Chapter 898: Differentiation
"But you're already holding it, aren't you?" Hitler asked.
"That's only temporary, Your Excellency!" Rommel replied: "We have lost air supremacy, we have no planes to fight for anything with the Allies, and we cannot send planes to bomb enemy warships." So we are helpless against Allied planes and warships...... They bombarded us from outside our range until they leveled all of us and our fortifications! β
"We have anti-aircraft guns!" Hitler replied: "We still have fighters!" β
"Your Excellency!" Rommel replied: "The Allies bombed us all day, and our anti-aircraft guns only shot down fifty-one of their fighters, and these were even the credit of 'close-up fuse shells,' otherwise we would have achieved even less." β
This is not to say that the "proximity fuse shells" are useless, but the advantages of the Allied forces along the coast are too obvious, and the anti-aircraft guns cannot be arranged in large quantities, otherwise the only result is that the Allies will find and destroy them.
"In addition, our fighters are not worth mentioning compared to the Allies!" Rommel continued: "We only have more than 400 fighters, while the Allies have tens of thousands, and they send out a batch of fighters that is the sum of all our fighters, and the performance of these fighters is much more advanced than ours!" β
"You are telling the truth, my marshal!" Hitler replied: "But we will be victorious, as you have done before, easily annihilating their airborne divisions, and crushing the enemy's two infantry divisions with the counterattack of the Panzer Division...... It won't be long before the Allies will collapse before we do, they can't afford to fight this battle, they're not as strong as they thought! They may have more warships and planes than we do, but we have a stubborn will, an indomitable spirit, and infinite wisdom! β
Rommel was a little speechless.
In a way, Hitler was a spiritualist, the so-called "spiritual atomic bomb".
However, in the case of a clear disadvantage in industry, equipment, scientific and technological level, and quantity, the only thing that the German army can defeat the enemy is "spirit".
In desperation, Rommel could only turn his gaze to Qin Chuan.
Sensing Rommel's change, Hitler turned his gaze to Qin Chuan, and then said with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel, heroic 'legendary sergeant', I believe you will definitely support my point of view!" β
Hitler took the lead and made Qin Chuan unable to refute it...... As I said before, he has lost his mind a little, only thinking about land and victory, completely ignoring the reality of the situation, wishful thinking that if he continues like this, he will be able to hold the "Atlantic barrier".
Hitler pinned all his hopes of victory on the fact that the Allies would collapse before the Germans.
But anyone who understands knows that this can't happen.
The reason is simple, the Allies have changed their tactics, to be exact, at "Utah Beach...... They landed with only a small number of troops, and then led naval guns and warplanes to bombard the "Utah Beach".
The Allies consumed shells and bombs, while the Germans consumed troops and tanks.
The Allies had artillery shells and bombs, while the Germans had very limited troops and tanks, so it was unlikely that the Allies would collapse before the Germans.
But what can Qin Chuan say?
Reasoning with facts like Rommel?
This is obviously not possible, and if you do, you will end up with the same answer...... The German army could defeat the enemy with a tenacious will and fighting spirit.
After thinking about it, Qin Chuan replied: "Maybe you are right, Your Excellency, garrison the 'Atlantic Barrier', we may be victorious!" β
"I knew it!" Hitler nodded with satisfaction: "Our warriors will never back down in the face of difficulties!" β
"My marshal!" Hitler then said to Rommel: "You should listen to the voices from the front and have enough confidence in our warriors, they are the decisive factor in the victory or defeat of the battlefield!" β
Rommel just smiled and didn't answer, he knew that Qin Chuan still had a follow-up.
Sure enough, Qin Chuan continued: "But, Your Excellency, the FΓΌhrer. We are indeed as you say, confident that we will fight the enemy and ultimately defeat him, but many times we are unable to fight! β
"What do you mean?" Hitler asked.
"We are an armored division, and our advantage is tanks!" Qin Chuan replied: "We have tanks that are more powerful than the enemy, and the tanks of the allied forces are vulnerable in front of our 'Tiger' and 'Leopard', if you can see that moment you will understand what I said...... Allied tanks were destroyed by us one after another, and their shells could not penetrate our armor. However, just as we were about to pursue, we found that we could not do it. Because in front of us is the beach, the sea! β
"Then ......," Qin Chuan added: "Our 'Tiger' has to face the shells fired by the Allied naval guns and the bombs dropped by the bombers, and after two rounds of bombardment, there are only a few of our tanks left to move!" β
Hitler was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "But this is not a reason for us to abandon the 'Atlantic barrier', is it?" We also need to face this situation when we retreat! β
"Indeed, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied: "But first, we can withdraw beyond the range of the ship's guns and make the warship unable to play a role." Of course, in this way, the artillery fire of the enemy's army will come into play, and we will also have to deal with artillery fire and aircraft. But we can place tanks in French towns and villages... This will make the Allies very passive, and unless they dare to bomb French towns and cities to the ground, their artillery and aircraft will not be effective! β
"Yes, Your Excellency!" "This would have forced the Allies to send tanks to fight us in a decisive battle, otherwise they would have to face the wrath of the French," Rommel said! β
"On the other hand!" Qin Chuan added: "I think this is a good opportunity to divide Britain, the United States, and France!" β
"Differentiation?" Hitler couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan suspiciously.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied: "Using France as a battlefield can provoke the anger of France against the Allies. At the same time, the British supported the government of Charles de Gaulle, and the Americans supported the government of Giraud. At this time the British's de Gaulle's government had the upper hand, and if we intended for General Giraud to increase his prestige by storming the cities and territories in France, de Gaulle's army was repeatedly defeated......"
Rommel couldn't help but nod his head again and again: "Then they will fight each other instead of merging!" β
"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "This will also provoke contradictions between Britain and the United States!" β