Chapter 1988: Hitler's Wrist (Part II)
The commander of the Third Army Group, the commander of the German army, who was responsible for attacking the British mainland, von ? Marshal Claydermann, who originally wanted to vomit as soon as possible, vented his dissatisfaction with Führer Hitler and ordered the offensive to stop, and of course he would not miss the opportunity.
Feng? Field Marshal Clayderman stood up and replied in a stern tone: "Your Excellency, not only me, but also all the officers and soldiers of the Third Army Group are perplexed and puzzled by this order of the General Staff, and have entrusted me to state to the Führer the strong demands of more than one million officers and soldiers of the Third Army Group!" ”
Hitler was clearly interested in von? Marshal Clayderman was very interested in his words, and said with a smile on his face: "Clayderman, you know, in the First World War, I had the experience of serving in the army, and I always fought in the front line, until I was wounded, I was transferred to the rear for treatment, I am very concerned about the thoughts of ordinary soldiers, and I am willing to listen to the opinions of the soldiers, you can rest assured and boldly say it!" ”
Feng? Field Marshal Clayderman said: "Your Excellency, what I say below is to represent all the officers and soldiers of the Third Army Group, whether this order is issued by the Führer or issued by the General Staff, it seems to me that it is extremely unwise, and it is a wrong order to take the efforts and achievements of our Third Army Group over the past few months as a child's play to stop attacking the Anglo-American troops who have retreated to the last line of defense!" ”
"We, the Third Army Group, have paid a huge price in casualties, and we are about to take the crown of victory in our hands, and we are almost the victors, but the order to stop the offensive has come."
"In my opinion, this is to give the enemy a respite, and as we all know, the British and American forces will take advantage of this rare respite to adjust their deployments and replenish their weapons and ammunition. The Americans will also take the opportunity to increase troops on the British mainland, which will increase unnecessary casualties and difficulty for future battles, and will inevitably delay the opportunity to occupy the LinkedIn homeland, to put it pessimistically, the war against the British and the Americans will think that this order, and delay the end time, as for how long, no one can predict! ”
"There is also the issue of vital troop morale. With the progress of our Third Army group and its momentum like a rainbow, such an inexplicable halt to the offensive will make the Anglo-American coalition forces, which are already demoralized, think that we have lost the ability to continue the offensive, and the so-called strong crossbow is the end. had to stop and recuperate. The morale of the Anglo-American forces. It will rise, no matter how you look at it, this order of the General Staff is extremely wrong! Incomprehensible and infuriating! ”
"Therefore, on behalf of the more than 1 million officers and men of the Third Army Group, I ask the Führer to revoke this order. I will immediately return to the front to organize the final assault on the Anglo-American forces, and return to Berlin again for the war on British soil. It is over, and the wish of the Führer will also be completely fulfilled! ”
Feng? Marshal Claydermann spoke endlessly and eloquently for more than 20 minutes, speaking impassionedly and happily, while the German party, government, military, and military tycoons listening below were dizzy and sweating, and this guy did not choose to speak, and in his words, he seemed to blame the Führer, did something extremely stupid, and made an unforgivable mistake.
It's happy, and I also said everyone's thoughts, but I forgot it, the head of state in front of me, what kind of person is it, just for his own use and not to say it, he is the authority, and he hates being challenged and doubted by his subordinates the most, you Feng? Marshal Clayderman, just wait for the Führer to lash out, perhaps, in a few minutes, you will be nothing!
Feng? After Marshal Clayderman finished speaking, he sat down calmly, obviously mentally prepared to bear the Führer's wrath and accept any consequences.
The expected storm did not come, and Hitler not only did not get angry, but looked at von ? Marshal Clayderman's gaze was full of appreciation, and the bigwigs were confused, and their heads were confused, if they were in the past, His Excellency the Führer would have been bruised on his forehead at this moment, his face was pale, and he was waving his fists angrily and roaring, the voice was so loud that even the guards in the corridor outside could hear it, but what happened today? Has the temper of His Excellency the Führer changed?
The bigwigs of the German party, government, military, and gendarme all raised their throats and eyes, although Feng? Marshal Klayderman repeatedly blamed the General Staff, but everyone knew that without the order of the Führer, the Chief of the General Staff von ? Marshal Strongs would never dare or have the guts to give this order, which seems to be absolutely rebellious, so this guy is tantamount to slapping His Excellency the Führer in the face.
