Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 626 The Third Force

Saying no at this time is not good no matter how you look at it, so everyone turned their heads to the opposite side, hoping to find the source of the voice.Soon, Himmler stood up and said to Goering calmly: "Your Excellency, I don't think that the achievements of the Führer can be explained by just drinking a glass of wine. In my personal opinion, the achievements of the Führer should have been It surpassed our His Majesty William I. At that time, when His Majesty William I received the blessings of the officials at the Palace of Versailles, the officials drank three glasses in a row. Our head of state only drank one drink, which is really unreasonable. Absolutely unreasonable!" Himmler said loudly, shaking his head.

Everyone present nodded in unison, thinking that Himmler's statement made sense.No one would just drink a toast when celebrating, and Goering was overwhelmed by Himmler's words on the spot.But I was cursing secretly in my heart, this Himmler is also competing with me in front of the head of state at this time, it is really hateful!But on the surface, he could only smile at Himmler: "So, in your opinion, what should we do?"

I saw Himmler first bowed to Hitler, and then stood on a high place unceremoniously, "Ladies and gentlemen. Let us be the founder of the Third Reich, the successor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bavaria, Prussia, Ruler of Baden, Hanover, Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, Poland, Netherlands, Flanders, Conqueror of France, Head of the German Empire, Supreme Commander of the Third Reich His Excellency Adolf Hitler Drink three glasses in a row!" At this point, he was the first to raise his glass high.

Hearing such a toast, everyone was stunned for a moment. They were so familiar with this sentence. It was originally dedicated to the former Kaiser Wilhelm II, but it was added to Hitler by Himmler.Such praise means that Hitler's status is already comparable to that of the Kaiser.No, it should be stronger than the original authority of William II. After all, the original emperor could not control the parliament, nor could he completely control other federal countries, and Hitler had greatly surpassed him.

After being stunned for a few seconds, everyone raised their glasses high: "Cheers! Cheers! Cheers! For the Third Reich, for the Führer Hitler!"

After the celebration party, Hitler returned to the hotel where he was staying, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, so he called Goering and Himmler, and said as soon as he came up: "Although we have occupied France, everyone must not relax. I forgot that the main force of the Communist Party is still concentrated on the Eastern Front. For the war with the Soviet Union, we can only be vigilant, vigilant, and vigilant. The only thing I am worried about now is that China, the ally of the Soviet Union, is a fearsome opponent."

"Your Excellency, I don't think so. Although China has won victories against North Korea and China, those two countries are weak countries in Asia. Their strength is not even worthy of Germany's shoes. We have the most powerful army in the world. , and the undisputed No. [-] navy in the world, although it may be inferior to China in terms of air force, I don’t think that’s a problem, the real contest is still dominated by the army and navy after all.” Goering said confidently .

Himmler frowned and disagreed with Goering's words: "Your Excellency, I think your concerns are not unreasonable. Is our army really the number one in the world? I express cautious doubts about this. China has always been His military strength is not disclosed. His arms trade in the world is mainly based on individual weapons and some small and medium-sized warships. The real cutting-edge weapons have never appeared in the world arms market. May I ask Goering Sir, how many tanks, aircraft carriers, and planes does China have? Do you know all of these? No. On the contrary, our military strength is well understood by the other party. Therefore, under such asymmetrical conditions, we still Be careful with your relationship with China."

Goering was suffocating with anger. This Himmler was against him everywhere. He refuted his point of view just to show how far-sighted he was, so Goering raised his voice: "Mr. Himmler, you want to If we want to conquer the world, China is an unavoidable opponent. If we want to attack the Soviet Union, will China sit idly by? If he intervenes, shouldn’t we retreat immediately?”

Goering's words were so aggressive that Himmler couldn't sit still: "Then you can go ahead and attack. Don't forget that China still has a super weapon called the atomic bomb. Do we have it? If he uses the atomic bomb What are we going to do with it?"

"Mr. Himmler, I hope you can understand that we are not. We can completely establish a dense air defense weapon network in major cities, so that Chinese planes cannot fly over Germany." Goering's tone was also full of It smells like gunpowder.

Seeing that the two most important subordinates were pinching each other in front of him, Hitler slapped the table impatiently and shouted, "Shut up!"

Seeing that the head of state was angry, the two of them didn't dare to argue any more, but they were both unconvinced and stared at each other.

