Chapter 581: The Third Reich in a Desperate Situation (Supplement)
A tattered Mercedes-Benz drove into a dilapidated factory in the eastern suburbs of Berlin.
The street lights in the factory area are a little deserted, shining in twos and threes, and many bulbs have burned out the wicks, but no one has replaced them. The main room of the factory has long been a mess, and the central table and the gun racks in the corners have been covered with dust, which makes this factory look like a perennial deserted and abandoned horror.
It was originally an armoury, a secret factory for the Weimar government under the Treaty of Versailles, hiding weapons from the League of Nations.
I heard that there was a legendary story here back then. Reinhardt, who was not yet the FΓΌhrer at the time, had escaped the assassination of Goodall, who was nicknamed the "assassination assassination" by Ludendorff's men.
Since Germany openly rebelled against the Treaty of Versailles and expanded its armaments, this once secret armory has lost its value and significance, and has gradually been abandoned.
To this day, another German major, following in Goodel's footsteps, came to this place where Goodale had failed, ready to complete a task that Goodale had not completed 20 years ago.
The major in the "his......s" car, without waiting for the car to fully brake and stop, turned over and jumped out of the open-top Mercedes-Benz, and under the guidance of several men who were already waiting in casual clothes outside the factory, they quickly got into the small door on the side of the factory.
In the dim light, they walked down the narrow staircase, which had no handrails, to a small room on the second floor, where it was clearly the former caretaker, and stopped in front of a mottled wooden door.
A man in civilian clothes handed the major a key in his left hand and motioned for him to open it.
The Major nodded slightly, turned sideways, and awkwardly took the key with his left hand, which was three fingers on his side.
The reason why he did not take the key with his right hand can also be seen from the right sleeve of his empty military uniform.
However, the Major's left hand, which was already very skillful, saw that his only three fingers, like turning a rope, turned the key in a circle, and then aimed at the keyhole of the wooden door, and inserted it quickly and accurately.
The "click......" door opened, and more than a dozen men in suits gathered around the table in the center of the small room, whispering and discussing, suddenly met the major's eyes.
"Stauffenberg is here!" Seeing the major pushing the door in, several leading men immediately rushed over and hugged him.
Because of the previous famous accidental assassination, heavyweight opposition bigwigs such as Witzleben and Gotaile were killed by Reinhardt in the wooden bomb that was supposed to kill him.
And the opposition within Germany lost almost all of its high-level figures for a time.
Today, Stauffenberg has only a few military ranks. But after all, he is a combat hero in Africa, and he is also famous.
Among the remnants of the opposition, which has lost its backbone, Stauffenberg can already be regarded as an "important figure".
"Stauffenberg, how's it going?" A man in a suit who led the discussion stood up from the table excitedly and walked quickly to Stauffenberg's side.
"We have to hurry up and get started!" After Stauffenberg hugged the leading man sideways, he excitedly said to the crowd: "Reinhardt has started to lose in a row. On the southern front, even my previous superior, our famous German general, General Rommel, was no longer able to launch an offensive and was forced to retreat to organize a defense. On the Eastern Front, the always conceited SS also retreated on their own initiative, and the Soviets invaded our southern provinces. But now we are still stupidly fighting the British again, distracting our energy and troops. β
"What?!" After hearing Stauffenberg's words, many people present were taken aback, and several young men immediately stood up suddenly, looking incredulous.
"I read that the social worker newspaper also said that the SS was strategically transferred, but I didn't expect them to advance to the rear! Isn't this another way of saying that they were repelled by the Soviets? β
"How is this possible, didn't the SS never fight for their lives?"
"Maybe it's not that the SS front commanders are afraid of death and retreat, but that the more senior generals feel that they can't be defeated, so they order them to retreat."
"Don't think you can beat it?! That is to say, do the people above also think that there is no chance of winning? β
When speaking, many people are overly excited, causing their voices to tremble.
After all, although these people were against Reinhardt, the reason for this was not to bring down Germany. For example, Stauffenberg, who was trying to keep the staff headquarters founded by his grandfather. The rest of the opposition, on the other hand, suffered more from Reinhardt for moving the Junker cake.
But Germany's defeat, which came so quickly and so suddenly, made everyone a little at a loss.
A few days ago, the German army was still in a state of great strength on the British battlefield. On the African side, General Rommel is also full of ambition.
As a result, everything turned over in an instant, which is not a good thing for everyone.
I said...... Why don't we wait. In case of ...... Now that Reinhardt has an accident, the situation may be even worse. A middle-aged man raised it with all concerns.
"Can't wait!"
Stauffenberg vetoed with great firmness: "It's only going to get worse!" β
"At first, I naively thought that as soldiers we had to win the war first, and when we returned triumphantly, we would have to rid our families of the plague."
Stauffenberg said with some stubbornness: "But now I have discovered that we cannot really win the war without clearing the plague of Reinhardt." His supreme command is a deformed mutation that shouldn't exist. The only one who can really lead Germany is the General Staff Headquarters with an excellent heritage! β
In fact, Stauffenberg had always been very disgusted with the command established by Reinhardt. It's just that after this defeat that almost killed him, he completely blackened.
"In that case, then why don't we go to General Manstein for cooperation? He is recognized as the best thinker in the General Staff Headquarters, and he is famous enough and has strong appeal! A young man in his 20s had a whim.
"Is your brain broken?!"
Before Stauffenberg could speak, the man in the suit in the lead scolded for him: "Manstein is Reinhardt's henchman, how can he agree to cooperate with us." If we had made contact with him, I think he would have turned around and gone to Reinhardt. β
"Not bad." Stauffenberg also nodded in agreement: "Manstein will definitely not join our opposition." β
He sighed with some regret: "Originally, I was going to go to my superior, General Rommel. He was as famous as Manstein, he was not weak, and most importantly, he always held me in high esteem. It's just that this failure has overshadowed him a lot. And from what I know about General Rommel, after his defeat, he will definitely take revenge. In other words, he will definitely look for an opportunity to continue fighting the British. β
"In this way, General Rommel, who is bent on fighting, will not support our plan." Stauffenberg concluded helplessly.