Battle of the Third Reich

In the French Port of Toulon, the French fleet is preparing to organize a joint exercise with the German Mediterranean squadron. At this moment, the highest level naval base on the Mediterranean coast has concentrated a large part of the essence of the German and French naval ships. There are as many as five battleships, and various light and heavy cruisers and destroyers are more like crucian carp crossing the river.

The French did not give up their intention to scare the Italians. The French core formation headed by Richelieu had already forcibly approached Sicily several times during the month, causing Italian Coastal Defense Forces to jump into the air overnight.

Since the relationship with Germany was so rigid that he was ruined, Mussolini seemed to have lost his temper. At this time, the French were teasing anyway, but the Italian fleet insisted on shrinking his head in the port as if he had no temper at all. The abnormal reaction of the Italian navy has attracted the attention of Odin’s eye, which does not conform to the character of the current Caesar. The German intelligence agency in Italy has discovered some clues. Italy seems to be planning a large-scale military operation. The main Army Corps is retreating from the Italian-French border and beginning to move towards the east of the peninsula.

This joint exercise between France and Germany is very clearly targeted. It is claimed that it is a military command and technical exchange. In fact, it is closely watching Spain and Italy. In the event of an unexpected accident, this fleet will It is the first interference force.

Xu Jun can no longer tolerate problems in the Balkan peninsula. These intricate nation-states are far from successful, but the pile of chicken-ribbed countries united to form a chaotic quagmire. Before the outbreak of the next war, Germany You must not waste precious troops and energy in such a place. The headquarter and the army headquarters agreed that at the moment of the crisis, a thunder strike should be used to directly kill the culprit in the swaddle. Now the Germans have assembled a rapid reaction cluster on the Austrian border to monitor the movement of Apennines.

However, at present, those countries that have surrendered to Germany in history have still handed out olive branches to Germany in this time and space. Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria have clearly expressed their intention to join the new European order. That theory is not very cold, but they are more worried about the threat of the neighbor in the north. They hate Soviet Russia more than the Nazis. Each breath of the red giant bear will make them frightened.

Xu Jun has mastered the dominant position in Europe, and he no longer needs to win over the small group of Balkan countries. He has been thinking about whether they should be drawn into the alliance. These countries have a lot of internal problems, and there are many contradictions between each other. There is only one A strong enough leader can unite them, but this leader will be very, very hard. Xu Jun is ready to have a discussion with the leaders of Britain and France. According to his point of view, these countries can be used as a buffer zone, but they are worried that it will become a burden.

This can be confirmed. These countries can not provide as much resources as Germany needs. They even have difficulties in supplying their own commodities. Many poor areas still dominate the economy or ancient agriculture. Unlike Hungary and Poland, which have a large number of farmland that can be irrigated and cultivated, and there are no large pastures for the development of animal husbandry. Although countries have some basic industrial development, they can only be classified as tertiary industries in Europe in terms of technology and scale. . Want to support them need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources and capital, let alone let the European countries are still busy rebuilding their own, just look at the current situation, Europe simply does not have so much time to wait for them to complete these upgrades. These shortcomings have made Xu Jun always unable to make up his mind. At present, he can only take one step at a time and look at it slowly.

"I answered him this way. Although leaving Europe at this critical moment makes me feel really regretful, the order of the head of state is unquestionable. As German officials, we can only obey it resolutely." Standing on an extension trestle in Toulon, Captain Klaus von Staufenberg held the belt around his waist and spoke firmly to his companion.

"So you came with a marching bag like this?" Captain Binz Horne smiled and wiped the dust off her hair and put on her soft-top combat cap again.

"It's great to work with you again, Captain Horne." Stauffenberg said to Horne with a smile.

"I'm also very happy to be able to work with you, Lord Earl." Horne squeezed at each other playfully.

"You really like to joke, okay, is this the big guy we're going to ride? I've seen her drawings before, and I've never seen a plane of this size in my life." Staufenberg doesn't like others very much Joking about his title, he quickly found a way to change the subject.

"Of course, Germany's newest long-range water transport aircraft, they gave him the nickname "Viking", I always think he should be called "giant" or "flying clipper" and so on." Captain Horne help As Stauffenberg lifted his luggage, he walked towards the huge seaplane in the opposite direction.

"We will depart in the afternoon, fly directly from here to Cairo, and then stay for one night. We will fly directly to Mumbai, India tomorrow morning. If the journey goes well, we will arrive in Saigon the afternoon after tomorrow. Your luggage will be put on the plane first. Will I take you to the French naval officer restaurant in Port Toulon, where you can enjoy a variety of delicious dishes 24 hours a day," Captain Horne introduced enthusiastically.

"Has the personnel and equipment already arrived?" Talking about the mission, Staufenberg immediately entered the role.

