It was called "the longest day", and it passed without danger. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the landing of the Allies, apart from the accident of the German 21st Panzer Division, there were few commendable dangers.

In fact, the Allies were not in any danger until the next day, and although they were besieged by German troops from all sides, in reality these German troops were not ready to attack and were extremely short of offensive equipment.

It was only then that Rommel had just arrived at the Paris command......

If it weren't for the fact that the Allied bombing had basically destroyed the airfields, railways, and roads in France before, the German mechanized troops would not have been able to reinforce Normandy in time, and Rommel and many German commanders would not have been unable to rush back to the headquarters for effective command.

"Marshal!" As soon as Rommel arrived at the headquarters, he said to Rundstedt: "There is no doubt now, the Allies landed in Normandy!" ”

"Yes!" Rundstedt replied: "You are right! ”

Although Rundstedt felt a little embarrassed, he still had to admit it at this time, because it would be directly related to the question of the life and death of the German troops stationed in France.

"But there's nothing we can do about them now!" Rundstedt said: "It seems that all we can do now is wait for them to defeat us!" ”

Rommel understood exactly what Rundstedt said, because he couldn't do anything about it.

At this moment a telegram came from Berlin, and Rundstedt looked at it, shook his head, and forwarded it to Rommel.

Rommel took the telegram and looked at it, and couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

It was a telegram from Hitler ordering that all five remaining panzer divisions be placed under Rommel's command.

This order came too late, and the armored forces were no longer useful, they were even cumbersome...... Allied bombers and fighters were always staring at the German armored forces, which led to the fact that the only role of tanks and armored vehicles was to attract enemy aircraft.

Just as there was a dullness in the headquarters, a thunderclap rang out in the sky, and the wind rolled in like a tide with large dark clouds.

The storm was later than predicted by the Allied Weather Bureau, and it was only then that heavy rain began to fall.

This was not a good thing for the German army, which was busy on the march, but Rommel couldn't help but perk up, and then said to Rundstedt: "Marshal, I think we have one last chance!" ”

"What chance?" At this time, Rundstedt had to face up to the "arrogant" subordinate in front of him, and he knew in his heart that if anyone could save France, it must be Rommel.

"This storm!" Rommel said: "The storm is coming again, in which case the Allied warplanes, warships and even artillery will not be able to function, and the storm will also cut off the Allied forces from the British, which means that their logistical supplies will be cut off!" ”

Rundstedt's eyes lit up, then he flattened the map on the table and said, "Yes, this is an opportunity that God has given us, and I need ...... A large number of infantry, armored divisions must also move at full speed, as well as sappers and artillery...... I have to bring in enough troops from Calais! ”

Rundstedt immediately sent a telegram to Berlin, requesting that 17 divisions be drawn from the 15th Army in Calais for a counteroffensive against Normandy.

Hitler did not hesitate and quickly agreed.

This greatly encouraged Rommel and Rundstedt, and with these 17 divisions, plus troops arriving from all directions, and the cover of the storm, it was not impossible to drive the Allies out of Normandy to the sea.

As for the impact of the storm on the German army...... In this direction, the Germans also carried with them some of the spirit of "spiritual supremacy" of the Japanese army, believing that with enough courage, these difficulties could be overcome.

But they were overly optimistic, and while Rommel and Rundstedt were busy moving troops (Rommel was responsible for mobilizing and directing the armoured troops, and Rundstedt was responsible for moving troops from Calais and beyond), a telegram from Berlin poured cold water on them...... Hitler repented, and Hitler ordered the cessation of reinforcements in Normandy, not only not to transfer troops out of Calais, but also to transfer other troops to Calais as soon as possible.

It turned out that the generals in Berlin, including the chief of intelligence on the Western Front, Ronner, all believed that this was most likely a move by the Allies to divert the tiger...... In other words, all the danger that has been created now is actually for the attack on Calais.

Hitler believed their claims, and that's why there was such a ridiculous telegram.

It may sound strange that Normandy was already in full swing, and Hitler and his aides in Berlin were still worried about Calais.

But this does not seem to be surprising, because Hitler and others were in Berlin, and they did not know the real battlefield situation, so they took it for granted that they made some decisions that violated military common sense and laws...... It's a bit like Principal Jiang's remote command.

The difference is that the Allies took great pains to lay out one series of riddles after another to deceive Hitler and others into believing that the Allies would land in Calais, so they thought that all other evidence pointing to the landing in Normandy was a hoax.

Principal Jiang, on the other hand, often doesn't understand the actual situation at all and gives orders as soon as he pats his head.

This order left Rommel and Rundstedt dumbfounded.

Rundstedt couldn't help but sigh: "It's over, we have lost this war!" ”

"No, I can't let this war end like this!" Rommel was pale, and despite the severity of the situation, he tried to make a final counterattack...... This is also his character, doing what others think is impossible.

"But what else can we do?" Rundstedt asked: "We don't even have enough troops to launch a counteroffensive!" ”

"The Führer has just transferred five armored divisions to my command!" Rommel replied: "There are also troops stationed around Caen......

"There are only a few divisions there!" Rundstedt reminded: "And it will take at least a few days for the armored forces to arrive!" ”

"That's a few days!" Rommel looked out the window at the rainstorm and said, "At least they can now travel without facing enemy planes!" I'll order them to hurry, and trust me, they'll be quicker than we expected, and they'll take the Allies by surprise! ”

Rundstedt shook his head and said, "You're crazy, you know?" You're just a madman! ”