Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor of the Imperial Headquarters, Lynn watched with mixed emotions as the Imperial Guard officers and soldiers assembled in the square and then left as a group. Although the mournful whimpering sound of the air raid sirens was not heard, the sight was enough to give people a sense of urgency to fight.

Take out the beautifully printed cigarette case from your pocket, take out the South American brand of cigarettes, and put it in your mouth. The moment he turned on the lighter, his grim face was reflected on the glass. At the just-concluded high-level military meeting of the Reich, through Rommel's proposal and the Führer's decision, he decided on a combat strategy with the theme of "encircling Wei and saving Zhao", that is: to order the officials lurking in Norway to inform the cabinet and parliament of the news of the Soviet invasion of territorial waters and landing, and use the radio station to expand the situation to the extent that the world knows about it, and then use the North American intelligence services to provoke a media offensive to name the Soviet army's move and the sinking of the "Europa" as " The first step in the Soviet Union's aggressive plan", trumpeting the vicious state of affairs in which the Soviet Union had begun to launch an attack on the West, thus forcibly pushing the political axe of the Western allies through diplomatic and military means to put pressure on the Soviet Union through the tide of public opinion. At the same time, the established defense plan of the "Shelter" base was fully activated, and in the event of an approach by Soviet troops from land and sea, it was ensured that it would be annihilated with one blow if it was impossible to dodge.

After all, the confrontation between the East and the West in the early stage has already taken shape, the loss of US atomic bomb technology, the assassination of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and the "Europa incident" with great impact, the contradictions and frictions between the two camps have been further intensified. When the news of the Soviet invasion of northern Norway spreads, as long as the leaders of the Norwegian political axe do not brainily announce that the Soviet troops have been invited, this situation will inevitably provoke a strong reaction in the Western countries. Even if the Norwegian government and the population would rather be quieter than offend the Soviet Union, the pressure from the Western allies would at least make Moscow's new core carefully consider the consequences of continuing its northern operations. If they had withdrawn in time, if Britain and France had sent troops directly to Norway in 1940, although it would be difficult to lift the siege of the base directly, it would have become a fuse that triggered the Third World War, and in the end it would still have more advantages than disadvantages for the reconstruction plan of the Third Reich.

Smoking puff after puff, Lynn sometimes looked into the distance, sometimes frowned and looked down, not only thinking about the future, but also wondering why the Soviets had chosen this time to suddenly attack. It took only half a day for the "Europa" incident to occur, and even if Moscow had learned of this situation in time by deciphering Western communications, it would not have been possible to mobilize troops and launch a precise offensive in such a short period of time. Considering that they had never sent marines to land in Norway from the coast in their previous operations, this must have been targeted. If you get information about the existence of the "Vault" from other sources and believe that all the previous acts were carried out by the remnants of the Third Reich, the commander with both insight and courage will indeed adopt this lightning raid, as long as he can pull the hidden out of the darkness before the Western allies exert more pressure or even use force, it will logically block all the doubts and criticisms. If this were the case, the Soviet troops who had landed would have been far more than the hundreds of men observed at the outpost, and they would advance towards the base with more determination and speed than Rommel had expected...... Blood flashed in his head, and Lynn took off the cigarette butt in annoyance, and lamented to herself: "Ah, damn it, why didn't you think of this just now!" It's too late to put pressure on the outside world! ”

Then he threw the cigarette butt into the trash can and hurried to Rommel's office. Perhaps it was a relationship that had been depressed for almost a year, but at this time, many generals and officers came to ask the commander-in-chief of the base to fight. After recuperating for so long, the subordinate units have recovered their vitality, and the elite degree of equipment far exceeds that of the German [***] team that is very short of various materials in the middle and late stages of the war, and with the strength of the Soviet Northern Fleet, the number of landing troops sent at a time will not be too much, and there are no large tank landing craft like the US army, and the fire cover is mainly provided by surface ships, which is inevitably restricted by various factors such as weather, communications, distance, and terrain. If you want to avenge the defeat on the Eastern Front, this is indeed a seemingly good time.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, I borrowed it, you ......"

Lynn squeezed past the officers waiting to be summoned outside Rommel's door, and when she came to the door of the office, she didn't have time to explain to the marshal's adjutant, so she knocked on the door and went in. Although Rommel and General Verva, who was sitting across from him, were surprised and embarrassed by this, they knew that the situation was special when they saw the hurried look on Lynn's face.

"I'm sorry, marshal, general, I thought of something very important, and I can't delay it for a second......"

