Chapter Nineteenth: Brewing War

  "My Commander!" Xu Yang bowed respectfully, rather than giving a military salute.

  This was a sealed underground chamber, Hitler sat on the sofa with an exhausted expression, his hands tightly clasped around his head as if unwilling to accept something. Seeing Xu Yang enter, he raised his head, "Mussolini ruined my operation! Our plan to occupy Austria has failed."

  Xu Yang's first visit to the Premier's Office, he did not expect that there would be a dedicated underground office in the Premier's Office. Just walking all the way here, he found that this underground project was built very large, with complex and tortuous passageways. The huge underground project is entirely made of reinforced concrete, apparently a well-planned air-raid shelter.

  "You are too hasty, we have just recovered the Rhine and Saar, the world is watching us. Italy currently has her interests in Austria, she will not watch idly as our troops enter Austria and incorporate Austria into the Empire."

  Hitler rarely sighed and said, "My little friend, how is your armored division being prepared?"

  Xu Yang said: "Very smooth, combat effectiveness can be formed within half a year."

  "Very good!" Hitler didn't like sitting on the sofa, he was alive to set an example for people to see. "After your division is built, it will be the time when Austria returns to its motherland. Tell me, is that our division?"

  Xu Yang did not hesitate, "It's our teacher."

  Hitler walked to the wall, pulled open the curtain covering it, and a map occupying the entire wall was revealed. He picked up a baton, pointing at Germany's territory, "This is our territory." Then he pointed at Austria and Czechoslovakia, "These were territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire..." Drawing a large circle, "Before '38, they will also become part of the Greater German Third Reich!"

  Xu Yang bowed again humbly, "Yes, they are territories of our Greater German Reich."

  Hitler frowned, "My little friend, what's wrong with you? We're discussing, don't be like those generals and gloss over things for me!"

  Indeed, this was the first time Xu Yang had been so punctilious in front of Hitler. He felt guilty, "My Führer. All I can say is that all this is not difficult. The difficulty lies in what Germany should do after Austria and Czechoslovakia become our territory."

  "Yes, yes!" Hitler was very fond of Xu Yang's way of speaking, which always came with thought. "After annexing them, I still want to do a lot more. For example; declare sovereignty over Poland and make it spit out Danzig. Danzig is German Danzig, not Polish Gdansk! And that damned Polish Corridor, it should be called the original name of Danzig Corridor!"

  Xu Yang fell silent, he knew that once they declared sovereignty over Polish territory, it would also mean - war!

  Poles will never voluntarily give Danzig back to Germany, the Corridor is Poland's economic artery, the Vistula River is an economic canal, and if Poland loses it, it would mean losing convenient water transport. If the Corridor were to be controlled by Germany again, Poland would have to rely on land routes for trade, which would cost more money.

  Hitler continued to expound on what benefits Germany would gain once Danzig and the Corridor returned to the German bosom.

  "The transportation of resources from Breslau will no longer take so long, thanks to the Oder River, its resources can be quickly transported to Berlin and we can rely on this river to accelerate the pace of reviving our national economy. Oppeln has rich resources, after the raw materials are transported to Berlin, they can immediately be sent to factories, turned into tanks, cannons, airplanes, etc... all kinds of war equipment! Our nation is about to face turmoil, the German nation will be reborn in the fire of war!"

  And then Danzig! Once we have it back, traffic in East Prussia will no longer be limited and we won't need to rely on sea transport. Sea transport during wartime is quite dangerous and requires a fleet escort. You know how weak our German Navy is. Once we have Danzig back, the ore from Elbing, K?nigsberg and Memel will come directly to Berlin by train!

  Hitler suddenly changed his tone and asked, "Do you think airborne troops should be established?"

  Xu Yang listened very carefully, he deeply agreed with Hitler's words, "Yes, we have been preparing for war all the time, and it is imperative to take back Danzig and the Danzig Corridor! You mentioned airborne troops, I have a suggestion."

  "Oh?" Hitler smiled and asked: "You always come up with some very good suggestions."

  Xu Yang said: "Of course, airborne troops need to be established. I don't know if you plan to put them in a special department or as regular army."

  Hitler was taken aback by this new type of troops, which he didn't know much about. "My little friend, you can speak freely!"

  Xu Yang paced back and forth a few steps, he who had never been in contact with the air force before needed to think.

  "I don't know if my idea is correct, I can only say it out loud." Xu Yang stopped, "In my expectation, the paratrooper unit will be a terrible striking force, he can appear in the enemy's unexpected place to launch a surprise attack, control the enemy's airport, railway and highway intersection, even suddenly attack the enemy's command center, paralyze the enemy's command system."

  This tactical approach was quite in line with Hitler's taste, and he urged Xu Yang to continue.

  Xu Yang felt his head was a bit confused, he couldn't grasp the key point. "My commander, I'm very sorry, that's all I know. I think... establishing an airborne force is extremely necessary, but it will be very difficult. The paratroopers must be strong, responsive and highly aggressive soldiers!"

  Xu Yang said with increasing excitement, "Their job is death, and the conditions they face will be extremely harsh. The existence of paratroopers will change future wars!"

  Hitler also fell into deep thought, he certainly knew the significance of paratroopers, but he was faced with a difficult problem, that is; He still didn't understand what 'changing future warfare' meant. His thinking was more advanced than anyone else's, only fools would let soldiers sacrifice themselves in vain in front of the enemy's solid defense lines, there were many ways to break through, not necessarily by wasting soldiers on a strong attack.

  He pulled out a file from his desk drawer and handed it over to Xuyang, "This is an imperial secret!"

  Xu Yang lowered his head and saw that the title on the document was: Thunderbolt.

  Xu Yang's hand trembled slightly as he opened the file folder and read through it line by line...

  In the next three years, Germany will annex Austria and then set its sights on Czechoslovakia, completing these two; immediately demanding that Poland return Danzig and resolve the Polish Corridor issue.

  In the future, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility to negotiate with the Soviet side and explore the possibility of dividing Poland.

  During this tense period, Germany will vigorously develop its military strength. Before the start of the Polish campaign, 62 divisions, 1.6 million people, 2,800 tanks, 2,000 aircraft, and 6,000 artillery and mortar guns were concentrated, forming two army groups on the southern and northern routes.

  This document outlines in detail the future development direction of Germany, and the SS is also planned to be developed in sequence. In the future, the SS will also be used as the armed forces of the Third Reich to fight.

  This includes what attitude or action the international community will take, and Germany's countermeasures are also written into the document.

  Xu Yang finished reading two hours later. His eyes had become somewhat red, and his expression was filled with shock. "My leader, are you certain that you want to go to war at all costs?"

  Hitler laughed a little bitterly, "The purpose of my existence is to wage war. I have no choice! The German nation must go through a war! The world is extremely unfair to us because of our excellence, they are afraid of us, so they have been defending against us and weakening us!"

  "He exclaimed excitedly: 'I will give the world a new order! A new order dominated by the German nation!!!!'"