The Death List Novel - Chapter 141

Chapter 141 Knight Iron Cross
“I found it. Follow me!” Weidenberg appeared in front of everyone like a ghost and waved his hand.

The Casablanca Museum had been turned into a pile of ruins by the bombardment of Gnassenau, and even a solid shelter deep underground had collapsed at the entrance to the ground, revealing several dim holes.

Everyone carefully avoided the two Sherman tanks guarding the ruins and cleared a hidden hole before entering the underground museum.

Underground tunnels are somewhat humid, Casablanca borders the Atlantic Ocean, is deeply affected by the oceans and is rich in groundwater resources, making it a rare oasis in Africa. Explosion-proof lamps are installed on both sides of the passageway, and the air circulation condition is good. It seems that there should be more perfect ventilation facilities.

After walking for nearly 15 minutes, everyone finally realized that the underground shelter was much larger than they had imagined, probably larger than the Casablanca Museum on the ground.

Baron Weidenbaylor had already split up into a few vampire bats to explore the passageway. However, just a moment later, the baron’s expression became somewhat strange.

“Lieutenant Colonel, it looks like this underground shelter is very, very large. There are a lot of forks ahead. Maybe this network of tunnels covers the entire downtown area of Casablanca.” The baron turned around in surprise and said, “I can’t maintain my human form anymore. I’m afraid I’ll have to split up all the vampire bats to discover the entire underground network in a short period of time.”

Weidenbaylor’s words caused everyone to fall into silence. Although the upper echelons of the Alliance Army were forced underground by the Gnyssenau’s shelling, they were only able to buy them a few dozen minutes. In fact, in such a narrow passage, vampiric bats could easily be ambushed by enemies, and Weidenbaylor was using his life to open the way for them.

“Lieutenant Colonel, it looks like our original speculation is wrong. This underground network seems to cover all the important buildings in downtown Casablanca in the United States and Britain.” Captain Burke analyzed calmly.

“Yes, Baron, I’m sorry to trouble you. We don’t have much time. We have to find the Alliance Leader and their General Staff at all costs.” Skorzny said solemnly.

“Living for too long can sometimes be a burden. I am honored to be able to contribute to the rise of the German nation!” Weidenbaille bowed elegantly, “Lieutenant Colonel, then I’ll see you later!”

“Baron, please wait!” ‘”Lieutenant Colonel, the Allies have a lot of troops stationed in Casablanca. I believe there will be a lot of checkpoints in this underground network at important forks,” Kieran said as he stopped Weidenbaille, who was about to leave. “A single vampire bat can transmit too little information and is not strong enough to pass through these fortifications. Even if it encounters obstacles, it may not be able to find an important target …”

“Gerthardt, you mean …” Scolzny asked thoughtfully.

“Let’s explore the road ahead and have the Baron send out a few bats to follow us. Let him coordinate and change the responsibilities of both parties!” Qin Lun’s pale gray eyes were calm as he spoke slowly.

“Good idea, our strength is enough to break through the checkpoints of ordinary armies. If we encounter a superpower, the baron will immediately be able to sense it through the vampire bats and then summon us!” Captain Burke rubbed his chin approvingly.

However, there are only five of us. The search area is very small. This is an underground passageway that extends in all directions … Weidenbailer 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 can’t be considered a real underground fortification. At most, it’s just a temporary shelter.” Qin Lun’s eyes slowly shone with a sharp light.

“Based on this analysis, the most likely hiding place and hiding place for the enemy should be at the center of the three important buildings on the ground!” ‘”Second Lieutenant Gerthard, you’ve done the first thing. If everything goes well this time, I will personally meet the Fuehrer and apply for the Knight’s Iron Cross for you!” The excitement in Scorzini’s eyes flashed.

In the German ranking system, Skorzny’s rank was not very high, and the lieutenant colonel was only an intermediate rank. However, Skorzny’s other identity was as Force Commander of Fort Onin.

After the decline of the Brandenburg Special Forces, which were affiliated with the German Intelligence Agency, the Onenburg forces inherited almost all the elites of the Brandenburg Special Forces and performed astonishingly better than their predecessors in the middle and later stages of the war.

Rescuing Mussolini, stopping Hungarian dictator Horti from making peace with the Allied forces, and a series of sabotage at the rear of the Allied forces … The reputation of the “Nazi Ghost” and “Europe’s Most Dangerous Man” Skorzny was largely attributed to the shocking combat strength of this special forces unit.

As the commander of Fort Onin’s forces, Skorzny also held a number of positions in the SS and was one of the few mid-level German officers who could often meet with German Head of State Hitler in the latter part of the war. In a way, Hitler trusted this loyal dog more than many German marshals.

Upon hearing Scorzini’s promise, Weidenbaille and Bork looked at Qin Lun with envy. The normally calm Air Force captain, who was like a granite, even curled his lips in frustration.

