Chapter 4: The Embarrassed National Defense Army

  "Great!" Lebo finally laughed out loud, worried that young Xuyang would be unable to resist the temptation.

  Xu Yang's choice left the people in the room astonished, his answer was too vague. In fact, if he had applied to retire from the military voluntarily, his reputation would not have been affected at all. Nowadays, people look down on soldiers who are forced to retire from the military, they will think that person is a coward, a timid person who chooses to retreat when the country needs them!

  Hitler's face was incredulous, he raised his head, "My little friend! If you have been threatened in any way, I can offer you my assistance, the people will absolutely not allow..." He fixed his gaze on Lebrun, "Absolutely will not allow certain individuals to abuse their power!"

  Lebu immediately became angry, clenching his fists and walking out from behind the office desk, "What did you mean by that!?"

  Xu Yang knew that this was going to end badly, "Everyone... I am a soldier, my teacher has taught me; soldiers only need to obey. So, from the start, this matter was wrong! It shouldn't be up to me to choose, just one order is needed!"

  The noisy voices have quieted down. Just as Xu Yang said, he is a soldier and has no right to choose freely. The government's weakness led the National Defense Army and the Kuomintang to fall into vicious confrontation, and the Cold War that had already been put on hold would be reignited.

  Leb flew into a rage, "What else do you want to do!?" He felt the shame of being manipulated as a member of the national defense army!

  A loud roar made everyone look at Leb, the national defense army was a collective, and the documents sent by the government cabinet made them unbearable. The staff of the division looked at those people from the National Socialist Party with cold eyes, the combat commander's face turned red and his neck thickened as he clenched his fists, making the gentlemen of the National Socialist Party feel terrified.

  Even Hitler would feel terrified, he retreated to his own side, "Respected officers, you need to calm down. I think it's better for Little Starker to join the armed SS, Germany no longer needs conservatives, we must act! Such an excellent person shouldn't just be a lieutenant, I extend the highest courtesy and invitation, not coercion. Don't you think that being the leader of an armed force of tens of thousands is more suitable for Little Starker's status than being a lieutenant of a platoon? He is an outstanding talent and should not be humiliated."

  The national defense army is silent, they have nothing to say. For a country with armed forces that have been carrying the rank of lieutenant colonel for over a decade, they feel more humiliated than anyone else. This is not an excuse, they understand the difficulties of the headquarters, but... now, they don't know what words to use to refute.

  Leub sometimes is a general who doesn't care about the words of others, he has always been very protective, "For Germany, we are loyal! Guarding and protecting, our faith! Germany - above all!"

  All officers in the room stood at attention, their faces red with suppressed rage, silently protesting the vocal outburst, for oratory was not their forte.

  "A stubborn bunch! A truly stubborn bunch!!! One day you will know, under my leadership, Germany will be more effective than your silent endurance! Dignity is not won by weakness!!" Hitler stormed out.

  Harold looked silently at his son, his eyes seeming to say: Work hard and don't let me down.

  Xu Yang received it, perhaps only now would he show a weak side, he nodded hard and saluted Harl.

  "Unforgivable!" Leb exclaimed, pacing around the room. "This is absolutely outrageous! It's a blatant insult!"

  After the Communist Party officials left, the officers did what they had to do, and they seemed more serious than usual. They walked with their heads held high. Yes, they were humiliated, but absolutely could not be looked down upon!

  Leb walked back to his seat in a huff and pulled out a document. "Karn, come here for a moment. Hmm... ignore those clowns."

  Xu Yang walked over and took the file handed over by Lebu, looking at Lebu with a puzzled expression, thinking: "If it's a promotion order, that would be ridiculous."

  It's okay, this is not a promotion letter, but a letter of condemnation.

  "Headquarters is warning you, don't have too much contact with those people, you're a soldier, you know how to do things without affecting the collective honor. Also, your father, Hal-von-Stadk, he was ordered to form an armed party guard, this party guard is different from Hitler's armed party guard, personnel are composed of 'defected' former stormtroopers. Headquarters sent over a file, need to transfer a few people over. It's possible that all your comrades will be transferred to other units, you can re-select the platoon members... there are files there, you can submit them in a week."

