The Rise of the Third Reich

Yakov ran... he ran very fast, and he arrived at a gate of the prisoner of war camp.

The door is open, but the outside is still the site of a prisoner of war camp. It is a newly built shoe factory belonging to the Adi Dassler Company. Its main product now is military boots, and it is also one of the places where prisoners of war engage in labor. However, according to regulations, prisoners of war must be escorted by guards before they can enter the factory to work, and they cannot enter or leave the factory without permission. Therefore, there are armed soldiers standing guard at the gate to the factory.

So when Yakov approached the gate, a German soldier had already raised his rifle as required.

Very good! He is about to become a martyr! Yakov thought to himself, I wish the German soldier had better marksmanship and could kill him with one shot.

"Snapped……"

The gun went off!

Yakov shivered subconsciously, but felt no pain. Apparently, the bullet missed. So he kept running, and then he heard another gunshot, this time hitting him at his feet, kicking up a cloud of sand.

Why haven't you hit it yet? Yakov gritted his teeth and continued running. Suddenly his thigh seemed to be stabbed by something, and then there was a gunshot. Yakov didn't feel any pain at first, but something went wrong the next time he took a step. Severe pain came from his left leg, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

At this time, a German soldier rushed over and pointed a Mauser 98K rifle at Yakov. Yakov knew that the other party would generally not shoot again. So he stretched out his hand, grabbed the barrel of the gun, and shouted in blunt German: "Shoot, kill me!"

And at this moment, Yakov heard a voice that he would hate for the rest of his life. It was the Nazi female devil Glazer shouting: "Don't shoot, capture those alive, they must be alive, this is an order!"

Then Yakov was kicked, the barrel of the gun in his hand was taken away, and several strong palms pressed down on his arms and thighs...

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"Find Yakov? Natalie, you did a good job! What? His leg was broken... It's not life-threatening, right? It's okay if it's not. Take him to Switzerland and arrange for him to go to Qiujiweize's villa (that is) The place where Herschmann lived when he went to Switzerland to meet Lenin in his early years), and found the best doctors and nurses to take care of him.

Yes, don't give it to Mrs. Kollontai yet, but you can tell her that we found Yakov. "

Hessman hung up the phone, then looked up at the clock on the wall. It was now 10:30 in the morning, and the headquarters meeting would be held in 10 minutes.

Today's meeting is very important. We are going to discuss the issue of convening a meeting of the leaders of the Axis Powers - I don't know if it is too early to be happy. Anyway, senior figures in Germany now believe that the world war is about to be won, so it is also time to convene a summit. meeting to discuss the issue of dividing the spoils of war and the issue of post-war world order.

Of course Hersman was not so optimistic. He knew that the Soviet Union would not hand over Ukraine until it was exhausted. The United States may give up its intention to interfere in European affairs after the fall of the British mainland, but it is impossible for the United States to let Japan go. This is not just about revenge, but also about the future of the United States. After losing the opportunity to encroach on Europe and the Middle East, the United States will inevitably target expansion (not territorial expansion) towards the Asia-Pacific region!

Of course, Germany cannot tolerate the United States' westward expansion into the Asia-Pacific, otherwise the United States will have strong economic strength in the future, enough to overwhelm the European Community under German dominance.

So the world war is far from over yet!

"Leader, gentlemen, it is of course important to divide the spoils, but before considering this issue, we should still consider how to end the war victoriously."

At today's headquarters meeting, Hessmann was the first to speak and raised the issue of a successful end to the war.

"I think how to win should be the most important issue to be discussed at the upcoming Axis leaders' meeting," he said.

"Victory is of course the most important thing. We must pick up the fruits of victory and then study the issue of distribution." Hitler's mood seemed a bit low today.

Because his special envoy Hess (responsible for negotiating with Kennedy) had just reported to him that the Americans only agreed to give up European affiliated territories such as Britain, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, but did not agree to give up support for the Soviet Union unless Germany also gave up support for Japan.

Moreover, the Americans do not agree to negotiate peace with Japan, regardless of whether Japan returns the Hawaiian Islands!

"The Americans are unwilling to have an armistice with Japan," Hitler said slowly. "They just want to have an armistice with us and then concentrate their efforts on defeating Japan... Can we allow such a thing to happen?"

