic for their homeland or for practical gains. The ups and downs of the market are like the unpredictable sea, some established companies fail because they choose the wrong direction when turning the rudder, and some new adventurers succeed in discovering new continents thanks to keen vision or divine luck. In Boston, if the Igor consortium is only an outstanding representative of the rising stars, there is still a certain gap compared with the powerful big chaebols, but when it comes to local influence and even relations with the top level of the United States, then the energy of this consortium is impressive -- not only local officials and congressmen have frequent contacts with it, but even important officials in Washington have heard of it, and this situation has become particularly prominent in the past year.

High-performing businesses often have extraordinary leaders, and the Igor Consortium does have a wise and wise executive. Young Vice President Brewer. Nathan. There are many theories about the origin of this European. It is said that he is a royal nobleman of a certain European country. Having fled the war to the Americas, it is also speculated that he was an entrepreneur who had worked for the Third Reich and fled to the United States for fear of being held accountable by the Soviets, which is reflected in the official immigration registry of the United States. The resume of this young man, who previously had dual Swiss and Spanish citizenship, is like a model for a good young man. For a while, commuting between Boston and Washington became a daily routine for him.

The Igor Foundation, whose main business is international trade, is also engaged in a variety of industries such as real estate, shipbuilding, textiles, chemicals, and machinery. The size is quite substantial, but the consortium did not have deep pockets from the start. Some well-informed people have more or less heard its rumors, smuggling arms, selling antiques, bribing officials. The bad deeds made decent businessmen reluctant to be in the company of them. However, the allure of cash is sometimes irresistible to conventional morality. Taking advantage of the three-year war between the Eastern and Western camps, the Igor consortium made a fortune in military trade and expanded and annexed at an astonishing rate. Nathan's personal assets were also on the rocket. He bought properties in many locations one after another, including luxury apartments, beach villas, and street-facing stores in downtown areas, which roughly counted dozens of units. So much so that he was nicknamed the "greedy rabbit" in the circles of high society.

"Greedy Bunny" is anything but coaxy when it comes to communicating, and most people in Boston politics have received valuable gifts from him. And the ambition of this person and the forces behind him may never be known to the American people who can only see the superficial phenomenon -- "Igor" means eagle in English, and the United States uses the eagle as a national symbol, but the United States is not the only one who admires the heart of the eagle. …,

Despite having enough "holes" to conceal his whereabouts, the cunning rabbit does not receive mysterious guests from afar in his house. When the Imperial Fleet wanted to return to the European continent and the Soviet army fought in northern Germany, Brewer was in front of a high-class yacht in Boston Harbor. Nathan respectfully greeted the two cold-faced men in black trench coats.

"Sir, Soviet spies and American ** have been active in Boston recently, and for the sake of safety, I have to arrange to meet the two of you here, I'm really sorry!"

The old-looking man in black replied businessfully: "If you are here for a vacation, then you still hope to live more comfortably, and the current situation is urgent, and the Imperial Base Camp requires all the personnel to work together to tide over the difficulties, I hope Your Excellency can understand this." ”

Igor Consortium Vice President and CEO Brewer. Nathan, that is, the Empire's intelligence officer in North America, Brewer. Bruno, seriously and sincerely, responded: "Yes, I understand. ”

"Then let's get straight to the point!" The old man took out a document from his leather bag: "This is the strategic instruction that the base camp sent us to convey this time, and the secret documents need to be destroyed on the spot after reading them!" ”

When it comes to the necessity of keeping confidential documents, it is easy to think of the "Zimmermann Telegram" during World War I, which directly led to the entry of the United States into the war. Bruno picked up the secret letter, read it carefully under the slightly flickering light bulb, and then set it on fire and threw it into the trash as if determined, and watched with the envoys as each piece of paper turned to ashes.

The flames were extinguished, and the elder said in a calm tone: "Before coming, the base camp had negotiated with the U.S. government through a closed channel of communication, and the Washington government rejected our proposal to enter the war without any room for negotiation, and even did not agree to send ships into the waters of the Belt Strait, which means that we will either continue to fight alone against the powerful Soviet army, or use special means to lure the United States into the war." On the one hand, the Führer and the top brass have high expectations for Your Excellency, and on the other hand, the Reich's available forces have already been put to the front, and the dispatch of special operations forces to North America is too hasty......"

