Although the military uniforms were already in disgrace and the paratrooper helmet was so ugly that it was unbearable to look at them, the German soldiers still walked towards the airport in neat formations with their heads raised and their chests raised.

Colonel Smith, with a group of officers, was waiting outside the wall with frustration.

Major Sliman walked up to salute Colonel Smith and said, "I accept your surrender, Colonel, we will give you the treatment you deserve!"

Colonel Smith nodded and replied with some embarrassment: "I have to admit that you fought well, Major. As soldiers, I pay tribute to you!"

As he said that, Colonel Smith and several German officers saluted and shook hands with each other. Then, with orders, British soldiers and Greek soldiers walked out of the airport in groups and placed piles of equipment on the ground.

This is the first time Qin Chuan has seen a scene where he became a prisoner in this way... He usually beats to death and then surrenders on the battlefield.

But this is not surprising, because Crete is an island with no retreat, and the defeated British and Greek soldiers have no other choice but to surrender.

The German army successfully accepted the airport, and the British did not even destroy the equipment and supplies in the warehouse, which surprised Major Cleman.

"The British are still a bit graceful!" Major Clayman said this after looking at the list of supplies.

"I don't think that's demeanor!" Qin Chuan said: "They are just worried that we will be vented by the anger after blowing up supplies and equipment!"

"Hmm!" Major Clayman never thought about this.

Qin Chuan is no stranger to this. The British often do this when facing the Japanese in the Myanmar battlefield. Moreover, the Seventh Armored Brigade, its main armored force, was a unit transferred from the Seventh Armored Division.

German soldiers were very busy when receiving the airport. The Rommel Command on the other side cheered after hearing the news. Several staff members even threw a lot of documents into the air and let them float down like snowflakes.

Rommel looked very calm on the surface, but was excited inside because he knew what this meant... The victory in Crete not only represented the reconstruction of the German supply line, but the supply and logistics of the African Legion predictably reduced a lot of pressure, but also compressed the living space of the British army and even posed a threat to their supply line.

Of course, the German army still could not block the Port of Seed with Crete... German fighter jets were short in range and could not travel between Port of Seed and Crete, but at least it could make the British army uncomfortable.

"General!" The staff officer reminded Rommel in time: "Do you need to send a telegram to the Chief of the First Nations?"

"Oh, yes!" Rommel woke up.

Rommel made up his military uniform and walked to the radio station and said enthusiastically: "Dear Head, first of all, I must apologize for the previous concealment. In order to achieve the suddenness of the battle, I can only do this. I believe you can understand that if our plan is known to the Italians in advance, it will soon be placed on the British desk, so I have to do this.

Now, we win!

Yes, we successfully seized Crete at a very small price.

I believe this will affect the situation in Africa. Maybe soon I will be able to send you a telegram to report to you on the outcome of the battle in Cairo!”

As Rommel expected, Hitler would not mind Rommel's previous "concealment" in the face of this victory. Hitler even said that this was the casual characteristic of a "genius commander". He even joked: "I am looking forward to the next concealment like this, because it will bring me dozens of times the victory!"

(Note: The area of ​​Crete is more than thirty times larger than that of Malta)

Of course, if the German and Italian troops failed to capture Crete this time, that would be another matter.

Then Rommel picked up the general's cap from the hanger and put it on and put it on his armed strap.

"Where are you going, General?" the adviser asked in confusion.

"Crete!" said Rommel: "I can't wait to go there and take a look!"

"But the general!" said the staff officer: "The battle has just ended, and there are even British fighter jets in the sky!"

"That's right!" said Rommel. "I was just about to see how they shot down the British fighter planes!"

So Rommel's plane landed at Irak Airport more than an hour later. At this time, one of the runways at Irak Airport had just been repaired.

"Good job, soldiers!" After getting off the plane, Rommel gave an impromptu speech to the soldiers as usual: "I have never been as confident in victory as I am now. This is not because we have captured Crete and made the situation better, nor because we have eliminated so many enemies and occupied much land, but because you, you have made me believe that all obstacles that are in front of me will be crushed. You are the elites of the empire, the pride of Germany, and the victors of the battlefield!"

German and Italian soldiers couldn't help but cheer.

Major Kleiman welcomed Rommel into the command center. Rommel saw the bandage on Qin Chuan's left arm at a glance. He pretended to be shocked: "Lieutenant, you are so surprised that there is someone who can hurt you?"

The officers and soldiers in the command center couldn't help but laughed into a group.

"How is it?" Rommel patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder: "It's not serious!"

"No, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "The medical soldier said it will only take a few weeks to get back to its original state!"

"Very good!" said Rommel: "I don't want to lose a think tank. There are still many battlefields to need you in the future, Lieutenant!"

"Yes, General!"

Qin Chuan noticed that the officers around him all looked at him with envy.

Qin Chuan knew what they were thinking... Rommel was a celebrity around Hitler, and Qin Chuan was valued by Rommel, which was indeed a great thing.

But Qin Chuan didn't think there was anything to be proud of, because his vision was completely different from these officers... They were thinking about making achievements, but Qin Chuan thought about how to win this almost impossible battle (if you don't win this battle, Qin Chuan, as a German soldier, would almost be finished).

Therefore, Qin Chuan would not care about Rommel or other generals' appreciation. From Qin Chuan's perspective, Rommel is just a chess piece, and even Hitler is... and Qin Chuan is the one who plays chess, that is, the one who can change something, but others don't know it.
Chapter completed!