Chapter 41: The Major (4k)
Barren Mountain, Hydra Underground Base, Conference Hall.
The thick alloy walls support tens of thousands of tons of rock formations to build a hollow hall.
In the center of the hall is a round table with Hydra's iconic red and black skull motif.
Several three-dimensional projections of humanoid figures, sitting behind the table, are the leaders of the various branches of Hydra.
Red Skull - An old rival who has been fighting Captain America for half a century, his face is withered due to the injection of a special serum, leaving only a pale layer of red flesh.
(In the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Captain America 1, the Red Skull has been teleported away by the Cosmic Rubik's Cube.) )
Baron Helmut Zemo - a descendant of the Zemo family, the staunchest Nazis, forever wears a dark purple mask.
(In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Baron Zemo's background was changed to a regular elite army colonel, and he lost his family in the battle of Kosovia in "Avengers 2".)
So in the movie "Captain America 3", Zemo, who has no love, holds the belief in revenge and manipulates Iron Man and Captain America to fight each other by revealing the crimes committed by the Winter Soldier. )
Dr. Anim Zola, a Nazi geneticist and human genetic engineer, transferred his soul to a cyborg due to his gradual death.
(In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dr. Zola was modified to be an immobile intelligent computer and was recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D.) )
In addition, there are several figures whose faces have not yet been revealed, sitting on their laps, listening to the instructions of the red skull located in the first seat.
"Good evening, colleagues."
The Red Skull wore an old-fashioned military uniform, a well-cut German military coat, and a withered fleshy face, looking ghostly and evil.
Despite his creepy appearance, Red Skull behaves in a mannered manner, a mad and sane Nazi who acts with the rigidity and seriousness inherent in the Germans.
"Since the disappearance of Baron Straker in Gotham, the Hydra Organization has sent many agents to Gotham to search for it, but nothing has been found."
There was no trace of sadness and regret in the Red Skull's tone, although Hydra had the ultimate goal of subverting the order, and had the common enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D.,
However, there is still an undercurrent surging within it, and the leaders of the various Hydra branches are trying to suppress dissent, and the party will fight against dissent, so as to gain a greater voice within the organization.
In this case, the disappearance of Baron Straker may still be a good thing.
By S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra is an evil organization that seeks to subvert the existing international order.
At first, most of the members of the group were Nazis who had been scattered around the world after the defeat in World War II, and as time went on, Hydra began to absorb fresh blood and use the fascist ideology of the axis of evil to quietly corrupt human society.
Hydra has nine heads, which symbolizes that the group is not centralized, but has multiple horizontal leaders who lead the different branches of Hydra.
Cut off one head, and two more will grow, the uncertain Baron Straker has been missing for a while, and the vacancy he left behind naturally needs to be replenished.
"To fill the vacant position vacated by Baron Straker's disappearance, the Hydra branch in Brazil, South America, has launched a new candidate, ready for our review."
The Red Skull said, looking at the farthest end of the round table.
Sitting in that seat was a young man.
The man was wearing a white suit, blond hair, round-framed glasses and a handsome round face, worthy of the term "oily head and powdered noodles".
It's a pity that he is short and fat, and his plus-size suit can't even be buttoned, if he loses weight, he can act as a cream boy who leads traffic.
"Good evening everybody, I'm Major, who served in the SS Special Mobile Unit Skeleton Corps, and after the defeat in World War II, led the last brigade to establish the Hydra base in South America."
Fluent German came out of the mouth of the self-proclaimed major, and it did not appear to be rude at all, but soft and gentle, and very gentlemanly.
He pretentiously arranges the roses pinned to his collar pockets, and his narcissistic chatter makes the other Hydra leaders frown.
Most of the people present were veteran Nazis, and it was natural to know that the SS Special Mobile Unit was in fact a fully militarized SS organization established by order of the Nazi Führer in 1935.
Baron Helmut Zemo was probably the most influential one, his father Heinrich Zemo was one of the earliest Nazi members and the Führer's right-hand man, and Baron Zemmer, who was educated in Nazi culture since childhood, was extremely familiar with the ins and outs of the SS.
Baron Zemo raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "You said your name is Major?" Is this a nickname? Or is it an official title? And what is the last brigade? I always thought it was just a legend. ”
"Hehe, Lord Baron, it's not a good habit to ask too many questions at once."
The Major bowed his head slightly, and replied slowly: "On May 1, 1945, the Führer left us,
At that time, the Allies were concentrating their forces on the Reichstag in Berlin, and I saw that the situation was irreparable, and only by preserving strength could we leave the fire.
