Chapter 26: Meaning? Meaning!
Volume 4 of the Third Reich under Ten Thousand Characters: The Sorrow of France Chapter 25: Meaning? Meaning!
In Berlin at the end of May, stone chairs next to the green streets at noon were always filled with people. These are some Berlin workers who just got off work..com Although the war affected the lives of the Berlin people, as the front line moved outward, most of the towns in Germany had almost no tension except for processing and adding more military supplies. Almost every worker sitting in public stone chairs held a lunch box in their hands. They needed to finish the food as soon as possible, and then leaned on the stone chair for a short while to recover their strength.
Xu Yang's special car was driving at a slow speed on the stone road. Not long after he retreated from the battlefield, he saw too much smoke and returned to a civilized society. He obviously felt that the things around him seemed out of place with him. The doctor called this situation a war syndrome. Next to him was Manstein, a 53-year-old lieutenant general of the National Defense Forces who showed military talent, has now been recognized, and he is no longer the unsuccessful soldier who works hard to find support for his ideals.
For some reasons, Manstein has been staying in Berlin and not joining the army. He is a recognized strategic expert. In the eyes of many people, he can contribute to the empire more to the empire than to charge bloodily on the front line. In fact, after the successful operation of the operation of Scythe Operation, he is now a lieutenant general staff officer in the Supreme Command, responsible for the remote control command of the French front line.
Xu Yang deliberately focused his eyes on the knight medal on Manstein's chest. The engraving of the medal was the medal awarded by the 194th Commander to reward Manstein's special contribution to the empire. Currently, there are only two people who have received the knight medal, that is, Xu Yang and Manstein Xu Yang have always believed in the truth that things are rare. In many cases, he always suggested that the Supreme Commander strictly review the meritorious deeds to decide whether to issue medals, first-class iron cross,
Since the war started, more than 1,000 medals have been awarded in total. Many grassroots officers and even soldiers who are brave in combat or make special contributions are proud of winning the Iron Cross. However, with the increase in the number of awards, the Iron Cross Medal can no longer satisfy soldiers. This is a good phenomenon. Soldiers have to fight desperately in order to obtain the war medal. In many cases, medals are rewards specially set up to encourage soldiers.
Manstein was straight and looked very uncomfortable from his expression. He kept looking ahead. It was still unclear why Xu Yang invited him out for dinner when he was about to return to the front line. Manstein was no stranger to Xu Yang. The two had worked together in the Third Armored Division for more than a year. Later, Xu Yang was promoted to the commander of the Third Armored Division. Manstein was also transferred to the Southern Army Group as chief of staff and participated in the Polish battle. Strictly speaking, Manstein was the first commander of the Third Armored Division. The driver was Strey, the current housekeeper of the Stark family, and the person in the passenger seat was Goebbels. Manstein knew that it was so simple.
Xu Yang looked at Manstein's face. The lieutenant general in the Supreme Command had short golden hair and a standard German face. The existence of two traces on his chin always made people feel that he was smiling and looked very kind, giving people a very close feeling. Xu Yang never could define Manstein. Manstein may be an excellent strategist, but he did not understand politics. For example, during the German civil strife in 1936, Manstein was temporarily dismissed for pleading for Hitler in the Defense Forces system. Later, it was because Germany was about to invade France and needed Manstein's combat plan to be re-appointed.
Xu Yang once deliberately suppressed this genius strategist. The reason was very simple. Xu Yang did not want Manstein to be cleaned up due to political reasons. This was a great loss for Germany, so temporary suppression became necessary. At least for some reason, a genius strategist who had not yet shined suddenly evaporated one day.
The ones I use are the real talents. The enemy only needs to be eliminated. Maybe the mind is a bit narrow, but no one can blame Xu Yang. In many cases, those who are trapped in the vortex of struggle cannot make a choice. Xu Yang found that he was distracted again. He adjusted his voice and tried his best to eliminate the domineering he had developed for a long time from his voice. "Lt. General Fritz Erich von Manstein, we are almost here."
Logically speaking, Xu Yang only needs the surname of Tanyin, but Xu Yang deliberately called out his full name.
