The Furious Führer
Inside the office, Schmidt sat in his chair with a gloomy face. His worst fears had come true: Dr. Erskine had created another Super Soldier.
Fortunately, Erskine is dead, so he doesn't have to face an army of Super Soldier.
"I will entrust the Super Soldier Serum project to Dr. Zola. He is an outstanding human Genetic Engineering. You can join the team and learn under him for a period of time."
"Rest assured, leader, I will definitely crack the Super Soldier Serum for you and create an invincible super army."
Schmidt shook his head. "Don't get too excited yet. You have zero background in Genetic Engineering, and you've missed the best learning stage. If you don't demonstrate talent in scientific research, I will transfer you. As a soldier, the battlefield is the best place for you."
"I understand, Chief!"
Researching Super Soldier is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Of all the genetic scientists in the world, only Erskine has succeeded, which shows how difficult it is. As Erskine's colleague, Schmidt knew that the success of the first Super Soldier was purely by chance. Even with a complete formula, it was not guaranteed that the serum could be produced.
Moreover, he had also compiled and analyzed Erskine's experimental data, concluding that the success rate was almost zero. This was an experiment that required human lives to be sacrificed; even with tens of thousands of people, success was not guaranteed, and even if it succeeded, it would still be a failure. Trading tens of thousands of well-trained soldiers for a single soldier with superior individual strength was something only an idiot would do.
"Captain!" Schmidt was not optimistic about the experiment. "Please remember one thing, Hydra doesn't lack scientists, it lacks generals to lead the army."
"Chief, please forgive my bluntness, but when it comes to leading troops into battle, you are the most outstanding strategist."
"But I can't lead troops into battle forever..." Schmidt stood up and came to Russell: "Hydra's goal is the whole world. I need someone to share the burden with me, and you are that person."
"Chief, you flatter me."
Schmidt said meaningfully, "Captain, I like ambitious people because ambition makes people strong. I know you're trying to please me, but don't bury your talents in the lab just to please me."
"..."
"Go down now. If you change your mind, you can come find me anytime."
For the next period of time, Russell spent all his time in the laboratory, learning about biological genes from Dr. Zola. He showed amazing learning ability and made progress so fast that Zola was astonished.
Dr. Zola did not doubt that Russell was faking it; if you know something, you know it, and if you don't, you don't, especially in scientific research, which cannot be faked. He believed Russell was a genius and told Schmidt that Russell was a scientist whose talents were wasted by the military and that he should have been even more outstanding.
This greatly frustrated Schmidt. Zola's research on the Super Soldier Serum was sufficient, and Hydra had as many research talents as they wanted. Whether Russell was there or not was irrelevant.
He's short-handed lately, his money's dwindling, and he's about to run into a deficit. He needs war, a war of aggression!
In Germany, Little Mustache Führer was furious. He had invested heavily in Hydra, but Schmidt turned out to be an ungrateful wretch who bit him in return.
The enraged the Führer immediately dispatched troops to fight Hydra. He did not want to see Schmidt again and only demanded that the body be brought back to Berlin.
When Hydra went to war with the German Army, the German Army had almost no obstacles because most of Hydra's bases were located in Germany. Except for remote bases with few people, the other bases were quickly wiped out.
The munitions factory in Klausenburg was one of Hydra's most important bases, and the German Army attacked it the most heavily. Unfortunately, since Schmidt dared to openly rebel, he was naturally prepared to suffer Berlin's retaliation.
He couldn't organize a large-scale war, but he could manage small-scale battles. With the power of the Tesseract, Hydra achieved a series of victories against the German Army, slapping the Führer in the face repeatedly.
The Führer went into a rage, smashing over a dozen pencils in a row, but he quickly calmed down and sent someone to meet with Schmidt to negotiate peace. He drew a section on the map of Europe where the German Army and Hydra would not interfere with each other, and the grudges would be settled after Europe was conquered.
The Führer was also forced into a corner. The global battlefield situation was changing rapidly. The Eastern Front had depleted a large number of manpower, the America was burning through money to aid the Soviet John Bull, and the North African Front was suffering defeat after defeat. What was most infuriating was that the two unreliable allies not only failed to provide any assistance, but also repeatedly hindered the progress.
