The decisive battle against the Third Reich

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Rundstedt was stunned for a while, and then suddenly laughed, and several generals around him also laughed together, although they did not know why Rundstedt was laughing.

"You're right, Marshal Rommel!" Marshal Rundstedt smiled for a while and then said: "There is indeed some information that you don't know, and you... Dear Marshal, you haven't seen that information yet. , just conclude that we were fooled by that information?”

Rundstedt was enjoying his breakfast as he spoke. Although he said "respect", his expression and movements were full of disdain.

In his heart, Rundstedt looked down on no one, not even Hitler. He called Hitler "Bohemian Corporal" in private and described those who supported Hitler as "a bunch of hooligans", but in front of him Hitler's face was respectful.

Of course, Rundstedt also looked down on Rommel. He believed that Rommel was just a "boy scout" who could only act as a low-level commander and had no ability to sit firmly in the rear and "strategize."

(Note: Rundstedt’s style is completely opposite to that of Rommel. As a nobleman, he completely believed that he was a superior person, so he never went deep into the lower-level troops to inspect or boost morale)

Rommel's eyes were full of anger, but he could do nothing about Rundstedt... He could not change other people's thoughts, especially the inexplicable sense of superiority that had been brought to this world since childhood and would be carried into the coffin. .

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel said, "I have no intention of arguing with you, I just want to get that information!"

"Sorry, Marshal Rommel!" Rundstedt said: "Perhaps you have forgotten that the head of state issued an order that officers only need to know information related to his mission itself!"

Rommel looked at Rundstedt in disbelief: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, my troops are stationed along the northern coast of France, and my two armies are stationed in Calais and the Brittany Peninsula, but you think that the Allied forces will The information about attacking Calais or the Brittany peninsula has nothing to do with me?”

"Yes!" Rundstedt replied expressionlessly: "General Rommel, I can tell you that this intelligence is about strategic issues. You just need to do what you are doing now!"

Another meaning of this is that everything Rommel did was at the tactical level and was not at the same level as Rundstedt's strategic decision-making... This is what Rundstedt thought of as "strategy."

Qin Chuan sighed.

Maybe Rundstedt once led the German army to break through the Maginot Line, maybe he commanded the German armored forces to sweep across Europe and even pointed at the Soviet Union, but now... Rundstedt is old and has become a willful, stubborn man. A poor and ridiculous old man who doesn't change and is being manipulated by the Allies without realizing it.

If the Allies' successful breakthrough of the Atlantic Wall is a victory, then at least half of the credit must be attributed to the German commander-in-chief on the Western Front.

"If there is nothing else!" said Rundstedt, "I take my leave, Your Excellency the Marshal!"

With that said, Rundstedt wiped his mouth elegantly with a handkerchief, slowly stood up and left his seat.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief!" Qin Chuan said, "Are you using General Rommel as a cover?"

Rundstedt, who was standing up, obviously stopped for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure, stood up straight, and replied: "I don't understand what you mean, Lieutenant Colonel, please be careful with yourself." guess!"

Rommel cast doubtful eyes on Qin Chuan and asked, "What do you mean? What cover-up?"

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" Qinchuan responded to Rommel and also to Rondstedt: "Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief has received sufficient intelligence from the British. They have drawn conclusions from this intelligence and believe that the British will definitely attack Calais." . But the Commander-in-Chief doesn’t want the British to notice this and change the target of the attack, so..."

"I understand!" Rommel stood up suddenly and said angrily to Rundstedt: "This is the real reason why I don't know the complete information. I was fooled, I was used, I became I created a cover, a cover and a tool used to deceive the Allies... Everything I did on the Brittany Peninsula was actually just to make the Allies believe that the German army did not know about it and was still strengthening defenses on the Brittany Peninsula. !”

"What's even more ridiculous is..." Qin Chuan said: "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief didn't realize at all that the Allies had known all this for a long time. Everything. Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief thought he was competing strategically with the Allies. At that time, I didn’t realize that...this information was given to you by the British!”

"Shut up!" Rundstedt, who was about to leave, turned around angrily: "You have no right to say that, because you know nothing!"

"Sorry, Commander-in-Chief!" Qin Chuan replied: "You are right, we do know nothing about the intelligence, but it is precisely because of this that we were not deceived, because the intelligence was just a lie carefully crafted by British intelligence. , they have used this net to trap you, but not us! But the Commander-in-Chief arrogantly thinks that he has everything under control..."

"What dares you to be so rude!" Rundstedt was trembling with anger: "Why do you think..."

"Just because he once defeated the British Intelligence Agency!" Rommel interrupted Rundstedt. He knew that Rundstedt was going to use his military rank and official position to pressure Qin Chuan, so he stood up without hesitation: "Perhaps the commander-in-chief knows that the British also designed a scam when they attacked Sicily. All our intelligence personnel, including Canaris, fell into this scam, but he only took a cup of coffee to see through this scam!" Rommel glanced around and asked: "I want to ask, does anyone here have such an experience? None of you have, not at all, never been on the battlefield, never contacted the enemy's intelligence agency, and even never entered a tank. You only know how to command the battle in the office based on your imagination. Now, you actually questioned a genius who once trampled the British Intelligence Agency under his feet, and questioned him on why he was "rude"! "Rommel was obviously really angry, and he vomited out all his true thoughts that he didn't usually tell Rundstedt, his superior. All the officers present were stunned, because although Rommel and Rundstedt had fought openly and secretly before, they had never had such a direct conflict as now.

After a long while, Rundstedt, with his back to Rommel, said coldly: "As you wish, Marshal, you will get the information!"

With that, Rundstedt left the restaurant. Although he tried his best to stay calm, he almost fell down when he walked out the door.