Looking at the scene behind the glass, Lynn wanted to ask what was going on, but remembering Rommel's advice just now, she had to swallow her curiosity back.

From the front, the Reich Führer was not asleep in a semi-recumbent position, and the light in the room was a little harsh, and his eyelids could be seen fluttering slightly. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the medical staff passing by, and then closed them slightly. Rommel then picked up the telephone hanging on the wall and said in a respectful and modest tone: "My Führer, I'm sorry to disturb you at this time, we have something to report to you immediately, if you don't mind......"

Through the glass of the observation window, Lynn heard Rommel's slightly pitched "echo". Upon looking, I soon saw an inlay next to the Führer's bed, which resembled a radio broadcast, which seemed to be the wired tool for this particular room to communicate with the outside world.

The Führer on the other side of the glass window opened his eyes slightly, and Lynn didn't know if he could see himself next to Rommel for the first time under the difference in light between the two rooms, and a moment later, an old and weak voice came from the amplified earpiece next to the phone: "Okay, Erwin, say, I'm listening." ”

The medical staff in the room could clearly hear such conversations, so everyone left with amusement, except for one of the most senior medics, who remained behind.

"General Gargo has put forward a very bold proposal, which I analyzed and has high strategic significance." With that, Rommel turned around and handed the microphone to Lynn. Having never spoken to the Reich in such a way, Lynn felt her heart beat faster when she got the receiver, but it had come to this, and she had to seize this hard-won opportunity.

"My Führer, the situation is that we have learned that the 'Europa' cruise ship, which originally belonged to the pride of the Third Reich, was recently transferred by the United States to France as compensation for the loss of the wartime requisition of the cruise ship 'Normandy', and in the present international situation, I believe that the sinking of the cruise ship by us in the guise of a Soviet submarine will inevitably intensify the hostility of the Western camp towards the Soviet Union, and in particular, it will be able to involve the French political axe, which has been in a wait-and-see mode, and thus turn the situation in our favor."

With that, Lynn paused to wait for the Führer's response. If he thinks this is inappropriate, then further persuasion is needed, and if he agrees, then it is enough to explain the next action.

The Führer on the sickbed opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a moment, then closed his eyes again, a gesture that Lynn had never seen before. In the silence of waiting, he could almost hear his own heartbeat, and his eyes lingered on the infusion tube hanging in the air for a long time, watching the bright red viscous liquid continue to flow into the Führer's body.

Although Rommel was initially speaking, the Führer reopened his mouth and asked: "Erwin, my immortal marshal of the Guard, what do you think?" ”

Rommel took the microphone directly from Lynn's hand: "My Führer, although it is painful to make such a decision, but for the sake of the re-emergence of the empire, some painful losses can awaken people's sinking and numb souls. ”

There was silence for a while, and the voice coming from the earpiece was rather heavy: "Europa, the last pride of Germany...... If it sinks, all the efforts of Germany for the dream of the sea will be precipitated on the cold and muddy bottom of the sea, what a cruel thing! ”

"Yes, my Führer, the old will come to an end once and for all, and we will have a new life in the sinking of extreme pain."

When Rommel finished saying this, Lynn suddenly realized that this commander, who was regarded as a first-class general by German fans, not only had a set of hard skills in combat, but also had skills in communicating with the Führer that others did not have. It can be seen that the Führer has great trust in him, and even has some spiritual dependence. The lips of the half-lying man on the other side of the glass window moved again, and the voice coming from the earpiece was still old, but he could feel a sense of lost determination:

"Let's do it! Brave Imperial Warriors! Remember, the hope of the future is in your hands! ”

Rommel replied: "All right, Führer, we will send the submarine, and the detailed battle plan will be reported by General Gargo to your office early tomorrow morning." Please take care of yourself and get a good rest! Good night! ”

The Führer said no more, and just as Rommel hung up the phone, Lynn saw through the glass window that the Führer had raised his left hand and made a "V" with trembling fingers, a gesture of victory, and the first time Lynn had seen him make such a gesture on a variety of occasions, including historical images and pictures.

Following Lynn's surprised gaze, Rommel also saw the Führer's gesture, and he was not surprised at all, but said to Lynn: "The Führer wishes you a victorious start!" ”

The Führer quickly lowered his left hand, and Lynn withdrew his gaze, realizing that what Rommel had just said was "you", that is, it was an act of his own, and Rommel's role was not that of a leader but of support, which immediately made him feel that he had a heavy responsibility.

