Imperial Overlord

"What a joke, I'm not crazy!" Li Le put down the water glass in his hand, looked at Marshal Brauchitch who was about to persuade him not to open a new front, and replied with a smile.

The head of state has always been wise in strategy. Compared with Hitler, who lost his strategic vision after conquering France, Li Le knew a lot more.

He knew that if he wanted to survive, he could not allow Germany to fight on multiple fronts and end the war quickly. ,

Blitzkrieg Moscow was a plan he drew up with a short period of time to conquer the Soviet Union, and it turned out that the plan didn't seem to work.

Stalin was not Hitler, the Soviet leader packed up and ran away before Moscow was besieged and did not stick to Moscow.

This also means that the Soviet-German war cannot be over within a year, so Li Le is very depressed and reluctant.

At such a time, he would not add another front for Germany in a confused way. Only a fool would make such a choice.

"However, my head of state, General Rommel, although he has made outstanding military exploits and has won your trust, it does not seem like a good choice for him to return to the Middle East at this time." Brauchitch persuaded again.

As the commander-in-chief of the German Army, he knew that his troops were about to reach their limit, and both logistical supplies and determination to fight had become somewhat fragile.

It is definitely not a wise choice to start a new war at this time.

When he came here, he thought about it on the way. The head of state is really making his mind faint. Even if he, the commander-in-chief of the army, quit his job, he couldn't let the head of state ruin the entire army.

"You know very well that we have been unable to transfer any materials and transport them to the Far East, so that Rommel will launch a new round of offensive across the desert." Seeing Li Le smiling and unmoved, Brauchitch continued to persuade .

Li Le nodded with a smile, and said to Brauchitch: "Look, my marshal, I am also very clear about this, I am not going to transport army supplies to the Middle East, I can assure you of this. "

Hearing the Führer say this, Brauchitch's face became much better. As long as the head of state promises not to transfer any supplies, then the Eastern Front is at least preserved.

However, in order to avoid the Führer's whims, Brauchitch continued to emphasize: "Rommel does not have any supplies in his hands, my Führer... If he attacks rashly, it may ruin the entire Middle East situation."

"Okay! My marshal! I told you, I'm not crazy." Li Le decided not to tease his army commander.

He put away his smile and gave his promise: "Rommel will not launch any attack, and the command of the Middle East theater is still in the hands of Lieutenant General Alfred."

"This is just part of our bluff combat action plan. We need Rommel to appear in the Middle East and make a posture of preparing for war." Li Le is very satisfied with this action plan, so the expression on his face when he said it Full of confidence.

"Mussolini and Antonescu assured me that they would capture Odessa within the next week." Li Le gave his answer, and he was optimistic in this regard.

"Although the combat effectiveness of the Italian and Romanian troops is worrying, the Soviet troops are indeed being repelled little by little." Li Le pointed to a report sent back by a German front-line observer in front of him, and said to Brauchitch.

He felt that there was no doubt that Romania and Italy could take Odessa when the Soviet army was in retreat.

Since Odessa can be occupied by the Axis powers within a week, it is necessary to make use of the Black Sea.

It is for this purpose that Li Le sent a diplomat to Turkey a few days ago, hoping that Turkey could maintain a neutral position and allow the Axis powers to take advantage of the Sea of ​​Marmara that entered the Black Sea.

Previously, Turkey had refused to allow Axis warships to enter the Black Sea on the grounds that the Axis countries had no Black Sea ports. But now, with Odessa on the verge of becoming a port for the Axis powers, this justification is untenable.

However, Turkey still maintained an ambiguous attitude this time, neither rejecting the proposal nor agreeing to the request of the German envoy.

Therefore, Minister Ribbentrop of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a suggestion to Li Le, that is, to show some eagerness to see what Turkey has planned.

One of the important ways to put pressure on Turkey is that Dr. Goebbels and Minister Ribbentrop cooperate with General Rommel to put on a good show.

This plan was conceived by the head of state, and Li Le also thought of this method after referring to a real World War II story in which the Allies used a fake General Patton to confuse the Germans.

His solution was simple: to create tension in the Middle East by having Rommel go toe-to-toe in the Middle East, and then be photographed and printed in newspapers and magazines.

Although the British government in exile in India will also be nervous, Turkey will also feel the pressure.

That is the famous General Rommel, a desert fox who killed Syria from Libya in one breath!

As long as Rommel is in the Middle East, all the surrounding forces must be on the alert, because this fox can really eat people!

Coupled with Marshal Liszt's active preparations in the Balkans, Turkey will feel extremely nervous.

The war against Turkey does not require victory. As long as the territory around Istanbul is captured, the Sea of ​​Marmara can be used, and the role of Turkey can basically be ignored.

"So that's how it is!" After listening to the Fuhrer's explanation, Brauschmouth nodded, and then praised: "Führer, your plan is really ingenious. With you at the helm of Germany, we will eventually win every battle. "

"Marshal, in fact, I also have a small matter here. You need to ask it yourself... A small group of people in the army have colluded with some old nobles, and they are engaged in some conspiracy recently. Do you know about this?" Li Le mentioned that he had long ago Things that have evidence.

Recently, the Junker nobles have become much more honest, because they have also gained countless benefits of their own under the continuous expansion of Germany.

Most of the nobles have acquiesced to the leadership of the head of state, and whoever gives them power and money will give them allegiance.

However, there are also many stubborn Junkers old-fashioned, who have always looked down on the Führer, and are unwilling to integrate into the big circle of making a fortune together.