V4CH33: Sailing

　　"Field Marshal, Field Marshal Reinhardt." Hans gently woke up Xu Jun from his sweet sleep.

　　"Oh, Hans, it's you." Xu Jun rubbed his eyes and let out a long snort. Perhaps this stirred the wound on his shoulder, Xu Jun couldn't help but frown.

　　"How are you, my marshal." Seeing Xu Jun's painful expression, Hans hurriedly asked nervously.

　　"It's nothing, I just strained my wound." Xu Jun sat up with the help of Hans.

　　"Since you have woken me up, is there something wrong Hans?" Xu Jun asked Hans.

　　"We have reached the outskirts of Danzig City, my marshal. General Haroon and Colonel Dorgan and the others have been waiting outside the car for a long time."

　　"Yes, well, great, let them wait for a while, then I'll call them in after I get organized."

　　"As you wish, Field Marshal."

　　Hans bowed slightly then turned around and walked out, after a while, Hans came in with a tray with washing utensils. Hans first handed a clean wet towel for Xu Jun to wipe his face and then brought a glass of saltwater for Xu Jun to rinse his mouth.

　　When he finished washing up, Xu Jun felt better than just now, he said to Hans: "Hans, bring my uniform, I want to get up. I've decided it's better for me to go out and meet them."

　　"What, Marshal! you can't leave this bed and move around with the risk of opening your wounds. This is specially ordered by the doctor, you should take care of your body for the sake of Germany." Hans hurriedly objected.

　　"It's okay, you know how good my body is, this wound is nothing. I know my own condition, I think lying in bed is what makes it difficult for me to recover from my injuries. Just don't worry, I'll take care of it."

　　"But the doctor's orders...." Hans still wanted to continue persuading the marshal, but the result was blocked by Xu Jun's sentence. "Hans, this is an order."

　　"Since you insist like this, I can only comply with the order, my marshal. But please make sure you pay attention to your health." Seeing Xu Jun's so resolute attitude Hans wisely chose to compromise.

　　Xu Jun smiled and nodded his head to show his understanding. Not long after, Hans took Xu Jun's uniform and walked into the medical cart. The original uniform had a hole punched in the shoulder, so it was obviously not wearable, this one was a spare. Hans helped him put on his military pants and shiny leather boots and then helped him put on his military shirt, without a backstrap because of the wound on his shoulder. Hans then helped him put on the marshal's uniform full of medals and fixed his injured left hand with a lanyard on his chest. After finishing dressing, Xu Jun carefully checked up and down again, then put on his military cap and walked out of the medical cart with his chest up.

　　"Marshal! How are you..."

　　Colonel Solent, the medic who came up to him, watched in amazement as Xu Jun walked down the steps in high spirits. He could hardly believe his eyes, he had never seen any wounded man with such serious injuries get out of bed and walk around after two days of being injured. Looking at Xu Jun's current appearance, it's as if he had already reached the recovery period, Colonel Solent felt that the medical theories he had learned before had been completely overturned by Xu Jun. He couldn't help but stare at Xu Jun standing there with his mouth wide open and unable to speak.

　　"Don't say anything, Colonel." Xu Jun walked up to Solent and said with a smile. Xu Jun did not understand why he was like this in his heart, but he vaguely felt that it might be related to the fact that his current body was a genetically engineered product, and it was likely that people in the future had used genetic engineering to strengthen their physique, but whether or not this was the case, Xu Jun did not dare to be sure. He does not have the energy to figure this out now.

He is now putting all his energy into completing the current plan, nothing can distract him from that matter. Xu Jun crossed over to the military doctor and walked over to the two officers who were standing at a short distance and saluting him respectfully.

　　"You guys have worked hard." Xu Jun walked up to them and said with a smile.

　　"Marshal, when we heard that you were injured, we were so anxious, but now that we see that you are still in such good spirits, the stone in our hearts has finally fallen to the ground," Haroon said eagerly.

　　"Yes, those damn guerrillas. It is unforgivable that they dare to lay hands on you. And Mueller, what the hell is he doing with his security, to let the commander get hurt, how could he be so careless. And this guy now dares to hide from me everywhere, fleeing as fast as a ghost when he sees me, let's see how I will teach him a lesson when I catch him. But my marshal, how is your injury now, I heard about your injury from Solent, according to your condition you need to rest now ah, you know this will make us very uneasy." Dorgan said anxiously.

　　"Haha, I know my own injury, do you see anything wrong with me now? No, right? Then don't worry about it. Haha, I think Mueller knows that you must blame him, he probably feels that being blamed by a colonel in front of the soldiers will be very humiliating, so that's why he avoids you everywhere. Speaking of which, our transport is ready, right? Your mission is to meet up with the people our allies have sent to meet us, how is the situation?" Xu Jun asked with an easy smile.

