"I found it, come with me!" Weidenbeile appeared in front of everyone like a ghost, beckoning to everyone.
The Casablanca Museum has been turned into a pile of ruins under the bombing of Gneisenau. Even the strong shelter deep underground, part of the entrance near the ground has collapsed, exposing several dark holes.
The people carefully bypassed the two Sherman tanks guarding the ruins, cleaned up a hidden collapsed hole, and entered the underground of the museum.
The underground passage is somewhat damp. Casablanca is close to the Atlantic Ocean, deeply influenced by the ocean, and rich in groundwater resources. It is a rare oasis in Africa. Explosion-proof lights are installed on both sides of the passage, and the air circulation is good. It seems that there should be relatively complete ventilation facilities.
After walking through this underground passage for nearly 15 minutes, everyone finally discovered that the area of this underground shelter was much larger than expected, probably larger than the Casablanca Museum on the ground.
Baron Weidenbeile had already split into several vampire bats to explore the passage ahead, but after only a moment, the baron's expression became a little strange.
"Lieutenant Colonel, it seems that this underground shelter occupies a very large area. There are many forks in front of the road. Maybe this network of passages covers the entire downtown area of Casablanca." The baron turned back and said in surprise , "I can no longer maintain a human form. I am afraid that all vampire bats will have to be differentiated to detect the entire underground network in a short time."
Weidenbeller's words caused everyone to fall into silence. Although the upper echelons of the Allied forces were forced underground by the shelling of the Gneisenau, they only fought for a few tens of minutes. In fact, in such a narrow passage, the vampire bats are easily ambushed by the enemy, and Weidenberg is using his life to open the way for them.
"Lieutenant Colonel, it seems that our original guess was wrong. This underground network seems to cover all important buildings in the center of Casablanca in the United States and Britain." Captain Bock analyzed calmly.
"Well, Your Excellency the Baron, I'm sorry to trouble you, we have too little time, we must find the leaders of the Allied Forces and their General Staff at any cost." Skorzny said seriously.
"Living for too long, sometimes life can be a burden. I feel very honored to be able to contribute to the rise of the German nation!" Weidenberg bowed gracefully, "Your Excellency Colonel, then we See you later!"
"Baron, please wait a moment!" Qin Lun suddenly called out Weidenberg who was about to leave, turned around and said to Skorzny, "Lieutenant Colonel, there are many Allied forces stationed in Casablanca, I believe that The underground network will also have many checkpoints at important forks. A single vampire bat can pass too little information, and its strength is insufficient to pass through these fortifications. Even if it encounters obstacles, it may not necessarily find an important target... "
"Gerthard, you mean..." Skorzny asked thoughtfully.
"Let us explore the way ahead, let the baron separate out a few bats to follow us, let him coordinate in the middle, and switch the work responsibilities of the two parties!" Qin Lun's light gray eyes were calm, and he said slowly.
"Good idea, our strength is enough to break through the checkpoints of ordinary troops. If we encounter a superpower, the baron will be able to sense it through the vampire bat immediately, and then call us!" Captain Bock touched his chin in approval.
"However, there are only five of us, and the area we can search is very small. This is an underground passage and it extends in all directions..." Weidenbeile said hesitantly.
"Actually, we just forgot that this is Casablanca, not the real territory of the United States and Britain. Even if they connect the original underground network together, it is not a real underground fortification, at most it is just a temporary shelter. "Qin Lun's eyes slowly revealed a sharp light, "If you analyze it from this point..."
"If we analyze this point, then the enemy's most likely hiding place and shelter should be in the central core of the three important buildings on the ground!" The excitement in Skorzny's eyes flashed, "Gert Second Lieutenant Harder, you have made the first contribution, if everything goes well this time, I will personally meet the head of state and apply for the Knight's Iron Cross for you!"
In the German military rank system, Skorzny's military rank is not too high, and lieutenant colonel is only a mid-level military rank. However, another identity of Skorzny is the commander of Fort Onin.
After the decline of the Brandenburg Special Forces, which belonged to the German Intelligence Agency, the Oninburg Forces inherited almost all the elites of the Brandenburg Special Forces, and performed amazingly beyond their predecessors in the middle and late stages of the war.
Rescue Mussolini, prevent the Hungarian dictator Horthy from making peace with the Allies, and a series of sabotages in the rear of the Allies... "Nazi Ghost", "The Most Dangerous Man in Europe" Skorzny's famous name, It is largely due to the amazing combat effectiveness of this special forces unit.
As the commander of the Onenburg troops, Skorzny also held a series of positions in the SS, and was one of the few German mid-level officers who could often meet the German Fuehrer Hitler in the later stages of the war. From a certain point of view, Hitler's trust in this loyal dog surpassed that of many German marshals.