Leaving the cubicle of the inspection ward, Rommel said: "General Gargo, I will go to the base headquarters to give orders, and as for you, it may be time to go to the submarine dock to say some words of encouragement to the officers and men who are about to go on the expedition, and tell the submarine commander your intentions for combat." ”

Lynn thought for a moment and nodded, "This is an extremely critical reminder, thank you very much!" ”

Rommel's gratitude to Lynn was at least superficially indifferent, and he asked in a businesslike tone: "In my personal opinion, send two XXI-class submarines tonight, and if the Führer still firmly supports this plan tomorrow morning, we will send two or more, what do you think?" ”

Nowadays, it is not wartime, and ships sailing in the Atlantic do not have to take unusual routes for fear of submarine attacks, so as long as they know the ports of departure and arrival, they can more accurately determine the route of the ship's voyage. After a technological upgrade at the "Vault" base, the last essence of the Imperial Navy, the XXI-class submarines, has been equipped with the Fumo-type submarine radar, which has been put into use during the war, thus complementing the new and accurate sonar. The effective detection range of this radar is more than 40 kilometers in the sea and 200 kilometers in the air, which to a large extent makes up for the limitation of the observation range caused by the low size of the submarine. The submarine only needs to surface the command module with the radar to operate, supplemented by range calculations, even if only two XXI-class submarines are sent to intercept it, the probability of finding the target is quite high.

After a brief consideration, Lynn replied in a positive tone, "Good! I beg you to give the battle order as soon as possible, and I will go to the submarine dock now. ”

Since his suggestions were accepted by the other party, Rommel said nothing more, and walked out of the Führer's residence with a serious expression on his face. When leaving the courtyard gate, the Führer's lieutenant Hunter Fark deliberately looked at the two of them a few more times, but Lynn did not regard himself as a victor, nor did he disdain to show off his might in such a small matter, he nodded slightly at Hunter Fake: "Goodbye! ”

Hunter Farck, of course, did not know what kind of conversation they had just had with the Führer inside, and he said "goodbye" to Lynn with a pleasant face, and then everyone went about their duties.

There was no special passage in the base, and after following the traffic rules and changing cars continuously, it was twenty minutes before Lynn arrived at the submarine cave. After standing on the dock for two minutes, a whining sound sounded in my ears. This is different from the battle sirens heard at the time of the "defection incident", it does not have the breathtaking whimper, but is more rapid and brisk, and people can't help but get excited when they listen to it. Soon, the guards and orderlies on duty arrived from the nearest duty room and rest room, and they were completely surprised by Lynn standing on the dock, but they were not disturbed by this, but took their positions according to the procedure when the combat readiness alarm sounded. Some of them stood guard, some of them assembled in the submarine mooring area, and when the door of the passage leading from the cave to the armory rumbled open, the rumble of metal friction made people even more excited.

About 10 minutes later, a small special train carrying submarine officers and men sailed along the railroad tracks into the dock area, and these neatly dressed sailors numbered more than 100 people, which should have approached or reached the establishment of two XXI-class submarines. Lynn watched as they led the group of officers and then ran forward to the submarine berth, and the two submarine commanders had apparently received preliminary orders, and they commanded the men to board the boat to begin preparations for the voyage, and at the same time deployed the dock crew to carry out various auxiliary tasks. With the sound of various slogans one after another, the submarine cave, which had just been silent, was full of fighting vitality. After a while, another small train pulled by the head of a diesel locomotive pulled into the docks, and the special carriages were loaded with torpedoes that looked like cigars, and Lynn saw that there were some white handwriting on their shells, and on closer inspection, they were all in Russian - this method of confusion made him feel that it was a bit exaggerated, and it was not difficult for the prudent to counter the attacker's intent to plant, but he did not correct the approach of the naval department, because the highest level of misleading the opponent was to falsely and falsely, and to do things differently.

When the torpedo train arrived at the dock area, the submarine officers and crews did not immediately unload and reload, but waited for the arrival of a key person. Almost five minutes later, the Marines Command's von . General Dillamo arrived with an order issued by the base command, and he publicly announced the operational order: two submarines numbered U-A22 and U-A23 each carrying four imitation Soviet-made torpedoes and other conventional combat equipment to the Atlantic Ocean, the commander of the operation is temporarily Colonel Lochels, the commander of the U-A22 boat, the first phase of the operation will be from the base, through the Norwegian Sea, and then through the Danish Strait into the Atlantic, and the second phase of the operation will be issued in the form of a coded secret order in the next day. In accordance with the operational secrecy rules promulgated by the previous base, the two captains received the designated code contact book at the time of departure, and after receiving the secret order, they were able to interpret the official combat order in conjunction with the code contact book.

As soon as the order was relayed, the orderly used the loader on the dock to transport the torpedoes from the train to the submarine berthing, and the diesel engines were activated after the two submarines were unmoored, and the rumbling sound stimulated every unwilling heart. They leave the berths in turn, move forward for some distance and dock next to the hoisting dock, where small gantry cranes are erected for lifting torpedoes or replacing heavy components such as engines on submarines. Many submarine officers and men gathered on the deck and cooperated with the dock crew to load the torpedoes into the submarine one after another from the diagonal passage. In addition to the four imitation Su torpedoes each, they carried 8 conventional torpedoes, 6 sound torpedoes, and a large amount of supplies. At the same time, the service personnel used the pipes laid to the pier to fill the two submarines with sufficient fuel and fresh water, and in the absence of a combat mission, each of the submarines moored here was loaded with only a very small amount of supplies, which could only be used for close defense operations in an emergency situation.

