Four Hundred and Eighty-Two Fatigue

"How many times has it been?" Akado looked at the demonstrators outside who kept shouting slogans through the glass window of the head of state's mansion, and asked Prime Minister Augustus behind him without looking back.

Augustus's face was full of exhaustion, and he sat on the sofa and sighed: "My head of state, a year of continuous wars, most of which were caused by us, has already made people's anti-war sentiments rise, and now many people Both recommend an end to the war against Great Britain."

"Haven't I been trying to end this war? Haven't I done enough? We encouraged the Japanese to go to war against the Soviet Union in order to delay the war with the Soviet Union. At that time, I said that the Japanese fighting power It’s not that high, and it’s impossible to delay for a long time, but we still let the Japanese fight the Nomenkan battle without hesitation!” Akado hammered hard on the windowsill with his hand in anger.

Akado seemed a little distraught, because he found that the war had deviated from his prearranged arrangements, the history he was familiar with was less and less, and the history he could not analyze was more and more. When Japan will declare war on the United States, and whether it will declare war on the United States now, he has no certainty about these things.

"We ordered the use of the "Temporary Act of War" to restrain the demonstrators, but the effect was not good. These people are not afraid of being caught in prison, or even sent to concentration camps, but we dare not wantonly arrest these anti-war people. The image of public opinion must be taken into account." Augustus replied helplessly.

In this situation, the only war that can end quickly is the British Landing War, but even if it is over there, it is impossible to solve the problem quickly. There are not many troops that can be deployed, and it seems that they cannot alleviate the people's aversion to war.

The one-year war has brought more than 100,000 casualties to Germany. These casualties are not wounds that can be healed by distributing a few more bags of flour and distributing more margarine. Families whose blood has been shed and sacrificed cannot rejoice at the victory on the front line, and those families with children still fighting on the front line are even less likely to like the dividends brought by the war.

Of the more than 5 million troops, only about 700,000 people have received family-visiting leave within a year. Many troops have not been able to return to the motherland for 10 months because of their strong combat effectiveness. All the generals knew that the current situation of the German army was not good, but they really couldn't think of a solution to the problem.

"Suppression is not the answer. We are the German leaders elected by the people, not shameless people who don't care about the people's lives." Akado turned around and stopped looking at the civilians who called for an end to the war. For a moment, he was even a little envious of Hitler, who was able to use tough methods to suppress domestic opposition.

But he knew that it was just drinking poison to quench thirst, and the problems that should arise would appear sooner or later, and the suppression would only delay the outbreak of conflicts, and could not really solve the problems. This is the essential difference between him and Hitler: now he can still look at problems rationally, not as crazy as Hitler.

"Have Merkel call a press conference? Say we want to end the war,

How about doing this? "Akado walked up to Augustus and asked.

"No, you will lose the support of those capitalists who made money from the war, and you may not be able to end the war by then." Augustus said with a frown: "At least, the Soviets may not accept the armistice negotiations." .”

The british won't agree to peace talks unless we quit the british mainland and dismantle the navy and then split germany up and shoot myself in the head - maybe then the british will nod It is agreed to carry out peace talks, but the conditions must be opened at will. Akado thought bitterly.

Now Germany seems to have entered a dead end, every front must be fought and must be won. These necessary wars weighed heavily on Germany, wanting to stop but finding it impossible to do so at her own will. To use the popular slogan on the Internet: "I can't stop at all!"

The Battle of Britain entered a vicious circle: if you want the Atlantic Barrier to be absolutely safe, you must control the British mainland, and as long as you control the British mainland, the war will continue. Unless Germany survives until the collapse of the British overseas colonial system, it is doomed that the war will not be resolved quickly in the short term.

The action in North Africa is also a deadlock. In order to completely drag down the United Kingdom, the Suez Canal must be occupied to threaten the Middle East. In order to win the promise of the Jews, troops must also enter the Middle East-but once troops enter the Middle East, the core interests of the United States will be threatened. At that time, the North African battlefield will only become bigger because of the United States, and it is tantamount to dreaming to end it.

Although Germany defeated the Soviet Union's offensive on the Eastern Front, the Soviets obviously would not surrender easily. In this case, the German army can only invest more combat troops to avoid repeated battlefield situations. And Akado knew that the Eastern Front would be the most deadly winner, so he didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.

