Imperial Elite

Chapter 178 This time we'll definitely get Old Joe sorted out!
Theoretically speaking, assassinating Old Joe is a matter with endless possibilities.

After all, if someone is unlucky, they could be killed by a meteorite even while sitting at home.

On the way to war, there was also the possibility of falling into the river and drowning.

Even after having sex with a girl, he would have uncontrollable nosebleeds and eventually bleed to death.

A person can die suddenly even when they are healthy and without any illness or disaster. If they are targeted and killed, it is not difficult for them to do so.

After all, Steve Jobs was a celebrity, and during the worst years of the Great Depression, the quick-thinking editorial department of Citibank conducted a series of interviews with officers and soldiers who had fought under his command.

They even went so far as to exploit John, the sapper who had become a rancher in the land of exile, and then, taking advantage of the popularity of "Governor of the Planet," they published a memoir for Old Joe that was not actually Old Joe's memoir.

The book recounts Old Joe's experiences during the war from the perspectives of others, particularly from the perspective of the First Battle of Paris, which comprises nearly a third of the book.

With such detailed records and the addition of Hollywood movies, this book naturally sold quite well, and also made many Teutonics who could understand Buntanian slap their thighs in delight.

Damn it, why didn't I suffocate that bastard back then?

Why didn't a stray bullet take this guy out?

Then everyone knew that even after becoming a general, Old Joe liked to be at the forefront, especially during the Sudetenland campaign, when tanks with Old Joe's number were frequently spotted on the front lines.

So after receiving the Führer's order, Otto thought that perhaps he should cooperate with the Air Force on this matter.

Didn't the Red Knight have a chance back then, and almost managed to kill Joe?
He didn't dive down and fire another burst at that time, so he's also partly responsible, right?
The next time Old Joe appears on the front lines, just have the Air Force drop a one-ton bomb on him, and the problem will be solved.

However, even Otto knew that the feasibility of this plan was somewhat low, because the biggest problem with the plan was that...

He had no idea when or where Old Joe would appear.

Although he looks a bit intimidating, standing at 1.9 meters tall with scars on his face, he was not only a member of the sword club in university, but also made a small contribution to the unification of the Teutonic and Habsburg states. He looks quite like a replica of Holz, the first fierce man of the Teutonic Kingdom.

But Otto didn't really want to fight. As a child from a middle-class family, Otto only wanted to do two things in his life.

The first thing is to make some money, and the second thing is to live a comfortable life.

If it weren't for the current social atmosphere in Teutonic society, which leaves no room for people to live, preventing Otto from exploiting surplus value in his own factory.

Otto had no desire to join the army.

Although he got the position by chance, Otto's first reaction after receiving the order was to go to the intelligence department to get some information.

Then Abwer, who had also received orders from the Führer, thought, "You kid aren't here to cause trouble, are you?"
You stinking army, are you begging for food in our intelligence department?

Get out of here! No intelligence!

Since Abbeville refused, Otto then went to the intelligence departments of the IDF and the Guard, indicating that he now needed some support.

However, for the Wehrmacht and the Guard, although they all supported Otto, the reason they initially brought him up was because they didn't want to get involved in the matter.

How come this pot has come back to haunt us again?
No way. A married son is like water that has been excreted. Don't come hanging around here anymore. We're worried about the negative impact. The only things you brought here are some weapons, ammunition, and personnel. Take them and we'll call it even.

After hitting walls everywhere, Otto finally came to the Air Force. The Air Force did not reject Otto, but said that the Führer had given orders and they would do their best to cooperate.

However, we are an operations department, not an intelligence agency. If you need bombers, we can send a squadron, and you can choose the type and personnel you like, but we can't help with intelligence.

After hitting walls everywhere, Otto thought for a moment and then chose to take a plane to Paradise Island.

Otto's official explanation for going to Paradise Island was that it has Wagner's training facilities and that Joe had lived there for over a decade; he wanted to go there to study Joe's lifestyle.

