Empire in Progress

Chapter 102: Czech Republic

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At the Chancellery, Lin Wei and Reinhardt waited for a while. Soon Air Force Minister Göring, Propaganda Minister Goebbels, Deputy Head of State Hess and other senior officials of the National Socialist Party all arrived and everyone sat at the conference table. Waiting for this time is the heavyweight Secretary of the Navy, General Raeder.

Lin Wei and Reinhardt were sitting on the side. These people were the kind of people who would cause earthquakes if they stamped their feet in Germany. When they saw them. After combining the rumors during this period, they immediately understood the purpose of this meeting, so they all waited for Redel's arrival with their own hidden agendas.

Immediately, General Redel, Bernard, and Dönitz, all in military uniform, came to the conference room. Although Redel was surprised to see so many senior officials of the National Socialist Party waiting for him, he still walked to his seat without changing his expression.

After Redl sat down, Hitler first said, "General Redl, I asked you to come here today because of one thing. I heard that there was a big controversy within the Navy about the original Z plan. I don't know if that's the case."

After listening to Hitler's words, Redel glanced at Reinhardt next to Lin Wei and immediately knew the purpose of today's meeting. He said calmly, "Führer, the facts are as you said. Plan Z is indeed within the Navy. A certain amount of controversy."

"Is this really true?" Hitler immediately handed Reinhard von Reunenkel's plan to Raeder and asked, "General Raeder, what do you think of this plan?"

Redel glanced at it hurriedly and said, "It's a good plan, every detail is very comprehensive. If it was made by one person, then he is worthy of the title of genius." At this point, Redel glanced at Reinhardt. , I don’t know what he is thinking.

Hitler saw that Redel seemed to be meaningless, and secretly sighed in his heart. To be honest, he was not sure about persuading Redel, but this plan looked good and it would make Redel unable to find fault. Thinking of this, Hitler decided to strike while the iron was hot: "What if we use this plan to replace Plan Z?"

"I don't have a problem with it." Redel said surprisingly again, as if he didn't say these words at all. I originally thought that Raeder would object fiercely, but Goering and Goebbels were already preparing to put out the fire and began to persuade him. But I didn't expect that Redel seemed to be completely out of touch with the world today, and everyone stood there with their eyes wide open.

Lin Wei was also baffled by Leder's attitude. Lin Wei was not a god. Although he was reincarnated, he was still an ordinary person. He would die if shot, and he would get drunk if he drank too much. So Lin Wei's expression was similar to Goering's.

Why did Redl's attitude change? It turns out that Hermes & Heyer's plan was supported by Dönitz, the commander-in-chief of the Navy's submarine force. Dönitz combined Hermes & Heyer's plan with his own wolf pack plan. Combined, it was brought back to the naval meeting, which greatly increased the number of people supporting Hermes & Haye's plan.

As for the plan of Reinhard & von Lowenkel, it can be regarded as an expanded version of Plan Z, so Redel was not particularly opposed to it, so every naval meeting was attended by Hermes & Haye and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Günter and Guze were arguing. Raeder supported Günther & Guze's views, while Dönitz supported Hermes & Haye's views.

Therefore, between the "behemoth" and the "wolf pack", the navy must make a choice and rebuild a large surface fleet that can fight against the British and French at the same time. This idea was represented by the views of Erich Johann Albert Raeder, the commander-in-chief of the German Navy at the time.

Build a large number of U-submarine groups, and at the same time cooperate with small ocean-going armored ships to destroy the enemy's sea lines of communication. This idea was proposed by Karl Dönitz, who had piloted a submarine during World War I and later served as naval commander.

However, it must be pointed out that if Germany wanted to destroy Britain's sea lines of communication in the Atlantic, the German navy's warships would have to pass through the North Sea, which was dominated by the Royal Navy. So as long as Redl has time, he can convince those who support Haye's plan, including Dönitz himself, to prove that he is right.

But what he lacks most now is time, so in order to harmonize the disputes between the two (three) factions in the navy, Redel decided to support Reinhardt's plan. Furthermore, Reinhardt's SS background made Redel very happy. Don't worry, as we all know that the SS is Hitler's personal guard, Hitler may not interfere too much in this plan.

These things were all formed in Redel's mind the moment he saw Reinhardt. As long as he could see the German navy again, Redel didn't care whether it was built according to his own ideas. Redel's idea was very simple. Just want to see the German navy again.

