Heydrich finished reading and waited for Lin Wei to speak. Lin Wei signaled to continue, "Werner von Braust was born in Munich in 1902. He graduated from the Grosslichtfeld Military Academy. He was originally an Army soldier and served in the Air Force. After it was re-established, he joined the Air Force. He showed extraordinary ability as soon as he joined the Air Force. His SS ID number is 110652. He is now serving in the First Air Force. Evaluation: He has extraordinary talent in aerial combat."
After hearing what Heydrich said, Lin Wei looked at the two of them and said, "Reinhard and Louis, what do you think of these two people? Tell me your opinions."
"These two people are definitely the elite of our SS," Lewis said.
"I think so too" Heydrich nodded.
Lin Wei stood up and walked around twice, "Then we need to prevent these geniuses from being buried by those in the Navy and Air Force. We must use all our influence in the Air Force Ministry and the Navy Ministry to help these geniuses remove obstacles," after a pause Lin Wei then added, "You can use all means."
"I understand, leader" Heydrich and Louis both nodded.
"Not only do we need to support these talented people, our goal is to support a large number of talents. In the future, we will also penetrate into the entire Europe."
"This is also our dream"
"Okay, now we have to give these future generals a meeting gift," Lin Wei said with a smile.
"Meeting ceremony?" A big question mark appeared on the heads of Heydrich and Louis, "What do you mean, leader?".
Lin Wei's expression was noncommittal, and he waited until Heydrich and the two began to urge him before saying, "Although the branches of the navy and air force have not yet appeared openly, they should be managed well. Then I will appoint those two now." How about geniuses serving as leaders of the Navy and Air Force branches?”.
Heydrich thought for a while and said cautiously, "Will investing in politics prematurely delay their military development? After all, this kind of thing has never happened before."
Seeing Heydrich's serious look, Lin Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said with relief, "Reinhard, judging from the ages of these two people, they are older than us. Just imagine the life experience of a man in his thirties. We are already rich enough, why would we not fulfill our dreams for irrelevant things? Besides, I believe in the talents cultivated by our German army."
Yes, Lin Wei certainly has reason to believe in the German soldiers. This is all due to General Sickert. It was the flawless 100,000-strong army that he single-handedly established that made Lin Wei have great trust in the German army. .
In 1921, he wrote: "The way to win future wars is to mobilize small but high-quality mobile troops. If they are matched with aircraft, the combat effectiveness will be higher." His emphasis on speed and mobility was the germ of the German blitzkrieg.
From 1933 to 1935, he came to China and served as the head of the German Military Advisory Group of the Communist Party of China. During Sickert's tenure as head of the regiment, German advisers exerted unusually great influence over the Chinese ruling group and Mao Zedong himself. Compared with Li De, the consultant of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, the "encirclement and suppression" plan he designed for the Communist Party was obviously much more advanced (this is the gap in military literacy).
He died of a heart attack on December 27, 1936. Relative to his achievements in World War I, his status as the founder of the postwar German Wehrmacht is the main reason why he still enjoys a high reputation today.
Von Sickert was a humble man who could indeed be described as high-minded. He refused the promotion of field marshal when he retired, and as the commander-in-chief of the German Wehrmacht, he stayed at the rank of army general.
Such a man and the army he personally trained certainly deserved Lin Wei's complete trust.
In the 1920s, a group of German soldiers pushed cardboard boxes, flew toy airplanes, and shouted "I am so-and-so platoon" to simulate war. I am afraid that any visitor, and even themselves, could not help laughing. But in fact, they are an era ahead of their opponents who fly real planes and tanks for exercises!
After Lin Wei's repeated explanations, Heydrich finally decided to believe Lin Wei again. "Okay, leader, since you have made up your mind, I support your decision."
"That's good." Lin Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because he didn't want his subordinates to be all yes-men, and then "In this case, then Reinhard will handle this matter."
"Yes, leader"
"Huh? But you still have to be careful about the secret police in Goering's hands. After all, there are many former secret police people in the Gestapo. But Reinhard, why don't you clean them out?" Lin Wei asked.
"Ha! Sometimes it's more useful to keep them," Heydrich said with a pun.
"Well, if you want to keep it, just keep it. I can't control you anyway," Lin Wei said helplessly.
Kiel Naval Port
This important port in northern Germany is the capital of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. At the east entrance of the Kiel Canal. 11 kilometers away from Haikou. Covering an area of 118.4 square kilometers, it became a military port in the second half of the 19th century. Important naval base. With the construction of the Kiel Canal, the economy developed rapidly. More importantly it was once the home port of the most powerful fleet in the world apart from Britain.
