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I have to say, women are a strange species.
The morning after fleeing from Strasser's residence, Bettina returned to her job, her demeanor unchanged, as if nothing had happened, completely different from the shy girl she had been the day before.
Fortunately, she continued to work diligently and appeared on time in Strasser's bedroom, ready for their secret lessons.
As for why it was the bedroom, that was actually Strasser's wicked sense of humor. However, now Strasser no longer dares to do so. To prevent Bettina from changing her nationality, he specifically requested Otto not to gossip recklessly. Otherwise, if he were to drink and speak carelessly one day, Bettina would have to consider moving to another state.
These past few days, Bettina has been properly teaching Strasser how to play the guitar in the living room, and Strasser has been diligently learning, showing significant progress.
Although he still cannot play a complete song, with this learning speed, Strasser just needs to dedicate a few more hours each day to practice.
The holiday time always passes quickly, and Strasser immediately returned to his intense work.
Strasser originally intended to propose at the upcoming summer conference of the Nazi Party to revoke Hitler's position as Führer and take his place, believing that the chances of success were quite high.
Currently, the influence of the National Socialist Party and the Northern School has been consolidated by Strasser, as northern and western Germany are developed industrial areas with a strong working class. This naturally leads them to gather under Strasser's banner.
In contrast, the Southern School appears weak, compounded by internal disunity. Strasser has managed to win over fundamentalist National Socialists like Rom, believing that his proposals will likely pass at the national representative conference.
To ensure everything goes smoothly, Strasser insists that this national representative conference be held in Berlin, which Bavaria is naturally opposed to, leading to prolonged negotiations between the two sides.
Finally, they reached a compromise. This national representative conference will be held in Berlin, but the time has been postponed to September, which is not far off from the military review that Seeckt had anticipated.
"Bavaria."
"Strasser, that traitor, thinks he can win over Rom, but he underestimates the bond I have with Rom and my eloquence," Hitler said proudly to Himmler, who was standing respectfully beside him.
“Strasser can give what I can give, and I am the one who will surely win. Isn't it obvious who Rom will choose?”
“Yes, Führer, we will surely achieve victory,” Himmler replied loudly, though he was pondering what kind of deep bond Hitler could have with that homosexual Rom.
Hitler turned to see Göring in the corner, looking troubled, and decided to comfort this subordinate who had made sacrifices.
"This is just a temporary measure, Herman. In order to achieve victory, we must sacrifice something. Once the greatest enemy is defeated, Rom will be of no use, and at that time, I will compensate you well." Berlin. "Hmph, I know exactly what Hitler wants to do. He thinks that after the autumn military review by General Siket, Hindenburg will remove him from the position of Commander-in-Chief of the General Staff of the Army, and then use my leadership of the military review as a reason to arrest me in support of restoration."
"Hitler can just take down the Northern School in Berlin at the national representative conference that day." Strasser scoffed at this and told Goebbels, "We have never been Royalists. Hindenburg's slander is nothing but nonsense. We will prove through action that we intend to eliminate not only the Emperor himself but also the Emperor's crown."
Strasser picked up his beloved Schall 38H pistol and aimed it at the southern window. Meanwhile, far away in Bavaria, Hitler drew the command sword given to him by his superior during World War I.
"Traitor Hitler of National Socialism." ("Traitor Strasser of Berlin.")
"I will surely defeat you and give you traitors the most terrifying punishment!"
"You bourgeois stool pigeons are bound to fail!" ("You accomplices of the Jewish people are bound to fail!")
"I, Gregor Strasser!" ("I, Adolf Hitler!")
"Am the one who represents justice!!!"
"General Jung, you promised to provide me with the Panther tank, but it still hasn't arrived. You've been giving me empty promises for half a year now. I'm in the Fourth Division, and I haven't even seen the wheels of the tank." General Heinz Wilhelm Guderian of the German Armed Forces' Fourth Infantry Division was angrily berating General Jung, pointing directly at him, leaving Major General Mark, who was responsible for serving tea and water, trembling with fear.
"How dare a mere Major shout at a General of the National Defense Forces? Is this world going mad?" General Mark had already envisioned the fate awaiting Gudauri.
General Jung let out a dissatisfied huff through his nose, reminding himself to stay calm. If it were anyone else, General Jung would have ordered the military police outside to arrest him and throw him into confinement to reflect on his actions. However, this Major was a close friend and comrade of his dear brother, General Attock.
Last year, when Gudauri was transferred from the Army Transportation Department to the Fourth Infantry Division, General Attock specifically instructed to take good care of this Major. Moreover, although this Major had a sharp tongue and often criticized the outdated thinking of the generals in the General Staff of the Army in the internal publication "Military Weekly," Gudauri's proposed combat concepts caught the attention of General Jung, highlighting his exceptional qualities. Gudauri believed that tanks could only exert their full power when other supporting units had the same speed and off-road capability as the tanks.
