Chapter 41: The Invisible Hand

With the order to go to the front, Dimmer took his British soldiers away, and the change of guard was a British and Indian colonial force commanded by the British ** officer, and the three men with big turbans looked full of joy, and whether it was World War I or World War II, the Indian soldiers who participated in the war as a British auxiliary force were unbearable most of the time, and if they were sent to the front line in Eastern Europe to fight the Soviet army, the consequences could be imagined by people with their toes.

Lynn, as Danmer said, was two days before the 1947 New Year, when the Allied occupation forces changed their strategy of completely blocking the traffic around Nuremberg to conditional open roads and railways. Lynn and Tanze then drove in the direction of Munich, passing through every Allied outpost, where they were subjected to extremely strict or even harsh inspections, and Lynn caught glimpses of Allied tanks and armored vehicles in barns, forks, or woodlands near most of them. In this sense, it is likely that the Allied occupation forces deliberately opened up traffic after a long and fruitless search, trying to lure the attackers and absconders out of their hidden hideouts and eventually fleeing from the German mainland or going to a certain place to gather the old army, which is not a low-level strategy, but the Allied generals still underestimated the courage and strategy of the German special operations forces, which is the best expression of the rescue of Mussolini three years ago.

Leaving the asphalt road in the countryside and driving onto the spacious "national highway", the more than 150 kilometers of the journey can be completed in four hours, even though there are many fixed checks and temporary inspections along the way. With four lanes, a central green divider, reflective concrete pillars, and a service area with a gas station and restaurant, this modern highway set the standard for future generations of highways, and the man who set these standards was none other than the "number one war criminal" and "murderer" in human history. Hitler.

The demons of troubled times in the eyes of the enemy were extremely controversial in the eyes of the Germans. This time I returned to Germany. Especially during those days in the small town on the southern outskirts of Nuremberg. Lynn learned this in conversations with ordinary residents. Of course, as one of the nests of Hitler's regime, the Nuremberg people still had a certain degree of subjective tendencies shortly after the end of the war, and there may be corresponding differences in public opinion in northern Germany and in the more war-torn east, but these are no longer important in Lynn's view. People have come to realize that the occupation of the Allies has brought them only a difficult peace, but that it has come at a heavy price of freedom and dignity, and they are bound to change the status quo. At this time, the ruling party of the People's [Shining God Slaughter Group] was still in the process of weak reconstruction and growth, and the personal prestige and appeal of the Führer were enough to easily defeat them.

As the car drove into the city of Munich, Lynn and his family went to the Red Cross's permanent office here to "report for duty" in order to escape the surveillance and surveillance of the Allied forces. The next morning, they arrived at the estate on the eastern shore of Lake Steinberg. Returning to the operational command and the intelligence center in southern Germany, Lynn was immediately enriched by information from all sides - the town he had stayed in was like being in the eye of the storm, and although it was calm without a breeze, the violent air currents around it never stopped for a moment.

Since the task force stormed Nuremberg's prison to rescue the defence, Imperial intelligence carried out a large number of sabotage operations on their own or at the instigation of local resistance, targeting Allied communication lines alone in the thousands of times. For a period of time, the departments of the Allied occupation forces at all levels could only communicate and communicate orders by radio, and the impact of this small mosquito-like sabotage was not to be underestimated. At the same time, the task force responsible for containment on the periphery also launched agile and sharp attacks, shaped like razor-sharp knives, causing the Allies to suffer excruciating pain and lose sight of one or the other. within a week. Twelve railway and road bridges, including the Bamberg railway bridge north of Nuremberg, were attacked, one was completely destroyed, the rest were largely paralyzed before they were repaired, and the Allied garrison lost 100 men; Twenty-three Allied trucks, two columns, and one barracks were attacked by rockets or roadside bombs in Bavaria, not to mention the loss of personnel, vehicles, and a large number of military supplies.

Peripheral containment attacks are like smokescreens on the battlefield. The sight of the Allied officers and men was instantly confused, and the more than 300 task forces involved in the Nuremberg operation also made a lost stance during the evacuation process. A task force of more than 50 combat elites moved southeast of Nuremberg, that is, in the direction of Austria, and attacked Allied checkpoints and local inspectors like horse thieves along the way, attracting thousands of Allied troops to surround and intercept them, but they "disappeared" in the Danube Valley near Regensburg, and the Allies were still wondering, only two days later. This elite squad appeared near Bayern's Rischer Forest on the border of Germany, the Czech Republic, and Austria, where it uprooted an Allied outpost, killed more than 20 American soldiers, and then escaped into this forest, which is 200 kilometers long from north to south and more than 20 kilometers wide from east to west. …,

The other retreat southwest of Nuremberg in the direction of Switzerland was divided into two teams, one escorting Rosenberg, the "spiritual leader", to sneak around, and the other to attack Allied outposts and local inspectors along the way. Like the team that went to Austria, these task forces had to destroy the communication lines of the checkpoints and inspection posts before they could act, and launch lightning-fast raids at night or early in the morning, and by the time the Allies discovered the anomaly and sent reinforcements to suppress the troops, these native German special operators had already slipped out more than ten kilometers away. The two teams, marching in different ways, had entered Württemberg-Hohenzollern, the French-occupied zone of Württemberg, just sixty or seventy kilometers from Lake Constance on the German-Swiss border. However, the arrival of the French forces by land and air has turned the German-Swiss border into a heavily guarded military exclusion zone, and the Swiss troops on the other side of the border are said to have been put on high alert, leaving the task force to hide in the farmstead near Hohenzollern Castle.