　　"Ah, everything is ready, my marshal, as soon as you give the order, we can set off immediately," Haroon replied.

　　"Yes, my marshal, your ally made the fastest reply to your request, and all personnel is on standby. Your ally has sent his inner circle to meet you at the head of their most reliable men. Randolph is now waiting with them on the docks." Dorgan went on to say.

　　"That's great, let's get ready to prepare to leave now, we don't have much time, we need to grab every minute we can. You guys get in the car with me and tell me the process properly on the way." Speaking here Xu Jun turned to Hans and said, "Hans, convey my orders, all personnel get ready to depart, we have to leave immediately, destination, the dock at Danzig port."

　　"As ordered, Marshal." Hans nodded his head and then ran towards the officers' ride.

　　"Alright, you guys come with me now." Xu Jun led the two officers slowly towards the armored command car.

　　"My God, are those the vehicles the marshal prepared?" Mueller stood on the dock of the harbor staring dumbfounded at what was in front of him.

　　"What else do you want, a battleship for you? Sir General!" Dorgan said coldly as he stood by Mueller's side.

　　Mueller was not able to run away in the end, he was caught by Dorgan in Xu Jun's armored command car. As a result, the poor brigadier general was mercilessly and severely beaten up by Dorgan in front of all the officers. In the end, it was Xu Jun who came out and said something, which freed that corps commander from that powerful mental assault by the Deputy Fuhrer's second military adjutant and intelligence staff, and personal guard commander.

　　"Ah, this, I didn't mean that." Mueller still had palpitations about Dorgan's horrible mental attack just now, and he was now completely scared by the SS colonel.

　　Although it is said that his rank is higher than Dorgan's, in the German military system rank is indeed a sign of status, in ordinary times officers follow the rank to divide the rank, and can not have any arrogance, but in the German military world there is also a standard to divide the rank by the height of the position, it is because the German army has this interesting rule, in the history of the German army there was a group of marshals under the command of an admiral. Although Dorgan was now a colonel, he was in fact half a rank higher than Müeller, holding the position of intelligence staff of the General Headquarters and military adjutant to the Vice Führer. Although the Battle of Dunkirk had been fought, for some reason the Battle Cluster Command had not been ordered to disband, so the institution still existed in name and Dorgan retained his position. And Mueller is only the commander of a unit in the campaign cluster, the overall command of the command staff level is still a little short.

　　In fact, in normal times, Dorgan has been strictly following the military rank standard to Mueller to maintain courtesy, and the two private relationships are also good. But this time Dorgan was really angry, poor Brigadier General Mueller was taken as the responsible person, and the scapegoat was dragged out by Dorgan to suffer a no-nonsense disaster. All the officers looked at Mueller's miserable state, and that moment of Colonel Dorgan's terror left an indelible impression on those commanders in Xu Jun's officer corps, no one would dare to stroke Dorgan's tiger's whiskers for a long time to come.

　　"Colonel Dorgan, please stop targeting General Mueller, this matter is really just an accident, it really has nothing to do with General Mueller." Wehrle smiled on the side and said that the chief of staff was in a good mood now that he had escaped Dorgan, and he looked at the vehicles in front of him with an admiring look, holding his ivory cigarette.

　　"At your command, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff." Dorgan still had great respect for Wehrle, and he hastily nodded his head in agreement.

　　"Hahahaha, is this the transport my old friend prepared for me? It looks very good." Xu Jun's voice rang out from behind them, and the three men hurriedly turned around with a slight nod of greeting.

　　"Come on, let's go over. That friend of mine is really good at arranging things." Xu Jun smiled as he led a large group of officers towards the dockside.

　　The commandos were busy unloading the large boxes of luggage and supplies by the convoy, and a small group of commandos was lined up in a guard formation on either side of the officers to take up the job of guarding. And not far from the pier, Randolph has accompanied by a group of naval officers in a neat line waiting for the arrival of Xu Jun.

　　"Welcome, my marshal." Looking at Xu Jun, Randolph saluted respectfully, then he said excitedly, "Your Excellency, we all heard about the attack on you, it's great that you are safe and sound."

　　"Haha, let's not talk about that, anyway, the matter has been satisfactorily resolved, so let's not think about it anymore. Now we have more important things to do. Major Randolph, won't you first introduce me to these gallant naval officers?" Xu Jun replied with a smile.

　　"Ah, yes, my marshal." Randolph hurriedly introduced those naval officers to Xu Jun one by one.

