Hearing this, Rommel couldn't help but nodded: "We can use the 90th Light Division as the main offensive force." In addition, the Italian side has already prepared offensive troops and ships, and they have even completed training to seize the island! ”

This was before the 24th Air Wing was transferred to the Soviet direction, when Mussolini had already recruited the fishermen with the necessary fishing boats to seize the island, and had prepared at least three divisions of infantry for training.

"The Italians also have an airborne division!" Qin Chuan reminded: "We can transfer it to Tripoli and get ready!" ”

"That's right!" Rommel agreed: "The 185th Paratrooper Division, which the Italians call the 'Lightning' Division, is said to be quite combat-ready, but ...... You know, we can't hope too much for them! ”

"But we can take a part of the 90 light armorers to parachute training!" Qin Chuan said: "Then let them parachute down to the island of Malta with the Italian paratrooper division to fight!" ”

"Great idea!" Rommel agreed.

Then Rommel seemed to be determined to do so.

"Gentlemen!" "We have always considered taking Malta, but each time we have put it on hold for one reason or another," Rommel said. Now it is imperative to seize the island of Malta, otherwise, as the ensign said, we will end up in defeat! We have no choice but to do this! ”

Since Rommel had said so, the officers had no objection, and then moved on to the detailed discussion of the attack and the planning of the plan.

This was done until the evening, when the officers and staff officers dispersed, leaving only Rommel and General Stryk.

Rommel poured everyone a glass of port wine, and after a small drink, he leaned back in his chair and asked Qin Chuan: "Say, second lieutenant, what are you talking about?" ”

When General Stryk heard this, he couldn't help but look at Rommel and then at Qin Chuan, he didn't understand what Rommel meant by this.

"What the general said is......" Qin Chuan was pretending to be stupid, he knew that Rommel had seen it.

"Please, Second Lieutenant!" Rommel said: "If you really wanted to attack Malta, would you discuss this plan in front of so many people?" ”

After a pause, Rommel said, "And you also know that the chances of us succeeding in seizing Malta are slim, do you?" ”

"Yes, General!" Qin Chuan Yaoyao drank a glass with Rommel.

"So ......," said General Stryker, "what we just discussed is false?" ”

"Fake, of course, General Stryker!" Rommel replied: "It is true that the British have only a hundred fighters in Malta at present, and we can do a battle with them if we transfer the 27th Air Wing to Tripoli and the Italian Air Force." But here's the problem...... In front of us, the British may have three hundred or more fighters, and if we move the fighters to Tripoli, can't the British transfer the fighters to Malta? ”

General Stryk nodded when he heard this.

Therefore, if this plan really unfolds, it will not be a problem of a German air wing and the Italian Air Force against more than 100 British fighters, but with more than 400 or even 500 British fighters.

As a result, it is conceivable that the British army will have an absolute advantage over Malta, and the German and Italian troops will be mercilessly slaughtered and bombed, and even any airborne troops will probably be shot down before they reach the skies over Malta.

Qin Chuan knew that Rommel saw the problem the moment he agreed to attack the island of Malta...... It was impossible for Rommel to agree to attack the island of Malta, not only because the seizure of the island had become an unrealistic option after the transfer of the 24th Air Wing, but also because Rommel was the "culprit" who resolutely opposed or even sabotaged the plan to seize the island.

The attack on Malta was carried out by "Plan C3", and at the time of the launch of this "Plan C3", Rommel hoped to continue the offensive against the British in the North African theater.

The German air power in Italy and North Africa was insufficient, and if it covered Rommel's attack, it would not be possible to implement the "C3 plan", so Kesselring personally flew to Tobruk in the hope of convincing Rommel, but Rommel did not listen to the persuasion, and finally even exaggerated his favorable situation to report to Hitler, so that Hitler believed that Rommel could soon win the North African battlefield and attack the island of Malta became irrelevant.

Against this background, if Rommel told Hitler again that he was going to attack the island of Malta...... Undoubtedly, it is to slap yourself in the mouth.

While this was the only option strategically, the haughty and conceited Rommel would not bow his head, preferring to die here with the Afrika Korps rather than admit the mistake and attempt to attack the island of Malta.

"My intention is to transfer the British fighters to the island of Malta!" Qin Chuan said.

"Uh-huh!" General Stryk said: "And then? Attack Port Said? You have to know that it is not easy, Port Said is not something that can be taken down in a day or two, because we have a British line in front of us, and we don't have many tanks to use for the attack! On the other hand, it may only take half a day for all the fighters to be transferred back to Malta! ”

"No, I'm not aiming for Port Said!" Qin Chuan replied.

General Stryker was right that the planes could be mobilized for a short time, and if it was only for the attack on Port Said, then it would not make any sense to transfer British air power to Malta Kushima.

"And what are you for?" General Stryk was a little curious.

Qin Chuan pointed to a point on the map and said, "My goal is this, Crete!" ”

"Crete?" General Stryk couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan in surprise: "But it is much larger than Malta Island, and there are more troops garrisoned, one division of British troops and two divisions of Greek troops!" ”

Three divisions, with a total strength of nearly 40,000 troops, this scale is indeed terrifying.

"But those two divisions of the Greek Army are newly formed!" Qin Chuan said: "They don't have much combat effectiveness, and their equipment is also very poor!" ”

"But what's the point?" General Stryk said, "I mean to improve our supplies!" ”

"Of course it makes sense, General Stryker!" Rommel said: "This is another supply route for us!" ”

"Another supply route?" General Stryk was a little puzzled.

"Look at this ......," Rommel said, pointing to Greece on the map, "Greece has surrendered, and we can transport the material to Greece first, and then across the Mediterranean, and then to Alexandria under the cover of the Cretan air force." At that time, the British fighters on the island of Malta will be completely useless! ”