Chapter 12: Kasselring as dumb as a chicken
It took a long time to calm down.
"Hitler! Hitler! Look at the mess you gave me, it's really bad and smelly!"
"Not only will the Jews and the people of other countries be carried out inhumanely; the tragic massacres, even their own country will be almost out of control in the next two years. At the same time, their own people will be trapped in the post-war escape and disaster in two years!"
"Huh! Faced with so many difficult problems, what should I do now! I was really hurt by you this time! I really don't know why God must arrange for me to travel through time and be reborn into your body!"
"But since this is the case, I have to find a way to survive, and build Germany into a strong and peaceful country, so that people's living standards can be improved!"
"But in order to really survive in the future, and not to overturn the miserable situation of Berlin being captured by the Allies; then I will find a way to build in Berlin and deploy an elite army that belongs to me and can only obey my orders, to protect Berlin! To protect my life and safety!"
"I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but I'm most afraid of it. Only by planning ahead can I turn defeat into victory!"
"The first step must be to completely implement the cessation of the SS, and to persecute and massacre of Jews, Communists, democratic progressives, residents of occupied areas, and prisoners of war."
"As for the second step, it is to establish a force immediately and enter Berlin; no matter how bad the frontline battle is, this force cannot be sent to fight at will, because my mission is to defend Berlin to the death."
"Of course, in addition to training them to have practical experience, they can first go to the battlefield and fight in practice! But they cannot send all the troops, and half must be left and half of them."
After calming down, Chen Yanlong stood up, took some hot coffee to refresh himself, and stood by the window of his room; stared at the dark night sky outside, thinking and muttering.
Not long afterwards, Chen Yanlong went to bed again.
This time he didn't know if he was really too tired or let go of his inner burden, but he never had nightmares again.
The next day, it was just dawn.
When Chen Yanlong woke up, the first thing he did was to bypass the German commander-in-chief Kesselin on the southern front; and to the Italian Command, he and the first-class general of the German Army; Hans Jurgen von Anim, a veteran who had been in battle, call the phone.
Of course, Anim's battlefield phone number was asked by Martin Baum to bring it to Kesselin, the commander-in-chief of the German Army in the South Line.
Although Chen Yanlong's behavior of preserving his strength at a critical moment in the Battle of Keselin Pass and his uncooperative attitude were widely criticized by the historical community after the war, he also did not like his character of not cooperating for his own selfishness.
But now he just wants to save as many German troops as possible, especially those with practical experience, so that he can gain more strength in future operations.
Only in this way can he survive in this World War II, which is about to reverse and become a defeat.
However, at this moment, Chen Yanlong also knew very clearly that in the historical data records of later generations; in early April 1943, the British and American Allies had successfully destroyed Anim's defense line in southern Tunisia... Until the end of the Battle of Tunisia, the 5th Armored Army of the German Army, the 1st Italian Army and the German African Army were wiped out. 130,000 German officers and soldiers, including 14 German generals, and nearly 120,000 Italian officers and soldiers were captured.
In short, a large number of divisions including the 10th, 21st and 90th lightweight divisions, the 101st Motorized Division of the Trist, and the 131st Centaur Armored Division... were wiped out in Tunisia.
"It is now the morning of May 7, 1943. I don't know how many German troops survived the Battle of Tunisia; and if I intervene in retreat now, how many people can they retreat safely? Or history has developed as it used to be, and in the end there are 250,000 German and Italian troops; surrender to the Allies on the northeastern peninsula of Tunisia, the Ponka Peninsula?"
Before the phone was answered, Chen Yanlong thought to himself in his heart.
After a while, the phone finally answered.
"Hey! Who is it? Is it Commander Keseling? I'm very busy now! I'm setting up a defensive line to guard against attacks from the British and American Allies!"
As soon as he answered the phone, Anim shouted loudly inside the phone.
"I'm Hitler!"
After hearing this, Chen Yanlong responded very briefly.
"Ah! Yuan, Yuan, Yuan! Why did you call here early in the morning?"
Anim was stunned for a moment and stammered.
"How is your situation in the Bangkok Peninsula now?"
Chen Yanlong went straight in with one sword and went straight to the topic.
"No, not very good! We are short of ammunition, tanks, oil, and support now! But even so, I will stick to your order from the Head of State and fight to the last man!"
Anim suddenly felt depressed, pessimistic, and said with a bitter face.
"I don't need you and your troops now, give me the last man in Tunisia; I will give you the death order! You must start from now on and try every means to lead the remaining remaining troops in the Battle of Tunisia; withdraw from Africa immediately and enter Italy; or find a way to break out from other places and rush back to Germany. I will also find a way to send air force and navy to support your retreat!"
"No matter what, I don't want to see our 130,000 German officers and soldiers surrender to the British and American allies! As for the decision of the 120,000 Italian officers and soldiers, I will ignore it!"
Hearing this, Chen Yanlong used all his strength and roared with murderous intent.
"Retreat, retreat? Yes, is it true?"
After hearing this, Anim, who was still worried, suddenly raised his head and widened his eyes; hesitated in disbelief.
"Of course it's true. Could it be that I was rushing to call you in the morning to joke with you!"
Chen Yanlong responded with certainty, still murderous intent.
"Victory, Head of State! I, I will definitely find a way to retreat!"
After receiving Chen Yanlong's affirmative answer, Anim responded loudly with excitement.
Although at this moment, he didn't know how his troops should break out and retreat safely successfully; he was still very excited that Chen Yanlong did not let him and his troops fight to the last person.
Facing the desire for life, whoever doesn’t want to, whoever doesn’t like it.
Especially for Anim, who likes to preserve his strength, he is the first to raise his hand to agree.
"Don't let me down! General Anim!"
Hearing Anim's cheering, Chen Yanlong warned a little unhappy.
"Yes! Head of State! Victory, Head of State!"
Anim still replied happily.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yanlong hung up the phone angrily.
Immediately, he immediately called Keselin, the commander-in-chief of the German army on the southern front; asked him to find a way to assist Anim and the others in the retreat, and ordered him to immediately transfer the "Skeleton" armored grenade division of the armed SS back to Berlin, Germany, where he wanted to meet the troops in person.
Chapter completed!