Seeing that the work before the attack was carried out in an orderly manner, Feng. General Diramo approached Lynn. Both lieutenant generals, Lynn was obviously inferior in terms of the weight of military ranks, and there was no mutual subordination in their positions, and the two talked in a relatively equal and friendly situation. Obviously, the naval general was still unclear about the intention of hastily sending the two new ocean-going submarines to sea, and he asked Lynn about it. Since he had little contact with the other party and was not very familiar with each other, Lynn must have reservations, and he only roughly asked Feng. Dilamo introduced the combat surnames of the trip, and inquired about the combat status of the two submarines from a professional and technical point of view, and learned that the two groups of crew members were selected from the existing submarine crews, and that the run-in time had been more than half a year, and each post had received professional training to ensure that they were more familiar with their equipment and posts than those who hurriedly boarded the new submarines at the end of the war.

After the discussion, Lynn asked, "Can I allow me to talk to the two captains alone, this is for the sake of action, and it has also been approved by Field Marshal Rommel." ”

In fact, there is no need to carry the base commander out, von. Admiral Diramo had no reason to obstruct him, and with an incompletely unsatisfied curiosity, he went to supervise and direct the marines in their work, and incidentally summoned two captains of the ship, who also had the rank of colonel of the marines, to be sent to Lynn.

"This should be our first meeting!" Lynn shook hands with the two submarine commanders very friendly, thinking that he was obsessed with "Hunting Submarine", how he wished that he could have the opportunity to run a real U-boat, with his bold and careful command to achieve outstanding results, and finally become a famous submarine ace in history.

Colonel Lochles, the reorganized U-A22 captain of the Marine Corps, the interim commander of the operation, was about thirty-five years old, with slightly messy hair and a hunter's sharpness in his eyes. He received the order to attack on the fly, and before he had time to shave his beard, the stubble on his cheeks could make people imagine the state of the dense one, which was the standard German captain in the movie frame. As for the other captain, he was estimated to be in his thirties, and his expression was calm and calm, not like that of the kind of person who was easily impatient, and if he had a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, one would have thought that he was an elegant gentleman, rather than an officer who had always dealt with a killing machine.

"Both of them are currently the best submarine commanders in the Imperial Guard!" Lynn first complimented him, and seeing that there was no obvious joy between the two, he naturally felt down-to-earth and reliable, and then lowered his voice slightly: "This operation is a top-secret operation approved by the Führer himself, and when you get the exact instructions, you may find it incredible, but as Marshal Rommel said to the Führer, this is painful, but it can awaken people's numb souls. More importantly, we will use this to exacerbate the contradictions within the allies and create space for the revival of the empire. As you can see, this time you are each equipped with 4 replica Soviet torpedoes, and you have to use them to sink the target as much as possible. In addition, there are officials, soldiers, and some civilians on target, and no matter how terrible the situation, you can only put away your kindness, and there must be no act of rescue - I know it sounds cruel, but think of the millions of our brothers who are still held in Allied prisoner of war camps, and think of our compatriots who are in distress and suffering, we must be ruthless! Finally, I wish you all the best on your journey and look forward to your triumphant return! ”

After listening to Lynn's extraordinarily serious explanation, the two submarine commanders looked at each other, neither questioned nor agreed to it without thinking, but only expressed their determination to complete the task without fear of any hardships. From this point of view, the charisma of the Führer and Marshal Rommel is by no means emulatory, and it is based on a long period of subtle and powerful spiritual influence. If the superior can achieve this effect through his own speech, demeanor, and the rendering of the propaganda organization, if he is relatively ordinary and only well-known, like Lynn, the only way to get the officers and soldiers to serve him is to work together and conquer with personal charm, and sitting in the spacious and comfortable office of the imperial base camp all day, or running around and tired all the time, I am afraid that it will not be of much help in this regard.

With the efforts of the well-trained crew and service personnel, it took only an hour and twenty minutes from the time the combat readiness siren sounded to the time everything was ready, which may sound like a long time, but considering the extremely careful and meticulous work of loading and replenishing the torpedo and supply, and inspecting and debugging the equipment, it was well worth the time. When the orderly spontaneously waved goodbye by the dock, and the two submarines that raised the battle flag of the German Navy restarted and headed towards the external passage of the cave, Lynn stood alone by the dock, listening to the iron gate at the entrance of the passage slowly rising with the sound of rattling, and soon felt the biting cold wind pouring in from the outside world, this is the last harshness of the northern winter, and hope is also the last ice valley of the sinking empire, after which, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and the situation of the empire may gradually warm.

In the distance, the two captains and their lieutenants standing in the command cabin of the submarine turned to the dock, saluted in a solemn posture, and then quickly entered the cabin, and the submarine gradually dived, and they entered the channel in a semi-submersible manner, and finally disappeared from sight completely.

(To be continued)