Battle of the Third Reich

"Sir, I think you have seen enough. The soldiers are very grateful to you to come and comfort them personally, sir. There is no need to go any further. The frontier position has not been cleaned up, and it is not safe there yet."

Dougan followed closely behind Xu Jun. While trying desperately to Weierle, he persuaded Xu Jun to continue this unbearable battlefield inspection.

Seeing Dougin's suggestion that Weierle shrugged his shoulders and shook his head, indicating that he could do nothing about it.

"Dougan."

As Xu Jun confronted a group of soldiers who were standing in the trenches waving their helmets and rifles to cheer on them, they kept smiling and saluting, and said quietly: "No need to persuade me, I know what I am doing. I have to go there and take a look. It’s all caused by me. I must take a personal look at how heavy this lesson is."

After talking, Xu Jun walked slowly along the trench edge to the front position.

"Sir..."

Looking at Xu Jun's back, Dao Gen lowered his head.

"Head of the Fifty-fifth Infantry Regiment of the Guards, Lieutenant Colonel Von. Chatrimans pays tribute to the head of state on behalf of the officers and men of the whole regiment!

An army lieutenant colonel rushed forward and nodded triumphantly after standing in front of Xu Jun.

"The fifty-fifth regiment performed very well in this battle. I am very satisfied with the courage and bravery displayed by the entire regiment of officers and soldiers in this battle."

Xu Jun raised his hand to salute a standard military salute to the lieutenant colonel.

"Good fight, Lieutenant Colonel."

"Thank you very much, sir. Everything is for Germany."

Feng. Chatrimans quickly and respectfully returned a military salute.

"Come with me and tell me about the fighting at that time."

"Yes, sir. However, the frontier position has not been cleaned up, there is now..."

Speaking of Feng here. Chatleymans found that the head of state had become somber.

"Your will is an order, please go from here, sir."

The lieutenant lieutenant colonel immediately chose the compromise wisely.

"If there is really **** in the world, I have already made a room for myself at the bottom."

Xu Jun looked at the miserable battlefield and muttered.

Although the body wrapped in that magnificent marshal uniform is still quite straight, if someone observes closely, the German master will now tremble slightly.

"Sir. I don't think it's a wise decision for you to come here... Your Excellency, your loyal soldiers are all watching you now..."

Weierle's deliberately lowered voice sounded behind Xu Jun.

The calm and wise chief of staff discovered the strangeness of Xu Jun. He immediately reminded the young ducái in a gentle but respectful way. This is not a place to express personal emotions at will.

"Oh... I know, thank you, Weiler."

Xu Jun took a deep breath, then turned his head and nodded slightly to Weierle.

"It doesn't matter, my head."

The chief of staff replied respectfully in a low voice.

The front line of the German army looked like a collapsed hell.

Although Xu Jun has been fully psychologically prepared, everything in front of him makes him feel that his preparation is not enough.

He has seen the battlefield, and he has seen death, but what he saw in front of him made him think that the **** scenes he had seen before were nothing.

Xu Jun tried to suppress his feeling of vomiting and walked pale.

They have entered the center of the battlefield, and Xu Jun's steps have become heavier and heavier. He doesn't want to know what is sticking to his polished military boots, or what the mud on his feet caused. Yes, the strong **** breath in the air has told him all the answers.

"That's the three-row position. The French foreign corps first broke through our front line from here. But they can only do this. In the next battle, they failed to move forward."

Dao Gen spoke heavily behind Xu Jun.

"There are too many enemies in frontal impact. The three-row machine guns ran out of spare barrels at that time, and it was no longer possible to continue shooting. After the battle, we found that the two machine guns were still hot.

We only need one step to save all of this. . . . When we arrived there were already French infantry everywhere, and then I knew that the third row was over. . . . Just five minutes. . . . "

Feng. Chatrimans whispered, with a deep sadness and self-blame.

"This is not to blame you, Lieutenant Colonel. This is not your responsibility." Xu Jun said with a deep voice.

"Lieutenant Colonel, I remember that a three-row position should be equipped with a 20-mm cannon. Why did this gun not work? Under the cover of the 20-mm cannon, the three-row should easily hold the position, even if there are more 'S enemies cannot easily approach the frontal trenches."

At this time one followed Feng. The young army officer behind Chathammans asked in doubt.

Xu Jun turned his head to find out that the question was originally from Wolfram, who was recently transferred from the fourth armored division by Weierle. Feng. Major Liszt. In front of Xu Jun, Weierle gave this young officer, who was only 24 years old, a very high rating, and appointed him as the second-level combat staff of the headquarter of the Guards Corps.