Seeing the stunned looks of Goering and Lin Wei, Raeder said, "I hope Plan S can be implemented as soon as possible. What we lack most now is time."

"Of course, I will immediately order the shipyards in Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and Bremerhaven to speed up construction," Hitler affirmed.

"Then the main gun of the new battleship will be handed over to our Krupp military-industrial complex. I will definitely inform my family and use the best technicians to tackle the problem." Lin Wei also expressed his position at this time.

"Well, Führer, I'm still busy in the navy, so I'll leave first. Reinhardt, I want to talk to you sometimes, let's go together." Seeing that his request had been approved, Redel immediately got up and left.

"General, if you have anything to do, go back first." Hitler did not try to persuade him to stay.

After Raeder left, Hitler had no intention of letting everyone leave. Instead, he said confusedly, "Germany is not yet unified. I want Germany and Austria to merge into one country."

This sentence shocked everyone who was doing it. Hitler ignored everyone's expressions and continued, "Lampard, how many Gestapo people are there in Austria?"

"The head of state, there are about 3,000 to 5,000 people." Although Lin Wei was not in charge of the Gestapo, as the leader of the SS, it was of course impossible for him to know nothing about these things.

Lin Wei thought while answering Hitler's words. Now Hitler not only single-handedly broke the shackles of the Versailles Peace Treaty and occupied the Rhineland by relying on false threats, but also completely broke the initial isolation. Now he had Mussolini and Franco as loyal allies, and used Poland broke away from French influence. So what’s next? "Oh my god" Lin Wei couldn't help but wailed in his heart when he thought of this.

Hitler immediately let Lin Wei know what he was going to do next. Hitler shouted frantically: He wanted to annex Czechoslovakia and Austria! He wanted to get 12 million "Germans"!

Ten years ago, the dictator had already said in "Mein Kampf" that Germany must have living space in the East and must use force to obtain it. At that time, however, he was just an unknown agitator. Now, he is the head of state and the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

"Lampard, you asked the Gestapo to cooperate with our party members in Austria and protect them, do you understand?" Hitler stared closely into Lin Wei's eyes.

"Führer, I know how to do it."

At this time, Hitler could no longer bear the desire for war. Lin Wei didn't know, but he would not let Germany fail. Lin Wei was not for the people of Germany, and he had no lofty ideals. The simplest purpose was that Lin Wei was now living It was very good, but Lin Wei knew that if Germany failed in the war, his family would also be affected, and maybe there would still be a place for him in Nuremberg in the future.

So Lin Wei immediately returned to the SS headquarters building, found Heydrich, and began to prepare to find out Austria's movements. For the SS, collecting information about Austria has always been their main goal, because Lin Wei had long known that once Hitler could no longer bear it, Austria would be the first to suffer.

This is his dream goal. Lin Wei still remembers that in the first chapter of "Mein Kampf", Hitler once wrote that the reunification of Austria and Germany is "a task that we use various methods to achieve throughout our lives." Soon after he became chancellor, he appointed a member of the Reichstag, Theodor Habicht, as inspector of the Austrian Nazi Party. Not long after, Hitler approved the establishment of an Austrian regiment consisting of several thousand men, stationed in Bavaria along the Austrian border, preparing to cross the border and occupy Austria at the appropriate time.

Lin Wei, who returned to the SS headquarters building, immediately called Heydrich and told him what Hitler was thinking and his guesses. After listening to Lin Wei's words, Heydrich smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that the head of state is still obsessed with the Anschluss. Lampard, you know that we have made efforts in this regard, haven't we?"

Lin Wei nodded and said nothing. On July 25, 1934, a year and a half after Hitler became the head of Germany, according to Hitler's order, Lin Wei and Heydrich ordered the SS who were still on staff at the time. The 89th Brigade selected 154 people to participate in that operation. To this end, Linwei and Heydrich made careful plans and ordered the SS to put on the uniforms of the Austrian Army, break into the Austrian Federal Chancellery, and shoot Dollfuss in the chest from a distance of two feet. larynx.

At the same time, a small team of members who supported them occupied the radio station and broadcast the news of Dolphus' resignation to all Austrians. However, just when they tried to seize control of Austria in one fell swoop, the SS in the Chancellery made a major mistake. This was mainly because Lin Wei's plan for subverting a country still seemed very simple. Since the beginning of the plan, there have been a series of mistakes.