Chapter 31

Fight together

During the ancient colonial period, Boston on the east coast of the United States was the busiest port in the entire North American continent. Times alternated and time revolved. With the prosperity of New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, the economic and trade status of "Ashens in the United States" declined. After entering the 20th century, a population of 300,000 to 400,000 people were only a medium-sized coastal city. However, the far-reaching nuclear explosion not only changed the fate of New York and millions of New Yorkers, but also changed the fate of many cities in the country. The nuclear radiation that cannot be dispelled by the sunshine.

The storm made the extremely prosperous international city in the first half of the 20th century a place of death. Inhabitants of dozens of kilometers moved away one after another. Boston, which was not far away, quietly took on a considerable part of its trading functions. Merchant ships from all over the world revitalized the old ports, and many urban areas had a new look. However, various rumors caused many Americans living on the East Coast to migrate to the inland or the West Coast, which also made Boston lose the opportunity for urban expansion, population to skyrocket and produce qualitative changes.

Prudent people often choose to stay away from danger, while those who are willing to take risks and stay and live because they are attached to their hometowns, while others value real interests. The market with ups and downs at any time is like a sea with unpredictable climate. Some established companies declined because they chose the wrong direction when turning, and some emerging adventurers successfully discovered the new world thanks to their keen vision or the luck given by their gods. In Boston, if the hero is judged by the speed of success, the Igor consortium is only an outstanding representative of rising stars, and there is still a certain gap compared with those strong chaebols. However, in terms of local influence and even the relationship with the top leaders of the United States, the energy of this consortium is impressive - not only local officials and congressmen frequently interact with it, but even the important officials in Washington are well-known. This situation has become particularly prominent in the past year.

Companies that show excellence often have extraordinary leaders. The Igor Consortium does have a wise and wise executive, young vice president Brewer Nissen. There are many sayings about the origin of this European, some say that he was a royal noble of a certain European country and came to America because he fled from the war. Some speculated that he was an entrepreneur who once served for the Third Reich and fled to the United States because he was afraid of the responsibility of the Soviets. In the official immigration registration materials of the United States, this young man who had dual Swiss and Spanish nationalities had a clean resume like a model for outstanding young people. For a period of time, it was common for him to travel between Boston and Washington.

The Igor consortium, which mainly operates international trade, also has a considerable scale in real estate, shipbuilding, textiles, chemicals, machinery and other industries. However, this consortium did not have strong funds from the beginning.

Some well-informed people have more or less heard of its rumors, such as smuggling arms, selling antiques, bribing officials, and their poor deeds have made decent businessmen unwilling to join them. However, the charm of cash is sometimes irresistible by traditional morality. Taking advantage of the three-year war between the Eastern and Western camps, the Igor consortium made a fortune in military trade and expanded and merged at an astonishing speed. Brewer Nassen's personal assets were also on the rocket. He bought real estate, luxury apartments, beach houses and street-facing stores in many locations in succession. In a rough manner, there were dozens of sets, so they were nicknamed "Greedy Rabbit" in the upper class circles.

The "Greedy Rabbit" is not greedy and stingy in communication. Most people in Boston political circles have received valuable gifts. And the American people who can only see the superficial phenomena may never know - "Igor" means an eagle in English. America uses eagle as a national symbol, but there are more than one Americans who advocate the eagle's heart.

Despite having a "cave" that is enough to hide, the cunning rabbit does not receive mysterious guests from afar in his house. When the Imperial team, who intends to return to Europe, fought with the Soviet army in northern Germany, in a high-end yacht in Boston Harbor, Brewer Nassen respectfully greeted the two cold-faced men wearing black windbreakers.

"Sir, recently Soviet spies and American sirens are frequently active in Boston. For safety reasons, I have to arrange to meet with you here. I'm really sorry!"

The mature man in black replied in an official manner: "If you are here for vacation, you still hope to live more comfortably. The current situation is urgent. The Empire Base Camp requires all personnel to work together to overcome the difficulties. I hope you can understand this."

Brewer Nassen, vice president and CEO of the Igor Consortium, also known as Brewer Bruno, the Imperial dispatch intelligence officer in North America, responded seriously and sincerely: "Yes, I understand."

"Then let's get to the point!" The mature man took out a document from his bag: "This is the strategic command that the base camp sent us to convey this time. After reading the secret documents, they need to be destroyed on the spot!"

When talking about the necessity of confidentiality, people easily remember the "Zimerman Telegram" that directly led to the United States' participation in the war during World War I. After a big loss, the current situation is particularly delicate. The "small work" of the senior executives of the empire is indeed necessary. Bruno picked up the secret, read it carefully under the slightly shaking light bulb, and then made up his mind to light it and throw it into the trash can, watching with the envoys as each piece of paper turned into ashes.

