As Eisenhower and Patton left the office, Patton whispered to Eisenhower: "Look, the British just want to stay in the Mediterranean, at all costs!" ”

Eisenhower smiled and replied, "He will compromise because he has to!" ”

In his office, Churchill handed Montgomery a cigar and asked, "Is that all we have to do, I mean to land in northern France?" ”

"I'm afraid so, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Montgomery replied.

"Why can't we choose to continue fighting the Germans here?" Churchill asked.

"You don't understand, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Montgomery explained: "You don't understand the subtlety of the fortifications. We also began to dismiss this kind of fortification, thinking that it was nothing more than a civil fortification of the First World War, but it was not. It was built on high ground, and we could not blast it like we could with underground fortifications, and it was cleverly combined with ground fortifications to hold every stretch of road through the high ground, making it difficult for our troops to move an inch......"

"I mean, here we are!" Churchill said cryptically: "And then once in a while there will be a few major attacks!" ”

Montgomery understood what Churchill meant, that is, to put on a show in the Mediterranean, to find some political excuses for Churchill, and to delay it for as long as he could.

"I'm afraid not, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Montgomery sighed: "Do you know how many casualties we have on the battlefield this time?" We suffered more than 20,000 casualties and more than 10,000 prisoners, most of them British, and we lost many warplanes and warships...... If we continue to fight like this, I think our final losses may be even greater than the landing in northern France! ”

Churchill couldn't help but nod, he understood what Montgomery meant, maybe Britain could indeed continue to drag on in the Mediterranean with a cheeky skin, but there was no point in dragging it out, because Britain would have to pay a heavy price, and the cost would even outweigh the potential benefits gained.

"Okay!" Churchill replied: "I will discuss this matter with the American side!" ”

On the other side, after letting the staff officers know about the defense in northern France, Rommel frowned and said: "We are not ready, the defense is only one-tenth complete, and a large number of troops have been transferred to the Eastern Front and North Africa, if the Allies land in northern France...... The consequences are unimaginable! ”

Qin Chuan knew that especially at this time, it was still when the German army was attacking Moscow.

"But what can we do?" Neumann said: "Report to the Führer? ”

Rommel shook his head weakly and replied: "I have already reported it to the Führer, but he trusts the judgment of the Military Intelligence Directorate!" ”

The Directorate of Military Intelligence, that is, the intelligence unit led by Canaris.

Although Canaris made a lot of contributions in the early days, such as the establishment of the entire intelligence network, such as the establishment of the Brandenburg detachment.

However, by the middle and late periods, its intelligence could be said to be increasingly inaccurate, and modern military historians believe that this is the reason why Canaris's mentality began to favor the Allies, so they deliberately made wrong judgments.

However, Qin Chuan didn't think so.

The reason for this was that Canaris's motive for betraying Hitler was for Germany, or at least he said so, that he wanted to assassinate Hitler and then negotiate with the Allies or surrender as soon as possible, so that Germany would not suffer a catastrophe.

This motive is fundamentally contradictory to his misjudgment in military intelligence, which will not reduce or alleviate Germany's suffering, because the dead and wounded are German soldiers who will not shake Hitler's rule, especially if Germany loses the war militarily, Canaris will have no bargaining chips with the Allies.

It is more likely, therefore, that Canaris was too weak in the middle and late stages, and made mistakes in intelligence judgment again and again, which led to his neglect by Hitler and possibly his precarious position...... This is one of the reasons why he was determined to assassinate Hitler.

At this time, Hitler still trusted Canaris, even after the last "Martin Secret Letters".

There was silence in the room, and if that was the case, it was beyond the capabilities of the Afrika Korps generals.

Rommel looked at Qin Chuan and asked, "Can you convince the Führer, Captain?" ”

Everyone turned their eyes to Qin Chuan, and Neumann's eyes showed envy and fanaticism without any subtlety.

Qin Chuan thought for a moment and replied: "General, you know, it is very difficult to convince the Führer. Unless we can come up with any evidence, like last time. But...... There can be no evidence of this! ”

Rommel nodded slightly disappointed.

Qin Chuan was right, the flaws in the "Martin Secret Document" last time were clear, and this time the strategic transfer of the Allied forces was just a speculation, and any speculation could be easily overturned with another possibility and reason.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan said, "But I think we can try another way......"

"In what way?" Rommel asked.

"I think the British still want to stay in North Africa and not go to France to open a second battlefield!"

"Of course!" Rommel said: "We said this before, they have no choice!" ”

"They really don't have a choice!" Qin Chuan said: "If the situation does not change, they can only do this!" ”

"What do you mean......"

"The British need an excuse to stay here, General!" Qin Chuan said: "And we can give him an excuse!" ”

"How?" Major General Graf asked suspiciously: "Is it the intention to give up Sicily?" ”

"No!" Qin Chuan got up and pointed to the island of Malta on the map, and said: "I don't need to say more about the importance of the island of Malta, all along, our offensive in North Africa has been restricted by the island of Malta, before our attack in North Africa was repeatedly frustrated because the island of Malta blocked our transportation lines, and now the island of Malta has become an advance base for attacking Sicily and an air base for the allies to lock the Strait of Tunis." ”

"I don't understand what you mean, Captain!" Rommel said: "Do you mean that we attack the island of Malta? ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "Attack the island of Malta and make a gesture of counterattacking Libya and Egypt, so that the British have an excuse to keep their troops here!" ”

"But we don't have air supremacy, and at the same time we don't have sea supremacy!" Rommel said: "How can we attack the island of Malta in such a situation unless our fleet can defeat them!" ”

"Maybe we might!" Qin Chuan's words were not shocking, and he replied endlessly.