Chapter 35: Prelude (4)
Xu Jun glanced at the orderly who had withdrawn, and then elegantly picked up the teacup in front of him.
"What about the situation in the country?"
Xu Jun blew on the steaming heat of the tea and asked leisurely.
"What do you mean?"
Kirsten asked cautiously.
"The realm you master."
Xu Jun put down the teacup in his hand, it looked like it needed to cool down for a while, but unfortunately these good tea leaves were wasted by the layman.
"Yes, my Führer. Which aspect do you want to know first? ”
Kirsten pulled open the drawer of the filing cabinet next to his desk.
"Let's start with your department, how is the reception going?"
Xu Jun put the thick folder on the coffee table.
"Judging by the current situation, very well, my Führer."
Kirsten replied respectfully.
"The SS Reich Security has been taken over by us, and all the agencies of the Reich Intelligence Service are under our control."
"Does Himmler have any opinion on this?"
"No, on the contrary, His Excellency Himmler has been of great help to us, and in addition, during this period seven SS officers of the rank of general and three hundred and ninety-two SS officers of the rank of SS have suddenly disappeared, my Führer."
"Himmler must have told me that these people have defected abroad."
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Xu Jun's mouth, and he leaned over slightly, and picked up the cup of hot tea in front of him again.
"Yes, my Führer, I also think that these traitors to the empire must have defected to the enemy's side."
Kirsten replied with a solemn expression.
"So what should I do? Lieutenant Colonel. ”
"Issued a nationwide wanted warrant, publicized the crimes of those traitors, and thoroughly investigated the interpersonal situation of those people. My Führer. ”
"Leave it to Himmler and the Gestapo." Xu Jun said with a smile.
"Yes, my Führer."
At this, Kirsten smiled tacitly.
"A decree was drafted that the SS Reich Security Directorate was now placed under the direct command of the Intelligence Service of the High Command, and that all personnel were separated from the SS and incorporated into the Waffen-SS. Purge all those who are unable to assume the duties assigned to them by the Empire, purge all presiding officers who are unfit for their current positions, and purge all outlying staff who are incompetent. ”
Xu Jun said this indifferently, but the kind of murderous chill contained in his tone made Weierle and Kirsten tremble.
"See what I mean? Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten. Xu Jun raised his head and looked at the young and beautiful lieutenant colonel.
"Yes, my Führer." Kirsten nodded hurriedly.
"The mess of intelligence agencies in the Air Force and Navy must all be managed in a unified manner, and I will not allow this stupid waste of resources to continue to exist, and I don't want to be confused by a bunch of contradictory intelligence that is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, you know what I mean. Lieutenant Colonel. ”
"Yes, my Führer, I understand your concerns."
"Canaris has been executed, his mess is already in chaos, I hope you can take it over, and I believe you can do that."
"I will work hard and will definitely not disappoint your expectations, my Führer."
"Canaris and Heydrich have a lot of great people in their men, and it's a lot easier to get these people under control. To tell you the truth, your current seniority and rank are a bit out of proportion to the power you will wield, and I hope you won't disappoint me.
After the merger of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau and the Zhongyāng General Security Bureau is completed, it will be up to you how to divide the responsibilities of each agency and how to improve the efficiency of its work. ”
Xu Jun took a sip of hot tea and continued: "Odin's right eye will be the main hub of the imperial intelligence agencies, and you are only responsible for me personally. However, I don't want to see Odin's right eye meddling in areas other than intelligence and security. Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten, please keep this in mind, otherwise you ......"
Xu Jun leisurely sipped the tea in the cup, and at the same time glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten out of the corner of his eye.
"Yes, my Führer, everything is according to your will."
Kirsten felt a cold sweat break out on her back, and the distorted faces of more than three hundred high-ranking SS officers stained with mud and blood appeared before her eyes.
"Historically, any reform related to power change has always been accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice. Not to mention that those who disappeared were already covered in the blood of innocents, Lieutenant Colonel Kirsten. ”
Xu Jun seemed to see something, and he said indifferently.
"When everything is on track, I am ready to merge all the intelligence agencies into the General Intelligence Directorate, which will be directly managed by the Imperial High Command, and Odin's right eye will actually command this huge intelligence agency in my name that has never been seen in German history."
