Speaking of General Erich Redell, Qin Chuan knows a little.

His name is unknown because the German Navy's performance during World War II was not ideal, but General Erich Redell actually led the German Navy for 15 years, so there is no doubt that the reconstruction and combat of the German Navy were basically done by Redell.

However, Redell is a tragic figure again... Although he worked very hard and could be said to have made no mistakes during combat, Hitler paid more attention to the army and the air force. After several failures in combat with the British army, the navy was completely abandoned and even to the point where warships were dismantled to make tanks.

The only thing that can be praised is the blockade of the UK by submarines.

But the submarine warfare was commanded by Carl Dunitz, and it had nothing to do with Redel. (Donitz was appreciated by Hitler and finally replaced Redel)

In this regard, it is not surprising that Redel will appear in Algiers with the Navy, because he hopes to use Algiers' fleet to revive the German Navy's might.

"Lieutenant!" Redel stared at Qin Chuan and said, "Before you came here, I listened to the reports of Colonel Slein and Major General Oxter, including your defense plan in the Mediterranean. Is that your plan?"

"Yes, General!" Qin Chuan replied.

"You seem to have everything arranged?" Raidel said.

Qin Chuan was stunned and realized that he seemed to have exceeded his authority... If the one who came here now was a major general, there might be no problem, because the commander-in-chief is undoubtedly Rommel.

So Qin Chuan's suggestion could be transferred to Rommel, and Rommel commanded the major general to do whatever he wanted.

But now he is a general, with the same military rank as Rommel, and even Radell's qualification is much older than Rommel, so Qin Chuan seems arrogant.

"Report to the general!" Qin Chuan replied: "That's just one of my ideas, or it can be said to be a suggestion!"

"Hmm!" Redel took the cigarette like a desk lamp, pulled out one and held it in his mouth. The staff officer next to him quickly lit it for him.

After spitting a cloud of smoke under the light, Raidel said to Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant, do you want to tell me that it is time for the Army to teach us how to fight a naval battle?"

Qin Chuan heard what Radell said, and at the same time he could understand Radell's mood at this time... The German Navy was the most down and most frustrated, especially when the army achieved glorious victories again and again. (Note: The battle against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front was also very smooth)

In contrast, the navy is useless. Now even a lieutenant can point fingers in front of the admiral... How can this make people swallow this?!

"No, general!" Qin Chuan replied: "I just think that the battle we are about to come is likely to be a battle that requires the coordinated height of sea, land and air. Otherwise, even if we have the Strait of Gibraltar and Tunisia, we will probably not be able to win!"

In addition to the superficial meaning of Qin Chuan's words, they also made Raider forget the conflict between the sea and the land.

But Redell may not understand this, he became interested in a noun.

"Sea, land, air?" Raidel asked: "Lieutenant, I want to know, how does the Army cooperate with the Navy? Do you swim into the sea and fight with us with the enemy?"

Several staff officers beside Redell couldn't help laughing.

Qin Chuan now knew that the Navy, including Redel, wanted to laugh at the army.

As for the fact that they would have a broken face with Qin Chuan and others... that wouldn't be. After all, everyone is sitting on the same boat now, and it will be of no benefit to anyone.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan stopped talking nonsense to Raidel. He ignored Colonel Slein and Oxter's astonished eyes and pushed the map to General Raidel and said, "General, since you have heard what I have mentioned, you should know that the focus of the Navy is in the Tunisian Strait..."

Before Qin Chuan finished speaking, the staff officer shouted angrily: "Lieutenant, please pay attention to your identity. Do you really think you can teach us how to fight?"

Another adviser echoed: "I have to remind you that this is a naval battle, not a land battle!"

"You are right!" Qin Chuan said: "But gentlemen, you seem to have forgotten who took those warships from the enemy! I don't remember that the navy had the same great results!"

Qin Chuan immediately blocked the staff's mouth, especially they knew that the reason why the navy is now used for warships was entirely because of Qin Chuan.

Colonel Slein and Major General Oxter couldn't help but secretly applaud Qin Chuan's words, but when he saw Redel's gloomy face, he quickly pretended not to hear anything.

What else the staff officer wanted to say, Raidel reached out to stop them.

"You are very brave, Lieutenant!" said Redell. "Maybe I should also express my gratitude to you!"

"No, general!" Qin Chuan replied: "You don't need to express your gratitude to me, because I did this not for you, but for the survival of myself and my comrades. Similarly, you are the same! Now, the navy, army, air force, and even the Algerians in Africa... must be like this. Otherwise, no one of us will escape the consequences of being annihilated by the enemy in the end!"

Redel was stunned for a moment, then handed a cigarette to Qin Chuan and said, "Tell me what you think!"

"Tunisia Strait!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said, "This will definitely be the focus of the enemy's attack in the future!"

Redell nodded slightly to agree.

"But the Tunisian Strait is not just a strait!" Qin Chuan said: "It is composed of Sicily and Tunisia. Sicily is an island and is stationed in heavy Italian troops. It is very difficult for Britain to attack it. But Tunisia..."

Redel nodded again: "The enemy can attack Tunisia directly from land. If Tunisia falls into the hands of the British, the British will set up cannons along the Tunisian Strait. What the navy will face at that time is the double strike of the enemy's navy and shore defense artillery!"

"There is still air!" Qin Chuan said: "If Tunisia falls into the hands of the British, then they can deploy a large amount of air defense firepower in the Tunisia area, and it will be difficult for our fighter jets to fight enemy aircraft over the Tunisian Strait!"

Redel was stunned for a moment and said, "It's right, so... what you mean by sea and land collaboration is that the army wants to block the strait with the navy, and the navy wants to defend Tunisia with the army, right?"
Chapter completed!