Iron Cross

At this time, Goering had not thought that his responsibility for overseeing the Third Reich's four-year economic plan had been completely eliminated. He only muttered nervously: "Is it true that the Ministry of Aviation will not be able to control aircraft production in the future?"

Hoffman pretended not to hear his complaints and turned to Admiral Raeder: "Now that the strategic focus of operations has shifted back to the southern front, the role of the navy is very important. The construction of large surface ships needs to be accelerated..." The aircraft carrier Berlin should resume construction and enter combat as soon as possible. "

"The Zeppelin is being towed back to Kiel Port for re-construction. It is currently over 85% complete. If there are enough steel and construction personnel, the Navy is confident that it can be completed within 12 months, but..." Redl wanted to say. Stop again.

"No, I can't wait that long. The construction personnel and materials will be coordinated by Speer. I can only give you 6 months. All construction must be completed, and the construction drawings must be revised. Those 8-seater twins that are in the way are Since the joint 150MM main gun is not installed, I will cancel it - aircraft carriers are not used for artillery battles. It is better to use these guns on light cruisers. Equipping more small and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns will be more conducive to air defense. To increase the area of ​​the warehouse, the number of carrier-based aircraft must be increased to at least 60." Hoffman understood the meaning of Redel's hesitation, glanced at Goering, and said, "The carrier-based aircraft previously prepared for the navy will be returned immediately. The Navy and the Air Force must provide corresponding carrier-based aircraft pilots for use by aircraft carrier formations, and the aircraft manufacturers must complete the production of more than 400 naval-type fighters and dive bombers within 6 months. After that, The Navy should train its own carrier-based aircraft pilots and control them independently.”

"No, I don't agree." Göring, who had been silent just now, suddenly roared, and spittle splashed onto Hoffman's face. "The air force is mine. The navy is not allowed to have its own planes. All Germany can fly." Everything is under my control.”

"What do you mean the Air Force belongs to you?" Before Redl could express his opinion, Martin Bowman immediately stood up and retorted, "The Air Force belongs to the empire, is the army of the head of state, and is a strong fortress of National Socialism. How dare you regard them as Your personal armed forces? As for the flying ones in Germany, I think there are many more sparrows in the skies of the Empire than airplanes. You might as well become the Minister of the Imperial Bird Department..."

"You..." Goring hesitated for a moment and reached out to his waist out of habit. After feeling empty, he remembered that he had removed the gun before the meeting. He glanced at the conference table and saw that there was nothing he could take advantage of. , only the marshal's scepter can be called a sharp weapon. He immediately picked up the marshal's scepter, which was 50 centimeters long, wrapped in platinum and inlaid with diamonds, and hit Bowman all over the face. The latter did not watch out for Goering and actually dared to use the weapon to commit the crime. He was hit hard on the face without paying attention. After a few beatings, he screamed in pain and even nosebleeds spurted out. The scene was in chaos for a while.

Seeing the ferocious look on the rampaging Goering, several soldiers who reacted including Keitel, Zeitzler, and Jodel quickly hugged him. Himmler stepped forward, with steps as vigorous as a 20-year-old boy. He took the marshal's scepter from his hand that was used to commit the crime, and it seemed to be stained with Bowman's blood. Bowman's face was pale and he couldn't say a word. He only felt that his face was burning. He stretched out his hand and wiped it away. He just happened to wipe away the dripping nosebleeds. His face was white and red, which added to the whiteness. A lot of scary looks. Due to his small stature, he did not dare to step forward to fight against Goering. He only dared to look at the Führer with a pleading look on his face. Tears were rolling in his eyes, and he almost cried out of grievance. Hoffmann didn't expect to see Quan Wuxing at this moment. He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Goering's nose and cursed angrily: "Okay, Hao Duan was having a strategy meeting, and you actually dared to attack someone. You still have this look in your eyes." Do you have me as the head of state?”

Golin, who was held down by several people, was holding his neck, breathing heavily, his face turned red, and he didn't say a word.

Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, who had always been silent, suddenly added: "Führer, Marshal Göring has always been arrogant and lawless. He has never taken comrades seriously. Today he even dared to openly defy the Führer, insult colleagues and beat comrades. I It looks like he will be punished within the party.”

"Yes, yes." Martin Bowman nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, "I want to teach him a lesson he will never forget."

Hoffman nodded and said smoothly: "I think so. Let him be removed from the posts of Air Force Commander and Aviation Minister first, and let him reflect on it." He has been thinking about what to do with this Imperial Marshal who has failed to achieve anything but failed. He originally planned to think about the matter calmly in the coming time, but Ribbentrop's words reminded him that Göring could be dismissed from his post now and asked to step aside.