Once we understand Joe's lifestyle and way of thinking, we can ruthlessly strike him from the sky.

But in reality, Otto was thinking, since this is impossible, why don't I hide in a place on the edge of the world and wait for the Führer to forget about it?
Then, when Otto arrived at Paradise Island with his hundreds of young men, Otto and his men looked at Paradise Island and said, "This place is too corrupt, too decadent. No, for the sake of the empire, I must criticize it!"

Just in time for this operation, the Führer gave Otto authorization, and after burning three sausages, Otto felt that things couldn't continue like this!

Anyway, the funds will have to be returned if we don't spend them, so let's go hire some staff from the side and come back. We're going to fully restart Paradise Island! Swimming pool? Open! Cinema? Open for free without time limits! Beach and bathhouse? Hehehe... Let's go get the military doctor to do a physical exam first.

With a select group of elites chosen from the National Defense Forces and Armed Guards, Otto began to experience Old Joe's lifestyle on Paradise Island.

Waking up every day in Old Joe's 100-square-meter bedroom, in a huge bed that could fit many people, Otto couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so decadent! So depraved! I love it! This is how a real man should live!"
At this time, Old Joe was unaware that a guy named Otto had openly expressed his envy of his life on Paradise Island.

After all, Joe is busy again. After reviewing Joe's proposal, the Citizens' president said it was good and to make one for him according to the plan. Once it was done, everything would be fine.

While making arrangements for the Rising Sun people in the Pacific, Old Joe was also preparing to do something in the Balkans.

According to Old Joe's initial plan, he wanted to lead his troops into Italy and, with the cooperation of the guerrillas, launch a major attack on the leader.

For this reason, Old Joe began supporting the Italian left-wing guerrillas last winter.

They planned to launch a surprise attack on Benito from both inside and outside.

After all, those familiar with Italy know that although Italy is not a large country, it has indeed created a legend. As a small country, it not only has a country within a country, but also suffers from uneven development and a north-south division.

In this long, narrow country, the north has always been a high-level region, historically a major center of industry and culture, while the south... well, the girls there are quite nice.

So if they can take the north, Benito will have to go to some godforsaken place and become the king of shit.

Then, just as Old Joe was preparing to kick Benito away, or have Benito use his traditional trick of shaking the Führer for help.

In the Balkans, which are controlled by the Russian military government, the locals have revolted! As a notorious powder keg in the Old World, the Balkans are as chaotic as a nightclub at 3 a.m., both in terms of ethnicity and religion.

The Habsburgs' rule here was not very secure in the past, but it became even more so after the Russian military government conquered the area.

The Lucia military government did have a certain awareness of being a conqueror, winning over powerful figures, including local capitalists and nobles, and then adopting a relatively tolerant policy on religion and culture.

After all, the Revolutionary Alliance in the north was still eyeing them covetously, and the Russian military government was also worried about what would happen if they suppressed them too harshly and the people here caused trouble.

Generally speaking, if conquerors adopt this stance, or even share power with local powerful figures, their rule can still be sustained.

But now it is the 20th century, and the era when one could maintain rule simply by winning over nobles and landowners is over.

Especially given the level of corruption within the Russian military government, coupled with the Great Depression, the standard of living in the Balkans couldn't be described as plummeting; it was more like a freefall.

As for the Russian military government, a group of people who have held guns their whole lives, they may not know how to restore the economy and improve people's livelihoods, but they are very adept at suppressing protests.

So after several crackdowns, the Balkan people who were dissatisfied with the rule of the Russian military government realized that, given the anthropomorphism of the Russian military government, mere protests were certainly not enough.

Since that's the case, then an uprising is the only option.

So, right after the Lucian military government launched a full-scale offensive, these Balkan natives immediately sensed an opportunity. The Lucian military government's attention was now entirely on the northern front, and its troops were all in the north. Wasn't this the perfect time for an uprising?

