Rommel stopped the convoy when we got to Kalinovka, a small town, and gave orders to the recon to spot the enemy troops, in the direction of Kiew there was smoke, but not much, some small fire but not much more, the radio from Kiew was still transmitting, which gave Rommel a calm.

Rommel discussed with Kiew and found out where the attacks were coming from and declared Kalinovka the HQ of the offensive. We will start the offensive in 2 days, and now important Nazi officers are arriving.

"Erika, I will have an important meeting with important people, would you mind waiting outside while I'm in the meeting?"

Usually, I would accept, but I wanted to be at that meeting, so I had to insist at the cost of sounding childish.

"Could I join in? I won't bother, I promise!"

Rommel seemed to be compromised, but he wasn't going to give in, "I'm sorry but you can't participate, these are very important people."

"Exactly" came a voice from the back of the tent, I turned to see a very old person coming forward, "How long Rommel, is this your new adopted daughter that is rumored?"

Rommel didn't even flinch, "Not yet, when the campaign is over I'll do the paperwork."

He smiled, "Good good, come on, let her see how her future father works, with her father's future boss."

Rommel seemed surprised by the bold insinuation about the future leader of the Reich.

"I don't know who my boss will be, but if you insist, I'll let Erika see the operation."

They went to the map along with another officer I didn't know and looked at the map.

"How bad is it?" asked Goring as I pulled up a chair to look at the map.

"Nothing dramatic, but the city forces can't defeat them, I've already made a plan. But, unfortunately, recon confirmed that they had prepared to receive us. Somehow the ambush survivors tipped off the Kiew siege and have fortified themselves."

"Well, if you had attacked immediately I wouldn't get the option to test my new experimental units."

"Sir?" asked Rommel.

"You remember the fallschirmjager, we have given them some new toys, after intensive training, they have promised me that no enemy can defeat them, and I want to test their words with the blood of our enemies."

"What are they? Some new bomber?"

"No, we call it a helicopter, 1 of them can move a platoon of infantry, with incredible mobility and a very powerful light armament, we can equip up to 4 MGs on them, they will obliterate any infantry that gets in our way."

Rommel didn't seem to believe what he was saying. Still, nevertheless using his description, he made further modifications to the map, "This looks good to you?"

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I looked at the map and did not understand the meaning.

"What does each symbol mean?"

Rommel was surprised as if he had just remembered I existed, "Yes, look, what look like circles, are my mechanized/panzer divisions, which will attack the flanks. The 9th partisan regiment and the 1st, to surround the 3rd and 5th destroy them and secure the Kiew-Germany route, it's the first part of the plan to liberate Kiew.

On the other hand, the squares inside are German infantry battalions. The lightning bolts are Goring's new unit, which if they work as he says, will outflank the southern and northern units and exterminate the partisans in West Kiew on the first day".

Wow, I made plans with the HQ in my previous life. Still, we used different symbology, and the difference between the worlds is noticeable.

Goring approached Rommel, "Now that the planning is finished, let's talk politics."

Rommel looked at him suspiciously, but Goring didn't care.

"I know you are in the reformist branch of the Heer, along with Speidel, Manstein, Guderian, and others, but I have always liked you."

He took out something he recognized as morphine and took it, "Join the militarist faction, you are one of the military geniuses of this country, I need you to fulfill my plan, the only way for Germany to survive into the future is by war, we gained incredible wealth by invading dozens of countries, the only way to improve the quality of our economy is to invade the rest of the countries and plunder their wealth."

Rommel looked at him with disgust, however, he did not respond, Goring's plan was nonsensical bullshit, but he seemed to believe it.

"What is the militarist faction?" I interjected, Goring looked at me and smiled, "They are my followers, intelligent people who know the only way Germany can prosper, and we want your father in, why don't you be a good girl and help me convince your father?"

Rommel looked angry and looked as if he was going to reply angrily.

Should I intervene?

Voting time!

Option 1, Intervene and say that his plan sucks, I don't want my future father to be with the extremist in the future!

Option 2 Shut your mouth, no need to get our self in politics

Option 3 Intervene and say his plan makes sense, try to convince Rommel it's a good idea. Although, in the end, maybe Gorings is going to be the next Fuhrer, at that moment, wouldn't Rommel be in a bad position? For not accepting his plan? Maybe his plan sucks but we don't need to underestimate his political influence.

Option 4, Intervene and say his plan sucks and try to humiliate him. What the fuck is this plan, I have only seen worse planes made by the Federation and Being X, I can't control myself I need to tell you how stupid that idea is.

This is another point in the story where being on Ao3 or spacebattles would be a lot better as you can get images. But besides that it doesn't really matter, just look at what Tanya says or whatever is described and do as your ancestors did before, and use your imagination.

Or just join the discord at tpQdpRfRB9 and get the pictures, whichever you prefer