V4CH20: Allies

"Wehrle, according to the information you have, tell me, what kind of response do you think Hitler might take against me?" Xu Jun asked with a smile.

　　"This is really hard for us to judge. That man is surrounded by a large group of experts who like to engage in intrigue and trickery. But compared to your wisdom, those guys' ideas should only be considered as things that can't be taken to the stage. They wouldn't dare to confront you head-on. According to the fighting ability of the SS under them, they are not even good enough to be used as cannon fodder, they are only good enough to be used against the ordinary people. The real trained and combat-ready Waffen SS is less than one division in their hands now, and the rest are either fighting at the front or are already under our control. And in their hands, a large part of those troops are just formed rookie troops, with no experience in the field.

　　They now have no other way to deal with you other than to attack from the shadows. From the way Hitler is acting now, it is very likely that he is trying to stabilize you as much as possible, creating a situation where you can't make a move. Then he used this situation to slowly hollow you out, and then get rid of you in one fell swoop. I personally also feel that this is the only countermeasure he can use, but in fact whether this will really be the case I am not sure." Wehrle respectfully replied.

　　"As things stand now, I can be sure that Hitler will follow this step to carry out his plan. For this is the only answer that can now explain my promotion. It seems that he wants to use these tactics to first confuse the people who do not know the truth about this matter, and he wants to use these promotions and praises to gag me so that my next move will lose its legitimate justification. If I still insist on turning against him or launching an attack against him, my action will become a real rebellion. Then not only would the Wehrmacht be unable to come to my aid, but even public opinion would then be absolutely against me, and I would be toted by the nation as a traitor to Germany. His plan is indeed very beautiful, but unfortunately, his enemy is me. By doing so, he is actually forcing me to use extraordinary means. But this is good, the more he shows trust and appreciation for me now, the more he is trying to exonerate me from suspicion. No matter what happens to him, no one will suspect me, which is simply doing me a big favor. Hahahahaha." Xu Jun smiled and said: "I think there must be someone else in Germany who is having a headache over this matter right now. How is Bormann now? he came up with many good ideas for me. Now in the country, of all who have close relations with me among the people, the most who will bear the brunt of it is him. This guy must be working hard for my victory right now. I think he knows very well his current situation, leaving aside my trust in him, just his current status is enough to attract countless bullets from Hitler's side. He knows Hitler very well and has long seen through Hitler's true nature, so it is unlikely that he would do anything foolish like betraying me to follow Hitler."

　　"Indeed, your lord secretary is indeed an absolutely intelligent man as you said, and he has long since seen that you want to take this opportunity to oust Hitler and replace him yourself. I see that he is now in full swing. He said to me that if you win this time, then he will also gain a great power that he could not imagine, and if he falls to Hitler, then he will only live forever with a traitor's brand. He said that he did not want to live a life in which he would be suspected everywhere, so he would do everything in his power to help you win. On my way here, during my transit in Berlin, Herr Bormann also sent his inner circle to meet with me. He had a few messages for me to pass on to you. He said that 'some animals have taken refuge in their safe nests'.

He also said that he was willing to play the role of a decoy when it mattered. He also wants me to tell you that 'everything will be under your control, but I hope you can cherish the precious time you have now, time is not endless', he asked you to give up hesitation to follow what you think in your head just do."

　　"Bormann is right, we really don't have much time left now, I didn't expect him to see that too, it's really something. He is still willing to act as bait for me, it seems he does want to accompany me in a big way." Xu Jun nodded his head and smiled.

　　Martin Bormann, this fat conspirator, followed Jack from the beginning and is now one of the most loyal of who follows him. The number one war criminal who had managed to escape that historical trial in his own world and vanished without a trace.

　　This burly Saxon was a true political animal who threw himself into every political game he loved with a fervent passion.

　　He was a man with a surpassingly amazing insight, the kind of talent that allowed him to easily figure out what his master was really thinking, and to arrange everything before he even gave him an order.