Manstein's attention was pulled to Xu Yang's body in a comprehensive manner, which also shows that Xu Yang's name is not wrong. At least Manstein felt that such a term must be discussed below. Manstein responded: "Yes, Your Excellency Leader."
Xu Yang asked with a smile: "I saw your report. Did you apply to join the frontline combat sequence because you want to see the momentum of the English Channel with your own eyes?"
Manstein replied seriously: "Yes, Your Excellency Leader! In order to judge the feasibility of the Sea Lion Plan, I must go to the front line to observe the shape, and also find suitable points in northern France to arrange the station of our air force. A good airport can avoid unnecessary losses from the air force. With a secret route, our air force can definitely enter British airspace without knowing it and implement the first part of the air strike."
Xu Yang reminded, "The British have arranged radars on the coastline, and once our planes fly into the air in the English Channel, they will be discovered by the British."
Manstein was obviously also worried about this problem. He thought for a long time before trying to ask: "Has the Kathar William Research Institute of the Empire developed a radar to deal with the British?"
Xu Yang was sad, "There are, but the technical problems have not been solved yet," he continued, "but also gave a very important reminder that the current radar is still very backward and cannot monitor all space segments and exploit the weaknesses. You can also send a small group of special forces to temporarily paralyze the British radar, which the army can do."
Of course, Manstein knew that the army could temporarily paralyze the British radar, but he was the staff officer of the Supreme Command. What he needed was to come up with a once-for-all approach, such as drawing up a professional argument against radar. He was a little curious, but he didn't know whether he should ask, "We are also studying radar?"
Xu Yang nodded calmly, "Of course! There are currently two t-language t-languages: long-haired elephant used in the French frontline. The British radar is better than our t-core hardware. Our t can only explore a range of 35 kilometers, 50 meters, 100 kilometers, and the British t-language exploring distance reaches meter."
This is also the main reason why the German Air Force on the French front can fully grasp air supremacy. At present, the Keser William Institute is improving the ernn German: Aquarius. Here it should be translated as surname: Vaselman. This new radar has the highest exploration distance of 210 kilometers. It turns out that with the additional auxiliary tool of radar, the army has been strengthened from mobilization or encountering enemy prophets. Xu Yang once asked if it is possible to install the radar on a warship. Experts
The answer is: The radar is too large, unless a special radar is designed, of course, an aircraft carrier can definitely be equipped with radar, and the price is to occupy the space that should have been loaded on the aircraft. However, this price is absolutely acceptable. For example, the USS Bavaria aircraft carrier under construction, the USS Prussian aircraft carrier has a special radar system, which is definitely the secret weapon of the German Navy! Xu Yang once defined that when these two aircraft carriers were launched and put into service, it was the day when the German Navy gained the sea control power!
As the lieutenant general of the Supreme Command, Manstein had no idea that the front line had been invested in new technological products, which made him feel a little scared, "The Supreme Command does not seem to have any relevant documents?"
Xu Yang's eyes began to become deeper. "This is the highest secret of the empire."
Manstein didn't want to ask again. He knew one truth, that is, the more he knew, the more dangerous he was.
However, Xu Yang suddenly laughed again and said, "Of course, your current level is not enough to understand the military secrets of the empire. Work hard! After the French Battle, you will definitely be able to enter the social circle of generals with the rank of generals."
Manstein looked stunned, his eyes were full of desire. As a soldier, no one wants to be affirmed. Promotion is an extremely important affirmation, which is much more affordable than the medal. "I understand, Your Excellency the Leader."
The car stopped and they had arrived at the hotel in the booked location of the Bodhi Street. The Berlin Hotel is definitely a long history. As early as the highest social place in Delin, the decoration inside is ancient Athenian beauty. It is very consistent with the Germanic artistic appreciation angle. For example, the two statues of Roman guards at the entrance of the hotel, and the oil paintings of the figures on the walls of the hotel lobby. They are all stories about Germanic being the heir to the Roman Empire. During the German Emperor's reign, the walls of the lobby were hung with the theme oil paintings of the German Empire. Later, the oil paintings were asked to be taken off on Hitler's platform, and the current walls tell the oil paintings of the Roman Empire in the ancient century.
