Iron Cross

Cold sweat broke out on Kruger's head. Now he was unarmed, and even his only gun was confiscated before entering the conference room. He was crying, and his upper and lower jaw teeth were obviously fighting, and he said in a trembling voice. : "Yuan...head of state, I...but...but...have always been loyal to you."

"Loyal? Is this how you are loyal to me?" Hoffmann ignored the pitiful-looking Kruger and instead pointed at Kruger's right-hand man, Major General Henin von Teleskov, chief of staff of Army Group Center. Said, "Catch this traitor."

Before anyone could react, three wolf-like guards swarmed up and grabbed Teleskov backhand. Seeing that he was still struggling, Major Genscher went over and punched him hard in the abdomen. He curled up into a shrimp in pain, couldn't help but bleed from the corner of his mouth, and stared at Hoffman with hatred.

"The famous core figure of the rebel organization - General Teleskov, I heard that you organized more than three assassination plots against me. I didn't expect that you would be arrested on such an occasion, right?" Hoffman smiled contemptuously, and the time traveler's The advantage is good. Normally, these people will not be exposed until the 720 incident, but he can pick them out one by one now. "Guard, go outside and check his bag carefully, be careful of bombs."

Everyone looked at each other in shock. The development of the incident had exceeded their endurance and imagination, but in the face of the MP38's gun, no one dared to move.

After a while, Major Genscher ran over and reported the fact that the time bomb was found in Treskov's bag. Although the voice was not loud, everyone heard it clearly. Hoffman only felt the hair on his back. The roots stood up. If I hadn't made up my mind to remove this cancer a long time ago and made proper arrangements, I might have been reimbursed today, which would really be an unjust death.

Upon hearing that there was indeed a bomb, the faces of the rest of the congregation turned pale - there was no telling how many casualties a bomb would cause if it exploded in such a closed place! Fortunately, the head of state discovered their conspiracy.

"Führer...Führer..." Kruger cried and rushed over, "I did not agree to participate in their conspiracy."

"So, you admit that you knew about their conspiracy?" Hoffman smiled coldly, "Kruger, if you really dare to join the rebel organization, I will respect you as a human being, but you are on both ends of the spectrum, neither dare If you report their conspiracy to me and dare not participate in their plot, you are a shameless and worthless wretch! Drag me down and lock you up for interrogation by Himmler!"

Kruger's face turned pale, and Major Genscher was not polite to him. He came up and tore off his collar and epaulettes. The poor marshal was shaking all over, crying, and felt unspeakable regret.

"Who else among you is their accomplice? If you stand up voluntarily, you can lessen the involvement of others." Hoffman's cold eyes swept through the crowd. No one said anything, no one moved, and of course no one dared to fight with him. Their eyes met each other, and the air seemed to freeze.

"Aren't you willing to stand up? Then I'll call your name, Friedrich Olbricht!" As Hoffmann shouted, the guards swarmed around the infantry general who worked for the Supreme Command. Caught. This guy may not sound like a big name, but Hoffman knows how powerful he is - he used his status as the director of the Army General Headquarters Office and the director of the Reserve Armed Forces Bureau of the Supreme Command to place a large number of members of the conspiracy organization into the Army. Various departments in the headquarters also formulated plans to rely on the reserve army to launch a military coup and occupy Berlin. But he was also a bachelor. When he saw something was wrong, he just surrendered without any struggle, not even a word of defense.

Everyone gasped, but they didn't expect to catch another one. Marshal Keitel, the Chief of General Staff of the Supreme Command, looked pale and his whole body was twitching. The head of state actually caught such a high-level rebel under his nose. He felt that the sky was about to fall.

Amid Teleskov's curses, Kruger's pleas, and Olbricht's silence, the guards escorted the rebels to evacuate quickly until the conference room door closed with a bang. Afterwards, everyone felt relieved.

"The meeting will continue below. General Weeks, do you still have any objections to the new position?"