So I persuaded my SS colleagues in the Reichstag who were willing to leave Berlin with me, and set up the 'Last Brigade', which took the wealth, talent, and scientific research materials left to us by the Führer, and rushed to South America.
And set up a base there, gather strength, and wait for the time to come.
As for my name, it has been lost in the long river of time, just like that period of history.
And Major is not an official title, not a nickname, not all the attributes of all society and me, but only the meaning of my existence.
So, all you have to do is call me Major. ”
The blond-haired Lumpy Dumpty man spoke eloquently, and often made powerful gestures with his silky white gloved hands during his speeches—an action that immediately reminded everyone of the man who terrified the world half a century ago.
Adolf, their revered Führer.
Once, Hydra revered and loved the Führer, taking the Führer's sword as the direction of the charge, and the Führer's will as the above course of action.
However, the Si people have passed away.
The Axis powers collapsed, fascist ideas were sealed in coffins, and Europe, which had grown up in the ruins of war, had become the territory of the blood clans.
The current Hydra is long gone, and all the leaders are occupied by the flower of evil called "ambition".
Hydra has nine heads, so they don't need a Führer-like figure to point fingers at them.
In silence, the leaders exchanged glances.
The red skull in the first seat was still expressionless, and it was not until the colonel finished his speech that he said unhurriedly: "Then, everyone, vote." ”
After excluding the missing Baron Straker, the leaders of the remaining eight seats gave their opinions.
The vote for the promotion of the major to leader was 5:3 and failed.
The Red Skull shook his head and sighed, "What a pity, Major. ”
"Is it a pity? Not. The major's three-dimensional projection whispered, "Actually, I feel very happy. ”
The red skull frowned and asked, "Happy?" Why? ”
The Major shook his head, and instead of answering the Red Skull's question, he took the rose from his collar pocket and played with it slowly in his hand.
"Late 1944."
The short and stocky SS major lowered his eyes and said softly: "The Soviets launched a fierce attack on Courland, and because the Germans held on, until the end of the war in 1945, the Soviets still failed to take Courland from the 200,000 exhausted German troops.
Corporal Alfred Lextin, who belonged to the 19th Flint Flintlock Battalion of the 19th SS Grenadier Division, was awarded the Knight's Cross for leading 11 of his men to drive a Soviet regiment out of the battlefield. ”
The Hydra leaders present looked at each other, wondering why the Major mentioned this little-known ordinary corporal.
The Knight's Iron Cross was one of the most important medals awarded by the German military during World War II.
Baron Helmut Zemmer's father, Heinrich Zemmer, had more than one Iron Cross by virtue of his close personal relationship with the Führer.
The Major ignored the confused Hydra leader, and continued to say, "Alfred Lexteen is not a German, but a Latvian volunteer, and receiving the Iron Cross is only the beginning of his story.
When the Führer was gone, the war was over, and the Allied flag was flying at the tip of the Reichstag in Berlin, Alfred Lexteen did not surrender, but led 11 of his men into the primeval forest southeast of the city of Fraunburg, Latvia. ”
The Major stood on tiptoe and dropped his stocky body again, plucking the petals of the roses one by one, and letting the delicate red fall to the ground.
"As soon as the Soviets advanced into the city of Fraunburg, they discovered the remnants of the Nazi resistance and immediately ordered an encirclement and suppression of them—how could a mere remnant of the Nazis compete with the will to pour steel.
Thus, the encirclement began.
The Soviet army, which went through the Great Patriotic War, had planes that could skim the sky and look down,
It has well-trained, sensitive sense of smell and high fighting spirit of military dogs;
There are experienced, fierce veterans united under Stalin's banner.
Three regiments, 5,000 Soviet soldiers, carried out a carpet search of the primeval forest.
Every inch of land has been pierced by bayonets, every canopy has been examined by sight, and there is no way to go up to the sky and no door to go down to the ground. ”
The Major's tone was full of affection, his gaze softened, and he gently stroked the few rose petals left in his hand.
"The ratio of forces was 12:5000, and Corporal Alfred broke his men into pieces, turned back and forth to fight multiple strongholds, and caused several casualties to the Soviet army while retaining all his men in the form of retreat - sneak attack.
Naturally, the Soviet army, which suffered losses, refused to give up, they were the most determined army in the history of the world at that time, no.
The Soviet troops stationed in the city of Fraunburg launched dozens of large and small encirclement and suppression of Alfred and others in the primeval forest, and this unequal war began. ”
The major exhaled a breath of turbidity and arranged the ends of his golden hair with white silk gloves,
"At first, Alfred and the others relied on the supply depots established by the Germans deep in the forest to survive, but as time passed, the supplies of a single supply depot were quickly depleted.
