Chapter 1829 People You Can't Provoke

To be honest, Hermann really didn't want to deal with this mess. He was not an avid collector of antiques and treasures, and he had no interest in these Russian bottles and jars.

Besides, what did the treasures escorted by your Wehrmacht have to do with our SS?

Our SS was the Führer's personal army. Why should we fight for you bastards who even the Führer dared to plot to kill but deserved to fail, and block bullets for you to die?

Hermann was a guy who was extremely fanatical about the Führer and his own beliefs. Of course, this also meant that he would hate the "scum" of the Wehrmacht to the core and even gnashed his teeth. He seemed to not be able to relieve his hatred even if he ate these bastards alive.

On weekdays, due to the friendly relationship, he would tolerate it, but now, these bastards of the Wehrmacht actually came to ask him to help them fight. Hermann really wanted to sneer and curse on the spot and refuse on the spot.

However, the fact is that he absolutely cannot do this, and there are many reasons that prevent him from doing so.

His Excellency Imperial Marshal Goering is an avid collector of antiques and cultural relics, and has a fanatical collection habit in this regard.

Considering that the high-ranking Air Force leader is not only the Imperial Marshal, but also the Vice-Father of the Empire, he is the future successor of the Führer in moral terms. Under the banner of the entire German Republic, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is above everyone else and has power over the government and the country.

This third-rate lieutenant colonel of the Wehrmacht said that the Imperial Marshal cared about these treasures and personally presided over the evacuation and transportation plan. Of course, Hermann would choose to believe that this was true. Based on his experience in the Berlin high-level in his early years, if His Excellency the Imperial Marshal did not care about these treasures and did not ask, it would become a strange thing that "the sun rises from the west".

It should be noted that after conquering France, Lord Goering almost emptied the entire Louvre in France, and even the murals embedded in the walls of the Louvre were removed and transported away. It really made those Frenchmen with artistic cells and romanticism burst into tears on the spot.

Another well-known point is that Lord Goering is a very vengeful person. He will be resented for offending him over trivial matters, and he will never forget it and will not be a human being if he does not take revenge.

For example, because the Count Zeppelin aircraft carrier was to be equipped with carrier-based aircraft, the former commander of the navy, Raeder, and Lord Goering, who claimed that "all flying things in the empire are under my control", had a conflict. Lord Goering believed that "someone wanted to take away my power" and resented him.

Although there is no clear evidence, there are some gossips and rumors circulating among the top leaders in Berlin.

Raeder was finally fired by the Führer and replaced by Dönitz. It is said that a large part of the reason was that Goering kept whispering and saying bad things to the Führer. It was not just because Raeder's command of the surface ship force was not good and the Bismarck was lost.

Rumors are just rumors, but some things are the type that you would rather believe than not believe.

Because a few dozen small planes can cause such a mess, Goering, who is in charge of all the aircraft in Germany, is unwilling to give up even such a small share of mung beans and is likely to retaliate against others.

If he loses the treasures that Marshal Goering dreams of, then the consequences will be

Uh, not very good.

Hermann knows that he is in a high position and is regarded as a powerful figure who can cover the sky with one hand wherever he goes.

But Hermann did not think that he was more powerful than Admiral Raeder. Goering, relying on his close personal relationship with the Führer, could even get rid of Raeder and send him home to eat him. If he was targeted, it might be a luxury to go home to eat him. Not going to jail would probably be the best outcome. It was really scary to think about it!

Hermann could bear any criticism and infamy for abandoning friendly forces. He firmly believed that with the current Wehrmacht's unpopular appearance in front of the Führer and his high position and power, his immediate boss Himmler would definitely be able to save him. It was not a big deal. It was just the lives of two battalions of third-rate Wehrmacht soldiers.

Besides, I didn't kill the people myself. At that time, I could say that the Russians killed them. What's the point of you Wehrmacht looking for me to settle accounts? If you have the ability, go and seek revenge from the Russians! If you don't have the ability, just talk nonsense here.

But Hermann thought from the bottom of his heart that the high and mighty Vice-Father of the Reich was someone he could not afford to offend, let alone offend.

For the sake of his future life and future, it would be better to pretend to have an explanation.

Even if the treasure was not kept and was taken away by the Russians, at least there should be an explanation and a convincing excuse.

For example, the Russians were too strong and we tried our best to defend them but failed.

It was not that the SS was not strong, but that the Russians were too powerful, and the retreat was a last resort.

Hermann, who had already started to make plans in his mind, did not realize that he had already involuntarily transferred the "inferior race" Russians, who he had always despised and looked down on in the past, to the position of "very powerful, very strong, and the Skull Division could not defeat them even if they tried their best", which could be called an invisible change.

After thinking for a while with his eyes rolling in his sockets, Hermann finally made up his mind. He then turned to the lieutenant colonel in front of him and spoke slowly again with his unchanging poker face.

"Didn't you see? I was planning to go to the front to learn about the latest situation and personally command the battle."

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The lieutenant colonel blinked his eyes and was speechless for a while, but then he was excited with ecstasy.

"General, so you are willing to stay and help..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense!"

Hermann, wearing the iconic dark black leather gloves of the SS, raised his hand to indicate that he didn't need to say anything more, and continued to speak calmly without changing his expression.

"My troops will be responsible for the outer battles, but I don't think they will last long."

"The Russian armored group assault is very powerful. My armored forces are deployed on the south side of the station. It is likely that there is no time to turn back and intercept the Russian offensive."

"While we buy time, use all the forces and resources you can mobilize to prepare for the defense inside the station and be prepared for close-range defense. My troops will assist you in fighting inside the station, but you still have to perform your duties as the defenders here and fulfill your obligations, otherwise I will report your actions to Marshal Model truthfully. Do you understand?"