"The Führer intends to transfer the commander and your 20th Mountain Army back to the German mainland, I wonder if it's true?"

As soon as they met, Mannerheim, the most anxious commander-in-chief of the Finnish army, immediately asked Admiral Edward Dieter.

"Yes! The Führer sent a telegram to you! ”

Admiral Edward Dieter nodded softly in agreement.

"Yes! He has already sent me a telegram explaining this, but I still can't believe that the Führer had withdrawn his troops at this time, so I will come to you at once to discuss and see what the Führer's intentions are! ”

Mannerheim, commander-in-chief of the Finnish army, also nodded, worried.

"This is our internal military secret, and I can't reveal it to you! All I can say is that we will start withdrawing our troops tomorrow, probably in a week, and this is the order given to me by the Führer! ”

Admiral Edward Dieter pondered for a moment and replied.

"What about us in Finland? Without your presence here, in the event of a massive Soviet attack, it would be very difficult for us to resist them! ”

"Just like the last Soviet-Finnish battle that was detonated by the "Manila Incident" created by the Soviet army, the Soviet army dispatched a million troops! At least 500,000 troops are coming to invade our Finnish land! Therefore, after forming an alliance with your country, we do not want to be invaded and retaliated by the Soviet army again! ”

Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, Mannerheim, remains worried.

"You have to personally consult with our Führer on such an important matter, I am only an officer of the Empire, and I will act at the orders of our Führer at any time!"

"And I heard our Führer say that after we evacuate, he will support you with a large number of advanced military supplies against the Soviet army! If you want to buy more advanced weapons and equipment, our empire can also give you a cheaper discount! ”

Hearing this, Admiral Edward Dieter replied tactfully.

At the same time, he also shifted all the other party's attention to Chen Yanlong, the head of state, and comforted the other party.

"Alright! I see, in that case, I'll bring some officers to see you off tomorrow! ”

After hearing this, Mannerheim, the commander-in-chief of the Finnish army, who had a relatively high political consciousness, immediately understood what the other party meant, so he could only suppress his inner worries and showed a wry smile.

"Actually, you don't have to worry so much, if the Soviet army really wants to invade you on a large scale, we will definitely not let them mess with it this time, because now our two countries are still from the Axis powers!"

Seeing the other party's somewhat frustrated expression, Admiral Edward Dieter immediately comforted the other party.

"Thank you!"

For the kindness of the other party, the commander-in-chief of the Finnish army, Mannerheim, also thanked him.

Admiral Edward Dieter then turned around and consulted with General Eger, commander of the 18th Mountain Infantry Corps, and General Victor, commander of the 10th Infantry Corps, about the matter and the arrangements for the evacuation of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

Time passed quickly, and after about three hours, they left Admiral Edward Dieter's villa and returned to their respective residences.

"Are we really going to Italy and North Africa and fight with the British and American forces?"

When everyone had left, Admiral Edward Dieter stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window of his room, staring at the night sky, which had gradually dimmed, and muttered to himself.

As soon as the words fell, a cold wind blew in his face in an instant, making him shiver uncontrollably, because his floor-to-ceiling glass windows were open at this moment.

"Maybe it's a good thing to get out of here! At least you don't have to face the cold winter here! ”

"I still prefer a more lively area, and a warmer area!"

Then Admiral Edward Dieter, who had returned to his normal state, said calmly.

The next morning, he began to direct the evacuation of his troops on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland on the southern coast of Finland, the port of Helsinki, Finland's largest port.

They were the last carrier fleet to be drawn from Dönitz, accompanied by 12 I-400 series ocean-going submarines.