The Third Reich Volume 2 The War Before Chapter 3 Decision

  At 3:32, the long column of armed SS troops finally passed. Under Xu Yang's command, the soldiers in the row gathered together and would return directly to the barracks. Xu Yang would report everything he saw to Lieutenant Isbert, the company commander.

  A truck hidden behind the town was driven by a soldier, just as the soldiers were about to climb up and leave, a sudden roar of engines came from the west...

  "Take cover! Everyone take cover!" Xu Yang yelled, first taking cover behind the truck. He gripped the automatic rifle on his shoulder and looked towards the intersection.

  The soldiers were of high quality, either half-hidden behind the car or lying on the ground, with all their guns aimed at the entrance to the town.

  A jeep first appeared at the intersection, with a swastika flag inserted in the rear. Himmler saw five military trucks parked inside the town and hastily ordered the driver to back up. He was stunned when he saw more than 40 heavily armed soldiers aiming their guns at him, and when he saw soldiers constantly running around moving mortar shells, he was really scared.

  "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!!" It was unclear who was shouting at the top of their lungs, but it added a strange sense of tension. Soon, the armed SS soldiers who had popped out retreated, and more SS soldiers appeared from behind, carrying light machine guns. They searched for advantageous positions to set up their machine guns, and judging by their organizational speed, this was an elite unit.

  "What? Adolf Hitler's Guard Flag Troop?" Xuyang had just seen the unit number, and he really couldn't understand why this unit was placed at the end.

  After Xu Yang's platoon and the vanguard of the Yuan Shuai's guard faced off for several minutes, the situation became increasingly tense as time passed. He felt that things couldn't go on like this. He tried to shrink his body behind the car to ensure his safety, then loudly shouted: "I am Lieutenant Kahn-von-Staak, commander of the 1st Reinforced Platoon, 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment of the National Defense Army's SY Division! If someone from your side comes out to talk, otherwise we have the right to attack!"

  The SS guard unit remained silent for a full five minutes before someone hesitantly asked, "Stark? Little Stark? I'm Himmler, don't shoot." The tense situation was thus resolved. On the side of the SS guard unit, Himmler emerged under the protection of six armed SS men and kept waving at Xu Yang, who was hiding behind a car.

  Xu Yang let out a soft breath and also stood up, but he didn't order his soldiers to stand down.

  Himmler, after confirming the person in front was Xu Yang, casually waved his hand to let his guards retreat to the side. "Ah! Little Strak, you scared me!" It's unknown whether Himmler was extremely careless or absolutely trusted Xu Yang, but he quickly walked over, raised one hand and swung it randomly, shouting: "Hey! Hitler!"

  Xu Yang didn't return the gift. He walked over and grasped Himmler's hand, "You scared me to death! Hmm...? How did you end up in the back?"

  "Himmler wiped the virtual sweat from his forehead, "Oh? This is the Führer's arrangement, he wants to see how the Wehrmacht reacts... Oh! You're the squad sent to the front line for surveillance? Good heavens! Are you kidding me? Your father is our party's Deputy Führer. By the way, have you seen them? Our armed SS troops are simply outstanding, I'm their Supreme Leader. Hahaha!"

  "Is he pretending to be stupid or is he really an idiot?" Xu Yang put on an awkward expression, "This is a military secret, I have no right to answer." He skipped this topic directly, "Hey! Are they the Führer's guard flag team?"

  Himmler seemed to be in a hurry, "Little Stracker..." He pointed at the Volkssturm soldiers who still had their guns trained on him, "The Führer is waiting up ahead, we must go immediately, you know the Führer's temper, heh, heh, heh..."

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  Xu Yang stood still, watching the SS Honor Guard slowly leave. He thought: "Himmler is not a fool, he's more cunning than anyone! Maybe... he'll be the one to survive the longest."

  "Brother-in-law...... Ah, no! Lieutenant!" Galilee always got the title wrong. "The troops are ready and can return to the company at any time to await orders!"

  Xu Yang remained standing still in his original position.

  Gali Li softly called out: "Older male cousin? Older male cousin?"

  "Oh? Ah!" Xu Yang finally came to his senses, he turned around and saw that all of his soldiers had already boarded the truck. "Return to the company!" He said as he opened the door and climbed into the passenger seat of the truck.

  At 3:48, the truck stopped in front of the military camp gate and slowly entered the camp after being permitted by the soldier on duty at the gate.

  Xu Yang opened the car door and walked out, looking in the direction of the noise. Hundreds of swastika flags were planted 200 meters to the right rear of the military camp, separated by barbed wire. Armed SS troops were busy setting up tents, apparently planning to establish a base next to the national defense army's camp.

