Imperial Overlord

"Okay! According to the judgment given by my intelligence officers, the Soviets were unable to prepare for an attack before May 1941." Li Le interrupted everyone's persuasion and gave his own judgment.

He firmly believed that it was impossible for the Soviets to attack Germany immediately, because in another world, until June 22, 1941, when Germany launched an attack on the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union still failed to do a good job in attacking Germany. preparation.

"But the Fuhrer, just relying on your espionage force... to make such an important judgment, isn't it a bit..." Hess looked at the Fuhrer not far away and felt that he couldn't make such a hasty judgment.

Brauchitch also felt that it was an unwise choice for the German Army to rashly provoke a behemoth like the Soviet Union when it was not prepared.

Although in the eyes of many senior generals in Germany, the actual combat power of the Soviet Union is similar to that of the Tsarist Russia period, and it is not an opponent of the German Army at all.

Even with this idea, the German Army was reluctant to start immediate combat operations against the Soviet Union, and they wanted the conflict to be delayed until after March 1941.

In this process, Germany needs to use the conflict in the Balkans to exercise its grassroots team, and also needs to hoard enough oil and other strategic materials.

You know, compared to Germany in another time and space, the problems facing Germany now seem to be few, but in fact there are many.

The first is that the air strikes on the British mainland were on a larger scale and used more oil reserves. Although the results obtained were more brilliant, it also made the high-quality fuel consumption of the Air Force reserve much higher than in history.

Secondly, the German Navy is also consuming a large amount of diesel reserves. Compared with the German Navy in the same period in history, the German Navy has more warships and aircraft now, and the amount of fuel consumption is naturally more.

Finally, the modernization of the German Army has allowed the German Army to equip more trucks and more tanks. These devices make the German Army's combat effectiveness look more powerful, and at the same time make fuel consumption higher.

In any case, the price of the German three armies being stronger than they were at the same time in history is that these units are consuming their fuel reserves faster than they have ever been in history.

In other words, while Li Le strengthened the German military, the price paid was that the German oil reserves were depleted faster than ever! In this situation, Germany has begun to use oil reserves on a large scale.

The national strategic oil reserve has been reduced sharply. Although everyone is stimulated by the good news of the Libyan oil field, they do not say anything on the surface, but in fact they are extremely worried.

This is like the feeling of being unreliable when people used to spend their accumulated savings, and now they spend on bank loans, especially when this feeling comes from the national level, the pressure can be imagined.

It is precisely because Germany's oil reserves are already in a state of rationing, so everyone is reluctant to talk about the war against the Soviet Union lightly...

The idea of ​​the army is actually not difficult to understand. They hope to see the day when the Libyan oil fields continue to supply oil, and then they can plan a decisive battle with the Soviet Union with confidence and boldness.

And this decisive battle must be based on the German attack, because Germany does not want the Soviets to take the lead, which is absolutely a disaster for Germany's resource environment.

Why do you say that? Because if the Soviet Union took the lead in attacking, then the main attack direction chosen would be Romania, not Germany-controlled Poland...

In this case, Soviet bombers could easily rush over Romania and destroy Romania's oil facilities.

The German army executives, who tried to avoid this situation, felt that only with a pre-emptive attack could it be possible to protect the absolute safety of the Romanian oil fields.

Therefore, the battle plan given by the German Army General Command to the Supreme Command was used far more on the "Barbarossa Plan", which was the first to attack, than on the defense plan.

Against this background, Brauchitch could only follow Hess: "My head, although your intelligence department is powerful, we can all see it. But..."

He couldn't help but say so, because he himself was skeptical of Li Le's intelligence department's conclusions.

Although the head of state arranged a "shadow" of intelligence personnel who is similar to a ghost in the UK, it can only be said to be a coincidence. Brauchitch didn't quite believe that Li Le could plant such a powerful spy in the UK while planting such a seed at the top of the Soviet Union.

How many years in advance would it take, and how much endurance and perseverance would it take to be able to complete such an amazing intelligence work?

Because of this, Brauchitch believed that the Führer's intelligence services could not be as omniscient about the Soviet Union as they knew about Britain.

Although... the German intelligence service has obtained the Soviet Union's new weapon blueprints and parameters, as well as a lot of other classified information... But Brauchitch still feels that to make judgments at the national strategic level, only relying on the spy's Information is too hasty.