"No!" Hersman immediately replied, "Unless we can completely defeat the Soviet Union, the United States, which dominates the Pacific, East Asia, and Southeast Asia, will become the great enemy of the German Empire in the next 100 years. But it is very difficult to completely defeat the Soviet Union. If The United States has been supplying weapons and equipment to the Soviet Union through the Pacific Ocean, and we are likely to pay millions of casualties! "

If Germany cannot destroy the Soviet Union, and the United States destroys Japan, then Germany in the future will fall into a "two-front Cold War" that is absolutely unwinnable - because the population, land, resources, and industrial strength controlled by the United States and the Soviet Union are both More than the European Community, so the two-front Cold War will definitely end with the defeat of Germany and the European Community.

To destroy the Soviet Union would mean a long and brutal war, which would probably make the Germans bleed. Moreover, how to deal with the Russian people with a population of more than 100 million after the Soviet Union was destroyed is also a difficult problem.

"And in the process of defeating the Soviet Union, Japan will definitely be defeated by the United States first." Hersman continued to analyze, "The first ship of the US Essex-class aircraft carrier has been launched, and more Essex-class aircraft carriers will be launched in the next year.

In addition, the first ship of the US Iowa-class battleship will also be commissioned in March next year, and the second ship will be commissioned in May next year. I think the United States may turn to the offensive in the Pacific in the second half of next year."

"The second half of next year? So soon?" Hitler was a little surprised, "Japan's naval aviation has a great advantage, right?"

"Leader, their advantage will disappear in a few months," Air Force Commander Marshal Weaver took over the question, "According to reliable intelligence, the Americans recently put a carrier-based fighter F6F with very superior performance into service, which is enough to fight against the Zero."

"Can our Fokker Zero not beat this kind of aircraft?" Hitler asked worriedly.

"The Fokker Zero D should be able to defeat the F6F at 5,000 meters." Marshal Weaver said, "But at an altitude of 5,000-7,000 meters, our Fw-190T may find it difficult to compete. The FW801F engine can be completed on schedule and used on the Fw-190T." BMW801F is probably the ultimate model of the BMW801 series. This engine can output 2,400 horsepower without "dope", almost reaching the level of 18-cylinder air-cooled engines and 24-cylinder liquid-cooled engines. "But the Japanese don't like the Fokker Zero D and Fw-190T," said Hersmann. "They want a high-performance aircraft that can completely overwhelm American carrier-based aircraft and repeat the myth of the Zero's invincibility." "Then we should assist them in their development work as much as possible." Hitler thought for a while and said, "Or we can take the initiative before the Americans launch an attack, hit the American navy hard, and force the United States to make peace with Japan. Imperial Marshal, is it possible to achieve this goal?" "It is possible, but it cannot be done by the power of the European Combined Fleet alone." Hersmann had an idea long ago, "The Japanese Combined Fleet must participate in the battle." Hitler nodded and said, "You can discuss this with the Japanese Prime Minister at the meeting in January next year. Imperial Marshal, do you have a rough plan?" "I have a plan," Hersmann replied, "Decisive battle in the Caribbean! Japan sends 2 Yamato-class and at least 4 fleet aircraft carriers to the Atlantic to cooperate with us in the battle, so that we can be sure to annihilate several large American aircraft carriers and 2 Iowa-class." Hersmann's plan is even more excessive than the originally planned "Ice Sea Night Battle"! But it is the only solution that can force the US Navy to take risks in unfavorable circumstances and ensure the victory of the European-Japanese coalition.

Because the biggest problem with the Caribbean operation is that the United States has deployed shore-based aviation forces on many Caribbean islands. And in order to guard against the attack of the European Combined Fleet, the shore-based aircraft deployed by the Americans on the Caribbean islands are not bad. The carrier-based Fokker Zero D and Fw-190T cannot win the air battle without an overwhelming numerical advantage.

"What if the Japanese refuse?" Hitler asked with a frown.

"Then we must be prepared to fight for another 2-3 years!" Hersmann shook his head and said, "And we should also seriously consider helping Japan strengthen its defense line in the Hawaiian Islands... If we cannot force the United States to fight a decisive battle in the Caribbean in 1943, then in 1944, the decisive battle at sea will be held in the Hawaiian Islands."

Hitler nodded, and when he seemed to want to say something, Stauffenberg walked in quickly, leaned over and whispered a few words in Hersmann's ear, and Hersmann's eyebrows, which had been stretched, suddenly twisted.

"What's the matter, Reich Marshal?" Hitler asked immediately after noticing something was wrong.

"King George VI of the United Kingdom just gave a speech in Washington, calling on the British people to resist to the end under the leadership of Prime Minister Churchill and never surrender!" Hersman smiled, "It seems that we must consider the issue of landing on the British mainland!"