Chapter 198: Advance to Egypt
Jintian walked into the British command of the Tobrug Fortress. At this time, the smoke in the city had just ended. German soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield and searching for the remaining stubborn resisters. Gunshots could occasionally be heard in the city.
Jinda entered Mobri's office and lay on the leather sofa, preparing to have a beautiful sleep and have a good dream. Unfortunately, Jinda's desire to sleep was quickly broken. Oberstein walked into the office and said with a rare smile, "General Ge Siyun, tell you a good news, we finally don't have to worry about the fuel."
"Oh! What did you find?" Jinda gave up the idea of sleeping and asked.
Obestan replied, "We just found several complete military warehouses in the city, filled with fuel and various military supplies. These gasoline are enough for our entire army to rush to the Alamein to fight the British. We also seized hundreds of urgently needed military trucks and more than 80 tanks. We were lucky, and it seems that the British did not have time to destroy these important equipment. By the way, more than 500 anti-tank guns in the city fell into our hands intact."
When Jintian heard that the tanks were seized, he felt aroused in his heart and asked, "Last time we had obtained more than 500 US M3 and M4 tanks in Morocco. After fighting in North Africa, we seemed to have obtained more than 100 British tanks. These tanks were almost able to form an armored army. Can we form a few more tank divisions to allow our troops to equip these captured tanks to fight."
"This is impossible," Obestan replied without hesitation. "Although we have so many tanks on our hands, where can we find tank players? It is impossible for us to transfer so many people to drive these tanks."
"Hey,, it's a pity, there are so many tanks." Jintian felt very depressed. Germany has few people, so why don't Germans have more children? If a German woman has 30 sons and 30 daughters, she doesn't have to worry about the source of the army at all. It seems that she will have to put more efforts in the future to let Nasha and Linslidou have more children. However, now she has to find a way to get so many tanks to drive, and she must find a way to get people together, even if it is,,,, African natives.
When Jintian was worried about the source of troops, Montgmarley was holding an important military meeting in the British command of Alaman City to discuss the defense situation in the Alamein area. At this time, the British did not know that the Tobrug Fortress had been lost and the German reconnaissance troops had already entered Egypt. They were still considering the defensive deployment of the Germans to come here in the future. Montgmarley was preparing to defend first and then attack, and completely drag down the exhausted Germans after experiencing the battle of the Tobrug Fortress, and then launch a counterattack. Now the commander of the 2nd Army of the United States was leading the troops to Alamein. Although Montgmarley was extremely disgusted with Patton, he now had to fight with Patton to eliminate the Germans together.
Just as Montgmarley and the generals were discussing Alama's defense in a lively manner, the "bang" door was knocked open. Montgmarley's adjutant Owen rushed into the room. "General Montgmarley, Tobrug Fortress was lost, and the German vanguard had entered Egypt."
"What,,," the room exclaimed, and everyone could not believe their ears. They only received a telegram from the commander of the Tobrug Fortress, Mobri, yesterday, saying that the Germans had not launched an attack yet. But today they heard the news of the fortress's loss, which was really unacceptable.
Montgmarley was stunned for a long time before he reacted with a "pop" sound, and slapped the table with a heavy slap. He shouted in anger, "What the hell is this going on? How could such a strong fortress be lost in such a short time? Mr. Irving, are you mistaken?" Montgmarley was lucky, hoping that all this was not true. After all, Alama's defense work had just begun and it still needed time to adjust.
"Absolutely," Owen broke Montgraley's last fantasy and threw a stack of just-issued Aboriginal Evening News, African Cannibal Evening News, African Barbarian Tribe News, etc., these newspapers that British generals disdained to their desks.
"This is an African newspaper just released, detailing the battle at the Tobrug Fortress. It also includes a commentator article written by special combat correspondent Zachavi and a photo of the first mate of the German general Gerthyun. Because a large number of African indigenous people and German troops fought together in this battle, the indigenous people of North Africa were sensational. Countless cannibal tribes have also heard of the news and said they were going to have a good meal.
Now the entire public opinion is very unfavorable to us. Many Egyptians have begun to make welcome banners, saying that they are used when the Germans enter the city. Countless shops opened by Egyptians have been customized to be made by British and beasts, and they warmly welcome the Germans into the city. There are also a large number of African indigenous people asking about the treatment of the Germans, saying that they want to join the Germans in combat.