　　Those naval officers had been standing straight on the side, and they looked at Xu Jun with admiration and reverence. The victory at Dunkirk made Xu Jun's reputation in the German navy increase, and the navy was full of goodwill towards the Vice Führer who had wiped out the entire main force of their old rival, the British navy, especially among the junior officers, and this goodwill had turned into admiration and adoration.

　　"This is the Carl Galster, Captain of the destroyer, Paul, Lieutenant Commander Maas."

　　"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, Lieutenant Commander Maas. I'm counting on you for this operation." Xu Jun smiled and said to the tall and thin naval officer with a serious expression.

　　"I feel very honored to meet you, Your Excellency Field Marshal. The miracle you performed on the French front made me feel admirable, and being able to participate in your operation has given me the greatest honor. Although I am a little sorry that you will not be able to travel on my ship this time, I am nonetheless happy to be able to carry those fine officers of yours." Captain Maas nodded his head in a respectful salute.

　　"Ah, that would be great, I'll leave my officers and men in your hands, and I'm sure you'll be able to follow my plan to perfection. You have fully understood the details of my plan, right?" Xu Jun asked.

　　"Yes, Your Excellency the Marshal. I have understood in detail the work that I should do. Please rest assured that all officers and men of this ship will do their utmost to complete the mission you have given us."

　　Hearing Maas' words, Xu Jun smiled and nodded his head. Randolph then led Xu Jun to the next naval officer. He was a very handsome young officer with a face full of confidence and determination.

　　"This is U37 submarine captain Captain Gilse."

　　"Oh, nice to meet you, Captain. It's been hard for you this time." Xu Jun smiled and said.

　　"It is a great honor to meet you, my marshal. I will do everything I can to complete the mission you gave me, and I am proud to have you on my submarine. You will enjoy my U37, it is one of the best submarines in the German Navy, and you will be able to reach your destination safely and comfortably, I assure you."

(TL: I doubt that)

　　"Haha, my Captain, I never doubted that the German Navy's well-trained submarine force will not let me down, you are the pride of Germany."

　　"Thank you very much for your trust and praise, Your Excellency Field Marshal," Gilse said excitedly.

　　Randolph then introduced the two remaining captains to Xu Jun, Captain Ehrlich of U38 and Captain Sherman of U43. Next came the departmental and technical officers of each ship, and then Xu Jun also introduced his own men to these naval officers. All this was done in a pleasant and harmonious atmosphere, the German army and navy had never been so cordial as today. Wehrle watched this rare scene from the sidelines, and he could not help but admire the great power of Xu Jun.

　　"Well, now we don't have much time, so I don't want to be polite anymore. Since you all have understood my plan, let's proceed now. All personnel, get ready to board immediately, and then board your respective assigned ships according to the plan. I hope everyone will have a safe journey, and I hope that you will all be able to enjoy a pleasant trip." Xu Jun spoke loudly to the group of Army officers.

　　"As ordered, Your Excellency Marshal." The army officers immediately stood at attention and replied loudly.

　　Then Xu Jun turned his head to Gilse and said, "Captain, show me your submarine."

　　"Now, can you start moving now?"

　　Gilse was a little overwhelmed by Xu Jun's thunderous action, he thought the marshal would give a big speech to the soldiers again because Xu Jun's speeches were highly regarded in the German army, so Gilse always wanted to hear Xu Jun's speeches. Even if the marshal does not give a speech, it will at least go to the destroyer to rest for a while to have a meal and a meeting, and then start the action. Giese did not expect the marshal just arrived here without a sip of water and immediately gave the order to move. This makes Gilse feel a vague pressure. Now it seems that Field Marshal Reinhardt is really anxious, although he did not know the reason, Gilse knows that if the German god of war can make him so anxious, things must be very important.

　　Since the marshal gave the order, everyone immediately acted. The commandos and some of the junior officers carried their luggage and supplies onto the large destroyer, while the middle and senior officers also boarded the three submarines one after another according to the list they had been assigned.

　　Since the ships had been prepared for departure and the army personnel were well-trained elite troops, the boarding proceeded at an incredible speed.

　In just half an hour, all personnel had finished boarding, and the dock became empty, leaving only those neatly parked vehicles.

　　The ships started their engines at the same time, and with the lead destroyer Carl blew a loud whistle from the lead destroyer", the small fleet slowly left the dock and drove slowly in a neat formation towards the port exit. The flagman on the watchtower waved his signal flag quickly and wished the fleet a "good trip".

　　Xu Jun stood in the command tower of U37 and looked at the seagulls flying in the distance, his face was full of confidence. Hitler, I'm coming.