Chapter 22: Gorin Has Something to Say

  Hitler hesitantly agreed to reinforce Rommel with troops and equipment, reluctantly being put in a straitjacket. However, as a military madman, Hitler still had a good grasp of military affairs.

  Hitler said, "I can give all these to Rommel, but they are a large quantity of supplies. Now our warships are fighting the British in the North Sea area. We only have some submarine troops available. But relying solely on them, we cannot transport things to Egypt. I don't want all these things to be sunk in the Mediterranean."

  At this time, the Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Three Armies, Field Marshal Keitel, calmly took out another document from his bag and said to Hitler: "My Fuehrer, this is a transportation plan made by our Joint Chiefs of Staff. Please take a look."

  Hitler put on a pair of specially made golden-rimmed reading glasses and picked up the plan, looking at it.

  All I see is that this transportation plan is made very meticulously. It's divided into several stages.

  The first stage gathered France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Germany into a semi-flying formation. 1,500 aircraft, including 700 fighters, 500 bombers, 250 transport planes, and 20 armed reconnaissance planes were transferred to the Mediterranean region. In addition to the original 1,000 combat aircraft in the Mediterranean, there were also some Italian aircraft. This formed an absolute air superiority over the Mediterranean, suppressing the British Air Force's radius of action. Three German infantry divisions were mobilized from France, and two armored divisions each from Belgium and the Netherlands were quickly transported south to the Mediterranean by rail.

  Second, secretly notify the Italian Navy. Of course, this requires the consent of the Italian head of state. Let them put to sea and make a feint at leaving the Mediterranean. Join our submarine fleet in attacking American transport ships. Lure the British Mediterranean Fleet out to attack. Before the British Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet can surround the Italian Navy, let the Italian fleet take advantage of their speed to quickly escape and return to Italy.

  Third, when the Italian Navy strikes, we will mobilize 5 transport ships loaded with some air force ammunition boxes, which can be filled with stones, and sail out of the port in several routes. And intentionally leak to British spies that these few ships are going to deliver supplies to Rommel. Attract the remaining warships and planes of the Mediterranean Fleet to chase them. Then our side will dispatch fighter jets to intercept the enemy's planes, consuming a large amount of the British air force in the Mediterranean.

  In the fourth step, all troops and material troops quickly boarded ships, hoisted French flags and were transported directly to the port of Tobruk.

  Hitler couldn't help but look at Keitel with a bit of admiration after reading the transportation plan that was rushed out overnight. The plan included all three branches of the military from two countries, truly a grandiose deployment.

  Not only these surprised Hitler, but even Hitler's favorite ancient Chinese Sun Tzu's Art of War tactics "borrowing a road to kill" and "replacing the peach with the plum" were applied here.

  Hitler was once supported by a Chinese family when he wandered in Vienna. At that time, Hitler was poor and lived a hard life relying on the relief money from the Ministry of Social Affairs. However, this Chinese family invited Hitler, an artistic youth, to their home every weekend, allowing him to experience the warmth and happiness of a family. This left a deep impression on Hitler's heart. After Hitler came to power, he revisited his old haunts but could not find the Chinese family that had helped him.

  It was because of this that Hitler gradually became interested in Chinese culture. His bedside table had a German version of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. He also gave Rommel a copy of "The Art of War" with his unique insights and annotations. And Hitler also borrowed many things from the wisdom of ancient China.

  This makes the early Hitler's military command still have many exemplary battles. However, in the eyes of Western Anglo-American politicians, this all became a conspiracy.

  Hitler had a very favorable attitude towards the Chinese. Because of this, this war fanatic's attitude towards Japan was quite adverse. When Japan went to war with China, he secretly provided a lot of military aid to China. The German equipment of the Chinese army came from this.

  Under the circumstances at that time, Germany was forced to form an alliance with Japan as the Axis powers. However, Hitler still said privately to his secretary Amsheltrang: "It's a shame to ally with such a country, they just fish by the sea!"

  Because Hitler had a good impression of the Chinese, during World War II in European countries, Chinese people always enjoyed the same treatment as Germans. Even the Gestapo was polite to Chinese overseas students.

  So when Hitler saw Field Marshal Keitel's plan, he was a little excited and couldn't help but think of Churchill's frustrated and angry expression at the time. The more Hitler thought about it, the happier he became, and finally he approved the plan with a flourish. Then he began to gesticulate wildly, his eyes shining brightly, and launched into a lengthy speech to the crowd. He seemed to have forgotten the difficult situation of the German Sixth Army, which was still desperately attacking at Stalingrad.

  After being baptized by Hitler's saliva, Field Marshal Keitel returned to the General Staff of the three armies with a plan approved by the Führer. He immediately issued orders to various military branches and commanders at all levels. Meanwhile, Kais and Rosenberg went to see Andrieu's parents and told them about the process of persuading Hitler.

  "Our tanks and supplies don't know if they're ready or not," said Case. "Headquarters estimates that the trains will be allocated soon to transport them."

  Andrei's mother said, "Don't worry about this, the goods have already started loading. There are just a few still on the assembly line that haven't been completed yet, I estimate it will be fine within two days. What I'm really worried about is Andrei's safety." After finishing speaking, she couldn't help but sob.

  Several people comforted him by saying "Andrei will be fine, don't worry, if all else fails, let Rommel send him back."

  Among these people, only Andrei's old man Krieger knew the truth. He knew that if nothing was wrong, Philip would not send himself a coded telegram. So he was worried, but when facing his wife, he couldn't tell her. She might collapse if she knew.

