Kesselring and Admiral Edward began their military deployment meeting in a relatively harmonious atmosphere.

"The Führer intends to fight a winter front with the Anglo-American Allies who may launch a surprise attack before winter and Christmas."

When both sides were ready for the meeting, Kesselring was the first to speak.

"What do you mean......"

Admiral Edward asked, taking a sip of jasmine tea.

"I mean the Gustav Line, which my troops are building, ready to inflict a heavy blow on the incoming British and American troops in Cassino and other places!"

"My troops have now deployed a large number of pillboxes, full of gun cellars, concrete underground bunkers, rotating machine-gun mounts, barbed wire and mine arrays, as well as various forms of crossfire outlets, as well as artillery observation posts that can communicate at any time by field radios and radio equipment, in front of the Gustav Line, and on the Hitler Line behind.

Finally there were a large number of mortars erected in the depressions and in the dry riverbed, and our artillery groups also pulled up barbed wire, and all kinds of fortifications were dug in all kinds of elaborate camouflage, and anti-tank trenches, and underpasses, and even between the streets! ”

"And originally I planned to deploy only 15 divisions on the Gustav Line, but now because the Führer has transferred more than 200,000 troops from His Excellency the General, the troops I can get to support the operation are much stronger!"

"And Admiral Edward is still proficient in mountain warfare, so I'm even more at ease!"

As soon as Admiral Edward finished speaking, Kesselring immediately gushed about his military disposition.

"Hmmm! Everything is under the orders of the Führer! ”

To this, Admiral Edward only smiled slightly and replied briefly.

Because he still doesn't know how Chen Yanlong arranged his troops when he arrived, whether he and his troops were all integrated into the troops under Kesselring's command, or whether they were divided and cooperated.

"Army Group C, which I am now forming and commanding, was established by drawing troops from Army Group South and Army Group B, and it was also filled with a large number of recruits."

"Because I can't always transfer all the elite troops of Army Group South and Army Group B, because they are still fighting on the Eastern Front and in North Africa!"

"The troops I have now have the 10th Army under the command of Field Marshal Rommel, and the commander is General von Fettinghof Schell Panzer! There was also the 14th Army under the command of General Eberhard von Mackensen, with a total of about 21 divisions, including 2 tank divisions, which were deployed on the Gustav Line and the northern coast of Italy. ”

"And they have the 14th Panzer Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Friedlin von Zangel, the 5th Mountain Division under its command, commanded by Lieutenant General Julius Ringel, and the 15th Panzergrenadier Division, the 44th Panzergrenadier Division, the 71st Infantry Division, the 94th Infantry Division, and the Hermann Goering Panzer Division!"

"Their commanders are Major General Roth, Lieutenant General Frank, Lieutenant General William Lapke, Lieutenant General Steinmes, Lieutenant General Paul Conratt!"

"In addition, there is the 76th Panzer Corps of the Group Reserve, under the command of the 29th and 90th Panzergrenadier Divisions, and the commanders are Lieutenant General Fries, and Major General Bard respectively!"

"In addition, there are almost half of the recruit troops, as well as some Italian troops, in short, the newly formed Army Group C that I am going to command is just a large army of recruits led by veterans, and there are still many troops that have not been replenished, and they are still recruiting......

It seems that Admiral Edward's concerns about the power of command, Kesselring did not shy away from explaining the deployment of his troops and the actual number of troops to the other party.

"Then Marshal Kesselring, you are also very powerful, I remember that before Marshal Rommel was sent by the Führer to Morocco for airborne operations, you were only fully equipped with less than 5 infantry divisions, plus two armored divisions that were not fully formed!"

"How long has it been, it seems that in less than a month and more than a month, you have almost 21 divisions in your hands?"

Hearing this, Admiral Edward's eyes widened in surprise and he unabashedly appreciated.

"You don't have to praise me, I'm just the Führer's general, and all the troops I can have now are all sent to me by the Führer behind the scenes!"

"In addition, I know that Admiral Edward may be very worried about the Führer's distribution of our forces, but I can warn you in advance not to underestimate the Führer and be suspicious of him; Otherwise, there is no good end, I believe you should have seen the last few large-scale purges, and many high-ranking officers who wanted to murder the Führer have already been disposed of! ”

"To put it simply, how the Führer arranged, how we will fulfill the combat orders he gave in a down-to-earth manner; I also hope that our two forces will be able to unite against a possible Anglo-American Allied attack! ”

In response to Admiral Edward's implicit sarcasm, Kesselring was not at all polite to the point.

"Hmmm! I'll pay attention to this, thank you for the reminder! Marshal Kesselring! ”

In this regard, Admiral Edward narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Kesselring for a while, and then responded coldly.

"Whatever you like! But what I just said is true, my current troops were really arranged and formed by the Führer himself behind the scenes, and even the fortifications of the Gustav Line, the Bernhard Line, and the Hitler Line that I want to deploy are personally interrogated and supervised! ”

"The reason why I have just spoken so frankly to you is because I am afraid that Your Excellency the General has been on the Finnish side a little too long; I don't know that the temper and personality of the Führer have changed a lot recently, so I will remind you so that you will not touch the temper of the Führer and let any unexpected situations arise in our military cooperation! ”

"Because the Führer attached great importance to this winter campaign, especially along the Gustav Line; The Führer gave me the order that only victory should be allowed, and there should be no defeat! Responsible for the consequences, you know! Admiral Edward! ”

Seeing that the other party not only did not take the reminder he just took to heart, but also had a bad feeling and hostility towards himself, Kesselring said in a heartfelt tone.

After hearing this, Admiral Edward squinted his eyes again, and stared at Kesselring with a scheming gaze, as if he wanted to see through the thoughts of the other party's heart, and did not say a word.

"What's wrong with you? Why is the atmosphere so hostile? ”

But at this moment, Chen Yanlong, who had already arrived at Kessellin's manor in advance, quietly walked in with a team of guards and stared at Admiral Edward with sharp eyes, and Admiral Kessellin said coldly.

"Hey! Hitler! ”

Hearing this, Kesselring and Admiral Edward were taken aback, and then the two immediately stood up and greeted each other loudly.

"That's it! Don't be polite to me, just sit me down again and tell me what happened. Why are you two so full of gunpowder? ”

Seeing this, Chen Yanlong waved his hand lightly and motioned for both of them to sit down.

"Admiral Edward is worried about the distribution of power between the two of us, and the command and deployment of defensive operations!"

As soon as the words fell, Kesselring replied.

After listening, Chen Yanlong stared at Admiral Edward with a sharp gaze.

The latter was stared at by his razor-sharp gaze, and shivered all over.

"I'm just trying to figure out how my troops will be arranged after they come to Italy, so that I can be a little mentally prepared and inform my subordinates, and let them be mentally prepared!"

Then Edward immediately plucked up the courage to speak his mind out loud and truthfully.

"You and Kesselring are to be at my disposal, and I am the commander-in-chief of the winter combat preparations that will be carried out from today! None of you can dispatch a single soldier without my orders, and I will re-disperse and reorganize your troops! If any of you have any opinions, you can remove me immediately! ”

"For the empire to succeed in the winter operation, I don't need to deploy and act without following my orders, officers who like to intrigue, especially high-ranking generals!"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Yanlong scolded with a cold gaze.