69novels Chapter 1141
Chapter 1141
Mainz actually didn’t take General Bock’s affairs to heart.
He was more concerned about the visit of Manstein, who had returned to Berlin after his vacation.
“”Führer!”
Manstein raised his hand and prepared to salute when he saw Mainz. Mainz looked at him with a smile, which made Manstein feel a little embarrassed, so he put his raised hand down again.
“That’s more like it. This is not the office of the Presidential Palace. I am not here to meet you as the head of state, but as a close brother!”
“Thank you!”
Manstein was a little embarrassed. Although he was still a little uncomfortable, he could still feel the other party’s enthusiasm.
“You two should drink less. Dinner will be ready soon. Don’t get drunk!”
Elizabeth poured a cup of tea for each of them, and took away a bottle of brandy that they had just opened and had not had time to share.
Mainz looked at his wife’s back and spread his hands helplessly to Manstein.
Manstein joked,”It seems that my sister-in-law doesn’t want us to drink, so let’s drink tea instead of wine!”
After that, he picked up the tea and took a sip.
“How is it, how do you feel?”
Looking at the other party’s slightly frowned brows, Mainz asked with a smile
“It tastes a bit bitter!”
Manstein said the truth, and then he looked at the cup of tea in his hand with suspicion.
“This color doesn’t look like the black tea that we Europeans often drink. What kind of tea is this?”
“Big red pouch!”
“Da Hong Pao?”
Manstein repeated the unfamiliar name. The color of this tea looked similar to black tea, but the taste was very different.
“This is tea from China?”
Manstein reacted. Mainz seemed to like things from China. I heard that he had recently hired a Chinese chef and had to eat Chinese food every day.
I heard that there would be several Chinese delicacies at the dinner tonight.
“Well, this tea tastes quite refreshing, although it has a little bitterness, but the bitterness has the effect of refreshing the mind, which can make me more focused.”
Manstein nodded. He has also handled a lot of government affairs in North America in the past six months, and knows how hard it is to be busy with such things.
The empire in charge of Mainz is so huge, and things must be more and more complicated, so it must be much busier to deal with than when he was in North America.
“My mother passed away half a year ago. Have you visited her since you came back?”
Tasting the light bitterness of the tea in his mouth, Mainz said to Manstein as if nothing had happened.
“Well, I took Gisela and Giro to see their grandmother before, and both children cried, and they cried very sadly!”
“What about you? How do you feel?”
Manstein’s eyes became deeper and he looked out the window.
“Honestly, I don’t know what I feel. Maybe I’ve experienced too many things over the years, and my hands are stained with too much blood, so I don’t have much feeling about my mother’s death. For her, dying at this age should be a normal thing. I just don’t know if she was peaceful and painless when she left.”
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Mainz nodded slowly and agreed,”You think the same as I do. My mother is old and her body functions are declining. The big hospital in Berlin said that a ventilator can be used to maintain her life, but that will only increase her pain. After asking for her opinion, we rejected the hospital’s proposal and let the old man spend the last moments of his life peacefully.”
“You did a great job. I believe your mother will be proud of you!”
Feeling the emotional change in Mainz’s tone, Manstein spoke to comfort him.
“Really? There are millions of people around the world cursing me. Will she really be proud of me?”
Mainz laughed at himself.
“At least you saved Deyizhi, and 80 million Deyizhi people will remember you forever!”
Manstein said sincerely, and this was the truth from his heart.
“Forget it, let’s not talk about this. You can stay in Berlin for a longer time this time. Starting in May, you will go to the front line. The affairs of the Central Army Group will be temporarily handed over to Kesselring. You can use this time to discuss tactical and strategic matters with Halder, Zeitzler and others from a certain department of the General Staff.”
He waved his hand, stopped the discussion about family matters, and brought the topic back to the war.
It always felt very inappropriate for two people who had conquered dozens of countries together and were stained with the blood and lives of millions of people to talk about family matters here. It was more suitable for them to discuss military matters.
Sure enough, hearing Mainz’s words, Manstein sat up straight and his eyes became sharp.
He thought for a while, and said to Mainz:”No need to take special care of me, I can resume work tomorrow!”
“Don’t do that. If you do that, Ms. Sibeli will probably stab me in the back!”
Sibeli was Manstein’s first wife. They had a son and a daughter. They had a harmonious relationship and got along very well.
“She will understand me. Moreover, if we defeat the last enemy, the Russian bear, as soon as possible, we can return to our hometowns as soon as possible. Then we can really calm down and spend time with our family!”
“Indeed, after defeating the Russian bear, there are no enemies worth mentioning in this world. Although the Far East is a little far away, the enemies there are not strong. After we defeat the Russian bear, we can slowly transfer troops to the Far East. At that time, whether it is attacking the foot basin or attacking South Asia, it will be easy. Even if you don’t have to take action, these young generals in the imperial army can also solve these remaining enemies!”
Although the war against the Russian bear has not yet started, the two have already begun to think about what to do after defeating the Russian bear.
“How are you going to deal with the problem in the Middle East? The location of Tuji is so critical, you shouldn’t leave this hidden danger, right?”
Manstein said that he would retire after defeating the Russian bear, but he couldn’t let it go. He couldn’t help but want to ask a few more questions and learn more!
“Of course, someone in the empire has suggested to me that the capital should be moved to Constantinople!”
“Haha, are you planning to rebuild the Third Rome?”
Manstein was immediately happy when he heard Mainz’s words.