The Third Reich in Desperation

"I clearly remember how hesitant General Ludwig was when he proposed this impossible task. I also clearly remember that when the old general finally raised his arms and shouted, let those willing to participate How shocking the scene was!"

"No one came out, and everyone took a step forward! Facing this dangerous operation initiated by the navy without authorization, the consequences may be unimaginable, everyone present, without exception, participated neatly and firmly! "

"That's hundreds of officers!" Raeder's face was full of pride: "I am among them."

are you there? !Reinhardt looked at Raedel in disbelief.At that time, he had just crossed over, and he was already very excited when he encountered such a big event as Operation Rainbow. He couldn't care less about carefully recording who participated in his first big action.

If Raeder hadn't said that, he really didn't know that he had worked with the current marshal nearly 20 years ago.So, Raeder counts as his old comrade-in-arms?

But this also makes sense, why isn't Raeder, who is a direct descendant of Reinhardt, the first one among a group of veterans who chooses to trust this seemingly foolish head of state.

Just because he was the first to see the opportunity brought by Reinhardt.

Not noticing Reinhardt's surprise, Raeder continued to be silent in his memory and said: "At the beginning, you were still a sergeant, and you led me, a colonel, and you, like me, were ignorant all day long, staying in the shadow of failure. The frustrated officers here did everything anyone else dared to do."

"One person, one sentence, one plan, actually integrated the opinions of hundreds of senior officers, involving the entire Imperial Navy to participate..." After a long silence, Raeder continued: "Subordinate, would you Continue your legend, continue the courage left by countless people, and continue the original pride of the Imperial Navy..."

"Operation Rainbow, we lost most of the main battleships that no longer belonged to us at that time. But at that time, we planted a seed called unyielding. Now, this seed has finally blossomed and borne fruit, recreating the original The beauty of..."

"Indeed, I have always been cautious about combat operations, and some people even call it timid. However, this does not mean that I am willing to be a turtle!"

"Over the years, I have personally participated in the launching ceremony of each new warship, and witnessed every process of the Imperial Navy from scratch. I am excited for each additional warship, and I am proud of myself for being a part of it. Today's The Imperial Navy reminds me of the fearless 'Ocean Fleet'."

"So I'm afraid, I'm afraid that one day, because of a carelessness, all the painstaking efforts of the empire will change back to the way it was 20 years ago. I'm afraid that when I was just a little bit hopeful, the light will once again become nothingness."

"As long as there is a chance of victory, I will never back down even if I am smashed to pieces."

"My Führer!" Raeder looked at Reinhardt full of expectation, and said word by word: "Can you guarantee that this battle will be as smooth as Operation Rainbow back then?"

Reinhard raised his eyebrows, lost in thought.

If it was Operation Rainbow back then, he could have patted his chest and said it was 20% successful.After all, there are lessons learned from the past, and he didn't make his own claims.But the current Norwegian naval battle is completely the first initiative made by the current Reinhardt's Third Reich after [-] years of development.

In fact, he wanted to appear as confident as before, using his cynical tone and gestures, understating his rhetoric, saying that everything is expected, and everyone just needs to do it to succeed.

But now Reinhardt suddenly discovered that when he faced a choice that determined the fate of the country without any reference for the first time, he would be so concerned about gains and losses.Originally, he thought that he had overcome everything and possessed the same perseverance and determination as those famous historical figures.But after having a heart-to-heart conversation with Raeder, he also seemed to be infected with Raeder's cautious thinking.

Yes, this is not worry and escape, but also for the sake of the empire from another aspect.

No one can say that prudence is a fault.

Until the end, Reinhardt did not give Raeder the definite answer he expected.With a wry smile on his face, he gave an answer that was neither clearly affirmative nor negative: "This battle will be fought sooner or later. If we fight now, we can use Denmark's airport, we can use Norway's coastal defense, and we can use it in one of our Attack when you want to attack. There is an old saying in the East, which is called "there will be no shop after this village", which means that time does not wait for me, and opportunities do not come every time. I think that if you don't take advantage of the geographical advantage now, it will help When we fight, where can we find a better opportunity in the future?"

"Just let go and do it! If you win, I will congratulate you later. If you lose, you generals will not be hanged in the end." Reinhardt said cruelly, gritted his teeth: "But if we If those who are timid do nothing, the empire will definitely fail in the end. All this has long been determined by our poor geographical location."

"If we can't win this naval battle, then we will lose all chances to win future wars. In that case, as the leader of the empire, I will hold a gun in a dark basement and put it in my mouth. Pull the trigger and pay the price of failure with my life!"

"To be honest, I am a person who cherishes my life, or to put it bluntly, I am a person who is a little afraid of death." Reinhardt smiled slightly, and said in a very soft but firm voice: "So, I will not let you fail! "

Body 2 Chapter Ninety: Those who owe money are all uncles

"In a couple of days, I'll send you a gift you like. I believe you'll be able to use it right away." Before parting, Reinhardt gave Raedel his last reassurance.

In fact, this gift has long been no secret at all.At the beginning, Reinhardt promised to add 3 battleships to Raeder, but in fact Raeder has only received one so far.But on the other hand, in the content of cooperation with the Soviet Union, Reinhardt received a large amount of resources and raw materials from Stalin, and among the three battleships that he promised to build for the Soviet Union, only one was delivered to the Soviet Navy, and it was built at the same time A battleship with the most holes.

