U-827 is a VIIC/41 type submarine.

This submarine is slightly improved from the VIIC type submarine, mainly the hull is built with thicker and stronger materials to enable it to dive to deeper depths, but because the internal parts of the submarine use lighter materials and more reasonable planning, the total weight of the submarine not only did not increase but was slightly lighter than that of the VIIC type, so the speed and range were basically unchanged.

The captain, Captain Brecht, had scarcely laid down in the captain's chamber when the correspondent handed a telegram to Captain Brecht.

Captain Brecht glanced at the contents of the telegram, then rolled over and sat up.

It had thought it was a normal attack order...... Tell them where to run and wait for the target to appear, but I didn't expect it to be a reconnaissance mission.

It is a well-known fact that reconnaissance missions may seem simple, only a few crew members need to be sent to the shore to have a look, but in fact, such a mission is not at all easier than an attack mission, and it can even be said that it is more dangerous.

The reason is that the submarine can run away after hitting and running when carrying out the attack mission, and the attack position is still a sea area suitable for submarine diving or combat.

But the reconnaissance mission ...... First of all, it had to be close to the enemy's coast, which was often full of enemy destroyers, and secondly, it had to be retracted after the sailors had completed the reconnaissance mission, which meant that the submarine had to stay not far from the coastline, which was difficult and dangerous for the submarine.

However, an order is an order.

After thinking about it, Captain Brecht ordered: "Inform Sergeant Weiss to come to me!" ”

"Yes!"

Sergeant Vess soon appeared before Captain Brecht...... The captain's room is usually located in the middle of the submarine, and the crew at both ends can find the captain in the shortest possible time.

Captain Brecht pointed to the map and said succinctly: "Two kilometers south of Edinburgh, reconnaissance mission, after dark!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Sergeant Vess replied, hesitated and asked, "How are we going to get back if we are discovered?" ”

This is the hardest ...... The reconnaissance mission itself is not difficult, it is only necessary to rush to the designated place and report the results of the reconnaissance to the submarine by radio. The difficulty was that in the unlikely event of detection, it would be almost impossible for the reconnaissance team to return to the submarine, as that would pose a mortal danger to the entire submarine.

"If discovered!" Captain Brecht replied, "You don't need to return, surrender!" ”

Sergeant Vess was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized that this might be his last mission, but he still stood up and saluted, "Yes, sir!" ”

As expected, as Captain Brecht and Sergeant Weiss had predicted, although they completed their reconnaissance mission, they were unable to return to the submarine because they were discovered by the enemy...... Even when the British soldiers realized that their prisoners were German submariners, they immediately sent five destroyers to search the vicinity.

None of this is the point, because no one cares that on the battlefield a reconnaissance team of six people was killed, three were captured, and one disappeared by jumping into the sea with a radio on his back...... These are so ordinary for the battlefield that people think it's not worth mentioning when they hear about the casualty figures.

The point is that this reconnaissance group succeeded in rushing to the designated place, that is, the place where the German listening unit heard that there should be a military base here...... But it was an empty space, with nothing but forests and weeds.

The reconnaissance team radioed this information to the submarine, which in turn reported it to the naval command, which then transmitted the information to the Western Front command.

"Great!" When Rommel received the information, he couldn't help but exclaim: "I know, I know...... It's a lie, the guy was deceived, it was he who was fooled, the guy who never got into a tank! ”

Saying that, Rommel raised the telegram in his hand at Qin Chuan again, and said, "Well done, lieutenant colonel, we won!" ”

Then he kicked aside the listening materials next to him and said to Colonel Schuster, "You can throw them all in the trash, because none of them are true!" ”

Then, Rommel rushed to the second floor with Qin Chuan and Colonel Slain, and Rundstedt's office was in the middle.

Unusually, Rundstedt and a few staff officers were there, and he was discussing something with a few staff officers.

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel walked in triumphantly and said, "According to your intelligence, you think that the Allied 4th Army is gathering in Edinburgh, Scotland, preparing to attack Norway, right?" ”

Rundstedt immediately sensed that the comer was not good, but he still calmly replied: "Yes, is there any problem?" ”

"I think you should check this out!" Rommel handed the telegram over.

While Rundstedt was staring at the telegram, Rommel couldn't wait to say: "We happen to have a submarine near Edinburgh, so I asked them to go to this so-called 4th Army base to reconnoitre, do you know what they have found?" Nothing! Yes, everyone...... Nothing, this 4th Army does not exist at all, or only in your listening! ”

When several officers looked at each other to look at the telegram in Rundstedt's hand, Rommel continued: "It is obvious that the British know that our reconnaissance planes cannot reach Scotland, warships cannot break through their shore defenses, and even spies are not in a position to arrive, so there is not even a fake military base, there is only a desert, there are no troops, no barracks, no tanks and landing craft, only weeds and stones!" ”

After a moment of silence, Rundstedt threw the telegram aside and said, "Marshal Rommel, what do you want to say?" ”

"What am I trying to say?" Rommel looked at Rundstedt in surprise: "I proved it was a hoax, didn't I?" ”

"Indeed!" Rundstedt replied: "But you seem to have forgotten what the point of our argument is, you think that the Allies will not attack Calais, and this has nothing to do with the 4th Army!" ”

"We know that the British deceived us by radio!" "They faked the 4th Army, and of course they can fake the 1st ......Army in the same way," Rommel said.

"Field Marshal Rommel!" Rundstedt interrupted Ronsonyou's words: "At least one thing you are right, you have proved that the 4th Army is a fake, for which I appreciate. But...... The 1st Army was in our reconnaissance range, and our pilots saw their military bases, including tanks, cars, and warships, do you tell me that all this is also fake? ”