　　This is a man who is very fond of hiding behind the curtain, and up to now, he has been quietly hiding behind himself, secretly clearing all obstacles in his path. Of course, he has also gained quite a lot of power using his own hands. But strangely enough, this man seems to be very uncomfortable with the kind of work that requires one to show his face, he is still more fond of doing detailed intrigue behind the scenes, and every time he finds endless pleasure from those who are screwed over by him.

　　For the sake of his unparalleled political skills, Xu Jun and Jack tolerated the man's habit of engaging in petty tricks behind people's backs, which of course also carried his loyalty in the current period that can be trusted for a layer of reasons.

　　Now it seems that the political animal's sense of smell is really potent, he also saw that the current solution must be decisive and fast because now a large part of their so-called strength is in the bluff, in fact, many are empty shelves, making so many people support him is already an incredible thing. If time drags on, when some of them understand their real situation now, it is likely that they will reconsider who they should be loyal to, and by then it will be too late for them to get something going.

　　"Indeed, time is too important for us. Now that we are basically clear about Hitler's corresponding plans. Then we must speed up our pace, it is time for us to express our response to our Führer. The longer this matter drags on the worse it will be for us, our men will be slowly be sapped of morale and energy by time."

　　"It is true, what you can never imagine is that this matter has now affected far more than our Germany. Even the front-line operations have been affected by this matter. As a result of the involvement of the General Headquarters and the Army Command in this matter, our fighting on the French front has basically come to a standstill, many troops have stopped attacking, and those front-line commanders are now closely watching the situation at home. Your influence in the Army is so great that I believe that half of the generals and troops on the front are now willing to mutiny for your sake." Wehrle said with emotion.

　　"This is absolutely impermissible, they will put me on trial as a German sinner if they do so. The German army has only one honor, loyalty to its motherland, Germany. If the front line is delayed because of me, then the national interests of Germany will be compromised. To compromise Germany's national interests for my own personal reasons would be something I could never tolerate.

　　It seems that our action must be speeded up. I hope that this matter will be over in two weeks so that whichever side wins will not have any great effect on Germany. Only then the country's operation will not suffer any impact, otherwise, in time, the people will always sense something wrong, and those sensitive business tycoons and those ambitious foreign forces will also be ready to move. Now there both Hitler and I to press them, if they know that the two of us are now fighting to the death and have no energy to pay attention to them, they will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to make something happen." Xu Jun frowned as he said this.

　　"My marshal, there is a third force watching the situation now. They have also sent messengers to contact us. They seem to be willing to give a hand for this operation of yours."

　　"Oh? The third force, what are they."

　　"All are some of the hidden resistance forces in the country. Many are people who were oppressed by Hitler's policies, including some remnants of repressed political parties and the families of victims executed by the Nazis. There was also a large group of army rank and file who had been opposed and disgusted by Hitler's policies from the beginning to the end." Wehrle replied in a low voice.

　　"Are these people reliable? I have doubts about the real motives of these people. Any more than that I am the general national leader of the Nazi Party. And behind every policy and every repressive action of Hitler, there is a shadow of my involvement. They couldn't have been unaware of this, and I would definitely have been in the top three on their hate list. How could they come to offer me any help." Xu Jun asked in confusion.

　　"We thought the same thing at first, we thought they wanted to jump in and take advantage of the situation when you and Hitler were fighting each other to lose. But after a few contacts with them, we found that they seem to admire and worship you for what you are doing now. They say they see in you the noble qualities of a true Germanic man, and they feel that you should be more suitable than Hitler to lead this country. So they ask us to believe in their sincerity, and if you are really willing to overthrow Hitler's leadership and take up the important task of reviving Germany, they are willing to forget everything you have done to them before and do their utmost to help you achieve this goal.

