Chapter 391: Upper Salzburg Mountain

Rommel had to do this, and some things were difficult to explain in the telegram, especially when Hitler said nothing.

And Rommel would never allow the British to deceive Hitler into successfully occupying Sicily, which almost meant that the Afrika Korps completely lost contact with Europe, so ...... Even if the oil is found, the Afrika Korps will not escape the fate of total annihilation.

Due to the tight schedule, Rommel and Qin Chuan flew to Berlin on the "Junkers 52" transport plane after a little preparation.

"We will be transiting in Algiers and Paris respectively!" Rommel said.

Originally, it only needed one transfer, and the "Junkers 52" had a range of 1,285 kilometers, and one refueling trip to Paris was enough to fly to Berlin.

However, Rommel was in a hurry to fly from Gafsa to the oil fields, and when he set off, he was not fully fueled, so he had to refuel again in Algiers.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that the transfer Rommel was talking about was not refueling, but asking the airport to prepare another plane, get off the plane, get into another plane, and then take off immediately, and there were several fighters to escort it in some dangerous sections such as flying over the Mediterranean...... The admiral is different, and he can still have such treatment when North Africa is so short of oil.

But this is understandable, Rommel did this entirely because of the military emergency, not to mention that North Africa has found oil and there will be no shortage of oil in the future.

"Do you know why we're going to Berlin?" Rommel asked.

"No, General!" Qin Chuan replied.

In fact, of course, Qin Chuan knew that Hitler was completely trapped by British intelligence.

Of course, Qin Chuan couldn't act like a prophet who knew everything.

Sure enough, Rommel said, "I suspect that what you say is happening!" ”

"What?" Qin Chuan was still pretending to be confused.

"The deceptive strategy of the British!" Rommel explained: "The Führer thinks that the British are targeting Greece and is adamant, and I believe that something must have happened, as you said the British deliberately revealed the intelligence, they at least deceived the Führer and the High Command!" ”

"General!" Qin Chuan asked with some difficulty: "So...... Are we going to see the Führer? ”

Rommel nodded, and then said: "Captain, you should think more about how to convince the Führer than to be nervous about meeting the Führer!" ”

"Both make me nervous, General!" Qin Chuan replied.

But this is actually just Qin Chuan wanting to behave normally, how can someone who has experienced life and death from the battlefield be afraid to meet someone?!

When Rommel and Qin Chuan flew to Berlin in the air, Montgomery got two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

The bad news is that the Germans really found oil...... The news came from "super secret", and when Rommel sent Hitler a telegram to report the good news, Churchill got the declassified information almost at the same time.

The good news is that the "minced meat plan" was successfully swallowed by Hitler, and this news comes from MI5, but it can also be said to be from "super secret", because MI5 knew that Hitler had taken the bait because of the telegram sent by Hitler to Rommel.

At this time, MI5 was already cheering and celebrating, but there was no champagne...... Britain is still in lockdown, and food is scarce, let alone extravagant champagne.

"We've finally got the upper hand!" Montgomery handed the telegram to Eisenhower.

"Uh-huh!" Eisenhower nodded: "The Germans dug up the oil, but if they lost Sicily...... They will still have nothing left, and this oil field will even soon become our fuel base! ”

"That's a good thing!" Montgomery said, "We won't have to ship fuel here from the other side of the Pacific!" ”

Eisenhower laughed: "Maybe we should wait until the Germans build an oil refinery there before attacking, then we don't even have to build an oil refinery!" ”

Montgomery shook his head: "The longer it drags on, the more likely they are to see through our deception strategy!" ”

"Just kidding, Monty!" Eisenhower said: "We should never underestimate the Afrika Korps, even if they swallow the 'minced meat'!" ”

Eisenhower was right, because even if you swallow the "minced meat", you may spit it out, and not only spit it out...... It is also possible that it will become a "meat filling" to deceive the Allies.

The Junkers 52 transport plane did not land in Berlin, because while in France, Rommel made contact with Hitler and learned that Hitler was in the Upper Salzburg Hills. So the plane flew directly to the Obersalzburg Hill and landed.

Obersalzburg Hill is a mountain near Berchtesgaden, where Hitler frequented his vacation due to his fascination with the lake and mountains (Hitler occasionally painted here), and over time the foothills became the second seat of the German government after Berlin.

The most famous place is the "Eagle's Nest", Hitler's private villa, which was built on the top of the hill to congratulate him on ......his 50th birthday. Modern historians estimate that the construction of this private villa in Germany cost about 150 million euros.

The plane landed at a small airport, and a team of guards had already been notified, and they ran to the door of the plane and lined up, waiting for Rommel and Qin Chuan to step off the plane and salute.

Several military jeeps were parked not far away, and a major guided the two to the car, and the jeeps drove towards the outside of the airport.

The jeep walked along the street between the buildings, and after ten minutes it stopped in front of a building with a black cross flag, and there was a tall guard standing at the door saluting everyone in a very standard military posture, and Rommel, who jumped out of the car, returned the salute casually while striding forward, and the momentum completely compared Qin Chuan who looked at him like a hillbilly who had never seen the world.

After entering the door, Qin Chuan handed over his gun in a single room on the right at Rommel's signal, so Rommel himself did not need to do this...... The reason may be that he was Hitler's guard before or because he was deeply respected and trusted by Hitler.

Walking up to the second floor, a female officer whispered to Rommel: "General, the Führer is waiting for you in the office!" ”

Rommel nodded, then walked straight to the bottom of the hallway, which opened the door and was the largest room.

The moment he walked into the door, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous, you must know that this is to see Hitler, the craziest person in the world.

But before he had time to think about anything, Rommel stood up and saluted with a "snap" and said, "Your Excellency! ”

"My general!" When Hitler saw Rommel, he immediately stood up and hugged Rommel warmly.

Then Qin Chuan finally met Hitler, similar to what he saw on TV, with a thin figure and a haggard face, but his eyes were full of excitement and fanaticism.

Rommel introduced to Hitler: "This is ......"

But Hitler raised his hand to stop Rommel's words, he came up and shook Qin Chuan's hand, and said: "Captain, congratulations on finding oil, I smell oil!" ”