Chapter 1203 1204 Naval Plan
"Not everyone is willing to sacrifice their lives for their ideals, for their own perseverance, for their own beliefs and their own honor. Whoever does this, if not a hero, must be a person who deserves to be remembered. Accardo looked at Reinhardt Heydrich, the leader of the German SS, standing in front of him, and spoke slowly.
Heydrich smiled and nodded, and said approvingly: "Yes, my Führer." I couldn't agree more with what you've said. And I always remind myself that once I have such an opportunity, I must use my life to adhere to these precious qualities!"
His words made Accardo laugh, and then he tapped the report in his hand twice, and said: "Isn't it the responsibility of those of us who are in high positions to let our subordinates choose to sacrifice their lives for the country under extreme circumstances? ”
After finishing speaking, Accardo threw the papers in his hand on the table, looked at Reinhardt and said: "These people who are willing to exchange everything in their homeland for their lives are much more useful to us than people like Zhukov and Stalin who face everything with death." Even after the defeat of the Soviet Union, there are many good science and technologies being studied, which are infinitely valuable assets for our country. ”
Although Germany is at the forefront of technology in many ways, that doesn't mean it's so strong that it doesn't need to learn from others. At least in another time and space, the United States, a behemoth that won World War II, has not been strong enough to dominate for hundreds of years. After absorbing European science and technology such as Germany and Britain, the United States still has not taken the lead in many fields -- the world's best steel comes from Germany, the world's best chips are made in Japan, and the world's most inexpensive clothes are made in China!
Therefore, Accardo does not blindly underestimate the technology that his opponents are developing, at least in many aspects, the Soviet Union has integrated the assistance of the Germans in the early stage, as well as the assistance of the Americans in the later period, and the science and technology developed or tried to develop is definitely a small achievement.
At the very least, Accardo knew a lot of the Soviets' advanced technical reserves, such as hardy diesel engine technology, some secret human trial development technology, and even the extreme training records of the wolf knights that they later completed on their own, which are very useful and valuable information.
In addition, the Soviet Union also had unique insights into oil extraction technology because of its large oil reserves, such as the Baku oil field. Although these devices may seem silly and coarse, in 1939, when this kind of technology could not multiply productivity, it was often assumed that these somewhat crude devices had higher reliability and cheaper cost advantages.
These things are enough to enrich the German scientific research system, so that the science and technology of the Third Reich can break through the bottleneck more quickly and enter the age of information development. Research on some of the limits of the human body, drawings of the division of mineral deposits in Siberia...... All of this meant that Accardo could save a lot of time and take his Third Reich to a more glorious future.
"Let those people hand over all these drawings and materials, whether they are buried in the ground or ultimately kept in the Kremlin's underground bunkers...... We are willing to give them a sum of money, to set them free, and even to give them the status of a German citizen, but these things, including some of the treasured books and works of art, must be in our hands intact!
Reinhardt, of course, knew what his Führer liked, and hastened to salute and replied: "My Führer! I will at once go to Moscow myself! I will take everything with the SS to protect everything! Arrange it and transport it directly to Berlin and present it to you!"
Hearing Reinhardt say this, Accardo nodded in satisfaction. He had worked with Reinhardt for so long, and of course the other party knew his temper, Accardo was particularly concerned about the loss of the army, and was willing to devote his efforts to reducing the death rate of his soldiers, but he did not like to interfere with the command of the troops, which was the secret of his own success, on the other hand, Accardo liked to collect scientific and technological innovations and materials, and he had his own unique views on the future development of the Third Reich, but he also liked to learn from others.
So Accardo didn't add anything to Reinhardt's statement, but waved his hand to his confidant, and said, "Then go and bring those precious materials back to Berlin, as well as the remains of Stalin and Zhukov...... Find them, and make sure the bodies are theirs! I don't want to hear rumors about Stalin in the United States or Stalin in India in a few days, you know?"
