Battle of the Third Reich

The door is made of old oak, decorated with vines around the edges and a long, discolored brass nameplate in the middle. Disenhofen put the tray in his hand on the small table against the wall in the hallway, then raised his hand and tapped gently on the door.

"Come in." The room answered. The adjutant twisted the doorknob and pushed open the door of the guest room.

"Your breakfast, my head." Disenhofen reported at the door, then turned and picked up the silver tray full of food.

At the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Berlin, the head of the diet is handled by a dedicated chef. From purchasing ingredients to cooking, all processes are subject to strict supervision to prevent any possible accidents.

Hitler carried a logistics support team with him even when he was on the frontline inspection. He had a specially prepared recipe. Unless the needs of news and publicity, he basically would not eat local food. In contrast, the gastrointestinal tract of the new head of state is much better, as long as the taste is good enough, he can eat everything happily.

Xu Jun has already finished washing and put on a full set of military parade dresses. At this time, he is at the round table by the window reading the new message received last night.

Although most of the government work has been allocated to the following, there are still a large number of official documents every day, which requires the head of state to do the final review.

When a dictator is not as relaxed and happy as people think, supreme power also represents the same weight of responsibility, especially his shoulder is no longer the fate of a single nation. His vision must be extended to the entire Europe and even the world. .

During this time, he spends almost an hour or two every day, reading reports from all over the world. This is still selected by the eyes of Odin. He must grasp the pulse of history and deal with the future that is no longer known.

The history of Europe has changed beyond recognition at the moment because of his arrival, and the two major forces, East and West, will respond to the old Europe that is consolidating power and intending to rise again, and what strategic adjustments will be made. These are Xu Jun's most recent concern.

There is also the situation in the Far East. Xu Jun does not believe that there will be a miracle, and Japan will suddenly repent and abandon the war of aggression against China. Information shows that the Japanese Southern Army has been grouped, tropical adaptation training is being carried out in all units, the Japanese army and navy have increased the intelligence collection density of the European garrison in Southeast Asia, and the outbreak of the Pacific War has become a foregone conclusion, and no one can reverse it.

Xu Jun even doubted whether Japan's patience could persist until December, as in history.

He believed that Yuren must also be under tremendous pressure. The emperor’s cabinet would only come up with a bunch of seemingly detailed and empty plans, and tried to convince him that the emperor could conquer the entire Southeast Asia.

The problem is that since the Meiji Restoration, despite repeated battles and wins, Japan has never confronted a veteran European power, and once the Southward Plan is implemented, it is equivalent to challenging the four powers of Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States. This is still a good idea, which is obviously deceiving oneself.

In the past ten years, the Japanese government has used the education and publicity system to successfully brainwash the people of the whole country. Ordinary Japanese people are still addicted to the martial arts of the imperial army. Basically, this country has not been saved.

Xu Jun reached out to remove the scattered telegrams on the table and asked Disenhofen to put the tray with breakfast in front of him.

"Thank you, Eric." Xu Jun set aside the telegram in his hand and shook off the rolled white napkin and stuffed it on the collar of the military uniform.

"Have everybody else had breakfast?" Xu Jun asked the adjutant who was pouring coffee for him.

"Everything has been eaten, my head of state. Marshal Brauchic has gone for a walk in the garden. Minister Himmler is chatting with Captain Stark in the lounge." Disenhofen put the coffee cup gently on Xu Jun's right hand side.

"Sit down, Eric, chat with me." Xu Jun said, pointing to the seat opposite him.

"Okay, my head" the adjutant replied. The head of state nodded with satisfaction, and began to cut the fried white sausage on the plate: "Actually I always wanted to ask you, Eric. What is your personal impression of the host we are visiting today."

"You mean your majesty? My head." Disenhofen moved the coffee pot and sugar bowl aside.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor." Xu Jun forkd a piece of white intestine and dipped the seeded yellow mustard on the side of the plate.

"To be honest, my head of state, when the emperor abdicated, I was very young and had no impression of him, but my parents had mentioned things about him more than once before me," Disenhofen replied.

"It doesn't matter, you can talk about it casually." Xu Jun chewed the sausage and picked up a piece of white bread from the bread basket.

"I think he is a prince of great joy and mediocrity, because of his personal arrogance and arrogance, he pushed Germany into a stupid war, but he was unable to lead the country to a final victory. Even after the defeat, He even evaded his responsibilities, abandoned his country and people, and when the German people needed him most, I think the emperor should be ashamed of his actions." Disenhofen replied seriously.

"You think so? Dear Eric, you are still too young." The head of the empire, who was a few years younger than the adjutant, taught in the tone of an elder, but the adjutant could not feel it at all. What contradicts.

"Is my opinion wrong? My head." Disenhofen asked respectfully.

"It’s not that your opinion is wrong. After all, you are too young to be exposed to the truth of history. If you have time, you can go to Brauchich...um...or Marshal Loeb, I believe they will be very Glad to talk to you about those past events." Xu Jun put the knife and fork in the tray and wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin.

"Yes, my head, I will talk to some marshals when I have time," the adjutant nodded and replied.

"However, I don't think they can give you an accurate answer. With their status, they couldn't reach the pile of inside stories of the high-level empire." The head of state pulled the napkin off the neckline and threw it on the plate.

"Most of the description of the emperor in German historical records is true. He is indeed as impulsive and reckless as the newspapers say. His personal vision and ability are limited, and there are a large number of people around him. It is not surprising that the ambitious mediocre finally got this kind of ending." The head of state raised his hand to signal that the adjutant could take the tray away, and he didn't want to eat too much this morning.

"But putting all the responsibility for defeat on him is really unfair to this emperor, because in that war he was not as important as he thought. Eric, do you know? Actually that The ending of the war was already doomed before the war. No matter who was commanded, it would be impossible to win such a messy war under the conditions at that time." Xu Jun lifted his coffee cup.

"I heard the generals say that if the revolving door turned at the time..." Disenhofen put the tray on the small table beside the door.

"The army is seriously understaffed, the emperor is too keen on the navy, and consumes too much national resources, and the army's army regiment is not willing to recruit too many civilian officers. This group of nobles only worry about their own interests. The highest The command was occupied by a group of uniformed politicians and pretentious fools. With this group of guys, it was impossible for Germany to win that war." Xu Jun finished drinking a sip of coffee and put the cup on the table .

"Anyway, William II was a symbol of the German Empire. He symbolized Prussia’s once glory and prosperity, as well as its previous humiliation and defeat. Let the emperor continue to go into exile, the shame of Germany’s defeat will not be completely wiped out. Go." The head of state finished standing and stood, looking out the window with his hands behind his back.

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