Once again, what made these bigwigs fall to the ground was that Hitler not only did not break out into a thunderous rage, but laughed proudly, and looked at Feng who was sitting in a precarious position with more appreciative eyes. Field Marshal Clayderman said: "Clayderman, I appreciate your honesty and straightforwardness very much, since you, the commander of the front, think that we have done this because of the excessive attrition of our troops, and we are unable to continue the attack, ah! That's our success! ”
"Success?" What does the Führer mean? It doesn't seem quite right, all the bigwigs are even more like falling into the clouds, confused, Hitler likes it very much, and fiddles with these heavyweights in Germany like a goose.
When it was time to unravel the mystery, Hitler said to Lieutenant General Kovor, head of the German General Intelligence Directorate of the Three Services: "Korvor, tell me what you have recently obtained, what those ugly Russian gorillas are doing now!" ”
Lieutenant General Korver, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face, was different from Himmler and Heinrich, the two leaders of the Gestapo, and had the characteristics of professional intelligence officers, stood up and said in a slow tone: "My Führer, the General Intelligence Directorate has received accurate information that Stalin is mobilizing more than 4 million troops from the direction of Europe and gathering them west of the Ural Mountains in the east, and so far, 450,000 troops of five army groups have been assembled. ”
According to the analysis of our General Intelligence Bureau, the Russians have two targets this time, one is the troops of General Tang Qiuli, the deputy head of the Republic of China, in the Outer Mongolia region of Asia, and the other is the Japanese Kwantung Army troops of our ally Japan in the Outer Khingan Mountains area of the Far East, which is confronting Zhukov's Far Eastern Front."
"Judging by the location of the main concentration of Russian forces, Stalin's first target was General Tang's troops." Lieutenant General Korver, who had finished the report, still had that gloomy face, and there was no emotional fluctuation in his eyes.
The words of Lieutenant General Kover, among these German bigwigs, provoked a strong reaction, of course, the intelligence in the possession of the General Intelligence Directorate is definitely not as simple and general as Korver said, but this is enough, enough to illustrate a problem, the Russians have a heavy military operation, moreover, this operation, in the direction of favor of Germany, but, this is not the same as von? What does it matter what Marshal Clayderman's combat in England has, the bigwigs find that they can't keep up with the Führer's leaping thinking again.
Hitler, who liked to keep it in the mystery, did not explain anything more, but waved his hand and said, "The meeting is adjourned, and the four of you, Strongs, Clayderman, Himmler, and Korver, remain." ”
The rest of the bigwigs, dizzy, walked out of the Führer's office, and rushed to the Empire State Building's Führer's office in a hurry, participated in such an inexplicable meeting, listened to Clayderman complained, Korver talked about the situation of the Russians, and saw the Führer's various expressions that were different from the past, and then, the meeting was dismissed, what was the theme of the meeting?
It seems that no problem has been solved, but there are a few high-ranking generals with quick thinking and lively brains, such as Admiral Dönitz, the commander of the Navy, who seem to have a glimmer of understanding in their hearts, of course, it is just speculation.
In the office, there were only five people left, Hitler's demeanor became more and more relaxed, and he patted Marshal Clayderman on the shoulder with rare kindness, and said: "Dear Klayderman, I will solve the mystery in your heart now!" ”
Feng? Marshal Clayderman was indeed confused, and His Excellency the Führer, with a series of dazzling performances, made him dizzy, and looked at the smiling Führer with some stupidity, and was obviously unaccustomed to this extraordinary cordiality.
"As we all know, our attack on the Russians cannot be stopped at any time or for any reason, it is nothing more than the choice of the time to attack, last year, my old Chinese friend General Tang Qiuli secretly visited Germany, and we had a deep talk on the issue of attacking Russia, which gave me a great inspiration, and more than half a year has passed, and it is time for the 'Barbarossa Plan' to be launched!" Hitler said solemnly.
Although it has long been known that the Führer's determination to destroy Russia will never change, several people still tremble when they hear the Führer say it himself, and the Führer's words have almost given a timetable for the launch of the "Barbarossa Plan", which will not exceed March this year.
Feng? Field Marshal Klayderman was even more excited and his face was flushed, Huo Ran got up, and said loudly: "My Führer, please approve me at once, return to the British front, give me two weeks, end the war in Britain, and then, the Third Army Group, wave eastward, as the first troops to attack Russia, appear in front of those Bolsheviks!" ”
Hitler laughed, obviously admiring Kleidermann's fighting spirit and heroism, but shook his head again and again, and said, "No, no, no! My dear Clayderman, the Third Army Group, stranded on the battlefields of British homeland, is more strategically valuable than it is anywhere! So, it is a great pity that your desire to be the first to storm the territory of Russia will be difficult to realize! ”
(To be continued)(To be continued......