Episode 78 Meeting with Hitler

"...We call the head of state 'my head of state', but Mr. General, you can just call the head of state 'Mr. Chancellor' or 'Mr. Hitler'..."

At 9:45 a.m. the next day, in the antechamber of the Prime Minister's Office, Xiang Xiaoqiang was sitting on the sofa, and Martin Bowman was sitting next to him, holding a document and reading slowly.

The interpreter from the Prime Minister's Office spoke Chinese to him.

Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart was beating non-stop as he looked at the spacious palace-like waiting hall of the Prime Minister's Office. The marble floor and walls were shiny, and the doors several meters high in the distance were tightly closed.

Each has two tall and upright SS men, all in pure black uniforms, black steel helmets, holding Mauser rifles, and the armbands on their arms are bright red. These are the elite of the SS elite: the Führer's Guard. Their legs are slightly square.

He is in a resting state, motionless and without squinting, just like a sculpture.

From time to time, a secretary or an officer hurried past with documents under his arm, his footsteps echoing in the church-like hall.

Martin Bowman looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, still reading the document slowly, and giving him the necessary information before the audience. Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded slightly while also looking at Bowman.

"...When you are with the head of state, please don't smoke..."

Bormann was probably not Hitler's chief secretary at this time, but he was obviously already working beside Hitler.

"...the head of state is very approachable, so...you don't need to be nervous."

Bowman probably saw Xiang Xiaoqiang's nervousness and said this with a smile. But it was okay if he didn't say it. When he said this, Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart almost jumped out of his chest.

He nodded and smiled gratefully.

The Martin Bowman in front of us was the No. 2 war criminal after the war. He tried to break out of the Soviet siege in 1945, and then disappeared forever, becoming an unsolved mystery. It was not until 1972 that underground pipelines were laid in West Berlin and dug out

A body said to be Bowman's was found. But whether it was Bowman's remains has been an ongoing debate.

After another uncomfortable moment, Xiang Xiaoqiang kept staring at the big wall clock on the opposite wall, watching the minute hand move closer to the number 12 little by little. In the last two or three minutes, he was so nervous that he could hardly stand it.

Finally, the hour hand pointed to 10, the minute hand pointed to 12, and the wall clock began to ring "dang ding".

At this time, a door at the end of the hall opened, and a secretary walked over quickly and whispered to Martin Bowman. Bowman immediately stood up and said solemnly to Xiaoqiang:

"Mr. General, please come with me. The head of state is waiting for you."

Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately stood up, adjusted his suit and dress, strode behind Bowman, walked through a long corridor, and finally came to a small hall.

Opposite is a huge door, with a soldier in black from the Führer's Guard standing on each side. Several classical oil paintings are displayed in the small hall, as well as a marble head of Hitler.

Hitler should be inside the door. Xiang Xiaoqiang guessed.

Bowman said something to a secretary at the door, and then stepped back. The secretary at the door smiled at Xiang Xiaoqiang, then opened the door and went in. After a while, he came out again, opened the huge door, and nodded to Xiang Xiaoqiang.

, said in standard Chinese:

"Mr. General, please come in."

Xiang Xiaoqiang took a deep breath and walked in with his head held high.

The two SS soldiers immediately raised their guns and stood at attention.

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A spacious, almost "majestic" office, with several high windows about ten meters high, sunlight pouring in. On the front wall, there is a giant oil painting, which shows a profile of Hitler's bust. He is wearing brown clothes

Wearing a stormtrooper uniform and armbands, he put one hand on his waist and stared into the distance.

Below is a circle of sofas, and further in front is a large desk. Behind the desk, a man with black hair and glasses is lowering his head and concentrating on something. On the other side of the desk is a huge

globe.

The man behind the desk is the legendary Hitler.

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at him and suddenly thought to himself: Is this person Hitler? Is this person really Hitler?

Hitler suddenly raised his head, glanced at Xiaoqiang, then took off his glasses, walked around the desk, strode towards Xiaoqiang, and stretched out a hand:

"Mr. General! Good morning! Nice to meet you!"

The translator behind him immediately translated into standard Chinese. Xiang Xiaoqiang shook hands with Hitler and felt that his handshake was very strong. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just nodded stiffly and smiled:

"Yes, I am. Mr. Prime Minister, good morning...I am also very happy to see you."

Hitler laughed, nodded, held his hand, patted his arm, motioned to the sofa next to him, walked over and sat down first.

Xiang Xiaoqiang's chest was beating non-stop, and he followed stiffly and sat opposite Hitler. The translator also came over and sat beside the two of them.

The secretary came over behind him, bent down and said something softly. The translator smiled at Xiang Xiaoqiang and said:

"Mr. General, would you like tea or coffee?"

"Um, coffee."

Xiang Xiaoqiang said subconsciously. But then, he realized that he was wrong and immediately changed his words:

"I want tea, thank you."

The stimulant effect of coffee is much stronger than that of tea. My heart is beating so hard now that if I drink more coffee, I will die.

The secretary asked Hitler again, and Hitler raised his index finger. After a while, a cup of black tea was placed in front of Xiang Xiaoqiang, while only a glass of mineral water was placed in front of Hitler.

Hitler wore a gray suit and black trousers, with an Iron Cross First Class pinned to the left side of the suit. It was awarded to him while fighting on the front line during World War I.

Xiang Xiaoqiang took a sip of tea, suppressed his nervousness, then forced a smile and said to Hitler:

"Mr. Prime Minister, please allow me to convey to you His Majesty's greetings."

Like a kind elder, Hitler looked at him with a smile and said:

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Queen. How is your Majesty the Queen?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:

"Your Majesty is fine. Thank you for your greetings. I will convey your greetings to her."

Hitler then said:

"I look forward to His Majesty's visit to Germany at a convenient time."

Xiang Xiaoqiang sweated: This is really straightforward. But he still smiled and said:

"I will also convey your invitation to her."

"Mr. General, I would like to congratulate your empire on its two consecutive victories: the Battle of Nanjing and the Battle of East India. You fought very well. Really very well. I have been paying attention...Mr. General,

It is said that you became the youngest general of the Ming Dynasty because you commanded the first victory?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled humbly:

"I only participated in the first war. Of course, it is the Supreme Command that directs normal wars. I only commanded the southern suburbs annihilation battle, the Nanjing urban battle, and the Pukou annihilation battle."

Hitler laughed and said:

"But I know that's the best part."

After Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to the translation, he and Hitler laughed together.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Hitler got straight to the point and said:

"Mr. General, there is no one else here. So I assume that you came to Germany to accept your Majesty's instructions... Can I assume this?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said, "It's absolutely fine."

"Very good," Hitler said with satisfaction, "our two countries are both pragmatic peoples, and we can completely put aside the hypocrisy. Let us take a look. For the long-term friendship that our two countries are about to begin, we two

Can I personally do something here... In this way, I will listen to your requests first."

Then, he leaned back on the sofa, put his right leg on his left leg, beat time with his fingers, and looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, signaling that he could speak.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was surprised: So direct?

He still hesitated a little, looked at the translator, then looked at Hitler, and asked:

"Mr. Prime Minister, are you saying that we will start formal talks now?"

Hitler raised his eyebrows and smiled:

"What, what do you think we were doing just now?"
Chapter completed!