Chapter 900: Retreat

Seeing that Hitler agreed, Qin Chuan relieved himself...... The most important thing about this plan to rely on the "Maginot Line" to confront the Allies was that Hitler agreed, otherwise everything was just a pipe dream, and this biggest problem was now solved, and all that remained was the question of how to deal with the Allies.

So sometimes, Qin Chuan found that his biggest opponent seemed to be not the Allies, but Hitler...... Because he is like history, directing the war in the same old direction that has been proven to be ultimately defeated, and Qin Chuan wants to change all that.

After the general direction was determined, Hitler discussed the details with great interest:

"How are we going to retreat?" Hitler asked.

The German army had a peculiarity that they were better at offensive...... Recruit camps, training camps, etc., tell the officers and soldiers how to attack.

But Rommel was experienced in this area, having commanded the Afrika Korps retreat when he was in Africa.

"We're going to build a few lines of defense south of Brittany!" Rommel said: "The distance between the lines is about fifty kilometers of our overnight march, so that it is possible for our armoured forces to retreat to the next line of defense at night and to conceal them, so that they will not be blown up by the enemy's air power at dawn!" ”

Seeing that Hitler did not object, Rommel went on to say: "Army Group G in the south of France should be mobilized immediately, because they are likely to become one of the main offensive directions of the Allied forces!" ”

"There is no strategic point in attacking the south of France!" Hitler said.

France's industry and agriculture are mainly concentrated in the northern plains, the central plateau in the south is complex and sparsely populated, and further south is the Mediterranean, and to the east is the Alps, which is indeed not of much strategic significance.

"You are right, Your Excellency!" Rommel replied: "But the problem is that they will want to liberate all of France, whether it be Giraud or de Gaulle, or any other Frenchman!" ”

"It means a lot to us to hold this area!" Qin Chuan interjected: "We can let the French troops garrison in this area!" ”

"French troops?" Hitler looked at Qin Chuan suspiciously: "Lieutenant Colonel, are you talking about the Vichy government?" Forget about him, they will only surrender! ”

"No, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied: "I am referring to the Algiers government led by Darlan!" ”

"They're no better!" Hitler was suspicious by nature, so he did not think that the French troops coming out of Algeria were of any use at all.

"Of course, they are assisting Army Group G in garrisoning the south!" Qin Chuan said: "And they have also been hesitating, hesitating whether to stand with the allies. But if they had seen the behavior of the Americans, the British after entering France, and realized that France could well become a puppet or even be dismembered, then the result would have been different! ”

"Yes!" Rommel replied: "There is a group of people in France who want to be truly free, including Darlan, so they will want to find a balance between Britain, the United States, and Germany...... If they do not want France to be fully controlled by Britain and the United States, they must rely on our strength, even though we are their enemies! ”

Hitler didn't take this too seriously, but it didn't hurt Germany, so he waved his hand in agreement.

"I'm more concerned about how we can move the industry out in time!" Hitler said: "You know, the enemy bombed the railways, roads and bridges with air power on a massive scale, and the railways, roads and bridges could only last almost overnight, and they were soon blown up by the enemy the next day......"

"Your Excellency!" Rommel said: "Why don't we let the French go and build roads, bridges? ”

"We've always done that!"

Rommel shrugged, and then Hitler quickly understood what Rommel meant.

Clearly, Rommel asked the French to "protect" these bridges and key parts of the roads and railways, rather than build them.

This seems a bit inhumane, but I don't think too much about it at this point in the war.

Hitler did not hesitate and quickly agreed to this plan.

"Well, there's one last question!" Hitler said: "What do we do with their bombers?" After the Allies occupied France, their bombers could take off from France to bomb any corner of Germany! ”

"I know what to do with this, Your Excellency!" Lieutenant General Lu Manlin hurriedly said: "I think you should visit another arrangement of the lieutenant colonel, it seems to be ......"

β€œME163!” Qin Chuan said.

"Yes, it's ME163!" Lieutenant General Lu Manlin said: "The lieutenant colonel said that it can deal with enemy bombers, I don't know if this is true!" ”

"I know it!" Hitler replied with some disappointment: "If I remember correctly, it was an experiment in Africa, but it didn't seem to work very well!" Because it's not safe enough......"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan knew that what Hitler knew was the ME163 before the silos.

Qin Chuan is not surprised by this, because Hitler has so many things to focus on, and he can't pay attention to everything. For example, when he was handed a document on some progress in ME163, Hitler probably just flipped through it, thinking that it was just an improvement in some area, and then signed it casually.

"Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied: "I believe that the ME163 you see will be much safer than you think!" ”

While discussing the retreat plan, the group drove to the ME163 launch position more than ten kilometers behind the defensive line, and Colonel Conrad, who had been notified in advance, hurriedly came with engineering personnel to meet Hitler.

Hitler, after pretending to greet Colonel Conrad and the engineers, asked, "So, Lieutenant Colonel." You said the safer ME163, where is it? ”

"Your Excellency!" Colonel Conrad said, "You stand right in the middle of them?" ”

"What do you mean?" Hitler said: "I don't see anything!" ”

Colonel Conrad raised his head at the engineers beside him, who immediately called and gave orders.

And then...... In a "click-click" sound, there were several more flat holes around.

(Note: The V1 missile has a wide wing, and the silos adapted to it must also be oblate)

Curiously, Hitler poked his head into the cave and saw that there was nothing in it, but when he found the track that stretched all the way to the mouth of the cave, he suddenly understood.

"You buried it in the ground?!" Hitler looked back and said, "Great, you buried it in the ground." This way it doesn't need to worry about enemy bombardment, and the enemy won't even find out where it is! You're genius......"