My Third Empire

After three months and four days in his captaincy, Arcardo received a letter of appointment. When he got on the train to Berlin, he still couldn't tell the difference between east and west - the so-called happiness came too fast , making him a little unbearable. He was a little baffled, and couldn't think of why Berlin had such an order to promote a newly promoted captain to become the last train of a real officer, making him a major of the new Wehrmacht.

His promotion speed can be said to be the fastest in German history. To a certain extent, it should be said that his rank promotion is completely illegal, but fortunately he has a good luck.

Because his previous promotion was operated by a completely illegal provisional government, and the chaos caused by this provisional government has not been completely resolved until now. People are struggling to deal with the aftermath of various coup d'etat, and no one cares about someone at all. Mr. Lieutenant was promoted to captain for such a small thing.

After all, there are as many as 17 temporary ministers waiting to be dealt with, and there are more than 20 lieutenant generals who are promoted to major generals, so the promotion of lieutenants to captains is not a cause for concern.

Moreover, the reason for Lieutenant Arcador's promotion to captain is because of the commendation from Colonel Cruze. Therefore, Accador's promotion has sufficient reasons, fully complies with the promotion rules and regulations, and is completely reasonable and legal.

On the contrary, this time when Arkado was promoted to major, there are many places for discussion. For example, Arkado has too little qualifications, and he has just been in the captain's seat for more than three months; and he has not made meritorious service, let alone any outstanding performance. , it can be said that he has been idle for three months in the vacancy of the poison gas prevention team.

However, the promotion of this major was proposed by the newly appointed commander-in-chief, General Sickert. Naturally, there were no unreasonable objections. For a bizarre promotion, everyone took a tacit attitude - perhaps this is called A The young man of Cardo, the godson of Sickert? What are you doing with this kind of business?

As a formal officer, the treatment is different, and this is Berlin, the core of Germany. As soon as Accardo got off the train, a sergeant stepped forward and saluted, his two heels slammed together, and the crisp sound could be heard clearly even in a noisy place like the train station: Mr. Major, the garrison of the headquarters. Sergeant Battalion Garrison salutes you.

Akado was still a little unaccustomed to it, he raised his right hand subconsciously, returned a military salute, and said, Hello, Sergeant Geer, I'm Colonel Akado from Hamburg, and I'm going to report to the headquarters. .

Sergeant Geer was obviously a little confused. He was here to pick up Colonel Akkado, and he also revealed his identity. As a result, the nervous major in front of him seemed to introduce himself again and seemed very restrained. This major was also very interesting. , doesn't seem to have the pretence of an officer, and he doesn't look like a noble. In short, this major is not a small distance from the rumored illegitimate son of General Sickert... It seems that he is as rustic as a country farmer.

After walking out of the station, Akado got used to his new identity a little. A small black car shuttled through the crowded streets, cutting through the dense crowd. Sitting in the back row, Akado looked at the towering buildings on both sides and listened. The eloquent Sergeant Geer in front introduced the local customs and customs in Berlin, or listened to him complaining about the Versailles Peace Treaty.

The car stopped in front of the courtyard gate of a building, and two German soldiers with rifles came over, gave a military salute and stretched out their hands to the car window: Sir, this is the headquarters of the Wehrmacht, please show your evidence.

Rolling down the car window, Arcardo handed out his ID, and following the soldier's armpit, he saw a metal sign hanging on the side doorpost, with the words German Wehrmacht Headquarters written in beautiful fonts. .

The soldier looked at the certificate, returned it to Akado, and then gave a military salute: Welcome, Mr. Major. After speaking, he stepped aside and signaled his release.

The railing at the door slowly rose, and the car shook again. Akado took a deep breath and finally let himself come here. Here is my own stage, a great stage for realizing my dream of the Third Reich.

Colonel Akkado, you are welcome, General Sickert is waiting for you, please put down your things and come with me. Outside the office of General Sickert, a very burly female secretary was holding coffee He was joking with a maid who was in charge of cleaning up the ground. After seeing Akado walking in, he put down the cup, waved his hand to Sergeant Geer who brought Akado in, and said, I've seen you before. The luckiest person ever.

