The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

"Is this all you're going to return?" In the City Palace, August frowned at Zorn and pointed at the list in his hand.

Three days ago, he moved into the City Palace and returned some manors, fields, cultural relics, and of course a small amount of gold.

"Yes." Zorn said with a stiff face. He also knew that the Hohenzollern family, the descendants of Frederick the Great, must have more than this wealth, but there was no way. In more than 20 years, many things were gone.

"Good, very good." August sneered, then regained his expression:"Give me another ten tons of gold"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, Schacht has ordered that all gold be returned to the treasury and cannot be withdrawn."

Hearing this, August frowned. Without gold, he could not buy new weapons. It was impossible to turn the tables. But he also knew Schacht's concerns. The empire's economy was on the verge of collapse. Unless there was new income, collapse was only a matter of time.

Therefore, he urgently needed oil. With oil, the crisis of the empire could be alleviated, and various industries could develop rapidly.

"Mortgage all these manors and fields, and also mortgage the city palace. I need gold, a lot of it. August made a shocking decision.

"this……"Zorn was puzzled by August's crazy behavior. Of course, the practice of mortgaging the palace had existed for a long time, and he was not surprised. He just didn't understand why all of them were mortgaged.

"Go ahead and do it. Remember, you only want gold and silver, nothing else." August did not explain to Zorn's confusion. Three months later, he would have an oil field, so this little bit of collateral would be nothing. The oil field with tens of billions of barrels would definitely make him the richest emperor in the empire, and he wouldn't have to care about anyone's face at that time.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Field Marshal Rommel is waiting outside. At this time, Zorn said

"Well, let him in."August nodded.

The next strategy is naturally North Africa, so this desert fox will be used again.

Compared with Rommel in the portrait, he is a little haggard and deep at this time, without the charm of the past.

""Your Majesty the Emperor." However, there was some understanding, and Rommel saluted respectfully. The entire Germanic people still had great respect for the Hohenzollern family.

"Marshal, I have been waiting for you for a long time." August joked:"Why, you Desert Fox, you have no energy at all? Is your body not well yet?"

"Have you forgotten the hundreds of thousands of troops that were besieged?"

Hearing this, Rommel's eyes flashed with a trace of pain. Those hundreds of thousands of troops were his comrades and compatriots who fought side by side with him. As a result, he came back first, which was tantamount to abandoning them.

"I have not forgotten it, and I will never forget it."Rommel said in a hoarse voice

"Very good, it seems that you have recovered and are full of energy. I have decided to let you continue to serve as the commander of the North African Corps. Do you have confidence?"August nodded, then stared at Rommel and said word by word.

Hearing this, Rommel's eyes lit up, and then dimmed again:"Your Majesty the Emperor, they have been surrounded, and we have lost the ability to fight back, but I am still willing to go. Even if I die in battle, I want to die with my comrades."

"Very good. As for your counterattack capability, I don't agree. I have asked General Student to prepare for an airborne landing on Malta."

"As long as Malta is captured, the hundreds of thousands of besieged troops will be supplied."

"In addition, I have prepared a thousand tanks for you to use as your counterattack capital. August's expression was calm, but in Rommel's ears, it was no less than a bolt from the blue.

"Really? A thousand tanks?"Rommel was very excited. If there really were a thousand tanks, a counterattack would not be impossible.

"Of course, I will send someone to take you to see it later, but I have a request. I need you to counterattack to the Surt area, then station there and wait for supplies."August made a request

"Soult? No problem. As long as I have a thousand tanks and the support of the air force, I can reach Soult in three days at most. Rommel, who had regained his spirits, said loudly:

"Your Majesty, may I ask the reason?"

"There are oil fields there, which have been explored, and there are tens of billions of barrels of oil buried underground."August said meaningfully:"With these oil fields, the empire's steel torrent will start again, and you don't have to worry about running out of fuel."

"However, this information is top secret. You are the second person to know it besides me."

"Please rest assured, I will keep my mouth shut!" Rommel immediately promised

"Well, go and prepare. In ten days, you will follow the tanks southwards, first to Italy. Once you take Malta, you will command your North African corps. I will have the logistics department provide you with 15 days of fuel supply. If you cannot reach Soult within 15 days, the empire will be finished."August said solemnly.

"Yes! Don’t worry."