Bruno thought about it for a while with a stiff face: "If you can encourage the United States to directly participate in the war, it will definitely form a key boost to the goal of imperial rejuvenation, but the United States is very afraid of the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army from top to bottom, they are afraid of getting involved in the war and suffering heavy casualties, if you want to change this, it is difficult to rely on the atmosphere of public opinion, if you attack American targets in the name of the Soviet Union, I personally think that not only will the US government not be fooled, but it may have the opposite effect, leading to unpredictable consequences." As for the Republican Party, the opponent of the ruling party in the United States, we may still have a chance, but ...... The cost can be heavy. ”

"Is there a heavier price than the loss of German territory?" The envoy asked rhetorically.

Bruno shook his head in frustration: "Okay, two, I have received the order from the base camp, please convey to the Führer on my behalf the determination of all the personnel stationed in the United States to fight, and we will do our best to complete the task." ”

Unsatisfied or dissatisfied, the two envoys shook hands with Bruno with solemn expressions and said goodbye. After that, they will return to the open sea by speedboat, meet the seaplanes that have arrived to meet them, and return to Northern Europe, if all goes well, the whole voyage will be ** hour.

At this time, in Europe, which is thousands of miles apart across the ocean, in Copenhagen, Denmark, the front-line headquarters of the imperial ** team has been busy for dozens of hours, and the staff officers, correspondents and secretaries who handle the machine are responding to the call of the base camp with practical actions: dedicate everything to the rebirth of Germany! …,

Nominally, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Expeditionary Force is the Minister of Defense of the Free Empire of North Scandinavia, the former General of the Third Reich Reinhardt, the commander who was imprisoned by the Soviet Army for three years is undoubtedly captive, but he has not been integrated into this army similar to the Wehrmacht for a long time, and his understanding and use of it is obviously not as good as that of the Guardian of the Empire, the "God of State Funeral" Field Marshal Rommel, and the prestige and command style of the two also determine that the latter is more suitable for commanding such a vital battle, It's just that out of strategic considerations, Rommel's existence, like the Führer and Goebbels, is a secret that needs to be hidden from the whole world.

In this campaign to return to German territory, the Danish Islands, the Bremen-Hamburg area, and the Rügen Island area were fought at the same time, and in a complex environment, against a strong enemy, on-the-spot scheduling was even more important than strategic deployment. In order to be able to strategize like a miniature carving skill, it is necessary to have a sufficiently sensitive and accurate staff calculation, so this general command is divided into a number of staff teams, which operate separately according to the deployment of the battle situation, and cooperate in the division of labor -- after a lapse of four years, people can finally see in the rear of the battlefield that the German people of different ranks and ages are pushing forward the battle process with surprisingly consistent rigor.

In the staff team that coordinated the battlefield of Rügen, a young general wearing the rank of lieutenant general and wearing a knight's cross with two swords and silver oak leaves was quite eye-catching, although he dragged his crippled body, his fighting spirit was not inferior to his colleagues around him, and most of his opinions and suggestions revolved around "attacking", but this did not mean that he was a reckless man who only knew how to attack. In this command, many of the junior officers were his students, and day after day they focused on tactical reasoning and writing, and this brave general, who was once called a "madman", accumulated a profound military quality for himself. In the battle to defend against the Allied offensive, he won the opportunity to put on the battlefield again, and although he could no longer charge into battle as before, his ability as a staff officer was recognized by Rommel himself, and he came with the army this time.

"No, you don't have to wait until dark, just send a small number of ME-262s to carry out the attack, which is enough to interfere with the inefficient aerial reconnaissance of the Soviet army, and at the same time carry out a landing on the coast of Neukirchen, and try to break through to the railway line in the Khost area before dark. With the support of the resisters, the next night will definitely allow the Soviet troops rushing to the front line to meet their heads and bleed here, and if they wait until after dark to act, they will not have time to build a position, and second, it is easy to miss the opportunity. ”

Erich. Barnfinger's firm voice attracted the attention of others, while the commander of his staff team, General Alelman, insisted that daytime operations might provoke targeted interception and encirclement by the Soviets, and the dispute between the two finally alarmed Rommel and Reinhardt, and the two big-name commanders, after some deliberation, decided to adopt Barnfinger's daytime assault plan, landing and attacking Nowingirchen with two elite combat battalions of the Imperial Guard.