Battle of the Third Reich

"These Chinese are the best recruits I've ever seen. I'm not saying that the National Defense Forces are not good enough, and our guys are all good. I mean, they performed very well, which was completely different from what I had imagined. "German Sergeant Dieter dropped the sweaty towel, picked up the aluminum teacup on the table, and poured a large sip of light beer on his head."

"These young people have a strong understanding ability. After three hours of language courses per week, some people have been able to communicate with us in simple German." Lieutenant Hoffman wrote a work record in a note, he looked up and looked at it Then, he picked up a sausage from the rattan basket on the table.

"How was the confrontation exercise yesterday afternoon? Who won in the end?" Captain von Staufenberg tucked a stack of documents into the map bag and then fastened the belt buckle.

"Oh, I forgot that you went to the headquarters yesterday. It was Hans's unit, and that guy was smug. Only his unit of the four training units reached the combat goal." Closing the notebook, the lieutenant chewed the sausage. Speaking.

"These Chinese soldiers are trained very hard, they are very obedient, and they can discipline themselves. If equipped with advanced weapons, they will be the best light infantry in the world." After Dieter finished, he was satisfied Hiccups.

"I agree with you, but it still needs to be commanded by a group of qualified officers. The biggest problem we have now is those grassroots officers sent by China. They almost all need to be retrained, what they learned The tactics are too old, and the thinking mode is also very rigid. I really don’t know what kind of military education they received before. In my opinion, some platoon leaders are not even qualified as squad leaders." Lieutenant Hoffman said with a smile.

"Many people in the headquarters share the same views as you, Hoffman, but I hope that these words are only spoken in private to us. It is best not to make such remarks in public." von Staufenberg stood up Come, carry the map bag diagonally around your waist and fasten your belt outside.

"Are you going out again?" the ensign asked.

"Yes, there are still some things waiting to be dealt with in the camp, and I will stay there at night and will not come back." Staufenberg checked the holster around his waist and then removed his military cap from the coat rack.

"Is Captain Horne going too?" asked Huffman.

"Yes, he drove over to pick me up. Now it's almost time to see the time." Staufenberg raised his wrist and looked at his watch. Before the voice fell, he remembered two short car horns outside the house.

"Okay, I'm leaving, gentlemen." Earl's boots followed, then turned and opened the door.

"Don't be late, Staufenberg." Captain Binz Horne supported the steering wheel of the bucket car and looked at von Staufenberg who was walking fast.

"Very punctual, Mr. Horn." Staufenberg sat in the passenger seat.

"Whether to go directly to the battalion, or to the headquarters first." Horn pulled the lever and stepped on the accelerator slowly.

"To go to the camp, I need to know if the real situation there is the same as the report said." Staufenberg leaned his elbow on the door and pulled out the cigarette case from the pocket in his chest with the other hand.

"Well, I'm also curious. Someone dared to play this trick under your eyelids." Captain Horne gestured to draw a cigarette from the earl's cigarette box and pressed the point on the dashboard. Cigarette, this thing is not the standard on the 82-barrel truck. Obviously, the one the captain drove is a special version.

Von Staufenberg was dispatched to French Indochina as the chief of staff of the Headquarters Combat Bureau. In the order, he also led a special military team that was announced to study and investigate French colonial forces in tropical jungle operations. In fact, he is also responsible for helping Blumberg to prepare for the Defense Forces Asian Theater Command.

The Earl, who once refused to act as Secretary of Blumberg, finally became a subordinate of the marshal after a lapse of five years, making him unable to help feeling the magic of fate. There seems to be an invisible hand in the arrangement All this.

The scope of the German military theater in Asia is very large, covering almost all of Southeast Asia, but the actual establishment of the theater headquarters is surprisingly small. At present, the total number of personnel is less than 70, and most of them are also under the intelligence and Communications department.

The German officers and soldiers who served in the headquarters did not care about this. They had already been familiar with this mode of operation, because like other German theater headquarters, in the early days, they only built a simple framework. Everything is complete. Once there is a need, it is only necessary to deploy the right personnel and expand into a behemoth.

Von Staufenberg has invested great enthusiasm in this work, and participated in the reorganization of a regional combat headquarters. This is a very valuable experience for any German officer.

He has learned how to adjust the internal structure of the advanced command system according to the actual situation, as well as how to rationally allocate manpower and materials under special overseas conditions. This is knowledge that cannot be learned in military schools and command headquarters. Only ascending to the senior command level is eligible to contact.

This time the Asian mission helped Stauffenberg to grow very deeply, which made the captain feel grateful for the appointment of the head of state. He doesn't think he will stay in Asia for a long time. This experience will add a splendid sum to his file. This is a very high amount of personal capital, and he will be promoted for his future positions and ranks. To a critical role.

In fact, he has also received hints from colleagues in the Berlin headquarters, they told him that the superior chief had high expectations of him, and the head of state even asked him in person several times. Obviously these all predicted that until he After returning to China after completing this mission, it will be immediately reused by superiors.

After receiving the news, Staufenberg's work became more intense. He had to produce better results to prove that the superior's vision was correct.

Although Captain Binz Horne was his deputy, the two actually did not touch their heads a few times after arriving in French Indochina.

While von Stofenberg was busy with administrative tasks, the captain took his armed squad into the northwestern French Indochina from the reckless jungle, or would occasionally send back some news through the carried radio , Stauffenberg almost thought these people were missing in the jungle.

It was not until a week ago that the captain and his men suddenly returned to Saigon. Although the condition at that time looked a bit bad, it was clear that they had completed the task assigned by their superiors, because when meeting with Staufenberg again, Captain Horne’s chest There was an extra iron cross.

"I have received a transfer order back home." Horne held the steering wheel in one hand and pulled out the cigarette lighter in one hand and lit the cigarette.

"Yes, then congratulations, when did it happen?" Staufenberg hit the lighter in his hand.

"Just before I came, Major Doman personally handed the order to my hands. The time to leave was scheduled for next Wednesday, taking the Normandy, and they also prepared me a first-class cabin intimately." Horne lit the cigarette. The device is inserted back into place.

"If there is time that day, I will go to the pier to see you off."

"Then thank you, do you have anything or a letter to take me back to Berlin?" Horn turned the steering wheel and the car turned onto the highway.

"There is nothing to rush back home for the time being, but I still want to thank you. In fact, I won't stay here too long. It should be around the end of the year, and I will be transferred back to the headquarters." Smearing a cigarette while smoking a cigarette.

"That's great, we can get together in Berlin by then."

"If there is a chance, I have no opinion." Staufenberg said with a smile.