"It is a great honor, my Führer."
Although he had been prepared for this for a long time, hearing this from Xu Jun's mouth still made Kirsten feel excited.
"Let's not mention this for a moment, I am very satisfied with the results of this fight with the British ** Intelligence Department, how is our intelligence work in the UK going now."
Xu Jun picked up the thick folder.
"I want to know the real situation across the strait, not this bunch of boring data and estimates and predictions."
"Yes, my Führer."
Kirsten pulled out a folder from the drawer that was much thicker than Xu Jun's.
"I have already submitted you a detailed report on the circumstances of this assassination of you, and I will not elaborate here.
In this operation, our pre-war spy network played its intended role, and none of the personnel we had infiltrated British intelligence had so far been exposed. ”
This is due to the pre-war predictions of the bishops. Everyone agreed that in the event of a war between Britain and Germany, the British would investigate and monitor all foreigners in Britain itself, especially those from continental European countries, proved to be correct.
So, our decision to develop Irish and Briton intelligence agents now seems to be the right thing to do.
And the high price we paid to get them into the upper echelons of society and all the key areas is now worth it. ”
Werler said with a smile.
"But we must not relax our minds, after all, they all have a pretty good position now, and we must beware of their apostasy." Xu Jun raised his head with the teacup and said.
"Don't worry too much about this, my Führer, these people are all one-way contacts, and they don't know each other's existence.
And even if someone betrays, it won't cause us serious damage, because it will soon be detected, in which case we only need to compare several pieces of information on the same content from different sources, and the Eye of Odin never trusts information obtained from a single source. ”
Kirsten replied respectfully.
"Then I'll be relieved, and I'll report on it, Lieutenant Colonel."
"By analysing the information sent back by our Eye of Odin on the British spy network and comparing it with the information obtained by the Espionage Service and the General Security Service, we can already determine that the spy network of the SS General Security Service and the Imperial Intelligence Service in Britain has been completely destroyed by the British.
Not only that, but most of them have defected, and our intelligence network in Britain is serving the enemy, just as you predicted.
But I really can't think of how you came up with this prophecy, and my intelligence analysts are full of admiration for your sharp and accurate judgment. Kirsten looked puzzled.
"I'm guessing, too, anyone who sees the selection and training of intelligence agents by the Imperial Security Service will come to the same conclusion, and it's a joke to throw those hot-headed rookies with no spy talent and only simple training onto that heavily guarded island."
"I see, indeed, according to the reports of our infiltrators of MI5, the intelligence officers sent there by the Security Service have set a record for the shortest arrest in the spy community.
Two fools were caught before they had even gone fifty meters ashore, and one guy thought the food ration could have been used as pounds, only to be captured alive by an English country restaurant runner.
My Führer, airdropping an intelligence officer of this caliber to Britain is a complete waste of resources. If I think according to my idea, in the future, the stupid people like airdrops don't need to give them parachutes at all, just throw them down, and it's all the end anyway. ”
Kirsten shook his head and said with a wry smile.
"You may be disappointed, but we are still going to continue to drop intelligence agents there, and we have to rely on these people to confuse the British intelligence agencies, and even pass on false information to the British in this way.
While these people will definitely have to be sacrificed, the most important thing is that they can cover the work of our intelligence agents who have managed to lurk.
Therefore, the most important point is that under no circumstances should the intelligence agents who were sent know about the existence of those hidden personnel, and under no circumstances should they have personal contact with those hidden personnel. ”
"Yes, my Führer."
"Now let's talk about the situation in the UK."
"Very bad, my Führer, their rationing system does not seem to hold up for long. As a result of our naval blockade, Britain's food rations have become 700,000 tons per month and are expected to continue to expand.
The supply of feed for livestock was largely cut off, and the British now began to slaughter livestock en masse, partly for the army and for industrial raw materials.
And they are now dispensing the oats, which were originally used as feed for those livestock, as rations.
Rations of non-staple foods are similar, butter and beef are hard to come by, but eggs and poultry and vegetables seem to be plentiful right now.
Recently, a fleet of ships has brought a batch of egg powder and boneless meat from the United States, all of which have been supplied to the army on a priority basis, and it seems that it will boost the morale of the British ** team.
