Just as Heinrich was inspecting with Manstein, familiar with the defense line and his troops, the armored troops who had been hiding behind him could no longer suppress their attempts, especially after hearing that General Hot commanded a left-wing cluster to attack a beautiful armored raid from the Red Army's Voronezh Front, the feeling of being idle made people feel even more upset.

In a rest camp of the 16th Armored Division, a group of people laughed and laughed around an officer who was 50 years old and had the rank of lieutenant colonel and shouted:

"Earl, let's talk to Mr. Hubei again. Let us go out and fight again. Since we started to retreat inexplicably in September, we have not fought one after another. The tank is still under maintenance from time to time. If this person does not move, he will be rusted."

"Yes, it's a new tank and a second assault gun. I thought there would be a big battle, but one on the left retreated and the other on the right was on standby. I polished all the patience I had accumulated after finally accumulating. Finally, the Red Army Tank Brigade appeared today. Before we could take action, the anti-tank guns were reimbursed so much. If this continues, my younger brother who served in the 13th Armored Division will surpass me - I can't afford to lose this person."

"I know, I know, I'm going to say it's not okay? You're worried, aren't I?" Lieutenant Colonel Haizent von Stravitz, who is the battalion commander of the 16th Armored Regiment of the Armored Regiment of the 16th Armored Division, looked annoyed. In fact, he particularly understood the pursuit of these young men. On the one hand, he received a retreat order when he won the battle, which made it difficult to turn from his mind, let alone the ordinary soldiers below could not understand it. Even intermediate officers like him were difficult to communicate with each other; on the other hand, there was no decent battle in the past two months. I used to look forward to rest when I was fighting, but if I was idle, it would be strange if the young men were able to stand it.

However, although his words sounded very firm in the crowd just now, the words were completely evasive and perfunctory because he was a little afraid of seeing Mr. Hu Bei recently.

Mr. Hubei is the 16th Armored Division's love for Lieutenant General Hans Valentine Hubei. This armored soldier general who lost one arm in the first battle has a very characteristic and has a very regular life (persisting in a meal for 3 hours to maintain physical strength). He is talented, has clear ideas and strong protection of the honor and image of traditional soldiers. He maintains a serious expression and meticulous style in commanding and fighting or daily communication. No matter what difficulties and hardships, he will not defeat him. He will always appear in front of his subordinates with a calm expression. Only when he is in a very intense mood will he wave the black man's fake hand - this is the only memory left to him by the last war.

Stravitz was born as a noble Junker, the eldest son of the family and the title of Count. He was actually not young, nearly 50 years old. His temples had already begun to turn gray. As a cavalry player in the last war, he had experienced extremely rich experiences - he was injured and had squatted in the French prison, and was also considered a character. Later, he changed his career and became an armored soldier, starting from the most basic chariot commander. According to the principle of such a prominent family and experienced officer should be able to stand out soon, but unfortunately he could not change his character: on the one hand, he despised his superiors rebelliously, and on the other hand, he spared no effort to care for his subordinates, so senior officers were very troubled to mention him. However, his subordinates liked him very much, so the war was still just a lieutenant colonel battalion commander - it was very rare among the average young and light armored troops.

If he had done nothing for two months, he would have long jumped out to curse people according to his previous hot temper. However, his temper has been much more restrained recently, because Lieutenant General Hu Bei went to him to scold him not long ago. Under the harsh criticism of the other party, this old trick who had always been fearless was finally restrained.

That day, Hubei's father's face looked ugly and he was very angry. Stravitz dared to bet that he had never seen his father's rage. He only saw the other party tapping the table with his fake hand and scolding: "I heard that you are dizzy and are planning such a ruthless thing as a coup. You dare to design a plan to detain him while the head of state comes to inspect."

He was shocked and said guiltily: "Where is it?"

"Don't make a quibble, do you think your friends can still stand firm and not tell the truth after entering the Gestapo's secret prison? If they can be as steadfast as they claim, I admire them as heroes, but what have I seen? There are begging for mercy everywhere, some ask big men to clear the way through various relationships and hope the head of state for understanding, and some push the responsibility to others, a bunch of pitiful people with their true colors - there are only two hard bones here, one is Treskov and the other is Stauffering... As for Ludwig Beck, they are a complete fool." Hubei's father looked serious, "You actually hang out with them, which makes me have to doubt your IQ."