"I don't know what happened. But I think that the anti-aircraft artillery on this position has made their final efforts. Those anti-aircraft gunners were armed with rifles and engineer shovel.

As artillery they have the power to choose to retreat, but they have not done so. Those brave young people are fighting the enemy at the last moment of life. Now the soldiers are lying there. If you want to know the truth, you can ask them in person.

And I remind you that no one has the right to blame the warriors who died in battle, so please pay attention to your words! Feng. Major Liszt! "

Feng. Chatrimans sullen his face, his harsh tone did not leave a slight face on this prominent young member of the Liszt family, and from his current look, if Xu Jun and Weierle were present, he would She was scolded directly. As a result, the young major was blushed and embarrassed.

"Lieutenant Colonel, don't do this. I apologize for my subordinates' use of inappropriate language. You too careless Wolfram, you must pay attention in the future."

Weierle hurriedly set aside for his men.

"Oh, Lord Chief of Staff, don't be so polite. I was just a little excited when I thought of the soldiers who died in battle. It was so rude."

Xu Jun didn't pay attention to his subordinates' conversation at all. He raised his head slightly in the face of the battlefield, breathing deeply, the air still filled with a strong sulfur and **** breath.

"Come on..."

Xu Jun turned his head and said lightly, and then walked towards the front position on his own, and the officers quickly stopped their discussions and hurriedly followed.

At the corner of the battlefield, a group of soldiers was carrying the bodies of the fallen. The soldiers solemnly separated the entangled soldiers, and then carried the remains of the German soldiers on the carriage that was parked on the side.

The gray military carriage was filled with dead bodies of soldiers wearing gray uniforms stained with blood. Blood continuously flowed through the gaps in the carriage fence. The ruts of the carriage were already full of blood like two red streams Standing against the wheel, covering her face.

Xu Jun led the officers slowly toward the carriage. The group of soldiers had already found the officers who had come by, but when they saw the face of the officer in front, they were all stunned. The soldiers couldn't believe that this person would appear here. Everyone immediately put down the excitement in their hands and stood upright, vigorously paying their respects to the leader who admired them.

Xu Jun raised his hands to the soldiers to salute a military salute, and then walked directly to the sergeant leaning on the wagon wheel.

"Sergeant... Sergeant..."

The soldier on the side reminded in a low voice, but the sergeant did not respond. His hands were covering his face against the wheel and his shoulders were still shaking, he was crying silently.

"Sergeant, who are you crying for?" Xu Jun asked softly.

"Go away, don't mind me..." The sergeant whimpered and answered.

"Too presumptuous, you don't know who you are talking to! Standing upright! Do you see that you are still like an armed SS soldier!" Dao Gen shouted aside.

"Ah? Ah! Your head!"

The sergeant was startled by Dougan's roar. He rubbed his swollen eyes and looked up, then jumped like a spring.

"Your Excellency... Sergeant... Sergeant Hollent salutes you!"

The sergeant raised his chest and choked out loudly.

"Quiet, Sergeant, who are you crying for."

Xu Jun raised his hand to stop Dou Gen who wanted to continue to scold, and then asked the sergeant gently.

"My comrade-in-arms, they are all dead, everyone... I'm the only one left now." Tears in Holent's eyes came out again.

"They are all heroes, and they fought valiantly to the last moment for Germany. Now they are all gone, but their will is still, their spirit is immortal, and they will be inherited by us. This is the responsibility of those of us who have survived duty of."

Xu Jun bent down to pick up the helmet that the sergeant had thrown aside and handed it to his hand, then patted the soldier's shoulder gently.

"For those of your dead comrades, continue their unfinished business. Only on the day of victory, those of us are qualified to cry! Do you understand? Sergeant Hollent."

"Understand, Your Excellency."

Hollent took the helmet and rubbed the blood-stained dirt with his sleeves, then wiped the tears hard and put the helmet on his head.

"Sir, please don't blame yourself, this is not your fault." Weierle said Xu Jun served a cup of coffee.

"Yes, my head, although our losses are great, we have won the final victory after all. Without your plan, we may suffer greater losses, so please stop blaming yourself. Unfair to yourself." Dao Gen then said aside.

"Sir, you have done a very good job, better than any of us. You have to lead us to continue our great cause, so please do not be depressed for this matter, we all do not want to see Like you, Germany still needs you to revive, and everyone is looking forward to you leading Germany to prosperity."

Hans stood upright behind Xu Jun and said aloud.

"This time is entirely my fault. I will take all the responsibility." Xu Jun pushed away the coffee cup on the table and stood up screaming loudly.

