"Where else can they land?" General Stryk said suspiciously: "If it is not for the landing in Sicily, and the Tunis Strait is in our blockade, then they ...... Only landed in Greece! ”

The officers of the command could not help but be taken aback, and they all turned their eyes to Rommel.

Rommel thought about it, then nodded slightly and said: "Landing in Greece is indeed an option, they occupied Crete, which is a good base for advancement. In addition, they also have King George II of Greece, and they can use George II to call on the Greeks to rise up and support them in liberating Greece! ”

"More importantly, the Greeks hate the Italians!" Colonel Slein agreed: "And the occupancy of Greece is mostly Italians, and the Greeks will be desperate for the king's troops to drive out the Italians, except for the partisans." ”

"How many troops do we have in Greece?" Rommel asked his staff officer.

"Only three divisions, General!" The staff officer replied.

The officers were stunned when they heard this, which almost meant that Greece was an undefended country in front of the British army.

"Aren't the British worried about our oil?" Major General Stryk said: "As said before, the point is that we have discovered oil. If the British had landed in Greece, they wouldn't have been able to cut off our supply lines, and certainly wouldn't have been able to stop us from developing our oil fields, would they? ”

"They can!" Rommel pointed to the map and replied: "If they successfully occupy Greece, then they can enter the Adriatic Sea with their superiority in sea and air, and then they can use Greece as a sea and air base to land directly in Pescara, Italy, and then take Rome, the capital of Italy, along the road......"

The officers couldn't help nodding their heads, Pescara was only 210 kilometers away from Rome, such a short distance and the Italian army was still defending, and it could reach the city of Rome in a few days.

In contrast, landing in Sicily and then fighting north from southern Italy was nearly a thousand kilometers, and there were mountains and rivers everywhere along the way, and the terrain was not conducive to the operation of mechanized troops, and it would take longer to reach Rome.

"Actually, you don't need to fight at all!" General Stryk said with a serious face: "It only takes the Allies to land in Pescara for the Italians to surrender." As soon as Italy surrenders, Sicily and Sardinia, which are mainly fortified by Italian troops, will soon fall into the hands of the Allies, so our supply lines will ......"

Needless to say, if the situation continued in this way, the British would occupy two countries on the other side of the Mediterranean, namely Greece and Italy, and then trap the Afrika Korps on the Mediterranean side.

"What's more!" "To the north of Greece, there is Romania," said Major General Foigt, "that is, Romania, that is...... It is possible that they will cut off another oil transportation line for us! ”

"So......" Rommel nodded: "That's what the British really are for!" I should report this idea to the Führer......"

"No, General!" Qin Chuan got up and said, "You shouldn't do this!" ”

"Why?" Rommel asked.

"Because if you do, you'll fall for the British!" Qin Chuan replied.

"What?" Rommel and the officers all looked at Qin Chuan in surprise.

"It's actually quite simple!" Qin Chuan said: "The reason why the British will expose their strategic goals so easily is that I hope you think so!" ”

"Captain!" Major General Foigt said: "You mean to say that all of us, including General Rommel, have fallen for the British?" ”

"Although I hate to say that!" Qin Chuan glanced at Rommel and said, "But I'm sorry, General, I think it is!" ”

"It's okay, Captain!" Rommel replied: "You have embarrassed me more than once, and what makes me even more angry is that you are right every time!" ”

The generals couldn't help but laugh, except for the subtle hint of jealousy in Major General Foigt's eyes.

Major General Foigt's words just now were obviously dividing Rommel and Qin Chuan, but I didn't expect Rommel to face Qin Chuan's doubts with this attitude.

In fact, this is because Major General Foigt knows too little about the affairs between Qin Chuan and Rommel, if it was a few months ago, Major General Foigt's discord might still be useful, but after Qin Chuan's suggestions again and again were proved to be correct, Rommel and even Colonel Slane and others at this time have formed an inertial trust in Qin Chuan.

"So, Captain!" Rommel raised his hand at Qin Chuan and motioned for him to come to the map: "Tell me why we were deceived by the British!" ”

"Yes, General!" Qin Chuan walked to the map and said: "It is not impossible to land from Greece, and landing in Greece can indeed intimidate Italy and even collapse Italy, but gentlemen...... Three-quarters of Greece is mountainous, and the terrain is also unsuitable for mechanized troops. ”

"Captain, you seem to have forgotten what we just said about the many favorable conditions for the landing of the British in Greece!" Major General Foigott interjected.

"Of course!" Qin Chuan replied: "These favorable conditions do exist, such as they have a king, for example, we have weak troops in Greece, but gentlemen, you seem to have forgotten a little, we can build tunnels in the mountains of Greece...... For an area where three-quarters of the territory is mountainous, tunnel tactics will definitely be a nightmare for the British, and the British have already tried this on the Gabez Line, will they still jump into the quagmire of Greece? ”

In fact, the British and US forces have never been able to adapt to fighting in such a complex terrain...... Historically, they landed in Sicily, then landed in mainland Italy from Sicily, and pushed north from the south.

Montgomery thoughtfully that in the event of the surrender of the Italians, the Allies would not be able to liberate all of Italy in a short time, so he named the operation the "Avalanche" plan, which means that this battle would liberate all of Italy as quickly and overwhelmingly as an "avalanche".

But the result surprised everyone...... The battle lasted for a year and four months, and it took one year and four months to liberate Italy with the absolute superiority of the Allies in strength and equipment.

It is conceivable that if the battlefield were to Greece, where the terrain was more complicated, and the Germans also knew the tactics of tunnel defense, it would obviously be unknown how long it would take for the Allies to occupy Greece, and even Greece could become a quagmire for the Allies, as it was in the US-Vietnam War.

"So, Captain!" Rommel asked: "Do you think the British are aiming for ......"

"Sicily, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "It's always Sicily!" ”