How could Weikes dare to say anything now? He shook his head mechanically and sat down honestly. However, he didn't have much intention to listen to what Hoffman was going to say next. All his thoughts were about the rebel group. : Teleskov's arrest is definitely a bombshell. He served for two commanders of Army Group Center, Bock and Kruger. Especially Marshal Bock was his uncle. Maybe he had already organized a conspiracy network. No. Unexpectedly, Army Group Center will soon set off a climax of purging conspirators. The thought of taking over Army Group Center was such a mess, and Himmler and the SS had to intervene, he felt a pain in his head.

Even Weeks was silent. Naturally, no one else would stand up and complain for Paulus. What's more, everyone's thoughts were all on the conspiracy group and they did not dare to question the head of state's decision. The subsequent personnel appointments would be a matter of course. After adjustments, Manstein not only took over as the commander of Army Group B but also served as the commander of the 6th Army Group. Lieutenant General Ferdinand Schörner, the Greek conqueror and commander of the 19th Mountain Army, unexpectedly became the commander of the 2nd Army. Although this was a pure infantry group, it had an organization of up to 9 divisions and 1 brigade. , obviously he also got a good job even though he was not present. According to the usual practice, his military rank can also be upgraded one level. Hoffman had a far better understanding of Schörner's ability and loyalty than anyone else. This seemingly ordinary personnel adjustment was the prelude to his series of adjustments to the core commanders on the front line.

Now through personnel and deployment adjustments, everyone has understood the overall situation. Among the 180 divisions on the eastern front (including more than 20 axis brother divisions), the southern wing accounts for the majority, with 96 divisions. Among the two Army Groups A and B, Manstein's Army Group B accounted for another 60% of the troops, and even directly controlled the 6th Army, which had the strongest assault force and consisted of 14 elite German divisions. , everyone looked at Manstein with envy, but they also felt that the Crimean conqueror was worthy of this position.

After some other sporadic personnel appointment and dismissal information was announced, General Zeitzler, Chief of General Staff, began to explain the strategic direction of the next phase of the Eastern Front. Zeitzler's level is certainly not unqualified. In just one night, he turned the strategic intentions described by Hoffman in a few words yesterday evening into careful and reliable military deployment adjustments. He picked up his pointer and marked segment by segment on the map. He continued: "According to the instructions of the head of state, in the next six months, the troops under the Eastern Front Command will be stabilized at the current level. Unless there are special circumstances, there will no longer be any new army divisions. However, currently each The personnel, materials, and technical weapons lost by the troops will be replenished according to emergency situations. Generally speaking, in the next few months, we will adopt offensive and defensive methods, focusing on destroying the Russians' effective forces rather than seizing strategic points. The adjustments and additions made during the year will enable us to open up the situation on the southern front strategy and gain an overwhelming advantage over Stalin next year.”

"Southern Front Strategy?" Everyone was confused. In addition to the Eastern Front and the Western Front, now there is a Southern Front?

"The commander-in-chief of the Western Front is Marshal Lundstedt; the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front is concurrently served by the head of state; the commander-in-chief of the Southern Front is Marshal Kesselring, and General Guderian succeeds Marshal Rommel as the commander of the African Army." At Zeitzler's signal, Guderian stood up and briefed everyone on the general situation of the southern route strategy. No one was surprised by Guderian's reactivation. With so many things happening today, they would not be surprised even if the order was unexpected. Many people were still glad that Guderian didn't come to the Eastern Front to cause trouble. . However, after hearing the directive from the head of state to deploy 2 armored divisions and 3 motorized infantry divisions from the Eastern Front to reinforce the Afrika Korps, everyone, especially several army group commanders, felt a convulsive toothache again. No one wanted this to happen. falls on one's own head. But now it seems that this stabbing is inevitable - who allowed the oil resources on the southern route? Zeitzler's attitude was very clear. Army Group Center and Army Group South would each deploy an armored division and a motorized infantry division, and Army Group North would contribute a motorized infantry division. The specific numbers would be implemented by the Supreme Command after the meeting.