"But this is totally a slander. I am a lieutenant colonel. Although I have the title of an earl, so what? There are not many hundreds or dozens of earls in Germany." Stravitz shouted, "Besides, you are the supreme commander. I detain the head of state and you can let go with just one word..."

"Speidal has taken everything. Can the Gestapo take out his personal confession for you now?" Hans-Speidal was the chief of staff of the Fifth Army at the time, and was Baker's close friend. He was deeply involved in the plot group, and Stravitz was the person he liked and could use to perform "special tasks".

Hearing the name of Spidal, Stravitz's heart suddenly sank, and he was as dejected as a defeated rooster. Finally, after Hubei's repeated inquiries, he hesitated to tell the secret dialogue between him and Spidal:... If the situation is unfavorable, decisive action is required, you can consider detaining it when the head of state conducts a front-line inspection...

"But this was just a joke at the beginning... You also know that there are many people in our division who are talking about the head of state, and there are many occasions for jokes. This is completely feasible. At most, it is a joke that is over-the-top." How could Stravitz still not know that Spidal confessed him? He deeply hated the other party for such a lack of integrity, but he had to hold on and refuse to admit it - otherwise it would be over.

This excuse is very good: the 16th Armored Division is an army with a strong Prussian tradition. There are too many noble members in it as officers. Only a few civilians joined this team with their military ranks and military merits. It is joked that the grassroots officers are not Mr. Captain or Second Lieutenant, but should be called Mr. Marquis, Mr. Fire Earl. Of course, the title of "Earl of Tank" is also the same. In such a team, officers at all levels are very active and willing to devote themselves to political discussions. While the speech is completely free, various ideas are growing and spreading. The officers of the General Staff themselves commented: "...No division can joke about Hitler like us, and we can even discuss the removal of him..."

Hubei was obviously very troubled by this, but now he stared at Stravitz's face and said gritting his teeth: "The head of state has organized a military court to conduct a full trial on them. Marshal Longdested presided over the overall work. The verdict will come out soon. Most people will eventually be hanged. Do you want to go in and stand with them?"

Stravitz was shocked and said quickly: "Of course not!"

"I don't care whether you are joking or serious discussion, I will never allow such a thing to happen - this is betrayal!" Hubei tapped the table hard and said in a high voice, "The head of state led the German people to end the split situation, rescued the country and nation from the economic crisis, and won room for development for the future of the empire. No matter what mistakes or inappropriate things are, it is not something you and I can talk about at will - and I don't think the mistakes of the head of state are. Many times, the so-called morality, beliefs and honors we abide by are not worth mentioning in the final interests of the German people!

No matter what reasons and motives you have, you cannot violate the military oath you made in front of the head of state! Besides, are the policies you are busy attacking slowly adjusting? The Jewish methods of handling are not so fierce, and the management ideas of the Eastern nation are also adjusting, including military strategy, internal management, economic system, etc. All policies are being carefully adjusted. As politicians and strategists, the head of state usually stands higher than us and sees further than us, leading us to continue from victory to victory. What else do you want to do? Just because you, a small armored battalion commander, is also worthy of criticizing the head of state's governance philosophy?"

Of course, Hubei's words were not without any loss, nor was it intentionally put out to make things difficult for Stravitz. There were many problems with the 16th Armored Division, and there were similar problems with the Potsdam Infantry Regiment (if readers have an impression, they will still remember the Nine Earl). After the Nine Earl was liquidated, the situation inevitably reached the 16th Armored Division, because there were many relatives and friends who were related to each other. Stravitz finally understood why the other party looked so bad. He could only stand at attention respectfully and dare not say a word.

"The Head of State is aware of this matter and understands your thoughts. He generously does not care about your past. At the same time, he also noticed the abnormality of the political atmosphere within our division. Therefore, after the end of this battle, you will be transferred out with some troops to form an independent heavy armored battalion, with you as the battalion commander. This is a force controlled by the commander of the group army group, equipped with the latest and powerful tanks developed by the empire. I hope you can seize the opportunity."
Chapter completed!