Qin Chuan did the right thing.

The fact is that Hitler was very useful after hearing the conversation between Qin Chuan and Alexander.

Because if Qin Chuan understands it this way, Hitler's approach is not a mistake in judgment, but a kind of prudence and caution, and a manifestation of responsibility for the lives of officers and soldiers on the front line.

People tend to have the mentality that they don't want to make mistakes in front of people at lower levels.

For example, it would have been easier for Hitler to admit his mistake in front of Paulus, the commander of the army group, but it would have been very difficult to bow his head in front of a colonel or even a major.

So Hitler actually cared more about the ideas of Qin Chuan and Alexander, and Qin Chuan gave him a satisfactory answer.

On the other hand, just as Qin Chuan thought, people who are suspicious by nature are more and more convinced that Qin Chuan's evidence is true when they hear Qin Chuan's words of "self-reflection...... The reason is very simple, no one will doubt their own evidence like Qin Chuan, they are usually biased towards their own side.

Of course, Hitler did not make this decision.

He had Seninovich re-interrogated by the intelligence services.

However, this step was only a formality, and Hitler did not have much hope that he would find a loophole in it.

Hitler focused on verifying the correctness of intelligence.

Because if the Soviets were going to use Serafimovich and Abuganerovo as a breakthrough, they would inevitably make some preparations in these two places, such as stockpiling ammunition and equipment, concentrating more troops, and so on.

These can be detected by Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, as well as by Brandenburg troops.

The reason why Hitler did not do this work before was because he had a preconceived belief that the Soviets were already powerless to fight back under their own offensive.

The results of the reconnaissance surprised Hitler......

The relevant intelligence soon flew like snowflakes to the "werewolf" command, because this time it was targeted, so whether it was aerial reconnaissance or ground reconnaissance of Brandenburg's troops, it was indicated that the Soviets did have a large-scale build-up in these two directions.

Regardless of whether the intelligence of the Soviet counteroffensive is correct or not, this has proved that the information that Hitler had before, that is, the intelligence that the Soviet army was unable to counterattack, was wrong.

After walking around the command headquarters and thinking for a while, and comparing the information obtained by the reconnaissance and Seninovich's confession again and again, finding that most of them corresponded to each other, Hitler finally believed that all this was true.

On the other hand, Hitler also understood that it was not okay not to admit mistakes.

Because as Qin Chuan said, this is related to the safety of the 6th Army and even the entire Eastern Front, and even the fate of Germany...... At this time, Germany had already had the problem of a shortage of rear strength, and the forces of Army Group South to attack Stalingrad were still patched together, and if the 6th Army was surrounded and annihilated, the consequences would be unimaginable, and the German Empire was likely to collapse like dominoes, and the 6th Army would be the first domino to fall.

It is true that after the Battle of Stalingrad, the German army was in a state of weakness on the Eastern Front, and the subsequent Battle of Kursk, although it was an attack initiated by the German army, was only a flashback.

On the other hand, the Allied landings in Normandy put the Germans in an embarrassing situation of being caught between two sides.

After making up his mind, Hitler first called Canaris and scolded him.

"Look what these are?!" Hitler angrily threw the document in front of Canaris: "Do you know what we have snooped out? We spotted a million Soviet troops massing across the Don and Volga rivers for a counteroffensive, millions! This is what you say that the Soviet army did not have enough strength to launch a counteroffensive ?! ”

Canaris was speechless as he looked at the information, but he continued to explain: "Your Excellency, this may be a hoax by the Soviets......"

"It's not a scam!" Hitler roared almost in astonishment, and at the same time waved his arms to express his anger: "On the contrary, the information you provided is more like a hoax, which makes me make a wrong judgment and transfer the defense troops to France, even ignoring the warnings of the officers and soldiers at the front again and again!" Do you know what would happen if I trusted your intelligence? The 6th Army will be surrounded by the Soviets! The entire Eastern Front will collapse! ”

"Your Excellency Prime Minister......"

"Disappear from me, you idiot!" Hitler did not want to listen to Canaris's explanation at all: "You almost made me an executioner, an executioner who slaughtered his own officers and soldiers!" A historical sinner! ”

Canaris hurriedly left Hitler's office, knowing that it was useless to explain anything in Hitler's anger, and worse...... He could not give a reasonable explanation.

Then Paulus and the three were invited to the office again.

When several people walked into the office, they couldn't help but be stunned when they looked at the papers all over the floor and Hitler, whose face was pale with anger.

"Sorry, gentlemen!" Hitler calmed down and explained: "You know, there will always be people who fail to see the weight of the burden on their shoulders, and at the same time they do not realize that the mistakes they make will affect the safety of many officers and soldiers at the front!" And you ......"

Hitler nodded at the three men and said, "You are right, all kinds of signs show it...... The Soviets did have a plan for a counteroffensive! Your persistence and efforts saved the 6th Army, the Eastern Front, and even Germany! ”

Alexander glanced at Qin Chuan in some surprise, because what Hitler said implied what Qin Chuan said in front of the bug before, that is, he was responsible for the lives of officers and soldiers on the front line.

It was only now that Alexander somewhat understood the intention of Qin Chuan to say those words at that time.

"So, Your Excellency!" Paulus asked, "What do you think we should do now?" ”

Saying that, Paulus glanced at Alexander and Qin Chuan, and motioned for them to leave, after all, this is a high-level secret, and it is not accessible at the level of colonel or major.

But when Qin Chuan and Alexander were about to leave, Hitler stopped: "No, no, I think you should stay!" ”

"Your Excellency the Führer......"

Paulus tried to explain this, but was interrupted by Hitler.

"They're trustworthy people, General!" Hitler said: "I learned about the whole process of 'Operation Rat Hunting' from Major General Seninovich......"

Hitler stepped forward and patted Qin Chuan and Alexander on the shoulder, nodded and said, "It's a wonderful battle, especially from the perspective of Major General Seninovich...... Did you know? He said that at that time they were all frightened, and no one expected that the heroic German soldiers would suddenly appear in front of them! These are our soldiers, warriors of the Empire, and I am so proud of you! ”