Chapter 2240 The So-Called Meaning

Chapter 2245 The so-called meaning

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Malasenko was not just talking nonsense, he wanted to test Dritz's reaction and evaluate his true attitude and inner state of mind. After all, whether a person "really surrenders" or "is forced to surrender" are two completely different concepts. Attitude determines everything. Malasenko wants to understand this issue first to facilitate the next work.

However, Dritz's next reaction surprised Malasenko.

He looked neither angry nor happy, and there was no joy, anger, sorrow or happiness on his face. It was as if he heard something that had nothing to do with him. He was calm and calm, and put on a stiff poker face, which made Malasenko feel a little confused.

But fortunately, this was not intentional, and the words to explain the reason for his face soon came out slowly.

"He did the right thing. I would do the same if I were in his place."

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Malachenko said nothing, but walked slowly side by side with Dritz, knowing that Dritz would definitely have something to say next.

The two men's military boots made a "crunching, crunching" sound on the snow under their feet. The tent was only a dozen or twenty meters away, and Malachenko's entourage and guards followed behind.

Until the two figures walking side by side officially entered the tent, Dritz, who had walked a dozen or twenty meters, might have been thinking, or organizing words, but might also have hesitated, finally spoke again.

"Our leader deceived us and even wanted to kill us because of his stupidity and selfishness."

"My personal life and death is irrelevant. My children are all adults. I also performed my duties diligently on the battlefield. I fulfilled my obligations as a father and a soldier. I can say that I have no regrets in death. But he has no right to let more than 10,000 young people be buried with him because of his stupidity. They still have a long life ahead of them. Someone needs to stand up to stop all this. That person should and can only be me, so I chose to lead the army to surrender."

"It is not worth being loyal to such a person until death. I once thought that he was the chosen one of God and was sent to save Germany from the water and fire. I was even grateful for his existence. But later I realized that he would do everything he could to fill the bottomless pit that could not be filled at all, filling it with human lives, just like a gambler who has lost all his money and has no scruples about how meaningless it is to fill it. He doesn't care at all. He just wants the result. That result was impossible to achieve, he just didn't want to admit the truth. "

"What's the point of dying like this? So I said Paulus was right, someone should do this, at least to let those soldiers whose brains were not completely broken know the truth. They almost lost their lives and were imprisoned in prisoner-of-war camps. They certainly have the right to know, but it's a pity that those forgotten soldiers who have died will never have the chance to know again. "

The obvious good news is that this Lieutenant General Dritz at least seems to be a person who knows the general situation and is willing to face the tragic truth and accept it. He is not immersed in the fragmented web, paralyzing himself with lies and stupidity. Facing the truth often requires more courage than self-deception.

On the other hand, since Dritz can say this, it can be regarded as a side confirmation of what Malashenko has learned, some "uncertain truths" that still need to be confirmed.

"You didn't break out and evacuate last night because of that stupid order, right?"

Malachenko pulled a chair over, of course for himself, and just gestured to Dritz to sit down and talk, and the latter also "obediently" chose to sit down and immediately responded to Malachenko.

"Yes, the order came directly from Berlin. I guess you know something to ask this, then I can tell you for sure that it is true."

"It is considered unacceptable to retreat and re-establish defense in such a short time after the war. Someone ignored the sharp deterioration of the battlefield situation and forced us to nail ourselves to our defensive positions and prevent the Russians from advancing half a step on the land of East Prussia. The so-called motherland is under our feet, the place of sacrifice, and a battle to defend our country."

"I don't have the power to directly question this order, so I called to ask for leniency. It will be too late if we don't withdraw according to the battlefield situation, but it was useless. Our fate was determined when the radio wave flew out from Berlin. It is the fate of the sacrifice, just like the sixth in Stalingrad. The army group is exactly the same. "

"But I am unwilling to end everything like this. Since he can betray those who trust him first, why should we continue to give this trust? From a certain moment on, we are for ourselves. Someone forcibly deprived us of the goal we originally fought for. Can you understand this feeling? "

"Except for surrender, everything else seems to have no meaning. We have even lost the meaning of being a soldier. We have become the gambling capital and chips in the hands of gamblers who have lost their eyes. For soldiers, is there anything more sad and desolate than this? "

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It cannot be said that Malashenko does not understand Major General Dritz's feelings at all, and cannot experience this inner sadness and desolation.

We are all soldiers, generals who carry the trust of thousands of people. Where the sword points is the direction of the army. This is not only a glorious honor, but also a trust and responsibility as heavy as Mount Tai.

To some extent, Malashenko sympathizes with Dritz, but those words of comfort are not suitable for each other to say now. It is not appropriate after all.

"This war will end soon. There will still be Germans living on German territory in the future. This is an ideological confrontation rather than a war of extermination, so it will continue in the future."

"Keep this life and think about how to find a way out for Germany in the future. As a German, this is the most meaningful thing you and your more than 10,000 men can do for the time being. When you arrive at the prisoner-of-war camp, you will have plenty of time to think about it. This is my suggestion."

Comrade Lao Ma is not good at and does not know how to say the corny words that appeal to emotions and reason. There is no need to say that Dritz must be mobilized to do something on his side, and there is no need to say extra nonsense.

Malashenko just said a few words based on his own consciousness and thinking, that's all.

But he didn't expect that after these words came out, Dritz, who narrowed his eyes slightly, fell into deep thought. After a while, he spoke again to Malashenko, the remnant enemy who had made his troops despair not long ago.

"What do you think the future of Germany will be like? I want to hear your thoughts as a victor, no matter how real and cruel it is."

Malashenko put away his smile. It's not that what he was going to say next was really unsmiling and cruel, but that the new chapter that was about to open was indeed worthy of such serious and rigorous treatment.

"Tomorrow will be better than now. There will be no more wars, young people can do what they want, children can sit quietly in class, and the elderly will enjoy their old age. This is what we fought for but could not get, and it is on this land under our feet. Then you can witness it with the world. Don't you want to see it with your own eyes?"