"No...Adolf! You can't do this to me!" Hoffmann thought that this arrangement had left Goering room. Although he wanted to get rid of this fat guy, he was not ready at all. Thinking that after hearing this sentence, the tall and fat Göring did not know whether he was carried away by furious emotions or stimulated by the terrible scene of Hitler purging the SA captain Röhm. He actually broke free from the hold of the three men. With the marshal's scepter already confiscated, Himmler suddenly picked up the chair behind him and threw it towards Hoffmann.

Unexpectedly, Göring suddenly attacked. When Hoffman saw the chair flying towards him, he instinctively shrunk and tried to avoid it. However, his movements were still slow and he only avoided most of it. His chest was hit hard by the back of the chair, a huge blow. The impact was too much for him to bear, and he fell to the ground.

"Guards, guards." This time it was Speer who shouted at the top of his throat. Seeing that the situation was not good, Goebbels immediately ran over to help Hoffman up and asked anxiously: "Fuhrer, how do you feel? Is it okay? ?”

When several soldiers saw Goering going berserk, they didn't care about officer etiquette. They stepped forward and hugged Goering tightly. They refused to let go even though he struggled desperately. Finally, Zeitzler relied on his youth and good health. Got a little advantage,

The armed guards rushed in, led by the blond and blue-eyed Major Genscher, but today he had no clear instructions and didn't know what to do. To be honest, he was frightened by the scene - a room full of party and country leaders, On one side was Göring, who was furious and surrounded by three people, and on the other was the Führer who fell to the ground with an angry expression.

When Hoffman was hit, he almost lost his breath. Finally, the thick Turkish carpet on the floor prevented him from being injured. He was completely angry, pointed at Goering and shouted in a voice raised three octaves: "Guard, Goering actually attacked me, arrest me immediately and take him away."

The light and strong guard stepped forward without hesitation and carried out the order. Goering, who was being escorted away, was still shouting: "I am the Imperial Marshal, why do you arrest me, why do you arrest me! Adolf, Adolf, I I want you to come out and tell me something fair. I have been through life and death for so many years and have made great contributions to you, but you actually want to remove me because a champagne seller complained? "

Hoffman finally recovered. With the help of Goebbels, he stood up in embarrassment and glanced at everyone in the meeting: "Goering, this bastard, made you laugh. The meeting is temporarily adjourned. Goebbels, Himmler , Bowman comes to my office."

After entering the office, before everyone could sit down, an angry Hoffman said: "Look, how should we deal with Goering's problem?"

"I think he is completely crazy. Not only did he attack his colleagues like a mad dog, but he also dared to attack the head of state. It is simply an unforgivable crime." Martin Bowman had stopped the nosebleed this time and said viciously, "What he did He has seriously deviated from the norms of a party and national leader, and I agree that the head of state should deal with him seriously."

"Göring goes far beyond today's evil deeds." Himmler said in a deep tone. "The SS reported to me more than once the illegal behavior of Field Marshal Göring. He not only used his position to embezzle and embezzle state property, but also He also took advantage of managing the occupied areas to collect countless treasures, antiques and cultural relics for himself. There are dozens of oil paintings collected in national museums in Greece, Poland, France and other countries in his home; in addition, he also used The head of state gave him the opportunity to take charge of the economy and coordinate the supplies of the occupied areas for reselling - and even dared to sell the materials to the enemies of the empire... Moreover, he continued to deceive the head of state in the military, and took advantage of his status as commander of the air force to do whatever he wanted, and a large number of He installed cronies, squeezed out capable and decent officers, made random mistakes in Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, local air defense, and the Russian front, and caused heavy losses to the empire. In addition, outside the party and among the people, Marshal Göring! The direct source of many vulgar jokes.”

"That's enough!" What Hoffman wanted was this effect. He turned to Goebbels, who had not yet expressed his stance, "Doctor, tell me, is this problem to the point where it must be solved?"

Goebbels was certainly aware of Goering's various misdeeds. He had been afraid to speak out before due to the opponent's strength, but now the tone of the head of state made him find an extremely familiar feeling - it was the same atmosphere when Röhm was eradicated. For a smart person, it is best to follow the president's wishes rather than the other way around.

He said without any emotion: "No one is allowed to be above the head of state, whether it is the party or the country. If Goering makes a mistake, he must bear responsibility."

Bowman suddenly said gloomily: "He said just now that there are no traitors in the Air Force? Huh, people in the Army, Navy, and General Staff have been exposed. Is it true that only the Air Force is a pure land? I don't believe it. Maybe he protected them?" Comrade Himmler, you have to check it out."

"Comrade Bormann's suggestion makes sense. Let the SS handle this issue." Hoffmann glanced at Himmler, who knew what he meant and couldn't help but shudder. , regained his composure in a blink of an eye, and whispered, "Führer, I will handle it properly."

Half an hour later, the strategy meeting resumed. However, after Goering disrupted the situation, everyone had little interest in it. After Hoffman assigned a few more tasks, they dispersed hastily. As for Goering's opinions on how to deal with it, everyone knew it. Didn’t mention it again…