In recent days, the Soviet-German border has not been idle.

Although the conflict in the Baltic Sea was tacitly treated by the Soviet Union and Germany as an accidental air crash, everyone knows the inside story of this matter.

The appearance of Soviet reconnaissance planes in the volley of Germany, apparently, was not for tourism. In Reinhardt's words, this is already "Stalin's mind, which passers-by understand." ”

However, on the surface, neither Stalin nor Reinhardt pierced the last layer of window paper. As long as you don't pierce this layer of window paper, the surface brothers of the two can continue to do it.

However, with Reinhardt's character of never taking a loss, in the face of the fact that the Soviet Union had boldly and arbitrarily intruded into Germany's airspace, he had recently pondered a lot of opportunities to find a way back.

Originally, this meeting, which brought together the core leadership figures of the entire Third Reich, was to discuss the next measures against the Soviet Union.

However, before Reinhardt could speak of this, Stalin personally signed a telegram to Berlin, which was urgently sent into the conference room by the confidential secretary.

"The Führer, the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin personally urged us to pass through the Baltic Sea and deliver the 2 battleships owed to the Soviet side as soon as possible!"

The confidential secretary was really shocked to see the heavyweights in the conference room. However, his position did not give him time to sigh, so he continued to report to Reinhardt: "The Soviet side used very harsh language in the telegram, and for the first time openly questioned us. They demanded that we, the Germans, should give an explanation immediately. ”

This was not a confidential secret that could not be exposed, so Reinhardt also signaled the secretary to report to him publicly. Therefore, many high-level German leaders present heard it clearly.

Raeder was the quickest to react, after all, the two battleships in Stalin's mouth were now in service in the sequence of the Imperial High Seas Fleet.

Raeder must also understand that the German Navy he managed, plus the 2 ships he defrauded, only 3 battleships in total, all made him a treasure. Let's not talk about whether the shrewd Führer will recognize the Soviets in this battle, anyway, he Raeder is definitely reluctant to let go of these two big treasures.

Besides, if Reinhardt was really going to hand over the ship to the Soviet Union, Raeder's navy would not have received it in the first place. Now, it's all eaten in the stomach, how can there be any reason to spit it out?

Soon, less than ten seconds later, not only Raeder, but also generals like Steve and Ross, and even generals like Manstein and Paulus who knew the inside story, also saw the root of the dispute between the two battleships.

However, unlike the reaction of most people who know the inside story, Reinhardt said with a sneer: "Stalin, hum! It is really ...... to change the topic, question, blame, and want to gain the dominance of the discourse as soon as it comes up It's so low-level! ”

Stalin was not a fool either, and with so many men under his command, it was impossible not to see the cattleness of the battleship deal. After being out of the game for so long, not to mention the shrewd Stalin, even a slightly smarter aide under his command should have seen that Reinhardt had decided to pay the bill.

Reinhardt was well aware that he had succeeded in confusing the Soviet Union by delivering a defective battleship first. Taking advantage of people's psychological inertia, the Soviet top brass believed that since Germany had not defaulted on its debts from the beginning, there was still hope for a deal.

However, this is not a long-term solution. It's like a shrewd liar who has done a lot of preparatory work, set a lot of traps, and let the deceived person taste the sweetness at first. But since it's a scam, there will be a day when it will be exposed.

In Reinhardt's opinion, this day should have come a long time ago, but Stalin should have seen it a long time ago, but he couldn't help but not pierce it. Instead, he took advantage of the time he had with Germany to ask for battleships, and his Soviet army took eastern Finland, northern Romania, and the three Baltic states, and built a western defense line against Germany.

Then, he also solved his worries by signing the "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty" with the Japanese, luring the Japanese army in the Far East to implement the southward expansion plan, and was able to concentrate his forces on the Western Front against Germany.

Now that everything is ready, Stalin naturally has nothing to fear. So he didn't even wait for Reinhardt to question his malicious behavior of sending reconnaissance planes, but took the lead and the wicked people sued first, accusing the German side of the delivery of the battleships.

Although he ridiculed Stalin's low-level methods, Reinhardt's psychology secretly couldn't help but applaud his play.

If Reinhardt had been the first to ask questions, Stalin would have admitted in any way that the Soviet Union had sent the reconnaissance plane to German airspace. Even if Soviet diplomats could explain it as an unintentional and wrong move, it would be an admission.

In this way, no matter what happened between the two sides in the future, Germany could put the blame on the Soviet side.

When the need arises, Goebbels in the Propaganda Department could even concoct all sorts of descriptions about the Soviet side, portraying the Soviet army as a frenzied beast, a villain who was always watching over the German land, and a murderous devil.

It's no longer a matter of spreading rumors. With the precedent of the invasion of German airspace by Soviet fighters, everything can not be seen as creating something out of nothing, adding fuel to the fire, and distorting the facts.

And with the truth verified by Reinhardt's unforgettable experience in his previous life, you believe it, but everyone doesn't believe it, this is a rumor. Everyone believes, you don't believe, this is the truth!

With a little propaganda, it is a trivial matter to increase the hatred and rift between the Soviet Union and Germany.

But Stalin is now coming to this set, and if Reinhardt and him theorize whether to give the battleship or not, and when to give it, it will be endless. Moreover, it would also make Reinhardt feel retarded and imbecile.

Moreover, Stalin certainly didn't care how beautiful Reinhardt continued to convey the so-called assurances.

The other side wants everything in Germany, not just 2 battleships: land, wealth, people...... Including the battleships that were eventually captured.

Probably guessing what Reinhardt meant, Ribbentrop lost no time in getting up and asking: "My Führer, the news of that air battle has been spread among the top officials lately. Although everyone sympathizes with and respects the sacrificial pilot, at this time, putting aside the problem of the battleship and the truth of the Soviet Union's theoretical 'air crash' will inevitably make our country appear to be a little weak in the international community, just like deliberately avoiding the accusations of the Soviet Union. ”

"Even if we don't shy away, Stalin will continue to give us trouble." Reinhardt shook his head with a smile and looked around at the crowd: "So, the two bordering superpowers must not be able to live together forever!" ”

"It's easy to win over the Italian expeditionary force, but the negotiations with the Finnish Marshal Mannerheim must be speeded up!" At the end of the meeting, Reinhardt focused on Ribbentrop.