According to unwritten convention, if the heroes of the battlefield were received by the Führer and awarded the Order of Merit, the accompanying reward was to eat at the same table with the Führer, and this reward was retained even at the end of the war. However, it is said that because of a bad mood, the Reich Führer did not appear at the dinner, and Lynn did not see the Army Keitel and SS General Hausser, and there was only one Army Major General surnamed Wilk at the table, who looked very old, presumably close to or past retirement age, and thus had to stay in the rear to do more civilian work.

Compared to the banquet hall of the Imperial Chancellery, the officers' dining hall in the underground fortifications has nothing to speak of, but it is not yet degenerate to the point of being crude and unpretentious. There are not many types of food on the table, but it is the first time that Lynn has tasted authentic high-end Western food, and the dishes cooked by the "queen" chef are fragrant and tender, full of taste, which is by no means comparable to cheap Western restaurants and barracks restaurants.

After the meal, Lynn and several other SS officers and soldiers who had been wounded in the battle were ushered into another room. There, the Waffen-SS general Haffner presented them with a medal for war wounded, but the general said nothing more than a polite word of encouragement. It seems that in the later stages of the war, all the ceremonies related to merit became a pure formality.

After this, Lynn left Berlin for Brandenburg to recuperate, but only two days later, he received a military order to hurry to Oranienburg, north of Berlin. There, rather unexpectedly, he met Lorentz. Bach.

Standing in front of the personable leader of the "vampire" again, Lynn felt like seeing a long-lost relative - unlike the life-and-death dependence of the "butcher", he saw Bach as a wise leader, a powerful patron, and an upright and affectionate elder brother.

At this meeting, Bach already had an extra silver star on his shoulder, which meant that he was honorably promoted to the rank of Waffen-SS colonel. As for Lynn, who personally killed dozens of Soviet soldiers and was personally commended by the head of the Reich, at this time he was still a "non-commissioned officer" between a non-commissioned officer and a soldier, and the promotion of exceptions and promotions in the line of fire was still just a legend for him.

There was no greeting, no greeting, and the two tacitly chose the simplest way of communication. Bach took a grass-colored envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Lynn, saying, "They're all good!" ”

There was no letter in the envelope, but a black-and-white photograph that was less than six inches old.

The white goatee family of three is still dressed when they were separated. The older man was still so calm, and there was no happiness or sadness on his face. Alice is quite good-looking, looking more handsome than herself, but there is still a gloomy expression in her eyes. Little Catrili stood in front of her mother, as if she was not used to taking pictures or the glare of the sun, she frowned, and her immature face was quite vivid and interesting.

After holding the small picture and looking at it for a while, Lynn remembered to thank Bach.

The 23-year-old SS colonel nodded solemnly, "I also brought you another piece of news: you are about to become a commander." But that's not good news – we're getting harder! ”

This made Lynn confused, having his own group of people is what he has been eagerly looking forward to, even if there are fewer people and the quality is poorer, it can be regarded as good news!

One was reluctant to ask more, the other was reluctant to say more, but the mystery was soon revealed "naturally". It turned out that Bach's appearance was not accidental, as the commander of the "Vampire" commando, he made a special trip to participate in the formation ceremony of the 4th "Night Assault Battle Group". In accordance with the Führer's call to "turn Berlin into the grave of the enemy", the Supreme Commander of the SS, Himmler, ordered the formation of 1,000 "elite anti-tank demolition groups", 1,000 "elite infantry sniper groups" and 200 "elite night battle groups", specially equipped with weapons and equipment for urban street fighting, in order to use resolute urban defense to consume a large number of enemy forces, and turn the upcoming battle of Berlin into a German "Battle of Moscow".

The heads of the empire have spoken, and the order must be carried out to the letter. With the formation of the 4th "Night Assault Battle Group" with 50 night battle groups, the "Vampire" commando team has successfully completed its mission under extremely difficult conditions. Although honorably selected and appointed commander of one of the battle groups, Lynn could not be happier. If the scale is only one-third of that of an ordinary night combat assault team, how can his five-person combat group numbered 167 be "elite" at all?

None of the four soldiers were veteran commandos with experience in night combat. Two soldiers were from the SS "Reich" division, and although they had fought at the front, they were both wounded and discharged early; The two soldiers were selected directly from the SS reserves, trained in a second-rate training camp for just a few weeks, and did not even meet the standard of an ordinary soldier, and were able to be selected into the night combat unit!

Despite her disappointment, Lynn knew that there was no way out of Bach's move. If veterans are directly drawn from each night combat commando at this time, even if each combat group is equipped with two people, then the "vampire" commando team that gives the enemy a headache will directly fall into the situation of existing in name only, how can they send hordes of "night warriors" to carry out night combat assault missions?

The four soldiers are also soldiers, and they are better than the old, weak, sick and disabled civilians, and Lynn is so relieved that his mentality has calmed down. After the ceremony, he and his soldiers received the corresponding equipment and ammunition from the quartermaster. Infrared night vision device is naturally the tactical core of this "elite night combat group", as the only night combat commando among the five people who has received professional training, Lynn has no shirk to take on the heavy responsibility, but due to the injury in the arm, the full set of equipment is temporarily by a soldier Gordon. Wolfrum carries and keeps. The 13-month SS soldier who was wounded twice was less than 1.7 meters tall, the shortest of the Europeans, but quite strong, and his original weapon when he came to report was an outdated MP38, and this submachine gun was transferred to Second Private Anton. Graff. Graff served in the SS for seven months, and his first wound left a little after-effect on his arm, which prevented him from lifting his left hand to shoulder height without the help of external force, and his flexibility was greatly reduced.

Given the MP38, which requires less arm strength and stability, Graff handed over his original Mauser rifle with sniper scope to Private Marcos. Tanze in his hands. The recruit from Württemberg is only 17 years old, and in the era of the Labor Protection Act, such actions would have been suspected of child labor. Fortunately, this child has developed early, and he is already 1.75 meters tall now, except for his thin body, buttoning up a steel helmet, wearing a uniform, and picking up a rifle, it is also like that.

In the end, the original and simple Mauser 98K hand rifle was handed over to 16-year-old Private Carl Brown. In Titchmel's hand, he has doll-like blonde hair and a childish face, but he is an out-and-out handsome little man, and his fair and delicate skin is estimated to be the envy of many young girls. It's just that he speaks a little quietly, and he always has a timid expression, and he always likes to hide in Marcos. Behind Tanza.

Although the firearms and equipment were seriously insufficient, the ammunition distributed to the night combat teams was still very sufficient. Lynn's combat team received three full boxes of ammunition, including 7.92 mm normal rounds, 7.92 mm intermediate power rounds, 9 mm pistol rounds, and M43 wood-handled grenades (the one with the cable on top) and M39 oval grenades. In addition, the quartermaster gave Lynn a slightly smaller wooden box filled with 7.63 mm barge shell ammunition that was difficult to replenish on the battlefield.

Carrying the ammunition back to the camp, Lynn gave the order, and the four soldiers lined up in a neat row. Although this is a combat team smaller than a normal infantry squad, the feeling of being able to call the shots still makes Lynn feel heroic. In such a team, with a huge advantage in rank, experience, and prestige, he undoubtedly has an absolute commander, and the soldiers are also considered to have their own strengths. Next, it's up to you to become a "magic coach" and train them to become qualified or even excellent German soldiers in the shortest possible time.