Captain Reinhard von Loenke was looking at the seaside as usual, his golden hair being a little messy by the sea breeze. Behind him is the Kiel Shipyard, which was once an important German shipyard. The port of Kiel was once the home port of the German High Seas Fleet. However, during Operation Rainbow, most of the warships of Germany's powerful High Seas Fleet were scuttled in the Orkney Islands in northern Scotland. In Scapa Flow.
Nothing could be sadder for a man who aspired to be a marshal.
Fortunately, Reinhard von Loenke was not a pure soldier. He deeply understood that if he wanted to have a smooth sailing in the army, he had to understand politics, so he targeted the seemingly weak SS Considering the future prospects of the army, he joined without hesitation. As he expected, the SS verified his view in subsequent actions. They bloodbathed Röhm, annexed the Stormtroopers, carried out militarized reforms, and established directly affiliated combat forces. All of this made Reinhard von Roh Yan Ke was extremely happy.
However, this was followed by some faint worries, fear, yes he was afraid, afraid that the navy would become a supporting role like it did in World War I, afraid of Germany's traditional army power, afraid that he would not even be able to fight a battle like the Battle of Jutland He had no chance to participate, and he was worried about the attitude within the SS towards the Navy and Air Force branches.
"Sir Reinhardt, there is a telegram for you. It was sent from Berlin." A voice interrupted Luo Yanke's reverie. Luo Yanke looked back and saw that it was a naval communications officer. Not only He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, soldier."
"Nothing, sir." The signal soldier took out a telegram directly from his backpack and said, "Please sign for it, sir."
Watching the signal soldier leave, Reinhard von Loenke opened the telegram.
Hello, Captain Reinhard von Loenke, you are a new generation of naval officers with creative thinking. Your thoughts, your tactical ethics, and your bold and pragmatic spirit are among the new generation of naval officers. They are all second to none. You do not have the traditional rigidity and stubbornness of Prussian officers, and this is exactly what we need. After an internal decision by our SS, we have appointed you as the head of the SS naval branch. But this matter cannot be made public yet. After all, we are expanding too fast now. Well, I wish you good luck, our future marshal.
National Leader of the SS: Lampard & Krupp
Reinhard Heydrich, Deputy Reichsführer of the SS and leader of the Gestapo
After reading the telegram, Reinhard von Loenke smiled. He seemed to see himself leading a powerful fleet and defeating the British navy that had been traversing the oceans for hundreds of years.
Hiss... Reinhard tore up the telegram, threw the scraps of paper into the sky, and watched the scraps of paper being blown away by the sea breeze. At the same time, Captain Werner von Braust of the 1st Air Wing in northeastern Germany Also doing the same thing. "Heydrich, do you really want to do this? You have to know that this is not a trivial matter and involves many interests." Lin Wei put down the document handed over by Heydrich and said with a solemn expression.
"Of course Lampard, this is good for us. After all, it is better for the German intelligence system to be centralized under the leadership of one department," Heydrich said lightly while trimming his nails.
Lin Wei looked at the man who would later be known as the blond devil and wondered whether he had done the right thing or wrong in wooing him. It is undeniable that Heydrich was indeed a genius in intelligence, but his way of thinking was so crazy that he actually wanted to control all German intelligence agencies in his own hands.
When Heydrich saw that Lin Wei was silent, he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Lampard, you should make up your mind. Sometimes you are too weak. This time, the news that the two young officers are highly praised within the SS unexpectedly Do you still have any illusions about letting Göring know so quickly? You must know that there are many people from the secret police in the Gestapo, and you must know that the secret police was originally organized by Göring."
"Well, Reinhard, let's not touch the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Wehrmacht. After all, they have bigger backers than us. Even the Führer wants to give face to the officer corps. The rest... the secret police force, the SS Security Service and the Stormtroopers. You can do whatever those people like." Lin Wei rubbed his forehead and said helplessly.
"So, you agreed?" Heydrich asked.
"No, I don't know anything, and you haven't been here today," Lin Wei said decisively.
"Heh... I'll leave first then." Heydrich put on his hat and picked up the documents. When he walked to the door, he turned back and said, "Seriously, Lampard, you should show more toughness in front of your subordinates." , let them be afraid of you, you are indeed a bit weak now." After saying that, Heydrich went out.
"Weak, maybe I am too weak," Lin Wei thought to himself.
After Heydrich left, he returned to the Gestapo and immediately held a meeting within the Gestapo. He removed the two original secret police chiefs and replaced them with new ones he had promoted. He also integrated resources, actively recruited talents and expanded the team. , determined to establish a tight spy network in the country.