"My Führer!"

In the office in the center of the Imperial base camp, a well-dressed Lynn respectfully saluted the superior, and the roots of her shiny leather boots swept across the floor and collided loudly.

Months without seeing, gray-haired Adolf. Hitler looked much haggard, and although his hands were below the table, the frequency with which his shoulders fluttered showed signs of worsening.

The Reich Führer leaned back in his broad chair: "Please take a seat!" Lynn. ”

Still feeling a little cramped into the office, Lynn cautiously sat down in the chair across from the desk. Looking at the leader ten years younger than Stalin in front of him, the world would not have expected that the man who should have died at the fall of the empire in 1945 would have outlived his old rivals, and among the giants of World War II, Roosevelt died of illness before he could see the victory in the war, and now there is only the oldest Churchill, who smoked and drank heavily. According to the trajectory of history, this guy will survive for another 20 years, live to be 91 years old, and his political career will continue - to regain his premiership in the next election.

"You have gained a lot from this trip, and I have read all the reports very carefully." Führer Wen Tun said slowly, his voice trembling slightly. Lynn had noticed this the day before, but she thought he might be in high spirits, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

Lynn knew history and influenced it, but not enough to control it, and he was always in awe of the German leaders who left their mark on history: "Yes, my Führer, everything is thanks to your great support." ”

With such a handy strongman as Goebbels, the Führer did not take ordinary compliments seriously at all, and instead of answering, he said to himself: "The first batch of new factories has been built, and the products have been sent to me to see, which is very good." In the hands of your elite, the revival and rise of the empire is within reach. ”

After concentrating all her energy on the Soviet side and trekking through the icefields and forests with limited communications, Lynn had not paid attention to the companies that had been established through new establishments, mergers and acquisitions, and cooperatives for a long time. Early in the morning, I learned a little from my colleagues that the cooperation in the dismantling of the "Tirpitz" had been basically negotiated, but due to the impact of Stalin's assassination and the turbulent international situation, the formal signing of the agreement and the start of construction were probably delayed. Post-war Norway was in ruins, so the Norwegian government welcomed investors from continental European countries such as Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium to open mines, factories, and shipyards, and did not examine their backgrounds too deeply. The projects that Lynn has set up are already in production, even if they are a little slower, they have either already started building factories in northern Norway, or have slightly adjusted their plans to buy local companies directly in Norway, and if it goes well, they will be up and running when the weather warms up in May.

Between infrastructure and unconventional means, the Führer obviously attaches more importance to the latter, and simply affirmed the results of Lynn's trip to Europe, and he changed his words: "The success of this assassination of Stalin is a great gift from you to the Empire, and the revival of the Empire has finally waited for a golden opportunity, I really hope to see the outbreak of war between the Soviet Union and the United States one day sooner, let hordes of American bombers destroy Soviet cities, let thousands of Soviet troops enter the French coast, the more fierce the fighting between the two sides, The greater the weakening of their national power. Maybe we'll be able to go home this Christmas. ”

Such a prospect is inevitably too optimistic, Lynn said to himself, but he did not dismiss the Führer's interest in person. Just then, there was a knock on the door of the office, and the adjutant came in and reported: "Field Marshal Rommel has arrived." ”

The Führer nodded to the adjutant, and then muttered softly, "That's it." ”

Hearing the footsteps, Lynn, as a junior officer, quickly stood up and turned to salute Rommel. The legendary man strode straight from the door to his desk, and finally changed his military uniform from the previous Wehrmacht field marshal uniform to the Imperial Guard marshal's uniform specially made for him - in today's "refuge" base, he is the only one who enjoys such an honor, Goebbels has no military position, and although the other generals have also made meritorious contributions in the past year, none of them have broken through the first rank of general and been promoted to marshal, which also shows Rommel's difference.

Before coming to the base, Lynn had not met Rommel and had no way of knowing what kind of temperament he had shown before, but now that he was close to him, he felt that he belonged to the kind of very bold commander, most of the time he gave people the impression of not smiling, and the scars left by serious injuries made him look quite strong and fierce.

"My marshal, sorry for being late!"

The base is only a few steps away from south to north, and the excuse of coming late is really awkward, and Lynn speculates that he deliberately left some time for the Führer to talk to him alone. It seems that there is no necessary connection between being a person and being delicate.

