The next second, Rommel announced that the meeting was adjourned.

The reason, of course, is for the sake of secrecy...... It's not that you can't trust the generals, but there are some things that the less people know, the safer.

Rommel had always done a good job of this, perhaps because of the lessons learned from previous battles in North Africa: the North African battlefield was full of people, and there were also Italian officers, who often had problems leaking secrets.

"I don't think we're capable of attacking Malta, Captain!" Rommel handed one to Qin Chuan and said, "Are you crazy?" If we had barely been able to do it before the United States entered the war, our two air wings could have seized air supremacy, could have pushed back the enemy's fleet, and then landed, but now ......"

Rommel spread his hands and said, "We can't even get close to Malta!" ”

"First of all, we're just making a gesture, General!" Qin Chuan said.

"Yes!" Rommel said: "But we must at least be able to threaten the enemy, otherwise the enemy will not take us seriously, and even attacking from the direction of Libya is much more realistic than attacking Malta!"

"But attacking Libya is not realistic!" Qin Chuan said: "That will make us suffer heavy casualties!" ”

This is no longer the case, where the Afrika Korps armoured units were barely supported by air wings, but now there are several times more Allied fighters and bombers...... Almost as soon as the armored forces broke through the Gabès Line, they were relentlessly bombarded by Allied air power.

"I know!" Rommel said: "That's why we have such a headache, because we should be glad to hold off the Allied attack, even if it is just a gesture, it may expose us to unexpected risks!" ”

Rommel was right, even if it didn't fit Rommel's character, but it was the reality.

However, Qin Chuan said that there was no need to take such a risk.

"General!" Qin Chuan said: "Do you remember how the Allies forced our fighters out of Sicily? ”

"Of course!" Rommel replied: "They have high-altitude bombers...... Are you saying that we also use bombers? No, no, we don't have bombers that high! ”

Rommel was right that Germany did not have long-range strategic bombers...... This was mainly limited by the Treaty of Versailles, and at the same time the development of a long-range strategic bomber took time and was quite costly, which Germany could not afford.

Italy does have long-range strategic bombers, that is, the previously referred to as the Piaggio heavy bombers, but on the one hand, they are not numerous and their performance is poor, and on the other hand, they fly at an altitude of only more than 8,000 meters.

"My thoughts may be a little whimsical, General!" Qin Chuan said, "I mean...... We may need an unmanned aerial vehicle, I don't know what it is, but I want it to be like a bazooka. I thought so, since the bazooka can fly to the target with a warhead, why can't we let it fly a little farther? ...... from Sicily to Malta"

Rommel was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time, and looked at Qin Chuan in a daze.

"I don't know if we have this equipment, General!" Qin Chuan said: "I just have such thoughts, maybe ...... It's just an idea! ”

"No, Captain!" Rommel replied: "We have this equipment, in fact...... I can't say that there is! ”

"What you said is true?" Qin Chuan pretended to be surprised.

In fact, Qin Chuan, of course, knew that this was Germany's V-series missile, and the Germans had been researching unmanned aerial vehicles since the early thirties, because this equipment was not limited by the "Versailles Treaty...... At that time, no one knew what an unmanned aerial vehicle could do, and they did not consider it a weapon, so the Germans could safely study it, and now they have a decade of technical reserves.

However, due to the outbreak of World War II, Germany, which was underfunded, suspended the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.

This is a pity, because Hitler did not realize the value of this equipment, and the people of the whole world did not realize it.

It wasn't until June 1942 that RAF bombs were dropped on German cities, while Luftwaffe bombers lost more planes and pilots in retaliatory bombing of England. So the Luftwaffe began to consider other methods of air strikes against England...... That's when unmanned aerial vehicles came to mind.

Then, two years later, the first "flying bomb" (as the British called it an "airplane missile") was launched into the air and flew to Britain, although it caused no casualties, the "flying bomb" deviated from the target by 24 kilometers, but it scared the British half to death, and even caused panic among the whole staff.

Because the British didn't know what kind of weapon it was, they only knew that it could be used across the English Channel directly from France to England, and they even thought that this equipment had considerable accuracy...... In fact, the original V1 missile was not accurate at all, and whether it could hit the target or cause casualties was entirely a matter of luck.

But the British at that time did not know this, they thought: if this equipment has accuracy, then it can be used, they can hit from France to Britain, then they can bomb London at will and bomb wherever they want? Or on the battlefield, with a range of up to 250 km, then will there still be an army that can get close to Germany? Tanks, artillery, airfields...... Is it necessary to continue this war when the enemy is wiped out before the enemy is seen at a distance of more than 200 kilometers?

This psychological shock led a group of British people to advocate negotiating peace with Germany.

"Yes, there is!" Rommel nodded, and then said, "It's just that we didn't succeed in developing it!" ”

After a pause, Rommel said, "Perhaps, we should contact Colonel Conrad, who is the person in charge of this project!" ”

This surprised Qin Chuan.

The call was quickly connected.

Rommel spoke into the phone and said, "Colonel, can you come to Sicily?" ”

"Apologize, General!" Colonel Conrad replied, "You know, I've always been busy, and there's anything that can be solved on the phone, isn't it?" ”

"Oh, Colonel." Rommel glanced at Qin Chuan and said, "Do you remember the name Frick?" ”

"Of course I do!"

"Uh-huh!" Rommel replied: "It is he who wants to see you, and I want you to discuss some issues with him...... Otherwise, I'll ask him to wait for you to ...... when you're free."

"No, no, no......" Conrad's excited voice came from the other end of the phone: "General, I'll be there soon!" Tell the captain that I'll get to you on the fastest plane, Sicily, right? ”

"Yes, Sicily, Onna!"

After putting down the phone, Rommel put on a helpless expression: "You know what? Captain, this colonel is a weirdo, only you can make him so anxious! ”