Are you lucky? Arkado touched his nose and showed a wry smile. The 21-year-old major can indeed be said to be very lucky, but now the mess of the German military is indeed tricky enough. He is confident that this command Apart from him, there are not many people who have the ability to take over.

You know me? Akado asked casually. Everyone here seemed to know him, but he didn't know any of them.

I'm Lieutenant Grace, General Sickert's secretary. You can be said to be a famous person in the command recently, so I think many people here know you. But now you know me! Grace She smiled, revealing the sturdiness and competence unique to Germanic women.

Seeing Arcardo put the briefcase between his arms on the sofa beside the door, Grace walked to the door of General Sickert's office and knocked gently on the door.

Come in! A voice sounded from inside, and Arcador couldn't hear it clearly through the door, but apparently Grace heard it clearly and pushed open the office door.

There is a large writing desk facing the door, which is very large, and it is a little big for no reason. It seems that this is the headquarters of the German Wehrmacht, and even the table is the largest in Germany - Arkado thought badly: Will it be bigger than the table of Mr. President?

Major General Sickert heard the voice of Arkado coming in and raised his head. He had a two-stroke beard with the Prussian symbol, smiled and looked at Arkado who was a little embarrassed. He stretched out his hand to clip the monocle on his right eye. Take it off.

It's you! Akado called out subconsciously. He was a little confused. He had seen the middle-aged man in his fifties in front of him. On the train he took to Hamburg that day, the middle-aged man was sitting opposite him.

Yes, it's me. General Sickert smiled, put the lens in his hand on the table, stood up and stretched: Now you know why I called you to me?

I still don't know, why don't you tell me directly. Akado really didn't know why the top boss in front of him brought him here.

I think what you said on the train is right, so I brought you here, hoping you can be my assistant. Sickert said bluntly: I need people like you to revitalize Great Germany. s future.

Everyone will shout the slogan, Mr. General, how can you be sure that I am the kind of person you need? Arkado ended his embarrassment and stared at General Sickert and asked.

Young man, I've lived most of my life. If I can't understand it, how can I be in this position? Sickert pointed to the chair he had just sat on in a somewhat arrogant tone. He continued: Are you not confident in your abilities, or do you think I'm seeing the wrong person?

Mr. General, with all due respect, there is no more suitable candidate than me in this building! You have found a treasure for the German army! Arcador stood upright and said confidently.

Don't be so sure, Mr. Major, if you're incompetent, I'll get you out of my army! Also, I don't want you to be just bragging, I need someone who's really capable! Sickert pointed in front of him With a stack of documents, he stared at Arkado with some sharp eyes, and said, This is the test!

Akado stepped forward, picked up the document and looked at it carefully. On the first page, there was a large line of words: Reorganization Plan of the 1st Division of the German Wehrmacht.

Tell me what you think, Colonel Akkado. Walking to the side of the sofa, General Sickert sat down, raised Erlang's legs, lifted the water glass on it, put it to his mouth, took a sip, and sent out squeak.

General, if we are dealing with future wars, I think we need a tank force! A 'tank force' that can become a tank force once it has a tank! Akado said after flipping through two pages. .

The Treaty of Versailles doesn't allow us to have tanks, you know that! Why do you still say that? Sickert's eyes lit up, and he put down his legs and asked.

The corners of Akado's mouth were slightly raised upwards: Then let's avoid the Treaty of Versailles. I think that is what you plan to do, Your Excellency General, right?

Go on! Sickert said with a hand on his chin, frowning, he felt a little inspiration, something flashed in his mind.

Accardo pointed to the plan and said, This unit should be equipped with at least 60 large-caliber artillery pieces, the infantry with insufficient transport capacity will be temporarily equipped with bicycles, and the secret trainers will simulate tank units. Although we do not have tanks, we can use The canvas is draped over the car to simulate a tank.

According to your estimate, how powerful is this division? Sickert asked the question he cared about most.

Combat strength? Arkado proudly pointed at the plan on the coffee table with his finger, and said contemptuously, This division can at least tear apart the line of defense composed of two armies.

Go to the suburbs, find Major General Harmon, tell him what I mean, you go to supervise the reorganization of the First Division! Sickert stood up: In a month, I want to see the brand-new First Division of the Wehrmacht!