Berlin, September 23, 1940, at 3 p.m., Office of the Führer, Chancellery of the German Empire. Major Tysenhofen leaned against the edge of his desk at the reception in front of the door, looking at the afternoon's schedule. The adjutant was wearing the Iron Cross of the First Class that he had just received on his chest, which was awarded to him by Xu Jun in recognition of his outstanding performance in the Führer's base camp in the past six months.

As a personal staff adjutant, it is basically impossible for him to go directly to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and the fact that he can obtain this medal is entirely due to the personal decision of the Führer. However, no one will find fault with this issue at this time, and the performance of this young adjutant is obvious to all, whether it is the Führer's headquarters or the Imperial High Command, Tysenhoven has won the praise and recognition of most of the senior commanders, and many people are sure that this young man will have a bright future, provided that he does not fall out of favor in front of the Führer.

"Is there such a thing?" The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Yeshunek, who was sitting on the sofa outside the door, suddenly exclaimed, and in the quiet and empty corridor, his voice was sudden and loud, which immediately attracted the attention of the generals and officials waiting around.

"I'm sorry." The Chief of Staff of the Air Force hurriedly apologized to his colleagues around him.

"I have also just received the news that the Navy is preparing to organize a round-the-world voyage, and I think that the Führer will bring up this matter when he summons us this time." Grime, dressed in a newly custom-made Air Force General's uniform and with the rank of Air General on his shoulders, leaned in front of Jeshunek and whispered in reply.

"As far as I know, it seems to be related to the Führer's East Asia plan, it seems that there was some problem with the task force sent to French Indochina a while ago, is there any news about this in the Air Force Staff?"

"The Air Force Command has not received any information at this time."

"Because the intelligence is blocked, only a few people can know about it now, like that one." Graeme pouted in the direction of Tysenhofen.

"If the Führer wants us to know, he'll tell us the truth, Graeme, and we're the Führer's air force now." Jeshunek cocked up his finger and reminded Grim to be cautious in his words and actions.

At this moment the door to the office opened, and Himmler walked backwards, nodding again at the door to the house, and only turned around when the door was completely closed and the SS Reich Commander-in-Chief turned around.

"Hello, Eric, it's been a great day." Himmler did not take the military cap handed by the adjutant who was waiting beside him, he took out a handkerchief from his breech pocket and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Mr. Minister, it's a good day." Tysenhofen put the schedule back in the folder, and then greeted Himmler mildly.

"yes, it's just a little hot, goodbye, Eric." Himmler tucked his handkerchief back into his trouser pocket, took the military cap from his adjutant, put it on, and then nodded goodbye to Tysenhofen.

"Goodbye, Mr. Minister." Tysenhofen bowed respectfully.

"That's right, Eric." Himmler stopped.

"What's the matter? Mr. Minister. ”

"I'd like to invite you to my house for dinner, my wife has always been thinking about you, and Pebby would love to see her brother Eric again." At the mention of his little daughter, Himmler's face showed a rare hint of warmth.

"I'm free after eight o'clock in the evening." Tysenhofen replied with a smile.

"Then it's set at half-past eight, you know the way to my house, and I'll see you in the evening." Himmler nodded again at Tysenhoven, then turned and walked away briskly with his four lieutenants and guards.

Xu Jun, the head of the Third Reich, sat behind his desk, his right hand supporting his chin, and lowered his head to read the report placed in front of him.

"The only thing we can do so now is the paratrooper units, but the existing numbers are clearly not enough to support large-scale combat operations. How is the training of the newly formed paratrooper unit and what is the state of equipment, so far the Air Force has not handed in a report on accurate data. Xu Jun flipped through a page of documents.

"My Führer, I don't know much about the situation in this area, Göring has always been in charge of it himself, we" Jeshunek wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start, he had only been the chief of staff of the Air Force for a few months, and he had been busy with the operational command and coordination of the British campaign, and besides, the infrastructure construction of the subordinate troops was not within the purview of his chief of staff.

"How is General Student doing now?" Xu Jun raised his eyes and looked at Yeshunek.

"The injury has healed and is now undergoing rehabilitation." Jeshunek replied.

"Let him come to Berlin once, if possible, I need an experienced commander to give me some advice now." Xu Jun picked up the pen on the table and owed his name under the document.

"The Air Force will have access to three hundred and seventy of the latest fighters by the end of the month, and I fully support your opinion, and the expansion of the enrollment of aviation schools, in terms of fuel and material supplies, should be guaranteed. Now that we have a large number of experienced pilots waiting to be discharged, we can extend their service time and transfer them to various flight schools to become instructors. Xu Jun pushed the document to Jeshunek.

"In addition, the German Navy will organize a round-the-world voyage in October, the first stop on the west coast of the United States, and the air force will need to prepare an observation mission to accompany it, the main task of which is to understand the development of the air forces of the countries along the route and further assess the air force strength of these countries. Graeme, I hope you can be the leader of the observation team, and you will choose the specific members of the team, and make a list for me in the next two days. Xu Jun said to Graeme.

"The development of the Luftwaffe is gradually accelerating, we have access to the most cutting-edge aviation technology in Britain and France, we have the best designers, power specialists, the most advanced aviation materials and production technology. It can be expected that newer, stronger and better aircraft will continue to be manufactured in the future. At present, the only thing that restricts the development of the air force is the personnel who operate these weapons and the commanders who have a broad vision. I'm looking forward to the outcome of your trip, so Graeme, you have a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, and I hope you will take it seriously. Xu Jun lit the match and lit the cigar.