In addition to these two "loud" groups, there are also task forces that run north to the sea, and they are relatively quiet stalkers, occasionally showing their faces at the edge of Thuringia's dense woods in the early morning or dusk. Ordinary residents of the area have always "failed to report this". And the Allied spies and the Inspector's eyeliner are not very efficient, though. There were two large-scale raids, and as a result, in a night woodland battle, an entire platoon of American troops was annihilated, and this incident quickly caused a sensation within the Allied occupation forces, and tens of thousands of Allied troops soon gathered in the small state of Thuringia, light tanks and armored vehicles that were not of great use on the battlefield in Eastern Europe were guarding large and small transportation hubs, and many batches of reconnaissance planes were also filled with the roar of engines. As it stands, this combat task force resembles the German battleship Admiral Grafspé at the beginning of World War II. It used the nimble tactics of hit-and-run during the voyage of the ocean-going raid to make it impossible for the opponent to capture its exact position, but the last raid was a waste of everything - while the terrain of Thuringia was conducive to hiding and stealth, this time the Allies were clearly in earnest, and a large number of troops blocked the conventional and unconventional paths, forming an "urn" that was tightly closed on all sides. And this task force, which did not protect the retreat of important people, had to make the most of its characteristics in the following time, break out of the encirclement, or find a place that was safe enough to hide for a long time.

The last two groups are also the most heavyweight, the Handmark team that protects Speer and the others, and the Wiesenfeld team that protects Goering and others, have now avoided the main attention of the Allies. Handmark, an experienced, well-skilled, and capable commander with Lynn's hand-picked and reliable team, made his way across the mountains to the northern Bohemian Mountains, where he rested briefly in a secret camp. So that Speer and von, who were not professional soldiers. Schirach is building up his strength to continue conquering the steep mountains. As for the Goering Road, which is still sheltered from the limelight on the farmstead north of Munich, they have traveled the shortest distance and rested the longest relative to the other rescued people. At first glance, it seems that Lynn, the commander-in-chief, is deliberately understanding, but only he knows the deep meaning behind it.

"Look, sir, this is the information we just received, it's incredible!"

Although Thero, a former intelligence officer of the German ** Intelligence Bureau and a newly appointed intelligence officer in southern Germany, is only 37 years old, his impression of Lynn is already the kind that has not changed since the collapse of Tarzan. The first time I saw him so shocked, it wasn't until I got the telegraph operator to decipher the transcribed code from him that Lynn had an epiphany.

On the white paper, which did not have any printed type, was written in pencil: a military coup d'état in Romania, and the country, through the determination of the government, was ready to declare war on the Western allies.

Putting aside Romania's historical ties with the countries of the East and West, Romania's transition from joining the Allied forces, turning to neutrality, and then turning the spearhead to declare war on the West had an extremely enormous impact on the war situation. Now the Soviet army is taking a ferocious offensive on the southern front by sea and land, flying on both flanks. British Field Marshal Alexander's combat troops were trapped on three sides, only with their backs to the southwestern region of Ukraine in northern Romania, there was also a not wide retreat road, and the Allied rearguard troops were also desperately blocking the Soviet troops in the southeast and southeast directions, once Romania became an ally of the Soviet Union, the Soviet armored forces were able to use the bridge roads in Romania to quickly cross the steep Apseni Mountains and appear behind Alexander's flank, once the Soviet troops advancing from this direction recaptured the strategic point located in western Ukraine, The entire Allied forces on the Southern Front will be encased in this deadly dumpling. …,

On the road to imperial revival, the situation in Europe and the positions of various countries are very crucial, and Lynn has long studied various possible scenarios in the staff of the refuge base, and this time he does not even need to look at the map: "As soon as Romania moves, the situation in Hungary is also unpredictable." If the Western Allies lose their Eastern European allies in a short period of time and increase their adversarial positions, they will inevitably go on the defensive, and as the Soviet forces reach the border, the situation in Poland will be uncertain. ”

"That's a good thing for us!" Therot speculated.

"Yes, that's a good thing, because we don't have to worry about the complete defeat of the Western allies, the comparison of comprehensive national strength is objectively implemented, and the strategic bombing of the allies for more than half a year has also greatly weakened the war potential of the Soviet Union. Lynn said this with ease, and Selot, a dedicated intelligence worker, was both surprised and admired, and even more pleased that the revival of the empire seemed to be getting closer and closer on the right path.

