Chapter 658: Manstein and Dictator Jan Antonescu

Seeing this, division commander Chad Haydry was very satisfied, and looked at all the officers and soldiers in the audience with a rare smile.

"The beaters will now continue to train and wait for the arrival of your new weapons and equipment, and then I will announce that those people have been given the list to participate in this air raid on the Italian partisans!"

Then the division commander, Chad Haydry, smiled.

As soon as the words fell, all the officers and men of the First Airborne Division cheered happily again.

And at this time, on the Eastern Front.

Manstein, however, was in his operational command room, staring at the high-definition operational map of Moscow and fell silent.

On the entire Eastern Front, whether it was Manstein, or the former Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Field Marshal Brauchitsch; or other German generals; Even the ordinary officers and soldiers below felt that as long as Moscow could be captured, the entire capital of the Red Empire, which brought together all intellectual and political circles, would completely collapse, including popular morale and morale.

That is to say, before the tragic Battle of Stalingrad, all the German generals of the Eastern Front were one and the same; As long as Moscow is captured, then it will be possible to defeat the entire Red Empire and occupy the entire Red Empire.

"I don't know when our German Empire will be able to counterattack and occupy Moscow, the capital of the Soviet army!"

After a long time, Manstein smiled bitterly.

"The marshal who will surely be realized soon! Now our Führer is different, he has given us a lot of new weapons and equipment, and we have often won big battles! ”

General Hermann Hult interjected excitedly.

"Perhaps! Now we are still on the defensive, especially after the loss of Paulus and his Sixth Army Group; The war situation we have to face is even more unoptimistic! ”

"And I recently detected that the Soviets have started to make big moves again, but I don't know how they plan to deal with us next, do you have any good suggestions?"

After hearing this, Manstein shook his head and said with a wry smile.

At the same time, he was also staring at the other party's blazing eyes, waiting for the other party's next words.

"You are the marshal, you have the final say, I am only the commander of the armored forces, I only obey your orders; I will fight wherever you say, and the commander of the 4th Panzer Army under my command will definitely do his best to accomplish it! ”

"Of course, and to thank our great Führer, who gave me the opportunity to continue to fight on the Eastern Front!"

In response, Hermann Hult showed a rare mischievous smile and agreed.

Because according to the original history, then General Hermann Hort in November 1943, after the Battle of Kursk; He was dismissed by Hitler, and there was no official position or action until the end of the war.

So now, he has not only received a large number of new tanks and armored vehicles from Chen Yanlong, but has also been supplied with weapons and equipment; And he was also reused by Chen Yanlong, so his heart was happy, so he didn't have any opinion on Manstein's ambition to counterattack Moscow.

Because judging from the current situation, as long as there is still a war, then he has a great chance of promotion.

"Looks like you should have gotten the new tanks and armored vehicles that the Führer gave you!"

"Look at your happy desire to fight a big war with the Soviet army right away, this time the new weapons and supplies should be very good!"

For the other party's careful thoughts, Manstein responded with a smile.

"We're both old friends, what I have, you'll have too! And I know that the Führer also attaches great importance to you, and he once praised you in front of me that you are a very good strategic genius, and let me learn more from you! ”

The commander of the 4th Panzer Army, Hermann Hort, suddenly changed his tone and patted his sycophants in appreciation.

"Tsk! I see you've changed! General Holt, ah! No, it should be Admiral Hult now! You're really good at slapping on the back! I think you've also slapped a lot of the Führer's sycophants, otherwise your sycophants will progress so fast? You wouldn't have done this before! ”

For Hult's sycophancy, Manstein laughed.

"Hey! Do people want to change? You have to know how to be flexible, so that you can be like a fish in water! ”

Hermann Hult said with a smile in a look that you don't understand.

“.......”

Looking at Hermann Hult, who was weird in the group, the corners of Manstein's mouth twitched a few times, and he was speechless with black lines on his face.

But soon he continued to look at the various destination maps, notes, and various military and information reports of the front in his possession; Because his attitude has always been based on seeing is believing.

So before every battle, he would go to the front line for field trips; He also visited the general staff of the army headquarters and the divisional headquarters to listen to the opinions of those staff officers.

Of course, it also includes the officers and soldiers on all fronts, especially the officers and soldiers on the front, so many German officers and soldiers are very familiar with him and like his style.

In particular, when he sometimes made his rounds, he did not even bring a single entourage with him, so he could make those low-level officers and soldiers deeply admired, and it was easy to communicate and be moved.

And especially when those officers and soldiers saw that Manstein was wearing a military uniform, not his marshal's uniform with the Knight's Iron Cross; Rather, it is an ordinary general's uniform, or a fur coat, or a policeman's skullcap, not a general's cap; So for the marshal who is so close to the people and not afraid of death, how can he not move these low-level German officers and soldiers.

And the reason why Hult is in his command room today is because an important big man is coming to see him today.

That person was the Romanian military fascist dictator Jan Antonescu, whom he was also familiar with, and this person had come today for the purpose of Chen Yanlong's promise to supply his troops on the Eastern Front with new weapons and equipment, and to change their equipment.

"Hey! Marshal Manstein, yo! And Admiral! It's great to see you all again! ”

Just as Manstein lowered his head and was about to delve into the information in his hand, the dictator Jan Antonescu walked in with a smile and greeted Manstein and Hort.

"Hmmm! Oh, yes! We haven't seen each other for a long time, Prime Minister Antonescu! ”

As soon as it became clear that it was the dictator Jan Antonescu whom he was going to meet today, Manstein replied with a smile on his face.

"It's been a long time since I've seen His Excellency the Prime Minister!"

Then Hult also responded with a greeting.

Immediately, the three of them also politely said some meeting words, and then immediately got to the point.

"Hmmm! I think the purpose of my coming here today is clear to both of you, your Führer has promised to give my troops deployed on the Eastern Front to reequip their weapons and equipment, and I don't know when this will be completed? ”

Dictator Jan Antonescu smiled straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries.

"Today you will be able to reequip your troops, including your pilots and armored units, as well as tank units; However, our head of state hopes that when your country is fighting, some of our operational staff officers will be able to go to your troops to carry out cooperative operations! ”

"Because recently we have detected that the Soviet army has another big move in secret, and as for the detailed situation, it is still under investigation; But if there had been no miscalculation, it was possible that the Soviet army would have launched the Battle of Leningrad Novgorod! ”

"Therefore, we very much need the assistance of your country's troops, so we have invited Your Excellency the Prime Minister to come here today to discuss how to upgrade and adjust your country's troops and update your weapons and equipment!"

In response to the other party's inquiry, Manstein also replied politely.

"Okay! That's what I'm here for today! ”

Dictator Jan Antonescu still smiles brightly.