  Xu Yang felt surprised, "General! I must ask a question; the first batch of graduates from the Youmeng Military Academy, they were all officers and soldiers who learned new combat thinking, they were all transferred away, is it not divorced from the reason for the existence of the experimental division? Without them, we will be in big trouble!"

  Leb said, "This is an order, not a negotiation. Soon there will be officers and soldiers who have learned new combat ideas to supplement you, your partners already have experience, the headquarters is doing the right thing. Don't worry, this proves that the new idea has been accepted, you should be happy."

  Xu Yang nodded reluctantly and began to carefully review the files, hoping to find good military officers. One name caught his attention: Barbarossa-Rick (participating in the Barbarossa plan of the book club), who served in the Far Eastern colonies during World War I, later retreated (escaped) back home when defeated, had outstanding organizational skills, and most importantly, was extremely resilient. Currently idle.

  As far as Xu Yang knew, during the war, there were very few soldiers who could escape from the Far East and return home. Most of the officers chose to die for their country. How did this person manage to get back home?

  According to Barbarossa's account, he was lucky enough to hitch a ride on a Spanish merchant ship to return home, but all sorts of signs indicate that he seemed to be hiding something, which should be the real reason for his idleness.

  There is also one person; Weister-Joseph (Book Club Youyun 'Cute Little Girl' strongly requested to participate as a male officer -_-#!!)

  He is a descendant of the Austro-Hungarian imperial family. After World War I, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dissolved, young Weist escaped to Germany with the help of loyal servants and later joined the German army for training! Weist also controls a large amount of wealth from the Austro-Hungarian imperial family and has some influence in the original territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

  Weist-Joseph is the only junior officer on the list, and without discussing his abilities, just looking at the background, Xu Yang wants to transfer this person over.

  "General, this man..." Xu Yang pointed at Wehrstedt-Joachim's photo, "Do I have the right to request an officer of the same rank to come over?"

  Leb stroked his chin, "This was added at Joseph's request. He is very interested in you, Marshal. Is it not a regulation of our Defense Forces that officers of the same rank cannot serve in the same formation?"

  "Hmm..." Xuyang closed the folder, "Barbarossa-Rick, Weist-Joseph, Hans-Gunter-von-Karman. I need these three people."

  He put down the pen and signed his name, he stood up and walked to Xu Yang's side, "Don't be discouraged, soldiers are not politicians, do your part. Those clowns only know how to shout loudly, usually taking ignorance as a personality trait. For Germany, for the National Defense Army!"

  Xu Yang stands at attention and salutes.

  ……

  At the same time, the camp of the National Socialist Party was gradually set up. Hitler's tent was equivalent to a marshal-level treatment. He sat quietly in the first place and listened to the cadres' speeches with indignation.

  "Himmler was the loudest, 'It's unbelievable! Our little Strack actually refused the invitation. Doesn't he know the difference between a lieutenant and an SS Oberführer? Oh! Has our little friend already been brainwashed by the Wehrmacht?'"

  "Ha! You dare to insult my son in front of me, Himmler!" He can no longer tolerate this and must stand up for himself.

  Himmler was not afraid of Halder at all, and it can even be said that he had no good feelings towards the old Junker who seized power. Hitler allowed Halder to establish his own SS, which made him very dissatisfied. He did not dare to yell at Hitler, but as for Halder, he didn't have much consideration.

  "Are you still our party's deputy leader?" Himmler's face was full of sneers, "I think you're on the side of the Defense Army!"

  "You!" Hal didn't want to argue with the little man.

  Hitler slapped the table, "Alright, alright, we are comrades, under my leadership, do you still want to mutually slander and accuse each other like during Ludendorff's time?" He changed his tone, "The establishment of the armed SS is something I allowed, this does not conflict with Himmler's armed SS. Have your wisdom all been used up on petty schemes? Can't you see that this is a strategy to seize resources from the national defense forces?"

  The crowd, including Himmler, looked embarrassed and shouted: The Führer is great!