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Chapter 127 The Development of the Navy

After an exciting meeting, two people were left alone by Reinhardt.

Among these two people, one was Steve, the Chief of Staff of the SS, and the other was Raeder, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Third Reich.

"You just want to get all this Czechoslovak-style equipment to the SS?" Reinhardt took out a bottle of Fanta soda at some point and took a relaxing sip.

This soda called Fanta, created by the German Coca-Cola branch under Reinhardt's suggestion, is now quite popular in Germany. Unfortunately, many stereotyped German generals do not like this "new gadget", which makes

Reinhard didn't drink it during the meeting, but waited until the meeting was over before taking a few sips.

Seeing the head of state drinking soda in front of him very casually, Redel also relaxed a little. In his opinion, if the head of state drinks bitter coffee now, it is very likely that he will be punished.

But what happened next officially began to refresh Redel's outlook on life.

"Why do you think of getting equipment now?" Reinhard said to Steve disdainfully: "If I were you, I should have kept silent when the Anschluss happened."

"Aren't I too shy to fight with the National Defense Forces?" Steve said with a smile: "You are more powerful, the head of state. You can get so much equipment by using the excuse of reducing logistical pressure."

Got it, Raeder got it all. Simplifying logistics to improve efficiency, supplementing the SS to strengthen rear defense, those are all revealing factors.

What is the identity of the SS? It is the personal army of the Führer! Co-author Steve just gave so many reasons in a serious manner, but in the end it was discovered that they were all signaled by Reinhardt in advance!

"Of course." As if he didn't see Redel's expression, Reinhard smiled proudly instead of feeling ashamed: "If I said clearly that the SS's equipment was too poor and needed to be replaced, how many people would support it? Don't.

Let alone General Brauchitsch, he would be the first to jump out and oppose it."

"Yeah, we can't defeat these veterans that Marshal Sickert focused on promoting at the beginning." Steve shook his head and seemed to be embarrassed.

"Our General Raeder is well-informed and sensible, and he never goes against us. He knows our difficulties and understands our helplessness." As if to cheer Steve up, Reinhard smiled heartily and invited Raedel to join him.

Got into the topic.

"That's right!" Before Redel could react, Steve immediately answered loudly: "If I want to say who is the general I admire most in the Navy, it really has to be General Redel. The Treaty of Versailles was originally

He was so strict, and General Raeder was able to find ways to secretly establish our German naval aviation force under the cover of the 'Severa' company's brand. For this, Steve admires him."

After saying these words, Steve immediately stood next to Redel, firmly took Redel's right hand and promised: "Don't worry, General! If you need help from the SS in the future, just ask. Since you

If you can establish a naval aviation force under the eyes of the Treaty of Versailles, then the SS Propaganda Department will help you recruit a group of aviation forces, let alone!"

"Okay!" Reinhard clapped his hands and said, "It's rare that General Steve has this kind of intention. General Redel, don't refuse anymore. I will also help you keep an eye on this matter, and I promise to give you a

A batch of aviation units that are enough to form an aircraft carrier fleet. It’s settled. Before the end of the year, we will help you recruit a group of excellent naval aviation units to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers under construction."

"Wait!" Suddenly feeling that something was wrong with the conversation between the two, Redel cleverly stopped Reinhardt and Steve's double act.

In fact, not long ago, Redel had just proposed Plan Z to Reinhardt to build a huge fleet. In Redel's plan, he hoped that the German Navy could further strengthen its own artillery and giant ship power, instead of putting all hope in it.

It relies on the aircraft carrier combat theory proposed by Reinhardt on a whim.

Judging from the limitations at the time, Redl's suggestion was quite reasonable.

First of all, the Atlantic sea environment has extremely high requirements for ships. It can be said that there are many parts of the Akagi aircraft carrier drawings that Reinhard obtained from Japan that are not suitable for the Atlantic environment. As the commander-in-chief of the Navy, he knows more than others.

Raeder, who was on the inside, had always been deeply worried about Reinhardt's aircraft carrier-based tactics.

In addition to being uneasy about aircraft carriers, a weapon that Germany has never used before, there is another reason why Redel proposed Plan Z to Reinhard - the Führer came from our navy.

In the eyes of many army generals, Reinhard has always had the mark of the navy on his body. Even though he studied under Sickert, this mark did not disappear.

In Germany, Reinhard's legendary deeds have been well processed and publicized for a long time. Even children as old as five or six can almost recite the legendary achievements of the Führer.

At the very beginning of Reinhardt's road to fame, the turning point that marked the starting point of his take-off was when he proposed "Operation Rainbow" when he was in the Navy, winning the last shred of dignity for the disgraced German Navy.

Since the head of state was once a member of the navy, he should have some feelings for the navy. This is Redel's biggest expectation and wish.

"Führer... I think the Imperial Navy's top priority is to speed up the construction of conventional ships and create a reliable and stable force instead of betting all the capital on aircraft carriers." After thinking for a while, Redel considered

road.

After listening to Redl's carefully considered speech, Reinhardt's face instantly darkened. Damn it, Steve and I worked hard for a long time just to lay such a trick on you, and you didn't

Drill inside!

At this time, the cautious Reinhard suddenly remembered something that had nothing to do with him.

In the original history, Reinhard Heydrich's resignation was due to Raeder expelling him from the German Navy for the completely harmless reason of "inappropriate relations between men and women."

How big a problem is the improper relationship between men and women? They actually kicked me out of the navy because of this! Reinhard, who started to have delusions, became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and the eyes he stared at Redel gradually became less friendly than before.

"Of course, the head of state's ideas are always avant-garde, and I personally fully agree with the head of state's suggestions." Seeing Reinhard's unkind expression, Redel immediately expressed his loyalty: "As long as the head of state orders, I will definitely implement it. I am just worried about the light."

Having an aircraft carrier is not enough to carry out future missions, and I am not belittling this new weapon. In addition, I also deeply admire the head of state's erudition."

Well, we are of the same mind. Steve nodded approvingly at Redel, indicating that his horse was well shot.

Sure enough, Reinhard's face looked much better. In the end, the sun was shining brightly, and the spring breeze smiled warmly at Redel: "Where, where. I just read more and study more. I am good at accepting new knowledge and I am versatile."

A little bit. It’s not that amazing.”

"The knowledgeable head of state must also understand the importance of conventional surface ships." Raeder, who had mastered conversation skills, then tried to get Reinhard to build a few more large cannon ships for the navy.

"Yes, I am so erudite and knowledgeable." Reinhard replied off topic.

Realizing that he had been speaking for a long time, the head of state only heard a few words of praise for him. Redel said with a helpless smile: "Then... in the eyes of the head of state, is the Z plan I submitted before...

..."

"No." Reinhard changed the topic and refused without hesitation: "The empire does not have that much production capacity, and Plan Z cannot be realized before 1940."

Damn, he said so many nice things in vain. Raeder felt as if the Führer was a bastard who only listened to nice things and didn't show any expression after hearing them.

"As for the surface fleet you want, I can promise you to add 2 destroyers, 14 coastal defense ships, 40 torpedo ships, 2 new cruisers and 3 new battleships before 1940." In the end, Lai

Inhart still expressed some encouragement to Redel.

However, after listening to Reinhardt's sudden and arrogant words, Redel didn't come back to his senses for a long time. If Reinhardt mentioned that there was insufficient production capacity to implement Plan Z, Redel understood it.

The confident promise made by Reinhardt made Raeder quite unbelievable.

Let’s not talk about where so much production capacity comes from. Even if there is production capacity, why should we build so many small ships instead of using them to build giant ships?!


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