In the middle of the night, everything is silent. Lynn lay motionless on the bed with her hands clasped behind her back, staring intently at the ceiling.

There are many thoughts, but they are not chaotic. The first time I had a face-to-face conversation with Colonel Andri, the intelligence officer's friendly voice, clear thinking, and frank words left a very deep impression on me. Bach's ambiguity on the same issue stands in stark contrast. Because of this conversation, Lynn seemed to see the way to the light world in the chaotic darkness, but it was time to decisively recognize this simple side from Laurenzi. Bach moved to Hans. Andri's side?

Two equally handsome, resolute and unruly faces come to mind, two young leaders with prominent positions in their respective fields, and it is difficult to judge who has more leadership potential, but fortunately they belong to the same camp in principle. On such an uncertain ship, Bach's steadiness is like a vice rudder, which does not show any effect in peacetime, and can help the ship avoid the reef ahead at critical moments; Andri's mind is a spare boiler, even if it is not ignited, the ship can move at a constant speed, but if you want to quickly pass through this confused sea, it is necessary to add fire and accelerate.

A night of insomnia, a night of thinking. When Lynn woke up with deep fatigue, she had already made up her mind.

For the next two days, Lynn worked diligently on the tedious and menial work, looking for valuable information from scribbled manuscripts and newspaper plates cut into small pieces. It can be seen that almost the whole world is cheering for the end of the war in Europe, the very aggressive German Third Reich has fallen, fallen under the joint attack of the two great powers of the East and the West, although the army is still stubbornly resisting in the Pacific theater, in the eyes of most people, the situation has cleared the clouds and fog and the sun has disappeared, and they can not wait to start enjoying the good time of peace. But is that really the case?

The afternoon fatigue was drowsy, and Lynn made herself a cup of coffee with cream, which naturally tasted no match for Bach or Andry's office. Thinking of this, the order officer of the intelligence department appeared like a ghost, and he said with a pleasant expression: "Second Lieutenant Gargo, Colonel Andriy invites you to go to the No. 3 dining room for afternoon tea, I heard...... Minister Goebbels, General Bach and other important figures will also come. ”

He had no friendship with the officer, and Lynn thought to herself, and it was clear that Andriy had deliberately let herself know about it in advance. It seems that the Colonel has completed the most important part of a plan with astonishing efficiency - the approval of his superiors.

"Okay, thank you, I'll be there on time."

The officer smiled at Lynn's politeness and calmly turned away.

Lynn looked at the time, cleaned up briefly, and thought about it in her mind, and then got up and headed for Cafeteria No. 3, a private high-end restaurant on the ground floor of the Strategic Staff Building, with a separate chef and service staff, reserved for the use of senior personnel within the General Staff, and outsiders would not even know it existed. It is said that for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and refreshments, the ingredients and flavors are excellent. Just to show the atmosphere of unity, even prominent figures such as Goebbels and Rommel insisted on dining in the officers' and soldiers' canteens, and Bach and Valdes were no exception, so there were few opportunities for the No. 3 restaurant to really "open", and it was often mostly served with refreshments.

The first time she came to this special high-end restaurant, Lynn was full of curiosity, but she kept her eyes from glancing at random. The rigid Germans were very punctual, and the people who had afternoon tea were soon assembled, plus Lynn was eight men in all, Goebbels, Bach, Valdés, Andri, Colonel Aubrey, chief of operations, Lieutenant Colonel Karlenbet, Goebbels' military adjutant, and another lieutenant colonel of the Army, whom he had never met. Leaving aside the base commander and the key members of the base staff, this was basically an important figure from Goebbels' faction. Usually in public, they don't communicate too obviously, but only show their position inadvertently, which is very close and harmonious in private, and can even joke with each other without restraint.

As the only person with a lowly military rank present, Lynn quietly observed the expressions and gestures of everyone here, especially Laurenzi. Bach, a leader he still respects very much. Despite Andri's disbelief in his cautious train of thought, and his readiness to poach his fighting elite, Bach's mood did not seem to be low or bad, but remained as calm as ever, occasionally smiling at the slightest hint of others, and when he made eye contact with Lynn, there was nothing unusual in his gaze.