"It's all here. I'll introduce you one by one later. This time you are the commander. My task is to cooperate fully with your command." Captain Horne carried the Stauffenberg's marching bag, skilled Jumped onto the springboard connecting the cabin and trestle.

"Be careful, there will be some shaking here," Captain Horne reminded.

Baron Staufenberg, a well-known "treason" in the history of the Third Reich, until the 21st century, his actions were still full of controversy. Some people regarded him as a hero who resisted tyranny, but there were also a large number The survivors who experienced that era regarded him as a traitor who betrayed his motherland. But at this time in the 40s, the count was a staunch supporter of the Nazis, and undoubtedly one of the most ardent supporters and admirers of the new head of empire.

Staufenberg was born in a noble, hereditary title of Earl of Staufenberg. In addition, he also had an additional hereditary title of Schenk (that is, the general manager). The family of the Earl of Stauffenburg has a long history and talents. It is a famous family. Model. During the Weimar Republic period, in order to calm the public's anger towards the privileged class, the government ordered the deprivation of the privileges of all German nobles and issued orders. Since then, Germany has no longer granted the title of nobility to anyone. The original nobles were only allowed to use their title of nobility in their names to show the honor of the family, so the full name of Staufenberg should be Claus. Philip. Maria. Justinian. Shen Count Earl von Stauffenberg.

The young Earl had taken care of Germany’s defeat in the last war since he was a child. Due to his noble identity, he joined the 17th Cavalry Regiment of the National Defence Forces at the age of 18 due to his noble identity. Then, he studied cavalry command and tactics at the Hanover Cavalry School, and finally entered the Berlin Military Academy, and graduated with honors. Then he was assigned to the sixth armored division as a second-class staff officer.

Because of the close private links between Junker’s noble officers, he was quickly transferred to the Army Command Gold Plating, where he demonstrated excellent administrative capabilities, and was almost recommended as the then Army Commander-in-Chief. Lieutenant of Blumberg. But he smelled the conspiracy of the appointment, and at that time he firmly refused the appointment. The promoter behind the incident was the group headed by Army Chief of Staff Baker at the time. These people thought that the earl should be their ally by nature, because Hitler was famous in the army for contempt and aversion to the nobles of the old empire. .

Where did they think that this Earl Lord had become a staunch Nazi fan? He firmly believed in the theory of Nazi propaganda and believed that Hitler was a great man who rebuilt Germany. On the question of the invasion of Poland, he even held his hands high and welcomed. As a veteran Prussian nobility, the hatred of the Poles has been carved into the blood, not to mention that Poland occupied a large area of ​​German territory at this time. It was necessary to systematically colonize and rule Poland, and the young Staufenberg carefully recorded these words in his diary after the Polish battle.

After the French campaign began, he was even more excited. He could finally lead the German team to avenge the last defeat. Hitler's sudden death once made him feel at a loss. The new head of state made him see the dawn again in confusion. To his surprise, the former deputy head of state who had kept a low profile turned out to be a war genius. His strategic vision and tactical qualities were a hundred times stronger than Hitler. Not only did he reverse the situation that began to turn sharply, but he also gave the British and French main forces a devastating blow. This is simply a great figure like Frederick the Great. What made the count even more excited was that the young head of state also carried Feng in his name.

Before the outbreak of the Battle of England, he was transferred back to the Army Command, and then transferred to the command headquarters as an administrative officer, responsible for the organization of the army. This is a vital position and is often regarded as leading to the senior command. Dalu, at this time everyone can see that the thirty-two-year-old earl has an extremely bright future.

This time Xu Jun personally named him to send him out, not for the sake of preventing the situation. When the Earl of the Lord came to his office to submit a report, he was really taken aback by the name. He didn’t even know that this person was actually working in the headquarters, and Head Xu Xu couldn’t help it. Glancing under the desk to see if there was a briefcase at the foot of the desk.

After reading the personnel investigation report submitted by Odin's Eyes, Xu Jun discovered that the count was actually his fanatic supporter at this time, which is simply a great irony given by reality. However, in view of this historical change in thought that occurred after the fiasco of Stalingrad, the most critical fuse was after he was injured in North Africa, when he was transferred from the first-line troops to the officer reserve camp because of the injury. This was a transitional agency that converted officers to reserve service. This treatment made him feel abandoned and betrayed. Although he was later reused through internal relations, he was deeply involved in a coup plot and could not turn back. Too.

This time Xu Jun’s appointment of Captain Earl was actually an experiment. Xu Jun wanted to take a look. He has changed the history of this time and space. Will the fate of famous people in history be changed as well? Whether the environment changes people's hearts or the character determines fate, Xu Jun wants to see clearly on Captain Stofenberg. (To be continued.)