The entire Cairo city has already sparked a German fever, and German brand of tobacco, alcohol and chocolate have become popular, and many people have openly hung up the 10,000-character flag at their doorstep. Our chamber of commerce in Egypt has also filed serious protests against us. Due to our successive defeats, they have lost a lot of money. They are preparing to initiate anti-dumping lawsuits against German goods, but the prerequisite is that we must win, otherwise everything will be done."
"Damn!" Montgmarley couldn't help but curse, and the whole situation suddenly turned sharply. If this continues, the morale strike will be difficult to heal. Since the Battle of Tunisia, he has been defeated again and again, and now he has lost to Alahman. He originally wanted to use the Tobrug Fortress to drag the Germans, but,,,,. It seems that the real decisive battle will still be launched in Alahman.
"Give General Patton the power immediately and let his troops come to Alamein as soon as possible. Tell him that the German troops had entered Egypt and were heading towards Alamein. Please see if he could win the brothers when he was fighting the enemy together." Montgmarley gave the order with a breath.
"Yes! General Montgmarley"
At this time, the 2nd US Army was marching on the road to Alahman. Patton parked the jeep on the road and sat in the jeep and watched the soldiers advance. At this time, Patton had already walked out of the shadow of the last failure. He would have been removed from the position, but Patton sold his property and after the top military leaders, he kept the position of commander of the 2nd US Army. The army was also replenished a lot, with more than 80,000 troops and more than 600 tanks. Patton's confidence also soared again, and he firmly believed that he would defeat his sworn brothers.
"General Patton" Martin, an adjutant of Patton, held a newspaper in his hand and came to Patton. "This is the Laden Evening News that just was published. Today's front page headline is that the main force of the German army entered Egypt. The Alamean crisis, the Egyptian crisis, let's see these Germans and British dogs bite dogs."
Patton took the newspaper and sneered, "It's really useless British people. Without the help of our United States, these British people would not be able to beat the Germans at all. Last time I was too careless and lost to the Germans. But this time, huh, huh, I want those Germans to see our power and let the British see what the great American army is."
Adjutant Martin immediately exclaimed, "General Patton is so arrogant. I firmly believe that the last failure was just a coincidence. Tigers also have the possibility of being teased by grass chickens, lions also have the case of being raped by little white rabbits, and elephants also have the case of being scared to death by rats. Under General Patton's leadership, our 2nd Army of the United States will definitely beat the Germans all over the ground for teeth, beat the Germans all over the ground for hair, and kick the Germans all over the ground for stars."
"Well, your analysis is completely correct. This time our 2nd Army has received reorganization and supplies. Now it can be said that morale is high and the troops are strong. It is already a modern, qualitative, motorized, and electronic invincible army, a mighty army, a tiger and wolf army, a majestic army, and an iron army. This time, it must be the main force of Dede, the backbone of the attack, the sweeping vanguard, and the undefeated iron army."
Speaking of this, Patton suddenly remembered something, stood up, erected his fat belly, and plucked up all his strength in the sun, and shouted at the American soldiers who were moving forward, "It's time to eat, brothers, run another 5 kilometers and we'll have time to eat."
On June 30, 1943, the 2nd US Army arrived in Alahman. At the same time, the 9th French Army and the 9th Australian Division, which retreated from Tunisia, also arrived in the Alahman region, bringing the entire Alahman Allied forces to 380,000.
The British and American armies gathered 1,400 tanks, thousands of combat aircraft, and 1,500 artillery on this line. The Allied forces were preparing to fight the German army in Alamein. Montgmarley formulated a tactic to use superior forces to defend first, drag the German army from afar, and then launch a large counterattack. Just like the last time he repelled Rommel, he annihilated the pest army.
On July 10, 1943, the main force of the German army arrived in the Alahman area. There was no blockage from the British army along the way. The German army successfully came to the place where Rommel had fought before, preparing to attack Alahman.
The actions of the German army caused an uproar in the world and published relevant reports on the front page headlines. British public opinion sadly claimed that this would be the last battle of the British Empire. The Germans claimed that they would review the great German army under the pyramids. After all, Alahman was the last barrier to Cairo. Once Alahman lost, the German army would rush into Alexandria and attack Cairo. Churchill was furious after learning the situation and scolded Montgmarley for being incompetent. However, considering that changing the commander in the last battle was not good for the morale of the army, he gave up this idea, giving Montgmarley the last chance to prove himself.
Chapter completed!