The flames went out, and the older Tsai said in a calm tone: "Before coming, the base camp had negotiated through non-public liaison channels with the US government. The Washington government rejected our proposal to participate in the war without any room for negotiation, and even disagreed with sending ships into the waters of the Belt Strait. This means that we either continue to fight alone against the powerful Soviet troops or use special means to lure the United States into the war. On this side, the head of state and the senior management placed high expectations on your Excellency, and on the other hand, the available troops of the empire have been put into the front line, and the dispatch of special operations forces to North America was too hasty in time..."

Bruno thought for a while with a tense face: "If the United States can be encouraged to participate directly in the war, it will definitely form a key help to the goal of imperial rejuvenation. However, the United States is very afraid of the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army from top to bottom. They are afraid of being involved in the war and suffering heavy casualties. If they want to change this, it is difficult to achieve it by relying on the atmosphere of public opinion. If you attack the American target in the name of the Soviet Union, I personally think that not only will the US government not be deceived, but it may have a counter-effect, leading to unpredictable consequences. As for the Republicans, the rival of the ruling party in the United States, we may still have a front-line opportunity, but... the price may be very heavy."

"Is there a heavier price than losing German territory?" the envoy asked back.

Bruno shook his head as if he had lost something: "Okay, two, I have received the instructions from the base camp. Please convey the fighting determination of all the personnel stationed in the United States to the Head of State for me, and we will do our best to complete the task."

Not satisfied or dissatisfied, the two envoys shook hands and said goodbye with Bruno with a solemn expression. After that, they will take a speedboat to return to the high seas, join the seaplane that came to pick up and then return to Nordic Europe. If it goes well, the entire journey will be only ** hours.

At this time, in Europe, thousands of miles apart in Copenhagen, Denmark, the front-line command of the Imperial Team was already busy for dozens of hours. Staff officers, correspondents and secretaries handling machinery were all responding to the call of the base camp with practical actions: to contribute everything to the rebirth of Germany!

In name, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Expeditionary Force was the Minister of Defense of the Free Empire of Northern Scandinavia and former Third Reich Army General Reinhardt. This commander who had been imprisoned for three years by the Soviet army for no doubt, but he had not been integrated into this army similar to the Defense Force but was very different from that of the National Defense Force. His understanding and use of it were obviously not as good as that of the guardian of the Empire, Marshal Rommel, the "God of the State Funeral Army". Their prestige and command style also determined that the latter was more suitable for such a crucial battle. However, for strategic reasons, Rommel's existence, like the head of state and Goebbels, was also a secret that needed to be hidden from the world.

In this battle to return to German territory, the battles in the Denmark islands, Bremen-Hamburg, and Rügen Island areas were held at the same time. In a complex environment, fighting against strong enemies, on-site dispatching and even more important than strategic deployment. To achieve strategic planning skills, you must have sufficiently sensitive and accurate staff operations. Therefore, the general command center is divided into several staff teams, which operate according to the battlefield and divide the work and cooperate. After four years, people can finally see different military ranks behind the battlefield. Germans of different ages promote the battle process with surprisingly consistent rigor. In addition to feeling, they are unlimitedly looking forward to it.

In the staff team that coordinated the battlefield of Rügen, a young general with the rank of lieutenant general and the cross of the double swords of the silver oak leaf knight was quite eye-catching. Although he was dragging his disabled body, his fighting spirit was no less than his colleagues around him. Most of his opinions and suggestions revolved around "attack", but this did not mean that he was a reckless man who only knew how to attack. In this command, many low-level officers were his students, focusing on tactical theory research day after day and writing books. This brave general, who was once called a "madman", had accumulated a deep military literacy for himself. In the combat operations against the Allied offensives, he had won the opportunity to go into battle again. Although he could no longer charge as before, his ability as a staff officer was recognized by Rommel himself, and this time he also took the initiative to follow the army.

"No, there is no need to wait until dark. Just send a small number of me-262s to carry out harassment, which is enough to interfere with the Soviet army's inefficient aerial reconnaissance, and at the same time, landing on the coast of Noinkirchen, striving to advance to the railway line from the Horst area before dark. With the support of the resisters, the Soviet army rushing to the front line will be bleed here this night. If you wait until dark before taking action, you will have no time to build a position, and you will easily miss the opportunity."

Erich Barnfinger's firm voice in expressing his opinions attracted the attention of others, while General Alaireman, the chief of his staff team, insisted that the daytime action might lead to targeted interception and siege by the Soviet army. The dispute between the two finally alarmed Rommel and Reinhardt. After some discussion, the two big-name commanders decided to adopt Barnfinger's daytime assault plan and landed in two elite combat battalions of the Imperial Guards to attack Noinkirchen.
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