Chapter 589: Troops into Egypt

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After the German occupation of Tobruk, Rommel held a majestic entrance ceremony. The German car went all the way along the road, and it never seemed to end. On the edge of the road, the German tanks were also moving forward in smoke and dust, and they looked very powerful and majestic.
This time the North African Army captured about 31,000 captives of the Allied Forces, including 9,000 Australian soldiers who suddenly turned into Allied Forces. These soldiers are from Australia, and naturally they can no longer be treated as captives, but the African legions still dare not incorporate almost 10,000 Australian troops into their own battle sequences.
So this Australian force was ordered to move to the rear, and the meaning of treatment with the second-rate Italian troops who were left behind by Rommel could not be more obvious: we do n’t need you in battle, please do not mess with the bridge and pave the road, very much thank.
The smug Rommel finally breathed a sigh of relief. His first large-scale battle after returning to Africa from the base camp ended in victory. In order to thank the French for their support for the battle, the Italians even mobilized some second-rate troops to help Vichy France reoccupy some areas in the West African colony.
Now that the good honey in Italy and France has been adjusted, even the relationship between Germany and France has improved countless times. The spending power of German soldiers in Paris is simply staggering. Many people not only purchase perfumes and stockings, they even let go of food and various tourist attractions, and the most prosperous business is those special attractions in Paris, France. " Moulin Rouge ".
A large number of French people find that German banknotes are extremely profitable, and they can sell them as long as they take out their products. Hats clothes shoes strollers wheelchairs, as long as you can think of the products these Germans buy.
So these shopaholics from Germany took the franc or mark just distributed to buy things, the French sold the goods friendly, sold the goods and paid taxes to the Vichy French government, and then the Vichy French government compensated Germany The Germans then reimburse these compensations, allowing the Germans to continue shopping there.
This seemingly simple flow of goods and funds is no different from directly grabbing things, but because the Germans gave up some of the benefits to the Vichy French government and French locals, reducing the degree of local resistance everyone has benefited Many people have also made small fortunes. In such an environment, it is not easy to incite the people to fight against the Germans.
Part of the colonies of West Africa returned to French rule, which provided a reason for the French people to cheer up. The rapid advancement of Germany in France caused little trauma to the locals, which became the capital of pro-Germans. So a kind of argument was born quietly in the high-level French: Germans need French support, we will eventually evolve into allies, and the German aggression will eventually end!
In fact, exploitation and predation did not decrease, but were diluted and transferred to some non-sensitive areas that were unknown. The French Vichy government owed a large amount of war compensation and garrison funds to Germany, which must be repaid with mineral deposits such as steel and coal. These things are not closely related to the lives of ordinary people, so the resistance caused is not as strong as the direct exploitation.
Rommel stood on his car, reviewing the torrents of steel formed by his army and heading towards Egypt. He was very close to his rank of marshal. Between him and Cairo, only Barton in the United States and Montgomery in the United Kingdom had a little more troops. The Battle of Alaman is about to begin, and this time, Rommel ’s troops are extremely powerful.
"Mr. General, your troops won a great victory in Tobruk. They captured more than 20,000 captives and rescued more than 9,000 Australian allied forces. Can you predict now how long it will take for the German and Italian African legions to capture Egypt What about time? "A reporter was obviously not used to the weather in North Africa. The clothes he was wearing had been messed up by the wind and sand, and the leather book in his hand was tossing back and forth because of the wind. He pressed the pen-turned notebook with his pen-hand and looked up at Rommel who was standing on the car.
Rommel's cars are covered with mottled traces, flying in the desert every day, even the best quality cars will be eroded by wind and sand. Compared with the general cars of Berlin, the Mercedes-Benz convertible car that was distributed to Rommel at the same time is now as devastated as historical relics.
The fender of the car was covered with mud and sand because of the rainy weather, and then because of the dryness and wind, the paint on the car fell off, the rust on the chassis of the car, and the street The brand new cars that can be seen in the military are quite different.
Rommel was originally looking at the tank troops that were rumbling away in the distance. His eyes were full of smiles. Hearing that a reporter came up to ask him, he looked down at the person who asked. It was an Italian journalist. His question was first heard by Rommel, and it was quite new.