The Iron Cross Medal of the Third Reich was not a cabbage. It was only awarded to those soldiers who had done particularly heroic deeds on the battlefield. In other words, they had to risk their lives. Originally, there were only two types of Iron Cross Medals, the Iron Cross and the Great Iron Cross. Later, the German Head of State added a Knight-ranked Iron Cross Medal to the Iron Cross Medal.

Germany had originally thought that World War II would end soon, and the division of the Third Grade Iron Cross Medal was sufficient. However, he hadn’t expected that this war would last for five whole years. Up until now, the two camps hadn’t completely decided the outcome of this war.

As a result, the German military could only subdivide the Knights’ Iron Cross into five levels: the Knights’ Iron Cross, the Silver Oak Knights’ Iron Cross, the Twin Swords and Silver Oak Knights’ Iron Cross, the Diamond Twin Swords and Silver Oak Knights’ Order, and the Diamond Gold Twin Swords and Golden Oak Knights’ Order.

In Qin Lun’s World War II history, there were only a few thousand German soldiers who had received the Knights’ Iron Cross Medal, while there were only a few hundred who had received the Silver Oak Knights’ Iron Cross Medal. There were even fewer people who had received medals at the higher levels, and only one was left at the highest level. As for the Grand Iron Cross, there was only one person who received it, and that person was Germany’s only Marshal Goering.

Kieran, who still had Gerthardt’s memories, discovered that the history of the Iron Cross Medal had shifted in this world of time and space. Germany was not divided into five major categories on the level of the Knight Iron Cross. It only divided into three categories: the Knight Iron Cross, the Silver Oak Knight Iron Cross, and the Twin Swords Silver Oak Knight Iron Cross. On the other hand, it was divided into five categories on the ordinary Iron Cross.

Even the lowest Tier 5 Iron Cross required the bravery of German soldiers who had sacrificed their lives. As long as a strong-willed German soldier did not die in the war for half a year, he would definitely obtain a Fifth Grade Iron Cross. And for medals above the Third Grade Iron Cross, the number of recipients would drop drastically.

This was not because these German warriors no longer acted heroically, but because repeated acts of heroism had long since turned them into battlefield spirits. Apart from the German commanders of the Independent Command Corps, there were only exceptionally outstanding air force pilots and special-grade snipers among the German soldiers who were able to obtain the Third Grade or above Iron Cross Medal, or even the Knights’ Iron Cross Medal.

Gerthard, who was possessed by Qin Lun, was a special-grade sniper. He had once obtained a First-Class Iron Cross. If this operation was listed as the first merit, he might really get a Knight’s Iron Cross Medal.

One had to know that their commander, the leader of the Gentlemen’s Alliance, Skorzny, had led Fort Onin’s forces to change the war situation several times. As the commander of the special forces that could affect all of Europe, and also a trusted aide of the Empire’s head, the highest-grade iron cross he had ever obtained was only the Knight’s Iron Cross. It could be seen how precious such a medal was.

Actually, no one had received the Grand Iron Cross of Space and Time. There were only two knights who had received the Twin Swords Silver Oak Knights’ Iron Cross of the Knights’ Order. They were the commander of the Navy’s “U-boat Wolf Pack”, Denitz, and the air force marshal, Goering.

There were less than half a hundred Silver Oak Knights’ Iron Cross Medals and less than two hundred Knights’ Iron Cross Medals in the lower two medals ranks. To obtain such a medal was truly glorious in the eyes of the German soldiers.

Not to mention a German soldier like Captain Bork who regarded honor as his life, even Weidenbaille, who had no military post, was a little jealous of Qin Lun at this moment.

“Haha, you don’t have to envy Gerhardt. Actually, this operation involves the entire process of the war. If we can successfully achieve our goal, all the main players will be able to obtain the Iron Cross Medal!” Skorzny was encouraged again.

Weidenbaylor and Burke exchanged a glance and smiled. Gerhardt was able to obtain the Knight’s Iron Cross partly because he had a First Grade Iron Cross, but they did not have a First Grade Iron Cross Medal. Naturally, they could not hope for the Knight’s Iron Cross. Moreover, honor was not divided into grades. Gerthardt had indeed come up with a good idea this time, and it was not impossible to be ranked as the first merit.

“Since we have a clear goal, even if there are only five of us, we should be able to quickly find the core hiding place of the Alliance Army.” Baron Weidenbailer smiled and said, “Your sense of direction is not as good as mine. Let me show you the way.”

Weidenbaille stretched out his hands and his arms and sleeves turned into a group of black bat shadows. A few of them climbed onto everyone’s shoulders, and a few others flew towards the depths of the fork in the passageway.

“I wish everyone all the best!” Skorzny instantly transformed and caught up with one of the bats.

“Everything went smoothly!” The others immediately set off and chased after the fork in the road.

Qin Lun dodged into a passageway alone, but not far away, he slowly stopped and hugged his shoulders against the wall, as if he was waiting for someone.

“Haha, your method is not bad. You’ve finally gotten rid of them!” A person quickly caught up to Qin Lun and smiled. “Skorzny is indeed as we expected. In the end, he dispersed his men!”