After thinking for a while, Akado suddenly realized that it seemed that all the previous wars had been fought in vain, and Germany was still in an embarrassing situation that could be overthrown at any time. Now the Wan Dajun in his hands seems to be winning steadily, but in fact, as long as there is chaos in a certain link, this painstakingly managed First Empire will collapse in an instant.

"In this situation, we can only take one step at a time." Akado couldn't help but feel a little disheartened when he thought of this. He walked back to his desk and said to Augustus with a wry smile. He is only 38 years old this year, and Anna has already dyed his hair for a second time. He himself doesn't know why he was so hesitant to make a big move at the time, and it ended up in this tragic situation that cannot be dealt with now.

Those who think about being emperors from morning to night, who knows which of those emperors who have left their names through the ages is not a poor wretch who wakes up to work at 4 in the morning and is still working overtime at 8 in the evening! I have not yet monopolized the power to the point where the universe is arbitrary, but I have to work for more than one hour a day.

Speer's industrial reforms revived the German industry amidst the flames of war. After taking over the great seal of the German Minister of Industry, it took him only one month to increase the German industrial production capacity by 7%, and this trend It is still continuing, and it is estimated that by the end of 1938, Germany's industrial production capacity will more than double that of 1937.

Prime Minister Augustus has been mainly responsible for internal affairs in the past year. He can stabilize the remnants of the Junker nobles who are about to move around, encourage the people to endure the suffering caused by the war, and complete the pacification of the occupied areas and adjust the internal affairs of the Axis powers. Contradictory, thinking of these tasks, Akado really wanted to award a medal to this 70-year-old master.

Merkel is basically in charge of foreign affairs. As the Foreign Minister of the Second Reich, he may be one of the busiest people in Germany in 1937. He wants to stabilize the increasingly restless Balkan Peninsula, and at the same time flirt with Finland, Portugal, Vichy France, and the northern United Kingdom—the key is that he is still spending time to win over Turkey after completing these diplomatic missions... Well, if you count the war of words with the angry Japanese diplomats, Merkel seems to be busier than the head of state Akado.

The infiltration and reverse osmosis conspiracy of the Second Reich spy agency led by Gaskol and Heydrich, the spies on both sides come and go. The placement of tens of thousands of German overseas spies is controlled, monitored and used, and the transmission of information is guaranteed to be safe. If it wasn't for the war, what bad things did these people do?

Then think about the commanders-in-chief of the National Defense Forces—the logistical supplies, battlefield transportation, and tactical deployment of more than 5 million troops. If you think about it, you will have an urge to collapse. The work of arranging timetables for thousands of military trains every month is too huge to imagine. What's more, in most cases, after arranging the timetables for military trains, the people in the logistics department have to carefully ask each What kind of materials are transported in the carriage.

"Transfer 3 more divisions of the B Group Army stationed near the west coast of France to the British mainland." Akado made up his mind. He planned to resolve the British mainland war before his child was born: "To Rundstedt The admiral sent a telegram to end the Battle of London within 15 days."

Augustus held his chin and thought for a while, then nodded: "It seems that now, we can only find a way in the UK to end the Battle of London as soon as possible, and then negotiate peace with the northern UK to give the people an explanation."

"That's the way it is!" Akado closed his eyes: "I hope that Rundstedt can quickly win the Battle of London. In this way, at least 100,000 troops can go home for vacation, which can be regarded as a relief. tense atmosphere."

"As a matter of fact, the military enterprises are already mobilizing for combat readiness. Speer has canceled vacations in several industrial areas with the largest number of members of the Greater German Party, and raised wages by 30%." Augustus thought for a while and added: "Bock The general suggested that the Afrika Korps fighting in North Africa adopt a system of hired volunteers to eliminate the resistance of the people to war."

"Try it, it's better than nothing to deal with it." Akado looked at the map, pressed his palm on the Atlantic Ocean, and said with difficulty after a long while: "Let Raeder call General Lütjens back The naval fleet is undergoing rest and reorganization. Dönitz’s submarine force has also reduced the scale of going to sea, allowing the soldiers to go home and relax for a few days. The result of the blockade of Iceland is not ideal. It is better to let go and let the British royal family make trouble. I want to see , what tricks can these British people do in Iceland!"

"Let Merkel go to France in person, the unbreakable posture of the Axis powers must be sufficient." Augustus nodded and said: "In fact, we have quite a few allies, don't we?"