"Yes, my Führer, I will never fail to live up to your expectations." Graeme stiffened his bitter gourd face and bowed respectfully in obedience.

"Alright, that's all for today, you guys stand down." Xu Jun put down his cigar and waved his hand at the two.

"Hi, Reinhardt." The two hurriedly stood up and raised their hands to salute Xu Jun.

Xu Jun looked at the two and nodded, and flipped his wrist to show that he returned the salute.

"My Führer, General Willle, is waiting outside." After the two Air Force generals left, Tysenhowen opened the door and walked in.

"Eric, what do you think about this?" Xu Jun didn't say anything, he frowned and looked at the documents in his hand.

"I think Marshal Brumberg is capable of handling all this, haven't you already given him full responsibility." As soon as he looked at the cover of the document in Xu Jun's hand, Tysenhofen knew what Xu Jun was asking.

"That's not what I mean, do you think maybe I was wrong." Xu Jun held his cigar in his hand and exhaled a cloud of smoke.

"I don't know what to say, my Führer. But I have always believed that all the decisions you make are for the revival of the German Empire, and there may be some setbacks along the way, but under your leadership, the Third Reich will surely be victorious. Tysenhofen replied with a serious face.

"I'm glad you told me this, Eric, and ask General Verrle to come in." Xu Jun lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said to Tysenhofen with a smile.

"Yes, my Führer." Tysenhofen nodded and obeyed.

"My Führer." Weierle strode over to Xu Jun's desk, and stood up in salute with the clamming of his boots.

"Sit down, Werle, and have a cup of tea." Xu Jun picked up the teapot and two clean teacups from the wooden coffee table next to his desk.

"Thank you, my Führer." Wehrle sat down and thanked him.

"Okay, okay, don't look at me with that expression, you know that this has annoyed me." Xu Jun pushed the teacup in front of Weierle.

"It was just an accident, my Führer, and you should not doubt your judgment at all for the sake of the mistakes of others. You are the head of the empire, you can mobilize millions of troops at any time, and you can easily crush a country, and no one in this world dares to defy your authority. Weirle said respectfully.

"You don't know the ancient country of the East, and their current leader." Xu Jun shook his head, then picked up the teacup and drank it all.

"I have ordered Fisher of the German chargé d'affaires to protest to the other side. In handling the incident, we absolutely cannot let those people lead the way, and we must regain the initiative. I have ordered Ribbentrop to make representations with the British and French governments, and the two countries have made it clear that they will be on the side of Germany in this matter. ”

"My Führer, are you going to block all the lines of communication from the British and French colonies to China? Will this be too severe a blow to China? Wehrle frowned.

"In that case, the Japanese will be very happy that we are doing this, and I am afraid that they will make a fuss about this matter and drag us to their side. As you said, the Japanese ambitions for the colonies in Southeast Asia have become more and more apparent, and I have just spoken to the British Ambassador on the phone, and he has expressed that the British Government is very concerned about the crisis in South Asia. Werler reported.

"They want to expand their presence in Singapore, and they have asked us to support a number of artillery equipment, and they need new fighter jets, long-range bombers and naval patrol aircraft. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain also asked me if, if possible, a German army armoured unit could be mobilized to support the defence there. Xu Jun scratched his eyebrows and said.

"If you were to use armoured forces, the only area suitable for combat would seem to be the central plains of the Malay Peninsula, where there is a well-developed road network." Willle apparently consulted local sources.

"So I'm still thinking about whether it's necessary to do that, but the British have made a lot of orders during this time, and they're really eager to rebuild their native army to strengthen their control over the colonies." Xu Jun took out an atlas from a drawer and flipped to the page of the map of Southeast Asia.

"At present, the foreign communications of the Chinese Nationalist Government are all under the control of the British and French colonial authorities. Mainly the Burma Highway in British Burma and the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and Highway in the French Indochina Federation, after the loss of their southern coastal ports in early September, they had to rely on land communications to maintain external connections. Xu Jun said with a frown.

"I'm not going to completely cut off these lines of communication, as you said earlier, it will be very damaging to China, especially now that they are facing the worst situation, this kind of behavior can easily make the Chinese think that we are falling into the well, and it will cause the whole Chinese society to resent us, and we will lose the trust and friendship that we have built with the officials and people of this country." However, I cannot allow the other side to provoke Germany at will, we must show a posture that is in line with the current German identity, and make the other side think carefully before doing something stupid in the future, and the price they will pay for this will be absolutely unbearable. Xu Jun was really angry with the corruption and chaos within the government this time, although he had a deep understanding of that period of history, but when he really faced these incredible facts, he still felt that he couldn't accept them calmly.

"Britain and France provided detailed information, and I decided to impose an embargo on the goods of these 15 companies, explaining that it could be an adjustment of road capacity integration, or a routine tax inspection, anyway, for any reason, some people must accept some lessons." Xu Jun handed a document to Weierle.

"My Führer, this is." Weierle looked at Xu Jun suspiciously.

"These companies are owned by ******** high-level families, and they control most of the country's politics. If they're smart enough, they'll know how to remedy it. I believe that this visit by Marshal Blumberg will be worthwhile. Xu Jun sneered and closed the atlas on the table.

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