Whether he minded or not was written on the Führer's face, he directly motioned for Rommel to sit down with his eyes, but said with a serious face: "I invite you two to come today, especially our Lynn. General Gargo has returned from the east to discuss his next strategic moves. Recently, the Soviets have been aware of our presence, their planes and warships are always cruising around the area, and the border patrol has crossed into Norway, and although we have resorted to various disruptive measures, it is difficult to quench our thirst from afar, and I am afraid that the Soviet warships will enter this fjord, and once their reconnaissance crews land, the situation will be very tricky. In order to cope with this situation in advance, the admirals proposed to carry out defensive minelaying in the nearby seas. ”

Although the Führer did not directly ask Lynn and Rommel for their opinions, it was clear that he wanted to hear their views. Lynn waited quietly for Rommel to speak, and the commander-in-chief of the base should have known and thought about this, and he said without hurrying: "I think that the laying of mines may attract the attention of the Soviets and stimulate them to conduct a thorough exploration of northern Norway, so that we will be exposed to greater danger." It is better to intensify the provocation of the Soviet and British and American forces in Central Europe, so that their conflict will continue to escalate until war breaks out. ”

The Führer didn't say anything, but turned his head slightly to lock his gaze on Lynn.

Lynn then said: "I agree with the commander-in-chief that laying mines in the vicinity is tantamount to telling the Soviets that there is a situation in the vicinity, but they cannot just sit idly by. On the one hand, it is one thing to create contradictions for the US and Soviet troops stationed in Central Europe, especially in Germany, and on the other hand, I think we can put some pressure on the Soviet side in due course and bring more surprises. ”

"Journalistic offensive?" The Führer turned his gaze back to the table, and there was no obvious indication of this uninnovative proposal.

Lynn felt Rommel, who was sitting next to him, move his body, and then heard him say in a gentle tone: "Führer, do you think it's time for us to take the W plan?" ”

Before and after Project Aryan Ark, staff officers developed a number of contingencies to deal with various eventualities. After serving as the chief of staff of the base camp, Lynn was able to look through these whimsical or rigid plans, which were probably formulated in a hurry, coupled with the very rough lines of prediction of the later situation, and the lack of real surprises in these plans. He remembered that the main content of Plan W was to use attack submarines as the main combat weapon, and to resume attack warfare in the North Atlantic, focusing on attacking ships of one camp. In short, it was either attacking British and American merchant ships to frame the Soviet Union, or attacking Soviet ships to frame Britain and the United States. During the war, the number of naval submarines of the Reich was not enough to achieve a decisive victory, and now the Reich retains even fewer submarines, but the special surname of this plan lies in the fact that it does not have to kill all the ships passing by, but only needs to transfer a few ships with representative surnames, such as passenger mail ships or sea ships. It is also possible to set the torpedo as a "stink bomb" with a mechanical failure, so that the two camps will question each other and friction, and then the situation will be further aggravated by the fact that the people of both sides will interpret such an incident as a malicious attack by the other side.

The Führer once again turned his gaze to Lynn, and today he called this super rookie with extraordinary skills and outstanding performance, and naturally did not invite him to coffee.

Lynn thought for a while, and said steadily: "The current situation is that the more chaotic it is, the better it is for us, and if the W plan is launched, I suggest that the submarine attack the American ships to create the false impression that the Soviet Navy is strongly dissatisfied with the United States, and at the same time create a series of explosions on the American mainland, and then send anonymous letters to the British and American newspapers, which have always been fond of hunting, warning the American political axe not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, otherwise more severe punishment measures will be taken." ”

"That's a good idea!" The Führer finally spoke, but the praise was clearly superficial.

Lynn continued, "We can also use double agents to give them some fake information to make them think we have a secret base near Narvik. In this way, they will inevitably send ships and planes to places where the Norwegians are more concentrated, and if they make a move in the vicinity, we will encourage the Norwegians to protest, and it is better to have the Norwegian fishing boats and the Soviet warships confront and clash. Now the Norwegian political axe is politically inclined to Britain and the United States, although it does not dare to offend the Soviet Union too much, but in this case it can only ask the British and American political axes for help. We took advantage of the situation to create an atmosphere of public opinion that British and American troops were about to enter Norway, and at the same time sent submarines deep into the Baltic Sea to launch attacks specifically against Soviet warships, trying to sink one or two of their larger destroyers, so as to further tighten their nerves. Under heavy pressure, it is difficult to ensure that their top brass will be able to sort out the truth behind these events. ”

(To be continued)