"By the way, Sergeant, I haven't asked you what your name is?" Rungelheimer asked.

"Eric Adrian." The paratrooper squad leader replied with a smile.

"So, Sergeant Adrian, can I ask you for one more thing?" Rungelheimer continued.

According to the orders that Rengelheimer had received, they could not stay in the position behind the bridge for too long. The regimental headquarters demanded that they advance quickly and continue to put pressure on the retreating British and French troops.

I heard that Rengelheimer also heard that at the request of the Führer, Chief of Staff Manstein, who had participated in the formulation of the "Scythe Harvesting Plan," had now come up with a new combat plan for the second phase of the operation.

"Scythe Harvest Plan" was an extremely secret battle plan two weeks ago, but now for the sake of propaganda, this is a well-known historical event. In order to improve the morale of the army, the High Command deliberately asked the social worker newspaper to print the D plan of the Triple Alliance Army and the corresponding sickle harvesting plan in the newspaper, and distribute propaganda among the people and the army.

One can imagine how happy people would be when they saw that the Scythe Harvest Plan corresponded to the Plan D of the Triple Alliance.

In order to achieve the best incitement effect, the social worker newspaper also revisited the Battle of Verdun 24 years ago, which led to the defeat of the German army.

In the second page of the newspaper, Verdun, a small city in northeastern France, the famous meat grinder battlefield during the First World War, once again appeared before the eyes of the German military and civilians.

One after another, the full weaver just pulled it up, and it didn't take long for them to be disabled.

General Ludendorff, who was still alive at the time, commanded 20 percent of the German army, and repeatedly attacked 70 percent of the entire French army.

German flamethrowers and gas bombs, French large-caliber artillery, both sides took out one horrific killing weapon after another, and fought repeatedly in this 112-kilometer-wide area that straddles both sides of the Meuse River.

And Ludendorff, who was in a weak position, with his brutal fighting style that did not care about casualties, forcibly put the French army into a thousand holes, leaving a psychological shadow of fear on the French soldiers, causing French grassroots officers such as Beronte to mutiny one after another.

On the day of the fiercest battle, Ludendorff's main forces attacked the main Verdun position seven times in one morning, but were driven back seven times.

Although Ludendorff, a stubborn militant, was shot by Reinhardt on charges of treason, he did his best as a German general in that war.

The famous French general Xia Fei, with the help of Gammelin, who was still a staff officer at the time, mobilized all the reinforcements that could be drawn and threw himself to Verdun. In that battle, the later famous French general Petain even promised the soldiers that they would never participate in the harsh battles against the German army in the future, so that the rebellion of Berente and other officers was quelled, and the morale of the army was barely stabilized.

In Ludendorff's hands, however, there were no reinforcements, so he could only rely on the troops he had gathered at the beginning, repeatedly invested, downsized, reorganized, and then put them into the battlefield.

The final outcome is clear to everyone. The Germans suffered heavy losses and were unable to attack, and after this battle went downhill until the surrender of the German Empire and the abdication of Wilhelm II.

Then, on the third page of the newspaper, a picture appeared of a representative of a French officer in a blue military uniform, in a section of the Compiègne Forest, numbered 2419D, decorated with the emblem of the French Empire, in the carriage of the German delegates, domineering to the German delegates as they signed the armistice, that is, the German surrender agreement.

The social worker newspaper reviewed the "meat grinder battlefield" that had been fought for more than half a year, with nearly one million casualties on both sides, and created a record in the history of the war.

Finally, at the end of the special propaganda section of the first social worker's newspaper, under the picture of the signing of the armistice between the German delegates and the Entente in the train carriages of the Compiègne Forest, there is a concluding line: "It will not be long before our representatives will come here and re-sign an armistice!" ”

The patriotic sentiment of the Germans was ignited to the extreme by the propaganda of the social work newspaper. Every German who reads that issue of the newspaper will have his blood boiling.

Yes, we will also return to the train cars in the Compiègne Forest and re-sign an armistice. In today's situation, everyone believes that the roles played by Germany and France will be completely reversed 22 years ago when the armistice agreement was signed!

The German people believed it, the German soldiers believed it, and so did Rengeheimer, who was a member of the military.

"I can't wait," Rengoheimer curled the corners of his mouth and smiled at Adrian, "I'm going to take my company and attack without stopping, until victory comes." ”

As he spoke, Rungoheimer looked at Adrian and said, "We're about to leave, and this place has to be handed over to you to guard." The large forces behind will soon follow, and the safety of the bridge will also need troops to ensure it. ”

"Can you stay with us and defend the bridge?" Adrian suggested, "With you working together, our defenses will be stronger. ”

Shaking his head, Renguelheimer refused with a smile: "No need, as long as we keep chasing and attacking, I don't think the French will have the energy to attack you." ”

Looking into the distance, Rungelheimer said impatiently: "I said, I can't wait." Remember that the Führer said that he was going to end this war in two months. I believe in the Führer, and I believe that this war will not be long before it ends. ”

Retracting his gaze from a distance, Renguelheimer looked back at Adrian and said, "When I was a child, my father told me that the shortest battle he had fought with the French in the army was more than two months. ”

"Your father fought in the last world war?!" Adrian said to Rengoheimer with some surprise.

Adrian, who was born into a merchant family, usually envied those military families. He believed that if he had been born into a military family, he would have been able to become an officer instead of a non-commissioned officer now. Becoming an officer and serving the country better has always been Adrian's ideal.

As if seeing through Adrian's thoughts, Rungelheimer nodded and said, "Yes." Aren't you now giving your descendants a father who fought in the war? Believe me, it won't be long before you become an officer. ”

Renguelheimer's words are not groundless. In the current Third Reich, which was constantly expanding, the military was promoted a hundred times faster than in peacetime. As long as you have a military industry and combat experience, it is a matter of time before you are promoted.

"You're complimenting me too much." Adrian said with some embarrassment.

"Nothing, just tell the truth." Rungelheimer waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then the small talk is over here, I'm in a hurry to leave." ”

Rengelheimer beckoned his driver to bring a newspaper and handed it to Adrian: "This is my favorite issue of the social worker's newspaper, I've sent it to you, you can read it when you have time." ”

In the newspapers, the first conspicuous sentence that caught Adrian's eye was "In two months, defeat France completely and regain the glory of Germany!" ”