After the refreshments were served, Goebbels glanced at Lynn, who was sitting across from him, and then said in a pleasant tone: "We are gathered here today for no one else -- our brilliant intelligence officer, Hans, has drawn up an ambitious plan: to rebuild our intelligence network in North America, to probe the redeployment of American political axes and troops, and to lay the foundation for our future counteroffensive operations. Hans, first of all, would you like to introduce these two special guests today! ”

Andriy did not get up, but sat on the sofa and introduced to his close colleagues one by one: "This is Lieutenant Colonel Bertrem, the best operational commander of our Guard's intelligence service, who made great achievements in the capture of the Cavin Bridge garrisoned by the Dutch army during the campaign on the Western Front, and later operated in Italy and North Africa for a long time, and in 1943 the operation to rescue the Italian leader, the important information in the early stage was provided by the intelligence team led by Lieutenant Colonel Bertram. In addition, the lieutenant colonel was involved in several subsequent attacks on important Allied personnel, and was only one step away from success. ”

Immediately following Andri's introduction, the strange lieutenant colonel stood up and saluted everyone. He is not a standard Nordic face, his eyes are not big, his nose is a little flat, his pointed chin has a French taste, his figure is not very tall, but he has a fierce aura that is not easy to mess with.

"This person should be familiar to you, the elite Second Lieutenant Gargo of our night combat unit, he has already proven himself with excellent performance on the battlefield, and is currently serving in the planning department of the Strategic Staff, he is an all-round talent, and he also has a unique insight in intelligence. Here, I would like to thank in particular General Bach for his recommendation, otherwise I would not have had the opportunity to contact and discover Second Lieutenant Gargo. ”

After Andriy finished speaking, Lynn followed Lieutenant Colonel Bertelem to greet everyone. At this time, he noticed a faint smile on Bach's face, but he could not feel sincere joy in this expression.

"Let's get down to business!" On such occasions, Andriy gets straight to the point: "It is well known that in the current world political map, Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union are the greatest obstacles to our imperial revival. The enmity of the two wars turned Britain from a close relative of Germany into an old enemy, and given the strength of their air and navy, we must deter and restrain them with high-tech weapons. ”

Andriy took a sip of tea, European tea with milk to be exact, and sat down on a comfortable sofa and continued: "The Soviet Union, like Great Britain, had a grudge against us because of the war, but the difference was that the ideological antagonism made it inevitable that they would be suppressed by the West after the war, which was somewhat similar to the situation in the late twenties and early thirties, and our current chances of direct cooperation with the Soviet Union were slim, but we could make the most of their antagonism. ”

After a pause, Andriy turned his head to Goebbels: "As for the United States, the seemingly cunning utilitarian businessman has quietly become the most powerful military country in the world, their navy is stronger than that of Britain and the Soviet Union combined, and the air force is more than that of other countries combined, and the combat effectiveness of the army is not too strong in terms of equipment and materials. Even more worrying is the fact that we have information that they are working on a superweapon that is incredibly powerful, which we will call 'uranium bombs' for the time being. According to the theories of top physicists in the late '30s, this weapon had the ability to destroy a city in an instant, and if it had been born in the United States first, it would have made the United States a unique and powerful country, which could eventually lead them to attack the Soviet Union. The war between the United States and the Soviet Union is a good opportunity for revival that we have always dreamed of, but without weapons that can counterbalance 'uranium shells', it will be difficult for us to gain a political foothold, so ...... We'd better be able to master this superweapon ourselves! ”

At first glance, Lynn felt that it was an improvement and upgrade of the conversation he had with Andre two days ago, but after careful consideration, he found that Andriy had absolutely reservations at that time -- in the conversation with Lynn, he did not give a detailed description of superweapons, nor did he clearly put forward the concept of "uranium bombs", let alone deeply analyze the strategic posture of Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. However, from the perspective of Lynn, Andri's analysis and prediction are still very accurate in the general direction. It's just that the United States did not have a long time to monopolize nuclear bomb technology, and four years later, the Soviet Union also had its own atomic bomb, thus paving the way for the emergence of the Cold War and the era of nuclear deterrence. As for whether the United States really considered eliminating the Soviet threat by means of nuclear war during these four years, different sources have different accounts.