Especially in Italy, the Führer wished he could personally go to Rome, pry open Mussolini's skull, and see exactly how his delicate little brain was structured.
The Führer was in a state of panic and unable to deploy a large army to suppress Hydra. Fortunately, they had a common enemy and could cooperate for the time being.
Schmidt didn't want to fight the Führer to the death either. Hydra's foundation was too shallow, and it was still in the stage of development and expansion. War would only deplete its strength, which was not what he wanted to see.
Both sides had their own ulterior motives and signed a ceasefire agreement...
A year passed in the blink of an eye. During this year, the German Army military operations around the world became bogged down. The Führer was overwhelmed and unable to suppress Hydra, so he could only let it grow stronger.
Schmidt wisely refrained from rushing to expand, as the number of soldiers remained the biggest obstacle to Hydra's growth. He knew Berlin was doomed to defeat, so he waited for the Allies and German Army to fight amongst themselves before stepping in to clean up the mess.
That year, Hydra's main objective was to establish a base, Hydra's army participated in several invasions, looting and running away to make money and manufacture weapons on a large scale.
The energy of the Tesseract was continuously channeled out, and in addition to Energy Gun and Energy Cannon, Super Bomb were also successfully manufactured. Although the technology was not yet mature, Schmidt was more confident with strategic weapons in hand, and ordered his men to speed up the production of Super Engine to power aircraft Tank. He wanted to take over the entire European battlefield the moment the Führer was defeated.
Dr. Zola was the first person to successfully harness the energy of the Tesseract. Schmidt valued him highly and, during the period of rapid development, prevented him from continuing his research on the Super Soldier Serum, giving him full control over the development of energy weapons.
Meanwhile, Russell had become the second most capable researcher on the team, second only to Dr. Zola. In fact, he was not much less capable than Zola in terms of biological genetics; he simply kept his abilities hidden.
Incidentally, all the researchers in the lab have been Enslavement by Russell's skills, including Dr. Zola. He has also infiltrated nearly 30% of the superweapon research team.
Schmidt had stopped paying attention to Russell and had almost forgotten that he even had such a person under him, so Russell's direct superior became Dr. Zola. During a base reorganization, Zola transferred Russell out of Klausenburg and assigned him to a small, remote base.
This was Russell's own idea; he felt very insecure always being under Schmidt's watchful eye. The branch base was different. Although its defenses were lacking, it was full of his people, and even if they weren't, he could manage it with some time.
Here, I would like to thank the Nameless Female Corpse once again!
Russell couldn't brainwash people, nor did he possess Schmidt's charisma, nor could he win people's hearts. He could only extract their souls and inscribe the word "obedience" upon them.
The results are decent. Currently, there are over twenty scientists, three hundred fully armed Hydra warriors wielding Energy Gun, and eight armored vehicles equipped with Energy Cannon at the branch base.
During this time, Russell saw news about Steve in the newspaper; he should now be called Captain America. Captain America is extremely popular in the America, a beloved theatrical actor with a large and devoted fanbase.
On stage, he slapped his mustache wildly and sold bonds to the front lines to buy weapons. Because of his energetic performances, bond sales increased by 10% in every state he visited, making an indelible contribution to the victory of the war.
To be fair, Russell felt that Steve was more threatening on stage than on the battlefield. War is about money, and a Super Soldier can't change the course of the European war, but a big star who can make money is not easy to cultivate.
According to information provided by Dr. Zola, Russell learned that Schmidt harbored a great deal of envy and jealousy towards Steve, envying his ability to make money.
Schmidt could only be envious. He wanted to do a nationwide tour in Germany to make money, but he didn't have the ability. He was skin and bones, without any pectoral muscles that could crush Deadman, or a prominent, eye-catching buttocks. As Super Soldier, he couldn't even sell tickets.
On this day, Zola sent Russell intelligence again, stating that Hydra forces had clashed head-on with the U. S. Army, defeated the U. S. 107th Infantry Division, and captured a large number of surrendered soldiers.
"Check if there is a soldier named James Buchanan Barnes. If so, send him to me."