Chapter 1221 Meeting with Xiao Huang

Guderian felt a little scared because of the opponent's overpowering strength. The news of the increasingly unfavorable and consecutive defeats of the German army on the front line was frustrating. The Allied offensive in Sicily accelerated the progress of the crisis. If the situation continued to develop like this, Guderian felt that it was only a matter of time before the situation returned to the two-front war during World War I.

As the director of the German armored forces but not the real general on the front line, the only meaningful thing Guderian could do without any troops or command was to do his best to preside over the development and construction of the German armored forces at present and in the future.

After seeing off Bachmann, Guderian hurried downstairs to eat something and immediately went to meet the head of state without stopping, reporting what he had seen and heard and all the gains of his trip to Austria, and reporting to the head of state the development progress of the "Tiger II" heavy tank, the decisive weapon of the empire that he was most concerned about.

"Please wait here, General Guderian. The Fuehrer is meeting with Dr. Goebbels and Marshal Goering. This will take some time. I will report your arrival to the Fuehrer. Please wait patiently."

Guderian, who was blocked by the Fuehrer's personal adjutant, had no choice but to continue waiting. Goebbels and Goering were both the Fuehrer's confidants and right-hand men, and their levels were much higher than his.

Guderian, who had been distrusted by the Fuehrer once, did not think it was a good idea to force himself to meet the Fuehrer immediately.

"There is a cocktail party in the bar on Hermann Street tonight. I heard there are many young and beautiful girls and lead singers. Are you going to attend?"

"Hermann Street? Which one are you talking about?"

"Oh, Koch, which one else? Of course it's the one we often go to. We haven't had a drink together for a week."

"Well, I hope you don't drink like last time and end up in bed with a woman you just met for the first time, leaving me alone to go home."

"Oh, damn! This is a public place. Can you say less about such embarrassing things? It's okay for the two of us to know. It would be troublesome if my family heard about it."

Guderian was arranged to sit on the sofa in the hall and wait. On the coffee table in front of him were some snacks and fruits for the guests. Not far away were two middle-aged SS officers, who looked to be in their thirties. They were chatting and laughing, and their faces were full of longing for tonight's activities.

If those two were Wehrmacht officers, Guderian, with a frown on his face, might have gone up to question and reprimand them.

But these two guys were completely unrelated and from completely different SS factions. Guderian, who knew how deep the water in Berlin was, could only keep himself clean and ignore this mess. Who knows what unexpected backers and relationships those two SS officers had behind them.

The guys who could stay in Berlin and live a peaceful and carefree life were all extraordinary.

Just as Guderian rolled up his sleeves and looked at his watch again, the wooden door of the hall opened slightly, and a person who was unexpected but not unfamiliar to Guderian came out: Dr. Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda and the master of shaping the Führer.

"Let me guess, you must have brought good news to the Führer, Guderian."

Dr. Goebbels, whose facial expression was always as warm as the spring breeze, always gave people a feeling of being in the spring breeze and being polite in his words and deeds.

Dr. Goebbels's profound upbringing and high-quality education made him look like a real gentleman, but at best, he was just like a gentleman.

Guderian knew what kind of true attitude was hidden under this gentle face.

Dr. Goebbels was always ruthless to those who were classified as "enemies". After completely eliminating them, he would use the propaganda offensive that he firmly controlled to completely kill the tombstones and coffins of the "enemies" and never turn over. The "enemies" who were properly handled by Dr. Goebbels are still notorious in Germany and everyone can kill them.

Fortunately, Guderian, who once again relied on his strength to win the Fuhrer's reuse, felt that his personal relationship with Dr. Goebbels was barely acceptable, and it was worth it for this powerful man who was the Fuhrer's confidant to welcome him with a smile.

"There is good news, and of course there are new discoveries. Can I go in and see the Führer now?"

Guderian, who talked about the Führer all the time, was very anxious. Explaining the situation to the Führer in person was what he wanted to do most urgently.

However, Dr. Goebbels, who was smiling all the time, was not in a hurry at all. He smiled and pointed to the sofa to Guderian, who had just stood up, and asked him to sit down first. After Guderian sat down, he sat aside and spoke.

"Marshal Goering is reporting to the Führer with the generals of the Air Force. The meeting has just started not long ago. I don't think it will end for a while."

"The Führer knows that you still have a lot of things to do, and time is limited and you can't wait too long, so he sent me to hear the good news you brought."

"I will convey all the information and reports you brought to the Führer truthfully, so why not tell me now, Guderian."

Compared with the construction of the armored forces, the current Führer seems to be more concerned about the development of the Air Force, or is it purely because of his good personal relationship with Meyer?

Guderian was not sure, and he did not have the time to deal with the details.

Since the head of state had decided this, he only needed to follow his orders.

But it is not here, in this public environment where everyone can hear, to tell secrets.

"I understand, follow me."

Dr. Goebbels, who saw what Guderian meant, took him to a small office. This was not Dr. Goebbels's private office. Guderian knew from propaganda reports that it was much more magnificent than here. This place was at best a place to talk.

"Now, you can say anything you want, Guderian."

Before everything started, Guderian felt that he needed to make Dr. Goebbels aware of the urgency and crisis of the situation, even if he might not be so professional.

"I brought a set of photos, which were taken by our front-line soldiers on the battlefield. The Russians invested their latest secret weapon, a powerful, fast, and heavily armored new heavy tank. Although this was not the dominant factor in the failure, according to the eyewitness reports of many soldiers and officers, I believe this is one of the reasons why our armored forces suffered huge losses."