Chapter 505: Forward

Colonel Slain guessed correctly, after Hannah recovered from his wounds, he heard that Qin Chuan's unit was besieged in Holm.

In fact, there was no need to hear about it, and the major newspapers in Berlin vied with each other to publish in the most conspicuous places the news of the difficulties of the 1st Corps at Holm and the struggle against a Soviet assault army, thus ensuring the safe retreat of the German Army Group North.

It's just that Hannah doesn't have the habit of reading newspapers, and she cares more about airplanes and test flights than about the war itself.

Therefore, she only knew that there was a German unit trapped in Holm for more than a month, but she never realized that this unit was Qin Chuan's unit...... She subconsciously thought that Qin Chuan's troops should be in Africa and not in the Soviet Union.

It wasn't until people talked about the "legendary sergeant" who commanded his troops to launch a sneak attack on Holm and achieved a brilliant victory, that Hannah realized that Qin Chuan was trapped in Holm.

Needless to say, Hannah immediately flew to the Eastern Front and used her influence to negotiate a rescue plan with Kruger and others.

Originally, Kruger was reluctant to do this.

"We can't do that, Hannah!" "The army is a collective, and doing so will affect Holm's morale, and I'm sure Captain Flick won't agree to do that," Krueger said. ”

"You say that because you don't know who he is!" "I'm not referring to how many merits he has made, or how many honors he has received," Hannah said, "I am not referring to his role, to Germany...... Think about it, marshal, the bazooka used by your troops was even invented by him, do you think it would be appropriate for such a person to be trapped in Holm without rescuing? ”

Hannah didn't dare to say anything about V1, which was still classified.

Listening to Hannah's words, Kruger and Tlesko couldn't help but look at each other, strictly speaking, Hannah's words are also very reasonable, a captain who can invent a bazooka asks for special treatment, it is not just a matter of "going through the back door", but from the national interest.

At this moment, Colonel Slein sent Yakov's confession, which mentioned that the Soviets might target the "legendary sergeant".

So there was no doubt, and Kruger immediately agreed to Hannah's plan.

But these are actually all blind tosses, because Qin Chuan disagrees.

That's why Colonel Slein contacted Hannah.

"Are you okay?" Hannah asked on the phone.

"Of course!" Qin Chuan replied: "I'm fine!" ”

"Listen, Captain!" Hannah said, "I can take you out of there, and you can't say no!" ”

"I agree!" Qin Chuan replied: "But I remember that it was FA330 that promised you!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"In other words......" Qin Chuan replied: "You can only use FA330 to take me out of here!" ”

"You bastard!" Hannah scolded angrily: "You know it's impossible, the FA330 is a submarine machine!" ”

"Forget it, Hannah!" Qin Chuan said: "I have every reason to believe that if I leave here, Holm will be lost." And the loss of Holm will have a serious impact on the entire campaign, as well as on Army Group North and Army Group Center......"

Qin Chuan did not exaggerate, the existence of Holm made it impossible for several Soviet army groups to safely intersperse the Soviet defense line, which was one of the reasons why Qin Chuan chose to refuse...... Holm has historically defended, what if his own departure leads to the loss of Holm?

"You're just a captain!" Hannah was still unwilling: "Don't think of yourself so important!" ”

"Oh, you've seen through it!" Qin Chuan replied: "Actually, I'm worried...... If I leave, those Soviets will miss me! ”

Hannah on the other end of the line couldn't help but laugh.

After a moment of silence, Hannah said, "Actually, I know, you won't want to leave alone, but I still can't stop myself......

"I understand, Hannah!" Qin Chuan replied: "One day, maybe I need you to take you out of danger, but it won't be now!" ”

"So, take care of yourself!"

"I will!"

Then Marshal Kruger took the phone and said, "Hats off, Captain. I don't know how to praise you for this heroic act, for any compliment pales in the presence of you......"

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Qin Chuan said: "With all due respect, I think it's time to think about the longer-term issues!" ”

"What?" Kruger asked in surprise, "What exactly do you mean, Captain?" ”

"Let's say we can hold Holm!" Qin Chuan replied: "That is an opportunity for us, because then there will inevitably be several Soviet troops trapped by us west of Kholm." ”

"Oh yes!" Kruger nodded, "Of course, we will gather forces to surround them!" ”

"I don't know what your plans are!" Qin Chuan said: "But I think you should at least take one thing into account: when the snow melts, there are streams, swamps and muddy roads everywhere, which will have a great impact on our transportation and warfare, and the Soviets are used to all this!" ”

Kruger couldn't help but open his mouth for a long time and didn't react, he really didn't take this into account.

After a while, Krueger nodded and said, "Yes, Captain, your suggestion is very good, which means that we need to prepare more supplies in advance, and obtain more topographic and hydrological information from Soviet civilians or prisoners." ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "There are also airports, and some airports may be unusable because of mud!" ”

"Of course!" Kruger agreed.

After putting down the phone, Kruger said to Hannah, "You're right, Hannah, I now understand why you wanted to get him out." In fact...... It would be foolish to put him in a siege! ”

Colonel Slein and others were right, the Soviet side did have a plan against Qin Chuan.

The day after the Soviet army was attacked, General Pukaev personally rushed to Holm to take command.

Matevich welcomed this, because in this way he would have much less responsibility on his shoulders, and on the other hand, the commander of the army group commanded ...... That would undoubtedly mobilize more troops and resources.

However, more troops and resources do not seem to help, because Holm is so large that there are only a few troops that can be invested at any one time.

"Comrade Matevich!" General Pukaev threw down a stack of papers on his desk and said: "The British have been telling us to pay attention to the German captain 'Legendary Sergeant', and this is the detailed information they have provided about the 'Legendary Sergeant', and I need you to study him carefully!" ”