Chapter 783: Signature
"I'm optimistic about you, man!" Lieutenant General Lu Manlin stood up, then took out a notebook and pen, handed them to Qin Chuan and asked, "Can I sign it, Lieutenant Colonel?" β
Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned, a lieutenant general...... actually asked Qin Chuan to sign for him.
Stunned, Qin Chuan hurriedly replied: "Oh, of course, general! β
As he spoke, he took the notebook and signed his name.
"Look!" When Lieutenant General Lu Manlin took back the notebook, he proudly raised it to the others: "I got it, the signature of the 'legendary sergeant'!" β
It would seem that getting a signature is more important than the military content just discussed.
"General!" Colonel Slane reminded: "About our plan......"
"Oh yes!" Only then did Lieutenant General Lu Manlin come to his senses: "Yes, we call it the 'Maginot Plan'. I know that the FΓΌhrer signed off on this plan. But Colonel, you know, this Maginot Line has ......"
As he spoke, Lieutenant General Lu Manlin turned his gaze to the staff officers beside him.
The staff officer hurriedly answered: "It is 390 kilometers long!" β
"Yes!" Lieutenant General Lu Manlin said: "390 kilometers long, 5 kilometers wide ......"
"I'm sorry, General!" Qin Chuan said: "It's 6 to 8 kilometers wide!" β
"Oh, really?" Lieutenant General Lu Manlin glanced at the staff officer, and after receiving an affirmative look, he replied: "Very good, Lieutenant Colonel." It is indeed 6 to 8 kilometers wide. Think about this...... 390 kilometers long and 6 to 8 kilometers wide, how many people and how much time does it take to complete such a long line of defense? It took the French 12 years and cost 5 billion francs. Shouldn't we rest now before we do it? β
"I'm sorry, General!" "These are not what we need to think about, we just want to complete our mission as soon as possible and return to our own troops!" said Colonel Slein! β
Lieutenant General Lu Manlin spread his hands and said, "God, you are really obsessed with war, is the battlefield so attractive?" β
As he spoke, he laughed with a few staff officers.
Seeing that Colonel Slane and Qin Chuan were unmoved, Lieutenant General Lu Manlin had no choice but to say: "Whatever you want, if you want to start working right away, Major Fein will arrange everything you need!" I think you already know him! β
"Yes, General!"
"Good!" Lieutenant General Lu Manlin then raised his glass and raised it towards the two of them, saying, "I wish you all the best!" β
As he spoke, he raised his head and drank it all.
Colonel Slane and Qin Chuan stood up and saluted, and then walked out of the room, and there was another burst of laughter behind them, as if they were laughing at Colonel Slane and Qin Chuan as two fools who didn't know how to enjoy.
"I can't believe we're going to do something for this stupid general!" Colonel Slain complained: "They don't know anything about the current situation! β
"Maybe they're not ignorant!" Qin Chuan replied: "They are just evading in some situation!" β
Colonel Slane nodded and said, "You're right, they're deceiving themselves into thinking that this life can go on forever. In other words, even if they fail, they want to enjoy the rest of their time! I'm wondering right now...... What fools transferred us here as advisors, they don't look like they need advisors at all! β
Although Qin Chuan knew who this fool was, he couldn't answer...... As said before, this must have been done by Treskov with his connections.
Sure enough, soon a colonel named Paul took the initiative to find Colonel Slain and Qin Chuan.
Colonel Paul also deliberately said to Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant Colonel, General Tlesko asked me to greet you on his behalf!" β
So Qin Chuan determined that this Paul was a member of the rebel organization.
Qin Chuan found an opportunity to talk with Colonel Paul alone for a while.
"Why didn't you tell me that the commander stationed on the Maginot Line was such a bastard?" Qin Chuan asked angrily.
"Is there a difference, Lieutenant Colonel?" Paul asked rhetorically.
It seems that there is indeed no difference, unless Qin Chuan abandons the transformation plan of the Maginot Line.
"Then ......" Qin Chuan said, "Why don't you replace this bastard, with him here, our plan can't be implemented at all!" β
"Lieutenant Colonel!" Colonel Paul shook his head and smiled: "Do you know who this General Lu Manlin is?" β
"I don't care who he is!" Qin Chuan said: "I only know that he is here, or that he continues to be this commander, we will achieve nothing here!" β
Qin Chuan was right, because what they had seen until now were some drawings that didn't even have complete data.
"I know, Lieutenant Colonel!" Colonel Paul replied, "But things are not as simple as you think. Lieutenant General Lu Manlin barely commanded battles and did not establish meritorious deeds, but he was able to become a lieutenant general...... There's a reason for that. The FΓΌhrer had some people who selflessly helped him in difficult times, and General Lu Manlin was one of them! β
So Qin Chuan understood.
Like Goering, Hitler trusted him and even appointed him as his successor, even though repeated command errors were considered incompetent.
If Lieutenant General Rumanlin is such a general, it will be troublesome, because it means that Hitler is likely to know everything that Lieutenant General Rumanlin is doing here, and it is even possible that Hitler deliberately arranged this "fat difference" for Lieutenant General Rumanlin...... Stationed on the Maginot Line, there is basically no need to worry about the battle on the front line, there is a lot of oil and water.
"So what are we going to do?" Qin Chuan asked.
"I don't know!" Paul replied: "We thought that there was an order from the FΓΌhrer that Lieutenant General Lu Manlin would do something, but he did not seem to take it to heart!" β
"Oh, of course!" Qin Chuan replied: "As he said, the Americans and the British are still at sea. But when the Americans hit, he regretted it! β
"No, Lieutenant Colonel!" Colonel Paul replied: "He does not need to regret it, because he can withdraw to Germany at any time!" β
"It's amazing!" Qin Chuan replied.
After a pause, Qin Chuan asked again: "I'm curious, Colonel!" What kind of unit is your 79th Army, which can tolerate the command of such a general! β
"Lieutenant Colonel!" Colonel Paul handed Qin Chuan a cigarette and said, "To be exact, it's not an army!" β
"Not an army?" Qin Chuan looked at Colonel Paul suspiciously.
"Yes!" Colonel Paul nodded: "After we captured the Maginot Line......"
As he spoke, Colonel Paul raised his head towards the high ground: "It was used as a training base for recruits, a warehouse, and a field hospital, and many prisoners of war were also held. So...... This is the 79th Army! β