It was obviously not the first time that Andriy had heard this say, and Goebbels nodded in response to his gaze. In the Third Reich that year, Goebbels was ranked second to Goering and Himmler, did not understand military affairs, and never really commanded battles, but in terms of his vision and merits, he was a key gentleman who was not inferior to anyone, and some people even believed that this little cripple who was born in propaganda was the first contributor to the formation and rise of the Third Reich. In the contest for votes, he actively lobbied, gave speeches and propaganda, and made great contributions to the gradual emergence of the National Socialist Party as the largest party in Congress. Under his careful planning and packaging, Adolf. Hitler gradually became a god in the eyes of the public, and successfully ascended to the Führer after Hindenburg's death; After the assassination at the end of the war, it was he who actively organized the repression and promptly issued a foiled announcement through the radio station to thwart the murder, saving the dying imperial regime...... "Gentlemen, tell us your opinions!" Goebbels calmly glanced at several key figures present, especially Bach and his first deputy chief of staff.

I saw the chief man Bach unhurriedly put the teacup on the tray: "Totally agree." ”

Hearing this tone, Lynn didn't notice the slightest hesitation, thinking that Major Andriy had already done the ideological work of Goebbels and Bach beforehand, so why bother to summon everyone to such a "tea party", just to meet and meet here?

"Totally agree!" Bach's deputy, Valdés, first deputy chief of staff of the Strategic Staff, spoke in the same vein.

The key people with direct relations have all voted in favor, and the rest of them have nothing to say.

Goebbels then naturally turned his attention to Andriy, and the colonel announced with understanding: "In view of the importance and arduousness of this operation, we have decided to promote Lieutenant Colonel Bertelem to colonel of the army, to the post of commander of the operation, with full responsibility for the implementation of the plan and the deployment of personnel; He was promoted to Second Lieutenant Gargo to Lieutenant of the Marine Corps and served as First Deputy Commander of Operations, fully assisting the Commander in carrying out his assigned tasks. ”

Lynn's doubts just now were solved as the words fell, and in the blink of an eye, he was promoted to military rank and obtained an official position, but he could hardly have joy, because in his original plan, the condition for participating in the operation was that he was the commander with full powers, the person in charge, the allocation of finance, and by the way, the issue of "porcelain dolls" was discussed. Originally, with the weight of the previous conversation with Andri, Lynn felt that such a request was very likely to be satisfied, but it was too tender not to want to play politics on her own. On the one hand, they got rid of their superiors, and on the other hand, they invited Goebbels to come out to testify, and now that the wood is in the boat, how can they still be qualified to bargain?

Upon his appointment, Bertelem immediately stood up and expressed his resolve in righteous words. Lynn thought about it, although he had also earned a deputy position after such a while, and became the first cadet of the ordinary officer class in the same period to be promoted to lieutenant, but if he didn't take advantage of the current time to put forward the requirements he envisioned, once the action began to completely become someone else's pawn, it would be all bad.

"It is a great honour to be appreciated by His Excellency the Minister, General Bach, and Colonel Andri, and to follow such an intelligence elite as Colonel Bertlem in such a significant operation. As I mentioned in my previous report to General Bach and Colonel Andriy, I am a combat commander who is good at squad operations, and I am confident in making suggestions, but I have never been exposed to intelligence before. Therefore, I hope to be able to select some elite, loyal fighters for all possible adverse situations, and to do my best in terms of the overall strategy of the plan, the detailed route. ”

When he said this, Lynn knew that there was a strange look in the eyes of both Bach and Andri, because all this was not what they expected, except for Bertelem who looked at him with a calm expression, and it was obvious that this old man did not know more than he knew beforehand, so that he regarded it as the arrangement of his superiors.

In the face of Goebbels' inquisitive gaze, Andriy showed his composure and composure, and he praised Bertelem and Lynn for their courage and loyalty, and immediately stated that the Strategic Staff would do everything in its power to meet the demands of the operatives—personnel, Bertelem and Lynn had the final say; equipment, they make a list; Funds, Bank of America cashier's check, face value of 500,000, additional depending on the specific situation.

(To be continued)