The British weapons factories are operating at a rapid pace, but due to the lack of materials, the quality of the equipment is somewhat inferior according to the information we have now.
There have been incidents of frequent weapons accidents that have led to the refusal of troops to accept those counterfeit products, and we are awaiting further information on the War Office's response to this.
Following your instructions, we spent a lot of attention on the aircraft industry in the UK. Now it seems that your fears are justified, the British have done amazing work, according to preliminary estimates they can now build more than two hundred fighters per month, at least a third of which are Spitfires, which you specifically indicated. ”
"This estimate is too little, don't underestimate the British, according to my personal estimates, British aircraft production will be at least double this figure, Lieutenant Colonel, let your intelligence officers investigate it more carefully. There are also factories that produce all the key components of the aircraft, and this information is important. Xu Jun said with a frown.
"This, obey my Führer." Kirsten nodded in reply.
"How's going on with the British Navy?"
"With regard to the British Navy, we have obtained a very detailed fixed patrol route map from the Coastal Fleet Command, as well as a map of the distribution of most of the mine areas and reports on the situation of the British Home Fleet and several major ports.
Britain seemed to be gathering its home fleet, with two battleships and more than twenty cruisers already moored in Scapa Bay, and Rosyth concentrating a cruiser detachment.
However, after the previous stage of fighting, the British destroyers suffered very heavy losses, and the British were massively converting fishing boats to replenish the coastal patrol fleet and provide short-distance escort for the convoy.
In addition, we have discovered that the British are experimenting with new equipment against our magnetic mines, but it seems that these things are not working very well. I have already handed over this information to the command of the Navy in accordance with your orders.
In addition, I would like to ask you to intensify the reconnaissance of the British Air Force, and we need the full cooperation of the Air Force, because we need a large number of reconnaissance photographs for the comparison and detailed analysis of the information we have obtained. ”
Kirsten finished saying this in one breath and took a long sip of water from the teacup on his desk.
"No problem, I will order the Air Force to fully cooperate with your work. By the way, how is the deciphering of the British diplomatic and naval codes? ”
Xu Jun asked, holding his shoulders with his arms and tilting his head.
"It's still ongoing, and we've made a lot of progress with the help of the codebooks seized by the Navy and the interrogation of prisoners."
"Let's just go ahead of the old steps. The focus of intelligence gathering on Britain remains the same, and you must double-check the authenticity of the information. In addition, the Army, Air Force, and Navy Enigma improvement programs are also going to be accelerated, and I can't stand the feeling of being spied on. ”
"The Army and Air Force are already underway, my Führer, you know that this is a big project, the Imperial Technical Research Office has just been established, and the professionals in this area are not yet in place.
On the naval side, they seem to be reluctant to cooperate, especially Admiral Dönitz, who does not believe that the Navy's special Enigma will be deciphered by the British. ”
"It's okay, I should have expected this. I will personally solve the problems of the navy, these stubborn guys, do they have to lie on the lifebuoy and float in the North Sea before they think of introspection? ”
Xu Jun turned his face to look at Wei Erle and said with a wry smile.
"The intelligence we urgently need now is detailed coordinates and maps, floor plans, technical parameters of the British Air Force airfields, oil depots, control centers, headquarters, arsenals. There are also naval ports, beachheads, firepower distribution, army arsenals, military-industrial complexes, material reserve warehouses, fuel reserve warehouses, and the more detailed the information on these aspects, the better. Weirle said solemnly.
"Yes, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, we already have a lot of this information, and we have maps of most of the important departments. I'll do my best to get more comprehensive information. Kirsten replied respectfully.
"I know that I have seen the fruits of your hard work in this report, but for the decisive battle that will take place, your intelligence may be able to save the lives of countless soldiers, and the more we know about the enemy, the closer victory will be to us."
Xu Jun tapped his fingers on the folder in his hand and said slowly.
"There's also an important question, about radar stations along the coast of the UK, we need all the information on this, and the data and descriptions of this in your report are too rudimentary."
"I'm very sorry, my Führer, the British are very heavily guarded about this equipment, but I will let my subordinates collect it with all their might, please rest assured." Kirsten replied.
"Well, I'm looking forward to it...... So let's talk about the next one, what happened on the French side. ”
Xu Jun picked up the delicate white porcelain teapot on the table and slowly filled his teacup.