The hotel business may have been affected by the war, and there were not many customers. The boards in the lobby were all made of black marble, and the boards of Xu Yang and his group of men stepped on made sounds. It is conceivable that the lobby supervisor must be very nervous at this time. Just because nearly 30 soldiers holding submachine guns rushed in, the guests in uniform stopped talking, their faces became solemn, and the merchants seemed to have noticed something and all calmed down. All this made the lobby supervisor understand that there must be some big shot.
Stiley quickly greeted her and looked directly at the hotel manager who walked out of the level table, "I am Stiley, I have booked a seat here."
The supervisor was a gray-haired old man with the temperament of an ancient noble housekeeper. A qualified hotel supervisor was always polite. "Yes, Mr. Stile, the position you booked was on the second floor near the balcony, but he was soon calmed down. "I will bring my most noble guest in person. Please come with me, Lord Stark."
The buzzing sound of low-pitched conversations began to appear in the lobby. They were extremely surprised. These people had only seen Xu Yang from various documentaries before, and they felt that it was hard to imagine that the people they admired would suddenly appear in front of them one day. The buzzing sound soon stopped. They consciously made a way out and nodded from the bottom of their hearts. Obviously, the current occasion is not suitable for cheering.
Manstein was worried, "Your Excellency, you shouldn't appear in public places as yours." In fact, he really couldn't understand why he had to come to this hotel full of foreigners for dinner.
Xu Yang tried his best to lower his voice and said, "Sometimes the political tricks are ridiculous, but it has its own way of playing."
Manstein led the leader, and he seemed to see a smile on Goebbels' face. Logically speaking, Goebbels should not appear at the gatherings between soldiers. This is also the main reason why Manstein could not determine the purpose of Xu Yang's invitation.
Along the way, Xu Yang always nodded and smiled with everyone kindly. He saw a good phenomenon, that is, there were almost no Germans in the restaurant, which also shows that Germans understand that it is wartime, not a time for enjoyment. The restaurant space is very large, enough to accommodate more than 500 people to eat together. Xu Yang booked a location on the balcony on the north side of the restaurant, looking at Kings Square not far away. You can also see the view of Charlotte Castle Street.
It is not during meal time now, and only a few people are having afternoon tea in the restaurant. The arrival of a group of armed personnel made everyone in the restaurant stop talking, including diplomatic ambassadors or consuls from various countries in Berlin. When Xu Yang, Goebbels and Manstein walked out of the protection circle of the armed guards and sat down at the dining table, the diplomats immediately widened their eyes and their expressions became thoughtful.
Manstein saw something, and saw dozens of armored vehicles of the National Defense Forces wandering around the Berlin hotel. Some of the national agents appeared on the streets. What's more exaggerated is that the building opposite was completely monitored by the secret police. He began to feel that Xu Yang came here for an unknown purpose.
Stile was standing next to him and talking to the hotel supervisor. The supervisor kept ordering the meal roll and recording it. It seemed that Stile had ordered a lot of things. The soldiers in charge of Xuyang's security were scattered around the left and right. Their sharp eyes gave people a feeling of being alert at any time, as if they were saying: Don't get close to you!
Goebbels seemed calm and composed. He had long been used to such scenes, and Xu Yang had long known Goebbels' intention to come to the Berlin hotel this time. He took out a folder from his briefcase, opened the document, regardless of the occasion, and began to write something on his face, and looked up from time to time to ask Xu Yang for a few words.
Manstein understood, but he talked about the business of the French Battle. There were too many diplomats here and it was impossible to keep it secret. Haven't you seen that those diplomats' eyes were staring straight?
"Lieutenant General. Do you also think our army should stop and repair it?" Xu Yang suddenly asked.
Manstein nodded, "Yes. Your Excellency, the leader." He lowered his voice, "Our troops are currently stretched too long. The farthest troops have reached Belk at the mouth of the Calais Sea, but some troops are still marching in Belgium. It is very dangerous to do so. No one can guess when the French will suddenly launch a counterattack. In fact, the French are indeed gathering forces to prepare for a counterattack. Their 10th, 7th, 6th, and 4th armies gathered in the Naver area in southern France in Le Mans, northern France. If these troops cooperate with the British, French and Biz-British coalition forces surrounding us in Rubai, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Indeed, the German troops are indeed very long in the northern French front. If it weren't for French railways and highways, the first thing that happened was the supply problem. At this stage, a large part of the German troops fighting in France relied on the air supply of the German Air Force, because there were scattered French troops everywhere. Before France surrendered, it was impossible to completely eliminate these rebels. After all, it was a territory familiar to the French.
