Chapter 897: Wrong
Hitler also knew this, or rather, Hitler couldn't wait to hear Rommel's explanation, so he flew to the Franco-German border.
Then, while Rommel and others were still in the air, they received a telegram from Hitler that he had changed his aim.
"Target changed to Mace!" Rommel said.
"Mace?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned: "'Maginot Line'? β
"Yes!" Rommel said: "The FΓΌhrer seems to want to know what you are doing in the Maginot Line!" β
Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.
Or can it be said...... Hitler suspected that Rommel followed him, so he suspected Qinchuan, thinking that Rommel and others wanted to rely on the "Maginot Line" to confront Hitler.
But apparently, Hitler would soon find out that Qin Chuan's deployment of the "Maginot Line" was all oriented towards France...... This would have reassured Hitler and chosen to believe Qin Chuan and even Rommel, Rundstedt and even the whole thing.
Sure enough, when the helicopter landed at the Metz airfield, Major Finn, who had come to greet them, saluted Rommel and said, "The FΓΌhrer is inspecting the fortified area, and General Rumanlin has ordered me to pick you up!" β
After driving on the road for more than ten minutes, the two entered the Metz fortification under the leadership of Major Finn.
Rommel looked at the facilities around him with interest, nodded at Qin Chuan, and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, it wasn't like this the last time I saw it, good job!" β
As the elevator descended, several people reached the penultimate floor...... Qin Chuan remembered that it was the location of the underground train.
After entering the passage, Qin Chuan found that he was not mistaken, Hitler was pointing and discussing something with several officers in front of the underground train in the dim light, one of whom was Lieutenant General Lu Manlin.
"Hey, they're coming!" When Lieutenant General Lu Manlin saw Rommel and Qin Chuan coming in, he waved to the two warmly: "Here, Lieutenant Colonel!" β
Rommel couldn't help but glance at Qin Chuan in surprise, and said in a low voice: "This guy seems to be a little different!" β
"Marshal!" Qin Chuan replied: "He's just a person who wants to save his life, and he thinks this line of defense can do it!" β
Rommel nodded in understanding.
The two walked up to Hitler, who was dressed in a crisp military uniform, and saluted, and Hitler nodded casually in return.
"My marshal!" Hitler shook Rommel's hand affectionately and said, "Sorry to pull you back from the heat of the battlefield, but you know...... What you said in the telegram is very important! β
"Yes, I understand, Your Excellency!" Rommel replied.
"Lieutenant Colonel!" Then Hitler shook Qin Chuan's hand again and said, "Before that, Lieutenant General Lu Manlin had already told me everything you had done here, and he had a high opinion of you. I think you totally deserve that assessment...... More importantly, I see hope that there are people in Germany who are as far-sighted as you are, and who can think from a German point of view. If there were a few more people like you in Germany, I wouldn't have to worry about anything! β
"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied.
"So......" said Hitler, as he walked along the tracks of an underground train, "let's talk about the Allied offensive!" Are you sure all the spies we sent to Dover have been turned against you? β
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Rommel said and handed Hitler a document.
Because the lights were so dim, Hitler only flipped through them and closed the papers.
Lieutenant General Lu Manlin was very understanding and invited everyone to continue walking: "Just in front, there is a conference room!" β
The meeting room is much better lit than outside, and it is equipped with desks, maps, telephones, etc...... From this detail, it can be seen that Lieutenant General Lu Manlin has indeed put a lot of effort into this defensive line.
As Hitler looked through the documents, Rommel explained: "The British made the whole deception plan seamless, until General Kramer appeared before us!" β
"General Kramer?" Hitler said: "General Kramer, whom they sent back through the Swiss Red Cross? β
"Yes!" Rommel replied: "The British are clever and mistaken by cleverness, they tried to use General Kramer to convince us that they had amassed a large amount of armaments and supplies in Dover, but the lieutenant colonel saw through the deception!" β
"Oh ho ho ho ......" Lu Manlin looked at Qin Chuan with admiration on his face: "Lieutenant Colonel, tell me how you saw through them?" β
Qin Chuan turned his gaze to Hitler, who nodded slightly in agreement.
Qin Chuan replied: "It's very simple, I just asked General Kramer to draw the terrain he visited, and then let people recognize it!" β
"It's as simple as that?" Mr. Lu said he apparently didn't realize what was the point.
"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied lightly: "It's as simple as that!" β
However, Hitler knew the secret, he looked at Qin Chuan with approving eyes, and said: "So, you are sure that these materials and equipment are not in Dover, right?" β
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied: "Shanklin in the place where they took General Kramer made General Kramer think it was Dover...... General Kramer himself was kept in the dark. β
Hitler again looked at the document and said as he flipped through it: "So, for a long time...... All the spies we sent to England were rebelled, even shortly after arriving in England! They have been giving us false information, all of which the British want us to know! β
Hitler's tone grew louder and louder, and finally it had turned into anger.
"This is a disgrace to the Empire!" Hitler waved his fist: "At the same time my shame, the spy is with me and I don't know it!" What's more, they are still using false information to cover up the whole truth and make me make wrong judgments! β
It was rare for Hitler to admit his mistakes in public.
In doing so, however, he seems to be using another way to cover up his command mistakes...... Its command was the result of misintelligence, not because of himself.
Obviously, Hitler paid more attention to his "military genius" and cut off the enemy's strategic deception from the military!
"I'm not going to let them go!" Hitler angrily said: "I will thoroughly investigate those involved in this matter, and then throw them all in prison!" β
After a pause, Hitler asked Rommel again: "So, my general!" Tell me about the 'Atlantic Barrier', we can hold it, right? β
"No, Your Excellency!" Rommel shook his head and replied, "My other purpose is to tell you...... We can't hold it! β