0p0 Third Reich Episode 346
Third Reich Episode 346
Later, according to the intelligence reported by Italian Deputy Prime Minister Rossi to Reinhardt, it was said that Mussolini had relapsed because of the war and was admitted to San Giovanni Hospital for the fourth time.
After Mussolini woke up, he immediately ordered a complete blockade of the news of his hospitalization.
After all, it is not an honorable thing to be hospitalized in anger.
But what Mussolini never expected was that the German side seemed to know the news of his hospitalization the next day, or even earlier.
Reinhardt, the head of state of Germany, personally proposed to visit Mussolini in Rome the next day, but was politely rejected by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ciano had the courage this time, and rejected Reinhardt, the evil spirit, for Mussolini.Otherwise, it is estimated that after the two meet, the leader will have to faint again.
Although Reinhardt proposed to visit Mussolini, he didn't actually mean to laugh at him. On the contrary, he really felt guilty for Mussolini.
Zhuge Liang pissed Zhou Yu off three times at the beginning, but this was the fourth time Mussolini was pissed off into the hospital, and Reinhardt was responsible for two of them!
"Mussolini, don't be so mad." Reinhard said in his heart, "If you are dead, where can I find another fool who is willing to go all the way with Germany? So Just don't die."
This time, Reinhardt's original idea was really just to use newspapers to ridicule Italy, further stimulate the Italian high-level, make Mussolini and the Italian generals feel ashamed and courageous, and let the Italian army, all kinds of There are fewer generals who rely on connections.
After all, Reinhardt didn't want to see the Italian army in charge of supporting Rommel in the future when Rommel was besieged, also firing empty guns at the sky on the periphery.
But what I never expected was that Mussolini, who has always been thick-skinned, couldn't bear the blow this time.
The famous San Giovanni Hospital in Italy was powerless to deal with the disease and could not make Mussolini recover in a short time.
Next, Italy's domestic affairs had to be handed over to Deputy Prime Minister Rossi.
After hearing the news, Reinhardt, who was a little guilty just now, was immediately overjoyed.
This time I am really a blind cat and a dead mouse. The Italians actually handed over the leadership to Rossi, a Gestapo cadre who was placed in Italy? !
It just so happens that, taking this opportunity, Rossi, the puppet of Germany, can take the opportunity to cooperate with Reinhardt to carry out a lot of work, and steadily improve the strength of the Italian allies.
Chapter 531 Stalin reacted
Leaving aside the exchanges between Reinhardt and Mussolini, the two brazen people, the other two leaders, who are on both sides of Germany and Italy, are also restless.
Churchill's reign in Africa and the crisis in his own country were torn apart, and Stalin, who had not encountered a war, could not find peace in his heart.
He frowned, staring at the map in the smoky office.
Seeing that France, Italy, Germany, and Britain were fighting happily on the African battlefield, Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, should have been unable to sit still for a long time.
If it weren't for the spy Olga intercepting the German intelligence, indicating that Japan was going to make a big move in the Far East, Stalin would have been ready to mobilize Germany to do it.
These days, the weather in Moscow is rarely very clear, but Stalin always sits in his office and is melancholy.
There is a question that has troubled him for a long time - isn't it that Japan is about to move north?It has been more than 2 months, why Japan has not done anything in the Far East for a long time!
According to the telegram sent from the Far East Front, the Japanese Kwantung Army did not even mobilize a single soldier, as if it had not received a combat order.
Stalin originally thought that this was a good show put on by the Japanese to paralyze the Soviet Union and wait for the Soviet army to relax before attacking.But later he realized that he seemed to be thinking too much.
Today, this confusion will finally be solved in Stalin's mind-the "key" to unlock it comes from another telegram from the Ministry of Defense of Japan intercepted by the Soviet Ministry of Defense.
At around two o'clock this afternoon, Stalin's cronies hurried over from the telegraph room in a panic, and he entered Stalin's office without even knocking.
Stalin trusted and understood this confidant very much. He knew that there must be some important situation, otherwise this confidant, who was usually calm, would never appear so flustered.
"What makes you so flustered?" Stalin asked.
"General Secretary, this is a comrade from the Ministry of Enemy Industry. I just intercepted the telegram from Japan. I believe there must be something you are interested in." The assistant excitedly took out a telegram.
"Show me." After finishing speaking, Stalin took the telegram and read it carefully.
After a long time, Stalin almost jumped up against the crime and cursed loudly: "Damn Reinhardt tricked us! We were all tricked by him like monkeys!"
It was the first time for this confidant to see Stalin making such a big fuss. In panic, his body trembled slightly, and the documents in his hand fell to the ground.
