Chapter 134: The Star of the General Shines (Part 2)

The German generals who had experienced Hitler's exaggerated ability to talk, which was enough to deceive people and even indirectly control their minds, had long been accustomed to it through various combat meetings presided over by Hitler himself.

This German supreme leader, who relied on his powerful ability to deceive and talk, was constantly striving for the top position. Once he started talking and got into the state, he was as eloquent as the water of the Rhine.

Hitler, who was very proud of his speaking ability, hated his speech being interrupted by others and being left aside by others who took away the dominant position of the speech.

Hitler was particularly taboo about these two points, and even gave the Italian head of state Mussolini a cold look in his conversation.

The German generals who attended the meeting knew that their big boss's reverse scale was naturally obedient and tactful, so they did not dare to interrupt even a word.

After Hitler finished his "two brief remarks before the meeting" which lasted for more than half an hour, he was full of pride and satisfaction and finally handed over the leading power of speech to his subordinates.

"Now, my generals can speak. Tell me your summary and views on the front-line war. I look forward to your answers."

Thanks to Hitler's pre-meeting instructions, this front-line wartime meeting was not rehearsed or arranged in advance as required. Every German general present did not know what their colleagues thought and what they wanted to say, so naturally there was no way to form a unified opinion and view in advance to tell Hitler.

In other words, this is exactly what Hitler himself pursued, to let his subordinates and generals "speak freely" without constraints.

The first person to speak after Hitler handed over the right to speak was General Hermann Hoth, the commander of the 3rd Panzer Group of the German Central Army Group.

This Wehrmacht general, who was thin but had a strong military temperament, quickly explained to Hitler that the 3rd Panzer Group he led would soon be able to get out of the trivial war and prepare, and resume the offensive against Moscow before August 20.

After taking over the right to speak from Hoth, General Guderian, the commander of the 2nd Panzer Group, spoke immediately and agreed with Hoth's words with an almost unhesitating tone. He also told Hitler that if his 2nd Panzer Group was as expected, it could end the battle in the direction of Yelnya before August 15, and then set out before Hoth's Panzer Group to approach Moscow, the heart of the Soviet Union.

"I agree with their opinions and second them, my Führer. After taking the Yelnya salient, the next step should be to immediately launch around Moscow. The heart of the Soviet Union should be our primary goal, just as we did in France before."

After listening to the opinions of his subordinates in silence, when Field Marshal Bock, commander of the German Central Army Group, finally agreed with the speeches of Hoth and Guderian, Hitler, who was still able to get along well with the Wehrmacht generals and fully consider adopting their opinions in 1941, slowly spoke.

"Gentlemen, your idea of ​​​​smashing the heart of the evil Bolsheviks to bring down the Soviet Union is certainly good. But before that, I hope you can fully understand and realize the fact that the Soviet Union, a huge and corrupt half-dead old man, is not like the cowardly French who can be defeated by occupying the capital."

Looking at each other, the German generals who attended the meeting felt that it was meaningless to what Hitler wanted to say, and it was difficult to interrupt Hitler's speech. They had to patiently choose to continue listening.

"Stalin, the evil Bolshevik leader, is the best at brainwashing people, so these Soviets will never give up resistance to our army like the French did because they lost their capital."

"As long as possible, these Bolshevik puppet armies will fight with our German army all the way! Fighting on the Ural Mountains, fighting on the Siberian plains, until they have no way to retreat and are completely and completely eliminated."

"Therefore, I think that Moscow, a city with far greater symbolic value than actual strategic value and significance, is not the best choice for our next action plan. As for the deployment direction of our next action plan, I have already prepared an action proposal for everyone."

Before the German generals who were sitting at the conference table and were stunned by Hitler's expression of excitement could react, Hitler, who spoke shockingly, immediately began to reveal his plan in his mind like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

"In the north, the industrial area near Leningrad is an important strategic target that we urgently need to seize."

"The heavy industrial capacity here is very useful for increasing the output of our armored forces. Seizing it can further weaken Stalin's industrial blood-making ability. Leningrad, this evil little city, is also the cradle and nest of the Bolsheviks. Seizing it will make Stalin's glorious image collapse in the hearts of the Russians and make him lose his prestige."

"Whether from a strategic or political perspective, the actual significance of Leningrad is far greater than that of Moscow."

After finishing his sentence, he paused for a moment. Hitler, whose face, expression, and tone of voice clearly showed a hint of tangle, soon continued to speak.

“Honestly, gentlemen, it’s actually hard for me to decide between Ukraine and Moscow, which is more important.”

"There are many reasons why I want to occupy Ukraine before Moscow. First of all, Army Group South has established a basis for victory in the Ukrainian theater, and the Soviet army that resisted has been almost wiped out. Secondly, Ukraine's rich industrial raw materials and fertile Agricultural and sideline products industrial bases are necessary materials for us to continue the war, and they should be seized as soon as possible and converted into our own production capacity for utilization. "

At this point, Hitler's profound eyes suddenly burst out with a burst of light, and then moved the focus of his eyes and the position of his fingers to an inconspicuous place name on the map.

"In the end, Crimea will be an unsinkable aircraft carrier used by Soviet planes to bomb the Romanian oil fields. As long as this place is in the hands of the Bolsheviks, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."

"Just imagine what it will be like after the Romanian oil fields are bombed by those Russians, gentlemen. Our planes lack fuel and cannot go to the sky, and the tanks have no fuel and can only serve as fixed artillery batteries. The black blood of our German war machine will be destroyed by Stalin. Once all is lost, what will we have to use to attack Moscow?”