In particular, many local Balkan people joined the People's Revolutionary League because of their ideals, or simply because they felt they had to do what the Luzan military government opposed.

So the scale of this uprising can't be said to be very large, but it can basically be said to have spread everywhere.

Given this situation, Joe naturally felt he had to lend a hand.

Regardless of how much land they can occupy, at least it can alleviate some of the pressure on the Revolutionary Alliance and restrain the main battlefield.

Faced with this unexpected situation, Old Joe had no choice but to change his plans on the spot.

Let the Italian guerrillas set up their own forces first, while Old Joe leads his troops to the Balkans to help them out.

Anyway, the Dinara Mountains and the Alps are connected, so the difference in mountain warfare isn't that significant.

If we could control the entire Alps and Dinara mountain range, that would be incredibly satisfying.

So Joe immediately began deploying troops to the Balkans, and he even prepared to join the first wave of troops entering the Balkans.

After all, Old Joe had already made contact with some Balkan guerrillas during the winter.

However, considering the risks were too great, and after much persuasion from his staff, Old Joe finally gave up the idea.

However, for propaganda purposes, NATO's propaganda department still announced in broadcasts and propaganda that the Balkan people should hold on a little longer, that Old Joe would arrive with his troops soon, and that their liberation was imminent.

Naturally, this broadcast had both positive and negative reactions.

Besides the guerrillas and resistance forces in the Balkans, Abwer also expressed his delight.

For the Balkan people, the arrival of the renowned Old Joe would obviously advance their liberation cause.

After all, Joe had almost never lost in his life, and with Joe on their team, they were sure to win.

For Abbotwell, the news that Joe was going to the Balkans was also fantastic news.

Although they claimed to have everything under control, they actually didn't know where Old Joe was.

They said they had chosen their targets, but besides the big-haired girl, they had people of all styles, ready to carry out a saturation assassination.

But for a saturation assassination, you still need to be able to get the person there.

Since no one knows where Old Joe is, this person naturally has no way to send him there.

Now that we know Old Joe is going to the Balkans, things are much simpler.

Besides the gunshot, the most famous thing about the Balkans is the Black Widow. Since ancient times, the Black Widows of the Balkans have been among the most famous widows.

So now there's no need to make up a background; it's just a bunch of Black Widows. How could there be any problems?
After all, everyone knows Old Joe. Although we don't know how he feels about the Widow, given his love for girl groups, do you think he'd let this go? This time it's a sure thing!
While Abbotwell was excitedly pushing forward with his plan, Otto, who had been having a wonderful time on Paradise Island, was now devastated.

As the situation in the Balkans began to deteriorate, the Lucia military government and the Teutons, who were still locked in a fierce struggle on the front lines, could not spare enough troops to suppress the uprising.

So, in his fury, the Führer remembered Otto and his troops.

Anyway, the other side is just a bunch of guerrillas. Otto could even hold his own against Wagner's paratroopers, so dealing with these armed thugs would be a piece of cake.

Just then, Abbotwell confidently declared that they could definitely deliver the assassin to Old Joe, and that Old Joe, that notorious womanizer, was now doomed!
So the Führer decided that since Abwer was able to handle Old Joe, Otto should go and fight those Balkan guerrillas. He would use the most ruthless means to quell the Balkan uprisings so that they would not dare to rebel again even a thousand years from now.

When Otto received the order from the Führer, he was soaking in Old Joe's large bathtub with two girls in his arms, looking at the beautiful beach and wondering where and what to eat for lunch.

Then, when Otto saw the Führer's latest orders, his blood ran cold, and even a warm bathtub couldn't warm him up.

After all, during their time on Paradise Island, not only Otto, but even the most elite Teutonic soldiers had gained several pounds on average. Now the Führer was sending them to kowtow to the Balkans...

However, he could not disobey the Führer's orders, and this time Otto had no excuses like before.

So Otto could only begin assembling his troops with tears in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)