After picking up the documents, the cronies still couldn't calm down for a long time, and he had a premonition that something big might happen.Based on his understanding of the leader's temperament after following Stalin for many years, Stalin will definitely not forget this matter.At least, before completing his revenge, he will be careful to remember what happened today.
Facts have proved that the judgment of the cronies is not wrong.
The next day in Moscow, the sky was still clear, but the atmosphere in the conference room of the Krem Palace was not relaxed.
At this meeting, Stalin gathered and recalled all the senior generals of the Soviet Union. Everyone knew with their asses that the general secretary must have some fighting arrangements, otherwise why did he gather the generals together?
These senior generals are very well-informed. Earlier today, they also heard about the interception of the Japanese telegram by the enemy Ministry of Industry yesterday. Some of them even knew a little about the content of the telegram.
Before the combat conference was held, several Soviet generals were discussing outside.
"I heard that the Ministry of Enemy Industry cracked the Japanese telegram yesterday. The content of the telegram is probably that the Japanese side has frequently deployed troops in Southeast Asia, but has no idea about the Far East." A general said.
"Yeah, I've heard that too. It is said that the Ministry of Enemy Industry has cracked the telegrams between the Germans and the Japanese before. From the telegrams, it seems that this is just a drama played by the Japanese and the Germans. The Japanese There is no plan to touch the Far East.” Another general also shared what he knew.
Many generals just mixed together like this, sharing what they knew with each other.
"Damn dwarf, damn liar Reinhardt." Stalin yelled in the conference room: "We have to give them a little color, especially to give Reinhardt a hypocritical villain a long memory! Let him You know, we in the Soviet Union can’t be deceived just by saying it.”
"Leader, do you mean that we are going to launch an offensive on the Eastern Front of Germany?" Khrushchev, the first secretary of Ukraine, first asked tentatively.
Because he is mainly in charge of Ukraine's affairs, and Ukraine and the Germans have the most frequent cooperation, once the two countries turn against each other, Khrushchev's political achievements will inevitably plummet as the Germans withdraw their hands.This is what he doesn't want to see.
"Yes, that's right. Comrade Khrushchev, you guessed it right." Stalin didn't notice Khrushchev's mental activities at all, and said to himself: "Before the attack, I was planning to launch a drill. Simulate a frontal conflict between our army and the armored forces that the German army relies on to fight, and use victory to increase the confidence of officers and soldiers."
"Comrade Pavlov, Comrade Zhukov, the task of the simulation exercise is entrusted to you." Stalin instructed the two well-known generals.
"Yes, leader. We must complete the task!" The two generals replied in unison.
According to Stalin's order, Pavlov and Zhukov quietly conducted confrontation exercises at a secret military base in West Siberia.This is a very important armored combat exercise in the Soviet army's combat plan.
Fortunately, Pavlov was assigned to command the Red Army unit, which is the Soviet army unit in the exercise.But Zhukov was unlucky, and was assigned the commander of the blue army who would usually lose, that is, to simulate the command of the German army.
In the Soviet Union, the Red Army is generally on the side and the Blue Army is the enemy, so every time a play is played, the Blue Army will defeat the Red Army, which is in line with the consistent "tradition" of the Soviet Union.Therefore, Pavlov was assigned to command the Red Army, which can basically be said to have been assigned a great opportunity to perform.
But after the exercise, Pavlov, who has always been smooth, had a strong direct conflict with Zhukov.
It turned out that Zhukov found obvious loopholes in the Red Army's strategic deployment, so he changed the pre-booked plan and commanded the Blue Army to attack in advance. The surprise attack defeated the Red Army troops commanded by Pavlov based on the plan.
The disastrous Pavlov refused to accept it and filed a complaint with the General Staff, saying that Zhukov's modification of the exercise plan was a violation of discipline, and that Zhukov was showing off his talent.
Zhukov also became angry when he heard it. After all, he also thought that he had defeated the main force of the Japanese army in the Far East, and he was not just a fool with only cleverness.
So Zhukov also bluntly criticized Pavlov in turn, saying what if he was not facing a drill, but the German army?
For this reason, Stalin had no choice but to educate and guide both of them.However, Pavlov and Zhukov at that time did not listen to a word.
Objectively speaking, Zhukov's ability was unsurpassed in the Soviet army at that time, but Pavlov was obviously more likely to make a big deal.Pavlov was not as sharp-edged as Zhukov. He paid great attention to the relationship with his superiors and subordinates. He hardly ever had quarrels with others, and he would not let people down.