"About this issue," Hitler tapped his finger on the table a few times habitually, "we need to make careful consideration, but we must not be afraid of China, that will be the biggest stumbling block on the road to the revolution, we are fighting At the same time as the Soviet Union, it is necessary to be vigilant against China without losing the opportunity, and use all available means to paralyze or weaken it. **If we want to realize our glorious dream, we must defeat all opponents who hinder our pace, of course, including Soviet Germany The third force of war, China." Hitler rolled his eyes, and his expression was like a wolf looking for prey in the desert.

Just as the Communist Party was celebrating victory in Paris, the sky above was shrouded in a murderous atmosphere.Zhukov and Timoshenko came to the Kremlin, and all the members of the Army Committee have also arrived.Zhukov and the People's Commissar were invited to the office.Stalin, pale, sat at the table, holding a pipe full of tobacco.Then he said slowly, "I think we should call the German embassy immediately." There was silence.

At this moment, there was a report of Molotov's request for an interview. When Molotov returned with the news that Germany had declared war on the Soviet Union, Stalin's office fell silent.Although everyone present knew more or less about the German invasion of the Soviet Union through various channels, none of them thought that the German attack would be so fast and thunderous.

In the end, Stalin broke the silence. He slowly exhaled a puff of thick smoke, and then said calmly: "The Germans betrayed the non-aggression treaty signed by the Soviet Union and Germany. I can guarantee that they will be hit on the whole front. to the devastating blow of the Soviet Red Army." Then he asked the military commanders: "What advice does Comrade Zhukov have for this?"

Zhukov said: "The Western Special Military District and the Baltic Special Military District report that the enemy has started ground operations in the Leningrad region. After some analysis, I recommend that all the forces of the frontier military districts be used immediately. Stop it from moving forward. At the same time, I also instructed the border guards to attack across the board to contain the enemy. In short, before the No. [-] battle report arrives, I think we should continue to wait for news.”

Marshal Timoshenko held different opinions on this: "I think it should not be simply called containment, but should be eliminated, and the enemy should be eliminated."

"Yes! It's not just about containment, but about annihilation!" Comrade Stalin spoke, and after a pause he continued, "Let's give orders. After the meeting, give orders to the military districts."

Stalin's mood did not become pessimistic because of the siege of Leningrad. Timoshenko, Zhukov and the Politburo members standing behind were also infected by this optimism.They condemned Germany's treacherous surprise attack, and at the same time vowed to guarantee that under the command of Comrade Stalin, the Soviet Union will definitely defeat the evil German Germany.

On September 9, in the name of the Soviet Army Committee, Timoshenko issued Order No. 27 to the People's Commissars of National Defense of the military districts. The content of this document, which was revised with Stalin's participation, reads: "Due to the unprovoked attack and bombing of the German Air Force Our cities and airports along the western border, the German army bombarded many places and crossed the border of our country, the 2th military region of the western Soviet army should use all forces and means to attack the enemy and annihilate them in the areas that violate the Soviet border, and use the aviation force A powerful strike that eliminates the enemy air force on the airfields and at the same time ensures the bombing of the main groups of its ground forces, after repelling the German army, the aviation can strike within 5 to 100 of German territory. However, it must be borne in mind that All ground forces are prohibited from crossing the national border without special additional orders, and our air forces are also prohibited from attacking Finnish and Romanian territory, but only in Germany and occupied Poland."

Beijing.Guan Xuqing and the main military officials of the empire are discussing the Soviet-German war.

"Your Majesty, I think that regardless of the aggressiveness of the Soviets now, they say that with 500 million troops, they will definitely defeat Germany in the future, but in the long run, the Red Army may not be able to get any cheap from the Soviet Union." After the assassination, the court The appointment of Xu Shichang was readjusted, and the appointment of the deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region was revoked. He temporarily stayed in Beijing as a senior military counselor under Xu Shichang, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.This is also the result of Guan Xuqing's deliberation. Now he is a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh. If he rashly goes to the Southwest Military Region to take up his post, he may encounter danger along the way. The most appropriate way at present is to let him stay in Beijing temporarily. After a period of time, the population system After the implementation is carried out, the remaining forces in the country are basically eliminated before they can be appointed. This process can also accumulate prestige in the army system.

(End of this chapter)