Hearing Skorzny's promise, both Weidenberger and Bock glanced at Qin Lun enviously. The usually calm granite-like air force captain even curled his lips in annoyance.
The Iron Cross of the Third Reich is not a Chinese cabbage. It is only awarded to soldiers who have performed particularly heroic actions on the battlefield. In other words, it is a desperate effort. Originally, there were only two types of Iron Crosses, the Iron Cross and the Grand Iron Cross. Later, the German head of state added the Knight-level Iron Cross to it.
Germany originally thought that World War II would end soon, and the division of the Iron Cross of the third class was enough. But I didn't expect that this war has been fought for five full years. Up to now, the two camps have not yet completely decided the winner.
As a result, the German military had to subdivide the medal levels in the Knight-level Iron Cross again, and divided them into Knight's Iron Cross, Silver Oak Leaves Knight's Cross, Double Swords and Silver Oak Leaves Knight's Cross, Diamond Double Swords and Silver Oak Leaves Knight Medal, Knight Medal with Diamond, Gold Double Swords and Gold Oak Leaves, a total of five ranks.
In the history of World War II in Qin Lun’s time and space, there were only a few thousand German soldiers who had won the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, and only a few hundred people who had won the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Silver Oak Leaves. There are very few, and there is only one person left at the highest level. As for the Grand Iron Cross, only one person has won it, and that is Germany's only Reichsmarshal Goering.
Qin Lun, who has Gerthard's surviving memory, found that the history of the Iron Cross has shifted in this space-time world. Germany is not divided into five categories at the level of the Knight's Iron Cross, but only distinguishes three categories: the Knight's Iron Cross, the Knight's Cross of Iron with Silver Oak Leaves, and the Knight's Cross of Iron with Two Swords and Silver Oak Leaves. On the ordinary Iron Cross, It is divided into five classes.
Even the lowest fifth-class Iron Cross requires the heroic behavior of German soldiers who have sacrificed their lives. As long as a strong-willed German soldier survives the war for half a year, he will definitely get a fifth-class Iron Cross. As for the medals above the third-class Iron Cross, the number of winners will decrease sharply.
This is not because these German soldiers no longer have heroic behaviors, but that their repeated heroic behaviors have long turned them into heroes on the battlefield. Except for the German colonel who commanded the troops independently, the only German soldiers who could win the Iron Cross of the third class or above, or even the Knight's Iron Cross, were particularly outstanding air force pilots and special snipers.
Gerthard, who was possessed by Qin Lun, was a super-class sniper and had once obtained a first-class Iron Cross. If this action is listed as the first merit, he may really get a Knight's Iron Cross.
You must know that their commander, the leader of the "Gentlemen's Union", Skorzny, has led the Oninburg troops to change the situation of the war several times. The most advanced Iron Cross I have ever had is the Knight Iron Cross, which shows how precious this kind of medal is.
In fact, no one has won the Grand Iron Cross in this time and space. There are only two recipients of the Knight's Iron Cross with two swords and silver oak leaves. Air Marshal Goering.
For the following two medal levels, less than half a hundred recipients of the Silver Oak Leaf Knight's Cross of Iron, and less than 200 recipients of the Knight's Iron Cross. Obtaining such a medal is truly glorious in the eyes of German soldiers.
Not to mention Captain Bock, a German soldier who regards glory as his life, even Weidenbeile, who has no military service, is a little jealous of Qin Lun at this moment.
"Haha, you don't have to envy Gerthard. In fact, this operation involved the entire war process. If we can successfully achieve the goal, all the main players will be able to get the Iron Cross!" Skorzny encouraged again .
Weidenbeller and Bock looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Gerthard was able to get the Knight's Iron Cross partly because he had a first-class Iron Cross himself, but they did not have a first-class Iron Cross. You can't expect the Knights of the Iron Cross. What's more, honors are not divided into levels. Gerthard really came up with a good idea this time, so it's okay to list it as the first.
"Now that we have a clear goal, even if there are only five of us, we should be able to find the core hideout of the Allied forces very quickly." Baron Weidenbeile said with a smile, "Your sense of direction is not as good as mine, let me give it to you." Everyone lead the way."
Weidenbeile stretched out his hands, and his arms and sleeves turned into a group of black bat shadows. Some of them climbed onto the shoulders of everyone, while others flew towards the depths of the fork in the passage.
"I wish you all the best!" Skorzny transformed instantly and followed one of the bats.
"Everything is going well!" Several other people also set off immediately, scattered and chased into the fork in front of them.
Qin Lun flashed into a passage by himself, but after walking not far away, he slowly stopped and leaned against the wall with his shoulders folded, as if waiting for someone.
"Hehe, your method is good, and you finally got rid of them!" A person quickly caught up with Qin Lun from behind the passage, looked at Qin Lun and said with a smile, "Skorzny did as we expected, and finally dispersed his people. !"