Chapter 729: Evidence
Qin Chuan didn't say anything, pulled Alexander aside, and then asked in a low voice: "Colonel, before that, I want to ask if there is another possibility!" ”
"What is possible?" Alexander asked.
"I think you should know how the Afrika Korps withdrew all the way to Algeria and got into a stalemate with the Allies!"
"Of course!" Alexander replied, and then he immediately understood what Qin Chuan meant: "What do you mean...... Let my father be like General Rommel ......"
"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "Is there any way you can convince him!" ”
Alexander thought about it, then shook his head and said, "I don't think he will agree, the reason is not sure, Major!" ”
Qin Chuan understood what Alexander meant, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and nothing is certain. To put it simply, even at this time, the staff officers and Paulus could not say that Hitler must be wrong and that he must be right to hurry...... They are not like Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan is a "person who has come over" to determine what will happen in the future if this continues.
Paulus, Alexander, and others were among them, and they would have thought in their hearts: maybe Hitler had some more important information, or maybe Hitler had some better strategy, if Paulus did not act according to Hitler's orders, he would be removed from his post and sent to a military tribunal, not to mention, and it might even destroy Hitler's entire strategy.
So, at this time, that is, before the Soviets attacked, it was certainly easier to obey Hitler's orders with minimal responsibility and risk.
Contrary to Hitler's orders, such as a desperate withdrawal like Rommel's, would not only be meaningless, but could worsen the situation.
The reason is simple, the situation on the Eastern Front is not the same as that of the Afrika Korps:
The Afrika Korps led by Rommel can be said to be far away, and the troops he leads are few, and the impact is not great.
On the Eastern Front, especially on the Stalingrad front, there were millions of troops, and what was worse was the remote command of the "werewolves" not far behind Hitler. If Paulus did not obey orders...... Most likely, before his orders were carried out, his position as commander of the army group was lost.
In this respect, Paulus is not really the main culprit for this.
"Well, there's only one way we can do it!" Qin Chuan said.
"What's the solution?" Alexander asked, expectant in his eyes.
"Actually, it's the first plan you said, convince the Führer!" Qin Chuan replied.
Hearing this, Alexander couldn't help but reveal a trace of disappointment in his eyes: "But as we said before, we can't convince the Führer!" ”
"That's because we didn't come up with evidence!" Qin Chuan said.
"Evidence?"
"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "Let me put it this way, from the Führer's point of view, the reason why he insists that there is no danger on the Eastern Front or that our existing forces can block the enemy's attack is because he may have more credible information in his hands!" ”
Alexander nodded in agreement, Hitler would certainly have much more information than the 6th Army.
"And the information we reported to the Führer ......" Qin Chuan continued: "For example, the movement of Soviet troops and materials, the reconnaissance of the Soviet army, etc., these are actually speculations, and even a considerable part of this information comes from the Romanian army, and the Führer does not believe what they say!" If we can get reliable evidence to prove our suspicions, then I am sure that this will also attract the attention of the Führer and change his mind! ”
Alexander nodded in agreement.
In this battle in history, the reason why Hitler wanted to fight to the end was actually related to his personal face...... Hitler didn't realize that he had misjudged at first, and when he realized that he had misjudged, it was too late, and at the same time Hitler was unwilling to admit his mistake, so he went all the way to the dark.
One point, although it cannot be said that Hitler continued to make mistakes because of this, at least affected Hitler's command: On November 8, Hitler flew from the front to Munich to reunite with old friends and classmates in the beer hall where the riot had been staged.
(Note: The beer hall riot was launched on November 8, and the gathering was also held on this day to commemorate this day)
At this time, of course, Hitler was in full glory, and he was arrested for the failure of the coup d'état, and today he is returning to this place as the head of state, and it is no wonder that Hitler flew back from the Eastern Front to participate in this gathering that had almost no practical significance.
At the party, Hitler repeated his original speech here: "I have four bullets in my pistol. If they won't work with me, leave three for them and the last one for me! If we don't succeed by tomorrow afternoon, I don't want this life! ”
The crowd around him applauded this, and then someone asked Hitler: "Your Excellency, will we withdraw our troops from Stalingrad?" ”
"No, never!" Hitler replied without thinking: "There is nothing on this earth that will allow us to withdraw from Stalingrad!" It's ours! ”
Hitler made a firm promise at the party, and when he returned to the "werewolves", he immediately received news that the Soviet army had deployed troops to prepare for a counteroffensive.
It is conceivable that if you agree with this information immediately, you will undoubtedly slap yourself in the face.
Therefore, at this time, Hitler actually brought his personal feelings to strategic decision-making and subjectively made biased judgments about the war situation.
It was October, and Hitler had not yet attended the gathering that would make it difficult for him to ride a tiger.
If Qin Chuan could get conclusive evidence that the Soviets were massing on the other side of the Don and Volga rivers and had plans for a counteroffensive, then Hitler had no reason to put his hundreds of thousands of elite troops in danger.
After all, the German army has taken Baku, the Battle of Stalingrad has also been won, and its strategic purpose of using "Stalingrad" to demoralize the Soviet army has been achieved, and it is not a shame to take the initiative to withdraw from Stalingrad, but it will be a mockery of the Soviet army.
After thinking about it for a while, Alexander said, "The question is the evidence, Major, what strong evidence can we come up with?" ”
"Of course, Colonel!" Qin Chuan looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "For example, we can capture a Soviet officer. Of course, this officer has a high rank, a colonel or a general......"
"You're crazy, Major!" Alexander said: "Soviet officers, they are not so easy to capture, even if we have Brandenburg troops!" ”
"I didn't say that we were going to use the Brandenburg troops for this mission!" Qin Chuan replied.