Chapter 877: True and False Dover
"Rommel!" Perhaps out of anger, Rundstedt called Rommel by his first name when he saw him.
"How dare you ......" Rundstedt blushed and pointed to the strange guards everywhere inside and out, "Who gave you this power!" You actually surrounded my headquarters, you seem to have forgotten that this is my headquarters, this is Paris ......"
"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel said, "I'm sorry I didn't inform you, but it was ...... because of the suddenness of the incident."
"This is an act of rebellion, Rommel!" Rundstedt trembled with anger: "You have to know who you are, and you have to be responsible for everything you do!" You'd better know what you're doing! ”
"Of course, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel replied: "I will be responsible for everything I do!" At the same time, I know exactly what I'm doing, I just need you to give me a few minutes to explain, and then I'm sure you'll agree with me! ”
"It's ridiculous!" Rundstedt said: "I do not want to listen to any explanation from you, I command you...... Withdraw all the guards to your rat nest at once. Otherwise, I promise you'll regret it! ”
Rundstedt did have this strength, because this was Paris, and as soon as he gave the order, more troops, that is, those belonging to Rundstedt, would rush to the headquarters.
It's just that in the current situation, Rundstedt didn't think that Rommel would be stupid enough to launch a mutiny with only one battalion of troops.
"I don't want to be misunderstood, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel shrugged his shoulders, and then asked Kramer, who was standing next to Rundstedt: "General Kramer, my subordinates want you to answer a few questions, is that okay?" ”
"Of course, Your Excellency Marshal!" Kramer was a little confused, he didn't understand what this had to do with him.
Rommel raised his head at Qin Chuan, who stepped forward to salute Rundstedt and Kramer respectively, and asked Kramer: "General, these questions are about Dover." As far as we know, your itinerary is from South Wales to London and then to Dover, right? ”
"Yes!" Kramer replied, then asked rhetorically, "Is there any problem?" ”
"No, no problem, General!" Qin Chuan then asked, "I just want you to recall, since when did you know that you were going to Dover, or that you were in Dover!" ”
"What's the problem?" Kramer protested, "Are you taking me for a spy?!" ”
"Stop these stupid acts!" Rundstedt said, "Unless you want me to use the guards!" ”
"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel said, "You just have to wait a few more minutes, a few minutes!" ”
Rundstedt snorted and acquiesced to Rommel's request...... After all, he was Rommel, Hitler's Ponsin, and Rundstedt did not want to easily clash with him.
"General Kramer!" Qin Chuan repeated his question: "Please recall!" ”
"It's on the train, they told me!" Kramer said.
"Who are they?" Qin Chuan asked.
"Colonel James with me!" Kramer glared at Qin Chuan angrily, he was not used to Qin Chuan asking questions like this, especially since Qin Chuan was still his old subordinate in principle.
But under Rommel's eyes, Kramer could only answer helplessly: "Colonel James is the officer who was ordered by General Eisenhower to send me to Dover and then to Sweden!" ”
"Did he tell you that you were going to Dover?"
"Yes!" "Then, when the train stopped, he told me that Dover had arrived," Cramer said. General Patton and his men were waiting for me, and they asked me if I liked Dover, and a few others complained about Dover's traffic, saying that the roads and railways were being overrun by the army! ”
"Do you see any signs for Dover?" Qin Chuan said: "I mean, for example, the address on the door number, and which civilian on the side of the road to talk to, or some iconic buildings!" ”
Kramer thought about it, then shook his head and said, "No, Colonel James has always been by my side, not leaving an inch, you know, my identity is ......"
Kramer spread his hands, seemingly reluctant to speak of his captivity.
"So, General Kramer!" Finally, Qin Chuan asked, "Can you draw everything you see in Dover with an impression, I mean topographic maps and large buildings?" ”
"Of course!" Kramer nodded affirmatively without thinking about it.
As a soldier, and a veteran general from the First World War, of course, he will have a strong sense of direction and mapping ability, and he can even remember the terrain and landforms, especially the important strategic objectives such as roads, railways, and bridges.
Colonel Schuster took General Kramer away, and Qin Chuan nodded to Rommel to indicate that it was done.
"And then ......," Rundstedt asked suspiciously, "that's it?" ”
"That's it, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel replied.
"You'd better give me an explanation, Marshal Rommel!" Rundstedt's anger seemed to have calmed down a bit, but it was clear from his fierce gaze that he was not going to rest on his laurels.
"The British have played a trick, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel replied: "They took General Kramer to another place, which is their real military base, and told him that it was Dover!" ”
Hearing this, Rundstedt couldn't help but be stunned on the spot, and it took a while for him to react, and then laughed.
"This is ridiculous, Marshal Rommel!" "I know you've always been reluctant to admit your mistakes," said Rundstedt, "but don't you think it's shameful to avoid them in this way? ”
"We've got a few merchants who are familiar with the terrain of Dover!" Rommel replied: "You know, there are many such merchants in Paris, and they have always been in business with Dover, and in a few years they have visited almost every corner of Dover. Just let them look at General Kramer's sketch and they can determine if it is Dover, even the suburbs! ”
Rundstedt's face couldn't help but change, but he still insisted: "You're wasting your time, Rommel!" ”
"I don't think so, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!" Rommel replied: "Actually, you have just heard it. All of General Kramer's information, the name of the place Dover, came from the enemies around him: closed, indoctrinated, revealed intentionally or unintentionally, forbidding General Kramer from communicating with the people and letting him see what they wanted him to see...... Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the British and the Americans, they knew very well that General Kramer would return to Germany and tell us what he had seen, and he did. ”
After a pause, Rommel added: "So, I'm pretty sure that the place where General Kramer saw tanks, armored vehicles, and a large number of military supplies is not Dover!" You were fooled by the British Intelligence Service, in fact, we were fooled by the British Intelligence Service! ”
The anger on Rundstedt's face vanished, replaced by shock, embarrassment, and powerlessness.
He was apparently convinced that Rommel was right.