There was no obvious anger on Rommel's face, and he asked the adjutant waiting at the door to close the door, motioned for General Verva, who was about to get up and leave, to sit down, and then said to Lynn: "Tell me! General Verva is not an outsider. ”

This General Vulva was the senior commander of the 2nd Marine Regiment of the Imperial Guard, and in theory, every officer who entered the base of the "Shelter" was trustworthy. Lynn didn't have time to look ahead, he directly stated what he had just considered, and said in an accentuated tone: "If nothing else, the follow-up troops of the Soviet army have already arrived in the waters near Cape Hamburg, and it is not ruled out that they will quickly open up other landing sites." It was also hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest Norwegian garrison, and they knew that they didn't have to worry about the Norwegian army! ”

Until then, Rommel may have been as concerned with how to break the siege and ignored the intrinsic reasons for this, and they both overestimated the secrecy of the location of the "refuge". After listening to Lynn's explanation, Rommel's face was really gloomy, and General Folva, who was sitting opposite him, could not sit still, and he said to Rommel very worriedly: "It is very likely that General Gargo judged the situation, and if the Soviets had prepared their radio direction finding instruments and were in a state of uninterrupted operation, we would have given them the opportunity to determine their position again!" ”

Rommel half-raised his right hand to show that General Verva did not need to fall into such concerns, and he immediately explained: "We have taken precautions against this, so we are now sending a cable telegraph to the fishing port more than twenty kilometers to the southwest, and from there we are sending a wireless telegraph." Even if the Soviets had tracked the past, they would have found only a group of Norwegian fishermen with emergency radios. ”

Lynn had been to that fishing port, and the camouflage level was not bad, but the Soviets were able to find something when they looked deeper. But then again, Rommel's scheming could at least delay the Soviets' approach to the base.

"Lynn, how much time do you think we have left?"

Rommel had consulted Lynn on this question before the military conference, and it was clear that the situation had changed when he asked again.

Lynn's previous answer was three to four days, and with all forms of interference, might be able to hold out until the Soviets retreated under Western pressure. This time, he resolutely gave up his delusions and replied: "If you are lucky, the Soviet landing force may not arrive in this vicinity until the day after tomorrow." ”

Rommel covered his face with his hands, rubbed his face as if he was awake, and asked, "What ......do you think?" How long did it take for the Soviet invasion of Norway to provoke a hard-line ultimatum from the United States and the United Kingdom? ”

Based on Lynn's understanding of many historical events in this century, conflicts between small countries come and go quickly, and large countries tend to be much more cautious, and they always have a process from friction and conflict to all-out war, unless it is like the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese army, or the other side directly declares war, will complete the role change in a very short time.

After waiting for Lynn for a moment, seeing that the chief strategic staff officer of the base camp did not express his opinion, General Verva whispered: "This is difficult to say, maybe one day, maybe a week, we can neither fully hope for public opinion and political pressure from the outside world, but also cannot give up this way." ”

This kind of moderation has no reference value, and Lynn walked to the right side of Rommel's desk in three steps and two steps: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, my operational thinking has always been bold and decisive, and this time we should not be left to chance, but have made up our minds from the beginning to give the Soviets an unbearable blow." ”

"Bombing Moscow?" Folva gave a guess that digressed.

Rommel finally lost confidence in his old friend, and he closed his eyes and said, "General, you go out first!" What we have just talked about will not be revealed to outsiders for the time being. ”

Lynn was also a general, and Folva was also a general, and although Rommel did not name him, Verva got up and left very self-consciously.

After the door closed again, Rommel removed the palm he was using to hide his face, and he looked up at Lynn: "I know what you mean, but in this way, we will be able to admit our existence to the Soviet side." ”

Rommel led his 7th Panzer Division in the sweep of France that year, and later in North Africa, he also took a bold and resolute attack in the face of being outnumbered, which terrified the British troops and even became the idol of the British officers and soldiers. It seems that once a person is in a high position, his intelligence and ability may not be reduced, but his courage to win by surprise is no longer what it used to be. Lynn resolutely persuaded: "The matter has come to this, and we can only make a decision to make this a place of death that the Soviets dare not set foot in." ”

Rommel nodded reluctantly: "Tell me about your specific plan!" ”

As the ideas in his mind gradually became clearer, Lynn himself was a little surprised, but he still showed enough courage: "Our current radio jamming technology far surpasses that of the Soviets, and when it is dark, we completely interfere with their communication channels, so that the Soviet ships and landing forces close to this area cannot communicate with the command, taking advantage of their inability to communicate, we will quickly fight and annihilate their fleet with a large number of submarines, and annihilate their landing forces with night combat units and elite marine-equipped combat units, It's like a black hole that devours all their power! ”

(To be continued)