"From the beginning, I have been taking risks. This is the case with Alas, this is with Dunkerque, and Poland, and in Norway, I have been taking risks. I have succeeded, and I have also achieved remarkable merits that ordinary people cannot reach. But I didn't see how huge the risk was behind this series of successes. If there were any accidents in those plans, I would push me and my subordinates to what kind of situation. I look back now, it really makes me shudder. "

Xu Jun shook his head and continued: "I was really stunned by my previous victory. I was so proud of it. I took those victory for granted, and I really regarded myself as an invincible genius. I did not go well. Think about how many adventurous ingredients are included in my victories and how many luckier ingredients are in it. I am not a military genius, I am just a stupid adventurer.

Now that I finally got the bitter wine I brewed, I almost lost myself and the entire legion. If the French were also in a state of exhausted lights, we might not even have the opportunity to sit here and drink coffee Yes. Therefore, I have to seriously review my stupid habits. I can never make the same mistake again, especially when I am still shouldering the destiny of a country.

The commander’s stupidity needs to be compensated by the blood of his men. The thought of this makes me feel ashamed and blamed."

"You are not right, at least not right, my head."

Weierle glanced at the stunned officers.

"Your previous victories did contain a lot of adventure, but this does not mean that you are not a great military genius.

At least I know that the entire German Army can no longer find a second person who can come up with your exquisite plan.

You don’t have to deny that your plan is more detailed than we thought, and I believe that I can’t come up with something comparable to your plan in this life.

As a leader, you cannot be frustrated by the failure of a time, not to mention that we are now victorious. You don’t have to feel guilty for the soldiers who died in battle. They died for the resurgence of Germany. I think they will rise to heaven with a smile. They have no regrets.

As you said before, those of us who have survived must shoulder their expectations in order to fight these warriors who died in battle. "

Weierle put down the coffee in his hand and continued, "You have more things than any of us, and you have the ideals of all of us.

No one wants to see what you are like now. You should not be the kind of person who was overwhelmed by a setback for a while. Besides, this time it cannot be said to be setback, it can only be said to be a lesson for all of us.

This allows us to always remind ourselves that every mistake of our officers will cost the brave soldiers their lives.

Speaking of responsibility, this is not your responsibility. You have no reason to take it alone.

Ordering General Guderian to lead the tank forces from two wings to the French army to outflank this point. I still think it is the right order, and all of us agreed at the time.

It is understandable to mobilize the parachute battalion and the mountain battalion to cooperate with the attack of the tank troops. It is common sense that the tank troops cannot attack alone, not to mention that the troops of the two battalions are good at attacking, and there is nothing wrong with transferring them.

If according to your wishes, then those of us who did not raise different opinions at that time should all bear corresponding responsibilities, and should also bear the main responsibility. "

"But..." Xu Jun raised his head and tried to distinguish, but Dao Gen was inserted.

"My head of state, your chief of staff, is right. The lack of defense of the two battalions cannot be said to be the main reason why we suffered such heavy losses this time.

The key issue is that the tactics used by the French were indeed not foreseen by all of us, and no one expected that they would use such brutal tactics.

What's more, our frontline troops made a series of mistakes, coupled with the serious mistakes made by the various troops in coordination with it, this is the main reason for our loss.

I think you should look farther away now. Your performance is not like yourself anymore. Your sharp edge will not be wiped out by this small mistake. What you should consider now is a higher level issue, my head.

All of us are willing to lay down our lives for you and for Germany. Please cheer up. For Germany and for those of us who are loyal to you, all of us have our own expectations. "

With the words of encouragement and expectation from his subordinates, Xu Jun's expression slowly relieved from his frustration, and his body was once again filled with the original look full of fighting spirit.

Weierle felt the familiar light again in Xu Jun's eyes. He knew that the young head had already passed the difficulty, at least temporarily.

A leader needs the courage to face failure. This may be natural, but more often it needs to be slowly trained and nurtured. As the young German savior grows slowly in front of his own eyes, Weierle can’t help but feel one Kind of inexplicably moved.

"Your Excellency, the Battle of Twilight has been fully launched, and now it seems that there is no need for us to do. What is your next plan?"

Weierle asked in a respectful manner.

"The next step... let's go to Paris!"

Xu Jun raised his head and thought for a while, then answered.

"Paris?"

"Yes, our battle is not over yet."

After finishing talking, Xu Jun took the cup of coffee from the table and paid tribute to Weiller.

"Our battle has just begun, my Chief of Staff."

Author notice, I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting. Now I'm almost ill, although the doctor said that I still need to recuperate, but I don't think there is much problem, so I will continue to write tomorrow. The update will resume tomorrow evening, thank you for your support. 2005/5/18