The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Rommel had to do this. Some things are difficult to say clearly in a telegram, especially when Hitler said nothing.

And Rommel would never allow the British to deceive Hitler into successfully occupying Sicily. This almost meant that the Afrika Korps completely lost contact with Europe. In this way... even if the Afrika Korps found oil, it would be difficult. Escape the fate of annihilation.

Due to time constraints, Rommel and Qinchuan took a "Junkers 52" transport plane to fly to Berlin after a little preparation.

"We will transit in Algiers and Paris respectively!" Rommel said.

Originally, only one transfer was required, but the "Junkers 52" has a range of 1,285 kilometers. One refueling in Paris is enough to fly to Berlin.

It was just that Rommel was in a hurry to fly from Gafsa to the oil field, so he was not fully fueled when he set off, so he had to refuel in Algiers.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that the transfer Rommel mentioned was not to refuel, but to have the airport prepare another plane. After getting off the plane, he got into another plane and took off immediately. In some dangerous sections such as flying over the Mediterranean, there are also A few fighter planes escorting... The general is different. He can still receive such treatment when North Africa is so short of oil.

But there is nothing wrong with this. Rommel did this entirely because of the military emergency, not to mention that oil has been found in North Africa and there will be no shortage of oil in the future.

"Do you know why we are going to Berlin?" Rommel asked.

"No, general!" Qin Chuan replied.

In fact, Qin Chuan certainly knew that Hitler was completely trapped by the British intelligence agency.

Of course, Qin Chuan can't act like a prophet who knows everything.

Sure enough, Rommel said: "I doubt what you said is happening!"

"What?" Qin Chuan was still pretending to be confused.

"The British deception strategy!" Rommel explained: "The head of state believes that the British target is Greece, and he is very determined. I believe something must have happened. Just like you said, the British deliberately disclosed intelligence. They At least he deceived the Führer and the Supreme Command!”

"General!" Qin Chuan asked with some difficulty: "So...we are going to see the head of state?"

Rommel nodded, and then said: "Captain, you should think more about how to persuade the head of state, rather than being nervous about meeting the head of state!"

"Both make me nervous, General!" Qin Chuan replied.

But this is actually just Qin Chuan trying to act normal. How can a person who has experienced life and death from the battlefield be afraid of meeting someone? !

When Rommel and Qinchuan were flying to Berlin, Montgomery got two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

The bad news is that the Germans really found oil... This news came from "super secrets". When Rommel sent a telegram to Hitler to announce the good news, Churchill got the declassified information almost at the same time.

The good news is that the "Mincemeat Plan" was successfully swallowed by Hitler. This news came from MI5, but it can also be said to be from "super secret", because MI5 knew about it because of the telegram Hitler sent to Rommel. Hitler had taken the bait.

At this time, MI5 was already cheering and celebrating, but there was no champagne... Britain was still under blockade, and food was in short supply, let alone luxurious champagne.

"We finally have the upper hand!" Montgomery handed the telegram to Eisenhower.

"Hmm!" Eisenhower nodded: "The Germans have dug out oil, but if they lose Sicily... they will still have nothing. This oil field will even become our fuel base soon!"

"This is a good thing!" Montgomery said: "In the future, we won't have to transport fuel here from the other side of the Pacific!"

Eisenhower laughed: "Maybe we should wait until the Germans build an oil refinery there before launching an attack, so that we don't even have to build an oil refinery!"

Montgomery shook his head: "The longer it takes, the more likely they are to see through our deception strategy!"

"It's just a joke, Monty!" Eisenhower said: "We should never underestimate the African Corps at any time, even if they swallow 'mincemeat'!"

Eisenhower was right, because even if he swallowed the "meat", he might spit it out. Not only would he spit it out... but it might also become "meat" to deceive the Allies.

The Junkers 52 transport plane did not land in Berlin because Rommel contacted Hitler while in France and learned that Hitler was on the Salzburg Mountain. So the plane flew directly to the Upper Salzburg Mountain and landed.

The Obersalzburg Mountain is a mountain near Berchtesgaden. Because Hitler was obsessed with the lakes and mountains here, he often came here for vacation (Hitler occasionally created oil paintings here). Over time, the foot of the mountain became the most famous place in Germany except for Berlin. The second government seat outside.

The most famous thing here is probably Hitler's private villa on the top of the mountain... the "Eagle's Nest", which was built to celebrate Hitler's 50th birthday. According to estimates by modern historians, Germany spent approximately 150 million euros to build this private villa.

The plane landed at a small airport. A group of guards had been notified. They ran to the plane door and lined up. When Rommel and Qinchuan got off the plane, they stood up and saluted.

Several military jeeps were parked not far away. A major guided the two people into the vehicle, and the jeep drove towards the outside of the airport.

The jeep drove along the street between the buildings. After ten minutes, it stopped in front of a building with a black cross flag. A straight guard stood at the door and saluted everyone in a very standard military posture. Takami jumped out of the car. You returned the greeting casually while striding forward, and his momentum completely overshadowed Qin Chuan who was looking at him in surprise like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

After walking through the door, Qin Chuan surrendered his gun in a single room on the right at Rommel's instruction. Rommel himself did not need to do this... The reason may be because he was Hitler's guard before or had Hitler's respect and respect. trust.

After walking up to the second floor, a female officer whispered to Rommel: "General, the head of state is waiting for you in the office!"

Rommel nodded, and then walked directly to the largest room with an open door at the bottom of the corridor.

The moment he walked into the door, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He must know that he was meeting Hitler, the craziest person in the world.

But before he had time to think about anything, Rommel stood up and saluted with a "pop" and said: "Your Excellency the Führer!"

"My general!" Hitler stood up immediately when he saw Rommel and gave Rommel a warm hug.

Then Qin Chuan finally saw Hitler, who was similar to what he saw on TV. He was thin and had a haggard face, but his eyes were full of excitement and fanaticism.

Rommel introduced to Hitler: "This is..."

But Hitler raised his hand to stop Rommel. He came up and held Qin Chuan's hand and said: "Captain, congratulations on finding oil. I smell the smell of oil!"