Rommel, knowing that the 2nd "Reich" Panzer Division had been routed in less than a day, couldn't help but stand in place for a long time without saying a word. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the telephone on the desktop rang, and after answering the phone, the staff officer pressed the microphone and said to Rommel: "Marshal, it's Marshal Rundstedt!" ”

Rommel took the phone and heard Rundstedt ask on the phone: "I heard that your progress is not going well?" ”

"Yes!" Rommel replied: "Your Excellency, I hope you can send reinforcements!" ”

There was silence on the other side of the microphone, and after a long while, Rundstedt replied: "I would love to do this, but you know, the Führer's order is not to be disobeyed, he will not allow me to send reinforcements to Normandy!" ”

Rommel couldn't help but close his eyes, as if he didn't want to see the result.

"You've done enough, Marshal Rommel!" Rundstedt said: "I have to admit that you have done more than I expected, but ...... It's all over, you can't save Normandy! Listen to me...... Time is running out, and in less than two days, the storm will pass, and you know what to expect! ”

Rommel knew, of course, that once the storm had passed, Allied fighters and bombers would soon be flying all over the sky again, and that the Allied forces in Normandy would be well supplied...... This meant that the Germans would not only fail to achieve victory, but would also face the danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the Allies.

It can even be said that by that time the German army would not be able to withdraw if it wanted to.

After thinking about it, Rommon said, "No, I can't retreat!" ”

"Why?" Rundstedt said: "Are you crazy? You're risking the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers! ”

"Because we can't afford to fail!" Rommel replied: "If you let the enemy land in Normandy, you know what it means!" ”

With that, Rommel hung up the phone.

Turning his head, he ordered the staff officer: "Order the 12th SS Panzer Division of the 'Hitler Youth' to attack Caen immediately!" ”

"Marshal!" The staff officer couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, the 12th SS "Hitler Youth" Panzer Division was the only reserve left in Rommel's Army Group B, and it was even a reserve force to cover the retreat of Army Group B......

"Execute the order!" Rommel ordered.

"Yes!" The staff officer stepped forward, then reluctantly turned around and conveyed the order.

The Hitler Youth was a paramilitary organization set up by the Nazi Party, whose members were generally between the ages of 13 and 18...... The reason for this was on the one hand to provide additional strength for the troops, and on the other hand, to brainwash and educate German youth.

This kind of education should be said to be very successful, and the "Hitler Youth" were all fanatical supporters of the Nazis.

The 12th SS "Hitler Youth" Panzer Division is a special unit in the German army, and its soldiers are all composed of volunteers of the "Hitler Youth" born in 1926 (18 years old...... This force was also called the most "promising" by Hitler.

As for what kind of hope it is...... Undoubtedly, it was the loyalty to the Führer and the fanaticism of war, somewhat similar to the militants educated by Japanese militarism or the spirit of bushido.

The commander of this division was Major General Meyer, who had worked as a miner and a policeman, and had been a staunch supporter of the Nazi Party since he joined the Nazi Party at the age of 19...... It means that he is like an armored car, and he can't die no matter how he fights.

As soon as Panzer Meyer heard the order to attack, he immediately became excited.

"It's finally time for us to report to the Führer on our achievements!" Armored Meyer said.

Then, without even waiting for the troops to be assembled, he himself set off with a battalion of vanguard troops and a few armored vehicles.

The fanaticism of the "Hitler Youth" was first manifested in the march, which marched almost non-stop towards Caen for fifteen hours without rest, and maintained high morale all the time...... To a certain extent, the spiritual atomic bomb still has a certain role on the battlefield.

By the early hours of the next morning, they had arrived at Caen.

Without much reconnaissance, no preparation or planning, Panzer Meyer's order was simple, "Advance and destroy, leave the enemy alive!" ”

Panermeier was confident enough, as it considered the defeat of the previous SS 2nd "Reich" Panzer Division to be an accident...... Or it could be said that they failed only because they did not know that there was another enemy behind them.

What's more, compared to the dozens of tanks of the 2nd "Imperial" Panzer Division, which were almost scrapped, the 12th Panzer Division was fully equipped with more than 200 tanks.

Therefore, Panzer Meier believed that wherever the tanks of the 12th Panzer Division went, they would be able to crush this almost undefendable Caen under the tracks.

Panzer Meyer was right, the German 12th Panzer Division, under the cover of artillery fire and tanks, quickly attacked Caen and easily occupied Caen.

But......

Panzer Meier then froze, he was stunned not because of enemy resistance, in fact not only did they not meet enemy resistance, but they did not even see a single enemy...... All they could see was the shivering French people hiding in their rooms and the burnt warehouses.

That is, they got an empty city, where not even a single grain or bullet remained.

"Where did those Chinese and Algerians go?" Armored Meyer said to himself.

Then he turned his head to his subordinates: "Interrogate the French, I want to know where they hide their enemies?" ”

"Yes!"

But no matter how the Germans interrogated, even if they shot a group of civilians, they couldn't ask why...... No one knows where the Chinese have gone.

When Rommel got this information, he sat down in his chair and cried out, "God, how stupid I am!" ”

"Does the marshal know where they went?" Seeing this, the staff officer couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

Rommel nodded weakly: "They went to Lyon......"

"Leon?!" The staff officer's face turned white for a moment: "But they ...... Our 12th Panzer Division has just arrived from Lyon! ”

"Yes!" Rommel nodded: "They did it again, this Chinese had long expected that we would transfer the 12th armor to attack Caen, so they rushed to Leon overnight...... Their ultimate goal is Paris! ”

"Paris!" The staff officer couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he heard this.