  Let's not mention how Krebert and Hannah gathered equipment and supplies. When the Joint Chiefs of Staff's order reached the Air Force Command, something unexpected happened. Someone was unwilling to execute this order.

  And this man was Hermann G?ring, the actual controller of the Air Force and the Imperial Grand Marshal.

  G?ring was a born flyer. In the First World War, he shot down dozens of enemy planes with his superb flying skills and became a revered hero.

  After Germany's defeat, G?ring wandered around various countries after his retirement. On one occasion, G?ring met Hitler by chance. After listening to Hitler's moving speech, G?ring was immediately conquered by the little mustache. He immediately became sworn brothers with Hitler, cutting off a rooster's head and burning yellow paper.

  Hermann G?ring also gained considerable influence due to his heroic identity. The two were indeed a perfect match, encouraging each other. During Hitler's famous 'Beer Hall Putsch', G?ring was hit in the leg by a stray bullet. Due to being pursued and wanted, he could not receive timely treatment, so G?ring used morphine to relieve the pain. Over time, G?ring became an addict.

  After Hitler came to power, G?ring rose rapidly with the help of the East Wind and became one of the big men in the Nazi government. He also successfully instigated Hitler to get rid of R?hm, the old captain of the Nazi Stormtroopers. Thus he controlled the Stormtroopers and secretly formed a secret police force based on them, which was later known as the Gestapo department.

  After Hitler's government was formed, G?ring was appointed Minister of Aviation of the Reich.

  G?ring was from the air force, so he knew the air force like the back of his hand. Under his guidance, the German Air Force became the most powerful air force in the world at that time. G?ring played an irreplaceable role as a technical bureaucrat in the pre-World War II German Air Force. From aircraft manufacturing to pilot training, this old man indeed paid a lot of heart and soul. He sent many pilots to Spain during the Spanish Civil War, rotating them to fight in Spain, accumulating valuable experience for the application of air warfare in World War II.

  It can be said that the German Air Force was created by G?ring, and in the early days of World War II, the German army's great achievements were largely due to G?ring's contributions.

  But being able to fly a plane doesn't necessarily mean you can command a battle. In Dunkirk, G?ring's voluntary effort failed to stop the British from retreating. Later in the Battle of Britain, G?ring performed like an idiot and became a laughing stock for both German and British leaders.

  Hitler was also extremely disappointed with G?ring, and slowly but surely G?ring lost Hitler's trust and favor.

  But Gorrell, the old fellow, still had a tremendous influence in the Air Force. He treated it as his own backyard garden and wouldn't let anyone else touch it. When an order to mobilize 1,500 planes was placed before him, this somewhat lame fat man got angry.

  "I am the creator of the Air Force, and yet I was not informed in advance about such a large-scale use of air force. What is this? This is an insult to our Air Force. I do not agree with this order, I strongly disagree. I am the Reich Marshal, the highest military rank in the Third Empire. Only I can make such decisions, no one else." G?ring yelled at his deputy in his office.

  His deputy, Air Force Lieutenant General Nante, looked at G?ring's flustered appearance and said with a worried expression: "Marshal, this order comes from the Joint Command of the Three Armies, with the signatures of the Führer and Field Marshal Keitel. If we don't follow it, I'm afraid there will be trouble."

  "I am the Reich Marshal, and no one can impose on me a decision to which I do not agree. You listen to me, without my consent, no plane can take off. As for the Führer, I will explain it to him," G?ring said.

  The news quickly reached Hitler. Hitler had recently been in a state of agitation due to the troubles at Stalingrad, and just when he saw a good military plan that slightly improved his mood, he heard that G?ring's plan was in danger of being shelved, and he couldn't help but feel great hatred towards G?ring.

  If it weren't for the previous two times when Hitler was misled by G?ring's slander, the British would have estimated that they no longer had the ability to oppose themselves. However, looking at G?ring's loyalty and meritorious face, Hitler still let G?ring off the hook. But now this guy is coming to destroy his own affairs, which makes Hitler unable to tolerate it anymore.

  Hitler telephoned G?ring directly.

  "Hello, my Führer. Hearing your voice fills me with indescribable excitement and joy. Under your leadership..." G?ring said over the phone to Hitler.

  This time Hitler didn't even bother to acknowledge G?ring's flattery, and instead said bluntly "Marshal G?ring, I heard you stopped the General Staff's plan. Can you tell me why?"

  "You know, our planes are very tense now in France, the Netherlands, Norway and so on. The British and American planes are constantly attacking us. We can only do our best to warn and defend in advance. But this way we need a lot of planes and pilots. Now these places are all very tight, it's impossible to allocate so many planes." G?ring explained.

  Hitler didn't want to be bothered with G?ring's entanglements, and said directly: "Marshal G?ring, this is a collective decision of the General Staff. It's also a plan that I highly approve of. I don't care what difficulties you have, please carry out the order. If you really have something difficult to say, then I'll personally call those air force commanders." After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone. He treated an Imperial Marshal just like an ordinary officer.

  Hitler's affair with the Chinese family is a fact, and Hitler's dislike of Japan is also true. Originally, in Hitler's imagination, he was going to form an alliance with China. In his plan, he had allocated Asia, including India, to China's sphere of influence. It's just that because of China... Ah, never mind, I hope everyone can understand.

  Blabbering for two sentences, on May 1st, my wife got angry and asked me to accompany her shopping. Yundou had no choice but to get up before dawn to write, and since I won't be back until noon, I'll have to release a chapter ahead of time. In consideration of Yundou's accompaniment to his wife for shopping, please give more support and recommendations to Yundou.