German journalists are basically under the control of the Imperial Propaganda Department. Their questions are all issued by their superiors to avoid asking military secrets or embarrassing questions. These German journalists are well-trained, like to take pictures, but rarely speak questions. They pass the image of the brave and fearless German army to the country, creating a sacred war for the expansion of the empire.
The Italian reporter looked up at Rommel and hoped that Rommel would answer this question. If Rommel was very pleased to give a specific time, then this news would definitely stir up the entire Kingdom of Italy.
"I can't tell you when our army will enter Egypt, nor can we tell you the specific time when we captured Egypt. All I can tell you is a belief, a belief that everyone here is inscribed in the bone." Rommel thought I thought about it and said, "We fight for victory with everything! This is the only thing I can tell you. We stop for victory, we die for victory, we advance for victory, and we kill opponents for victory. "
After he finished speaking, he continued to raise his head and watched the armor torrent that kept moving in the distance. Every soldier beckoned to him, including the black shirt of General Garibaldi on the Italian m13 tank. Compared with the German tanks, the performance of these m13 tanks is very backward, and the combat quality of the armored soldiers is not high, but the Italian infantry cannot be separated from these equipments. After all, German tanks cannot be scattered to make these Italians bold.
General Scherner is taking his 12th armored army into Italy, and then will enter the North African battlefield. The troops of this armored army include the 30th Panzer Division and the 12th SS Panzer Division. Although most of the soldiers are recruits, the equipment is brand new Leopard tanks and Tiger tanks, and the combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
And with the arrival of these two divisions, there are more than one hundred thousand infantry. These infantry are also mainly recruits, but the training is very perfect. These troops will strengthen the combat effectiveness of the African legion and thoroughly drive Patton and Montgomery to the area east of the Suez Canal.
In order to fight in this large corps, Arcado personally ordered the assembly of 110 various transport ships and joined the already long-stretched Italian Mediterranean transport fleet to provide transportation and supplies for the entire North African German-Italian forces. Malta as a strategic core has now played a role. When German and Italian ships travel to Europe and Africa, they are basically seldom suffered. This means that about 30% of the original loss can now really reach the African region. Originally these materials were used to feed fish, but now these materials can be used for combat.
The intelligence provided by the reconnaissance aircraft indicated that in the west of Egypt, the Allied soldiers were strengthening their defenses. They wanted to turn Egypt into a huge fortress to resist the invasion of Rommel. The entire trench in northwestern Egypt is crisscrossed like a huge construction site.
Barton and Montgomery had a disagreement on how to defend Egypt. Barton advocated a strategic decisive battle in Egypt, consuming Rommel ’s armored forces, and then retreated to the Suez Canal to deploy the defense line. The short-term plan was almost ceded to Africa, so Was rejected by Montgomery.
Montgomery hopes to use a solid line of defense to smooth out the German armored superiority and air superiority. Use play similar to self-destruction to delay the progress of the war. His plan is to fight for the entire 8th Army of Patton and the 9th Army of his own, so as to delay the time of Egypt's capture.
However, the two finally reached agreement on the issue of consuming Rommel ’s armor. Eventually, Patton gave up his idea of ​​armored battle and instead proposed a compromise solution.
This plan relied on Montgomery ’s 9th Army to take the lead and consume the German armored forces on the position. If the fighter appeared, Patton ’s armored forces immediately entered the battle and ran with a bite. Use this partial counterattack strategy with gentleness and rigidity to minimize the advantage of the armored forces in the hands of the Germans.
At this moment, Rommel has about 1300 tanks in his hand, including more than 250 Italian m13 tanks. If Patton counts Montgomery's family, he has about 1,200 tanks. The quality of these tanks is also inferior to the equipment in the hands of the Germans, so the gap in armor is actually very large.
What ’s more, Rommel ’s African Legion and the Italian Mediterranean Fleet ’s strong support, although unable to concentrate the huge naval force when attacking Tobruk, at least Rommel can get cruisers and destroyers at a faster speed Rommel ’s artillery advantage can be ensured in coastal areas.
It seems that at this moment, there is nothing to prevent Rommel's army from entering Egypt.