"My head of state, even if the Soviets are not ready, we are not ready. In this case, if the other side really attacks, we will be passive." Ribbentrop said anxiously.

For the same reason, Ribbentrop did not quite support Li Le's judgment. As a diplomat, he is more willing to believe in changes in the international situation and complex and volatile state relations.

In Ribbentrop's view, the Soviet Union is likely to take the lead in attacking Germany without being prepared. Because at times like this, Germany itself is not ready for a full-scale war.

Moreover, taking advantage of the fire has always been the favorite thing for the Soviets to do, and they often made this disgusting choice during the Tsarist Russia period.

At present, Germany is at war with the United Kingdom, and the focus of the attack, at least from the outside world, is set in the Suez Canal area in North Africa. At this time, it is possible that the Soviet Union is irrational and will trigger a border conflict.

At least in the eyes of German diplomats such as Ribbentrop, the alliance between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union is currently the most unfavorable situation for Germany, so Germany should try to avoid this situation.

But... in Li Le's view... the Soviet Union will attack first? If the Soviet Union really took the lead in attacking, Li Le felt that he might have woken up from a dream. You know, Tsarist Russia's war of foreign expansion has a record of repeated defeats.

Even Finland and Poland can't beat opponents of this level, not to mention that the Soviet Union took the initiative to provoke Germany.

Once Germany has grasped the righteousness of anti-aggression, it is really hard to say what the Soviet-German war will look like.

As for the issue of Romania's oil production capacity, Li Le feels that as long as the focus of defense is placed there and the Soviet Union is not given a chance, it can still be done.

"Gentlemen, everyone knows how accurate my intelligence department is." Li Le said while looking at his subordinates, his eyes swept across the faces of many people.

He stood up as he spoke, his hands on the table, his tone was slow but unmistakable: "The Soviet Union, it is impossible to start a war before May 1941!"

Hearing that the Führer was so determined, Goering was the first to express his support. On the one hand, he was only a supporting role in matters on the Eastern Front. On the other hand, he had truly seen the power of the shadow intelligence department.

The pervasiveness of shadows in Britain is the guarantee that the Luftwaffe is now sweeping across the southeast of Britain. Goering is used to acting under the guidance of the shadow, so he trusts Li Le's intelligence agency that has never made mistakes so far.

Goering looked at Admiral Raidel beside him, and said with a smile, "I think the strategic judgment of the Fuhrer is the foundation of our victory, and it is also the guarantee of our brilliant achievements today! We have no reason to question, right? "

"The navy has always supported all decisions made by the head of state." Redel felt the gaze cast by the head of state, and hurriedly followed.

Brauchitch almost spit on Raeder's face, and the Führer's order to the navy was to train in the Baltic fish pond. Of course you support this decision!

The Yuan first told me to train at home without fighting, and to provide equipment, so I would support it, okay? My whole family supports it!

Hess also knew that at this kind of meeting, Hitler had already given him enough "face" to find him. No matter what he said, he might not have the opportunity to participate in the High Command meeting in the future.

I was only sad for two seconds that my persuasion didn't work~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Hess said to Li Le: "My Führer, I support your decision! Germany is great because of you!"

You see, things immediately became very simple. Both the Air Force and the Navy chose to believe in the head of state, and the deputy head of state also expressed his support. The foreign ministry and the army immediately became weak.

Li Le also knew that it was not time to turn against the Soviet Union, so he opened his mouth to appease Ribbentrop: "For diplomatic matters, communication is still the main thing! Let the Soviet people understand that we will not easily intervene in the Iranian region. , will protect the interests of the Soviet Union in the Middle East!"

Although he knew that this kind of guarantee was not worth even a penny, Ribbentrop was considered to have obtained the direction and focus of his diplomatic work, so he could only keep his mouth shut at this time.

Then, Li Le looked at Marshal Brauchitch: "For the army, you must be fully prepared. If you have any needs, submit them to me immediately, and I will coordinate as much as possible to strengthen the garrison on the Eastern Front. Work……"

Finally, the head of state looked at Goering: "Build an air defense radar system in Romania, deploy anti-aircraft guns and strengthen the number of aircraft, especially the number of aircraft at night! I need to ensure the absolute safety of Romanian oil fields! Absolutely! Understand?"