Chapter 481 Loose Sand

The combat-capable units were quickly gathered in the hands of Colonel Slaine, and then Colonel Slaine and Qin Chuan and others made some quick and reasonable configurations of these units.

Of course, Major General Hartmann also attended this meeting. After all, he was the major general with the highest rank here. In particular, the German police force often did not take the Wehrmacht seriously... This is a feature of the German army. For example, the "Gestapo" is a police force. In addition to maintaining public order, dealing with guerrillas, and arresting Jews, their role also includes investigating and supervising the army.

Therefore, the Wehrmacht does not like the police force, but now they have to sit at the same table to discuss how to deal with this war.

"You should contact your superiors!" Major General Hartmann said: "Take advantage of the airport still in our hands to transport some equipment and supplies to us as much as possible!"

When the German army occupied Holm, it built an airport in the open area in the north to facilitate the German army's operations on the front line.

"They won't do that!" Colonel Slaine replied, "If I'm not mistaken, the entire Northern Army Group and the Central Army Group need to retreat, and retreat requires air cover... General, do you think they will take the time to allocate limited air power for us when the two army groups are threatened?"

"Colonel!" Major General Hartmann replied, "I hope you can understand one thing... I am your superior, so what I say is not a request, but an order!"

"General!" Colonel Slaine replied without showing any weakness, "I also hope you can understand one thing, you are a major general of the Security Division, not the Wehrmacht. If anyone here is willing to obey your orders..."

Colonel Slaine spread his hands and said, "Go ahead!"

"Then!" Hartman gritted his teeth and said, "Colonel, should you give it a try? After all, we need equipment and supplies. I think this is what all of us want!"

"Maybe not!" Qin Chuan looked at Major General Hartman and said, "Maybe it's because if the transport plane can land here, it can take some people back!"

Colonel Slain suddenly realized, "Of course, why didn't I think of it? Then, General..."

Colonel Slain deliberately stood in front of Major General Hartman and asked, "Who do you think we should take back?"

"Of course, the people who were ordered to retreat will go back!" Major General Hartman replied, "We still have a mission in Bolshaya Luki!"

"Of course!" Colonel Slain spread his hands, and then signaled the communicator to contact the headquarters.

At the same time, he said to Major General Hartman, "Sorry, General. It would be fine if you said so earlier, because I also hope you can leave here. Some people are not good for Holm's defense!"

Major General Hartman "hummed" and said nothing.

But the result did not satisfy Major General Hartman. The command center's answer was just as Colonel Slaine said. It was temporarily unable to provide reinforcements to Holm, and Holm did not have the conditions for airborne landing.

This was actually true. Holm Airport was in the northernmost part of the town, and it was in an open area at a low altitude. It could be blocked with a few mortars. It was a pipe dream to land a transport plane.

"General!" Colonel Slaine said when Major General Hartman was about to leave: "If you can't leave, you should also bear some defense responsibilities!"

Major General Hartman did not answer, but said to a major officer beside him: "Ulman, you stay!"

"Yes, General!" Major Ulman stood up and then walked back to Colonel Slaine.

"The deployment is like this!" Colonel Slain pointed to the map and said, "We will set up defenses along the edge of the town. The First Infantry Regiment will be stationed in the east as the main force, and the rest of the units will be stationed in the west. The security and order in the town..."

Colonel Slain glanced at Major Ullman and said, "Major, I hope you can gather the wounded for management, and form a medical team to manage the wounded in a unified manner, and be prepared to receive new wounded. Any questions?"

"No, no problem!" Major Ullman replied. This is what the police force often does.

"Other units!" Colonel Slain took the document from the adjutant and distributed it to everyone, saying, "The document details your garrison areas and responsibilities, as well as the superior units that command you. If you have any questions, you can ask Captain Frick!"

Colonel Slain then turned his eyes to Qin Chuan.

"Colonel, I..." Qin Chuan was stunned when he heard this. These troops were mixed, but there were many officers with higher ranks than Qin Chuan, such as Ullman, who was a major, and a lieutenant colonel of the engineering division.

"They need someone to command them!" Colonel Slain glanced at the group of officers and said, "And they need to cooperate with the First Infantry Division... You won't have any problems, right!"

"Colonel!" Lieutenant Colonel stood up and said, "I think you can give me the command!"

"Tell me the reason!" Slain asked.

"Because I have more command experience!" Lieutenant Colonel replied, "I have independently commanded two battles as a battalion commander, although it was an engineering battalion!"

"Hmm! Is this the reason why you think you can command a force composed of 60 different units, Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard?" Colonel Slain asked back.

"Yes, Colonel!" Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard stepped forward and answered, "I think you can trust me!"

"Well, gentlemen!" Colonel Slain pulled Qin Chuan in front of the officers and said, "Let me introduce Captain Frick. He participated in the command of the Gabes Line and defeated the British Eighth Army with the strength of a division. He participated in the command of two armies in Sicily and defeated the British and American armies. If that's not enough, he also participated in the command of the battles to capture Alexandria and Tobruk. Oh, and he also captured a fleet from the French! I think you must have heard of him!"

All the officers were stunned. After a long time, someone said, "God, He is the 'legendary sergeant'!"

"It's unbelievable that the 'legendary sergeant' is right in front of us!"

"Yes, the First Infantry Regiment, that's them! We should have thought of it long ago!"

...

Colonel Slaine asked: "So, are there any questions?"

"No, no questions!" Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard answered and walked up to Qin Chuan and saluted: "It's an honor to meet you, Captain, please give us orders!"

Qin Chuan looked at Colonel Slaine and found that he seemed to be used by Colonel Slaine... He used himself to inspire the soldiers and unite the scattered sand in front of him.

Colonel Slaine raised his eyebrows at Qin Chuan with a little pride, as if to say that he could finally suppress Qin Chuan for once.