With weapons and equipment unrepaired, food sources scarce, and power equipment reduced to a pile of scrap metal, Alfred had no way to retreat.
He led his men to evade the encirclement and suppression of the Soviet army, and when the time was right, he attacked the lone Soviet army.
While using broken equipment to catch wild beasts and pick wild fruits, he did nothing to the people of Fraunburg.
While the Second World War had been documented by scholars and the people of the world were plunged into a sea of cheers, Corporal Alfred continued this lonely, untold war in the primeval forest. ”
The Major's gentle gaze scanned everyone present, the Red Skull coughed a little uncomfortably, Baron Zemo lowered his head, and Dr. Zora silently looked away.
No one wanted to make eye contact with the Major, and an unprovoked irritability invaded the hearts of the Hydra leaders.
As time passed, Alfred's companions were either killed in the encirclement and confrontation with the Soviet army, or fell ill and died due to lack of medical care, and only Alfred Lexteen was left in the squad of 12 people.
This lone Latvian volunteer is still fighting for the empire, holding on to that forest with no future and no light. ”
The Major pushed his round-rimmed glasses, and the curved mirror reflected a bleak white light,
In the summer of 1959, a Soviet patrol accidentally spotted Corporal Alfred and engaged in an exchange of fire.
The Soviet army, which had absolute superiority in numbers and equipment, easily killed Alfred.
When examining the body, they unexpectedly found that the German soldier, who had been fighting alone in the forest for 14 years, had only a broken K98 rifle, two Luger pistols, and the knight's Iron Cross awarded to him by his unmasked Führer on his tattered German uniform. ”
This is the end of the story, some people behind the Hydra round table sneered, some people dismissed, some people had blank expressions, and some people slapped the case and shouted at the major: "Ridiculous, this story is completely fictional, how can anyone be so stupid?!" ”
"Fiction, or truth, does it matter?
Corporal Alfred Lycostine fulfilled his duties as an Imperial soldier, guarded the honor of the SS soldiers, and fulfilled the oath he had shouted under the Imperial flag.
He's a real soldier, and you're not. ”
The Major dropped the lone rose branch, his cold gaze swept over the leaders of the Hydra with different expressions, and squeezed a beastly roar out of his throat,
"Me! Pledge allegiance to the Reich Constitution and Oath as a valiant soldier who will forever defend the German Reich and its legal institutions, and submit to the Reich President and my superiors! ”
"Me! Solemnly swear before God that you will faithfully serve my people and the Motherland, and keep your oath in the name of a valiant soldier, even to the point of sacrifice! At all costs! ”
"Me! Solemnly swear before God that you will unreservedly obey the orders of Adolf Hitler, the Reich Führer and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, and keep your oath in the name of a valiant soldier, even to the point of death! At all costs! ”
"My glory is faithfulness! Germany above all else! ”
The Major's stereoscopic projection roared at the Hydra leaders who couldn't help but cringe and tremble,
"You dogs, mothers, do you remember these oaths?"
"Where were you when I was on the front line drinking snow and eating raw meat?"
"Where were you when Soviet artillery invaded the Berlin border and bombers rained down bombs?"
"Where were you when soldiers like Alfred Lexteen were still walking alone after the war ended?"
"You have hidden, you have fled, you have feared the power of the Allies, you have survived with shameful faith!"
"If you inherit the will of the Führer and continue the German journey, that's fine." "It's a pity that you are corrupted, degenerate, immersed in the dream of power, intoxicated with the struggle for power and profit, and flies and dogs!"
"In my eyes, you're all garbage! Rubbish! Idiot! Coward! They should all be sent to concentration camps and baptized in crematoriums! ”
"It's not that you can't jump on the stage and confront the existing international order head-on, but you just don't dare, you don't want to, you don't want to risk the power you already hold in your hands to perish and turn the whole world upside down."
"What the world fears to do, I will do; What you don't want to do, I'll do; What the Führer failed to do, I will do. ”
The Major roared like a madman, and finally the Red Skull, who couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and shouted, "That's enough! This concludes the session. ”
The Red Skull pressed the button, allowing the Major's stereoscopic projection to fade away.
South America, Brazil, suburban estate in Rio de Janeiro.
The stocky major sat down slowly and pushed his round-rimmed glasses.
On his desk was a document entitled "Hydra Artificial Blood Clan - Second Sea Lion Project".
The fat blond man, looking out the window, muttered, "Führer, I will take London that you have not taken......