"Yes, Führer Accardo, long live Rudolph!" Reinhardt saluted and raised his arm in front of Accardo. I don't know why, but this SS leader, who seemed fierce and cunning to anyone, had never had the courage to show the slightest disobedience in front of Accardo, and he was loyal and industrious, like a hound.
When Reinhardt turned and walked out of Accardo's office, Accardo motioned to Anna behind him and called the new Admiral Karl Dönitz, who was waiting outside his door, into his office. He smiled and asked Anna to pour a glass of French red wine for the Navy's henchman, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy's submarine force, and then motioned for the other party to find a comfortable sofa to sit down.
Dönitz, like Reinhardt, first stood up and saluted, fully expressing his reverence for the Führer, and then sat down solemnly, looking at Accardo with a pair of deep eyes, waiting for the Führer to tell him the reason for calling him back from Wilhelmport.
"Ha! Dönitz, your submarine force has recently set up hunting grounds in the Gulf of Mexico, and I think those new submarines must be making the Americans suffer greatly. They lack systematic anti-submarine experience, and by the time they can deal with your submarines, they may have been completely defeated by us. Accardo smiled and pointed to Dönitz in front of him, and gave high praise to this outstanding commander of the naval submarine force: "This is your credit! Therefore, I deserve to promote you to the rank of Marshal of the Imperial Navy!"
Dönitz hurriedly said modestly: "My Führer! If it weren't for your constant support for me, pointing out to me the future of submarine wolf pack tactics, and expounding the essence of wolf pack tactics, I don't think I would have been able to achieve what I am today! You are like my mentor, always guiding me to move forward firmly!"
"Well, if the two of us compliment each other, we can probably get the kind words of praise to tomorrow morning......! I have summoned you back from the Wilhelmsport just to discuss with you the matter of sending submarine cadres to the Far East to fight against Japan. Accardo didn't waste any time, so he could only get straight to the point.
Sending the navy to the Far East to fight against Japan is a battle plan recently drawn up by the Supreme Command, and the premise that this plan can be put on the agenda is that the Far East Republic has been established in the Far East, and the country that has been established is a pro-German country that is willing to provide military ports to support the German army in the war!
Therefore, the German army now has a series of ports in the Far East, which were originally the bases of the Tsarist Russian Far East Fleet, so it should be enough to support a small German task force to reach the Far East and use them as a base to carry out the mission of breaking the engagement with the Japanese Navy.
Of course, Accardo would not stupidly send his precious aircraft carrier fleet to shout with the Japanese Navy, because he knew that the combat capability of the Japanese Navy, even in the waning days, was still not a powerful existence that could be easily defeated by the German Navy's labor expedition. Therefore, in the arsenal of the Imperial Navy, the Führer naturally thought of his former killer weapon - the submarine force.
"My Führer, despite the decisive victory in the war against the Soviet Union, the expansion of our area of operations in the Atlantic theater has left our limited submarine forces somewhat stretched to the limit for their missions...... Isn't it too hasty and hasty to go to the Far East at this time?" "The reason why Dönitz did not take the lead in mentioning this plan to deploy a navy in the Far East was because he had his own concerns. He heard Accardo mention this, and put forward his opinion in line with the principle of being a staff officer.
"Of course, if you are sure that it will be in the interests of the Reich to do so, I will draw my forces and form a submarine force to the Far East. But as Accardo's confidant, Dönitz eventually added.
Accardo was still very satisfied with Dönitz's attitude, he nodded, and said: "Remember when I asked you to go on an expedition to Australia? This time, like that time, we just quietly deployed a force to interfere with the route from Japan to the Far East, and it was not a large-scale battle plan!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger: "I only ask you to send 20 submarines to the Far East, and these submarines are only limited to old ocean-going submarines of old models because of logistical replenishment problems!
Hearing Accardo's assurance, Dönitz laughed: "If the range of activities is limited to the waters of the Sea of Japan, I think 20 submarines are enough for rotation......"