Manstein continued to explain his point, "The long-term combat has made our army's combat sequence completely messed up. Many troops are divided into several armies and fight on their own, such as your 15th Army, some of which are on the Scarp River, and some are near Al. And we don't know what the Allies on the Maginot Line are thinking now. Now that most of the army's army crosses Belgian territory and enters the French territory, if they launch a desperate attack on our country, we may be in awkward situation again in World War I and fight a stalemate with the Allies.
.It was simply terrible that he was afraid of what happened, but he knew that the front line troops could not stop now. On the contrary, the front line troops must quickly eat the remnants of the Allied forces in northern France, and then quickly point to Paris to occupy Paris. Occupy Paris means that the gates of all provinces of France were opened by Germany. Paris is the center of France. Occupy it not only has extraordinary political significance, but also provides convenient transportation for the German army. The railway line in Paris is extremely developed. If used properly, it is not impossible to destroy France within a month.
Verdun is the avant-garde gateway of Paris. Occupying Verdun is equivalent to opening the door to Paris. Slowing the time to occupy Paris for political significance? Then Xu Yang is absolutely crazy. Occupying Paris one day earlier means Germany can conquer France one day earlier. If you prepare for the so-called political significance, or to make a fortune or something, it means that Germany is not far from defeat! The longer the UK is rushing, it can be imagined that the greater the damage.
Xu Yang suddenly remembered something and smiled strangely, "Parliamentary members proposed to slow down the time to occupy Paris. They needed time to prepare for the entry ceremony, swearing that it would give the world a shocking effect, and doing so would win political scores for our country. What do you think?"
Manstein replied very directly, "Those idiots! We are not politicians, we are soldiers! If it weren't for the annihilation of Dunkorke's Allies, our army should have started to attack Paris. We would have owned the entire France!"
Goebbels made a completely different opinion, "The process of occupying Paris will definitely attract the attention of the whole world. Perhaps we should occupy Paris more civilizedly, which is an ancient cultural capital. Our army generally feels barbaric and cold-blooded. Perhaps using the stage of Paris to improve the international community's view of our team will be a good choice?"
Xu Yang frowned. He was about to speak, and the waiter who was delivering the meal was coming. After Stilet personally put the meal, he spoke, "My army is so barbaric, so what? Now is the war era, and the strength of the army will make the country trying to be enemies with our country think carefully about what price they will pay."
At this time, Strey suddenly bent down and said in Xu Yang's ear: "Your Excellency, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Yugoslavia, Romania, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden... and other countries, diplomatic officials asked you to attend their banquet. What instructions do you have?"
Xu Yang showed an expression that he had known this, and then nodded and agreed. Looking forward, he saw Hungary. The Spanish diplomatic ambassador nodded to this side. He said, "Please Clayburn, Hungary and Foldo, Spain come over and have afternoon tea together."
Stile bowed and stepped back and walked towards the two of them. Clayburn and Foldo were obviously flattered by Xu Yang's invitation. They looked happy and proud, and under the envious eyes of diplomats from other countries, they looked up and stood up to Xu Yang with their heads raised and their chests.
Xu Yang stood up first out of politeness. He acted very enthusiastically and shook hands with the two of them one by one.
Stile arranged them opposite Xuyang and called the hotel manager to add tableware and bring them to the meal.
Hungary and Spain have always had a good relationship with Germany. It is reasonable for Xu Yang to invite the two to have dinner together. He began to not talk about politics, nor did he talk about military affairs. He only talked about some things that were not related to war with the diplomatic ambassadors of the two countries. However, in the eyes of people from other countries, the relationship between Hungary, Spain and Germany is constantly heating up. They are jealous of Hungary. Spain will gain countless benefits from the Third Reich of Germany, while also trying to find ways to increase good diplomatic relations with Germany.
Hiroshima's figure suddenly appeared in Xu Yang's vision, which made Xu Yang laugh even happier...
Chapter completed!