Seeing the events of the past become a reality one after another, Lynn wanted to have a lively discussion with his fellow staff officers who had planned grand strategies together in the past. It's a pity that they are far away in Northern Europe. The communication between the two sides is limited to particularly important situations, and this impulse can only be silently buried in the heart. Putting down the telegram, Lynn lowered his head and pondered for a moment: "Speaking of the situation on the battlefield, what about those German ** forces controlled by the Western Allies and the Soviet Army?" ”

"Because it is difficult to get in touch, we still know very little about them, and judging from some external sources to be confirmed, it is estimated that the total number of German troops supporting the rear of the battle line is no less than 600,000, and the number of troops directly involved in the battle is estimated to be more than 100,000." Many more German units were being converted from prisoners of war to volunteers, most of whom had served in the Wehrmacht and SS, and their loyalty to Germany should be unquestionable. ”

Although Therot's analysis sounded optimistic, Lynn did not want this information based on hearsay and assumptions, if possible, he would like to know the organization, composition, and command of the German army in the Eastern and Western camps, what kind of generals will actually command them, and what kind of generals will determine the fate of this group of troops to a large extent, and if it can be foreseen that a certain army will be led by reckless and dull people to serve the enemy of the past, then it is necessary to take precautions.

Selot is not Andri, in the most difficult period of the year. He continued to lose his former comrades-in-arms, received no political support, and received very limited funds, almost relying on his own persistent beliefs to persevere. It was not easy to form an intelligence network in southern Germany alone, and Lynn had no reason to criticize and demand, but asked lightly: "Is there a way to contact our intelligence agents lurking in Poland and Ukraine?" ”

Selot shook his head decisively: "I'm not sure about Ukraine, but the situation in Poland should be very pessimistic, and there may no longer be anyone to play for us." ”

Lynn remembers that some of the Imperial intelligence officers who fought side by side in Leningrad were transferred from Ukraine to Russia. The reason for this is not clear, but the loss of conditions to hold on should be a very important factor.

The two were silent for a moment, and Selot said: "In such a hostile environment, it is unrealistic to expect lone intelligence officers to continue to hold their posts, sir, I propose that some of the current personnel be sent to Poland and Ukraine to re-establish the intelligence line on the ground." And wait for the opportunity to connect with our troops, so that they know that the soul of the empire is not dissipating, but is brewing the day of its comeback. ”

Lynn looked up and sighed, "The Empire's central intelligence department has been planning this kind of intelligence activity since a year ago, and the personnel were sent over a few months ago, but the results are very small. ”

"Yes, it is very difficult to build an intelligence line from scratch in a country where both the government and the population are hostile to us, which is why we have not had a reliable British intelligence line for so long." Therot said.

"What do you think of me?" Lynn spread her arms, "There are special practices in special times, maybe I can still be a good informant." ”…,

Therot was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"Judging from the fact that you can live under the noses of the Allies for several days with one retinue, you should be very capable in intelligence, but we must not let a talented master in strategic planning and tactical command do intelligence work, it is simply a waste that God will not forgive!"

Lynn smiled too, a rare compliment that made him feel so comfortable.

Sherok picked up the translation of the telegram that Lynn had placed on the table: "We used to have a very good intelligence agent in Romania, but unfortunately everything is in the past, and this information was obtained by eavesdropping on the secret communications of the French army. In my personal judgment, it was the Bolshevik forces and the left-wing parties who jointly led the military coup in Romania, which already occupied a fairly strong position in the country, and the Popescu regime, which had previously supported the Western allies, was an out-and-out royalist, and the majority of the population supported this regime out of respect for King Mihai I. Speaking of which, there was a similar situation in Hungary and Czechoslovakia - although the Soviet occupation and escrow were not long, they were still of great help to the Bolshevik forces in these countries, such as Hungary abolished the monarchy only a few months before the outbreak of the war between the East and the West, and the Allies restored it as soon as they arrived, and when the war situation became very favorable to the Soviet Union, a coup d'état or revolution could happen at any time, and the situation in Czechoslovakia was even worse, and the National Front coalition government was originally a very loose provisional government, The Bolsheviks made up a significant proportion of the war, which was a key reason why Hungary and Czechoslovakia had only provided military bases and transportation facilities to the Allies and had not formally entered the war. ”

Lynn listened intently to Sheroke's analysis of the situation in these countries, which he had not been aware of before, but had not analyzed in such detail and appropriately. During his time at the Vault base, he spent most of his energy on the all-important grand strategy of reviving the empire, destroying American nuclear facilities, and attacking Soviet leaders, and the lack of intelligence networks and the focus of his efforts meant that he did not even hear the names of these Central and Eastern European countries for a long time, and lacked sufficient knowledge and research on their political changes at the end of World War II and the early post-war period...... )