(TL: seems kinda sus)

　　As a sign of their sincerity, they also provided us with a list of spies hidden in various departments. A small number of them were American, British, and French spies, and the rest were Russian spies. Some of them were also mixed into the units controlled by our "bishops." If it weren't for the list given to us by the resistance, those guys would have definitely caused us irreparable damage sometime later."

　　Hearing Wehrle's words Xu Jun was startled again. "What? I already have foreign spies mixed in among my people? I really can't believe it, how could those resistance groups know about the existence of those spies."

　　"Haha, my marshal, that's the most wonderful point. Because of Hitler's suppression made all those resistance groups go underground. And some of them, in their desperation, thought of seeking help from those countries that were sympathetic to them. When they got in touch with those countries, they didn't waste this opportunity, and they were basically drawn into their intelligence agencies by the people they sent to contact them.

　　From then on, they were the ones who did the receiving and arranging work when those countries sent their spies to Germany. But what those countries forgot was that the reason these people were providing them with information was to oppose Hitler, and they were cooperating with those countries for that ideal. And these people are actually still pure Germans at heart, they all love their motherland Germany. Now when they found a real opportunity to fulfill their ideals, they would of course choose this opportunity, even if it cost them their lives to overthrow Hitler. In the end, none of them sold out their country willingly.

　　That's why they have come to you now. Because of your brilliant speeches and your purges of the corrupt, they see hope for Germany. So they decided to turn to you without any reservations. Their previous betrayal was only against Hitler, they never wanted to betray Germany. So they handed over all those spies who might cause damage to you in building this country in the future. Although these may be only a part of what they know, it is enough to make us feel their sincerity." Wehrle finished his words in one breath, and then picked up the coffee in front of him and drank it.

　　"If it's really like you say, they can indeed be a quite useful force in our plan. But you said that there are and more of them are Russian spies, and those resistance groups are communists if they can contact the Russians?" Xu Jun was a little unconvinced that the German communists of the time would betray their comrades.

　　"Hahaha, it's even more interesting to talk about that, those Russian spies were unintentionally discovered by several underground resistance groups, and since those resistance groups were in contact with each other. As a result, they hooked up with a few communists and to their surprise gained their trust. As a result, that group of Russians came to the door themselves. But the resistance was outraged and disgusted when they found out that the Russian spies included real Germans, and that those Germans' loyalties were not for Germany, but were committed to selling out their country's interests in order to have Germany annexed by a foreign country. But if they denounced them, they were bound to expose themselves, so they had to put up with it, and they slowly distanced themselves from the communists. These spies were still gaining information when the two sides first started working together, and it's unclear how well those organizations are developing now."

　　"Those damn things." Xu Jun jumped up at that time, he can not see himself willing to work for another country to betray their own motherland.

　　"I can understand the former kind of feeling, they betrayed their leader for the sake of their own motherland. Now that they have repented, and from their current performance, they must not have sincerely provided any important information to those foreign intelligence agencies, if after investigation to determine that they did not harm the national interests of Germany, I can forgive them for this treasonous behavior. The latter were the ones I could not tolerate, they had sold their country and their countrymen for foreign powers, and Russian citizenship, and they were fighting for their beliefs. If this is the case I can't blame them, because this is his duty as a citizen. But if he is a German citizen, it is absolutely unforgivable to sell the interests of his country and nation to another country for the sake of his faith. No matter how noble or great his beliefs are, they cannot justify the selling out of his country and nation to another country. The interests of the country and the nation may be greatly damaged by his actions, and countless compatriots may lose their lives because of their actions, so such people are absolutely unforgivable no matter what reasons they use to justify their actions."

　　"I also think so, but now is not the time to consider how to deal with these people. I still have some people's information to give you, and they are the fourth power, and the group of power you can use the most right now." Seeing the way Xu Jun's face turned white with anger, Wehrle hurriedly changed the topic.

　　"These people are probably your most reliable allies. I believe you will be interested in them.