The two battleships originally named "Mentor Lenin" and "Leader Stalin" that truly assembled Germany's strongest scientific and technological crystallization are still under the control of German "inspectors" at this moment, "testing" various performances.

This kind of test is not the same as the "Peter the Great" sea trial with the Soviets.This time, the active-duty sailors of the German Navy took over the whole thing, and every post was filled with German soldiers.

As for the officers and soldiers of the Soviet Navy who will be responsible for the handover in the future, they have never even seen the two battleships.

"Führer! Something is wrong." Reinhard had just sent Raeder away, and before Reinhard had time to catch his breath, he ushered in the hurried Ross again.

"What caused you to be so flustered?" Reinhardt squinted at the sweaty Ross, and said earnestly: "Those who achieve great things must stay calm in the face of danger. You are better than me. After so many years, why haven’t you learned my excellent qualities?”

"Come, come, drink some water." Facing Ross who knew everything, Reinhardt also obviously relaxed a lot, letting go of the depression and worries just now.He even had the mood to guide Ross, reminding Ross not to be nervous while handing him a glass of water.

Unlike Raeder, who relied on his own ability and qualifications, Ross didn't have a lot of flashes in his work, except for his patriotic enthusiasm and his crazy admiration and loyalty to Reinhardt.As the specific person in charge of leading the Gestapo, Ross's loyalty is necessary.

In addition, many spies and reactionaries that need to be seized by the Gestapo, as well as important foreign intelligence that needs to be spied on by them, are all reflected in Reinhardt's mind.Therefore, Rose's lack of ability can be slightly tolerated by Reinhardt.

Of course, improvement is still necessary.Relying on his experience in later generations and promoting a large number of outstanding Gestapo grassroots members to assist Ross, Reinhardt is convinced that he has helped Ross improve a lot of efficiency.

In short, in front of Ross, Reinhardt can barely act as an experienced pseudo-expert.

"Thank you." Rose took the glass of water from Reinhardt with flattered hands, and drank it down.

Although Rose knew that Reinhard's actions were just a matter of concern among friends after long-term contact.But it is an honor to be a subordinate to let the head of state personally deliver water to his subordinates.So Rose was still very satisfied and took the water glass respectfully.

"By the way, what do you mean when you say something is bad?" Reinhardt picked up another glass of water on the table and asked while drinking.

Of course, it's not that Reinhardt is full and full, and usually likes to put two glasses of water on the table.It's just that Raeder didn't drink the water prepared for him just now, so he got an extra glass.

If Rose knew, the glass that Reinhardt handed him was left by others who didn't drink it.I guess it won't be so flattering....

"Stalin personally sent a message, and specified that you, the head of state, should reply in person." Rose put down the water glass with his right hand, and then handed a document under his left arm to Reinhardt.

Documents from Stalin?

This time it was Reinhardt's turn to get nervous.how?This was missed before the battleship given to them was officially handed over to Raeder.

Thinking about it, the two battleships seem to be a little longer in arrears.Halfway through, Reinhardt used almost all available excuses.

To debug, to detect, to modify some of the original design defects found, to add new instruments......

In addition, the timing is not coincidental, and I haven't paid attention to it; there are many things recently, and I accidentally forgot; why do I keep reminding us, does the Soviet friend not trust us, and it was originally planned to be delivered at the end of the month, but now the friendship between the two countries has been hurt. Yes, we decided to deliver later........

Anyway, Reinhardt was like an old man who owed money, finding all kinds of professional or rogue excuses to shirk.Up to now, even his face, which is thicker than the city wall, feels a little embarrassed to find excuses to delay.

After thinking about it for a while, Reinhard really couldn't think of any excuses to make up, so he just thought about it, the documents are all here, let's read it first.If you really encounter Stalin mentioning the battleship in it, just say that you didn't see anything!

After thinking this through, Reinhardt became less nervous.Reaching out for the document in front of him, he browsed it calmly.

"Reinhardt, my old friend, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. Time passes quickly, but the friendship we took over at the beginning has grown at a faster rate in these years with..."

For this kind of nonsense, Reinhardt skipped it at a glance.Based on his understanding of Stalin, it is estimated that such polite remarks were written by a random committee member. Even he himself didn't know what he wrote, so it didn't have much practical significance.

After skipping a large section, Reinhardt finally found the key point in the second half of the document: "According to the treaty signed by your country's Foreign Minister Ribbentrop in Moscow last August,... ..”

When Reinhardt saw this Stalinist opening statement, Reinhardt was relieved.

This passage is not like the usual rhetoric of diplomats. Instead of calling Germany "your country", it calls it "your country" with a bit of arrogance.Obviously, this is Stalin's usual way of speaking. In the Soviet Union, he was the only one who could speak like this.

And the treaty he mentioned that Ribbentrop signed last August undoubtedly refers to the "Soviet-German Nonaggression Pact".This treaty has nothing to do with the battleship deal personally brokered by Reinhardt.

"The three Baltic countries have always been the outposts of anti-Bolshevism in Europe, and the Soviet Union's tolerance for this situation has reached its limit. Now, our Red Army will make a new round of operations in order to maintain the stability of the motherland. In the process I hope that your country will not provide any form of assistance to the three Baltic countries, regardless of military and political..."

After reading it, Reinhard was completely relieved, looked at Rose with disdain and said, "Is this what you said is a big deal?"