In a combined arms corps, tanks should play a leading role, while other units act according to the needs of the tanks. Therefore, tanks should not be organized within infantry divisions, but rather in an armored division that includes various branches to enable tanks to perform better. He then proposed the concept of mechanized warfare, emphasizing the speed of attack, which resonates with Strasser's idea of "Blitzkrieg."
This concept would likely be dismissed by other senior officers, but General Jung, after being defeated by Strasser in military simulation games, reflected deeply and began to seriously study the theory of Blitzkrieg. He indeed discovered the power of Blitzkrieg, so when Gudauri proposed establishing an experimental tank platoon in the Fourth Infantry Division, General Jung agreed and promised to equip Gudauri with a full platoon when the Panther tank rolled off the production line. However, the developments exceeded their expectations; even with General Jung's approval, Gudauri's work faced numerous challenges.
In the 1920s, there was intense competition among the various branches of the German Armed Forces, as the total establishment was only 100,000 personnel. If one wanted to establish a new branch, it required the disbandment of another. Gudauri's proposal to establish a tank unit faced resistance from the Fourth Infantry Division's cavalry and artillery units. Although they didn't openly oppose Gudauri's actions, they secretly hindered his efforts. The 9 Panther tanks that were supposed to be allocated to Gudauri were withheld for reasons of needing approval documents, and Gudauri had to go to the General Staff of the Army for help.
Once the Anglo-German Naval Agreement was signed, the National Defense Forces could begin to expand their military, and only then did the senior officers relax.
Coincidentally, at this moment, Strasser ordered the First Infantry Division to scour for weapons, especially tanks. Rommel directly approached various divisions with a large amount of currency; a significant portion of this money was secretly embezzled by Strasser from Kirov. There was no other choice; since the National Defense Forces were not yet under Strasser's control, he had to rely on siphoning off funds from other divisions to barely get by.
Since it was possible to prevent that annoying Major from bothering his Tank troops and also make some money, the senior officers of The Fourth Infantry Division didn't even think twice and just sold the tanks to Rommel.
It's said that they sold them, but in reality, it's not much different from giving them away. These officers weren't particularly interested in the money from selling the tanks; the main issue was that Gudauri proposed establishing Tank troops which threatened the interests of other branches, so they had to suppress him immediately.
So when Gudauri came knocking, these guys innocently told him that the tanks had been carelessly lost and couldn't be found.
Anxious and frustrated, Gudauri immediately went to General Jung to complain, but the latter was unable to do anything. Although he was the highest commander of the Fourth Division and had the power to punish several senior officers, he couldn't punish the entire branch for the experimental tank platoon led by Gudauri.
The actions of these non-commissioned officers were actually a joint initiative of the cavalry and artillery branches, so the matter had to be left unresolved. Gudauri could only train his newly formed tank platoon using tank Model s.
However, the stubborn Gudauri did not give up. These days, he has been relentlessly criticizing the senior officers of The Fourth Infantry Division in the Military Weekly, leaving them with a barrage of harsh words.
These guys wanted to respond in the newspaper, but their level of insults was not even on the same level as Gudauri. The verbal battle in the press ended with Gudauri outsmarting everyone, leading to a one-sided output.
They had to approach the editor-in-chief of Military Periodicals, General Attock, to request the cessation of Gudauri's articles. However, Attock, being historically supportive of Gudauri, naturally chose to protect him.
His attitude was that he would verbally agree to their request, but in reality, he would turn a blind eye to it. After all, they were all on the same level, and no one could really do anything to each other.
So Gudauri ended up being scolded in the "Military Weekly" for three whole months by those generals. Every week, the front page of the National Defense Forces publication featured Gudauri's warm greetings to them. Eventually, even Seeckt got wind of the situation and had a good laugh at General Jung's expense.
After being scolded for so long, the generals couldn't take it anymore and decided to ask General Jung to send this troublemaker away. Initially, Jung wanted to be the good guy and smooth things over, but seeing those generals looking so disheveled and desperate, Jung couldn't help but soften up.
"Cough, cough, it was my mistake not to provide you with enough tanks. I apologize for that."
Jung cleared his throat and said something that made Major General Mark raise his eyebrows in surprise. "I don't want an apology! I want tanks! Tanks!" Gudauri remained unmoved, he had had enough of empty promises. "Unfortunately, for certain reasons, we cannot provide tanks for you at the moment. But I know a place where you can develop your talents. I can write a letter of recommendation for you to go there."
General JungThinking about the recent rumors about Netherlands that have been circulating, I have made a decision in my heart.
"Where to?"
"The German Armed Forces The First Infantry Division."
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