  Xu Yang arrived at the company, saw Lieutenant Isbeter and the company's military officers casually drinking coffee, he stood up and saluted: "The first row has completed its mission."

  Lieutenant Isbert stood up from the wooden chair, smiling as he poured a cup of coffee for Xu Yang. "Don't worry, Lieutenant. The battalion headquarters has just lifted the wartime alert, those militiamen won't dare to cause any trouble!" He handed the coffee to Xu Yang. "Finish this cup and report to the division headquarters afterwards. Just now, the division headquarters issued an order (it's an order, not a command, there's a difference) that you should go over as soon as you return. However, I suggest you take a rest first."

  Xu Yang would not refuse his superior's kindness, so he tentatively asked: "Lieutenant, will the division be notified by phone or will a messenger be sent over?"

  Sohgeni was also a veteran of World War I, who had been awarded the Iron Cross First Class. Due to the restrictions on Germany's military power after its defeat in the war, he could not be promoted further. He said: "I am a sergeant communications soldier."

  Xu Yang was startled, hastily stood up, "Sergeant? Is a sergeant! Sorry, I should go immediately." He said, he casually placed the iron cup on a nearby wooden frame, without even a courtesy, and rushed out in a hurry.

  "Foolish! Utterly inexcusable!" Xu Yang walked hastily, muttering to himself. Sergeant Ye of the Communications Platoon! This wasn't just any ordinary infantry platoon sergeant; generally, division HQ wouldn't dispatch a high-ranking communications soldier to deliver orders, and the higher the rank, the more important the matter must be!

  Xu Yang quickly arrived at the division headquarters located in the military camp, and was surprised to see several civilian cars parked outside. "Report! The reinforced platoon of the 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Company has arrived under orders." He secretly checked out the models of the civilian cars and felt extremely proud when he saw that one of them was a car produced by his own family's company. However, when he saw the Volkswagen convertible that Hitler was riding in, he was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself: "Is Old Hitler inside?"

  A voice calling out from inside the wooden structure: "Come in." The door was pulled open, and a colonel-level staff officer walked out.

  Xu Yang found Kate's expression a bit strange, but it was obviously not the time to ask now, and he would naturally know what happened after going in.

  There was no battle map laid out in the staff room, as if it had been deliberately put away. The people who could be inside were all school-level officials or above, sitting or standing, looking very disorderly. Leeb sat behind his desk, talking seriously with Hitler, who was seated in front of him.

  Xu Yang stepped forward quickly and instead of greeting his father, he saluted: "Lieutenant Kahn-von-Staak reports to General Sir!"

  Hitler slowly turned around, a flash of surprise in his eyes. He still loved stealing the spotlight from others. "Great! My little friend, you've finally arrived!"

  Lebu slightly furrowed his brow, "Lieutenant. Come closer and speak..." He stroked his chin, with a clear look of dissatisfaction on his face, "I have a document here, read it and give me your response!" As he spoke, he took out a document from the steel safe and handed it to Xuyang.

  Xu Yang took the folder with a dazed expression, and the room fell silent. Hitler looked at Xu Yang with an expectant expression, waiting for his little friend to respond, then ran up to hug his little friend and cheered.

  Harold stood by, expressionless, as if he were not the vice president of the National Socialist Party, nor Xu Yang's father, but an outsider who had nothing to do with the matter. He already knew what was written in the document; it was a deal between the National Socialist Party and the government, and the object of the transaction was his own son.

  Long ago, Hal had worried that his son's excellence would become a kind of poison.

  Harold could only stand silently by, not interfering, as the child should have their own right to choose. In fact, he was also hesitant in his heart; on one hand, it was to retire from the National Defense Army and join the National Socialist Party, to build a fully modernized regional party army, becoming a leader with real power. On the other hand, it was to give up this tempting condition and continue to stay in the National Defense Army, slowly working his way up.

  The National Defense Army is a rigid and serious armed force, even if the General Staff wants to promote someone quickly, under the constraints of the system, it becomes an impossible task. To let Xuyang graduate with the rank of junior lieutenant, oh my god! This is still because his theories earned him a lot of points, you know how many soldiers have been carrying a senior lieutenant's epaulette for over a decade, in comparison; Xuyang should feel very lucky.

  Xu Yang carefully finished reading the document, closed the folder and put it on his office desk. He glanced at Himmler who was sitting restlessly beside him, then calmly said: "General! Silence is my choice."

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